[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Non-Precip Warning : PHI@ 7/5/2012 6:32:35 AM

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
628 AM EDT THU JUL 5 2012

DEZ001-NJZ015-017>019-PAZ067>071-052245-
/O.COR.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
628 AM EDT THU JUL 5 2012

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

* HEAT INDEX VALUES...WILL BE NEAR 100 THIS AFTERNOON AFTER AN
  EARLY MORNING LOW TEMPERATURE IN THE PHILADELPHIA METRO AREA OF
  NEAR 80 DEGREES. THERE WILL BE LOWER HUMIDITY AND ASSOCIATED
  SLIGHTLY LOWER HEAT INDICES FRIDAY AFTER SOMEWHAT MORE COMFORTABLE
  SLEEPING CONDITIONS TONIGHT. THE WORST OF THIS HEAT WILL OCCUR
  SATURDAY!

* TIMING...THE LENGTHY 11 DAY HEAT WAVE WILL PROBABLY PRODUCE THE
  HOTTEST HEAT INDEX VALUES OF AROUND 105 DEGREES ON SATURDAY.

* DURATION...LOWER DEWPOINTS WILL PERMIT SOME RELIEF TONIGHT AND
  FRIDAY BEFORE THE WORST OCCURS SATURDAY. SUNDAY SHOULD BE
  SLIGHTLY COOLER... BUT IS NOW FORECAST TO STILL BE IN LOWER 90S
  EXTENDING THE HEAT WAVE TO AT LEAST 11 DAYS FOR THE PHILADELPHIA
  METRO AREA SOUTHWESTWARD.

* WARNING EXTENSION...DEPENDING WHETHER THUNDERSTORMS OCCUR
  HERE... ITS POSSIBLE THE WARNING WILL HAVE TO BE EXTENDED INTO
  SUNDAY BECAUSE OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES SUNDAY NIGHT MAY NOT
  FALL BELOW 80 DEGREES.

* THE NUMBER OF CONSECUTIVE DAYS WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 90
  DEGREES OR HIGHER AT PHILADELPHIA AND WILMINGTON HAD REACHED
  SEVEN DAYS AS OF YESTERDAY. 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 WILL LAST AT LEAST 11 CONSECUTIVE
  DAYS.

* 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-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-052245-
/O.NEW.KPHI.EH.A.0006.120707T1600Z-120708T0000Z/
/O.CON.KPHI.HT.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-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
628 AM EDT THU JUL 5 2012

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING...
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED AN
EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.

* HEAT INDEX VALUES...BETWEEN 100 AND 106 THIS AFTERNOON AND
  POSSIBLY UP TO 110 SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

* TIMING...THE WORST OF THIS HEAT WAVE WILL PROBABLY BE SATURDAY
  AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. 

* 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.

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. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY
IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP
ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.

&&

$$

NJZ016-021>025-052245-
/O.NEW.KPHI.EH.A.0006.120707T1600Z-120708T0000Z/
SALEM-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-
COASTAL ATLANTIC-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PENNSVILLE...MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON...
CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...OCEAN CITY...ATLANTIC CITY
628 AM EDT THU JUL 5 2012

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED AN
EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.

* HEAT INDEX VALUES...UP TO NEAR 109 SATURDAY AFTERNOON DUE TO
  TEMPERATURES IN THE 95 TO 100 DEGREE RANGE...AND DEWPOINTS IN
  THE LOWER 70S. 

* 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...

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. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY
IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP
ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.

&&

$$


DRAG ..CORRECTED SEVERAL TYPOS IN THE FIRST WARNING SECTION..








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