[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Non-Precip Warning : PHI@ 6/19/2012 3:21:57 AM

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NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
321 AM EDT TUE JUN 19 2012

DEZ001-NJZ015-017>019-PAZ067>071-192100-
/O.CON.KPHI.EH.W.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
321 AM EDT TUE JUN 19 2012

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM WEDNESDAY
TO 6 AM EDT FRIDAY...

* HEAT INDEX VALUES...GENERALLY 98 TO 103 DEGREES WEDNESDAY AND
  THURSDAY AFTERNOONS.

* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE MID TO UPPER 90S WEDNESDAY AND
  THURSDAY AFTERNOONS. LOWS WILL GENERALLY BOTTOM OUT IN THE LOWER
  TO MID 70S...BUT MAY ONLY TO DROP TO NEAR 80 DEGREES IN CENTER
  CITY PHILADELPHIA.

* IMPACTS...THE WORST WOULD BE FELT BY THOSE WHO LIVE AND/OR WORK
  IN THE URBAN AREAS. THOSE WHO ARE AT A GREATER RISK INCLUDE THE
  ELDERLY...THE INFIRM AND CHILDREN.

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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