[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Non-Precip Warning : PHI@ 7/20/2011 3:30:27 PM

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
329 PM EDT WED JUL 20 2011

...DANGEROUS HEAT WILL IMPACT THE REGION...

.OPPRESSIVE HEAT AND HUMIDITY...STRETCHING EAST FROM THE CENTRAL
PLAINS AND MIDWEST REGION...WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD EASTWARD ACROSS
OUR AREA THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK AND POTENTIALLY RIGHT INTO
THE WEEKEND.

DEZ002-003-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ001-007>010-012-013-016-
020>023-027-PAZ054-055-060>062-211000-
/O.UPG.KPHI.EH.A.0003.110721T1600Z-110723T0000Z/
/O.EXB.KPHI.EH.W.0003.110721T1600Z-110724T0000Z/
KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-CECIL-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-
SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-
WESTERN MONMOUTH-SALEM-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-CARBON-MONROE-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...ELKTON...
CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON...DENTON...NEWTON...
WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...
NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...PENNSVILLE...JACKSON...MILLVILLE...
HAMMONTON...CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...WHARTON STATE FOREST...
JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG...READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM
329 PM EDT WED JUL 20 2011

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO 8 PM
EDT SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED AN
EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON THURSDAY TO
8 PM EDT SATURDAY. THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT. 

* HEAT INDEX VALUES...AROUND 105 DEGREES THURSDAY...NEAR 110
  DEGREES FRIDAY...AND BETWEEN 105 AND 110 DEGREES SATURDAY.

* TIMING...PEAK HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL OCCUR DURING THE AFTERNOON.
  RIGHT NOW...THE WORST CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL CREATE
  DANGEROUS HEAT INDEX VALUES...ESPECIALLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

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.

&&

$$

DEZ001-NJZ015-017>019-PAZ067>071-211000-
/O.EXT.KPHI.EH.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110724T0000Z/
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
329 PM EDT WED JUL 20 2011

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT SATURDAY...

THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT
SATURDAY. 

* HEAT INDEX VALUES...AROUND 100 DEGREES FOR THE REST OF THIS
  AFTERNOON...NEAR 105 DEGREES THURSDAY AFTERNOON...AND 110 TO 115
  DEGREES FRIDAY AFTERNOON. HEAT INDEX VALUES BETWEEN 105 AND 110
  DEGREES ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

* TIMING...PEAK HEAT INDEX VALUES ARE EXPECTED IN THE AFTERNOON...
  WITH THE WORST CONDITIONS OCCURRING FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...THE COMBINATION OF HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL CREATE
  DANGEROUS HEAT INDEX VALUES. THIS WILL OCCUR RIGHT THROUGH
  SATURDAY... AND EVEN CONDITIONS AT NIGHT WILL REMAIN WARM AND
  HUMID IN THE HIGHLY URBANIZED AREAS WHERE LOW TEMPERATURES MAY
  NOT DROP BELOW 80 DEGREES.

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. 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.

&&

$$

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