[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Non-Precip Warning : PHI@ 06/13/2005 05:17:38

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NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
510 AM EDT MON JUN 13 2005

DEZ001-NJZ015-017>019-PAZ067>071-131700-
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
510 AM EDT MON JUN 13 2005

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY MORNING TO WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY NJ HAS ISSUED AN
EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH FOR HEAT INDEXES WHICH MAY REACH 105 
DEGREES AND POSSIBLY WEDNESDAY...

TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL RISE TO NEAR 90 DEGREES IN SOME AREAS, BUT 
IN THE LOW TO MID 90S TUESDAY AND POSSIBLY AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY, WHILE 
THE HUMIDITY CONTINUES TO INCREASE. THERE WILL ALSO BE A FEW SHOWERS 
AND THUNDERSTORMS SCATTERED AROUND TODAY THAT WILL ADD MOISTURE TO 
THE ATMOSPHERE. 

THE MAIN CULPRIT IS A PERSISTENT BERMUDA HIGH PRESSURE ALONG THE
EASTERN SEABOARD. THIS HAS BROUGHT A SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WIND TO
THE AREA AND IS HELPING TO INCREASE THE HUMIDITY ESPECIALLY OVER THE
NEXT TWO DAYS. ON WEDNESDAY, AFTER A STEAMY START, A FRONT WILL PASS
THROUGH THE REGION BRINGING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS, AND A MARKED
DECREASE IN THE TEMPERATURES, IN SOME CASES INTO THE 70S FOR HIGHS. 
IF THE FRONT ARRIVES SOONER ON WEDNESDAY, THE HEAT INDEX WILL NOT 
REACH AS HIGH AS TUESDAY.

SEVERAL OF THE CITIES IN THE WATCH AREA HAVE ONLY HAD ONE DAY WITH A
TEMPERATURE ABOVE 90 DEGREES THIS SEASON AND THAT WAS BACK ON THE 8TH
OF JUNE. SINCE WE HAVE NOT HAD AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF EXCESSIVE HEAT
AND HUMIDITY, THE WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED TO ALERT YOU TO THE COMBINED
EFFECTS OF HEAT AND HIGH HUMIDITY.  

CHILDREN, THE ELDERLY AND PEOPLE WITH CHRONIC AILMENTS ARE USUALLY
THE FIRST TO SUFFER FROM THE HEAT. HEAT EXHAUSTION, CRAMPS, OR IN
EXTREME CASES HEAT STROKE CAN RESULT FROM PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THESE
CONDITIONS. FRIENDS, RELATIVES, OR NEIGHBORS SHOULD CHECK ON PEOPLE
WHO MAY BE AT RISK.

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

DRINK PLENTY OF WATER AND WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT, LIGHT COLORED AND LOOSE 
FITTED CLOTHING. IF AT ALL POSSIBLE, TRY TO GET OUTDOOR WORK 
COMPLETED DURING THE MORNING, TO AVOID THE WARMEST PART OF THE DAY. 
KEEP COOL BY SEEKING AN AIR CONDITIONED BUILDING IF AVAILABLE, OR 
SEEK REST IN THE SHADE. 

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

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