[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Non-Precip Warning : PHI@ 7/19/2011 6:35:52 PM

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
635 PM EDT TUE JUL 19 2011

...AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF HEAT AND HUMIDITY...

.THE OPPRESSIVE HEAT AND HUMIDITY FROM THE CENTRAL PLAINS AND
MIDWEST REGION WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD EASTWARD ACROSS OUR AREA
THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK. IT WILL CONTINUE TO BE HOT FOR THE
REMAINDER OF THE WEEK AND INTO THE WEEKEND... WITH THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY EXPECTED TO BE THE HOTTEST DAYS.

DEZ001-NJZ015-017>019-PAZ067>071-200645-
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/O.CON.KPHI.EH.W.0003.110720T1600Z-110722T0000Z/
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
635 PM EDT TUE JUL 19 2011

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON WEDNESDAY
TO 8 PM EDT THURSDAY...
...THE HEAT ADVISORY FOR TODAY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS CANCELLED THE
HEAT ADVISORY. AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
NOON WEDNESDAY TO 8 PM EDT THURSDAY. 

* LOCATIONS...THE URBAN CORRIDOR FROM TRENTON TO PHILADELPHIA TO 
  WILMINGTON. 

* HAZARDS...HEAT.

* HEAT INDEX VALUES...NEAR 100 ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...AND 101 TO
  105 ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* TIMING...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT NOON WEDNESDAY UNTIL
  8 PM THURSDAY.

* THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST
  FRIDAY. THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING WILL LIKELY NEED TO BE
  EXTENDED THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY...WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES
  AROUND 106 TO 110 IN THE AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINED HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL CREATE A HAZARD
  FOR THOSE EXPOSED TO IT FOR MORE THAN A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING INDICATES THAT A PERIOD OF HOT
TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY LEVELS IS EXPECTED. TO AVOID HEAT
RELATED HEALTH ISSUES... DRINK PLENTY OF WATER... STAY OUT OF THE
SUN AND REMAIN IN AN AIR CONDITIONED LOCATION... IF POSSIBLE. BE
SURE TO CHECK ON ELDERLY RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. KEEP YOUR PETS
IN A COOL LOCATION WITH PLENTY OF WATER AVAILABLE.

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN
POSSIBLE... RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES FOR THE EARLY MORNING
OR LATE EVENING HOURS. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT
EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING
CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

TO REDUCE YOUR RISK WHEN WORKING OUTDOORS... THE OCCUPATIONAL
SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT
REST BREAKS IN A SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENT. ANYONE
OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION.
HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL 9 1 1.

&&

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF
DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF HOT
TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION
IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY
IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP
ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN
POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITY TO EARLY MORNING OR
EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT
STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN
POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND
HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS
IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY
HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE
IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL 9 1 1.

&&

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NJZ016-192345-
/O.CAN.KPHI.HT.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110719T2300Z/
SALEM-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...PENNSVILLE
635 PM EDT TUE JUL 19 2011

...HEAT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS CANCELLED THE
HEAT ADVISORY. 

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