Alert archive / New Jersey / Excessive Heat Warnings in 2012
Excessive Heat Warning 4, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this excessive heat warning at Jul 3, 2012, 3:28 PM EDT for 4 states. It took effect at Jul 4, 2012, 11:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 4 days. 34 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 3, 2012, 3:28 PM EDT (19:28 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 4, 2012, 11:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Jul 8, 2012, 6:00 AM EDT
- In force
- 4 days
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
All 28 counties
Kent County, DE, New Castle County, DE, Sussex County, DE, Caroline County, MD, Cecil County, MD, Kent County, MD, Queen Anne's County, MD, Talbot County, MD, Atlantic County, NJ, Burlington County, NJ, Camden County, NJ, Cape May County, NJ, Cumberland County, NJ, Gloucester County, NJ, Hunterdon County, NJ, Mercer County, NJ, Middlesex County, NJ, Monmouth County, NJ, Morris County, NJ, Ocean County, NJ, Salem County, NJ, Somerset County, NJ, Warren County, NJ, Berks County, PA, Delaware County, PA, Lehigh County, PA, Northampton County, PA, Philadelphia County, PA
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 68 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 4, 11:03 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Plumstead Twp, NJ | SOME TREES AND WIRES DOWN IN PLUMSTEAD TOWNSHIP. |
| Jul 4, 11:15 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Upper Macungie Twp, PA | TREE DOWN ONTO THE BACK SECTION OF A HOME ALONG HICKORY LANE IN UPPER MACUNGIE TWP. |
| Jul 4, 11:30 PM EDT | HAIL 0.75 | Allentown, PA | |
| Jul 4, 11:53 PM EDT | TSTM WND GST 53 | Lawrence Twp, NJ | A 53 MPH THUNDERSTORM WIND GUST WAS REPORTED IN LAWRENCE TOWNSHIP. |
| Jul 5, 12:20 AM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Upper Freehold Twp, NJ | TREE DOWN ONTO A HOUSE ALONG WYGANT ROAD IN UPPER FREEHOLD TWP... CAUSING SOME STRUCTURAL DAMAGE. SEVERAL OTHER LARGE TREES DOWN AND PEA SIZE HAIL ALSO REPORTED. |
| Jul 5, 12:20 AM EDT | TSTM WND GST 51 | Upper Freehold Twp, NJ | A 51 MPH THUNDERSTORM WIND GUST WAS REPORTED IN UPPER FREEHOLD TWP. |
| Jul 5, 12:20 AM EDT | HAIL 0.75 | Florence, NJ | PENNY SIZE HAIL REPORTED IN FLORENCE ALONG WITH A WIND GUST TO 48 MPH. |
| Jul 5, 12:20 AM EDT | LIGHTNING | Burlington Twp, NJ | LIGHTNING STRUCK A TRANSFORMER RESULTING IN A FIRE AND DOWNED WIRES NEAR OLD YORK ROAD. |
| Jul 5, 12:25 AM EDT | TSTM WND GST 50 | Willingboro, NJ | A THUNDERSTORM WIND GUST WAS ESTIMATED TO BE 40 TO 50 MPH. |
| Jul 5, 7:52 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Betterton, MD | TREES DOWN |
| Jul 5, 8:35 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Centreville, MD | TREES AND LARGE BRANCHES DOWN ON MD 213 |
| Jul 7, 5:45 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Slatington, PA | DOWNED TREES |
| Jul 7, 5:45 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Walnutport, PA | LARGE LIMBS DOWN. |
| Jul 7, 5:55 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Allentown, PA | SEPARATE REPORT... LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN. |
| Jul 7, 5:56 PM EDT | TSTM WND GST 50 | Allentown Airport, PA | |
| Jul 7, 6:00 PM EDT | TSTM WND GST 68 | Allentown, PA | |
| Jul 7, 6:18 PM EDT | TSTM WND GST 50 | Breinigsville, PA | |
| Jul 7, 6:32 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Stockton, NJ | METAL HAY WAGON AND CHICKEN COOP OVERTURNED ALONG SANFORD ROAD IN STOCKTON. ALSO WINDOW BLOWN OUT IN HOUSE AND LARGE TREE UPROOTED. |
| Jul 7, 6:35 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Flemington, NJ | TREES DOWN |
| Jul 7, 6:45 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Skillman, NJ | TREES DOWN. |
| Jul 7, 6:45 PM EDT | TSTM WND GST 55 | Trenton Airport, NJ | |
| Jul 7, 7:01 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Monroe Twp, NJ | LARGE TREE LIMBS DOWN. |
| Jul 7, 7:10 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Cream Ridge, NJ | TWO TREES ALONG SHOULDER OF INTERSTATE 195 MILE POST NUMBER 11. |
| Jul 7, 7:15 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Freehold, NJ | TREES DOWN. |
| Jul 7, 7:25 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Howell Twp, NJ | MULTIPLE TREES DOWN IN THE TOWNSHIP... FREEHOLD ROAD BLOCKED. |
| Jul 7, 7:30 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Jackson Twp, NJ | MULTIPLE TREES DOWN. |
| Jul 7, 7:33 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Normandy Beach, NJ | LARGE LIMBS DOWN. |
| Jul 7, 7:40 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Toms River, NJ | MULTIPLE REPORTS OF TREES AND TREE LIMBS DOWN IN TOMS RIVER. WIND GUSTS ESTIMATED AROUND 75 MPH. |
| Jul 7, 7:40 PM EDT | TSTM WND GST 78 | Brick Twp, NJ | ALSO PUBLIC REPORTS OF DOWNED TREES. |
| Jul 7, 7:45 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Seaside Heights, NJ | POLES AND WIRES DOWN... AT LEAST ONE TREE DOWN... PEOPLE TEMPORARILY TRAPPED ON SKY RIDE. |
| Jul 7, 7:54 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Lavallette, NJ | POLES AND WIRES DOWN... |
| Jul 7, 7:55 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Pine Beach, NJ | TREES DOWN |
| Jul 7, 7:55 PM EDT | TSTM WND GST 60 | Beachwood, NJ | |
| Jul 7, 8:00 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Bayville, NJ | TREES DOWN. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Phillips Aaf/Abe, MD (KAPG), launched 12:00Z, 7.5 hours before the alert went out and 87 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 212 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -97 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1559 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 109 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 124 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
800 WWUS71 KPHI 031928 NPWPHI URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 328 PM EDT TUE JUL 3 2012 DEZ001-NJZ015-017>019-PAZ067>071-041000- /O.UPG.KPHI.EH.A.0004.120704T1700Z-120705T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KPHI.EH.W.0004.120704T1500Z-120705T2200Z/ NEW CASTLE-MERCER-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON- CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...TRENTON...GLASSBORO... CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...WEST CHESTER... NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA 328 PM EDT TUE JUL 3 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING FOR THE HIGHLY URBANIZED PORTIONS OF THE DELAWARE VALLEY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM WEDNESDAY TO 6 PM THURSDAY FOR THE HIGHLY URBANIZED PORTIONS OF THE DELAWARE VALLEY. THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * HEAT INDEX VALUES...UP TO AROUND 100 EACH AFTERNOON DUE TO AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 90S WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY, WITH HEAT INDICES ONLY DROPPING INTO THE UPPER 70S ON WEDNESDAY NIGHT ON MINIMUM TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 70S. * DURATION...IT APPEARS THAT THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT MAY BE EQUALLY UNCOMFORTABLE AND THAT EVEN HOTTER CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ON SATURDAY WHEN THE TEMPERATURE MAY SOAR TO NEAR 100 DEGREES. SUNDAY MAY BE COOLER, BUT STILL MAY TOP OUT ABOVE 90 DEGREES. * IMPACTS...THE CUMULATIVE IMPACTS OF THE HEAT ARE A DANGER ESPECIALLY FOR THE ELDERLY, INFIRM, THE VERY YOUNG, AND THOSE IN INNER CITY AREAS THAT DO NOT HAVE AIR CONDITIONING. PETS ALSO ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE HEAT. * THE NUMBER OF CONSECUTIVE DAYS WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE AT PHILADELPHIA AND WILMINGTON HAD REACHED SIX DAYS AS OF TODAY (TUESDAY). THE RECORD AT PHILADELPHIA IS 18 CONSECUTIVE DAYS, WHICH WAS SET IN 1988. THE RECORD AT WILMINGTON IS 16 CONSECUTIVE DAYS, WHICH WAS SET IN 1895. IT PRESENTLY APPEARS THIS PERIOD MAY LAST 11 CONSECUTIVE DAYS, AND END ON MONDAY. 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 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. 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. PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT PETS HAVE ACCESS TO PLENTY OF COOL WATER AND A SHADED AND WELL VENTILATED AREA. THE MOST HUMANE THING TO DO IS TO BRING THEM INTO AN AIR CONDITIONED PLACE. PLEASE NEVER LEAVE ANY PERSON OR ANIMAL IN A PARKED VEHICLE FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME. && $$ MPD
13 follow-up statements
