[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 8/20/2004 11:54:48 AM

[PHI Skywarn]

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1153 AM EDT FRI AUG 20 2004

DEZ002-003-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ007>010-012>014-016-020>023-027-
PAZ060>062-202149-
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-
1153 AM EDT FRI AUG 20 2004

...TEMPERATURES CLIMBING TOWARD 90 DEGREES IN SOME AREAS...

SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL BRING HOT AND HUMID WEATHER TO THE REGION THIS
AFTERNOON. 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 OF AROUND 100 OR EVEN A BIT HIGHER. 

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.

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

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