[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Non-Precip Warning : PHI@ 6/18/2012 3:19:33 AM

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
319 AM EDT MON JUN 18 2012

DEZ001-NJZ015-017>019-PAZ067>071-182200-
/O.NEW.KPHI.EH.A.0002.120620T1700Z-120622T1000Z/
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 AM EDT MON JUN 18 2012

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH FOR THE HIGHLY URBANIZED PORTIONS OF THE
DELAWARE VALLEY IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE
THURSDAY NIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED AN
EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH FOR THE HIGHLY URBANIZED PORTIONS OF THE
DELAWARE VALLEY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH LATE THURSDAY NIGHT.

* HEAT INDEX VALUES...MAY PEAK IN THE MID TO UPPER 90S ON
  WEDNESDAY AND NEAR 100 ON THURSDAY. NIGHTTIME HEAT INDICES MAY
  ONLY FALL INTO THE UPPER 70S BOTH WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY
  NIGHT. 

* IMPACTS...THE WORST IMPACTS WOULD BE FELT BY THOSE WHO LIVE
  AND/OR WORK IN URBAN AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF HOT
TEMPERATURES IS POSSIBLE. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND
HIGH HUMIDITY MAY COMBINE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH
HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. 

UNDER SUCH CONDITIONS...IT IS WISE TO DRINK PLENTY OF
FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE
SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. THE VERY OLD...VERY
YOUNG AND INFIRM ARE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE HEAT. 

ALSO...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.

MAKE SURE YOUR PETS HAVE PLENTY OF COOL WATER AND ARE KEPT IN A
COOL...WELL VENTILATED AREA. THE MOST HUMANE THING TO DO IS TO
BRING THEM INDOORS WITH YOU.

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

&&

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MPD