[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 07/24/2005 05:00:48

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WWUS81 KPHI 240900
SPSPHI

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
435 AM EDT SUN JUL 24 2005

DEZ002>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ001-007>010-012>014-016-020>027-
PAZ054-055-060>062-242200-
ATLANTIC NJ-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY NJ-BERKS PA-CAPE MAY NJ-
CARBON PA-CAROLINE MD-CECIL MD-COASTAL ATLANTIC NJ-COASTAL OCEAN NJ-
CUMBERLAND NJ-DELAWARE BEACHES DE-EASTERN MONMOUTH NJ-HUNTERDON NJ-
INLAND SUSSEX DE-KENT MD-KENT DE-LEHIGH PA-MIDDLESEX NJ-MONROE PA-
MORRIS NJ-NORTHAMPTON PA-OCEAN NJ-QUEEN ANNE'S MD-SALEM NJ-
SOMERSET NJ-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON NJ-SUSSEX NJ-TALBOT MD-WARREN NJ-
WESTERN MONMOUTH NJ-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLENTOWN...ATLANTIC CITY...BETHLEHEM...
DOVER...NEW BRUNSWICK...PERTH AMBOY...READING AND VINELAND
435 AM EDT SUN JUL 24 2005

...HOT AND HUMID WEATHER COMING BACK EARLY THIS WEEK...

AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST LATER TODAY, A
SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL RE-ESTABLISH ITSELF OVER THE REGION. THIS FLOW
WILL PUMP IN INCREASINGLY HOTTER AND MORE HUMID AIR DURING THE FIRST
PART OF THE WEEK. HIGH TEMPERATURES ON MONDAY ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK IN
THE LOW 90S IN MANY LOCATIONS, AND IN THE MID 90S ON TUESDAY. THIS
HEAT, WHEN COMBINED WITH EXPECTED HIGHER HUMIDITIES, WILL YIELD HEAT
INDICES IN THE UPPER 90S ON MONDAY, AND NEAR 100 DEGREES ON TUESDAY.
IN FACT, DEPENDING ON THE AMOUNT OF CLOUD COVER, TUESDAY COULD TURN
OUT TO BE THE HOTTEST DAY OF THE YEAR. AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH MAY BE
ISSUED FOR THE NON-URBANIZED AREAS OF THE FORECAST AREA AS THE
METEOROLOGY OF THIS EVENT BECOMES MORE CERTAIN. A COLD FRONT IS
EXPECTED TO BRING RELIEF LATE WEDNESDAY. IF THE APPROACH OF THIS
FRONT HAPPENS TO SLOW DOWN, WEDNESDAY COULD BE ANOTHER SCORCHER AS
WELL. 

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. 

BEFORE THE HEAT RETURNS, HOWEVER, THE AREA WILL BE SUBJECT TO SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM A SYSTEM MOVING IN FROM THE WEST LATER TODAY.
A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE IN THE FORECAST FOR
TONIGHT. BRIEF GUSTY WINDS, HEAVY DOWNPOURS, AND VIVID
CLOUD-TO-GROUND LIGHTNING ARE POSSIBLE IN A FEW LOCATIONS. 

$$
JJM


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