[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Special Weather Statement : PHI@ 7/16/2006 4:12:10 AM

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WWUS81 KPHI 160811
SPSPHI

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
411 AM EDT SUN JUL 16 2006

DEZ002>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ001-007>010-012>014-016-
020>026-PAZ054-055-060>062-162100-
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
411 AM EDT SUN JUL 16 2006

...HOT WEATHER TO BEGIN TODAY WITH EVEN HIGHER TEMPERATURES AND
HUMIDITY MONDAY AND TUESDAY...

A LARGE AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE IN THE UPPER ATMOSPHERE OVER THE 
DESERT SOUTHWEST AND THE NATIONS MID SECTION WILL CONTINUE TO
BUILD SLOWLY EASTWARD. 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 BEGINNING MONDAY.

THE COMBINATION OF EXPECTED HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL PRODUCE HIGH
AND POSSIBLY DANGEROUS HEAT INDICES FOR THE BEGINNING OF THE WEEK.

THE LATEST FORECAST INDICATES THAT HEAT INDICES WILL RISE INTO THE
LOWER TO MID 90S THIS AFTERNOON WITH THE HIGHEST READINGS
OCCURRING ACROSS THE DELMARVA AND IN 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. SLIGHTLY
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. 

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DI/RPW


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