[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Non-Precip Warning : PHI@ 6/28/2012 4:00:26 AM

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
359 AM EDT THU JUN 28 2012

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

.HIGH PRESSURE... SLIDING EASTWARD FROM THE PLAINS TOWARD THE
OHIO VALLEY TODAY AND FRIDAY... WILL PUSH A HOT AND HUMID AIRMASS
INTO THE MID ATLANTIC REGION. IT WILL START TO TURN HOT TODAY...
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. THE HEAT
WAVE LOOKS TO CONTINUE EARLY NEXT WEEK... HOWEVER THE EXCESSIVE
HEAT MAY BE PUSHED TO OUR SOUTH FOR A TIME.

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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
359 AM EDT THU JUN 28 2012

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO 8 PM EDT
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED AN
EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO
8 PM EDT SUNDAY. THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* 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 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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