[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Non-Precip Warning : PHI@ 08/15/2002 15:07:40

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WWUS71 KPHI 151945
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
345 PM EDT THU AUG 15 2002

DEZ001-NJZ015-017>019-PAZ067>071-160900-
BUCKS PA-CAMDEN NJ-CHESTER PA-DELAWARE PA-GLOUCESTER NJ-MERCER NJ-
MONTGOMERY PA-NEW CASTLE DE-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON NJ-
PHILADELPHIA PA-

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING CONTINUES THROUGH SATURDAY FOR HIGHLY 
URBANIZED AREAS...

HIGH PRESSURE ANCHORED WELL OFF THE EAST COAST CONTINUES TO PUMP 
HOT AND HUMID AIR INTO THE MID ATLANTIC REGION. WHILE HIGH 
TEMPERATURES ON FRIDAY AND SATURDAY WILL BE IN THE LOW NINETIES 
COMPARED TO THE MID NINETIES TODAY...DEW POINT TEMPERATURES ARE 
EXPECTED TO HOVER IN THE LOW SEVENTIES. THIS COMBINATION OF HOT AIR 
AND HIGH DEWPOINT TEMPERATURES WILL PRODUCT HEAT INDICES IN THE 100 
TO 105 DEGREE RANGE ON BOTH FRIDAY AND SATURDAY.  THEREFORE THE 
EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING CONTINUES THROUGH THE PERIOD. 

THERE IS LIGHT AT THE END OF THE TUNNEL! A STRONG COLD FRONT IS 
EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE REGION LATE SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT 
BRINGING WITH IT COOLER AND LESS HUMID WEATHER FOR THE FIRST PART OF 
NEXT WEEK.

IN THE MEANTIME...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.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR CURRENT TEMPERATURE AND HEAT 
INDEX VALUES...AS WELL AS THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS.  
OFFICIAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTS AND INFORMATION CAN ALSO 
BE FOUND ON OUR OFFICE HOME PAGE AT WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV/ER/PHI. 

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