[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 06/12/2002 05:07:54

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
504 AM EDT WED JUN 12 2002

...ONE MORE DAY OF SUMMERTIME HEAT AND HUMIDITY FOR MOST OF THE AREA 
- SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE TODAY ALONG WITH HEAVY 
DOWNPOURS...

HIGH PRESSURE OFF THE SOUTHEAST COAST WILL TRANSPORT HOT AND HUMID 
AIR INTO THE REGION ONE MORE DAY. AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WILL REACH 
INTO THE UPPER 80S TO LOWER 90S ACROSS MUCH OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN 
NEW JERSEY...EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA... 
DELAWARE...AND EASTERN MARYLAND. IN COMBINATION WITH THE 
HUMIDITY...HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL EXCEED 95 DEGREES...WITH THE 
HIGHEST VALUES OCCURRING IN PHILADELPHIA AND OTHER HIGHLY URBANIZED 
AREAS OF THE METROPOLITAN DELAWARE VALLEY. BECAUSE TEMPERATURES 
REMAINED IN THE 70S IN MANY SPOTS LAST NIGHT...THE BODY COULD FEEL 
THE EFFECTS OF THE HEAT TODAY MORE SO THAN YESTERDAY. DUE TO CLOUD 
COVER AND AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT...THE POCONOS WILL NOT 
EXPERIENCE THE SEVERE HEAT AS AFTERNOON HIGH TEMPERATURES HOLD IN 
THE LOWER 80S.  

TAKE THE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TODAY TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM THE 
HEAT. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS AND WEAR LIGHT COLORED CLOTHING. IF 
POSSIBLE...SPEND TIME IN AN AIR CONDITIONED OR WELL VENTILATED 
ENVIRONMENT. ALSO...ENSURE PETS HAVE PLENTY OF WATER AND ACCESS TO 
SHADE. 

WITH THE MOIST...UNSTABLE AIRMASS IN PLACE...COMBINED WITH EXTRA 
LIFT FROM AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE 
ALSO POSSIBLE TODAY...MAINLY DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. BECAUSE OF 
THE HIGH WATER CONTENT IN THE AIR...THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE 
HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND LEAD TO ISOLATED FLOODING. IF YOU ENCOUNTER 
FLOODING...DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH.   

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

FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT
WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/ER/PHI IN SMALL LETTERS.

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KRUZDLO


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