[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Non-Precip Warning : PHI@ 5/29/2012 10:56:17 AM

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1055 AM EDT TUE MAY 29 2012

DEZ001-NJZ015-017>019-PAZ067>071-292300-
/O.CON.KPHI.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120529T2300Z/
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
1055 AM EDT TUE MAY 29 2012

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS
EVENING...

* HEAT INDEX VALUES...IN THE UPPER 90S DUE TO TEMPERATURES IN THE
  LOWER 90S...AND DEWPOINTS IN THE UPPER 60S TO AROUND 70. THE
  HEAT INDICES TODAY WILL PROBABLY RUN 2 TO 4 DEGREES WARMER THAN
  YESTERDAYS MAXIMUMS WHICH WILL PROBABLY OCCUR AGAIN TODAY
  AROUND 4 PM OR 5 PM.

* TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE HEAT WILL CONTINUE INTO THIS
  EVENING UNTIL SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARRIVE.  

* IMPACTS...THE FIRST HOT SPELL OF THE SEASON WILL PEAK THIS
  AFTERNOON WITH ANOTHER HOT AND HUMID DAY FOR PHILADELPHIA AND
  THE SURROUNDING METRO AREA. 

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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