[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Non-Precip Warning : PHI@ 07/21/2005 15:36:47

[n2qae at gti.net]

WWUS71 KPHI 211936
NPWPHI
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
335 PM EDT THU JUL 21 2005

DEZ001-NJZ015-017>019-PAZ067>071-221000-
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
335 PM EDT THU JUL 21 2005

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR HIGHLY URBANIZED AREAS ON FRIDAY...

HIGH TEMPERATURES FRIDAY AFTERNOON IN THE LOWER TO MID 90S WILL 
COMBINE WITH INCREASING HUMIDITY LEVELS. WITH THE RETURN OF THE 
HIGHER HUMIDITY, HEAT INDICES OF 95 TO 100 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED 
FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY FRIDAY EVENING. THIS RUN OF COMBINED 
EXCESSIVE HEAT AND HUMIDITY IS ONLY EXPECTED TO LAST ONE DAY, 
THEREFORE THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY 
FOR HIGHLY URBANIZED AREAS FOR FRIDAY.

THE HEAT HAS BEEN DOMINANT THIS MONTH, WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE 
PHILADELPHIA METROPOLITAN AREA TOPPING OUT AT 90 DEGREES OR HIGHER 8 
TIMES SO FAR, INCLUDING TODAY. THIS MONTH IN PHILADELPHIA, 2 HEAT 
WAVES HAVE OCCURRED. A HEAT WAVE IS TYPICALLY DEFINED AS 3 
CONSECUTIVE DAYS WITH TEMPERATURES REACHING 90 DEGREES OR HIGHER. 
THE HEAT HAS BEEN PROLONGED FOR AWHILE NOW, WHICH ALLOWS FOR HEAT 
RELATED STRESS ON THE BODY TO BUILD UP, ESPECIALLY IN THE HIGHLY 
URBANIZED AREAS.

THEREFORE, CONTINUE TO TAKE IT SLOW AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. STAY 
IN CONTACT WITH ELDERLY FAMILY MEMBERS AND FRIENDS WHO LIVE ALONE, 
TO BE SURE THEY ARE OKAY. GOOD COMMON SENSE PRACTICES TO KEEP COOL
SHOULD NOT ONLY BE PRACTICED DURING THE DAY, BUT ALSO AT NIGHT WHEN 
THERE IS LESS VENTILATION, AND FEWER PLACES TO GO TO FIND A COOL 
SETTING. ALSO, IF YOU HAVE PETS THAT ARE TYPICALLY KEPT OUTSIDE,
TRY TO KEEP THEM INDOORS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY DURING THE 
HOTTEST TIME OF THE DAY. AT A MINIMUM, PROVIDE THEM WITH PLENTY OF 
COLD WATER AND ACCESS TO A SHADED AND WELL VENTILATED AREA.

A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO CROSS THE REGION LATE ON FRIDAY, WITH 
LESS HUMID AIR GRADUALLY ARRIVING DURING THE WEEKEND.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS, OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA 
OUTLETS FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

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