[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Non-Precip Warning : PHI@ 7/4/2012 3:19:54 PM

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
319 PM EDT WED JUL 4 2012

DEZ001-NJZ015-017>019-PAZ067>071-042300-
/O.CAN.KPHI.EH.A.0005.120706T1600Z-120708T0000Z/
/O.EXT.KPHI.EH.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120708T0000Z/
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
319 PM EDT WED JUL 4 2012

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


* HEAT INDEX VALUES...AROUND 100 THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AFTERNOON,
  THEN SOARING TO AROUND 105 ON SATURDAY. OVERNIGHT LOW
  TEMPERATURES IN PHILADELPHIA WILL BE IN THE UPPER 70S TONIGHT
  AND THURSDAY NIGHT AND POSSIBLY A FEW DEGREES WARMER FRIDAY NIGHT.

* TIMING...THIS LENGTHY 10 DAY HEAT WAVE WILL PROBABLY CULMINATE
  WITH ITS HOTTEST TEMPERATURES AND HEAT INDEX VALUES ON
  SATURDAY....WITH TEMPERATURES CLOSE TO 100 DEGREES AND HEAT
  INDEX VALUES AROUND 105 DEGREES.

* DURATION...LOWER DEWPOINTS WILL PROBABLY PERMIT SOME RELIEF
  THURSDAY NIGHT BEFORE IT HEATS UP AGAIN ON FRIDAY. SUNDAY SHOULD
  BE SLIGHTLY COOLER... BUT STILL MAY TOP OUT JUST ABOVE 90
  DEGREES WHICH WOULD EXTEND THE HEAT WAVE TO 11 DAYS FOR THE
  PHILADELPHIA METRO AREA SOUTHWESTWARD.

* THE NUMBER OF CONSECUTIVE DAYS WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 90
  DEGREES OR HIGHER AT PHILADELPHIA AND WILMINGTON HAD REACHED
  SEVEN DAYS AS OF TODAY. THE RECORD AT PHILADELPHIA IS 18
  CONSECUTIVE DAYS... WHICH WAS SET IN 1988. THE RECORD AT
  WILMINGTON IS 16 CONSECUTIVE DAYS... WHICH WAS SET IN 1895. IT
  PRESENTLY APPEARS THIS PERIOD MAY LAST 11 CONSECUTIVE DAYS...
  AND END ON MONDAY.

* IMPACTS...THE CUMULATIVE IMPACTS OF THE HEAT ARE A DANGER 
  ESPECIALLY FOR THE ELDERLY... INFIRM... THE VERY YOUNG... AND 
  THOSE IN INNER CITY AREAS THAT DO NOT HAVE AIR CONDITIONING. 
  PETS ALSO ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE HEAT. 

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.

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

PLEASE NEVER LEAVE ANY PERSON OR ANIMAL IN A PARKED VEHICLE FOR
ANY LENGTH OF TIME.

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.

&&

$$

DEZ002>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-042300-
/O.EXT.KPHI.HT.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120706T0000Z/
KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CECIL-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-
TALBOT-CAROLINE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...REHOBOTH BEACH...
ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON...DENTON
319 PM EDT WED JUL 4 2012

...HEAT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THURSDAY...

* HEAT INDEX VALUES...AROUND 105 DEGREES.

* IMPACTS...THE HEAT CAN BE DANGEROUS...ESPECIALLY FOR THE
  ELDERLY... INFIRM... THE VERY YOUNG... AND THOSE IN INNER CITY
  AREAS THAT DO NOT HAVE AIR CONDITIONING. PETS ALSO ARE
  SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE HEAT AS IS ANYONE WORKING OR EXERCISING
  OUTDOORS DURING THE AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS
EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY
WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE
POSSIBLE. 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.

&&

$$

NJZ008>010-012>014-016-020>023-025>027-042300-
/O.CON.KPHI.HT.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120704T2300Z/
MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-
EASTERN MONMOUTH-SALEM-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-
COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRISTOWN...FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...
NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...SANDY HOOK...PENNSVILLE...JACKSON...
MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON...CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...ATLANTIC CITY...
LONG BEACH ISLAND...WHARTON STATE FOREST
319 PM EDT WED JUL 4 2012

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

* HEAT INDEX VALUES...AROUND 100 DEGREES.

* IMPACTS...THE HEAT CAN BE DANGEROUS...ESPECIALLY FOR THE
  ELDERLY... INFIRM... THE VERY YOUNG... AND THOSE IN INNER CITY
  AREAS THAT DO NOT HAVE AIR CONDITIONING. PETS ALSO ARE
  SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE HEAT AS IS ANYONE WORKING OR EXERCISING
  OUTDOORS DURING THE AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS
EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY
WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE
POSSIBLE. 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.

&&

$$