[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Non-Precip Warning : PHI@ 07/18/2005 08:15:36

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WWUS71 KPHI 180935
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
527 AM EDT MON JUL 18 2005

DEZ001-NJZ015-017>019-PAZ067>071-182200-
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
527 AM EDT MON JUL 18 2005

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FOR URBANIZED PORTIONS OF THE 
DELAWARE VALLEY TODAY AND TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MAINTAINS AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING FOR
TODAY AND TUESDAY. 

WITH A BIT MORE SUNSHINE EXPECTED TODAY, TEMPERATURES AND DEWPOINTS
ARE EXPECTED TO COMBINE TO GENERATE HEAT INDICES OF AROUND 100 OVER
THE URBANIZED PORTIONS OF THE WARNING AREA. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED
TO BE EVEN WARMER ON TUESDAY. TONIGHT, TEMPERATURES WILL ONLY DROP
INTO THE MID 70S AND OFFER LITTLE RELIEF.
  
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, THE INFIRM, AND THE VERY YOUNG. THEY
ARE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO HEAT RELATED HEALTH PROBLEMS. IF YOU ARE
TRANSPORTING ANYONE IN AN AUTOMOBILE TODAY, DO NOT LEAVE THEM
UNATTENDED IN THE VEHICLE FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME. TO DO SO COULD
RESULT IN FATAL CONSEQUENCES. 

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.

SOME MODEST RELIEF IS IN SIGHT. A WEAK COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO PASS
THROUGH THE REGION ON TUESDAY NIGHT. THAT COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO
BRING SOME DROP IN THE HUMIDITY, AND THAT SHOULD RESULT IN SOMEWHAT
MORE COMFORTABLE CONDITIONS, ESPECIALLY AT NIGHT. 

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MPD