[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 07/21/2002 18:14:53

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
315 PM EDT SUN JUL 21 2002

...HOT AND HUMID WEATHER WILL BE RETURNING FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY...

A BERMUDA HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BE STRENGTHENING AND BUILDING 
OVER THE REGION MONDAY AND TUESDAY. HUMIDITY LEVELS HAVE ALREADY 
INCREASED AND TEMPERATURES WILL BE RISING BACK INTO THE 90S ON 
MONDAY AND TUESDAY. THE MOST OPPRESSIVE PART OF THIS AIR MASS IS 
EXPECTED TO BE ON TUESDAY.
 
ON MONDAY...THE HOT AND HUMID AIRMASS WILL BE IN PLACE ALLOWING 
TEMPERATURES TO REACH THE LOWER 90S. THE COMBINED EFFECT OF THE HEAT 
AND HUMIDITY MEANS THAT THE HEAT INDEX SHOULD RISE INTO THE MID TO 
UPPER 90S. EVEN HIGHER MOISTURE CONTENT AND DEW POINT TEMPERATURES  
ARE EXPECTED ON TUESDAY. WITH SIMILAR HIGH TEMPERATURES POSSIBLE ON 
TUESDAY...THE HEAT INDEX SHOULD REACH BETWEEN 100 AND 105... 
ESPECIALLY IN HIGHLY URBANIZED AREAS. 
 
OVER THE NEXT TWO DAYS...IT WOULD BE ADVISABLE TO TAKE IT EASY AND 
DRINK PLENTY OF LIQUIDS. PLEASE CHECK ON THE ELDERLY AND LISTEN FOR 
POSSIBLE EXCESSIVE HEAT ADVISORIES OR WARNINGS. COLD FRONT SHOULD 
MOVE DOWN FROM THE NORTHWEST TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY KEEPING 
TEMPERATURES FROM REACHING 90 ON WEDNESDAY OR THURSDAY. 

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER
DETAILS OR UPDATES.

FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT
WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/ER/PHI IN SMALL LETTERS.

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TFG