[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Non-Precip Warning : PHI@ 07/22/2002 20:52:18

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NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1004 PM EDT MON JUL 22 2002

DEZ001-NJZ015-017>019-PAZ067>071-230900-
BUCKS PA-CAMDEN NJ-CHESTER PA-DELAWARE PA-GLOUCESTER NJ-MERCER NJ-
MONTGOMERY PA-NEW CASTLE DE-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON NJ-
PHILADELPHIA PA-

...URBAN HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT TUESDAY...

A HEAT ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR TUESDAY FOR THE HIGHLY URBANIZED 
AREAS IN AND AROUND PHILADELPHIA. SPECIFICALLY...THE ADVISORY IS IN 
EFFECT FOR PHILADELPHIA...BUCKS... MONTGOMERY...CHESTER AND DELAWARE 
COUNTIES IN PENNSYLVANIA... MERCER...NORTHWEST BURLINGTON...CAMDEN 
AND GLOUCESTER COUNTIES IN NEW JERSEY...AND NEW CASTLE COUNTY IN 
DELAWARE.

A HOT AND HUMID AIRMASS HAS RETURNED TO THE REGION...BUT SHOULD ONLY 
BE IN PLACE THROUGH TUESDAY. A COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO MOVE 
THROUGH THE REGION FROM THE NORTHWEST TUESDAY NIGHT...WITH COOLER 
TEMPERATURES EXPECTED FOR WEDNESDAY.

HIGH TEMPERATURES TUESDAY ACROSS THE PHILADELPHIA METROPOLITAN AREA 
WILL RANGE FROM 90 TO 95...BUT BECAUSE THE AIR WILL BE QUITE 
HUMID...THE HEAT INDEX TUESDAY AFTERNOON WILL PEAK AROUND 100.

PERSONS ARE ADVISED TO AVOID PROLONGED WORK OUTDOORS TUESDAY... 
ESPECIALLY DURING THE HEAT OF THE DAY. KEEP PLENTY OF LIQUIDS ON 
HAND...AND TRY TO STAY IN AN AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENT.

CHILDREN...THE ELDERLY AND THOSE 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. REMEMBER THAT OUTDOOR PETS CAN ALSO 
SUFFER FROM THE HEAT...MAKE SURE THEY HAVE ADEQUATE WATER AND SHADE.

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RNS