[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 6/22/2003 9:25:38 PM

[PHI Skywarn]

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT - EXCESSIVE HEAT POTENTIAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
925 AM EDT MON JUN 23 2003

...BUILDING HEAT AND HUMIDITY THIS WEEK... 

HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO THE REGION FROM THE WEST TODAY WILL
ALLOW MUCH WARMER AIR TO OVERSPREAD THE AREA THIS WEEK. SOME PLACES 
AWAY FROM THE COAST COULD REACH 90 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON...WHICH
WOULD BE THE FIRST TIME THIS YEAR. EVEN THOUGH THE TEMPERATURES WILL 
BE MUCH HIGHER TODAY COMPARED TO RECENT WEEKS...THE HUMIDITY LEVELS 
WILL REMAIN ON THE LOW SIDE. THEREFORE HUMID CONDITIONS ARE NOT 
ANTICIPATED FOR TODAY.

ON TUESDAY...TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO RISE INTO THE 90S AT MANY 
LOCATIONS...WITH HOT TEMPERATURES CONTINUING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AND 
THURSDAY. THE HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL BE INCREASING TUESDAY AND 
ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY. WET GROUND CONDITIONS DUE TO RECENT RAINFALL 
WILL ALSO HELP INCREASE HUMIDITY LEVELS DURING MIDWEEK. 

THIS UPCOMING HOT SPELL WILL BE A DRAMATIC CHANGE FROM THE CLOUDY 
AND COOL WEATHER WE HAVE EXPERIENCED FOR MUCH OF THE SPRING. 
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. THIS IS A POTENTIALLY 
DANGEROUS SITUATION...AS PEOPLE WILL BE PARTICULARLY VULNERABLE TO 
THIS HEAT WAVE DUE TO OUR COOL SPRING CONDITIONS.  

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.

A REVIEW OF 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 OR SHADE TO TAKE A BREAK 
FROM THE HEAT.

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GORSE/UNRUH

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