Alert archive / Pennsylvania / Excessive Heat Warnings in 2013
Excessive Heat Warning 1, NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued this excessive heat warning at Jul 5, 2013, 3:04 PM EDT for 4 counties in New Jersey; 5 counties in Pennsylvania; New Castle County, Delaware. It took effect at Jul 6, 2013, 11:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 33 hr. 2 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 5, 2013, 3:04 PM EDT (19:04 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 6, 2013, 11:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Jul 7, 2013, 8:00 PM EDT
- In force
- 33 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly
Counties New Castle County, DE, Burlington County, NJ, Camden County, NJ, Gloucester County, NJ, Mercer County, NJ, Bucks County, PA, Chester County, PA, Delaware County, PA, Montgomery County, PA, Philadelphia County, PA
The radar
The Philadelphia radar (KDIX), 66 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:06 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 7, 6:50 PM EDT | TSTM WND DMG | Sadsbury Twp, PA | TREES AND WIRES DOWN |
| Jul 7, 7:00 PM EDT | LIGHTNING | Valley Twp, PA | LIGHTNING STRUCK A HOUSE. |
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, 7.1 hours before the alert went out and 96 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
- 470 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -47 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 773 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
- 47 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 0.9
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
123 WWUS71 KPHI 051904 NPWPHI URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 304 PM EDT FRI JUL 5 2013 DEZ001-NJZ015-017>019-PAZ070-071-102-104-106-060900- /O.UPG.KPHI.EH.A.0001.130706T1500Z-130708T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KPHI.EH.W.0001.130706T1500Z-130708T0000Z/ NEW CASTLE-MERCER-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON- DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-EASTERN CHESTER-EASTERN MONTGOMERY- LOWER BUCKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...TRENTON...GLASSBORO... CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...MEDIA... PHILADELPHIA...WEST CHESTER...KENNET SQUARE...NORRISTOWN... LANSDALE...MORRISVILLE...DOYLESTOWN 304 PM EDT FRI JUL 5 2013 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO 8 PM EDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO 8 PM EDT SUNDAY. THIS WARNING REPLACES THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH. * LOCATIONS...THE INTERSTATE 95 URBAN CORRIDOR FROM WILMINGTON THROUGH PHILADELPHIA AND TRENTON. * HEAT INDEX VALUES...BETWEEN 100 AND 102 CAUSED BY A COMBINATION OF TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 92 TO 96 DEGREES...AND DEWPOINTS IN THE LOWER 70S. * TIMING...MAINLY BETWEEN NOON TO 8 PM EACH WEEKEND DAY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY FOR EXCESSIVE HEAT INDICES AND THE LOW TEMPERATURE SATURDAY NIGHT MAY ONLY DROP TO ABOUT 75 DEGREES IN PORTIONS OF THE CITIES. * OUTLOOK... THE HEAT WAVE CURRENTLY DEVELOPING FOR PHILADELPHIA IS THE THIRD OF THE SEASON AND WILL BE MORE ADVERSE THAN THOSE OF LATE MAY AND JUNE. MONDAY COULD SEE SLIGHTLY COOLER TEMPERATURES OF ONLY AROUND 90. THEREAFTER...IT MAY HEAT UP AGAIN INTO THE LOWER 90S FOR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY WITH STILL A CHANCE OF 90 DEGREE AFTERNOONS CONTINUING INTO THURSDAY. 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. && $$ NJZ001-007>010-012-013-020-027-PAZ060>062-101-103-105-060900- /O.NEW.KPHI.HT.Y.0002.130706T1500Z-130708T0000Z/ SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX- WESTERN MONMOUTH-OCEAN-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-BERKS-LEHIGH- NORTHAMPTON-WESTERN CHESTER-WESTERN MONTGOMERY-UPPER BUCKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN... FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...JACKSON... WHARTON STATE FOREST...READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON... HONEY BROOK...OXFORD...COLLEGEVILLE...POTTSTOWN...CHALFONT... PERKASIE 304 PM EDT FRI JUL 5 2013 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO 8 PM EDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO 