[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Non-Precip Warning : PHI@ 8/20/2004 11:52:44 AM

[PHI Skywarn]

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1146 AM EDT FRI AUG 20 2004


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BUCKS PA-CAMDEN NJ-CHESTER PA-DELAWARE PA-GLOUCESTER NJ-MERCER NJ-
MONTGOMERY PA-NEW CASTLE DE-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON NJ-
PHILADELPHIA PA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PHILADELPHIA...TRENTON...CAMDEN...
WILMINGTON AND NEWARK
1146 AM EDT FRI AUG 20 2004

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NEW JERSEY CONTINUES THE 
HEAT ADVISORY FOR HIGHLY URBANIZED AREAS THROUGH THIS EVENING. 

A HOT AND HUMID AIRMASS HAS SETTLED INTO THE REGION, AND THIS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT AHEAD OF A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT. 
TEMPERATURES WILL TOP OUT THIS AFTERNOON IN THE 90 TO 95 DEGREE 
RANGE. THESE TEMPERATURES COUPLED WITH DEWPOINTS OF 70 TO 75 
DEGREES, WILL RESULT IN HEAT INDICES OF AROUND 100 DEGREES OR EVEN A 
BIT HIGHER THIS AFTERNOON. 

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

AN AIR CONDITIONED PLACE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT IS THE SAFEST 
BET FOR ANYONE WHO IS SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE 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 HAVE 
ELDERLY NEIGHBORS, PLEASE CHECK ON THEM DURING THE COURSE OF THE 
DAY. TRY TO HOLD OFF ON OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES UNTIL THE EVENING HOURS 
WHEN IT WILL NOT BE BE AS HOT. DO NOT KEEP ANYONE OR ANY ANIMAL IN A 
VEHICLE FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME DURING HOT WEATHER.

FINALLY, PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR PETS ARE TAKEN CARE OF. PROVIDE THEM 
WITH 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 AND HUMIDITY.

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GORSE


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