[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Non-Precip Warning : PHI@ 08/13/2002 03:22:52

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WWUS71 KPHI 130722
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
318 AM EDT TUE AUG 13 2002

DEZ001-NJZ015-017>019-PAZ067>071-132000-
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 CONTINUED THE EXCESSIVE HEAT 
WARNING FOR HIGHLY URBANIZED AREAS THROUGH WEDNESDAY -  HEAT 
INDICIES OF 100 TO 105 THIS AFTERNOON AND AROUND 105 WEDNESDAY...

HIGH PRESSURE OFF THE EAST COAST WILL CONTINUE A SOUTHWEST FLOW OF 
HOT AND HUMID AIR THIS WEEK. AFTERNOON HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE 95 
TO 100 THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY. ALONG WITH THE 
HUMIDITY...HEAT INDICES ARE EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN 100 AND 105 
TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND AROUND 105 WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE OUTLOOK 
THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK IS FOR CONTINUE HOT AND HUMID 
WEATHER...ALTHOUGH NOT AS APPRESSIVE AS TODAY AND WEDNESDAY.

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 THIS AFTENNOON 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.ERH.NOAA.GOV/ER/PHI. 

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