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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
849 AM EDT THU AUG 11 2016

...EXCESSIVE HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL PERSIST INTO THE WEEKEND...

DEZ001-NJZ015-017>019-PAZ070-071-102-104-106-120200-
/O.COR.KPHI.EH.W.0004.160811T1600Z-160813T2200Z/
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
849 AM EDT THU AUG 11 2016

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO
6 PM EDT SATURDAY...

* HEAT INDEX VALUES...100 TO 107 DEGREES EACH AFTERNOON...WITH THE
  HIGHEST VALUES OCCURRING BOTH FRIDAY AND SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MID 90S EACH DAY. LOWS EACH
  NIGHT IN THE MID TO UPPER 70S. IN THE HIGHLY URBANIZED AREAS
  SUCH AS CENTER CITY PHILADELPHIA...THE TEMPERATURE AT NIGHT MAY
  NOT DROP BELOW 80 DEGREES UNLESS A MAINLY LATE DAY THUNDERSTORM
  IS ABLE TO COOL THE AIR.

* TIMING...HEAT INDICES WILL REACH EXCESSIVE LEVELS DURING THE
  AFTERNOON HOURS EACH DAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THIS EXCESSIVE HEAT
  WARNING MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED TO INCLUDE SUNDAY.

* IMPACTS...THE MULTIPLE DAY EXCESSIVE HEAT WILL INCREASE THE RISK
  FOR HEAT-RELATED HEALTH ISSUES...ESPECIALLY FOR THE ELDERLY...
  THOSE WITH CHRONIC HEALTH PROBLEMS SUCH AS LUNG AND HEART
  DISEASE...THOSE WORKING OUTDOORS AND OTHER HEAT-SENSITIVE
  GROUPS OF PEOPLE.

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 COMBINE TO 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.

CHILDREN AND PETS SHOULD NEVER BE LEFT UNATTENDED IN VEHICLES
UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. DURING WARM OR HOT WEATHER...CAR
INTERIORS CAN REACH LETHAL TEMPERATURES IN A MATTER OF MINUTES.

TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS...IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN
POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES 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.

&&

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JRK/GORSE


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