[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Non-Precip Warning : PHI@ 07/04/2002 02:34:13

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NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
440 AM EDT THU JUL 4 2002

DEZ001-NJZ015-017>019-PAZ067>071-041500-
BUCKS PA-CAMDEN NJ-CHESTER PA-DELAWARE PA-GLOUCESTER NJ-MERCER NJ-
MONTGOMERY PA-NEW CASTLE DE-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON NJ-
PHILADELPHIA PA-

...AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING CONTINUES TODAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CONTINUED AN EXCESSIVE HEAT 
WARNING FOR HIGHLY URBANIZED AREAS IN AND AROUND PHILADELPHIA TODAY. 
THIS SPECIFICALLY INCLUDES PHILADELPHIA...BUCKS...MONTGOMERY... 
CHESTER...AND DELAWARE COUNTIES IN PENNSYLVANIA...AND MERCER... 
NORTHWEST BURLINGTON...GLOUCESTER...AND CAMDEN COUNTIES IN NEW 
JERSEY...AND NEW CASTLE COUNTY IN DELAWARE. HEAT INDICES ARE 
EXPECTED TO BE 105 TO AROUND 110 THIS AFTERNOON. 

THIS HOT AND HUMID AIRMASS IS EXPECTED TO GIVE WAY TO A COOLER 
AIRMASS BY FRIDAY. A COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE REGION 
THIS AFTERNOON AND ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING...POSSIBLY BRINGING 
SOME OF NATURE/S FIREWORKS IN THE FORM OF SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS... 
AND BRINGING RELIEF FOR FRIDAY AND INTO THE WEEKEND.

CHILDREN...THE ELDERLY...AND PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC AILMENTS ARE 
USUALLY THE FIRST TO SUFFER FROM THE HEAT. HEAT EXHAUSTION... 
CRAMPS...OR IN EXTREME CASES...HEAT STROKE CAN RESULT FROM PROLONGED 
EXPOSURE TO THESE CONDITIONS. FRIENDS...RELATIVES...OR NEIGHBORS 
SHOULD CHECK ON PEOPLE WHO MAY BE AT RISK.

PETS ARE ALSO QUITE VULNERABLE TO THE HEAT. BE SURE THAT YOUR PETS 
HAVE...AT A MINIMUM...PLENTY OF COOL WATER AND ACCESS TO SHADED AND 
WELL VENTILATED AREAS. THE SAFEST AND MOST HUMANE ACTION IS TO TAKE 
THEM INTO AN AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENT. NEVER PUT PEOPLE OR 
ANIMALS IN A LOCKED VEHICLE FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TELEVISION
STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION OUTLET FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR
UPDATES. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET 
AT WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/ER/PHI.

$$

NJZ007>010-PAZ060>062-041500-
BERKS PA-HUNTERDON NJ-LEHIGH PA-MORRIS NJ-NORTHAMPTON PA-SOMERSET NJ-
WARREN NJ-

...A HEAT ADVISORY CONTINUES TODAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CONTINUED A HEAT ADVISORY INTO 
THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE LEHIGH VALLEY OF PENNSYLVANIA...AND FOR 
NORTHWESTERN NEW JERSEY WITH THE EXCEPTION OF SUSSEX COUNTY. HEAT 
INDICES ARE EXPECTED TO REACH UP TO AROUND 105 AT MIDDAY AND EARLY 
THIS AFTERNOON. AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE 
PHILADELPHIA METROPOLITAN AREA.

THIS HOT AND HUMID AIRMASS IS EXPECTED TO GIVE WAY TO A COOLER 
AIRMASS BY FRIDAY. A COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE THROUGH THE
REGION THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING...POSSIBLY BRINGING 
SOME OF NATURE/S FIREWORKS IN THE FORM OF SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS... 
AND BRINGING RELIEF FOR FRIDAY AND INTO THE WEEKEND.

TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO REDUCE YOUR RISK OF HEAT EXHAUSTION 
AND HEAT STROKE. TRY TO GET OUT OF THE SUN AND INTO AN AIR 
CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENT...IF POSSIBLE...DURING THE HEAT OF THE DAY. 
DRINK PLENTY OF NON ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES. CHECK ON THE ELDERLY AND 
THE INFIRM. BE VERY CAREFUL WITH CHILDREN WHO ARE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE 
TO HEAT THAN ADULTS. NEVER PUT PEOPLE OR ANIMALS IN A LOCKED VEHICLE 
FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME.

ALSO...MAKE PLANS TO KEEP YOUR PETS SAFE. PETS ARE VERY VULNERABLE 
TO THE HEAT AND THEY NEED...AT A MINIMUM...PLENTY OF COOL WATER AND 
ACCESS TO SHADED AND WELL VENTILATED AREAS. THE SIMPLEST AND MOST 
HUMANE COURSE OF ACTION WOULD BE TO BRING THEM INTO AN AIR 
CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENT. 

FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER 
RADIO. YOU CAN ALSO VISIT OUT OFFICE WEB SITE AT 
WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/ER/PHI

$$

DEZ002-003-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ012-013-016-020>023-027-041500-
ATLANTIC NJ-CAPE MAY NJ-CAROLINE MD-CECIL MD-CUMBERLAND NJ-
INLAND SUSSEX DE-KENT MD-KENT DE-MIDDLESEX NJ-OCEAN NJ-
QUEEN ANNE'S MD-SALEM NJ-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON NJ-TALBOT MD-
WESTERN MONMOUTH NJ-

...A HEAT ADVISORY CONTINUES TODAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CONTINUED A HEAT ADVISORY THROUGH 
TODAY FOR INLAND AREAS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...CENTRAL 
AND SOUTHERN DELAWARE...AND NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND. HEAT INDICES ARE 
EXPECTED TO REACH UP TO AROUND 105 THIS AFTERNOON. AN EXCESSIVE HEAT 
WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE PHILADELPHIA METROPOLITAN AREA. 

THIS HOT AND HUMID AIRMASS IS EXPECTED TO GIVE WAY TO A COOLER 
AIRMASS BY FRIDAY. A COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE REGION 
THIS AFTERNOON AND ACROSS THE AREA THIS EVENING...POSSIBLY BRINGING 
SOME OF NATURE/S FIREWORKS IN THE FORM OF SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS... 
AND BRINGING RELIEF FOR FRIDAY AND INTO THE WEEKEND.

TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO REDUCE YOUR RISK OF HEAT EXHAUSTION 
AND HEAT STROKE. TRY TO GET OUT OF THE SUN AND INTO AN AIR 
CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENT...IF POSSIBLE...DURING THE HEAT OF THE DAY. 
DRINK PLENTY OF NON ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES. CHECK ON THE ELDERLY AND 
THE INFIRM. BE VERY CAREFUL WITH CHILDREN WHO ARE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE 
TO HEAT THAN ADULTS. NEVER PUT PEOPLE OR ANIMALS IN A LOCKED VEHICLE 
FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME.

ALSO...MAKE PLANS TO KEEP YOUR PETS SAFE. PETS ARE VERY VULNERABLE 
TO THE HEAT AND THEY NEED...AT A MINIMUM...PLENTY OF COOL WATER AND 
ACCESS TO SHADED AND WELL VENTILATED AREAS. THE SIMPLEST AND MOST 
HUMANE COURSE OF ACTION WOULD BE TO BRING THEM INTO AN AIR 
CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENT. 

FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER 
RADIO. YOU CAN ALSO VISIT OUT OFFICE WEB SITE AT 
WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/ER/PHI

$$

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