552 WWUS71 KPHI 040739 NPWPHI URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 339 AM EDT WED JUL 4 2012 DEZ001-NJZ015-017>019-PAZ067>071-042030- /O.NEW.KPHI.EH.A.0005.120706T1600Z-120708T0000Z/ /O.CON.KPHI.EH.W.0004.120704T1500Z-120705T2200Z/ NEW CASTLE-MERCER-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON- CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...TRENTON...GLASSBORO... CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...WEST CHESTER... NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA 339 AM EDT WED JUL 4 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EDT THURSDAY... ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * HEAT INDEX VALUES...AROUND 100 THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AFTERNOON...SOARING TO 105 SATURDAY. TONIGHTS LOW TEMPERATURE IN PHILADELPHIA WILL BE IN THE UPPER 70S AND THE SAME OR POSSIBLY WARMER FRIDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...THIS LENGTHY 10 DAY HEAT WAVE WILL PROBABLY CULMINATE WITH ITS HOTTEST TEMPERATURES ON SATURDAY....CLOSE TO 100 DEGREES. * DURATION...LOWER DEWPOINTS WILL PROBABLY PERMIT SOME RELIEF THURSDAY NIGHT BEFORE IT HEATS UP AGAIN MIDDAY FRIDAY. SUNDAY SHOULD BE SLIGHTLY COOLER... BUT STILL MAY TOP OUT JUST ABOVE 90 DEGREES WHICH WOULD EXTEND THE HEAT WAVE TO 11 DAYS FOR THE PHILADELPHIA METRO AREA SOUTHWESTWARD. * THE NUMBER OF CONSECUTIVE DAYS WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE AT PHILADELPHIA AND WILMINGTON HAD REACHED SIX DAYS AS OF TUESDAY. THE RECORD AT PHILADELPHIA IS 18 CONSECUTIVE DAYS... WHICH WAS SET IN 1988. THE RECORD AT WILMINGTON IS 16 CONSECUTIVE DAYS... WHICH WAS SET IN 1895. IT PRESENTLY APPEARS THIS PERIOD MAY LAST 11 CONSECUTIVE DAYS... AND END ON MONDAY. * IMPACTS...THE CUMULATIVE IMPACTS OF THE HEAT ARE A DANGER ESPECIALLY FOR THE ELDERLY... INFIRM... THE VERY YOUNG... AND THOSE IN INNER CITY AREAS THAT DO NOT HAVE AIR CONDITIONING. PETS ALSO ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE HEAT. 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 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. 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. PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT PETS HAVE ACCESS TO PLENTY OF COOL WATER AND A SHADED AND WELL VENTILATED AREA. THE MOST HUMANE THING TO DO IS TO BRING THEM INTO AN AIR CONDITIONED PLACE. PLEASE NEVER LEAVE ANY PERSON OR ANIMAL IN A PARKED VEHICLE FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME. AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS 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 RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. && $$ DEZ002>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ008>010-012>014-016-020>023- 025>027-042030- /O.NEW.KPHI.HT.Y.0005.120704T1700Z-120704T2300Z/ KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CECIL-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES- TALBOT-CAROLINE-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX- WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-SALEM-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC- CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...REHOBOTH BEACH... ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON...DENTON... MORRISTOWN...FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD... SANDY HOOK...PENNSVILLE...JACKSON...MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON... CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...ATLANTIC CITY...LONG BEACH ISLAND... WHARTON STATE FOREST 339 AM EDT WED JUL 4 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * HEAT INDEX VALUES...RANGING FROM AROUND 100 DEGREES IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY UP TO 106 IN PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN DELAWARE AND MARYLAND'S EASTERN SHORE. * IMPACTS...THE HEAT CAN BE DANGEROUS...ESPECIALLY FOR THE ELDERLY... INFIRM... THE VERY YOUNG... AND THOSE IN INNER CITY AREAS THAT DO NOT HAVE AIR CONDITIONING. PETS ALSO ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE HEAT AS IS ANYONE WORKING OR EXERCISING OUTDOORS THIS 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 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. && $$ DRAG
383 WWUS71 KPHI 040756 CCA NPWPHI URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 354 AM EDT WED JUL 4 2012 DEZ001-NJZ015-017>019-PAZ067>071-042100- /O.COR.KPHI.EH.A.0005.120706T1600Z-120708T0000Z/ /O.COR.KPHI.EH.W.0004.120704T1500Z-120705T2200Z/ NEW CASTLE-MERCER-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON- CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...TRENTON...GLASSBORO... CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...WEST CHESTER... NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA 354 AM EDT WED JUL 4 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EDT THURSDAY... ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * HEAT INDEX VALUES...AROUND 100 THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AFTERNOON...SOARING TO 105 SATURDAY. TONIGHTS LOW TEMPERATURE IN PHILADELPHIA WILL BE IN THE UPPER 70S AND THE SAME OR POSSIBLY WARMER FRIDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...THIS LENGTHY 10 DAY HEAT WAVE WILL PROBABLY CULMINATE WITH ITS HOTTEST TEMPERATURES ON SATURDAY....CLOSE TO 100 DEGREES. * DURATION...LOWER DEWPOINTS WILL PROBABLY PERMIT SOME RELIEF THURSDAY NIGHT BEFORE IT HEATS UP AGAIN MIDDAY FRIDAY. SUNDAY SHOULD BE SLIGHTLY COOLER... BUT STILL MAY TOP OUT JUST ABOVE 90 DEGREES WHICH WOULD EXTEND THE HEAT WAVE TO 11 DAYS FOR THE PHILADELPHIA METRO AREA SOUTHWESTWARD. * THE NUMBER OF CONSECUTIVE DAYS WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 90 DEGREES OR HIGHER AT PHILADELPHIA AND WILMINGTON HAD REACHED SIX DAYS AS OF TUESDAY. THE RECORD AT PHILADELPHIA IS 18 CONSECUTIVE DAYS... WHICH WAS SET IN 1988. THE RECORD AT WILMINGTON IS 16 CONSECUTIVE DAYS... WHICH WAS SET IN 1895. IT PRESENTLY APPEARS THIS PERIOD MAY LAST 11 CONSECUTIVE DAYS... AND END ON MONDAY. * IMPACTS...THE CUMULATIVE IMPACTS OF THE HEAT ARE A DANGER ESPECIALLY FOR THE ELDERLY... INFIRM... THE VERY YOUNG... AND THOSE IN INNER CITY AREAS THAT DO NOT HAVE AIR CONDITIONING. PETS ALSO ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE HEAT. 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 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. 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. PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT PETS HAVE ACCESS TO PLENTY OF COOL WATER AND A SHADED AND WELL VENTILATED AREA. THE MOST HUMANE THING TO DO IS TO BRING THEM INTO AN AIR CONDITIONED PLACE. PLEASE NEVER LEAVE ANY PERSON OR ANIMAL IN A PARKED VEHICLE FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME. AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS 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 RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. && $$ DEZ002>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ008>010-012>014-016-020>023- 025>027-042100- /O.NEW.KPHI.HT.Y.0005.120704T1700Z-120704T2300Z/ KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CECIL-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES- TALBOT-CAROLINE-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX- WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-SALEM-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC- CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...REHOBOTH BEACH... ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON...DENTON... MORRISTOWN...FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD... SANDY HOOK...PENNSVILLE...JACKSON...MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON... CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...ATLANTIC CITY...LONG BEACH ISLAND... WHARTON STATE FOREST 354 AM EDT WED JUL 4 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING. * HEAT INDEX VALUES...RANGING FROM AROUND 100 DEGREES IN NORTHERN NEW JERSEY UP TO 106 IN PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN DELAWARE AND MARYLAND'S EASTERN SHORE. * IMPACTS...THE HEAT CAN BE DANGEROUS...ESPECIALLY FOR THE ELDERLY... INFIRM... THE VERY YOUNG... AND THOSE IN INNER CITY AREAS THAT DO NOT HAVE AIR CONDITIONING. PETS ALSO ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE HEAT AS IS ANYONE WORKING OR EXERCISING OUTDOORS THIS 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 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. && $$ DRAG ..CORRECTED BULLET 4 OF THE WARNING..
