[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Non-Precip Warning : PHI@ 6/26/2012 3:43:15 PM

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
342 PM EDT TUE JUN 26 2012

...A PERIOD OF EXCESSIVE HEAT LOOKS TO ARRIVE LATER THIS WEEK...

.HIGH PRESSURE, SLIDING EASTWARD FROM THE PLAINS TOWARD THE OHIO
VALLEY LATE THIS WEEK AND OVER THE WEEKEND, WILL PUSH A HOT AND
HUMID AIRMASS INTO THE MID ATLANTIC REGION. THIS HOT AND
INCREASINGLY HUMID AIRMASS IS ANTICIPATED TO MOVE INTO OUR AREA
FRIDAY AND LASTING THROUGH THE WEEKEND, WITH HEAT INDICES TOPPING OUT
TO AROUND 100 DEGREES. MEANWHILE, A FRONTAL BOUNDARY MAY STALL IN
OUR VICINITY OVER THE WEEKEND WHICH COULD RESULT IN SOME ISOLATED
BUT BRIEF COOLING THUNDERSTORMS. BASED ON ENOUGH CONFIDENCE, AN
EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED.

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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
342 PM EDT TUE JUN 26 2012

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING...

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

* HEAT INDEX VALUES...AROUND 100 DEGREES DURING EACH AFTERNOON OF
  FRIDAY, SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. THERE IS A CHANCE THAT THE DEW
  POINTS MAY LOWER SOME ESPECIALLY FRIDAY, ALLOWING THE HEAT INDEX
  VALUES TO BE REDUCED.

* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS EACH AFTERNOON OF FRIDAY, SATURDAY AND
  SUNDAY IN THE MID TO UPPER 90S.

* 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, CHILDREN AND ANYONE WITHOUT AIR
  CONDITIONING.

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.

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