8 PM EDT SUNDAY. * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...AS WELL AS NORTHERN AND EAST CENTRAL PORTIONS OF NEW JERSEY JUST OUTSIDE THE WARNING AREA OF THE URBAN CORRIDOR. * HEAT INDEX VALUES...UP TO ABOUT 100 CAUSED BY A COMBINATION OF AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER 90S...AND DEWPOINTS IN THE LOWER 70S. * TIMING...MAINLY BETWEEN THE HOURS OF NOON AND 8 PM EACH WEEKEND DAY SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. ELEVATED TERRAIN OF NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA AND NORTHWESTERN NEW JERSEY WILL BE SEVERAL DEGREES COOLER THAN THE MORE DENSELY POPULATED LOWLANDS. * OUTLOOK...THERE MAY BE A SLIGHT BREAK IN THE HEAT MONDAY WITH MORE CLOUD COVER BUT THE 90 DEGREE HEAT HAS A GOOD CHANCE FOR RETURNING...AT LEAST FOR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. ALSO A LATE AFTERNOON THUNDERSTORM ON SUNDAY COULD PRODUCE BRIEF RELIEF. 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. && $$
7 follow-up statements
726 WWUS71 KPHI 060809 NPWPHI URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 409 AM EDT SAT JUL 6 2013 DEZ001-NJZ015-017>019-PAZ070-071-102-104-106-062100- /O.CON.KPHI.EH.W.0001.130706T1500Z-130708T0000Z/ NEW CASTLE-MERCER-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON- DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-EASTERN CHESTER-EASTERN MONTGOMERY- LOWER BUCKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...TRENTON...GLASSBORO... CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...MEDIA... PHILADELPHIA...WEST CHESTER...KENNET SQUARE...NORRISTOWN... LANSDALE...MORRISVILLE...DOYLESTOWN 409 AM EDT SAT JUL 6 2013 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...THE INTERSTATE 95 URBAN CORRIDOR FROM WILMINGTON THROUGH PHILADELPHIA AND TRENTON. * HEAT INDEX VALUES...UP TO 100 DUE TO TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER TO MID 90S...AND DEWPOINTS OF AROUND 70. * TIMING...MAINLY BETWEEN NOON TO 8 PM TODAY AND SUNDAY FOR EXCESSIVE HEAT INDICES AND THE LOW TEMPERATURE TONIGHT MAY ONLY DROP TO ABOUT 75 DEGREES IN PORTIONS OF THE CITIES. * OUTLOOK... THE HEAT WAVE CURRENTLY DEVELOPING FOR PHILADELPHIA IS THE THIRD OF THE SEASON AND WILL BE MORE ADVERSE THAN THOSE OF LATE MAY AND JUNE. MONDAY SHOULD BE SLIGHTLY COOLER. THEREAFTER...HIGH TEMPERATURES HAVE A GREATER CHANCE OF REACHING 90 DEGREES ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. 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. && $$ NJZ001-007>010-012-013-020-027-PAZ060>062-101-103-105-062100- /O.CON.KPHI.HT.Y.0002.130706T1500Z-130708T0000Z/ SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX- WESTERN MONMOUTH-OCEAN-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-BERKS-LEHIGH- NORTHAMPTON-WESTERN CHESTER-WESTERN MONTGOMERY-UPPER BUCKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN... FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...JACKSON... WHARTON STATE FOREST...READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON... HONEY BROOK...OXFORD...COLLEGEVILLE...POTTSTOWN...CHALFONT... PERKASIE 409 AM EDT SAT JUL 6 2013 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM EDT SUNDAY... * LOCATIONS...PORTIONS OF EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA...AS WELL AS NORTHERN AND EAST CENTRAL PORTIONS OF NEW JERSEY JUST OUTSIDE THE WARNING AREA OF THE URBAN CORRIDOR. * HEAT INDEX VALUES...NEAR 100 DUE TO TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER TO MID 90S...AND DEWPOINTS AROUND 70 DEGREES. * TIMING...MAINLY BETWEEN THE HOURS OF NOON AND 8 PM EACH TODAY AND SUNDAY. * OUTLOOK...MORE DAYS WITH 90 DEGREE HEAT ARE POSSIBLE MAINLY ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. 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. && $$
