[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 6/24/2003 2:45:58 AM

[PHI Skywarn]

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
245 PM EDT TUE JUN 24 2003

...SUMMER'S SUDDEN RETURN...

AFTER AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF COOL AND DAMP WEATHER...THE REGION HAS 
ABRUPTLY RETURNED TO WEATHER MORE TYPICAL OF LATE JUNE.  WITH THAT 
COMES CONCERN OVER THE AFFECTS OF HEAT ON PEOPLE...ESPECIALLY SINCE 
WE HAVE NOT YET HAD A CHANCE TO BECOME ACCLIMATED TO SUMMERTIME 
HEAT. 

TUESDAY AFTERNOON...OUTSIDE OF PHILADELPHIA AND ITS SUBURBS...
TEMPERATURES GENERALLY WILL TOP OUT IN THE LOWER 90S...WITH MID TO 
UPPER 80S OVER THE SOUTHERN POCONOS AND LOWER 80S ALONG THE NEW 
JERSEY AND DELAWARE COASTS.  MAXIMUM HEAT INDICES WILL RUN A FEW 
DEGREES HIGHER THAN THAT.  WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY ARE FORECAST TO BE 
SOMEWHAT HOTTER AND MORE HUMID. 

HEAT INDICES WILL BE WELL INTO THE 90S TO NEAR 100 DEGREES DURING 
MIDWEEK...AND SO WE SHOULD BE READY FOR OUR FIRST HOT WEATHER 
EVENT.  CHECK AIR CONDITIONERS AND FANS TO BE SURE THEY ARE WORKING 
PROPERLY.  ALSO...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 KEEPING SAFE AND COOL DURING HOT AND HUMID 
WEATHER...

FIRST...TRY TO STAY IN AN AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENT.  IF THIS IS 
NOT POSSIBLE...THEN KEEP YOUR ENVIRONMENT WELL VENTILATED.  IF IT 
POSES NO HEALTH RISK TO YOU...YOU CAN KEEP YOUR BODY COOL BY TAKING 
A COOL BATH OR SHOWER.  DRINK PLENTY OF WATER...AND AVOID ALCOHOLIC 
BEVERAGES. WEAR LOOSE FITTING...LIGHT WEIGHT AND LIGHT COLORED 
CLOTHING.  IF YOU MUST BE OUTSIDE...TRY TO COMPLETE OUTDOOR 
ACTIVITIES DURING THE MORNING OR EVENING HOURS.  DO NOT ENGAGE IN 
STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES DURING THE HOTTEST PART OF THE DAY...GENERALLY 
NOON TO 600 PM.  LIMIT YOUR EXPOSURE TIME IN THE SUN BY SEEKING AN 
AIR CONDITIONED BUILDING OR SHADE TO TAKE A BREAK FROM THE HEAT AND 
HUMIDITY.  WEAR SUNSCREEN. 

FINALLY...PLEASE REMEMBER YOUR PETS AND OTHER DOMESTIC ANIMALS.  
THEY NEED ACCESS TO A WELL VENTILATED AND SHADY PLACE AND PLENTY OF 
COOL WATER.  THE MOST HUMANE THING TO DO IS TO BRING THEM INTO AN 
AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENT.

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FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT 
WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV/ER/PHI IN SMALL LETTERS.

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