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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
355 AM EDT MON AUG 15 2016


DEZ001-NJZ015-017>019-PAZ070-071-102-104-106-152100-
/O.CON.KPHI.EH.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160816T2200Z/
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
355 AM EDT MON AUG 15 2016

...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT
TUESDAY...

* MAXIMUM HEAT INDEX VALUES...GENERALLY 97 TO 102 ON THIS AFTERNOON
  AND 103 TO 108 ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 90S ON TODAY AND
  TUESDAY. OVERNIGHT LOWS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 75 TO 80
  DEGREES.

* TIMING...HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL REACH EXCESSIVE LEVELS DURING
  THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND
  THUNDERSTORMS MAY BRING BRIEF PERIODS OF RELIEF FROM THE HEAT.

* IMPACTS...THIS MULTIPLE DAY EXCESSIVE HEAT EVENT HAS INCREASED
  THE RISK FOR HEAT-RELATED HEALTH ISSUES...ESPECIALLY FOR THE
  ELDERLY AND FOR THOSE WITH CHRONIC HEALTH PROBLEMS SUCH AS
  LUNG AND HEART DISEASE.

* OUTLOOK...A FRONTAL BOUNDARY APPROACHING FROM THE NORTHWEST
  SHOULD BEGIN TO BRING RELIEF FROM THE OPPRESSIVE HEAT AND
  HUMIDITY ON WEDNESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THIS EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF
DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY LEVELS IS
OCCURRING. THE CONDITIONS HAVE ENHANCED THE POTENTIAL FOR THE
DEVELOPMENT OF HEAT-RELATED HEALTH ISSUES AMONG SUSCEPTIBLE
INDIVIDUALS. BE SURE TO DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-
CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENT IF POSSIBLE...STAY OUT OF THE SUN AND
CHECK ON ELDERLY RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS.

CHILDREN AND PETS SHOULD NEVER BE LEFT UNATTENDED IN A VEHICLE
UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE. DURING HOT WEATHER A CAR INTERIOR 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 THE 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 RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...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 SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN
EMERGENCY...CALL 9 1 1.

&&

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