[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Non-Precip Warning : PHI@ 7/7/2003 10:21:35 PM

[PHI Skywarn]

WWUS71 KPHI 081420
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1020 AM EDT TUE JUL 8 2003

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

DEZ001-NJZ015-017>019-PAZ067>071-082200-
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 RATHER 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 CONTINUES AN EXCESSIVE HEAT ADVISORY FOR THE
REMAINDER OF TODAY.

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. COOLER AIR IS 
THEN FORECAST TO FOLLOW THE COLD FRONT FOR THURSDAY WITH DAYTIME 
HIGHS GENERALLY IN THE 70S.

LIMIT OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES TODAY...IF POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY DURING THE 
HOTTEST PART OF THE DAY...WHICH IS TYPICALLY BETWEEN 12 PM AND 5 PM.

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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