[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Non-Precip Warning : PHI@ 7/13/2010 3:08:46 PM

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NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
308 PM EDT TUE JUL 13 2010

DEZ001-NJZ015-017>019-PAZ067>071-141000-
/O.NEW.KPHI.EH.A.0005.100715T1600Z-100717T0000Z/
NEW CASTLE-MERCER-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-
CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...TRENTON...GLASSBORO...
CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...WEST CHESTER...
NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA
308 PM EDT TUE JUL 13 2010

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED AN
EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH. IT IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING.

ANOTHER HOT AND HUMID AIR MASS IS HEADING FOR THE PHILADELPHIA
METROPOLITAN AREA.

HIGH TEMPERATURES ON THURSDAY ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE LOWER AND
MIDDLE 90S AND ON FRIDAY THEY SHOULD BE IN THE MIDDLE 90S. IT WILL
BE VERY HUMID BOTH DAYS. AFTERNOON HEAT INDEX VALUES ARE EXPECTED
TO BE AROUND 100 ON THURSDAY AND IN THE 101 TO 103 RANGE ON FRIDAY.
OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES ON THURSDAY NIGHT MAY NOT FALL MUCH BELOW
THE 80 DEGREE MARK IN HIGHLY URBANIZED LOCATIONS.

WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR ANOTHER PERIOD OF EXCESSIVE HEAT, THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH.

IT APPEARS AS THOUGH THE HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS MAY CONTINUE
INTO SATURDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF HOT AND
HUMID WEATHER IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HIGH TEMPERATURES
AND HIGH HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION.

MAKE PREPARATIONS NOW TO ASSURE THAT ELDERLY RELATIVES AND
NEIGHBORS ARE PREPARED FOR THE UPCOMING HEAT.

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