[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 8/20/2004 3:36:27 AM

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
336 AM EDT FRI AUG 20 2004

DEZ002-003-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ007>010-012>014-016-020>023-027-
PAZ060>062-201600-
ATLANTIC NJ-BERKS PA-CAPE MAY NJ-CAROLINE MD-CECIL MD-CUMBERLAND NJ-
EASTERN MONMOUTH NJ-HUNTERDON NJ-INLAND SUSSEX DE-KENT MD-KENT DE-
LEHIGH PA-MIDDLESEX NJ-MORRIS NJ-NORTHAMPTON PA-OCEAN NJ-
QUEEN ANNE'S MD-SALEM NJ-SOMERSET NJ-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON NJ-
TALBOT MD-WARREN NJ-WESTERN MONMOUTH NJ-
336 AM EDT FRI AUG 20 2004

...ANOTHER BRIEF BOUT WITH SUMMER HEAT TODAY...

SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND A BERMUDA HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING HOT AND
HUMID WEATHER TO THE REGION TODAY. TEMPERATURES WILL REACH 90 TO 95
DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON ALONG WITH DEWPOINTS OF 70 TO 75. THIS
COMBINATION OF HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL YIELD HEAT INDICES IN THE UPPER
90S TO AROUND 100. 

SINCE WE HAVE NOT EXPERIENCED MUCH IN THE WAY OF EXCESSIVE HEAT 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 SAFEST 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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