[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Non-Precip Warning : PHI@ 08/17/2002 15:09:47

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NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
425 PM EDT SAT AUG 17 2002

DEZ001-NJZ015-017>019-PAZ067>071-180900-
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 REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR HIGHLY URBANIZED   
   AREAS INTO SUNDAY EVENING...

THE HOT AND HUMID AIRMASS WHICH HAS PROVIDED THE REGION SEVEN STRAIGHT 
DAYS OF TEMPERATURES IN THE NINETIES WILL GIVE US JUST ONE MORE DAY 
OF EXCESSIVE HEAT ON SUNDAY. BY LATE SUNDAY A STRONG COLD FRONT IS 
EXPECTED TO DROP SOUTH FROM CANADA USHERING IN SLIGHTLY COOLER AND 
LESS HUMID AIR FOR THE FIRST PART OF THE NEW WEEK. HIGH TEMPERATURES 
ON SUNDAY WILL REACH INTO THE LOW TO MID 90S WITH MAXIMUM HEAT INDICES 
IN THE RANGE OF 100 TO 105 DEGREES F. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE 
HAS THEREFORE CONTINUED THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING FOR HIGHLY 
URBANIZED AREAS IN AND AROUND PHILADELPHIA INTO SUNDAY EVENING.

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. ALSO REMEMBER YOUR PETS...MAKE SURE THEY HAVE ADEQUATE 
SHADE AND PLENTY OF WATER. AND NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS IN CARS 
DURING THE HEAT OF THE DAY FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME.

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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