[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Non-Precip Warning : PHI@ 08/12/2002 03:28:44

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WWUS71 KPHI 120728
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
330 AM EDT MON AUG 12 2002

DEZ001-NJZ015-017>019-PAZ067>071-122000-
BUCKS PA-CAMDEN NJ-CHESTER PA-DELAWARE PA-GLOUCESTER NJ-MERCER NJ-
MONTGOMERY PA-NEW CASTLE DE-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON NJ-
PHILADELPHIA PA-

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH FOR URBANIZED AREAS IN EFFECT FOR TUESDAY 
AND WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH FOR 
THE HIGHLY URBANIZED AREAS IN AND AROUND PHILADELPHIA... 
WILMINGTON...CAMDEN AND TRENTON FOR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.

A BERMUDA HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM HAS SETTLED ITSELF ACROSS THE WESTERN 
ATLANTIC. THE CLOCKWISE CIRCULATION AROUND THIS HIGH WILL CONTINUE 
TO PUMP IN HOT AND INCREASINGLY MORE HUMID AIR INTO THE REGION THIS 
WEEK. HIGH TEMPERATURES TODAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE LOWER TO MID 
90S. AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES ARE EXPECTED TO STAY BELOW 100F...BUT 
SHOULD REACH BETWEEN 100 AND 105F ON TUESDAY AND AROUND 100F ON 
WEDNESDAY. LOW TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM THE UPPER 60S TO THE MID 
70S OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF NIGHTS. THEREFORE AN EXCESSIVE HEAT 
WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR HIGHLY URBANIZED AREAS. 

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN HIGH HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED 
TO COMBINE WITH HOT TEMPERATURES TO MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 100 
DEGREES IN URBAN AREAS FOR MORE THAN ONE DAY.

CHILDREN...THE ELDERLY AND PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC AILMENTS ARE USUALLY
THE FIRST TO SUFFER FROM THE HEAT. HEAT EXHAUSTION...CRAMPS...OR IN
EXTREME CASES HEAT STROKE CAN RESULT FROM PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THESE
CONDITIONS. FRIENDS...RELATIVES...OR NEIGHBORS SHOULD CHECK ON PEOPLE
WHO MAY BE AT RISK.

CLOUDINESS ASSOCIATED WITH A WEATHER DISTURBANCE NEAR FLORIDA 
COUPLED WITH AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT MIGHT KEEP TEMPERATURES A BIT 
LOWER ON THURSDAY...ALTHOUGH THE AIR MASS WILL STILL BE QUITE HUMID. 
THE COLD FRONT IS THEN FORECAST TO MOVE THROUGH THE REGION BY 
FRIDAY. FOR THE MOMENT THE AIR MASS BEHIND THIS FRONT IS EXPECTED TO 
BE ONLY SLIGHTLY COOLER AND LESS HUMID.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TELEVISION 
STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION OUTLET FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR 
UPDATES. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET 
AT WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/ER/PHI IN SMALL LETTERS.

$$

TFG




WWWW
-KENT DE-
QUEEN ANNE'S MD-TALBOT MD-

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONTINUES A HEAT ADVISORY FOR THE 
MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE AND MOST OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN DELAWARE. 
AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES ARE EXPECTED TO REACH BETWEEN 100 AND 105 
MONDAY AFTERNOON.

THE HEAT ADVISORY INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

IN MARYLAND...
 CAROLINE...CECIL...KENT...QUEEN ANNES AND TALBOT.

IN DELAWARE...
 KENT AND INLAND SUSSEX.

A SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW OF AIR HAS SENT TEMPERATURES INTO THE LOW TO 
MID 90S SUNDAY AFTERNOON.  THESE TEMPERATURES ALONG WITH THE HIGH 
HUMIDITY GENERATED HEAT INDICES OF 100 TO 105. TEMPERATURES TONIGHT 
WILL BE IN THE 70S...WITH MID TO UPPER 70S EXPECTED IN THE HIGHLY 
URBANIZED AREAS. HOT TEMPERATURES AGAIN MONDAY AFTERNOON IN THE LOW 
TO MID 90S COMBINED WITH HIGH HUMIDITY WILL ONCE AGAIN GENERATE HEAT 
INDICES OF 100 TO 105.
 
CONTINUE TO LIMIT YOUR TIME OUTDOORS DURING THE HIGH HEAT OF THE 
DAY. IF YOU CAN...POSTPONE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES UNTIL TUESDAY OR 
WEDNESDAY WHEN TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL BE MUCH MORE 
BEARABLE. CONTINUE TO CHECK ON THE ELDERLY SINCE THEY ARE MOST 
SUSCEPTIBLE TO HEAT RELATED HEALTH PROBLEMS. MAKE SURE PETS HAVE 
SHADE AND WATER. NEVER LEAVE PEOPLE OR PETS IN A CLOSED VEHICLE FOR 
ANY LENGTH OF TIME. 

RELIEF IS ON THE WAY IN THE FORM OF A STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACHING 
THE REGION FROM THE NORTHWEST. THIS FRONT IS EXPECTED TO CROSS THE 
AREA MONDAY NIGHT AND COULD BE ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG TO LOCALLY 
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. COOLER AND DRIER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION 
TUESDAY MORNING