[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Non-Precip Warning : PHI@ 07/30/2002 03:55:25

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NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
355 AM EDT TUE JUL 30 2002

DEZ001>003-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ012-013-015>023-027-PAZ067>071-301600-
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 THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON....

TEMPERATURES EARLY THIS MORNING ARE STARTING OFF IN THE UPPER 70S 
AND LOWER 80S. THEY WILL RISE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE MID TO UPPER 
90S.  THIS HEAT COMBINED WITH THE HUMID AIR OVER THE REGION WILL 
RAISE THE HEAT INDEX TO AROUND 105 THIS AFTERNOON. THEREFORE THE 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONTINUES THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING 
THROUGH TODAY 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 TODAY WILL BRING 
SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES AND LOWER HUMIDITIES FOR TONIGHT AND 
CONTINUING INTO WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. 

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.

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SZATKOWSKI




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