397 WWUS71 KPHI 041919 NPWPHI URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 319 PM EDT WED JUL 4 2012 DEZ001-NJZ015-017>019-PAZ067>071-042300- /O.CAN.KPHI.EH.A.0005.120706T1600Z-120708T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KPHI.EH.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120708T0000Z/ NEW CASTLE-MERCER-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON- CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...TRENTON...GLASSBORO... CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...WEST CHESTER... NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA 319 PM EDT WED JUL 4 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT SATURDAY... * HEAT INDEX VALUES...AROUND 100 THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AFTERNOON, THEN SOARING TO AROUND 105 ON SATURDAY. OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES IN PHILADELPHIA WILL BE IN THE UPPER 70S TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT AND POSSIBLY A FEW DEGREES WARMER FRIDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...THIS LENGTHY 10 DAY HEAT WAVE WILL PROBABLY CULMINATE WITH ITS HOTTEST TEMPERATURES AND HEAT INDEX VALUES ON SATURDAY....WITH TEMPERATURES CLOSE TO 100 DEGREES AND HEAT INDEX VALUES AROUND 105 DEGREES. * DURATION...LOWER DEWPOINTS WILL PROBABLY PERMIT SOME RELIEF THURSDAY NIGHT BEFORE IT HEATS UP AGAIN ON FRIDAY. SUNDAY SHOULD BE SLIGHTLY COOLER... BUT STILL MAY TOP OUT JUST ABOVE 90 DEGREES WHICH WOULD EXTEND THE HEAT WAVE TO 11 DAYS FOR THE PHILADELPHIA METRO AREA SOUTHWESTWARD. * THE NUMBER OF CONSECUTIVE DAYS WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 90 DEGREES OR HIGHER AT PHILADELPHIA AND WILMINGTON HAD REACHED SEVEN DAYS AS OF TODAY. THE RECORD AT PHILADELPHIA IS 18 CONSECUTIVE DAYS... WHICH WAS SET IN 1988. THE RECORD AT WILMINGTON IS 16 CONSECUTIVE DAYS... WHICH WAS SET IN 1895. IT PRESENTLY APPEARS THIS PERIOD MAY LAST 11 CONSECUTIVE DAYS... AND END ON MONDAY. * IMPACTS...THE CUMULATIVE IMPACTS OF THE HEAT ARE A DANGER ESPECIALLY FOR THE ELDERLY... INFIRM... THE VERY YOUNG... AND THOSE IN INNER CITY AREAS THAT DO NOT HAVE AIR CONDITIONING. PETS ALSO ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE HEAT. 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 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. PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT PETS HAVE ACCESS TO PLENTY OF COOL WATER AND A SHADED AND WELL VENTILATED AREA. THE MOST HUMANE THING TO DO IS TO BRING THEM INTO AN AIR CONDITIONED PLACE. PLEASE NEVER LEAVE ANY PERSON OR ANIMAL IN A PARKED VEHICLE FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME. 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. && $$ DEZ002>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-042300- /O.EXT.KPHI.HT.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120706T0000Z/ KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CECIL-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES- TALBOT-CAROLINE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...REHOBOTH BEACH... ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON...DENTON 319 PM EDT WED JUL 4 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THURSDAY... * HEAT INDEX VALUES...AROUND 105 DEGREES. * IMPACTS...THE HEAT CAN BE DANGEROUS...ESPECIALLY FOR THE ELDERLY... INFIRM... THE VERY YOUNG... AND THOSE IN INNER CITY AREAS THAT DO NOT HAVE AIR CONDITIONING. PETS ALSO ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE HEAT AS IS ANYONE WORKING OR EXERCISING OUTDOORS DURING THE 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 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. && $$ NJZ008>010-012>014-016-020>023-025>027-042300- /O.CON.KPHI.HT.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120704T2300Z/ MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH- EASTERN MONMOUTH-SALEM-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY- COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRISTOWN...FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE... NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...SANDY HOOK...PENNSVILLE...JACKSON... MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON...CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...ATLANTIC CITY... LONG BEACH ISLAND...WHARTON STATE FOREST 319 PM EDT WED JUL 4 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * HEAT INDEX VALUES...AROUND 100 DEGREES. * IMPACTS...THE HEAT CAN BE DANGEROUS...ESPECIALLY FOR THE ELDERLY... INFIRM... THE VERY YOUNG... AND THOSE IN INNER CITY AREAS THAT DO NOT HAVE AIR CONDITIONING. PETS ALSO ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE HEAT AS IS ANYONE WORKING OR EXERCISING OUTDOORS DURING THE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITY TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL 9 1 1. && $$
979 WWUS71 KPHI 042233 NPWPHI URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 633 PM EDT WED JUL 4 2012 DEZ002>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-050645- /O.CAN.KPHI.HT.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120706T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KPHI.HT.Y.0006.120704T2300Z-120706T0000Z/ KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CECIL-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES- TALBOT-CAROLINE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...REHOBOTH BEACH... ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON...DENTON 633 PM EDT WED JUL 4 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THURSDAY. * HEAT INDEX VALUES...AROUND 105 DEGREES. * IMPACTS...THE HEAT CAN BE DANGEROUS...ESPECIALLY FOR THE ELDERLY... INFIRM... THE VERY YOUNG... AND THOSE IN INNER CITY AREAS THAT DO NOT HAVE AIR CONDITIONING. PETS ALSO ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE HEAT AS IS ANYONE WORKING OR EXERCISING OUTDOORS DURING THE 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 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. && $$ NJZ008>010-012>014-016-020>023-025>027-042345- /O.CAN.KPHI.HT.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-120704T2300Z/ MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH- EASTERN MONMOUTH-SALEM-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY- COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRISTOWN...FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE... NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...SANDY HOOK...PENNSVILLE...JACKSON... MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON...CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...ATLANTIC CITY... LONG BEACH ISLAND...WHARTON STATE FOREST 633 PM EDT WED JUL 4 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS CANCELLED THE HEAT ADVISORY. $$ DEZ001-NJZ015-017>019-PAZ067>071-050645- /O.CON.KPHI.EH.