[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 7/1/2006 3:51:06 PM

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
349 PM EDT SAT JUL 1 2006

DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ001-007>010-012>027-PAZ054-
055-060>062-067>071-021000-
NEW CASTLE-KENT DE-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CECIL-KENT MD-
QUEEN ANNE'S-TALBOT-CAROLINE-SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-
SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-SALEM-
GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-
ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-
COASTAL OCEAN-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-
NORTHAMPTON-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...
REHOBOTH BEACH...ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON...
DENTON...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...FLEMINGTON...
SOMERVILLE...NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...SANDY HOOK...TRENTON...
PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...
MOUNT HOLLY...JACKSON...MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON...
CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...OCEAN CITY...ATLANTIC CITY...
LONG BEACH ISLAND...WHARTON STATE FOREST...JIM THORPE...
STROUDSBURG...READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...WEST CHESTER...
NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN...MEDIA
349 PM EDT SAT JUL 1 2006

...HOTTER AND MORE HUMID DAYS ON TAP WITH THE CHANCE FOR STRONG 
AND POSSIBLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE FOURTH...

OUR SHORT LIVED BREAK OF PLEASANT WEATHER IS ABOUT TO COME TO AN END.
A HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE SOUTHERN MIDDLE ATLANTIC STATES
WILL SLIDE OFFSHORE TONIGHT. THE SOUTHWEST RETURN FLOW AROUND IT
WILL BRING A HOTTER AND CONSIDERABLY MORE HUMID AIR MASS TO OUR
AREA FOR THE REST OF THE FOUR DAY HOLIDAY WEEKEND. HIGH
TEMPERATURES AWAY FROM THE SHORE AND HIGHER TERRAIN SUNDAY WILL
AVERAGE IN THE UPPER 80S AND LOWER 90S WITH AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES
IN URBAN AREAS REACHING INTO THE MID 90S.

A COLD FRONT WILL TRY TO APPROACH THE REGION SUNDAY. BUT IT WILL DO 
A BETTER JOB AT MANUFACTURING THUNDERSTORMS THAN CLEARING THE 
REGION. AN ORGANIZED LINE OF STRONG TO POSSIBLY SEVERE STORMS IS 
POSSIBLE SUNDAY ESPECIALLY ACROSS NORTHERN PARTS OF PENNSYLVANIA AND 
NEW JERSEY. 

THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO STALL CLOSE TO OUR AREA ON MONDAY. THIS 
WILL GIVE ANOTHER HOT AND HUMID DAY ESPECIALLY FROM THE GREATER 
PHILADELPHIA METROPOLITAN AREA SOUTHWARD WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES 
AROUND 90 AND AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES IN URBAN AREAS APPROACHING THE 
MID 90S. ON MONDAY THE GREATER CHANCE FOR AN ORGANIZED LINE OF 
STRONG TO POSSIBLY SEVERE STORMS WOULD FAVOR THE AREA FROM AROUND 
PHILADELPHIA AND CENTRAL NEW JERSEY SOUTH.

A SECOND AND MUCH STRONGER COLD FRONT IS THEN FORECAST TO APPROACH 
THE AREA ON THE 4TH. UNFORTUNATELY THIS FRONT MIGHT OFFER THE REGION 
ITS BEST CHANCE FOR A MORE WIDESPREAD AND STRONGER THUNDERSTORM 
EVENT. HIGH TEMPERATURES ON THE 4TH COULD BE A COUPLE OF DEGREES 
LOWER, BUT THE AIR MASS WILL STILL BE QUITE HUMID.

WHILE WE HAVE HAD TWO SIMILAR HOT AND HUMID SPELLS SO FAR THIS SUMMER,
IT IS STILL WISE TO RESPECT THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY OVER THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT CLOTHING AND DRINK
PLENTY OF NON-CAFFEINATED AND NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES. MAKE SURE
THE ELDERLY AND YOUNG ARE KEPT AS COOL AS POSSIBLE. TRY TO
SCHEDULE THE MOST STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES DURING THE COOLEST PART OF
THE DAY. DO NOT FORGET YOUR PETS.

WITH MANY OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES PLANNED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, 
BE WARY THAT THE THUNDERSTORMS WILL CARRY QUITE A PUNCH AS THEY 
RUMBLE THROUGH. WHILE NONE OF THESE DAYS WILL BE TOTAL WASHOUTS, THE 
THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTAIN GUSTY, POSSIBLY DAMAGING WINDS, FREQUENT 
LIGHTNING AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS. PLEASE MAKE SURE TO SEEK SHELTER AT 
THE FIRST SIGN OF THREATENING WEATHER. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR 
MARINERS AND BOATERS THAT WILL NEED EXTRA TIME TO SEEK SAFE HARBOR, 
MANY TIMES ITS TOWARD THE APPROACHING STORMS. WHILE NO WIDESPREAD 
FLOODING IS EXPECTED, SOME ISOLATED FLASH FLOODING OF SMALLER CREEKS 
IS POSSIBLE. RIVERS AND CREEKS ARE STILL RUNNING HIGH. ANYONE 
CAMPING NEAR THEM SHOULD HEAD FOR HIGHER GROUND IF A FLASH FLOOD 
WARNING IS ISSUED FOR YOUR PART OF THE COUNTY OR IF FLOOD WATERS ARE 
RAPIDLY APPROACHING. 

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IOVINO/GIGI


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