[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Non-Precip Warning : PHI@ 07/17/2005 16:15:27
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n2qae at gti.net
Sun Jul 17 16:15:29 EDT 2005
WWUS71 KPHI 172014
NPWPHI
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
411 PM EDT SUN JUL 17 2005
DEZ001-NJZ015-017>019-PAZ067>071-180900-
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
411 PM EDT SUN JUL 17 2005
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FOR URBANIZED PORTIONS OF THE
DELAWARE VALLEY ON MONDAY AND TUESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS UPGRADED THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH
TO A WARNING. AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT OPPRESSIVE
HEAT-RELATED CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE NEXT TWENTY-FOUR
HOURS.
WITH MORE SUN EXPECTED ON MONDAY, TEMPERATURES WILL CLIMB FIVE TO
ALMOST TEN DEGREES HIGHER THAN WHAT MOST OF THE REGION EXPERIENCED
ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE EVEN WARMER
ON TUESDAY. AT NIGHT, TEMPERATURES WILL ONLY DROP INTO THE MID 70S
AND OFFER LITTLE SHORT TERM RELIEF.
WHEN COMBINED WITH DEWPOINTS IN THE LOWER TO MID 70S, HEAT INDICES
EACH DAY WILL BE AROUND 100 DEGREES IN THE URBANIZED AREAS OF THE
DELAWARE VALLEY.
DURING PERIODS OF EXCESSIVE HEAT AND HUMIDITY, 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 THE ELDERLY AND VERY YOUNG. THEY ARE
MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO HEAT RELATED HEALTH PROBLEMS.
FINALLY, PLEASE CONSIDER YOUR PETS THAT YOU KEEP OUTSIDE. THE MOST
HUMANE THING TO DO IS TO BRING THEM INDOORS. AT A MINIMUM, PROVIDE
THEM WITH PLENTY OF COOL WATER AND ACCESS TO A SHADED AND WELL
VENTILATED AREA.
RELIEF IS IN SIGHT. A COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO PASS THROUGH THE
REGION ON TUESDAY NIGHT.
$$
KRUZDLO
WWWW
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