[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Non-Precip Warning : PHI@ 6/7/2011 3:55:26 AM

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
355 AM EDT TUE JUN 7 2011

DEZ001-NJZ015-017>019-PAZ067>071-072100-
/O.CON.KPHI.EH.A.0002.110608T1600Z-110610T0000Z/
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
355 AM EDT TUE JUN 7 2011

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. 

* LOCATIONS...MUCH OF SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...NORTHERN 
  DELAWARE AND WEST CENTRAL NEW JERSEY. 

* HAZARDS...A VERY HOT AND HUMID AIR MASS OVER THE REGION WILL
  CAUSE TEMPERATURES TO SWELL INTO THE MID 90S AND CREATE
  DANGEROUS CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGHLY URBANIZED AREAS. 

* HEAT INDEX VALUES...BETWEEN 95 TO 100 ON WEDNESDAY...AND AROUND
  100 ON THURSDAY.

* IMPACTS...THE ELDERLY...THE INFIRM...CHILDREN AND PETS ARE AT 
  GREATEST RISK...ESPECIALLY WHERE THERE IS NO AIR CONDITIONING. 
  THIS AFFECTS OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES...ESPECIALLY DURING THE 
  AFTERNOON HOURS. SLEEPING CAN BE DISRUPTED WHERE AIR 
  CONDITIONING IS NOT AVAILABLE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF HOT
TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND
HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN
WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. 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 ACTIVITIES 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 HEAT 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 911.

AT A MINIMUM...SEE TO IT THAT PETS HAVE ACCESS TO A SHADED AND
WELL-VENTILATED AREA AND PLENTY OF COOL WATER. THE MOST HUMANE
THING TO DO IS TO BRING THEM INTO AN AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENT. 

PLEASE DO NOT LEAVE ANYONE UNATTENDED IN A VEHICLE FOR ANY LENGTH
OF TIME. IT COULD RESULT IN THEIR DEATH. 

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