351 WWUS71 KPHI 061657 NPWPHI URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 1257 PM EDT SAT JUL 6 2013 DEZ001-NJZ015-017>019-PAZ070-071-102-104-106-062100- /O.CON.KPHI.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130708T0000Z/ NEW CASTLE-MERCER-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON- DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-EASTERN CHESTER-EASTERN MONTGOMERY- LOWER BUCKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...TRENTON...GLASSBORO... CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...MEDIA... PHILADELPHIA...WEST CHESTER...KENNET SQUARE...NORRISTOWN... LANSDALE...MORRISVILLE...DOYLESTOWN 1257 PM EDT SAT JUL 6 2013 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT SUNDAY... * HEAT INDEX VALUES...AROUND 100 DEGREES. * TIMING...THE HEAT INDICES ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK IN THE AFTERNOON TO EARLY EVENING HOURS TODAY AND AGAIN ON SUNDAY. THE LOW TEMPERATURES TONIGHT SHOULD ONLY DROP TO 75 TO 80 DEGREES IN THE HIGHLY URBANIZED AREAS SUCH AS CENTER CITY PHILADELPHIA. * OUTLOOK...THIS NEW HEAT WAVE FOR PHILADELPHIA IS THE THIRD OF THE YEAR AND WILL BE MORE ADVERSE THAN THOSE OF LATE MAY AND JUNE. MONDAY SHOULD BE SLIGHTLY COOLER. THEREAFTER, HIGH TEMPERATURES HAVE A GREATER CHANCE OF REACHING 90 DEGREES ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. 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. && $$ NJZ001-007>010-012-013-020-027-PAZ060>062-101-103-105-062100- /O.CON.KPHI.HT.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130708T0000Z/ SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX- WESTERN MONMOUTH-OCEAN-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-BERKS-LEHIGH- NORTHAMPTON-WESTERN CHESTER-WESTERN MONTGOMERY-UPPER BUCKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN... FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...JACKSON... WHARTON STATE FOREST...READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON... HONEY BROOK...OXFORD...COLLEGEVILLE...POTTSTOWN...CHALFONT... PERKASIE 1257 PM EDT SAT JUL 6 2013 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT SUNDAY... * HEAT INDEX VALUES...AROUND 100 DEGREES. * TIMING...THE HEAT INDICES ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK IN THE AFTERNOON TO EARLY EVENING HOURS TODAY AND AGAIN ON SUNDAY. * OUTLOOK...MORE DAYS WITH 90 DEGREE HEAT ARE POSSIBLE MAINLY ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS, STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM, STAY OUT OF THE SUN, AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE, RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITY TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK, THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL 9 1 1. && $$
575 WWUS71 KPHI 061903 NPWPHI URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 303 PM EDT SAT JUL 6 2013 DEZ001-NJZ015-017>019-PAZ070-071-102-104-106-070900- /O.CON.KPHI.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130708T0000Z/ NEW CASTLE-MERCER-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON- DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-EASTERN CHESTER-EASTERN MONTGOMERY- LOWER BUCKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...TRENTON...GLASSBORO... CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...MEDIA... PHILADELPHIA...WEST CHESTER...KENNET SQUARE...NORRISTOWN... LANSDALE...MORRISVILLE...DOYLESTOWN 303 PM EDT SAT JUL 6 2013 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT SUNDAY... * HEAT INDEX VALUES...AROUND 100 DEGREES. * TIMING...HEAT INDICES HAVE REACHED 100 DEGREES ALREADY TODAY IN SOME AREAS AND WILL REMAIN HIGH THROUGH THIS EVENING. HEAT INDICES ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 100 DEGREES AGAIN ON SUNDAY. THE LOW TEMPERATURES TONIGHT SHOULD ONLY DROP TO 75 TO 80 DEGREES IN THE HIGHLY URBANIZED AREAS SUCH AS CENTER CITY PHILADELPHIA. * OUTLOOK...THIS NEW HEAT WAVE FOR PHILADELPHIA IS THE THIRD OF THE YEAR AND WILL BE MORE ADVERSE THAN THOSE OF LATE MAY AND JUNE. MONDAY SHOULD BE SLIGHTLY COOLER. THEREAFTER... HIGH TEMPERATURES HAVE A GREATER CHANCE OF REACHING 90 DEGREES ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. 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. && $$ NJZ001-007>010-012-013-020-027-PAZ060>062-101-103-105-070900- /O.CON.KPHI.HT.