[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Non-Precip Warning : PHI@ 7/7/2003 4:32:10 PM

[PHI Skywarn]

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NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
426 AM EDT TUE JUL 8 2003

...A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR URBANIZED AREAS THIS AFTERNOON...

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BUCKS PA-CAMDEN NJ-CHESTER PA-DELAWARE PA-GLOUCESTER NJ-MERCER NJ-
MONTGOMERY PA-NEW CASTLE DE-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON NJ-
PHILADELPHIA PA-

...HEAT ADVISORY FOR THIS AFTERNOON REMAINS IN EFFECT...


HOT AND MORE HUMID WEATHER IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON WELL AHEAD OF 
A STRONG COLD FRONT. THE FORECAST CALLS FOR AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES 
TO RISE INTO THE MIDDLE 90S. THIS WILL PUSH HEAT INDEX VALUES TO 
AROUND OR A LITTLE ABOVE 100 DEGREES. AS A RESULT...THE NATIONAL 
WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED AN EXCESSIVE HEAT ADVISORY FOR TUESDAY.

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 COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MAY KEEP THE REGION A BIT
COOLER THAN TUESDAY...HOWEVER IF THE FRONT IS A BIT SLOWER...THEN 
EXCESSIVE HEAT IS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY AS WELL. SOMEWHAT COOLER AIR IS 
THEN FORECAST TO FOLLOW THE COLD FRONT FOR THURSDAY WITH DAYTIME 
HIGHS IN THE 80S.

LIMIT OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES ON TUESDAY...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. DO NOT LEAVE CHILDREN IN AN UNATTENDED 
VEHICLE FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME. THE TEMPERATURE INSIDE A PARKED 
VEHICLE WILL RISE QUICKLY DURING HOT WEATHER. ALSO MAKE SURE PETS 
HAVE PLENTY OF WATER AND DO NOT LEAVE THEM OUTDOORS FOR A LONG 
PERIOD OF TIME.


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