[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Non-Precip Warning : PHI@ 7/15/2006 4:48:32 AM

[n2qae at arrl.net]

WWUS71 KPHI 150847
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
447 AM EDT SAT JUL 15 2006

DEZ001-NJZ015-017>019-027-PAZ067>071-152100-
/O.CON.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
447 AM EDT SAT JUL 15 2006

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

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH REMAINS 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
IN THE LOW 90S TODAY. 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.

$$

ROBERTSON


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