[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 07/18/2002 04:57:29

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
458 AM EDT THU JUL 18 2002

...HEAT INDEX VALUES IN THE MID 90S TO AROUND 100 THIS AFTERNOON...

TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO CLIMB INTO THE LOWER...AND PERHAPS 
MIDDLE 90S THIS AFTERNOON. WITH HIGH HUMIDITY LEVELS...HEAT INDEX 
VALUES COULD TOP OUT AROUND 100 DEGREES.

TRY TO LIMIT OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES TODAY...ESPECIALLY DURING THE 
HOTTEST TIME OF DAY. REMEMBER TO CHECK ON THE ELDERLY...THE 
YOUNG...AND THOSE WHO ARE SICK...BEING THAT THEY ARE MOST 
SUSCEPTIBLE TO HEAT RELATED HEALTH PROBLEMS. ALSO...MAKE SURE YOUR 
PET HAS ACCESS TO WATER AND SHADE. 

AN INCREASE IN CLOUDS AS WELL AS SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS 
SHOULD BRING A BIT OF RELIEF THIS AFTERNOON TO SOME BUT NOT ALL. A 
WEAK COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO BEGIN DROPPING INTO THE REGION FROM 
THE NORTH FRIDAY...BRINGING WITH IT...A GRADUAL END TO THE HEAT AND 
HUMIDITY.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR 
THE LATEST FORECASTS AND ANY ADDITIONAL SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENTS. 
YOU CAN ALSO ACCESS THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE ON THE INTERNET AT 
THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS...WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/ER/PHI.

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