[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 8/4/2005 4:08:45 PM

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
356 PM EDT THU AUG 4 2005

DEZ002-003-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ001-007>010-012-013-016-020>023-
027-PAZ054-055-060>062-051000-
ATLANTIC NJ-BERKS PA-CAPE MAY NJ-CARBON PA-CAROLINE MD-CECIL MD-
CUMBERLAND NJ-HUNTERDON NJ-INLAND SUSSEX DE-KENT MD-KENT DE-
LEHIGH PA-MIDDLESEX NJ-MONROE PA-MORRIS NJ-NORTHAMPTON PA-OCEAN NJ-
QUEEN ANNE'S MD-SALEM NJ-SOMERSET NJ-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON NJ-
SUSSEX NJ-TALBOT MD-WARREN NJ-WESTERN MONMOUTH NJ-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...DOVER...
NEW BRUNSWICK...PERTH AMBOY...READING AND VINELAND
356 PM EDT THU AUG 4 2005

...HOT AND HUMID WEATHER EXPECTED AGAIN ON FRIDAY...

VERY HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION ONE MORE
DAY. TEMPERATURES THIS AFTERNOON REACHED INTO THE LOW TO MID 90S,
WITH THE HEAT INDEX REACHING 100 OR HIGHER IN MANY SPOTS. HIGH
TEMPERATURES ON FRIDAY WILL BE SIMILAR, BUT THE HUMIDITY WILL BE
SLIGHTLY HIGHER. AS A RESULT, HEAT INDICES WILL LIKELY MATCH OR
EXCEED THOSE EXPERIENCED TODAY. THE HIGHEST HEAT INDICES FRIDAY
AFTERNOON, BETWEEN 95 AND 100, WILL BE IN THE DELMARVA AND SOUTHEAST
NEW JERSEY, WHERE THERE WILL BE MORE SUN DURING THE DAY. IN ADDITION,
LOW TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL ONLY DROP INTO THE MID 60S TO LOWER
70S.

PLEASE PROTECT YOURSELF FROM THE EFFECTS OF THE HEAT, LIMIT YOUR 
TIME OUTSIDE, ESPECIALLY DURING THE HOTTEST PART OF THE DAY.  
IF YOU ARE GOING TO BE ACTIVE OUTDOORS, DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS AND 
TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS FROM ACTIVITY IN AN AIR CONDITIONED BUILDING OR 
VEHICLE. 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. 
CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS PARTICIPATING IN CAMPS SHOULD NOT BE DOING 
STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES, ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON. PLEASE MAKE SURE 
THEY ARE DRINKING ENOUGH LIQUIDS. 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 FRIDAY NIGHT AS A COLD 
FRONT MOVES THROUGH OUR REGION. THIS FRONT WILL BRING MORE CLOUDS 
AND SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS TO THE AREA. SOME OF THE 
THUNDERSTORMS MIGHT BE STRONG IF THEY COINCIDE WITH THE HIGHEST 
TEMPERATURES OF THE DAY. COOLER AND SOMEWHAT DRIER AIR IS ON TAP FOR
THE WEEKEND. 

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

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GIGI/MIKETTA



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