[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 06/09/2005 04:32:39

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
430 AM EDT THU JUN 9 2005

DEZ001>003-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ009-010-012-013-015>023-027-
PAZ067>071-092200-
ATLANTIC NJ-BUCKS PA-CAMDEN NJ-CAPE MAY NJ-CAROLINE MD-CECIL MD-
CHESTER PA-CUMBERLAND NJ-DELAWARE PA-GLOUCESTER NJ-HUNTERDON NJ-
INLAND SUSSEX DE-KENT MD-KENT DE-MERCER NJ-MIDDLESEX NJ-
MONTGOMERY PA-NEW CASTLE DE-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON NJ-OCEAN NJ-
PHILADELPHIA PA-QUEEN ANNE'S MD-SALEM NJ-SOMERSET NJ-
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON NJ-TALBOT MD-WESTERN MONMOUTH NJ-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMDEN...DOVER...NEW BRUNSWICK...NEWARK...
PERTH AMBOY...PHILADELPHIA...TRENTON...VINELAND AND WILMINGTON
430 AM EDT THU JUN 9 2005

...SUMMERTIME PATTERN TO CONTINUE...

A BERMUDA HIGH PATTERN WILL PROVIDE ANOTHER VERY WARM AND HUMID
DAY TODAY...ALTHOUGH TEMPERATURES WILL NOT BE QUITE AS HIGH AS
YESTERDAY. HIGHS TODAY COULD REACH TO NEAR 90 DEGREES IN SOME
LOCATIONS WITH HEAT INDICES CLIMBING INTO THE LOWER AND MID 90S.
THE AREA WITH THE HIGHEST TEMPERATURES HAS SHIFTED SLIGHTLY TO
THE WEST AND WILL REMAIN THERE FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THIS IS
DUE TO A SUBTLE CHANGE IN THE SURFACE PRESSURE PATTERN AND, OF
COURSE, THE CLOSE PROXIMITY OF THE RELATIVELY COOL ATLANTIC OCEAN.  

TODAYS HEAT INDICES, ALTHOUGH LOWER THAN YESTERDAYS, MAY STILL
CAUSE PROBLEMS...ESPECIALLY FOR CHILDREN, THE ELDERLY, PEOPLE WITH
CHRONIC AILMENTS AND PEOPLE WHO ARE WORKING OUTSIDE. HEAT EXHAUSTION,
CRAMPS, OR IN EXTREME CASES HEAT STROKE CAN RESULT FROM PROLONGED
EXPOSURE TO SUCH HEAT INDICES. FRIENDS, RELATIVES, OR NEIGHBORS
SHOULD CHECK ON PEOPLE WHO MAY BE AT RISK. THE HIGHEST RISK WILL
OCCUR IN LARGE METROPOLITAN AREAS.

NEVER LEAVE ANYONE ALONE FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME IN AN AUTOMOBILE.
EVERY YEAR, PEOPLE DIE FROM THE HEAT IN AUTOS BECAUSE THIS ADVICE
GOES UNHEEDED. 

PLEASE BE SURE THAT YOUR PETS HAVE, AT A MINIMUM, ACCESS TO PLENTY OF
COOL WATER AND A SHADED AND WELL-VENTILATED AREA WHERE THEY CAN FIND
SOME RELIEF FROM THE HEAT. FRANKLY, THE MOST HUMANE THING TO DO IS TO
BRING THEM INTO AN AIR-CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENT WITH YOU. 

HERE ARE SOME OTHER HELPFUL TIPS ON HOW TO ALLEVIATE THE EFFECTS OF
THE HOT WEATHER:

THE SIMPLEST THING TO DO IS TO STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED
ENVIRONMENT. IF YOU HAVE NO AIR-CONDITIONING, MAKE SURE YOUR ABODE IS
WELL VENTILATED AND DRINK WATER REGULARLY. IF YOU MUST GO OUTSIDE,
WEAR SUNSCREEN, DRINK PLENTY OF WATER, AND WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT, LIGHT
COLORED AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING. IF YOU MUST WORK OUTSIDE AND YOU
CANNOT COMPLETE YOUR WORK DURING THE MORNING, THEN STAY HYDRATED WITH
NON-CAFFEINATED AND NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND TAKE FREQUENT RESTS
IN THE SHADE. 

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

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RPW/JAE

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