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120708T0000Z/ NEW CASTLE-MERCER-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON- CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...TRENTON...GLASSBORO... CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...WEST CHESTER... NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA 633 PM EDT WED JUL 4 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT SATURDAY... * HEAT INDEX VALUES...AROUND 100 THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THEN SOARING TO AROUND 105 ON SATURDAY. OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES IN PHILADELPHIA WILL BE IN THE UPPER 70S TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT AND POSSIBLY A FEW DEGREES WARMER FRIDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...THIS LENGTHY 10 DAY HEAT WAVE WILL PROBABLY CULMINATE WITH ITS HOTTEST TEMPERATURES AND HEAT INDEX VALUES ON SATURDAY....WITH TEMPERATURES CLOSE TO 100 DEGREES AND HEAT INDEX VALUES AROUND 105 DEGREES. * DURATION...LOWER DEWPOINTS WILL PROBABLY PERMIT SOME RELIEF THURSDAY NIGHT BEFORE IT HEATS UP AGAIN ON FRIDAY. SUNDAY SHOULD BE SLIGHTLY COOLER... BUT STILL MAY TOP OUT JUST ABOVE 90 DEGREES WHICH WOULD EXTEND THE HEAT WAVE TO 11 DAYS FOR THE PHILADELPHIA METRO AREA SOUTHWESTWARD. * THE NUMBER OF CONSECUTIVE DAYS WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 90 DEGREES OR HIGHER AT PHILADELPHIA AND WILMINGTON HAD REACHED SEVEN DAYS AS OF TODAY. THE RECORD AT PHILADELPHIA IS 18 CONSECUTIVE DAYS... WHICH WAS SET IN 1988. THE RECORD AT WILMINGTON IS 16 CONSECUTIVE DAYS... WHICH WAS SET IN 1895. IT PRESENTLY APPEARS THIS PERIOD MAY LAST 11 CONSECUTIVE DAYS... AND END ON MONDAY. * IMPACTS...THE CUMULATIVE IMPACTS OF THE HEAT ARE A DANGER ESPECIALLY FOR THE ELDERLY... INFIRM... THE VERY YOUNG... AND THOSE IN INNER CITY AREAS THAT DO NOT HAVE AIR CONDITIONING. PETS ALSO ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE HEAT. 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 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. PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT PETS HAVE ACCESS TO PLENTY OF COOL WATER AND A SHADED AND WELL VENTILATED AREA. THE MOST HUMANE THING TO DO IS TO BRING THEM INTO AN AIR CONDITIONED PLACE. PLEASE NEVER LEAVE ANY PERSON OR ANIMAL IN A PARKED VEHICLE FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME. 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. && $$
167 WWUS71 KPHI 050137 NPWPHI URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 937 PM EDT WED JUL 4 2012 DEZ001-NJZ015-017>019-PAZ067>071-051000- /O.CON.KPHI.EH.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120708T0000Z/ NEW CASTLE-MERCER-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON- CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...TRENTON...GLASSBORO... CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...WEST CHESTER... NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA 937 PM EDT WED JUL 4 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT SATURDAY... * HEAT INDEX VALUES...AROUND 100 THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AFTERNOON... THEN SOARING TO AROUND 105 ON SATURDAY. OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES IN PHILADELPHIA WILL BE IN THE UPPER 70S TONIGHT AND THURSDAY NIGHT AND POSSIBLY A FEW DEGREES WARMER FRIDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...THIS LENGTHY 10 DAY HEAT WAVE WILL PROBABLY CULMINATE WITH ITS HOTTEST TEMPERATURES AND HEAT INDEX VALUES ON SATURDAY....WITH TEMPERATURES CLOSE TO 100 DEGREES AND HEAT INDEX VALUES AROUND 105 DEGREES. * DURATION...LOWER DEWPOINTS WILL PROBABLY PERMIT SOME RELIEF THURSDAY NIGHT BEFORE IT HEATS UP AGAIN ON FRIDAY. SUNDAY SHOULD BE SLIGHTLY COOLER... BUT STILL MAY TOP OUT JUST ABOVE 90 DEGREES WHICH WOULD EXTEND THE HEAT WAVE TO 11 DAYS FOR THE PHILADELPHIA METRO AREA SOUTHWESTWARD. * THE NUMBER OF CONSECUTIVE DAYS WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 90 DEGREES OR HIGHER AT PHILADELPHIA AND WILMINGTON HAD REACHED SEVEN DAYS AS OF TODAY. THE RECORD AT PHILADELPHIA IS 18 CONSECUTIVE DAYS... WHICH WAS SET IN 1988. THE RECORD AT WILMINGTON IS 16 CONSECUTIVE DAYS... WHICH WAS SET IN 1895. IT PRESENTLY APPEARS THIS PERIOD MAY LAST 11 CONSECUTIVE DAYS... AND END ON MONDAY. * IMPACTS...THE CUMULATIVE IMPACTS OF THE HEAT ARE A DANGER ESPECIALLY FOR THE ELDERLY... INFIRM... THE VERY YOUNG... AND THOSE IN INNER CITY AREAS THAT DO NOT HAVE AIR CONDITIONING. PETS ALSO ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE HEAT. 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 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. PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT PETS HAVE ACCESS TO PLENTY OF COOL WATER AND A SHADED AND WELL VENTILATED AREA. THE MOST HUMANE THING TO DO IS TO BRING THEM INTO AN AIR CONDITIONED PLACE. PLEASE NEVER LEAVE ANY PERSON OR ANIMAL IN A PARKED VEHICLE FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME. 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. && $$ DEZ002>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-051000- /O.CON.KPHI.HT.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120706T0000Z/ KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CECIL-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES- TALBOT-CAROLINE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...REHOBOTH BEACH... ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON...DENTON 937 PM EDT WED JUL 4 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THURSDAY... * HEAT INDEX VALUES...AROUND 105 DEGREES. * IMPACTS...THE HEAT CAN BE DANGEROUS...ESPECIALLY FOR THE ELDERLY... INFIRM... THE VERY YOUNG... AND THOSE IN INNER CITY AREAS THAT DO NOT HAVE AIR CONDITIONING. PETS ALSO ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE HEAT AS IS ANYONE WORKING OR EXERCISING OUTDOORS DURING THE 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 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. && $$
566 WWUS71 KPHI 050828 NPWPHI URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 428 AM EDT THU JUL 5 2012 DEZ001-NJZ015-017>019-PAZ067>071-052030- /O.CON.KPHI.EH.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120708T0000Z/ NEW CASTLE-MERCER-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON- CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...TRENTON...GLASSBORO... CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...WEST CHESTER... NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA 428 AM EDT THU JUL 5 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT SATURDAY... * HEAT INDEX VALUES...WILL BE NEAR 100 THIS AFTERNOON AFTER AN EARLY MORNING LOW TEMPERATURE IN THE PHILADELPHIA METRO ARE OF NEAR 80 DEGREES. THERE WILL BE LOWER HUMIDITY AND ASSOCIATED SLIGHTLY LOWER HEAT INDICES FRIDAY AFTER SOMEWHAT MORE COMFORTABLE SLEEPING CONDITIONS TONIGHT. THE WORST OF THIS HEAT WILL OCCUR SATURDAY! * TIMING...THE LENGTHY 11 DAY HEAT WAVE WILL PROBABLY PRODUCE THE HOTTEST HEAT INDEX VALUES OF AROUND 105 DEGREES ON SATURDAY. * DURATION...LOWER DEWPOINTS WILL PERMIT SOME RELIEF TONIGHT AND FRIDAY BEFORE IT THE WORST OCCURS SATURDAY. SUNDAY SHOULD BE SLIGHTLY COOLER... BUT IS NOW FORECAST TO STILL BE IN LOWER 90S EXTENDING THE HEAT WAVE TO AT LEAST 11 DAYS FOR THE PHILADELPHIA METRO AREA SOUTHWESTWARD. * WARNING EXTENSION...DEPENDING WHETHER THUNDERSTORMS OCCUR HERE... ITS POSSIBLE THE WARNING WILL HAVE TO BE EXTENDED INTO SUNDAY BECAUSE OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES SUNDAY NIGHT MAY NOT DROP BELOW 80. * THE NUMBER OF CONSECUTIVE DAYS WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 90 DEGREES OR HIGHER AT PHILADELPHIA AND WILMINGTON HAD REACHED SEVEN DAYS AS OF TODAY. THE RECORD AT PHILADELPHIA IS 18 CONSECUTIVE DAYS... WHICH WAS SET IN 1988. THE RECORD AT WILMINGTON IS 16 CONSECUTIVE DAYS... WHICH WAS SET IN 1895. IT PRESENTLY APPEARS THIS PERIOD WILL LAST AT LEAST 11 CONSECUTIVE DAYS. * IMPACTS...THE CUMULATIVE IMPACTS OF THE HEAT ARE A DANGER ESPECIALLY FOR THE ELDERLY... INFIRM... THE VERY YOUNG... AND THOSE IN INNER CITY AREAS THAT DO NOT HAVE AIR CONDITIONING. PETS ALSO ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE HEAT. 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 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. PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT PETS HAVE ACCESS TO PLENTY OF COOL WATER AND A SHADED AND WELL VENTILATED AREA. THE MOST HUMANE THING TO DO IS TO BRING THEM INTO AN AIR CONDITIONED PLACE. PLEASE NEVER LEAVE ANY PERSON OR ANIMAL IN A PARKED VEHICLE FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME. 