[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Non-Precip Warning : PHI@ 06/25/2002 15:56:22

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WWUS71 KPHI 251955
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
400 PM EDT TUE JUN 25 2002

DEZ001-NJZ015-017>019-PAZ067>071-260300-
BUCKS PA-CAMDEN NJ-CHESTER PA-DELAWARE PA-GLOUCESTER NJ-MERCER NJ-
MONTGOMERY PA-NEW CASTLE DE-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON NJ-
PHILADELPHIA PA-

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING FOR URBANIZED AREAS THROUGH THURSDAY...
...EXCESSIVE HEAT ADVISORY ELSEWHERE FOR WEDNESDAY...

A HOT AND EXTREMELY HUMID AIR MASS WILL BE OVER THE DELAWARE VALLEY 
ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. THE HIGHEST TEMPERATURES OF THIS HOT 
SPELL ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR ON WEDNESDAY REACHING THE MID 90S IN 
MOST AREAS. THIS COMBINED WITH DEWPOINT TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER 
70S WILL PRODUCE AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES OF 100 TO 105. AT THESE 
LEVELS EVEN HEALTHY PEOPLE COULD SUCCUMB TO SUNSTROKE...HEAT CRAMPS 
AND HEAT EXHAUSTION WITH PROLONGED SUN EXPOSURE AND OR OUTDOOR 
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. THE ELDERLY...PERSONS IN POOR HEALTH AND CHILDREN 
ARE EVEN MORE SUSCEPTIBLE. WEDNESDAY NIGHT SHOULD BE A MUGGY 
NIGHT...ESPECIALLY IN URBAN LOCATIONS. SOUTHWEST WINDS ALONG WITH 
SOME CLOUDS SHOULD HOLD MINIMUM TEMPERATURES UP...WELL INTO THE 70S 
IN URBAN CENTERS. ON THURSDAY...MORE CLOUDS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE 
EXPECTED. THIS SHOULD HOLD HIGH TEMPERATURES DOWN A BIT...BUT STILL 
BRING AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES TO AROUND 100. A COLD FRONT IS 
FORECASTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE REGION THURSDAY NIGHT. HIGH 
TEMPERATURES ON FRIDAY SHOULD NOT HIT 90 DEGREES. MORE 
IMPORTANT...CONSIDERABLY LOWER HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE EXPECTED. 
CONSIDERING THIS IS THE FIRST HOT SPELL OF THE SUMMER...IT SHOULD BE 
TAKEN VERY SERIOUSLY AS PEOPLE HAVE YET TO ADAPT TO THE WARMER 
WEATHER. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR THE ELDERLY AND CHRONICALLY 
ILL.  

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.

HERE ARE SOME HOT WEATHER SAFETY RULES...

- MAKE SURE THAT YOUR HOME OR WORKPLACE IS PROPERLY VENTILATED
- USE FANS FOR COOLING IF AIR CONDITIONING IS NOT AVAILABLE
- WEAR LIGHTWEIGHT AND LIGHT-COLORED CLOTHING
- STAY IN THE SHADE
- AVOID STRENUOUS ACTIVITY DURING THE HOTTEST PART OF THE DAY
- BE AWARE OF THE SIGNS OF AND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN HEAT EXHAUSTION
AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY HEAT STROKE
- MAKE SURE YOUR PETS ARE ALSO KEPT COOL AND DO NOT LEAVE ANY
LIVING BEINGS IN PARKED VEHICLES FOR ANY PERIOD OF TIME.
- STOP OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES DURING THE HOTTEST PART OF THE DAY

$$


DEZ002-003-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ009-010-012-013-016-020>023-027-
260300-
ATLANTIC NJ-CAPE MAY NJ-CAROLINE MD-CECIL MD-CUMBERLAND 
NJ-HUNTERDON NJ-INLAND SUSSEX DE-KENT MD-KENT DE-MIDDLESEX NJ-OCEAN 
NJ-QUEEN ANNE'S MD-SALEM NJ-SOMERSET NJ-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON 
NJ-TALBOT MD-WESTERN MONMOUTH NJ-

...EXCESSIVE HEAT ADVISORY FOR WEDNESDAY...

A HOT AND EXTREMELY HUMID AIR MASS WILL BE OVER THE AREA ON 
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. THE HIGHEST TEMPERATURES OF THIS HOT SPELL 
ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR ON WEDNESDAY REACHING THE LOWER TO MID 90S IN 
MOST AREAS. THIS COMBINED WITH DEWPOINT TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER 
70S WILL PRODUCE AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES OF 100 TO 105. AT THESE 
LEVELS EVEN HEALTHY PEOPLE COULD SUCCUMB TO SUNSTROKE...HEAT CRAMPS 
AND HEAT EXHAUSTION WITH PROLONGED SUN EXPOSURE AND OUTDOOR 
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY. THE ELDERLY...PERSONS IN POOR HEALTH AND CHILDREN 
ARE EVEN MORE SUSCEPTIBLE. ON THURSDAY...MORE CLOUDS AND 
THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED. THIS SHOULD HOLD HIGH TEMPERATURES DOWN 
A BIT...BUT STILL BRING AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES TO AROUND 100. IF 
HIGHER HEAT INDICES ARE EXPECTED...THE EXCESSIVE HEAT ADVISORY MAY 
BE EXTENDED INTO THURSDAY. A COLD FRONT IS FORECASTED TO MOVE 
THROUGH THE REGION THURSDAY NIGHT. HIGH TEMPERATURES ON FRIDAY 
SHOULD NOT HIT 90 DEGREES. MORE IMPORTANT...CONSIDERABLY LOWER 
HUMIDITY LEVELS ARE EXPECTED. THIS IS THE FIRST HOT SPELL OF THE 
SUMMER...IT SHOULD BE TAKEN VERY SERIOUSLY AS PEOPLE HAVE YET TO 
ADAPT TO THE WARMER WEATHER. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR THE ELDERLY 
AND CHRONICALLY ILL.  

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.

HERE ARE SOME HOT WEATHER SAFETY RULES...

- MAKE SURE THAT YOUR HOME OR WORKPLACE IS PROPERLY VENTILATED
- USE FANS FOR COOLING IF AIR CONDITIONING IS NOT AVAILABLE
- WEAR LIGHTWEIGHT AND LIGHT-COLORED CLOTHING
- STAY IN THE SHADE
- AVOID STRENUOUS ACTIVITY DURING THE HOTTEST PART OF THE DAY
- BE AWARE OF THE SIGNS OF AND DIFFERENCES BETWEEN HEAT EXHAUSTION
AND POTENTIALLY DEADLY HEAT STROKE
- MAKE SURE YOUR PETS ARE ALSO KEPT COOL AND DO NOT LEAVE ANY LIVING 
BEINGS IN PARKED VEHICLES FOR ANY PERIOD OF TIME.
- STOP OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES DURING THE HOTTEST PART OF THE DAY

$$


TFG/IGL



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