[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Non-Precip Warning : PHI@ 07/29/2002 02:40:03

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WWUS71 KPHI 290757
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
355 AM EDT MON JUL 29 2002

DEZ001>003-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ008>010-012-013-015>023-027-
PAZ060>062-067>071-291500-
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 TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING REMAINS IN 
EFFECT...

A HOT AND HUMID AIRMASS IS ONCE AGAIN OVER THE MID ATLANTIC REGION. 
TEMPERATURES CLIMBED INTO THE LOW TO MID 90S SUNDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS 
PORTIONS OF DELAWARE...MARYLAND...SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND 
SOUTHWEST NEW JERSEY...WITH HEAT INDICES OVER 100 IN THESE AREAS. 

TEMPERATURES TODAY AND TUESDAY WILL BE IN THE MID 90S. THIS HEAT 
WHEN COMBINED WITH THE HUMID AIR ALREADY ACROSS THE AREA WILL MAKE 
TEMPERATURES FEEL LIKE ITS 105 TO 110 DEGREES ACROSS THE WARNED 
AREA.  BECAUSE OF THIS...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILL CONTINUE 
THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING FOR TODAY THROUGH 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.

IF POSSIBLE...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.

$$
JWH