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. && $$ DEZ002>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-052030- /O.NEW.KPHI.EH.A.0006.120707T1600Z-120708T0000Z/ /O.CON.KPHI.HT.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120706T0000Z/ KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CECIL-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES- TALBOT-CAROLINE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...REHOBOTH BEACH... ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON...DENTON 428 AM EDT THU JUL 5 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * HEAT INDEX VALUES...BETWEEN 100 AND 106 THIS AFTERNOON AND POSSIBLY UP TO 110 SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...THE WORST OF THIS HEAT WAVE WILL PROBABLY BE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. * IMPACTS...THE HEAT CAN BE DANGEROUS...ESPECIALLY FOR THE ELDERLY... INFIRM... THE VERY YOUNG... AND THOSE IN INNER CITY AREAS THAT DO NOT HAVE AIR CONDITIONING. PETS ALSO ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE HEAT AS IS ANYONE WORKING OR EXERCISING OUTDOORS DURING THE 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 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. AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS 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 RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. && $$ NJZ016-021>025-052030- /O.NEW.KPHI.EH.A.0006.120707T1600Z-120708T0000Z/ SALEM-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY- COASTAL ATLANTIC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PENNSVILLE...MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON... CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...OCEAN CITY...ATLANTIC CITY 428 AM EDT THU JUL 5 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * HEAT INDEX VALUES...UP TO NEAR 109 SATURDAY AFTERNOON DUE TO TEMPERATURES IN THE 95 TO 100 DEGREE RANGE...AND DEWPOINTS IN THE LOWER 70S. * IMPACTS...THE HEAT CAN BE DANGEROUS...ESPECIALLY FOR THE ELDERLY... INFIRM... THE VERY YOUNG... AND THOSE IN INNER CITY AREAS THAT DO NOT HAVE AIR CONDITIONING. PETS ALSO ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE HEAT AS IS ANYONE WORKING OR EXERCISING OUTDOORS DURING THE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. && $$ DRAG
019 WWUS71 KPHI 051031 CCA NPWPHI URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 628 AM EDT THU JUL 5 2012 DEZ001-NJZ015-017>019-PAZ067>071-052245- /O.COR.KPHI.EH.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120708T0000Z/ NEW CASTLE-MERCER-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON- CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...TRENTON...GLASSBORO... CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...WEST CHESTER... NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA 628 AM EDT THU JUL 5 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT SATURDAY... * HEAT INDEX VALUES...WILL BE NEAR 100 THIS AFTERNOON AFTER AN EARLY MORNING LOW TEMPERATURE IN THE PHILADELPHIA METRO AREA OF NEAR 80 DEGREES. THERE WILL BE LOWER HUMIDITY AND ASSOCIATED SLIGHTLY LOWER HEAT INDICES FRIDAY AFTER SOMEWHAT MORE COMFORTABLE SLEEPING CONDITIONS TONIGHT. THE WORST OF THIS HEAT WILL OCCUR SATURDAY! * TIMING...THE LENGTHY 11 DAY HEAT WAVE WILL PROBABLY PRODUCE THE HOTTEST HEAT INDEX VALUES OF AROUND 105 DEGREES ON SATURDAY. * DURATION...LOWER DEWPOINTS WILL PERMIT SOME RELIEF TONIGHT AND FRIDAY BEFORE THE WORST OCCURS SATURDAY. SUNDAY SHOULD BE SLIGHTLY COOLER... BUT IS NOW FORECAST TO STILL BE IN LOWER 90S EXTENDING THE HEAT WAVE TO AT LEAST 11 DAYS FOR THE PHILADELPHIA METRO AREA SOUTHWESTWARD. * WARNING EXTENSION...DEPENDING WHETHER THUNDERSTORMS OCCUR HERE... ITS POSSIBLE THE WARNING WILL HAVE TO BE EXTENDED INTO SUNDAY BECAUSE OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES SUNDAY NIGHT MAY NOT FALL BELOW 80 DEGREES. * THE NUMBER OF CONSECUTIVE DAYS WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 90 DEGREES OR HIGHER AT PHILADELPHIA AND WILMINGTON HAD REACHED SEVEN DAYS AS OF YESTERDAY. THE RECORD AT PHILADELPHIA IS 18 CONSECUTIVE DAYS... WHICH WAS SET IN 1988. THE RECORD AT WILMINGTON IS 16 CONSECUTIVE DAYS... WHICH WAS SET IN 1895. IT PRESENTLY APPEARS THIS PERIOD WILL LAST AT LEAST 11 CONSECUTIVE DAYS. * IMPACTS...THE CUMULATIVE IMPACTS OF THE HEAT ARE A DANGER ESPECIALLY FOR THE ELDERLY... INFIRM... THE VERY YOUNG... AND THOSE IN INNER CITY AREAS THAT DO NOT HAVE AIR CONDITIONING. PETS ALSO ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE HEAT. 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 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. PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT PETS HAVE ACCESS TO PLENTY OF COOL WATER AND A SHADED AND WELL VENTILATED AREA. THE MOST HUMANE THING TO DO IS TO BRING THEM INTO AN AIR CONDITIONED PLACE. PLEASE NEVER LEAVE ANY PERSON OR ANIMAL IN A PARKED VEHICLE FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME. 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. && $$ DEZ002>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-052245- /O.NEW.KPHI.EH.A.0006.120707T1600Z-120708T0000Z/ /O.CON.KPHI.HT.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120706T0000Z/ KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CECIL-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES- TALBOT-CAROLINE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...REHOBOTH BEACH... ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON...DENTON 628 AM EDT THU JUL 5 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * HEAT INDEX VALUES...BETWEEN 100 AND 106 THIS AFTERNOON AND POSSIBLY UP TO 110 SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...THE WORST OF THIS HEAT WAVE WILL PROBABLY BE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. * IMPACTS...THE HEAT CAN BE DANGEROUS...ESPECIALLY FOR THE ELDERLY... INFIRM... THE VERY YOUNG... AND THOSE IN INNER CITY AREAS THAT DO NOT HAVE AIR CONDITIONING. PETS ALSO ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE HEAT AS IS ANYONE WORKING OR EXERCISING OUTDOORS DURING THE 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 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. AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS 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 RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. && $$ NJZ016-021>025-052245- /O.NEW.KPHI.EH.A.0006.120707T1600Z-120708T0000Z/ SALEM-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY- COASTAL ATLANTIC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PENNSVILLE...MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON... CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...OCEAN CITY...ATLANTIC CITY 628 AM EDT THU JUL 5 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * HEAT INDEX VALUES...UP TO NEAR 109 SATURDAY AFTERNOON DUE TO TEMPERATURES IN THE 95 TO 100 DEGREE RANGE...AND DEWPOINTS IN THE LOWER 70S. * IMPACTS...THE HEAT CAN BE DANGEROUS...ESPECIALLY FOR THE ELDERLY... INFIRM... THE VERY YOUNG... AND THOSE IN INNER CITY AREAS THAT DO NOT HAVE AIR CONDITIONING. PETS ALSO ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE HEAT AS IS ANYONE WORKING OR EXERCISING OUTDOORS DURING THE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS 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 RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. && $$ DRAG ..CORRECTED SEVERAL TYPOS IN THE FIRST WARNING SECTION..
