[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 07/16/2005 03:37:06

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
332 AM EDT SAT JUL 16 2005

DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ001-007>010-012>027-PAZ054-055-
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ATLANTIC NJ-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY NJ-BERKS PA-BUCKS PA-CAMDEN NJ-
CAPE MAY NJ-CARBON PA-CAROLINE MD-CECIL MD-CHESTER PA-
COASTAL ATLANTIC NJ-COASTAL OCEAN NJ-CUMBERLAND NJ-DELAWARE PA-
DELAWARE BEACHES DE-EASTERN MONMOUTH NJ-GLOUCESTER NJ-HUNTERDON NJ-
INLAND SUSSEX DE-KENT MD-KENT DE-LEHIGH PA-MERCER NJ-MIDDLESEX NJ-
MONROE PA-MONTGOMERY PA-MORRIS NJ-NEW CASTLE DE-NORTHAMPTON PA-
NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON NJ-OCEAN NJ-PHILADELPHIA PA-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...ATLANTIC CITY...BETHLEHEM...
CAMDEN...DOVER...NEW BRUNSWICK...NEWARK...PERTH AMBOY...
PHILADELPHIA...READING...TRENTON...VINELAND AND WILMINGTON
332 AM EDT SAT JUL 16 2005

...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN TODAY...
...HEAT INDICES IN THE LOW 100S ARE POSSIBLE EARLY NEXT WEEK...

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN FOR TODAY AND, IN PART 
BECAUSE OF THE VERY HUMID CONDITIONS, SOME ALMOST CERTAINLY WILL BE 
ACCOMPANIED BY HEAVY RAIN.  THE HEAVY RAIN WILL CAUSE FLOODING IN 
AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE AND PERHAPS ALONG SMALL STREAMS AND CREEKS.

THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE SCATTERED THIS MORNING.  THEY 
SHOULD BECOME MORE NUMEROUS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS.

IF YOU WILL BE OUT DRIVING, THE HEAVY RAIN WILL REDUCE YOUR 
VISIBILITY.  BE SURE TO LEAVE PLENTY OF ROOM BETWEEN YOUR VEHICLE 
AND THE ONE AHEAD OF YOU.  ALSO, THE HEAVY RAIN WILL CAUSE PONDING 
OF WATER ON ROADWAYS.  DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOOD WATERS, THE WATER 
MAY BE DEEPER THAN YOU THINK IT IS.

FOR TODAY AND SUNDAY, CLOUDINESS SHOULD KEEP TEMPERATURES FROM 
RISING ABOVE THE 80S. PRESENTLY, INDICATIONS ARE THAT CLOUDS WILL 
BEGIN TO MOVE OUT OF THE REGION FROM THE SOUTH ON MONDAY, AND THERE 
SHOULD BE SUNSHINE ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION ON TUESDAY.  AFTERNOON 
TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO RISE INTO THE LOWER 90S ACROSS THE 
DELMARVA, SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHEASTERN AND EAST 
CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA ON MONDAY AND ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION ON 
TUESDAY.  IN HIGHLY URBANIZED AREAS IN AND AROUND PHILADELPHIA, 
CAMDEN, WILMINGTON AND TRENTON, AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES MAY RISE INTO 
THE LOW 100S ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY.  THERE WILL BE LITTLE RELIEF 
OVERNIGHT WITH TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO DROP NO LOWER THAN THE 70S.  
AFTERNOON HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE SOMEWHAT MORE MODERATE ALONG THE 
COAST AND OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS. 

DURING THE EXCESSIVE HEAT AND HUMIDITY THAT MAY OCCUR 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 OR INFIRM RELATIVES AND 
NEIGHBORS.  THE ELDERLY, THE INFIRM AND THE VERY YOUNG ARE MOST 
SUSCEPTIBLE TO HEAT RELATED HEALTH PROBLEMS.  ALSO, BE SURE NOT TO 
LEAVE ANYONE ALONE IN AN AUTOMOBILE FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME DURING 
THE DAY. 

FINALLY, CONSIDER YOUR OUTDOOR PETS.  THE MOST HUMANE THING TO DO IS 
TO BRING THEM INTO AN AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENT WHEN IT IS HOT AND 
HUMID.  THEY WILL NEED, AT A MINIMUM, ACCESS TO A SHADED AND WELL 
VENTILATED AREA AND PLENTY OF COOL WATER. 

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

$$

MPD