[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 7/15/2006 4:46:14 AM

[n2qae at arrl.net]

WWUS81 KPHI 150845
SPSPHI

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
445 AM EDT SAT JUL 15 2006

DEZ002>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ001-007>010-012>014-016-
020>026-PAZ054-055-060>062-152100-
KENT DE-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CECIL-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNE'S-
TALBOT-CAROLINE-SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-
WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-SALEM-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-
CAPE MAY-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN-
CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...REHOBOTH BEACH...
ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON...DENTON...NEWTON...
WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...
NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...SANDY HOOK...PENNSVILLE...JACKSON...
MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON...CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...OCEAN CITY...
ATLANTIC CITY...LONG BEACH ISLAND...JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG...
READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM
445 AM EDT SAT JUL 15 2006

...EXCESSIVE HEAT OUTLOOK...

...A SPELL OF HOT AND HUMID WEATHER IS EXPECTED LATER THIS WEEKEND
INTO THE MIDDLE OF 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 WILL PRODUCE HIGH
AND POSSIBLY DANGEROUS HEAT INDICES LATER THIS WEEKEND AND INTO THE
MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.

THE LATEST FORECAST INDICATES THAT HEAT INDICES WILL TOP OUT IN
THE LOWER TO MID 90S THIS AFTERNOON AND IN THE UPPER 90S SUNDAY
AFTERNOON ACROSS THE DELMARVA AND PARTS OF SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY.
FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY AFTERNOONS, HEAT INDICES ARE EXPECTED TO
TOP OUT BETWEEN 100 AND 105 DEGREES ACROSS MOST OF THE AREA.
LOWER HEAT INDICES ARE EXPECTED OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF
EAST CENTRAL AND NORTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA, AS WELL AS NORTHWESTERN
NEW JERSEY AND THE IMMEDIATE COASTAL LOCATIONS.

BE PREPARED TO DEAL WITH AN 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, INFIRM, AND 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. 

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 WATCH
OR WARNING, OR A HEAT ADVISORY.

$$

RPW


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