[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Non-Precip Warning : PHI@ 8/3/2005 3:36:21 PM

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
330 PM EDT WED AUG 3 2005

DEZ001-NJZ015-017>019-PAZ067>071-041200-
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
330 PM EDT WED AUG 3 2005

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING THURSDAY FOR HIGHLY URBANIZED
AREAS...

THE TEMPERATURES ROSE INTO THE LOW TO MID 90S IN THE WARNING AREA,
BUT THE DEW POINTS WERE GENERALLY IN THE 60S, AND IN SOME CASES IN
THE UPPER 50S. THIS PREVENTED THE COMBINED EFFECTS OF HEAT AND
HUMIDITY FROM REACHING THE OPPRESSIVE LEVELS TODAY. HOWEVER, A RETURN
TO MORE HUMID CONDITIONS IS EXPECTED THURSDAY AND WITH THE
TEMPERATURES RISING A FEW DEGREES HIGHER THAN TODAY, WILL MAKE IT
MORE OPPRESSIVE.  TONIGHTS TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO SOMEWHAT
COMFORTABLE LEVELS ESPECIALLY WITH THE LOWER DEW POINTS AND WE ARE
NOT EXPECTING A MAJOR DISCOMFORT FACTOR OVERNIGHT. 

THE HEAT INDEX ON THURSDAY WILL RANGE FROM 100 TO 105. TO PROTECT
YOURSELF FROM THE EFFECTS OF THE HEAT THURSDAY, LIMIT YOUR TIME OUT
OF DOORS, ESPECIALLY DURING THE HOTTEST PART OF THE DAY. ALSO, PLEASE
CHECK ON YOUR ELDERLY RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS TO BE SURE THEY ARE
OKAY. THE ELDERLY, THE VERY YOUNG, AND THOSE WHO ARE ILL ARE MOST
SUSCEPTIBLE TO HEAT RELATED HEALTH PROBLEMS. IT IS ALSO IMPORTANT TO
REMEMBER YOUR PETS. KEEP THEM IN A COOL LOCATION, AND BE SURE THEY
HAVE PLENTY OF COOL WATER TO DRINK.

THE HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS WILL DIMINISH SOMEWHAT DURING FRIDAY AS
A COLD FRONT APPROACHES OUR REGION LATE FRIDAY. THIS FRONT WILL BRING
MORE CLOUDS AND SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA.
COOLER AND SOMEWHAT DRIER AIR WILL FOLLOW THE FRONT FRIDAY NIGHT. 

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS, OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA 
OUTLETS FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THE EXCESSIVE HEAT.

 

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