[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Non-Precip Warning : PHI@ 8/13/2005 3:10:20 AM

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WWUS71 KPHI 130709
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
248 AM EDT SAT AUG 13 2005

DEZ001-NJZ015-017>019-PAZ067>071-132200-
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
248 AM EDT SAT AUG 13 2005

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT SUNDAY...

HOT AND HUMID WEATHER WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION THIS WEEKEND. AS A
RESULT, THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CONTINUED 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 COUNTIES.

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

IN NORTHERN DELAWARE, NEW CASTLE COUNTY. 

TEMPERATURES THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE WELL INTO THE 90S AND MAY REACH
100 IN SOME LOCATIONS. ALTHOUGH TEMPERATURES ON SUNDAY WILL NOT BE
QUITE AS HOT AS TODAY, THEY WILL STILL BE OPPRESSIVE WITH HIGHS IN
THE MID 90S. THE HOT TEMPERATURES WILL COMBINE WITH HIGH HUMIDITY,
ALLOWING THE HEAT INDEX TO GET CLOSE TO 110 THIS AFTERNOON AND AROUND
105 SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

AT NIGHT, THERE WILL BE ONLY A LIMITED AMOUNT OF RELIEF FROM THE 
HEAT WITH TEMPERATURES DROPPING NO LOWER THAN THE MID 70S. WITHIN
PHILADELPHIA LOW TEMPERATURES SHOULD BARELY FALL BELOW 80.

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. ALSO, DO NOT FORGET YOUR PETS AND GIVE THEM A 
COOL OR SHADY PLACE TO STAY WITH PLENTY OF FRESH COOL WATER.

$$

DEZ002-003-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ008>010-012-013-016-020>023-027-
140000-
ATLANTIC NJ-CAPE MAY NJ-CAROLINE MD-CECIL MD-CUMBERLAND NJ-
HUNTERDON NJ-INLAND SUSSEX DE-KENT MD-KENT DE-MIDDLESEX NJ-MORRIS NJ-
OCEAN NJ-QUEEN ANNE'S MD-SALEM NJ-SOMERSET NJ-
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON NJ-TALBOT MD-WESTERN MONMOUTH NJ-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VINELAND...PERTH AMBOY...
NEW BRUNSWICK AND DOVER
248 AM EDT SAT AUG 13 2005

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

HOT AND HUMID WEATHER WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION TODAY. AS A RESULT,
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY. THE ADVISORY
INCLUDES AREAS IN SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA, NEW JERSEY, DELAWARE AND
NORTHEAST MARYLAND THAT ARE NOT IN THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING. AREAS
THAT ARE ALONG THE COAST AS WELL AS THE POCONOS AND NORTHWEST NEW
JERSEY ARE NOT INCLUDED BECAUSE THEY SHOULD NOT BE QUITE AS HOT.

TEMPERATURES THIS AFTERNOON WILL BE WELL INTO THE MIDDLE AND UPPER
90S. SOME LOCATIONS MAY REACH 100. ALTHOUGH TEMPERATURES ON SUNDAY
WILL NOT BE QUITE AS HOT AS TODAY, THEY WILL STILL BE OPPRESSIVE WITH
HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 90S. THE HOT TEMPERATURES WILL COMBINE WITH
HIGH HUMIDITY ALLOWING THE HEAT INDEX TO GET UP TO 105 TO 110 THIS
AFTERNOON AND TO 100 TO 105 SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

AT NIGHT, THERE WILL BE ONLY A LIMITED AMOUNT OF RELIEF FROM THE 
HEAT WITH TEMPERATURES DROPPING TO THE LOWER AND MID 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. ALSO, DO NOT FORGET YOUR PETS AND GIVE THEM A 
COOL OR SHADY PLACE TO STAY WITH PLENTY OF FRESH COOL WATER.

$$

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