[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 5/22/2004 5:57:18 AM

[PHI Skywarn]

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SPSPHI

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
507 AM EDT SAT MAY 22 2004


NJZ001-007>010-PAZ054-055-060>062-067>069-222100-
BERKS PA-BUCKS PA-CARBON PA-CHESTER PA-HUNTERDON NJ-LEHIGH PA-
MONROE PA-MONTGOMERY PA-MORRIS NJ-NORTHAMPTON PA-SOMERSET NJ-
SUSSEX NJ-WARREN NJ-
507 AM EDT SAT MAY 22 2004

...PATCHY FOG THIS MORNING...
...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING...

A WARM AND HUMID AIRMASS COUPLED WITH YESTERDAYS RAIN HAS
BROUGHT LOW CLOUDS AND LOCALLY DENSE FOG TO THE AREA THIS MORNING.
VISIBILITIES ARE AS LOW AS ONE-QUARTER OF A MILE IN SOME LOCATIONS.
CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE BY MID MORNING AS THE SUN BURNS OFF THE FOG
AND LOW CLOUDS. UNTIL THEN MOTORISTS SHOULD DRIVE WITH EXTREME
CAUTION AND ALLOW ADDITIONAL TRAVEL TIME. USE LOW BEAMS...REDUCE
DRIVING SPEED...AND ALLOW FOR PLENTY OF ROOM BETWEEN YOU AND OTHER
CARS. YOU CAN OVERTAKE ANOTHER VEHICLE QUICKLY IN POOR
VISIBILITIES...SO SLOW DOWN AND DRIVE DEFENSIVELY.

IN ADDITION...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE TODAY AND
TONIGHT. SOME THUNDERSTORMS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING COULD PRODUCE
STRONG GUSTY WINDS...HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND HAIL. RESIDENTS SHOULD KEEP
ABREAST OF CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE PROPER
ACTION SHOULD WARNINGS BE NECESSARY.

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DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ012>025-027-PAZ070-071-222100-
ATLANTIC NJ-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY NJ-CAMDEN NJ-CAPE MAY NJ-
CAROLINE MD-CECIL MD-COASTAL ATLANTIC NJ-CUMBERLAND NJ-DELAWARE PA-
DELAWARE BEACHES DE-EASTERN MONMOUTH NJ-GLOUCESTER NJ-
INLAND SUSSEX DE-KENT MD-KENT DE-MERCER NJ-MIDDLESEX NJ-
NEW CASTLE DE-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON NJ-OCEAN NJ-PHILADELPHIA PA-
QUEEN ANNE'S MD-SALEM NJ-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON NJ-TALBOT MD-
WESTERN MONMOUTH NJ-
507 AM EDT SAT MAY 22 2004

...PATCHY DENSE FOG THIS MORNING...
...HOT WEATHER EXPECTED TODAY AND SUNDAY...

A WARM AND HUMID AIRMASS COUPLED WITH YESTERDAYS RAIN HAS
BROUGHT LOW CLOUDS AND FOG...LOCALLY DENSE...TO THE AREA THIS
MORNING. VISIBILITIES ARE AS LOW AS ONE-EIGTH OF A MILE IN SOME
LOCATIONS...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE COAST. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE BY 
MID MORNING AS THE SUN BURNS OFF THE FOG AND LOW CLOUDS. UNTIL THEN
MOTORISTS SHOULD DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION AND ALLOW
ADDITIONAL TRAVEL TIME. USE LOW BEAMS...REDUCE DRIVING SPEED...AND
ALLOW FOR PLENTY OF ROOM BETWEEN YOU AND OTHER CARS. YOU CAN OVERTAKE
ANOTHER VEHICLE QUICKLY IN POOR VISIBILITIES...SO SLOW DOWN AND DRIVE
DEFENSIVELY.

THE HOTTEST AND MOST HUMID AIR MASS OF THE YEAR SO FAR IS EXPECTED TO
AFFECT THE AREA THIS WEEKEND. TODAY WILL BE NOTICEABLY WARMER AND
MORE STICKY AS TEMPERATURES TOP OUT IN THE UPPER 80S. SUNDAY IS
EXPECTED TO BE EVEN HOTTER, WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES FORECAST TO TOP
OUT IN THE LOW 90S. THE HEAT INDEX...WHICH COMBINES THE EFFECTS OF
TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY...IS FORECAST TO REACH AS HIGH AS THE LOWER
90S TODAY AND THE MIDDLE 90S ON SUNDAY. 

IF YOU ARE PARTICIPATING IN OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES THIS WEEKEND...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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