[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 8/19/2004 3:07:50 PM

[PHI Skywarn]

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
246 PM EDT THU AUG 19 2004

DEZ001>003-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ009-010-012-013-015>023-027-
PAZ067>071-200930-
ATLANTIC NJ-BUCKS PA-CAMDEN NJ-CAPE MAY NJ-CAROLINE MD-CECIL MD-
CHESTER PA-CUMBERLAND NJ-DELAWARE PA-GLOUCESTER NJ-HUNTERDON NJ-
INLAND SUSSEX DE-KENT MD-KENT DE-MERCER NJ-MIDDLESEX NJ-
MONTGOMERY PA-NEW CASTLE DE-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON NJ-OCEAN NJ-
PHILADELPHIA PA-QUEEN ANNE'S MD-SALEM NJ-SOMERSET NJ-
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON NJ-TALBOT MD-WESTERN MONMOUTH NJ-
246 PM EDT THU AUG 19 2004

...ANOTHER BRIEF BOUT WITH SUMMER HEAT ON FRIDAY...

ANOTHER SHORT-LIVED PERIOD OF HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL OCCUR ON FRIDAY,
AS SOUTHERLY WINDS AROUND A BERMUDA HIGH OFF THE EASTERN SEABOARD
BRING US TEMPERAURES IN THE LOWER 90S AND DEWPOINTS IN THE LOWER 70S.
THESE WILL YIELD HEAT INDICES IN THE MID TO UPPER 90S ON FRIDAY
AFTERNOON. 

SINCE WE HAVE EXPERIENCED NO EXTENDED HEAT WAVES THIS SUMMER, PEOPLE
HAVE NOT BECOME WELL ACCLIMATED TO SUMMERTIME HEAT. FOR MOST OF US,
THIS WILL PRESENT NO SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM. HOWEVER, THE ELDERLY, THE
INFIRM AND THE VERY YOUNG ARE POTENTIALLY AT RISK. 

AN AIR-CONDITIONED PLACE IS THE SAFTEST BET FOR ANYONE WHO IS
SUSCEPTIBLE TO HEAT. OTHERWISE, THEY SHOULD BE KEPT WELL HYDRATED, IN
SHADED AND WELL VENTILATED AREAS, AND DRESSED IN LOOSE FITTING AND
LIGHT COLORED CLOTHING. IF YOU KNOW ANY ELDERLY SHUT-INS, PLEASE
CHECK ON THEM DURING THE COURSE OF THE DAY. DO NOT KEEP ANYONE OR ANY
ANIMAL IN A STATIONARY AUTOMOBILE FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME DURING THE
DAY.

FINALLY, PLEASE TREAT YOUR PETS AND DOMESTIC ANIMALS HUMANELY. THEY
SHOULD, AT THE MINIMUM, BE PROVIDED ACCESS TO A WELL VENTILATED AND
SHADY LOCATION WITH PLENTY OF COOL WATER. THE MOST HUMANE THING TO DO
IS TO BRING THEM INTO AN AIR-CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENT.

A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE REGION ON SATURDAY AND BRING AN END TO
THE HEAT.

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MPD



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