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130708T0000Z/ SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX- WESTERN MONMOUTH-OCEAN-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-BERKS-LEHIGH- NORTHAMPTON-WESTERN CHESTER-WESTERN MONTGOMERY-UPPER BUCKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN... FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...JACKSON... WHARTON STATE FOREST...READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON... HONEY BROOK...OXFORD...COLLEGEVILLE...POTTSTOWN...CHALFONT... PERKASIE 303 PM EDT SAT JUL 6 2013 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT SUNDAY... * HEAT INDEX VALUES...AROUND 100 DEGREES. * TIMING...HEAT INDICES HAVE REACHED 100 DEGREES ALREADY TODAY IN SOME AREAS AND WILL REMAIN HIGH THROUGH THIS EVENING. HEAT INDICES ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 100 DEGREES AGAIN ON SUNDAY. * OUTLOOK...MORE DAYS WITH 90 DEGREE HEAT ARE POSSIBLE MAINLY ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS... STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM... STAY OUT OF THE SUN... AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE... RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITY TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK... THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL 9 1 1. && $$
465 WWUS71 KPHI 070801 NPWPHI URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 401 AM EDT SUN JUL 7 2013 DEZ001-NJZ015-017>019-PAZ070-071-102-104-106-080000- /O.CON.KPHI.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130708T0000Z/ NEW CASTLE-MERCER-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON- DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-EASTERN CHESTER-EASTERN MONTGOMERY- LOWER BUCKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...TRENTON...GLASSBORO... CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...MEDIA... PHILADELPHIA...WEST CHESTER...KENNET SQUARE...NORRISTOWN... LANSDALE...MORRISVILLE...DOYLESTOWN 401 AM EDT SUN JUL 7 2013 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * HEAT INDEX VALUES...NEAR 100 DUE TO TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 90S...AND DEWPOINTS IN THE LOWER 70S. * TIMING...HEAT INDICES ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 100 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * OUTLOOK...THIS NEW HEAT WAVE FOR PHILADELPHIA IS THE THIRD OF THE YEAR AND WILL BE MORE ADVERSE THAN THOSE OF LATE MAY AND JUNE. MONDAY SHOULD BE SLIGHTLY COOLER. THEREAFTER... HIGH TEMPERATURES HAVE A GREATER CHANCE OF REACHING 90 DEGREES ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY WITH WEDNESDAY THE MORE LIKELY OPPRESSIVE DAY. 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 DO NOT FORGET YOUR PETS AND MAKE SURE THEY ARE KEPT IN A COOL LOCATION WITH PLENTY OF WATER. 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. && $$ NJZ001-007>010-012-013-020-027-PAZ060>062-101-103-105-080000- /O.CON.KPHI.HT.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130708T0000Z/ SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX- WESTERN MONMOUTH-OCEAN-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-BERKS-LEHIGH- NORTHAMPTON-WESTERN CHESTER-WESTERN MONTGOMERY-UPPER BUCKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN... FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...JACKSON... WHARTON STATE FOREST...READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON... HONEY BROOK...OXFORD...COLLEGEVILLE...POTTSTOWN...CHALFONT... PERKASIE 401 AM EDT SUN JUL 7 2013 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * HEAT INDEX VALUES...NEAR 100 DEGREES DUE TO TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER TO MID 90S...AND DEWPOINTS IN THE LOWER 70S. * TIMING...HEAT INDICES ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 100 DEGREES AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. * OUTLOOK...MORE DAYS WITH 90 DEGREE HEAT ARE POSSIBLE MAINLY ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS... STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM... STAY OUT OF THE SUN... AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. PLEASE DO NOT FORGET YOUR PETS AND MAKE SURE THEY ARE KEPT IN A COOL LOCATION WITH PLENTY OF WATER. TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE... RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITY TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK... THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL 9 1 1. && $$
