[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Non-Precip Warning : PHI@ 7/4/2003 9:01:38 AM

[PHI Skywarn]

WWUS71 KPHI 050100
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
900 PM EDT FRI JUL 4 2003

DEZ001-NJZ015-017>019-PAZ067>071-051000-
BUCKS PA-CAMDEN NJ-CHESTER PA-DELAWARE PA-GLOUCESTER NJ-MERCER NJ-
MONTGOMERY PA-NEW CASTLE DE-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON NJ-
PHILADELPHIA PA-

...EXCESSIVE HEAT ADVISORY FOR SATURDAY REMAINS IN EFFECT...

TEMPERATURES ROSE INTO THE LOWER AND MIDDLE 90S THIS AFTERNOON.  IT 
WAS QUITE HUMID WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES GENERALLY IN THE MIDDLE AND 
UPPER 90S.

OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES SHOULD ONLY DROP INTO THE 70S, NOT BRINGING 
MUCH RELIEF FROM THE HEAT, ESPECIALLY IN URBAN AREAS.

THE FORECAST FOR SATURDAY CALLS FOR AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES RISING 
INTO THE 90S YET AGAIN WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES TOPPING OUT A BIT 
ABOVE THE 100 MARK.  AS A RESULT, THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS 
ISSUED AN EXCESSIVE HEAT ADVISORY FOR SATURDAY.

THE ADVISORY INCLUDES HIGHLY URBANIZED AREAS IN THE FOLLOWING 
COUNTIES.

IN PENNSYLVANIA, BUCKS, MONTGOMERY, CHESTER, DELAWARE AND 
PHILADELPHIA.

IN NEW JERSEY, MERCER, WESTERN BURLINGTON, CAMDEN AND GLOUCESTER.

IN DELAWARE, NEW CASTLE.

A WEAK COLD FRONT APPROACHING FROM THE NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED TO 
BRING LATE DAY THUNDERSTORMS TO THE REGION ON SATURDAY.  THE FRONT 
SHOULD ALSO USHER IN A PERIOD OF SLIGHTLY DRIER AND SLIGHTLY COOLER 
WEATHER FOR SUNDAY WITH DAYTIME HIGHS EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 90 
DEGREES.

LIMIT OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES ON SATURDAY, IF POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY DURING 
THE HEAT OF THE AFTERNOON.

BE SURE TO CHECK ON THE ELDERLY AS THEY ARE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO HEAT 
RELATED HEALTH PROBLEMS.

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IOVINO/GIGI



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