[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 7/2/2006 1:08:38 PM

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SPSPHI

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
107 PM EDT SUN JUL 2 2006

DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ001-007>010-012>027-PAZ054-
055-060>062-067>071-030100-
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
107 PM EDT SUN JUL 2 2006

...HOTTER AND MORE HUMID DAYS WITH THE CHANCE FOR STRONG TO
SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE FOURTH...

A SOUTHWESTERLY RETURN FROM FROM AN OFFSHORE HIGH PRESSURE HAS
BROUGHT A HOTTER AND CONSIDERABLY MORE HUMID AIR MASS TO OUR AREA
FOR THE REST OF THE HOLIDAY PERIOD. HIGH TEMPERATURES AWAY FROM
THE HIGHER TERRAIN TODAY 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 THIS AFTERNOON, 
BUT IT WILL DO A BETTER JOB OF MANUFACTURING THUNDERSTORMS THAN
CLEARING THE REGION. AN ORGANIZED LINE OF STRONG TO POSSIBLY
SEVERE STORMS COULD OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON, 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 FOURTH. UNFORTUNATELY, THIS FRONT MIGHT OFFER THE
REGION ITS BEST CHANCE FOR A MORE WIDESPREAD AND STRONGER
THUNDERSTORM EVENT. UNLESS IT ARRIVES EARLIER THAN EXPECTED,
HOWEVER, THE FOURTH SHOULD BE ANOTHER DAY OF HEAT AND HUMIDITY. 

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 HOLIDAY
PERIOD. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT CLOTHING AND DRINK PLENTY
OF NON-CAFFEINATED AND NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES. MAKE SURE THE
ELDERLY, THE YOUNG AND THE INFIRM 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. AT A MINIMUM, THEY REQUIRE PLENTY OF COOL
WATER AND A SHADED AND WELL VENTILATED PLACE TO REST. THE MOST
HUMANE THING TO DO IS TO BRING THEM INTO AN AIR CONDITIONED
ENVIRONMENT. 

WITH MANY OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES PLANNED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS, 
BE WARY THAT THE THUNDERSTORMS COULD 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, HAIL,
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, THAT SAFE HARBOR IS IN THE
DIRECTION OF THE APPROACHING STORMS.

WHILE NO WIDESPREAD FLOODING IS EXPECTED, SOME ISOLATED FLASH
FLOODING OF SMALLER CREEKS AND URBAN AREAS IS POSSIBLE. 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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GIGI/MPD/MEOLA/STAUBER



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