[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Non-Precip Warning : PHI@ 7/5/2012 3:27:51 PM

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NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
327 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2012

DEZ001-NJZ015-017>019-PAZ067>071-060900-
/O.CON.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
327 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2012

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

* HEAT INDEX VALUES...AFTER HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 95 TO 100 ON
  THURSDAY...READINGS WILL FALL BACK BELOW 80 TONIGHT. HEAT INDEX
  VALUES WILL RISE BACK TO BETWEEN 95 AND 100 ON FRIDAY. 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-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-060900-
/O.CON.KPHI.HT.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120706T0000Z/
/O.CON.KPHI.EH.A.0006.120707T1600Z-120708T0000Z/
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
327 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2012

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

* HEAT INDEX VALUES...BETWEEN 100 AND 105 THIS AFTERNOON WILL DROP
  BACK BELOW 90 LATER THIS EVENING. THE HEAT INDEX COULD CLIMB
  BACK TO AROUND 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>025-060900-
/O.CON.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
327 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2012

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

* HEAT INDEX VALUES...COULD CLIMB TO BETWEEN 105 AND 110 SATURDAY
  AFTERNOON DUE TO TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 95 AND 100 DEGREES...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.

&&

$$