[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Non-Precip Warning : PHI@ 08/14/2002 04:33:38

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WWUS71 KPHI 140843
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
500 AM EDT WED AUG 14 2002

DEZ001-NJZ015-017>019-PAZ067>071-142100-
BUCKS PA-CAMDEN NJ-CHESTER PA-DELAWARE PA-GLOUCESTER NJ-MERCER NJ-
MONTGOMERY PA-NEW CASTLE DE-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON NJ-
PHILADELPHIA PA-

...THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING FOR HIGHLY URBANIZED AREAS CONTINUES
TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY - HEAT INDEX OF AROUND 105 ARE EXPECTED TODAY 
AND 100 TO 105 THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

A STRONG BERMUDA HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS ALONG THE EASTERN SEABOARD. 
THIS WILL CONTINUE A SOUTHWEST FLOW OF HOT AND HUMID AIR FOR THE 
NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE 95 TO 100 TODAY 
AND 90 TO 95 THURSDAY AFTERNOON. ALONG WITH THE HUMIDITY...HEAT 
INDEX VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 105 TODAY AND 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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