[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Non-Precip Warning : PHI@ 7/14/2006 1:09:19 PM

[n2qae at arrl.net]

WWUS71 KPHI 141641
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...RESENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1240 PM EDT FRI JUL 14 2006

DEZ001-NJZ015-017>019-027-PAZ067>071-142245-
/O.CON.KPHI.EH.A.0001.060716T1200Z-060718T0000Z/
NEW CASTLE-MERCER-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-
PHILADELPHIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...TRENTON...GLASSBORO...
CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...
WHARTON STATE FOREST...WEST CHESTER...NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN...
MEDIA
1240 PM EDT FRI JUL 14 2006

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH MONDAY EVENING...

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY EVENING. 

A SPELL OF HOT AND HUMID WEATHER IS EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND THROUGH
AT LEAST EARLY NEXT WEEK. A LARGE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE IN THE
UPPER ATMOSPHERE OVER THE DESERT SOUTHWEST WILL BUILD SLOWLY
EASTWARD OVER THE WEEKEND. BY TUESDAY, THIS HIGH WILL BE CENTERED
OVER THE MIDWEST AND OHIO VALLEY. WITH A GOOD DEAL OF MIDSUMMER
SUNSHINE AND A FLOW OF SURFACE AIR FROM THE SOUTHWEST, AN IDEAL
SITUATION FOR A SUMMER HEAT WAVE IS DEVELOPING FOR OUR NORTHERN
MID ATLANTIC REGION. THE AIRMASS IN PLACE WILL ALSO OFFER A GOOD
DEAL OF HUMIDITY.

THE COMBINATION OF EXPECTED HEAT AND HUMIDITY MAY PRODUCE
DANGEROUS HEAT INDICES LATER THIS WEEKEND AND ESPECIALLY EARLY
NEXT WEEK.

THE LATEST FORECAST INDICATES THAT HEAT INDICES WILL TOP OUT IN
THE LOWER TO MID 90S SATURDAY AFTERNOON. DURING THE AFTERNOONS OF
SUNDAY, MONDAY, AND PERHAPS EVEN TUESDAY, HEAT INDICES ARE
EXPECTED TO TOP OUT BETWEEN 105 AND 110 DEGREES IN THE HIGHLY
URBANIZED AREAS INCLUDING THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA AND
SURROUNDING COUNTIES. ADDING TO THE DISCOMFORT IS THE FACT THAT
NIGHTTIME LOW TEMPERATURES MAY NOT FALL MUCH OVER URBAN LOCATIONS.

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF HOT
TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE EXPECTED COMBINATION OF HOT
TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITIES, IF THEY ACTUALLY OCCUR, WILL
COMBINE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES
ARE POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY SINCE THIS WILL BE THE FIRST MEANINGFUL
HEAT WAVE THIS SUMMER.

BE PREPARED TO DEAL WITH THIS POSSIBLY EXTENDED PERIOD OF
EXCESSIVE HEAT BY REVIEWING COMMON SENSE SAFETY TIPS. WEAR LOOSE
FITTING AND LIGHT COLORED CLOTHING. DRINK PLENTY OF NON-ALCOHOLIC
BEVERAGES TO AVOID DEHYDRATION. AVOID STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES DURING
THE HOTTEST PART OF THE DAY, WHICH IS MID AND LATE AFTERNOON. MAKE
SURE YOUR DWELLING IS VENTILATED; USE A FAN, OR GET ONE IF YOU DO
NOT HAVE ONE. SPEND TIME IN AN AIR CONDITIONED BUILDING IF
POSSIBLE TO KEEP COOL DURING THE HOT AND SULTRY WEATHER. 

CHECK ON THE ELDERLY, THE INFIRM, AND THE VERY YOUNG, AS THEY ARE
MOST VULNERABLE TO THE HEAT. MAKE PROVISIONS FOR PETS AND ANIMALS
BY INSURING THEY HAVE PLENTY OF COOL WATER TO DRINK AND SHADE IN
WHICH TO REST. THE MOST HUMANE THING TO DO IS TO BRING THEM
INDOORS INTO AN AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENT.

PLEASE DO NOT LEAVE ANY CHILD OR ANIMAL UNATTENDED IN A VEHICLE FOR
ANY LENGTH OF TIME. VEHICLES, EVEN VEHICLES WITH THEIR WINDOWS
OPEN SLIGHTLY, CAN BECOME DEATH TRAPS VERY QUICKLY.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA
OUTLET FOR UPDATES ON THIS DEVELOPING EXTENDED PERIOD OF EXCESSIVE
HEAT, INCLUDING THE POSSIBLE ISSUANCE OF AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING
OR HEAT ADVISORY.

$$

/MPD