[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Non-Precip Warning : PHI@ 7/1/2012 3:49:39 PM

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NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
349 PM EDT SUN JUL 1 2012

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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
349 PM EDT SUN JUL 1 2012

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

* HEAT INDEX VALUES...IN THE UPPER 90S DUE TO TEMPERATURES IN 
  THE LOWER 90S...AND DEWPOINTS IN THE MID 60S.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE LOWER 90S.

* IMPACTS...THE WORST ARE FELT BY THOSE WHO LIVE AND/OR WORK IN 
  THE URBAN AREAS. THOSE WHO ARE AT GREATER RISK INCLUDE THE 
  ELDERLY...THE INFIRM...CHILDREN AND ANYONE WITHOUT AIR 
  CONDITIONING. PLEASE KEEP YOUR PETS COOL ALSO. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF
DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES IS OCCURRING. THE COMBINATION OF HOT
TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY IS CREATING 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.

PLEASE BE SURE THAT YOUR PETS HAVE ACCESS TO PLENTY OF COOL WATER
AND A SHADED AND WELL-VENTILATED PLACE TO STAY. THE MOST HUMANE
THING TO DO IS TO BRING THEM INTO AN AIR-CONDITIONED PLACE.

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