972 WWUS71 KPHI 071617 NPWPHI URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 1217 PM EDT SUN JUL 7 2013 DEZ001-NJZ015-017>019-PAZ070-071-102-104-106-080000- /O.CON.KPHI.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130708T0000Z/ NEW CASTLE-MERCER-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON- DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-EASTERN CHESTER-EASTERN MONTGOMERY- LOWER BUCKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...TRENTON...GLASSBORO... CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...MEDIA... PHILADELPHIA...WEST CHESTER...KENNET SQUARE...NORRISTOWN... LANSDALE...MORRISVILLE...DOYLESTOWN 1217 PM EDT SUN JUL 7 2013 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * HEAT INDEX VALUES...AROUND 100 DEGREES INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...SENSITIVE PEOPLE WILL BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS. * OUTLOOK...THIS LATEST HEAT WAVE FOR THE PHILADELPHIA AREA IS THE THIRD OF THE YEAR AND IS MORE ADVERSE THAN THOSE OF LATE MAY AND JUNE. MONDAY SHOULD BE SLIGHTLY COOLER. THEREAFTER, HIGH TEMPERATURES HAVE A GREATER CHANCE OF REACHING 90 DEGREES AGAIN ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY. 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 DO NOT FORGET YOUR PETS AND MAKE SURE THEY ARE KEPT IN A COOL LOCATION WITH PLENTY OF WATER. 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. && $$ NJZ001-007>010-012-013-020-027-PAZ060>062-101-103-105-080000- /O.CON.KPHI.HT.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130708T0000Z/ SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX- WESTERN MONMOUTH-OCEAN-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-BERKS-LEHIGH- NORTHAMPTON-WESTERN CHESTER-WESTERN MONTGOMERY-UPPER BUCKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN... FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...JACKSON... WHARTON STATE FOREST...READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON... HONEY BROOK...OXFORD...COLLEGEVILLE...POTTSTOWN...CHALFONT... PERKASIE 1217 PM EDT SUN JUL 7 2013 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * HEAT INDEX VALUES...AROUND 100 DEGREES INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...SENSITIVE PEOPLE WILL BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS, STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM... STAY OUT OF THE SUN, AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. PLEASE DO NOT FORGET YOUR PETS AND MAKE SURE THEY ARE KEPT IN A COOL LOCATION WITH PLENTY OF WATER. TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE, RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITY TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK, THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL 9 1 1. && $$
006 WWUS71 KPHI 071947 NPWPHI URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 347 PM EDT SUN JUL 7 2013 DEZ001-NJZ015-017>019-PAZ070-071-102-104-106-080000- /O.CON.KPHI.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130708T0000Z/ NEW CASTLE-MERCER-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON- DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-EASTERN CHESTER-EASTERN MONTGOMERY- LOWER BUCKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...TRENTON...GLASSBORO... CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...MEDIA... PHILADELPHIA...WEST CHESTER...KENNET SQUARE...NORRISTOWN... LANSDALE...MORRISVILLE...DOYLESTOWN 347 PM EDT SUN JUL 7 2013 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * HEAT INDEX VALUES...AROUND 100 DEGREES INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...SENSITIVE PEOPLE WILL BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS. * OUTLOOK...THIS LATEST HEAT WAVE FOR THE PHILADELPHIA METRO AREA IS THE THIRD OF THE YEAR AND IS MORE ADVERSE THAN THOSE OF LATE MAY AND JUNE. MONDAY SHOULD FEATURE SOME COOLING. THEREAFTER, HEAT INDICES COULD APPROACH 100 DEGREES TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON MAINLY IN THE HIGHLY URBANIZED CENTERS. 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 DO NOT FORGET YOUR PETS AND MAKE SURE THEY ARE KEPT IN A COOL LOCATION WITH PLENTY OF WATER. 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. && $$ NJZ001-007>010-012-013-020-027-PAZ060>062-101-103-105-080000- /O.CON.KPHI.HT.