[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Non-Precip Warning : PHI@ 07/24/2005 04:28:54

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NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
406 AM EDT SUN JUL 24 2005

DEZ001-NJZ015-017>019-PAZ067>071-242200-
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
406 AM EDT SUN JUL 24 2005

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH IN EFFECT MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED AN
EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH FOR THE URBANIZED PORTIONS OF THE DELAWARE
VALLEY FROM MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY. 

AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES OFF THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST, A SOUTHERLY FLOW
WILL RE-ESTABLISH ITSELF OVER THE REGION. THIS FLOW WILL PUMP IN
WARMER AND INCREASINGLY MORE HUMID AIR BEGINNING MONDAY. HIGH
TEMPERATURES ON MONDAY ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE IN THE LOW TO MID 90S,
WHICH WHEN COUPLED WITH THE HIGHER HUMIDITY LEVELS, WILL FEEL MORE
LIKE 100 DEGREES, ESPECIALLY IN THE URBAN AREAS. EVEN HOTTER AIR IS
EXPECTED ON TUESDAY, WHEN THE COMBINATION OF HEAT AND HUMIDITY COULD
FEEL LIKE 110 DEGREES. WITH NO SIGNIFICANT CLOUD COVER, TUESDAY COULD
BE THE HOTTEST DAY OF THE YEAR. AS TUESDAY GETS CLOSER AND THE
METEOROLOGY OF THIS EVENT BECOMES MORE APPARENT, THIS WATCH MAY BE
EXPANDED TO INCLUDE OTHER PORTIONS OF EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA, DELAWARE,
NEW JERSEY, AND NORTHEAST MARYLAND.

A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE IN FROM THE WEST LATE WEDNESDAY. THE
TIMING OF THIS FRONTAL PASSAGE WILL DETERMINE HOW HOT WEDNESDAY MIGHT
BECOME. AFTER THE FRONT PASSES, COOLER AND DRIER AIR WILL BE ON TAP
FOR THE LATTER PART OF THE WEEK.

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, DO NOT LEAVE THEM UNATTENDED IN
THE VEHICLE FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME. TO DO SO COULD RESULT IN FATAL
CONSEQUENCES. 

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JJM

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