[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Non-Precip Warning : PHI@ 07/24/2005 16:41:13

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NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
440 PM EDT SUN JUL 24 2005

DEZ001-NJZ015-017>019-PAZ067>071-251100-
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
440 PM EDT SUN JUL 24 2005

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY...

THE HOTTEST AIR OF THE SUMMER IS EXPECTED TO BUILD OVER OUR REGION 
FOR THE FIRST HALF OF THE NEW WEEK.  THERE WILL ALSO BE AN INCREASE 
IN HUMIDITY LEVELS.  AS A RESULT, THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS 
ISSUED AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY.  THE 
WARNING INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES.

IN SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA, BUCKS, MONTGOMERY, CHESTER, DELAWARE 
AND PHILADELPHIA COUNTY.

IN NEW JERSEY, MERCER, NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON, CAMDEN AND 
GLOUCESTER COUNTY.

IN NORTHERN DELAWARE, NEW CASTLE COUNTY.

FOR THE COUNTIES INCLUDED IN THE WARNING, THE CRITERIA FOR AN 
EXCESSIVE HEAT EVENT (A HEAT INDEX OF 100) IS LOWER THAN THAT FOR 
SURROUNDING AREAS DUE TO THE EXTENT OF DEVELOPMENT AND 
URBANIZATION.  HIGHLY URBANIZED AREAS TEND TO WARM QUITE EFFICIENTLY 
AS BUILDINGS AND PAVEMENT ABSORB THE HEAT.  THOSE SAME LOCATIONS 
COOL MORE SLOWLY AT NIGHT.  AS A RESULT, THE NIGHTTIME HOURS PROVIDE 
ONLY A LIMITED AMOUNT OF RELIEF FROM THE EXCESSIVE HEAT.

ON MONDAY AFTERNOON, TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO RISE INTO THE 
LOWER 90S WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES NEAR 100 IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY 
EVENING.  TUESDAY IS FORECAST TO BE THE HOTTEST DAY OF THE SUMMER UP 
TO THIS POINT.  TEMPERATURES ARE ANTICIPATED TO SOAR INTO THE MIDDLE 
AND UPPER 90S WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES REACHING 105 TO 110.

LIMIT YOUR TIME OUT OF DOORS IF POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY DURING THE HEAT 
OF THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.  BE SURE TO CHECK ON YOUR 
ELDERLY RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.  THE ELDERLY ARE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE 
TO HEAT RELATED HEALTH PROBLEMS.

A COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO DROP DOWN FROM THE NORTHWEST ON 
WEDNESDAY.  THE TIMING OF THE CLOUDS AND PRECIPITATION ASSOCIATED 
WITH THE FRONT IS A LITTLE UNCERTAIN AT THIS TIME.  THEREFORE, 
TEMPERATURES MAY AGAIN HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO RISE WELL INTO THE 90S 
ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MAY NEED TO BE 
EXTENDED FOR ONE ADDITIONAL DAY.

NOTICEABLY COOLER AIR IS EXPECTED TO BUILD DOWN BEHIND THE COLD 
FRONT FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

$$

DEZ002-003-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ016-020>023-027-251100-
ATLANTIC NJ-CAPE MAY NJ-CAROLINE MD-CECIL MD-CUMBERLAND NJ-
INLAND SUSSEX DE-KENT MD-KENT DE-OCEAN NJ-QUEEN ANNE'S MD-SALEM NJ-
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON NJ-TALBOT MD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VINELAND AND DOVER
440 PM EDT SUN JUL 24 2005

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH FOR TUESDAY...

THE HOTTEST AIR OF THE SUMMER IS EXPECTED TO BUILD OVER OUR REGION 
FOR THE FIRST HALF OF THE NEW WEEK.  THERE WILL ALSO BE AN INCREASE 
IN HUMIDITY LEVELS.  AS A RESULT, THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS 
ISSUED AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH FOR TUESDAY.  THE WATCH INCLUDES 
THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES.

IN SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY, INLAND OCEAN, SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON, 
INLAND ATLANTIC, INLAND CAPE MAY, CUMBERLAND AND SALEM COUNTY.

IN CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN DELAWARE, KENT AND INLAND SUSSEX COUNTY.

IN NORTHEASTERN MARYLAND, CECIL, KENT, QUEEN ANNE'S, TALBOT AND 
CAROLINE COUNTY.

FOR THE COUNTIES INCLUDED IN THE WATCH, THE CRITERIA USED TO DEFINE 
AN EXCESSIVE HEAT EVENT (A HEAT INDEX OF 105) IS HIGHER THAN THAT 
FOR THE MORE HIGHLY DEVELOPED AND URBANIZED LOCATIONS ALONG THE 
NORTHEAST CORRIDOR.  EVEN THOUGH IT WILL BE QUITE HOT AND HUMID ON 
MONDAY, THE EXCESSIVE HEAT CRITERIA IS NOT EXPECTED TO BE MET UNTIL 
TUESDAY IN THE COUNTIES INCLUDED IN THE WATCH.

ON MONDAY AFTERNOON, TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO RISE INTO THE 
LOWER 90S WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES NEAR 100 IN THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY 
EVENING.  TUESDAY IS FORECAST TO BE THE HOTTEST DAY OF THE SUMMER UP 
TO THIS POINT.  TEMPERATURES ARE ANTICIPATED TO SOAR INTO THE MIDDLE 
AND UPPER 90S WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES REACHING 105 TO 110.

LIMIT YOUR TIME OUT OF DOORS IF POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY DURING THE HEAT 
OF THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.  BE SURE TO CHECK ON YOUR 
ELDERLY RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.  THE ELDERLY ARE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE 
TO HEAT RELATED HEALTH PROBLEMS.

A COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO DROP DOWN FROM THE NORTHWEST ON 
WEDNESDAY.  THE TIMING OF THE CLOUDS AND PRECIPITATION ASSOCIATED 
WITH THE FRONT IS A LITTLE UNCERTAIN AT THIS TIME.  THEREFORE, 
TEMPERATURES MAY AGAIN HAVE AN OPPORTUNITY TO RISE WELL INTO THE 90S 
ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

NOTICEABLY COOLER AIR IS EXPECTED TO BUILD DOWN BEHIND THE COLD 
FRONT FOR THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

$$

IOVINO

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