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130708T0000Z/ SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX- WESTERN MONMOUTH-OCEAN-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-BERKS-LEHIGH- NORTHAMPTON-WESTERN CHESTER-WESTERN MONTGOMERY-UPPER BUCKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN... FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...JACKSON... WHARTON STATE FOREST...READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON... HONEY BROOK...OXFORD...COLLEGEVILLE...POTTSTOWN...CHALFONT... PERKASIE 347 PM EDT SUN JUL 7 2013 ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * HEAT INDEX VALUES...AROUND 100 DEGREES INTO EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...SENSITIVE PEOPLE WILL BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAT ADVISORY MEANS THAT A PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS, STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM... STAY OUT OF THE SUN, AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. PLEASE DO NOT FORGET YOUR PETS AND MAKE SURE THEY ARE KEPT IN A COOL LOCATION WITH PLENTY OF WATER. TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE, RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITY TO EARLY MORNING OR EVENING. KNOW THE SIGNS AND SYMPTOMS OF HEAT EXHAUSTION AND HEAT STROKE. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING WHEN POSSIBLE AND DRINK PLENTY OF WATER. TO REDUCE RISK DURING OUTDOOR WORK, THE OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION RECOMMENDS SCHEDULING FREQUENT REST BREAKS IN SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENTS. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL 9 1 1. && $$
309 WWUS71 KPHI 072347 NPWPHI URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 747 PM EDT SUN JUL 7 2013 DEZ001-NJZ015-017>019-PAZ070-071-102-104-106-080100- /O.EXP.KPHI.EH.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130708T0000Z/ NEW CASTLE-MERCER-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON- DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-EASTERN CHESTER-EASTERN MONTGOMERY- LOWER BUCKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...WILMINGTON...TRENTON...GLASSBORO... CAMDEN...CHERRY HILL...MOORESTOWN...MOUNT HOLLY...MEDIA... PHILADELPHIA...WEST CHESTER...KENNET SQUARE...NORRISTOWN... LANSDALE...MORRISVILLE...DOYLESTOWN 747 PM EDT SUN JUL 7 2013 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO COOL THIS EVENING, ESPECIALLY AFTER A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDSTORMS MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. IT WILL STILL BE QUITE MUGGY OUTSIDE, BUT THE HIGH HEAT INDEX VALUES ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED THIS EVENING. OUTLOOK...THIS LATEST HEAT WAVE FOR THE PHILADELPHIA METRO AREA IS THE THIRD OF THE YEAR AND IS MORE ADVERSE THAN THOSE OF LATE MAY AND JUNE. MONDAY SHOULD FEATURE SOME COOLING. THEREAFTER, HEAT INDICES COULD APPROACH 100 DEGREES TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON MAINLY IN THE HIGHLY URBANIZED CENTERS. $$ NJZ001-007>010-012-013-020-027-PAZ060>062-101-103-105-080100- /O.EXP.KPHI.HT.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130708T0000Z/ SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX- WESTERN MONMOUTH-OCEAN-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-BERKS-LEHIGH- NORTHAMPTON-WESTERN CHESTER-WESTERN MONTGOMERY-UPPER BUCKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEWTON...WASHINGTON...MORRISTOWN... FLEMINGTON...SOMERVILLE...NEW BRUNSWICK...FREEHOLD...JACKSON... WHARTON STATE FOREST...READING...ALLENTOWN...BETHLEHEM...EASTON... HONEY BROOK...OXFORD...COLLEGEVILLE...POTTSTOWN...CHALFONT... PERKASIE 747 PM EDT SUN JUL 7 2013 ...HEAT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING... TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO COOL THIS EVENING, ESPECIALLY AFTER A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDSTORMS MOVES THROUGH THE AREA. IT WILL STILL BE QUITE MUGGY OUTSIDE, BUT THE HIGH HEAT INDEX VALUES ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED THIS EVENING. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this excessive heat warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly wrote its last area forecast discussion before this excessive heat warning went out at Jul 5, 12:39 PM EDT, 2 hours 25 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jul 5, 12:39 PM EDT, 2 hours 25 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1239 PM EDT FRI JUL 5 2013
.SYNOPSIS...
