[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 6/22/2003 2:18:02 AM

[PHI Skywarn]

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT - HOT WEATHER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
208 PM EDT SUN JUN 22 2003

...TURNING HOT AND HUMID THIS WEEK AS SUMMER WEATHER ARRIVES A FEW 
DAYS LATE...


THE WEATHER PATTERN THIS SPRING HAS NOT BEEN CONDUCIVE FOR VERY WARM 
WEATHER...HOWEVER CURRENT INDICATIONS ARE SHOWING HOTTER AND MORE 
HUMID AIR WILL BUILD OVER THE REGION THIS WEEK. 

A FEW LOCALES COULD TOP OUT AT 90 DEGREES MONDAY AFTERNOON...WITH A 
BETTER CHANCE FOR 90 PLUS DEGREE HEAT ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. WITH 
ALL THE RAINFALL THIS SPRING...THE HEAT WILL HELP TO EVAPORATE THE 
GROUND MOISTURE...THEREFORE RATHER HUMID CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED 
FOR MIDWEEK.

THIS UPCOMING HOT SPELL WILL BE A DRAMATIC CHANGE FROM THE CLOUDY 
AND COOL WEATHER WE HAVE EXPERIENCED. HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL BE WELL 
INTO THE 90S AND MAY APPROACH 100 DEGREES BY MIDWEEK...AND THESE 
CONDITIONS HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO REQUIRE EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCHES AND 
WARNINGS.

TO PREPARE FOR THE UPCOMING HEAT AND HUMIDITY...CHECK AIR 
CONDITIONERS AND FANS TO BE SURE THEY ARE WORKING PROPERLY. EVEN 
CHECK THE AIR CONDITIONER IN YOUR VEHICLE TO BE SURE IT IS OPERATING 
CORRECTLY SO YOU WILL STAY COOL WHEN TRAVELING.

SOME TIPS ON STAYING COOL DURING HOT AND HUMID WEATHER...

DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LIGHT COLORED CLOTHING.
AVOID DOING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES DURING THE HOTTEST PART OF THE DAY...
INSTEAD COMPLETE ACTIVITIES IN THE MORNING OR EVENING. AND AS 
ALWAYS...SEEK AN AIR CONDITIONED BUILDING TO TAKE A BREAK FROM THE 
HEAT.

$$

GORSE


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