[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Non-Precip Warning : PHI@ 7/15/2012 3:45:07 PM

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
344 PM EDT SUN JUL 15 2012

...HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL WORSEN TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...

.HEAT INDICES THAT WERE IN THE MID 90S TODAY...WILL RISE INTO THE
UPPER 90S TO NEAR 100 BOTH MONDAY AND TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE MOST
UNCOMFORTABLE CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST WEDNESDAY WHEN TEMPERATURES
RISE WELL UP INTO THE 90S...AFTER MORNING LOWS OF 75 TO 80. THE 
HEAT INDEX WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON SHOULD BE IN THE 100 TO 105 DEGREE
RANGE FOR SEVERAL HOURS.

A COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE WEDNESDAY NIGHT WILL BRING SUBSTANTIAL
RELIEF FROM THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

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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
344 PM EDT SUN JUL 15 2012

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TUESDAY TO 9 PM EDT
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED AN
EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TUESDAY TO
9 PM EDT WEDNESDAY. THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT HAVING BEEN REPLACED BY THIS WARNING.

* HEAT INDEX VALUES...CLOSE TO 100 DEGREES TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND
  UP TO 105 WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE URBAN
  CORRIDOR TUESDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY IN PHILADELPHIA SHOULD
  ONLY BE NEAR 80 DEGREES. 

* 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. CARS WITH WINDOWS ROLLED UP AND NO
  AIR CONDITIONING...HEAT UP EXCEEDINGLY FAST. CHECK TO MAKE SURE
  NO ONE IS LOCKED IN AN NON AIR CONDITIONED VEHICLE.

* CONFIDENCE...ABOVE AVERAGE. THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE THAT THERE
  WILL BE ENOUGH DEBRIS CLOUDINESS FROM UPSTREAM THUNDERSTORMS
  TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON TO PREVENT THE HEAT INDEX FROM
  REACHING THE PREDICTED VALUE. PRESUMING ITS MOSTLY SUNNY FROM
  DAYBREAK THROUGH 3 PM BOTH TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...THE PREDICTED
  VALUES IN OUR FORECAST WILL BE REALIZED.

* RELIEF...SUBSTANTIAL RELIEF WILL ARRIVE THURSDAY AND FRIDAY WITH
  COOLER NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AND LOWER DEWPOINTS.  

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.

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.

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