[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 07/15/2005 17:09:45

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WWUS81 KPHI 152105
SPSPHI

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
505 PM EDT FRI JUL 15 2005

DEZ001-NJZ015-017>019-PAZ067>071-161000-
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...CAMDEN...NEWARK...PHILADELPHIA...
TRENTON AND WILMINGTON
505 PM EDT FRI JUL 15 2005

...REMAINING VERY HUMID THROUGH TUESDAY...
...HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 100 TO 103 ARE POSSIBLE ON MONDAY AND 
TUESDAY...

IT WILL REMAIN VERY HUMID THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INTO THE EARLY 
PART OF THE NEW WEEK.

FOR SATURDAY AND SUNDAY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED, 
ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS.  THERE WILL BE A 
FAIR AMOUNT OF CLOUDINESS ON BOTH DAYS AND THE CLOUDS SHOULD KEEP 
TEMPERATURES FROM RISING MUCH ABOVE THE MIDDLE AND UPPER 80S.

IN CONTRAST, THERE SHOULD BE MORE SUNSHINE THAN CLOUDINESS ON MONDAY 
AND TUESDAY.  TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO SOAR INTO THE LOWER AND 
MIDDLE 90S IN THE AFTERNOON.  IN HIGHLY URBANIZED AREAS IN AND 
AROUND PHILADELPHIA, CAMDEN, WILMINGTON AND TRENTON, AFTERNOON HEAT 
INDEX VALUES SHOULD RISE INTO THE 100 TO 103 DEGREE RANGE.  THERE 
WILL BE LITTLE RELIEF OVERNIGHT WITH TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO DROP 
NO LOWER THAN THE 70S.

DURING THE EXCESSIVE HEAT AND HUMIDITY THAT IS EXPECTED FOR MONDAY 
AND TUESDAY PLAN TO SPEND AS LITTLE TIME AS POSSIBLE OUT OF DOORS, 
ESPECIALLY DURING THE HEAT OF THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.  
PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE HEAT MAY RESULT IN HEAT EXHAUSTION OR HEAT 
STROKE.  BE SURE TO CHECK ON ELDERLY RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.  THE 
ELDERLY ARE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO HEAT RELATED HEALTH PROBLEMS.

A COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO PASS THROUGH THE REGION EARLY ON 
WEDNESDAY AND IT SHOULD BRING SOME RELIEF FROM THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY.

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