[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Non-Precip Warning : PHI@ 6/18/2014 2:16:06 PM

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NPWPHI

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
215 PM EDT WED JUN 18 2014

DEZ001-NJZ015-017>019-PAZ070-071-102-104-106-182300-
/O.CON.KPHI.HT.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-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
215 PM EDT WED JUN 18 2014

...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING...

* MAXIMUM HEAT INDEX VALUES...MIDDLE TO UPPER 90S.

* MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES...MIDDLE 90S.

* TIMING...THE MAXIMUM HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
  THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL CREATE A HAZARD FOR ANYONE
  SPENDING TIME OUT OF DOORS THIS AFTERNOON...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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