490 WWUS71 KPHI 051927 NPWPHI URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 327 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2012 DEZ001-NJZ015-017>019-PAZ067>071-060900- /O.CON.KPHI.EH.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120708T0000Z/ NEW CASTLE-MERCER-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON- CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...TRENTON...GLASSBORO... CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...WEST CHESTER... NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA 327 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT SATURDAY... * HEAT INDEX VALUES...AFTER HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 95 TO 100 ON THURSDAY...READINGS WILL FALL BACK BELOW 80 TONIGHT. HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL RISE BACK TO BETWEEN 95 AND 100 ON FRIDAY. THE WORST OF THIS HEAT WILL OCCUR SATURDAY! * TIMING...THE LENGTHY 11 DAY HEAT WAVE WILL PROBABLY PRODUCE THE HOTTEST HEAT INDEX VALUES OF AROUND 105 DEGREES ON SATURDAY. * DURATION...LOWER DEWPOINTS WILL PERMIT SOME RELIEF TONIGHT AND FRIDAY BEFORE THE WORST OCCURS SATURDAY. SUNDAY SHOULD BE SLIGHTLY COOLER... BUT IS NOW FORECAST TO STILL BE IN LOWER 90S EXTENDING THE HEAT WAVE TO AT LEAST 11 DAYS FOR THE PHILADELPHIA METRO AREA SOUTHWESTWARD. * WARNING EXTENSION...DEPENDING WHETHER THUNDERSTORMS OCCUR HERE... ITS POSSIBLE THE WARNING WILL HAVE TO BE EXTENDED INTO SUNDAY BECAUSE OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES SUNDAY NIGHT MAY NOT FALL BELOW 80 DEGREES. * THE NUMBER OF CONSECUTIVE DAYS WITH A MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE OF 90 DEGREES OR HIGHER AT PHILADELPHIA AND WILMINGTON HAD REACHED SEVEN DAYS AS OF YESTERDAY. THE RECORD AT PHILADELPHIA IS 18 CONSECUTIVE DAYS... WHICH WAS SET IN 1988. THE RECORD AT WILMINGTON IS 16 CONSECUTIVE DAYS... WHICH WAS SET IN 1895. IT PRESENTLY APPEARS THIS PERIOD WILL LAST AT LEAST 11 CONSECUTIVE DAYS. * IMPACTS...THE CUMULATIVE IMPACTS OF THE HEAT ARE A DANGER ESPECIALLY FOR THE ELDERLY... INFIRM... THE VERY YOUNG... AND THOSE IN INNER CITY AREAS THAT DO NOT HAVE AIR CONDITIONING. PETS ALSO ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE HEAT. 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 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. PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT PETS HAVE ACCESS TO PLENTY OF COOL WATER AND A SHADED AND WELL VENTILATED AREA. THE MOST HUMANE THING TO DO IS TO BRING THEM INTO AN AIR CONDITIONED PLACE. PLEASE NEVER LEAVE ANY PERSON OR ANIMAL IN A PARKED VEHICLE FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME. 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. && $$ DEZ002>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-060900- /O.CON.KPHI.HT.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-120706T0000Z/ /O.CON.KPHI.EH.A.0006.120707T1600Z-120708T0000Z/ KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CECIL-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES- TALBOT-CAROLINE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...REHOBOTH BEACH... ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON...DENTON 327 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * HEAT INDEX VALUES...BETWEEN 100 AND 105 THIS AFTERNOON WILL DROP BACK BELOW 90 LATER THIS EVENING. THE HEAT INDEX COULD CLIMB BACK TO AROUND 110 SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...THE WORST OF THIS HEAT WAVE WILL PROBABLY BE SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. * IMPACTS...THE HEAT CAN BE DANGEROUS...ESPECIALLY FOR THE ELDERLY... INFIRM... THE VERY YOUNG... AND THOSE IN INNER CITY AREAS THAT DO NOT HAVE AIR CONDITIONING. PETS ALSO ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE HEAT AS IS ANYONE WORKING OR EXERCISING OUTDOORS DURING THE 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 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. AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS 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 RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. && $$ NJZ016-021>025-060900- /O.CON.KPHI.EH.A.0006.120707T1600Z-120708T0000Z/ SALEM-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY- COASTAL ATLANTIC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PENNSVILLE...MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON... CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...OCEAN CITY...ATLANTIC CITY 327 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * HEAT INDEX VALUES...COULD CLIMB TO BETWEEN 105 AND 110 SATURDAY AFTERNOON DUE TO TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 95 AND 100 DEGREES...AND DEWPOINTS IN THE LOWER 70S. * IMPACTS...THE HEAT CAN BE DANGEROUS...ESPECIALLY FOR THE ELDERLY... INFIRM... THE VERY YOUNG... AND THOSE IN INNER CITY AREAS THAT DO NOT HAVE AIR CONDITIONING. PETS ALSO ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE HEAT AS IS ANYONE WORKING OR EXERCISING OUTDOORS DURING THE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. && $$
950 WWUS71 KPHI 060810 NPWPHI URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 410 AM EDT FRI JUL 6 2012 DEZ002>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ016-021>025-062030- /O.UPG.KPHI.EH.A.0006.120707T1600Z-120708T0000Z/ /O.EXB.KPHI.EH.W.0004.120707T1600Z-120708T0000Z/ KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CECIL-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES- TALBOT-CAROLINE-SALEM-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY- ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...REHOBOTH BEACH... ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON...DENTON... PENNSVILLE...MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON...CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE... OCEAN CITY...ATLANTIC CITY 410 AM EDT FRI JUL 6 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM EDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM EDT SATURDAY. THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * HEAT INDEX VALUES...TO AROUND 110 DUE TO TEMPERATURES AROUND 100 AND DEWPOINTS IN THE LOWER 70S. THE LOW TEMPERATURE SATURDAY NIGHT SHOULD BE 75 TO 80. * WARNING EXTENSION...IF THUNDERSTORMS ARE DELAYED ON SUNDAY... TEMPERATURES WOULD BE WARMER THAN THE CURRENTLY FORECAST MID 90S AND MIGHT REQUIRE AN EXTENSION OF THE WARNING INTO SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...THE HEAT CAN BE DANGEROUS...ESPECIALLY FOR THE ELDERLY... INFIRM... THE VERY YOUNG... AND THOSE IN INNER CITY AREAS THAT DO NOT HAVE AIR CONDITIONING. PETS ALSO ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE HEAT AS IS ANYONE WORKING OR EXERCISING OUTDOORS DURING THE AFTERNOON. 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 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. 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. NEVER LEAVE ANY PERSON OR ANIMAL IN A PARKED VEHICLE! 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. && $$ NJZ027-062030- /O.EXB.KPHI.EH.W.0004.120707T1600Z-120708T0000Z/ SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...WHARTON STATE FOREST 410 AM EDT FRI JUL 6 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM EDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM EDT SATURDAY. * HEAT INDEX VALUES...UP TO 108 DUE TO TEMPERATURES AROUND 100...AND DEWPOINTS IN THE UPPER 60S. THE LOW TEMPERATURE SATURDAY NIGHT SHOULD BE ONLY 75 TO 80. * RELIEF...ARRIVES SUNDAY NIGHT OR MONDAY. * IMPACTS...THE CUMULATIVE IMPACTS OF THE HEAT ARE A DANGER ESPECIALLY FOR THE ELDERLY... INFIRM... THE VERY YOUNG... AND THOSE IN INNER CITY AREAS THAT DO NOT HAVE AIR CONDITIONING. PETS ALSO ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE HEAT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS... STAY IN AN AIR CONDITIONED ROOM... STAY OUT OF THE SUN... AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT PETS HAVE ACCESS TO PLENTY OF COOL WATER AND A SHADED AND WELL VENTILATED AREA. THE MOST HUMANE THING TO DO IS TO BRING THEM INTO AN AIR CONDITIONED PLACE. NEVER LEAVE ANY PERSON OR ANIMAL IN A PARKED VEHICLE! TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITY TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL 9 1 1. && $$ DEZ001-NJZ015-017>019-PAZ067>071-062030- /O.EXT.KPHI.EH.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120708T1000Z/ NEW CASTLE-MERCER-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON- CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...TRENTON...GLASSBORO... CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...WEST CHESTER... NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA 410 AM EDT FRI JUL 6 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT SUNDAY... * HEAT INDEX VALUES...UP TO 108 SATURDAY AFTERNOON DUE TO TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER 100S...AND DEWPOINTS IN THE MID 60S. THE FORECAST HIGH TEMPERATURES FOR SATURDAY WILL BE NEAR THE RECORD OF 103 DEGREES SET ONLY TWO YEARS AT TRENTON...PHILADELPHIA AND WILMINGTON. * WARNING EXTENSION...THIS WARNING HAS ALREADY BEEN EXTENDED THROUGH ALL OF SATURDAY NIGHT AS LOWS SUNDAY MORNING SHOULD ONLY BE 80 TO 85 DEGREES IN PHILADELPHIA! THEN DEPENDING ON THE ONSET OF THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY...ITS POSSIBLE THE WARNING WILL HAVE TO BE EXTENDED INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. FOR NOW...SUNDAYS HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE PROJECTED TO BE IN THE MID 90S. * RELIEF...LOWER DEWPOINTS HAVE PERMITTED SOME RELIEF TODAY BUT EVEN SO...THE TEMPERATURE THIS AFTERNOON WILL RISE INTO THE MID TO UPPER 90S. SUBSTANTIAL RELIEF WILL NOT ARRIVE UNTIL SUNDAY NIGHT OR MONDAY. * IMPACTS...THE CUMULATIVE IMPACTS OF THE HEAT ARE A DANGER ESPECIALLY FOR THE ELDERLY... INFIRM... THE VERY YOUNG... AND THOSE IN INNER CITY AREAS THAT DO NOT HAVE AIR CONDITIONING. PETS ALSO ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE HEAT. 