[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Non-Precip Warning : PHI@ 6/18/2014 3:57:18 AM

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NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
356 AM EDT WED JUN 18 2014

DEZ001-NJZ015-017>019-PAZ070-071-102-104-106-182100-
/O.CON.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
356 AM EDT WED JUN 18 2014

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM EDT
THIS EVENING...

* MAXIMUM HEAT INDEX VALUES...IN THE MIDDLE AND UPPER 90S.

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

* TIMING...THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES AND HEAT INDEX VALUES ARE
  EXPECTED TO OCCUR DURING THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON HOURS.

* IMPACTS...THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL CREATE A HAZARD FOR ANYONE
  SPENDING TIME OUT OF DOORS TODAY, ESPECIALLY THOSE TAKING PART
  IN STRENUOUS OUTDOOR WORK OR ATHLETIC ACTIVITIES. ALSO, THE
  EXCESSIVE HEAT AND HUMIDITY AND THE RESULTING PHYSICAL STRESS IS
  PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS FOR THE ELDERLY AND FOR THE VERY YOUNG.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND
HIGH HUMIDITY IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION WILL CREATE THE
POTENTIAL FOR HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS, STAY
IN AN AIR CONDITIONED LOCATION, STAY OUT OF THE SUN AND BE SURE TO
CHECK ON ELDERLY RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OUTSIDE OR IF YOU WILL BE
SPENDING TIME OUTDOORS. IF POSSIBLE, RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS
ACTIVITY TO EARLY MORNING OR LATE EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND
SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND
LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER.

TO REDUCE YOUR RISK WHEN WORKING OUTDOORS, THE OCCUPATIONAL
SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT
REST BREAKS IN A SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENT. ANYONE
OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION.
HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL 9 1 1.

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

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