[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Non-Precip Warning : PHI@ 5/28/2012 3:24:09 PM

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NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
323 PM EDT MON MAY 28 2012

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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
323 PM EDT MON MAY 28 2012

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT
TUESDAY...

* HEAT INDEX VALUES...PEAKING IN THE MID 90S ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON. 

* TIMING...THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING.

* IMPACTS...THE FIRST HEAT SPELL OF THE SEASON WILL PEAK TUESDAY
  AFTERNOON WITH ANOTHER HOT AND HUMID DAY FOR PHILADELPHIA AND
  THE SURROUNDING METRO AREA. LOW TEMPERATURES TONIGHT IN URBAN
  AREAS ARE EXPECTED TO ONLY DROP INTO THE LOWER MID 70S WITH HIGH
  TEMPERATURES ON TUESDAY AGAIN AROUND 90 DEGREES. 

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.

PLEASE MAKE SURE YOUR PETS HAVE PLENTY OF WATER AND ARE KEPT AS
COOL AS POSSIBLE.
 
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