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 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. PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT PETS HAVE ACCESS TO PLENTY OF COOL WATER AND A SHADED AND WELL VENTILATED AREA. THE MOST HUMANE THING TO DO IS TO BRING THEM INTO AN AIR CONDITIONED PLACE. NEVER LEAVE ANY PERSON OR ANIMAL IN A PARKED VEHICLE FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME. 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. && $$ NJZ001-007-PAZ060>062-062030- /O.NEW.KPHI.HT.Y.0007.120707T1600Z-120708T0000Z/ SUSSEX-WARREN-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...READING... ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON 410 AM EDT FRI JUL 6 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM EDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM EDT SATURDAY. * HEAT INDEX VALUES...UP TO 103 DUE TO TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 95 AND 100...AND DEWPOINTS IN THE UPPER 60S. THE FORECAST TEMPERATURE WILL BE NEAR THE RECORD FOR THE DATE SET TWO YEARS IN 2010. * IMPACTS...THESE CONDITIONS INCREASE THE DANGER OF HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES...ESPECIALLY FOR THE ELDERLY... INFIRM... THE VERY YOUNG... AND THOSE IN INNER CITY AREAS THAT DO NOT HAVE AIR CONDITIONING. PETS ALSO ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE HEAT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITY TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL 9 1 1. && $$ NJZ008>010-012>014-020-026-062030- /O.NEW.KPHI.EH.A.0007.120707T1600Z-120708T0000Z/ MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH- EASTERN MONMOUTH-OCEAN-COASTAL OCEAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRISTOWN...FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE... NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...SANDY HOOK...JACKSON... LONG BEACH ISLAND 410 AM EDT FRI JUL 6 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. * HEAT INDEX VALUES...UP TO 105 DUE TO TEMPERATURES RANGING FROM THE MID 90S ON THE BEACHES TO NEAR 100 JUST A COUPLE OF MILES INLAND...AND DEWPOINTS IN THE UPPER 60S. * IMPACTS...THESE CONDITIONS INCREASE THE DANGER OF HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES...ESPECIALLY FOR THE ELDERLY... INFIRM... THE VERY YOUNG... AND THOSE IN INNER CITY AREAS THAT DO NOT HAVE AIR CONDITIONING. PETS ALSO ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE HEAT. PREPARE TO REDUCE YOUR AFTERNOON OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES....SPENDING TIME IN AIR CONDITIONED ROOMS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS 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 RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. && $$
417 WWUS71 KPHI 061912 NPWPHI URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 312 PM EDT FRI JUL 6 2012 NJZ008>010-012>014-020-026-071000- /O.UPG.KPHI.EH.A.0007.120707T1600Z-120708T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KPHI.EH.W.0004.120707T1600Z-120708T0000Z/ MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH- EASTERN MONMOUTH-OCEAN-COASTAL OCEAN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MORRISTOWN...FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE... NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...SANDY HOOK...JACKSON... LONG BEACH ISLAND 312 PM EDT FRI JUL 6 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM EDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM EDT SATURDAY. THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * HEAT INDEX VALUES...BETWEEN 105 AND 110 SATURDAY AFTERNOON DUE TO TEMPERATURES CLOSE TO 100 DEGREES AND AND DEW POINTS IN THE UPPER 60S TO LOWER 70S. * IMPACTS...THESE CONDITIONS INCREASE THE DANGER OF HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES...ESPECIALLY FOR THE ELDERLY... INFIRM... THE VERY YOUNG... AND THOSE IN INNER CITY AREAS THAT DO NOT HAVE AIR CONDITIONING. PETS ALSO ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE HEAT. PREPARE TO REDUCE YOUR AFTERNOON OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES....SPENDING TIME IN AIR CONDITIONED ROOMS. 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 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. 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. && $$ NJZ007-PAZ060>062-071000- /O.UPG.KPHI.HT.Y.0007.120707T1600Z-120708T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KPHI.EH.W.0004.120707T1600Z-120708T0000Z/ WARREN-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHINGTON...READING...ALLENTOWN... BETHLEHEM...EASTON 312 PM EDT FRI JUL 6 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM EDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM EDT SATURDAY. THE HEAT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * HEAT INDEX VALUES...BETWEEN 102 AND 108 SATURDAY AFTERNOON DUE TO HIGHS AROUND 100 DEGREES AND DEW POINTS IN THE UPPER 60S. * IMPACTS...THESE CONDITIONS INCREASE THE DANGER OF HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES...ESPECIALLY FOR THE ELDERLY... INFIRM... THE VERY YOUNG... AND THOSE IN INNER CITY AREAS THAT DO NOT HAVE AIR CONDITIONING. PETS ALSO ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE HEAT. 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 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. 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. && $$ DEZ001-NJZ015-017>019-PAZ067>071-071000- /O.CON.KPHI.EH.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120708T1000Z/ NEW CASTLE-MERCER-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON- CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...TRENTON...GLASSBORO... CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...WEST CHESTER... NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA 312 PM EDT FRI JUL 6 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT SUNDAY... * HEAT INDEX VALUES...UP TO 110 SATURDAY AFTERNOON DUE TO TEMPERATURES NEAR 102 DEGREES...AND DEW POINTS IN THE MID TO UPPER 60S. * IMPACTS...THE CUMULATIVE IMPACTS OF THE HEAT ARE A DANGER ESPECIALLY FOR THE ELDERLY...INFIRM...THE VERY YOUNG...AND THOSE IN INNER CITY AREAS THAT DO NOT HAVE AIR CONDITIONING. PETS ALSO ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE HEAT. 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 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. PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT PETS HAVE ACCESS TO PLENTY OF COOL WATER AND A SHADED AND WELL VENTILATED AREA. THE MOST HUMANE THING TO DO IS TO BRING THEM INTO AN AIR CONDITIONED PLACE. NEVER LEAVE ANY PERSON OR ANIMAL IN A PARKED VEHICLE FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME. 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. && $$ DEZ002>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ016-021>025-027-071000- /O.CON.KPHI.EH.W.0004.120707T1600Z-120708T0000Z/ KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CECIL-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES- TALBOT-CAROLINE-SALEM-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY- ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC- SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...REHOBOTH BEACH... ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON...DENTON... PENNSVILLE...MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON...CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE... OCEAN CITY...ATLANTIC CITY...WHARTON STATE FOREST 312 PM EDT FRI JUL 6 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM EDT SATURDAY... * HEAT INDEX VALUES...BETWEEN 105 AND 110 SATURDAY AFTERNOON DUE TO TEMPERATURES AROUND 100 DEGREES AND DEW POINTS IN THE LOWER 70S. * IF A COLD FRONT POISED TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA SUNDAY IS DELAYED...A HEAT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED FOR SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...THE HEAT CAN BE DANGEROUS...ESPECIALLY FOR THE ELDERLY...INFIRM...THE VERY YOUNG...AND THOSE IN INNER CITY AREAS THAT DO NOT HAVE AIR CONDITIONING. PETS ALSO ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE HEAT AS IS ANYONE WORKING OR EXERCISING OUTDOORS DURING THE AFTERNOON. 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 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. 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. NEVER LEAVE ANY PERSON OR ANIMAL IN A PARKED VEHICLE! 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. && $$ PAZ054-055-071000- /O.EXA.KPHI.HT.Y.0007.120707T1600Z-120708T0000Z/ CARBON-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG 312 PM EDT FRI JUL 6 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM EDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM EDT SATURDAY. * HEAT INDEX VALUES...UP TO 101 SATURDAY AFTERNOON DUE TO TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 90S AND DEW POINTS IN THE MID TO UPPER 60S. * IMPACTS...THESE CONDITIONS INCREASE THE DANGER OF HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES...ESPECIALLY FOR THE ELDERLY...INFIRM...THE VERY YOUNG...AND THOSE IN INNER CITY AREAS THAT DO NOT HAVE AIR CONDITIONING. PETS ALSO ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE HEAT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITY TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL 9 1 1. && $$ NJZ001-071000- /O.CON.KPHI.HT.Y.0007.120707T1600Z-120708T0000Z/ SUSSEX- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...NEWTON 312 PM EDT FRI JUL 6 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 8 PM EDT SATURDAY... * HEAT INDEX VALUES...UP TO 101 SATURDAY AFTERNOON DUE TO TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 95 AND 100...AND DEW POINTS IN THE UPPER 60S. * IMPACTS...THESE CONDITIONS INCREASE THE DANGER OF HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES...ESPECIALLY FOR THE ELDERLY...INFIRM...THE VERY YOUNG...AND THOSE IN INNER CITY AREAS THAT DO NOT HAVE AIR CONDITIONING. PETS ALSO ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE HEAT. 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 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. && $$
