[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 7/20/2004 4:12:42 PM

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
407 PM EDT TUE JUL 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-
407 PM EDT TUE JUL 20 2004

...A COUPLE OF HOT AND HUMID DAYS AHEAD FOR THE REGION...

THERE HAVE NOT BEEN TOO MANY HOT AND HUMID DAYS SO FAR THIS SUMMER, 
BUT WE WILL HAVE TWO DAYS OF THIS TYPE OF WEATHER FOR THE REST OF 
THIS WORK WEEK. 

THE LACK OF ANY COLD FRONTAL PASSAGES COUPLED WITH THE STRONG JULY 
SUN WILL START BOOSTING MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES TO AROUND 90 ON BOTH 
WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY IN THE DELAWARE VALLEY. COUPLED WITH TYPICAL 
FOR JULY HUMIDITY LEVELS, THIS WILL PRODUCE HEAT INDICES IN THE 
LOWER TO MID 90S BOTH WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AFTERNOONS. AT THE 
MOMENT THIS IS BELOW THE NECESSARY LEVELS REQUIRED TO ISSUE 
EXCESSIVE HEAT ADVISORIES. OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES WEDNESDAY 
NIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT ARE EXPECTED ONLY TO FALL INTO THE LOWER 
70S IN HIGHLY URBANIZED LOCATIONS. WHILE FRIDAY SHOULD BE VERY 
HUMID, MORE CLOUDS SHOULD KEEP HIGH TEMPERATURES FROM REACHING 90 
DEGREES. A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT SHOULD GRADUALLY BRING COOLER AND 
DRIER AIR INTO THE AREA ON THE WEEKEND.

WHILE THE UPCOMING WEATHER WILL NOT BE EXTREMELY HOT, IT STILL MAKES 
COMMON SENSE TO SAVE THE MOST STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES FOR THE COOLER 
PARTS OF THE DAY. CHECK ON THE YOUNG AND THE ELDERLY, ESPECIALLY IF 
THEY LIVE IN URBANIZED LOCATIONS THAT DO NOT HAVE ACCESS TO AIR 
CONDITIONING. DO NOT LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS IN A VEHICLE FOR ANY 
LENGTH OF TIME, AND IF YOU KEEP YOUR PETS OUTSIDE, MAKE SURE THEY 
HAVE ACCESS TO A WELL VENTILATED SHELTER, SHADE, AND PLETNY OF COOL 
WATER.  

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