[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Non-Precip Warning : PHI@ 8/12/2005 3:59:59 PM

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NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
358 PM EDT FRI AUG 12 2005

DEZ001-NJZ015-017>019-PAZ067>071-131000-
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
358 PM EDT FRI AUG 12 2005

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING EXTENDED THROUGH 8 PM EDT SUNDAY...

YET ANOTHER HOT AND HUMID AIR MASS WILL REMAIN OVER SOUTHEASTERN 
PENNSYLVANIA, NEW JERSEY AND DELAWARE THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEKEND.  
AS A RESULT, THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS EXTENDED THE EXCESSIVE 
HEAT WARNING THROUGH SUNDAY.  THE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR 
HIGHLY URBANIZED AREAS IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES.

IN SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA, BUCKS, MONTGOMERY, CHESTER, DELAWARE 
AND PHILADELPHIA COUNTY.

IN NEW JERSEY, MERCER, NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON, CAMDEN AND 
GLOUCESTER COUNTY. 

IN NORTHERN DELAWARE, NEW CASTLE COUNTY. 

DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY TEMPERATURES ARE 
FORECAST TO RISE WELL INTO THE 90S.  THE HIGH HUMIDITY LEVELS SHOULD 
CAUSE HEAT INDEX VALUES TO REACH 100 TO AROUND 105 BOTH SATURDAY AND 
SUNDAY AFTERNOONS.

AT NIGHT, THERE WILL BE ONLY A LIMITED AMOUNT OF RELIEF FROM THE 
HEAT WITH TEMPERATURES DROPPING NO LOWER THAN THE 70S. WITHIN 
PHILADELPHIA LOW TEMPERATURES SHOULD BARELY FALL INTO THE 70S.

LIMIT YOUR TIME OUTDOORS IF POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY DURING THE HEAT OF 
THE AFTERNOON.  BE SURE TO CHECK ON YOUR ELDERLY RELATIVES AND 
NEIGHBORS. THE ELDERLY ARE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO HEAT RELATED HEALTH 
PROBLEMS. 

AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT COUPLED WITH MORE CLOUDS MIGHT DROP 
AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES BELOW 100 ON MONDAY. A BIT COOLER AND 
DRIER AIR IS THEN EXPECTED TO FOLLOW IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT IN THE 
MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.  

CHILDREN, THE ELDERLY AND PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC AILMENTS ARE USUALLY
THE FIRST TO SUFFER FROM THE HEAT. HEAT EXHAUSTION, CRAMPS, OR IN
EXTREME CASES HEAT STROKE CAN RESULT FROM PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THESE
CONDITIONS. FRIENDS, RELATIVES, OR NEIGHBORS SHOULD CHECK ON PEOPLE 
WHO MAY BE AT RISK. DO NOT FORGET YOUR PETS ALSO AND GIVE THEM A 
COOL OR SHADY PLACE TO STAY WITH PLENTY OF FRESH COOL WATER.


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