[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Non-Precip Warning : PHI@ 7/16/2006 4:50:45 AM

[n2qae at arrl.net]

WWUS71 KPHI 160850
NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
450 AM EDT SUN JUL 16 2006

DEZ001-NJZ015-017>019-027-PAZ067>071-162100-
/O.EXT.KPHI.EH.A.0001.060717T1600Z-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
450 AM EDT SUN JUL 16 2006

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

A VERY HOT AIR MASS WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD IN FROM THE WEST DURING 
TODAY AND MONDAY.

FOR TODAY, TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO RISE INTO THE LOWER AND 
MIDDLE 90S IN THE PHILADELPHIA METROPOLITAN AREA.  HOWEVER, HUMIDITY 
LEVELS WILL BE MODERATE AND HEAT INDEX VALUES SHOULD BE ONLY A 
DEGREE OR TWO ABOVE THE ACTUAL AIR TEMPERATURE.  AS A RESULT, TODAY 
WILL NOT MEET THE CRITERIA FOR AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING.  
NEVERTHELESS, IT WILL BE HOT SO BE SURE TO FOLLOW ALL OF THE HOT 
WEATHER SAFETY RULES.

THERE WILL BE AN INCREASE IN HUMIDITY FOR MONDAY AND TUESDAY.  THE 
HUMIDITY COMBINED WITH THE HEAT WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS 
CONDITIONS.  MONDAY SHOULD BE THE HOTTER OF THE TWO DAYS WITH SOME 
LOCATIONS IN THE PHILADELPHIA METROPOLITAN AREA EXPECTED TO REACH 
100 DEGREES.  AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES ARE FORECAST TO RANGE FROM 
102 TO 108.  FOR TUESDAY, TEMPERATURES AND HEAT INDEX VALUES SHOULD 
BE ABOUT TWO OR THREE DEGREES LOWER THAN THOSE OF MONDAY.  HOWEVER, 
CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN QUITE OPPRESSIVE.

TO MAKE MATTERS WORSE, THERE WILL BE LITTLE RELIEF FROM THE HEAT AT 
NIGHT.  TEMPERATURES ARE NOT FORECAST TO DROP BELOW THE 70S ON 
MONDAY NIGHT AN THEY MAY ACTUALLY REMAIN NEAR 80 DEGREES IN PARTS OF 
PHILADELPHIA AND CAMDEN.

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF HOT HUMID 
WEATHER IS EXPECTED.  BE PREPARED BY FOLLOWING THESE HOT WEATHER 
SAFETY RULES.  WEAR LOOSE FITTING AND LIGHT COLORED CLOTHING.  DRINK 
PLENTY OF NON-ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES TO PREVENT DEHYDRATION.  AVOID 
STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES DURING THE HOTTEST PART OF THE DAY, WHICH IS 
TYPICALLY BETWEEN 1:00 AND 6:00 PM.

REMEMBER THAT THE ELDERLY, THE INFIRM AND THE VERY YOUNG ARE MOST 
SUSCEPTIBLE TO HEAT RELATED HEALTH PROBLEMS.  BE SURE TO CHECK ON 
YOUR ELDERLY NEIGHBORS AND RELATIVES.

MAKE PROVISIONS FOR PETS AND ANIMALS BY INSURING THAT THEY HAVE 
PLENTY OF COOL WATER TO DRINK AND SHADE IN WHICH TO REST.

NEVER LEAVE A CHILD OR ANIMAL UNATTENDED IN A VEHICLE FOR ANY LENGTH 
OF TIME, ESPECIALLY ON A HOT DAY.  DURING THE SUMMER, VEHICLES CAN 
BECOME DANGEROUSLY HOT, EVEN IF THE WINDOWS ARE LEFT OPEN.

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IOVINO




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