[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 07/25/2005 09:23:09

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
458 AM EDT MON JUL 25 2005

NJZ001-007>010-012-013-PAZ054-055-060>062-252100-
BERKS PA-CARBON PA-HUNTERDON NJ-LEHIGH PA-MIDDLESEX NJ-MONROE PA-
MORRIS NJ-NORTHAMPTON PA-SOMERSET NJ-SUSSEX NJ-WARREN NJ-
WESTERN MONMOUTH NJ-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...NEW BRUNSWICK...
PERTH AMBOY AND READING
458 AM EDT MON JUL 25 2005

...HOT AND HUMID WEATHER RETURNS TODAY AND TUESDAY...

THE HOTTEST AIR OF THE SUMMER IS EXPECTED TO BUILD OVER NORTHWESTERN 
AND CENTRAL NEW JERSEY, THE LEHIGH VALLEY, BERKS COUNTY, AND THE 
POCONO REGION THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY. THERE WILL ALSO 
BE AN INCREASE IN HUMIDITY LEVELS.

BEGINNING THIS AFTERNOON, TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO RISE NEAR 90 
DEGREES WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES IN THE MIDDLE 90S IN THE AFTERNOON 
AND EARLY EVENING. ON TUESDAY IT WILL BE THE HOTTEST DAY OF THE 
SUMMER UP TO THIS POINT.  TEMPERATURES ARE ANTICIPATED TO SOAR INTO 
MIDDLE 90S WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES REACHING 100 TO 105.  ON BOTH DAYS 
IT WILL BE SLIGHTLY COOLER IN THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS.

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

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