[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Non-Precip Warning : PHI@ 7/15/2006 9:25:59 PM

[n2qae at arrl.net]

WWUS71 KPHI 160125
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
925 PM EDT SAT JUL 15 2006

DEZ001-NJZ015-017>019-027-PAZ067>071-161100-
/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
925 PM 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. 

HOT AND HUMID WEATHER IS COMING TO THE REGION AS A LARGE HIGH
PRESSURE SYSTEM BUILDS OVER THE EASTERN PART OF THE COUNTY. THE
CIRCULATION AROUND THE HIGH WILL BRING THE HEAT FROM THE CENTRAL
PLAINS EASTWARD... REACHING THE REGION MONDAY. THIS HEAT AND
ASSOCIATED HUMIDITY WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MUCH OF NEXT WEEK.

THE COMBINATION OF THE EXPECTED HEAT AND HUMIDITY MAY PRODUCE
DANGEROUS HEAT INDICES LATE THIS WEEKEND...AND ESPECIALLY ON
MONDAY AND TUESDAY.

FOR AREAS WITHIN THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH... THE LATEST FORECAST
INDICATES THAT HEAT INDICES WILL TOP OUT IN THE 90S ON SUNDAY AND
THEN INCREASE TO 105 TO 108 ON MONDAY AND AGAIN ON TUESDAY.

ADDING TO THE DISCOMFORT IS THE FACT THAT NIGHTTIME LOW
TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN ABOVE 70 WITH READINGS IN PARTS OF THE
CITY OF PHILADELPHIA BARELY FALLING BELOW 80 MONDAY AND TUESDAY
NIGHTS.

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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