A LARGE BERMUDA HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO INFLUENCE OUR
WEATHER THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK. THIS RIDGE WILL EVENTUALLY SLIDE
TOWARDS THE SOUTH AND ALLOW A SERIES OF WEAK DISTURBANCES TO MOVE
ACROSS TO THE REGION STARTING AROUND MONDAY AND CONTINUING THROUGH
MIDWEEK, WITH A STRONGER COLD FRONT POSSIBLE BY ABOUT THURSDAY.
&&
.NEAR TERM /UNTIL 6 PM THIS EVENING/...
WE EXPECTED MOSTLY SUNNY SKIES FOR THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON WITH
FEW-SCT CU. THE RIDGE OVER THE WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC WILL INFLUENCE
OUR REGION FOR THE NEAR TERM. AS A RESULT, NO PRECIPITATION IS
ANTICIPATED.
AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO CLIMB INTO THE 90 TO 92
DEGREE RANGE IN MUCH OF OUR REGION. LOCATIONS ALONG THE COAST AND
IN THE ELEVATED TERRAIN UP NORTH SHOULD REMAIN IN THE 80S. THE
WIND SHOULD MIX SLIGHTLY LOWER DEW POINT VALUES TO THE SURFACE FOR
THIS AFTERNOON. THE EXPECTED DEW POINT READINGS IN THE UPPER 60S
IN COMBINATION WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER 90S WILL LIKELY
BRING THE HEAT INDEX VALUES TO 96 OR 97 FOR A TIME. THE VALUES ARE
JUST BELOW THE CRITERIA FOR ISSUING A HEAT ADVISORY OR WARNING FOR
OUR HIGHLY URBANIZED AREAS IN AND AROUND PHILADELPHIA.
WINDS: SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH MOST AREAS. LOCALLY ONSHORE NEAR
THE BEACHES.
&&
.SHORT TERM /6 PM THIS EVENING THROUGH 6 AM SATURDAY/...
THE HIGH TO OUR EAST WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT OUR REGION FOR
TONIGHT. NO PRECIPITATION IS ANTICIPATED. HOWEVER, IT WILL REMAIN
WARM AND HUMID WITH MINIMUM TEMPERATURES MOSTLY IN THE LOWER AND
MIDDLE 70S. THE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE MAY AGAIN RESULT IN THE
DEVELOPMENT OF PATCHY LOW CLOUDS, LIGHT FOG AND HAZE AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
&&
.LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
THE LARGE BERMUDA HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM REMAINS NEAR THE COAST FOR
THE START OF THE EXTENDED PD AND BOTH SAT AND SUN WILL BE VERY HOT
AND HUMID. AS HAS BEEN THE CASE FOR SEVERAL DAYS NOW, WE KNEW WE
WOULD BE VERY CLOSE TO HEADLINE CRITERIA ON SAT. SUN WAS A BIT
MORE QUESTIONABLE DUE TO CLOUD COVER AND THE POSSIBILITY OF
SHWRS/TSTMS.
ANOTHER QUESTION IN MY MIND ALL ALONG HAS BEEN IF THE MDLS HAVE
BEEN UNDER-FCSTING THE TEMPS THE LAST FEW DAYS. GENLY WITH A 596+
DAM HIGH I WOULD HAVE EXPECTED HIGHER TEMPS THEN THE MOS WERE
GIVING US. HOWEVER, ITS BEEN ANOMALOUSLY WET RECENTLY AND I CAN'T
HELP BUT WONDER IF SOME OF THAT WAS SKEWING THE DATA.