019 WWUS71 KPHI 070757 NPWPHI URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 357 AM EDT SAT JUL 7 2012 DEZ001-NJZ015-017>019-PAZ067>071-080000- /O.CON.KPHI.EH.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120708T1000Z/ NEW CASTLE-MERCER-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON- CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...TRENTON...GLASSBORO... CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...WEST CHESTER... NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA 357 AM EDT SAT JUL 7 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT SUNDAY... * HEAT INDEX VALUES...UP TO 110 DUE TO TEMPERATURES AROUND 100 DEGREES...AND DEWPOINTS AROUND 70. * IMPACTS...THE CUMULATIVE IMPACTS OF THE HEAT ARE A DANGER ESPECIALLY FOR THE ELDERLY...INFIRM...THE VERY YOUNG...AND THOSE IN INNER CITY AREAS THAT DO NOT HAVE AIR CONDITIONING. PETS ALSO ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE HEAT. 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 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. PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT PETS HAVE ACCESS TO PLENTY OF COOL WATER AND A SHADED AND WELL VENTILATED AREA. THE MOST HUMANE THING TO DO IS TO BRING THEM INTO AN AIR CONDITIONED PLACE. NEVER LEAVE ANY PERSON OR ANIMAL IN A PARKED VEHICLE FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME. 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. && $$ DEZ002>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ016-021>025-027-080000- /O.CON.KPHI.EH.W.0004.120707T1600Z-120708T0000Z/ KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CECIL-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES- TALBOT-CAROLINE-SALEM-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY- ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC- SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...REHOBOTH BEACH... ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON...DENTON... PENNSVILLE...MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON...CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE... OCEAN CITY...ATLANTIC CITY...WHARTON STATE FOREST 357 AM EDT SAT JUL 7 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * HEAT INDEX VALUES...UP TO 110 DUE TO TEMPERATURES AROUND 100 DEGREES...AND DEWPOINTS IN THE LOWER 70S. * IF A COLD FRONT POISED TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA SUNDAY IS DELAYED...A HEAT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED FOR SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...THE HEAT CAN BE DANGEROUS...ESPECIALLY FOR THE ELDERLY...INFIRM...THE VERY YOUNG...AND THOSE IN INNER CITY AREAS THAT DO NOT HAVE AIR CONDITIONING. PETS ALSO ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE HEAT AS IS ANYONE WORKING OR EXERCISING OUTDOORS DURING THE AFTERNOON. 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 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. 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. NEVER LEAVE ANY PERSON OR ANIMAL IN A PARKED VEHICLE! 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. && $$ NJZ007>010-012>014-020-026-PAZ060>062-080000- /O.CON.KPHI.EH.W.0004.120707T1600Z-120708T0000Z/ WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH- EASTERN MONMOUTH-OCEAN-COASTAL OCEAN-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...FLEMINGTON... SOMERVILLE...NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...SANDY HOOK...JACKSON... LONG BEACH ISLAND...READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON 357 AM EDT SAT JUL 7 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * HEAT INDEX VALUES...BETWEEN 105 TO 110 DUE TO TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 90S TO NEAR 100...AND DEWPOINTS IN THE UPPER 60S. * IMPACTS...THESE CONDITIONS INCREASE THE DANGER OF HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES...ESPECIALLY FOR THE ELDERLY... INFIRM... THE VERY YOUNG... AND THOSE IN INNER CITY AREAS THAT DO NOT HAVE AIR CONDITIONING. PETS ALSO ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE HEAT. PREPARE TO REDUCE YOUR AFTERNOON OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES....SPENDING TIME IN AIR CONDITIONED ROOMS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITY TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL 9 1 1. && $$ NJZ001-PAZ054-055-080000- /O.CON.KPHI.HT.Y.0007.120707T1600Z-120708T0000Z/ SUSSEX-CARBON-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG 357 AM EDT SAT JUL 7 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * HEAT INDEX VALUES...IN THE UPPER 90S, NEARING 100, DUE TO TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER 90S...AND DEWPOINTS IN THE MID TO UPPER 60S. * IMPACTS...THESE CONDITIONS INCREASE THE DANGER OF HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES...ESPECIALLY FOR THE ELDERLY...INFIRM...THE VERY YOUNG...AND THOSE IN INNER CITY AREAS THAT DO NOT HAVE AIR CONDITIONING. PETS ALSO ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE HEAT. 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 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. && $$
371 WWUS71 KPHI 072306 NPWPHI URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 706 PM EDT SAT JUL 7 2012 DEZ002>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ007>010-012>014-016-020>027- PAZ060>062-080015- /O.CAN.KPHI.EH.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120708T0000Z/ KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CECIL-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES- TALBOT-CAROLINE-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX- WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-SALEM-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC- CAPE MAY-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN- SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-BERKS-LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...GEORGETOWN...REHOBOTH BEACH... ELKTON...CHESTERTOWN...CENTREVILLE...EASTON...DENTON... WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN...FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE... NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...SANDY HOOK...PENNSVILLE...JACKSON... MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON...CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...OCEAN CITY... ATLANTIC CITY...LONG BEACH ISLAND...WHARTON STATE FOREST... READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM 706 PM EDT SAT JUL 7 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS CANCELLED THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING. THE HEAT INDEX HAS DROPPED BELOW WARNING CRITERIA. $$ NJZ001-PAZ054-055-080015- /O.CAN.KPHI.HT.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-120708T0000Z/ SUSSEX-CARBON-MONROE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...JIM THORPE...STROUDSBURG 706 PM EDT SAT JUL 7 2012 ...HEAT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS CANCELLED THE HEAT ADVISORY. THE HEAT INDEX HAS DROPPED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA. $$ DEZ001-NJZ015-017>019-PAZ067>071-080715- /O.CON.KPHI.EH.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120708T1000Z/ NEW CASTLE-MERCER-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON- CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...TRENTON...GLASSBORO... CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...WEST CHESTER... NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA 706 PM EDT SAT JUL 7 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM EDT SUNDAY... * HEAT INDEX VALUES...100 TO 105 DEGREES DURING THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...THE CUMULATIVE IMPACTS OF THE HEAT ARE A DANGER ESPECIALLY FOR THE ELDERLY...INFIRM...THE VERY YOUNG...AND THOSE IN INNER CITY AREAS THAT DO NOT HAVE AIR CONDITIONING. PETS ALSO ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE HEAT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS... STAY IN AN AIR CONDITIONED ROOM... STAY OUT OF THE SUN... AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT PETS HAVE ACCESS TO PLENTY OF COOL WATER AND A SHADED AND WELL VENTILATED AREA. THE MOST HUMANE THING TO DO IS TO BRING THEM INTO AN AIR CONDITIONED PLACE. NEVER LEAVE ANY PERSON OR ANIMAL IN A PARKED VEHICLE FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME. TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE...RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITY TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK...THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL 9 1 1. && $$
585 WWUS71 KPHI 080934 NPWPHI URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 534 AM EDT SUN JUL 8 2012 DEZ001-NJZ015-017>019-PAZ067>071-081045- /O.EXP.KPHI.EH.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120708T1000Z/ NEW CASTLE-MERCER-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON- CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...TRENTON...GLASSBORO... CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...WEST CHESTER... NORRISTOWN...DOYLESTOWN...MEDIA...PHILADELPHIA 534 AM EDT SUN JUL 8 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM EDT EARLY THIS MORNING... HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL REACH AROUND 90 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON, AND HEAT INDICES WILL CLIMB INTO THE LOWER 90S. HOWEVER, THE PERIOD OF EXCESSIVE HEAT HAS ENDED. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 3, 3:47 AM EDT | Excessive Heat Watch | PHI | Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Mercer | 12 hr |
| Jul 3, 2:19 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | PHI | Atlantic, Burlington, Cape May, Cumberland, Middlesex, Monmouth and 2 more | 10 hr |
Nearby
Excessive Heat Warnings in New Jersey, 2012Excessive Heat Warnings in Pennsylvania, 2012Excessive Heat Warnings in Maryland, 2012Every excessive heat warning in 2012
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.