[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Non-Precip Warning : PHI@ 07/29/2002 22:30:52

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NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1030 PM EDT MON JUL 29 2002

DEZ001>003-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ012-013-015>023-027-PAZ067>071-
301000-
ATLANTIC NJ-BUCKS PA-CAMDEN NJ-CAPE MAY NJ-CAROLINE MD-CECIL MD- 
CHESTER PA-CUMBERLAND NJ-DELAWARE PA-GLOUCESTER NJ-INLAND SUSSEX DE- 
KENT MD-KENT DE-MERCER NJ-MIDDLESEX NJ-MONTGOMERY PA-NEW CASTLE DE- 
NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON NJ-OCEAN NJ-PHILADELPHIA PA-QUEEN ANNE'S MD- 
SALEM NJ-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON NJ-TALBOT MD-WESTERN MONMOUTH NJ-

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING FOR OVERNIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY...

LOW TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT WILL ONLY FALL TO BETWEEN 75 AND 80...
THEN RISE AGAIN INTO THE MID 90S TUESDAY. THIS HEAT COMBINED WITH 
THE HUMID AIR OVER THE AREA WILL RAISE THE HEAT INDEX TO AROUND 105 
TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THEREFORE THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONTINUES 
THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING THROUGH TUESDAY FOR THE PHILADELPHIA 
METROPOLITAN AREA...INTERIOR SOUTH CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN NEW 
JERSEY...DELAWARE AND THE UPPER MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE.

A COLD FRONT MOVING SOUTH ACROSS THE REGION LATE TUESDAY WILL BRING 
SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES AND LOWER HUMIDITIES FOR THE LATTER 
PART OF THE WEEK.

PEOPLE IN THE WARNING AREA SHOULD AVOID PROLONGED WORK IN SUN OR IN 
POORLY VENTILATED AREAS. ALSO...DRINK LOTS OF WATER OR OTHER 
NON-ALCOHOLIC AND DECAFFEINATED BEVERAGES...WEAR LIGHT-COLORED... 
LIGHTWEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHES...AND STAY IN AN 
AIR-CONDITIONED OR WELL VENTILATED ENVIRONMENT.

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.

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

$$

SZATKOWSKI


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