[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 08/13/2002 16:53:22

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...HEAT OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
500 PM EDT TUE AUG 13 2002

...HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS PERSIST...

HIGH PRESSURE OFF THE EAST COAST WILL MAINTAIN A SOUTHWEST FLOW OF 
HOT AND HUMID AIR THIS WEEK. AFTERNOON HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE 
WELL INTO THE 90S ON WEDNESDAY. FACTORING IN THE HUMIDITY...HEAT 
INDICES ARE EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 105 WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

THE OUTLOOK THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK IS FOR CONTINUED HOT AND 
HUMID WEATHER...ALTHOUGH NOT QUITE AS OPPRESSIVE AS AT MIDWEEK.

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR HIGHLY URBANIZED 
AREAS IN AND AROUND PHILADELPHIA...CAMDEN...TRENTON AND WILMINGTON. 
A HEAT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED FOR WEDNESDAY FOR OTHER PARTS OF THE 
MID-ATLANTIC REGION...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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