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Heat Advisory 6, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this heat advisory at Jul 4, 2012, 6:33 PM EDT for 5 counties in Maryland; Kent County, Sussex County, Delaware. It took effect at Jul 4, 2012, 7:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 25 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 4, 2012, 6:33 PM EDT (22:33 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 4, 2012, 7:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- Jul 5, 2012, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 25 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Counties Kent County, DE, Sussex County, DE, Caroline County, MD, Cecil County, MD, Kent County, MD, Queen Anne's County, MD, Talbot County, MD
The radar
The Dover AFB radar (KDOX), 43 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:32 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.
The nearest sounding before it
Wallops Is Stn, VA (KWAL), launched 12:00Z, 10.6 hours before the alert went out and 129 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
- 933 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -120 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1173 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -40 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 10 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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. && $$
4 follow-up statements
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. && $$ NJZ016-021>025-060900- /O.CON.KPHI.EH.A.0006.120707T1600Z-120708T0000Z/ SALEM-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY- COASTAL ATLANTIC- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PENNSVILLE...MILLVILLE...HAMMONTON... CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE...OCEAN CITY...ATLANTIC CITY 327 PM EDT THU JUL 5 2012 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... * HEAT INDEX VALUES...COULD CLIMB TO BETWEEN 105 AND 110 SATURDAY AFTERNOON DUE TO TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 95 AND 100 DEGREES...AND DEWPOINTS IN THE LOWER 70S. * IMPACTS...THE HEAT CAN BE DANGEROUS...ESPECIALLY FOR THE ELDERLY... INFIRM... THE VERY YOUNG... AND THOSE IN INNER CITY AREAS THAT DO NOT HAVE AIR CONDITIONING. PETS ALSO ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE HEAT AS IS ANYONE WORKING OR EXERCISING OUTDOORS DURING THE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS...STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM...STAY OUT OF THE SUN...AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 4, 3:39 AM EDT | Heat Advisory | PHI | Caroline, Cecil, Kent, Queen Anne's, Talbot | 15 hr |
| Jul 4, 3:39 AM EDT | Excessive Heat Watch | PHI | New Castle | 12 hr |
| Jul 4, 3:52 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | PHI | Kent, Sussex | 8 hr |
Nearby
Heat Advisories in Maryland, 2012Heat Advisories in Delaware, 2012Every heat advisory 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.