[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Non-Precip Warning : PHI@ 7/14/2006 3:59:34 PM

[n2qae at arrl.net]

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NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
358 PM EDT FRI JUL 14 2006

DEZ001-NJZ015-017>019-027-PAZ067>071-151000-
/O.EXT.KPHI.EH.A.0001.060716T1700Z-060719T0100Z/
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
358 PM EDT FRI JUL 14 2006

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...

THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH TUESDAY 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 INTO THE CENTRAL PLAINS WILL 
EXPAND SLOWLY EASTWARD OVER THE WEEKEND. BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON, THIS
HIGH WILL BE CENTERED OVER THE OHIO VALLEY. THIS WILL USHER IN A 
HOTTER AIRMASS AS WE GO THROUGH THE WEEKEND, AND ESPECIALLY DURING
THE FIRST PART OF NEXT WEEK. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL THIS PERIOD OF 
EXCESSIVE HEAT LINGERS THROUGH MUCH OF NEXT WEEK.

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

THE LATEST FORECAST INDICATES THAT HEAT INDICES WILL TOP OUT AROUND 
90 DEGREES SATURDAY AFTERNOON. DURING SUNDAY AFTERNOON, HEAT INDICES 
ARE EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 100 DEGREES, AND FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY 
AFTERNOONS, THE HEAT INDICES ARE EXPECTED TO TOP OUT AROUND 105 
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 THE 
URBAN LOCATIONS.

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF HOT
TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE EXPECTED COMBINATION OF HOT 
TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY LEVELS, WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A 
DANGEROUS SITUATION, IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE.

BE PREPARED TO DEAL WITH THIS ANTICIPATED EXTENDED PERIOD OF 
EXCESSIVE HEAT BY REVIEWING SAFETY TIPS. WEAR LOOSE FITTING AND 
LIGHT COLORED CLOTHING, AND DRINK PLENTY OF NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES 
TO AVOID DEHYDRATION. AVOID STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES DURING THE HOTTEST 
PART OF THE DAY, WHICH IS TYPICALLY BETWEEN 2 PM AND 5 PM. MAKE SURE 
YOUR BUILDING IS VENTILATED BY USING 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 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. IF POSSIBLE, THE BEST 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 EXTREMELY HOT, 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.

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GORSE/OHARA

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