[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Non-Precip Warning : PHI@ 8/13/2005 4:24:16 PM

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
418 PM EDT SAT AUG 13 2005

DEZ001-NJZ015-017>019-PAZ067>071-140900-
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
418 PM EDT SAT AUG 13 2005

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

THE HOT AND HUMID WEATHER THAT HAS BEEN ACROSS THE REGION FRIDAY AND 
SATURDAY IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST INTO SUNDAY. AS A RESULT, THE 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS CONTINUED THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING.

TEMPERATURES ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON REACHED INTO THE MID 90S ACROSS 
THE URBAN AREAS. THESE TEMPERATURES HAVE COMBINED WITH THE ABUNDANT 
HUMIDITY TO PRODUCE HEAT INDICES TO AROUND 105 ACROSS THE 
WARNED AREA. 

TONIGHT, THERE WILL ONLY BE A LIMITED AMOUNT OF RELIEF FROM THE HEAT 
WITH TEMPERATURES DROPPING NO LOWER THAN THE MID 70S. IN CENTER CITY 
PHILADELPHIA, LOW TEMPERATURES SHOULD BARELY FALL BELOW 80 DEGREES.

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 DURING
THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.  

CHILDREN, THE ELDERLY AND PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC AILMENTS ARE USUALLY 
THE FIRST TO SUFFER FROM THE HEAT, THEREFORE IT IS IMPORTANT TO 
CHECK ON THEM DURING TIMES OF EXCESSIVE HEAT. LIMIT YOUR TIME 
OUTDOORS IF POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY DURING THE HEAT OF THE AFTERNOON,
AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

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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DEZ002-003-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ016-020>023-027-140900-
ATLANTIC NJ-CAPE MAY NJ-CAROLINE MD-CECIL MD-CUMBERLAND NJ-
INLAND SUSSEX DE-KENT MD-KENT DE-OCEAN NJ-QUEEN ANNE'S MD-SALEM NJ-
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON NJ-TALBOT MD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VINELAND AND DOVER
418 PM EDT SAT AUG 13 2005

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED A HEAT
ADVISORY FOR THE MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE, CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
DELAWARE AND INTERIOR SOUTHEAST NEW JERSEY.
 
TEMPERATURES SATURDAY AFTERNOON REACHED WELL INTO THE 90S ACROSS 
MOST AREAS, WITH READINGS AT THE SHORE TOPPING OUT CLOSE TO 90 
DEGREES. THESE TEMPERATURES HAVE COMBINED WITH ABUNDANT HUMIDITY 
LEVELS TO PRODUCE HEAT INDICES IN THE UPPER 90S TO AROUND 105 ACROSS 
THE AREA.  

THE HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS WILL RESUME ON SUNDAY, WITH HIGH 
TEMPERATURES AGAIN IN THE 90S AND UNCOMFORTABLE HUMIDITY LEVELS 
CONTINUING. IT LOOKS AS THOUGH MORE CLOUDS AND SHOWERS ON SUNDAY 
WILL KEEP MERCURY READINGS FROM REACHING THE LEVELS THAT THEY 
REACHED ON SATURDAY. STAY TUNED FOR UPDATES ON THE HEAT FROM THE 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. 

CHILDREN, THE ELDERLY AND PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC AILMENTS ARE USUALLY 
THE FIRST TO SUFFER FROM THE HEAT, THEREFORE IT IS IMPORTANT TO 
CHECK ON THEM DURING TIMES OF EXCESSIVE HEAT. LIMIT YOUR TIME 
OUTDOORS IF POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY DURING THE HEAT OF THE AFTERNOON,
AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

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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