[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Non-Precip Warning : PHI@ 07/19/2005 05:02:57

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
452 AM EDT TUE JUL 19 2005

DEZ001-NJZ015-017>019-PAZ067>071-200000-
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
452 AM EDT TUE JUL 19 2005

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

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

TEMPERATURES AND DEWPOINTS ARE EXPECTED TO COMBINE TO GENERATE HEAT
INDICES OF AROUND OR SLIGHTLY OVER 100 OVER THE URBANIZED PORTIONS OF
THE WARNING AREA. SUCH CONDITIONS COULD CAUSE HEAT CRAMPS AND HEAT
EXHAUSTION WITH PROLONGED EXPOSURE AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY, AND THEY
COULD THREATEN THE LIVES OF THOSE WHO ARE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE
HEAT. 
  
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. IF YOU MUST BE OUTDOORS FOR ANY
LENGTH OF TIME, WEAR LOOSE FITTING AND LIGHT COLORED CLOTHING AND
KEEP YOURSELF HYDRATED WITH NON-ALCOHOLIC, NON-CAFFEINATED BEVERAGES.
TAKE REGULAR BREAKS IN THE SHADE IF YOU ARE ENGAGED IN PHYSICAL
ACTIVITY. 

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 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 THANKS TO AN ADVANCING BUT WEAK FRONT.
IT WILL HAVE LITTLE EFFECT ON OUR TEMPERATURES, BUT IT 
SHOULD CAUSE DEWPOINTS, AND THEREFORE HEAT INDICES, TO DROP SOME ON 
WEDNESDAY RELATIVE TO TODAY.

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MPD WWWW