[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Non-Precip Warning : PHI@ 6/24/2003 11:42:11 PM

[PHI Skywarn]

WWUS71 KPHI 251542
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1138 AM EDT WED JUN 25 2003

DEZ001-NJZ015-017>019-PAZ067>071-252200-
BUCKS PA-CAMDEN NJ-CHESTER PA-DELAWARE PA-GLOUCESTER NJ-MERCER NJ-
MONTGOMERY PA-NEW CASTLE DE-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON NJ-
PHILADELPHIA PA-

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY...

SUMMERTIME HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH 
THURSDAY. HEAT INDEX VALUES...WHICH MEASURE THE COMBINED EFFECT OF 
HEAT AND HUMIDITY...ARE EXPECTED TO REACH OR EXCEED 100 DEGREES 
TODAY AND AGAIN ON THURSDAY. TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE...SINCE SPRING 
WAS DAMP AND COOL...WE HAVE HAD LITTLE OR NO OPPORTUNITY TO 
ACCLIMATE TO THE INCREASINGLY HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS. 

A HEAT WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN HIGH HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO 
COMBINE WITH HOT AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES...MAKING IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 
100 DEGREES OR GREATER OVER THE COURSE OF MULTIPLE DAYS. IF YOU ARE 
IN THE WARNED AREA...AVOID PROLONGED WORK IN THE SUN...OR IN POORLY 
VENTILATED AREAS. ALSO...KEEP PLENTY OF LIQUIDS ON HAND AND TRY TO 
STAY IN AN AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENT. WEAR LIGHT COLORED/LIGHT 
WEIGHT CLOTHES.

CHILDREN...THE ELDERLY AND PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC AILMENTS ARE USUALLY 
THE FIRST TO SUFFER FROM THE HEAT. HEAT EXHAUSTION...CRAMPS...OR IN 
EXTREME CASES HEAT STROKE CAN RESULT FROM PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO 
THESE CONDITIONS. CHECK ON PEOPLE WHO MAY BE AT RISK.

FINALLY...PLEASE REMEMBER PETS AND OTHER DOMESTIC ANIMALS. THEY 
NEED...AT A MINIMUM...A SHADED AND WELL VENTILATED ENVIRONMENT AND 
ACCESS TO PLENTY OF COOL WATER. 

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL RADIO OR TELEVISION 
STATIONS...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION OUTLET FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR 
UPDATES. ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET 
AT WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV/PHI.

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