[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Non-Precip Warning : PHI@ 07/28/2002 15:41:02

[n2qae@arrl.net]

WWUS71 KPHI 281850
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
242 PM EDT SUN JUL 28 2002

DEZ001>003-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ008>010-012-013-015>023-027-
PAZ060>062-067>071-290300-
ATLANTIC NJ-BERKS PA-BUCKS PA-CAMDEN NJ-CAPE MAY NJ-CAROLINE MD-
CECIL MD-CHESTER PA-CUMBERLAND NJ-DELAWARE PA-GLOUCESTER NJ-
HUNTERDON NJ-INLAND SUSSEX DE-KENT MD-KENT DE-LEHIGH PA-MERCER NJ-
MIDDLESEX NJ-MONTGOMERY PA-MORRIS NJ-NEW CASTLE DE-NORTHAMPTON PA-
NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON NJ-OCEAN NJ-PHILADELPHIA PA-QUEEN ANNE'S MD-
SALEM NJ-SOMERSET NJ-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON NJ-TALBOT MD-
WESTERN MONMOUTH NJ-

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING FOR MONDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY
EVENING...

A HOT AND HUMID AIRMASS IS ONCE AGAIN ESTABLISHING ITSELF OVER THE 
MID ATLANTIC REGION. TEMPERATURES CLIMBED INTO THE LOW 90S TODAY. ON
MONDAY AND TUESDAY TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE MID 90S. WHEN THIS 
HEAT IS COMBINED WITH THE HIGH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES EXPECTED THROUGH 
TUESDAY...TEMPERATURES WILL FEEL LIKE ITS 105 TO 110 ON BOTH MONDAY 
AND TUESDAY.  AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING 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 WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN HIGH HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO 
COMBINE WITH HOT TEMPERATURES TO MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 105 DEGREES 
OR GREATER 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 WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/ER/PHI IN SMALL LETTERS.


$$
ZEV