[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Non-Precip Warning : PHI@ 08/13/2002 15:05:29

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WWUS71 KPHI 131917
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
316 PM EDT TUE AUG 13 2002

DEZ001-NJZ015-017>019-PAZ067>071-140800-
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 EXTENDED THE EXCESSIVE HEAT 
WARNING FOR HIGHLY URBANIZED AREAS THROUGH THURSDAY - HEAT INDEX OF 
AROUND 105 WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND 100 TO 105 THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

HIGH PRESSURE OFF THE EAST COAST WILL CONTINUE A SOUTHWEST FLOW OF 
HOT AND HUMID AIR THIS WEEK. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE 95 TO 100 
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND 90 TO 95 THURSDAY AFTERNOON. ALONG WITH THE 
HUMIDITY...HEAT INDEX VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 105 WEDNESDAY 
AFTERNOON AND BETWEEN 100 AND 105 THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE OUTLOOK IS 
FOR CONTINUED HOT AND HUMID WEATHER INTO THE WEEKEND...ALTHOUGH IT 
MAY NOT BE AS OPPRESSIVE.

DUE TO THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS 
EXTENDED THROUGH THURSDAY THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING FOR HIGHLY 
URBANIZED AREAS IN AND AROUND PHILADELPHIA...CAMDEN...TRENTON AND 
WILMINGTON.

CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THE APPROPRIATE HEAT RELATED PRECAUTIONS. 
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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JWH



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