[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 08/13/2002 03:35:26

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WWUS81 KPHI 130734
SPSPHI
DEZ002-003-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ001-007>010-012-013-016-020>023-
027-PAZ060>062-131900-

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT - HEAT OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
326 AM EDT TUE AUG 13 2002

...HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE 
WEEK...

HIGH PRESSURE OFF THE EAST COAST WILL CONTINUE A SOUTHWEST FLOW OF 
HOT AND HUMID AIR THIS WEEK. AFTERNOON HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE 
WELL INTO THE 90S THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN WEDNESDAY. ALONG WITH THE 
HUMIDITY...HEAT INDICES ARE EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN 100 AND 105 
THIS AFTERNOON AND AROUND 105 WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 

THE OUTLOOK THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK IS FOR CONTINUED HOT AND 
HUMID WEATHER...ALTHOUGH NOT AS OPPRESSIVE AS TODAY AND WEDNESDAY.

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING HAS ALREADY BEEN ISSUED FOR HIGHLY 
URBANIZED AREAS IN AND AROUND PHILADELPHIA...CAMDEN...TRENTON AND 
WILMINGTON. A HEAT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED FOR WEDNESDAY FOR THE REST 
OF THE DELAWARE VALLEY EXCLUDING THE COASTAL AREAS AND THE 
POCONOS.

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.

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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RNS