[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Non-Precip Warning : PHI@ 07/28/2002 04:32:29

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WWUS71 KPHI 280806
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
405 AM EDT SUN JUL 28 2002

DEZ001-NJZ015-017>019-PAZ067>071-282100-
BUCKS PA-CAMDEN NJ-CHESTER PA-DELAWARE PA-GLOUCESTER NJ-MERCER NJ-
MONTGOMERY PA-NEW CASTLE DE-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON NJ-
PHILADELPHIA PA-

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY - WARNING MAY BE 
NEEDED ESPECIALLY FOR HIGHLY URBANIZED AREAS...

A HOT AND HUMID AIRMASS IS ONCE AGAIN ESTABLISHING ITSELF OVER THE 
MID ATLANTIC REGION. TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB TO AROUND 90 TODAY 
AND INTO THE MID 90S ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY. WHEN THIS HEAT IS 
COMBINED WITH THE HIGH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES EXPECTED THROUGH 
TUESDAY...TEMPERATURES WILL FEEL CLOSE TO 100 TODAY AND AROUND 105 
ON BOTH MONDAY AND TUESDAY.  AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH HAS THEREFORE 
BEEN ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY.

THIS MOST RECENT BOUT WITH HEAT AND HUMIDITY SHOULD END LATE TUESDAY 
AS A COLD FRONT MOVES SOUTH ACROSS THE REGION BRINGING COOLER 
TEMPERATURES AND LOWER HUMIDITIES FOR THE LATTER PART OF THE WEEK.

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.

BE SURE TO SPEND TIME IN AN AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENT...LIMIT 
OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES AND DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS. DO NOT LEAVE CHILDREN 
AND PETS UNATTENDED IN A VEHICLE.

A HEAT WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN HIGH HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO COMBINE 
WITH HOT TEMPERATURES TO MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 100 DEGREES IN URBAN
AREAS AND 105 DEGREES OR GREATER ELSEWHERE FOR MORE THAN ONE DAY.

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 RNET
AT WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/ER/PHI IN SMALL LETTERS.

$$


DEZ002-003-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ007>010-012-013-016-020>023-027-
PAZ060>062-282100-
ATLANTIC NJ-BERKS PA-CAPE MAY NJ-CAROLINE MD-CECIL MD-CUMBERLAND NJ-
HUNTERDON NJ-INLAND SUSSEX DE-KENT MD-KENT DE-LEHIGH PA-MIDDLESEX NJ-
MORRIS NJ-NORTHAMPTON PA-OCEAN NJ-QUEEN ANNE'S MD-SALEM NJ-
SOMERSET NJ-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON NJ-TALBOT MD-WARREN NJ-
WESTERN MONMOUTH NJ-

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY - HEAT ADVISORY MAY 
BE REQUIRED...

A HOT AND HUMID AIRMASS IS ONCE AGAIN ESTABLISHING ITSELF OVER THE 
MID ATLANTIC REGION. TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB TO THE UPPER 80S 
TODAY AND TO THE LOW 90S ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY. WHEN THIS HEAT IS 
COMBINED WITH THE HIGH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES EXPECTED THROUGH 
TUESDAY...TEMPERATURES WILL FEEL LIKE THE UPPER 90S TODAY AND AROUND 
100 ON BOTH MONDAY AND TUESDAY.  AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH HAS 
THEREFORE BEEN ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FOR MONDAY AND 
TUESDAY.

TEMPERATURES ALONG THE COAST WILL BE SLIGHTLY COOLER THANKS TO THE 
INFLUENCE OF THE OCEAN WATER...BUT NOT TOO MUCH COOLER. HEAT INDICES 
DOWN THE SHORE ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE LOW 90S TODAY AND IN THE 
MID 90S ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY.

THIS MOST RECENT BOUT WITH HEAT AND HUMIDITY SHOULD END LATE TUESDAY 
AS A COLD FRONT MOVES SOUTH ACROSS THE REGION BRINGING COOLER 
TEMPERATURES AND LOWER HUMIDITIES FOR THE LATTER PART OF THE WEEK.

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.

BE SURE TO SPEND TIME IN AN AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENT...LIMIT 
OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES AND DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS. DO NOT LEAVE CHILDREN 
AND PETS UNATTENDED IN A VEHICLE.

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.

$$
JJM/JWH





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