[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Non-Precip Warning : PHI@ 07/18/2002 11:19:46

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NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1135 AM EDT THU JUL 18 2002

...EXCESSIVE HEAT ADVISORY CONTINUES FOR THIS AFTERNOON...

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BUCKS PA-CAMDEN NJ-CHESTER PA-DELAWARE PA-GLOUCESTER NJ-MERCER NJ-
MONTGOMERY PA-NEW CASTLE DE-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON NJ-
PHILADELPHIA PA-

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CONTINUED THE EXCESSIVE HEAT 
ADVISORY FOR THIS AFTERNOON...

TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO CLIMB INTO THE LOW TO MIDDLE 90S THIS  
AFTERNOON. WITH HIGH HUMIDITY LEVELS...HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL TOP 
OUT IN THE 98 TO 100 DEGREE RANGE. AS A RESULT...THE NATIONAL 
WEATHER SERVICE HAS CONTINUED THE EXCESSIVE HEAT ADVISORY.

THE ADVISORY INCLUDES THE PENNSYLVANIA COUNTIES OF PHILADELPHIA...
DELAWARE...CHESTER...MONTGOMERY AND BUCKS.

IN NEW JERSEY...THE ADVISORY INCLUDES THE COUNTIES OF GLOUCESTER... 
CAMDEN...MERCER AND THE NORTHWESTERN PART OF BURLINGTON.

NEW CASTLE COUNTY IN DELAWARE IS ALSO UNDER THE ADVISORY.

TRY TO LIMIT OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES THIS AFTERNOON.  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 LATER 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...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 IN SMALL LETTERS.


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