[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Non-Precip Warning : PHI@ 6/27/2012 3:35:35 PM

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
334 PM EDT WED JUN 27 2012

...A PERIOD OF EXCESSIVE HEAT FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...

.HIGH PRESSURE, SLIDING EASTWARD FROM THE PLAINS TOWARD THE OHIO
VALLEY THURSDAY AND FRIDAY, WILL PUSH A HOT AND HUMID AIRMASS
INTO THE MID ATLANTIC REGION. IT WILL START TO TURN HOT THURSDAY,
HOWEVER THE HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN ON THE LOWER SIDE. 
THE HEAT ALONG WITH AN INCREASINGLY HUMID AIRMASS IS ANTICIPATED
TO MOVE INTO OUR AREA FRIDAY AND LAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
MEANWHILE, A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL ARRIVE FRIDAY INTO
SATURDAY AND STALL NEAR THE NORTHERN MID ATLANTIC THROUGH SUNDAY,
AND THERE IS A CHANCE FOR SOME COOLING BUT BRIEF THUNDERSTORMS.
BASED ON THE FORECAST HEAT INDICES TO REACH 100 DEGREES, THE
EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH CONTINUES.

THE HEAT WAVE LOOKS TO CONTINUE EARLY NEXT WEEK, HOWEVER THE
EXCESSIVE HEAT MAY BE PUSHED TO OUR SOUTH FOR A TIME.

DEZ001-NJZ015-017>019-PAZ067>071-280830-
/O.CON.KPHI.EH.A.0003.120629T1600Z-120702T0000Z/
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
334 PM EDT WED JUN 27 2012

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

* HEAT INDEX VALUES...AROUND 100 DEGREES EACH AFTERNOON OF FRIDAY,
  SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL HOWEVER THAT THE DEW
  POINTS LOWER SOME DURING EACH AFTERNOON, WHICH WILL REDUCE THE
  HEAT INDEX VALUES AT LEAST SOME.

* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS EACH AFTERNOON OF FRIDAY, SATURDAY AND
  SUNDAY IN THE MID TO UPPER 90S. LOWS GENERALLY AROUND 70
  DEGREES, HOWEVER PROBABLY ONLY DROPPING 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, 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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GORSE