[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Non-Precip Warning : PHI@ 08/12/2002 18:16:46

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WWUS71 KPHI 122135 CCA
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
535 PM EDT MON AUG 12 2002

DEZ001-NJZ015-017>019-PAZ067>071-130800-
BUCKS PA-CAMDEN NJ-CHESTER PA-DELAWARE PA-GLOUCESTER NJ-MERCER NJ-
MONTGOMERY PA-NEW CASTLE DE-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON NJ-
PHILADELPHIA PA-

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING 
FOR HIGHLY URBANIZED AREAS FOR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY - HEAT INDICES 
OF 100 TO 105 TUESDAY AND AROUND 105 WEDNESDAY...

HIGH PRESSURE OFF THE EAST COAST WILL BRING A SOUTHWEST FLOW OF HOT 
AND MORE HUMID AIR TO THE REGION THIS WEEK.  AFTERNOON HIGH 
TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE MID 90S BOTH TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.  
ALONG WITH THE HUMIDITY...HEAT INDICES ARE EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN 
100 AND 105 TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND AROUND 105 WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.  
THE OUTLOOK IS FOR THE HOT AND HUMID WEATHER TO PERSIST THROUGH THE 
END OF THE WEEK...AND POSSIBLY EVEN THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

DUE TO THE RETURN OF THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY...THE NATIONAL WEATHER 
SERVICE HAS ISSUED AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING FOR HIGHLY URBANIZED 
AREAS IN AND AROUND PHILADELPHIA...CAMDEN...TRENTON AND WILMINGTON. 
THE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR BOTH TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.

CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THE APPROPRIATE HEAT RELATED PRECAUTIONS DURING 
THE NEXT FEW DAYS. REMEMBER TO CHECK ON THE ELDERLY...THE VERY 
YOUNG...AND THOSE WITH CHRONIC ILLNESSES SUFFERING FROM RESPIRATORY 
OR HEART AILMENTS...AS THESE INDIVIDUALS ARE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO 
HEAT RELATED HEALTH PROBLEMS.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NEW JERSEY ISSUES 
EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNINGS FOR HIGHLY URBANIZED AREAS WHEN HEAT INDICES 
OF 100 TO 105 DEGREES AND ABOVE ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST FOR ANY 
LENGTH OF TIME FOR MORE THAN ONE DAY.     

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA SOURCE FOR 
FURTHER HEAT RELATED UPDATES FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTS AND SPECIAL STATEMENTS CAN ALSO 
BE OBTAINED AT WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/ER/PHI. 

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JWH

CORRECTION TO EXPIRATION TIME.