[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 5/21/2004 4:50:08 AM

[PHI Skywarn]

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
425 AM EDT FRI MAY 21 2004


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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-
425 AM EDT FRI MAY 21 2004

...HOT WEATHER IS EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND...

THE HOTTEST AND MOST HUMID AIR MASS OF THE YEAR SO FAR IS POISED TO 
ARRIVE INTO THE REGION JUST IN TIME FOR THE UPCOMING WEEKEND. A 
BROAD SOUTHWEST FLOW OF AIR AROUND AN OFFSHORE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM 
WILL PREVAIL. HUMID AIR IN THE SOUTHERN MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATES WILL 
MOVE TOWARD US AND ARRIVE BY SATURDAY MORNING. WHILE TODAY WILL BE 
MORE HUMID THAN YESTERDAY...CLOUDS AND SCATTERED SHOWERS AND 
THUNDERSTORMS FROM A DISSIPATING COLD FRONT WILL HOLD TEMPERATURES 
DOWN A BIT.  

BUT ON SATURDAY HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL APPROACH 90 AND REACH INTO 
THE LOWER 90S IN SOME AREAS ON SUNDAY. THE HEAT INDEX...WHICH 
COMBINES THE EFFECTS OF TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY...IS FORECAST TO 
REACH AS HIGH AS THE LOWER 90S ON SATURDAY AND THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 
90S ON SUNDAY. 

HOT WEATHER SAFETY TIPS INCLUDE...

CHECK ON THE ELDERLY AND MAKE SURE THEY AND THE VERY YOUNG ARE KEPT 
AS COMFORTABLE AS POSSIBLE. 

DRESS FOR SUMMER. LIGHTWEIGHT...LIGHT COLORED CLOTHING REFLECTS HEAT 
AND SUNLIGHT AND HELPS YOUR BODY MAINTAIN NORMAL TEMPERATURES.

IF YOU ARE PARTICIPATING IN OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES THIS WEEKEND FROM 
SOCCER TO LACROSSE TO BASEBALL TO GOLFING OR JOGGING...MAKE SURE YOU 
PACE YOURSELF...DRINK PLENTY OF LIQUIDS BEFORE...DURING AND AFTER 
YOU ARE DONE. IF POSSIBLE...TRY TO POSTPONE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES 
UNTIL THE COOLER PART OF THE DAY. IT IS A WISE IDEA FOR EVERYONE TO 
DRINK PLENTY OF WATER OR OTHER NON ALCOHOLIC FLUIDS. YOUR BODY NEEDS 
WATER TO KEEP COOL. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS EVEN IF YOU DO NOT FEEL 
THIRSTY.  

SPEND MORE TIME IN AIR CONDITIONED PLACES AND DO NOT FORGET TO KEEP 
YOUR PETS COOL.

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GIGI


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