[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Non-Precip Warning : PHI@ 07/16/2005 17:24:10

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NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
523 PM EDT SAT JUL 16 2005

DEZ001-NJZ015-017>019-PAZ067>071-171100-
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
523 PM EDT SAT JUL 16 2005

...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH 
FOR HIGHLY URBANIZED AREAS FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY...

IT WILL REMAIN VERY HUMID THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEKEND AND INTO 
THE EARLY PART OF THE NEW WEEK.  FOR SUNDAY. MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES ARE 
EXPECTED ALONG WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, ESPECIALLY DURING THE 
AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS.  THE CLOUD COVER SHOULD KEEP 
TEMPERATURES FROM RISING MUCH ABOVE THE UPPER 80S ON SUNDAY 
AFTERNOON.

THERE SHOULD BE MORE SUNSHINE THAN CLOUDINESS ON MONDAY AND 
TUESDAY.  TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO SOAR INTO THE LOWER OR MIDDLE 
90S IN THE AFTERNOON ON BOTH DAYS.  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.  AS A RESULT, THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE 
HAS ISSUED AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH FOR HIGHLY URBANIZED AREAS FOR 
MONDAY AND TUESDAY.  THE WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES.

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

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

IN NORTHERN DELAWARE, NEW CASTLE COUNTY.

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 ON TUESDAY NIGHT 
AND IT SHOULD BRING SOME RELIEF FROM THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY.

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