[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 7/13/2006 3:21:04 PM

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
320 PM EDT THU JUL 13 2006

DEZ001>003-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ001-007>010-012-013-015>023-
027-PAZ054-055-060>062-067>071-141000-
NEW CASTLE-KENT DE-INLAND SUSSEX-CECIL-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNE'S-
TALBOT-CAROLINE-SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-
WESTERN MONMOUTH-MERCER-SALEM-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-
NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-
CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...
ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON...DENTON...NEWTON...
WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...
NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...TRENTON...PENNSVILLE...GLASSBORO...
CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...JACKSON...
MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON...CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...
WHARTON STATE FOREST...JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG...READING...
ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...WEST CHESTER...NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN...
MEDIA
320 PM EDT THU JUL 13 2006

...EXCESSIVE HEAT EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK...

HIGH PRESSURE, AT THE SURFACE AND ALOFT, WILL BUILD INTO THE MID 
ATLANTIC REGION THIS WEEKEND. THIS AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE, AS IT 
BECOMES STRONGER EARLY NEXT WEEK, WILL USHER INTO THE REGION A VERY 
HOT AIRMASS. ACCOMPANYING THIS VERY HOT AIRMASS WILL BE HIGH 
LEVELS OF HUMIDITY, AND WHEN COMBINED, WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS HEAT 
INDICES THIS WEEKEND THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.

THE LATEST FORECASTS INDICATE HEAT INDICES WILL TOP OUT IN THE LOWER 
TO MID 90S SATURDAY AFTERNOON. DURING SUNDAY, MONDAY AND TUESDAY 
AFTERNOON'S, HEAT INDICES ARE ANTICIPATED TO TOP OUT AROUND 100 
DEGREES IN THE HIGHLY URBANIZED AREAS, AND BETWEEN 95 AND 100 
DEGREES ELSEWHERE. HOWEVER, LOWER HEAT INDICES ARE EXPECTED OVER THE 
HIGHER ELEVATIONS AND FOR THE IMMEDIATE COASTAL COMMUNITIES.

NOW IS THE TIME TO PLAN ACCORDINGLY AS AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF 
EXCESSIVE HEAT IS EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. WE 
WOULD LIKE TO REVIEW SOME COMMON SENSE AND SAFETY TIPS TO BE USED 
DURING TIMES OF HOT AND HUMID WEATHER. PLEASE CHECK ON THE ELDERLY, 
THE INFIRM, AND THE VERY YOUNG, AS THEY ARE MOST VULNERABLE TO THE 
HEAT. WEAR LOOSE FITTING AND LIGHT COLORED CLOTHING, AND DRINK 
PLENTY OF NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES TO AVOID DEHYDRATION. AVOID THE 
SUNSHINE AND DO NOT CONDUCT STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES DURING THE HOTTEST 
PART OF THE DAY. TYPICALLY THE HOTTEST PART OF THE DAY DURING SUMMER 
IS BETWEEN 2 PM AND 5 PM. ALSO, SPEND TIME IN AN AIR CONDITIONED 
BUILDING, IF POSSIBLE, TO KEEP COOL DURING THE HOT AND HUMID 
WEATHER.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS, OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA 
OUTLETS FOR UPDATES ON THIS DEVELOPING EXTENDED PERIOD OF EXCESSIVE 
HEAT.

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GORSE
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