[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 06/12/2002 10:57:44

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1100 AM EDT WED JUN 12 2002

...SUMMERTIME HEAT AND HUMIDITY FOR MOST OF THE AREA CONTINUES
   THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON - SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE 
   THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ALONG WITH HEAVY DOWNPOURS...

HIGH PRESSURE OFF THE SOUTHEAST COAST CONTINUES TO TRANSPORT HOT
AND HUMID AIR INTO THE REGION TODAY. AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES WILL
REACH INTO THE UPPER 80S TO MID 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
INCREASING CLOUD COVER AND AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT...THE POCONOS
WILL NOT EXPERIENCE THE SEVERE HEAT AS AFTERNOON HIGH TEMPERATURES
RISE ONLY INTO THE LOW TO MID 80S. EVEN THE BEACHES OF NEW JERSEY
AND DELAWARE WILL NOT BE SPARED TODAY. A WEST TO SOUTHWEST WIND
WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO CLIMB TO AROUND 90 DEGREES BEFORE A
SEA BREEZE SETS IN THIS AFTERNOON. THE SEA BREEZE IS EXPECTED TO
BE RELATIVELY WEAK AND NOT PUSH VERY FAR INLAND.

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 THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. 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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RPW


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