[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Non-Precip Warning : PHI@ 6/17/2014 3:29:53 PM

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
329 PM EDT TUE JUN 17 2014
 
DEZ001-NJZ015-017>019-PAZ070-071-102-104-106-180900-
/O.NEW.KPHI.HT.Y.0001.140618T1600Z-140618T2300Z/
NEW CASTLE-MERCER-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-
DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-EASTERN CHESTER-EASTERN MONTGOMERY-
LOWER BUCKS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...TRENTON...GLASSBORO...
CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...MEDIA...
PHILADELPHIA...WEST CHESTER...KENNETT SQUARE...NORRISTOWN...
LANSDALE...MORRISVILLE...DOYLESTOWN
329 PM EDT TUE JUN 17 2014

...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM EDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A HEAT
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM EDT WEDNESDAY.

* HEAT INDEX VALUES...IN THE UPPER 90S. 

* MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 90S.

* TIMING...THE WORST CONDITIONS WILL BE DURING WEDNESDAY
  AFTERNOON.  

* IMPACTS...THE FIRST HOT AND HUMID SPELL OF THE METEOROLOGICAL
  SUMMER WILL BE STRESSFUL, ESPECIALLY FOR THE ELDERLY AND VERY
  YOUNG. IT COULD ALSO HAVE EFFECTS ON ANYONE ENGAGED IN STRENUOUS
  WORK OR ATHLETIC ACTIVITIES ON WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS
EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY
WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A 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 THE ELDERLY, 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.

MAKE SURE YOUR PETS ARE ALSO ADEQUATELY PROTECTED FROM THE EFFECTS
OF THE HEAT.

&&

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