WHEN THE 05/00Z GUIDANCE CAME IN, THE MOS WAS SEVERAL DEGREES
WARMER AND MORE IN LINE WITH WHAT I WOULD HAVE EXPECTED. THESE
TEMPERATURES COUPLED WITH HIGH DEW POINTS, WHICH COULD ALSO BE
UNDERPLAYED DUE TO THE EVAPOTRANSPIRATION EFFECT FROM ALL THAT
WATER IN THE GROUND WILL MAKE IT VERY UNCOMFORTABLE FOR THE NEXT
FEW DAYS. WITH THAT SAID, THE TIME HAS COME TO FISH OR CUT BAIT ON
HEAT HEADLINES, AND WE HAVE OPTED TO RAISE HEAT WATCHES FOR THE
PHILLY METRO AREA, AS THE WORST OF THIS NOW LOOKS TO BE A TWO DAY
EVENT. THE LATEST GUID NOW GIVES HEAT INDEX VALUES AOA 100 DEGREES
BOTH SAT OR SUN...AT LEAST FOR A FEW HOURS.
BEYOND SUN, THE AFOREMENTIONED HIGH WILL SHIFT SLIGHTLY S AND A
SERIES OF DISTURBANCES WILL APPROACH THE REGION BRINGING AN
INCREASE IN CLOUD COVER AND MAINLY DIURNAL PRECIP CHCS. THE
COMBINATION OF THE CLOUDS AND PRECIP CHCS MAY SHAVE A FEW DEGREES
OFF THE HIGH TEMPS. GRANTED A MULTI-DAY HEAT WAVE IS STILL IN
STORE, BUT IT MAY END UP BEING SLIGHTLY COOLER THAN SAT AND SUN.
ATTM, ITS DIFFICULT TO PIN DOWN WHICH DAYS HAVE THE BEST CHCS FOR
PRECIP AS IT WILL LIKELY BE SCATTERED, BUT THE MDLS SEEM TO AGREE
THIS CYCLE ON MON. AFTER THAT THERE IS MUCH MORE DISAGREEMENT, SO
WILL JUST KEEP CHC POPS FOR NOW.
&&
.AVIATION /18Z FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY/...
THE FOLLOWING DISCUSSION IS FOR KPHL, KPNE, KTTN, KABE, KRDG,
KILG, KMIV, KACY AND SURROUNDING AREAS.
VFR CONDITIONS ARE ANTICIPATED WITH SCATTERED CUMULUS DEVELOPING.
PATCHY LOW CLOUDS, LIGHT FOG AND HAZE MAY AGAIN DEVELOP AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL AVERAGE AROUND 8 TO 12 KNOTS FOR
THIS AFTERNOON. WIND SPEEDS ARE FORECAST TO DIMINISH TO 6 KNOTS
OR LESS AFTER DARK.
OUTLOOK...
SAT THROUGH SUN...MOSTLY VFR WITH EARLY MORNING MVFR HAZE/STRATUS
POSSIBLE. SCATTERED AFTERNOON SHOWER/THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE
PROVIDING MVFR OR LOWER CONDITIONS. HIGH CONFIDENCE
SUN NIGHT THROUGH TUE...GENLY VFR. HOWEVER, THERE IS A BETTER
CHANCE FOR SCATTERED SHRA AND TSRA GENERATING MVFR OR LOWER
CONDITIONS MAINLY IN THE AFTN AND EVE. MDT TO HIGH CONFIDENCE.
&&
.MARINE...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE WESTERN NORTH ATLANTIC WILL CONTINUE TO
BUILD WESTWARD DURING TODAY AND TONIGHT. WIND SPEEDS AND WAVE
HEIGHTS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
CRITERIA. FAIR WEATHER EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT.
OUTLOOK...
SUB-SCA CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE OUTLOOK PERIOD. A
LARGE BERMUDA HIGH WILL KEEP CONDS FAIRLY QUITE ERLY IN THE PD. AS
THE HIGH MOVES A BIT FURTHER S AS THE PD PROGRESSES, A SERIES OF
DISTURBANCES WILL CROSS THE REGION BRINGING AN INCREASE IN PRECIP
CHCS. HOWEVER, NONE OF THESE SYSTEMS APPEAR STRONG ENOUGH TO
INCREASE WAVES OR WIND TO SCA CRITERIA. SEAS WILL GENERALLY BE
AROUND 3-4 FEET WITH SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS OCCASIONALLY GUSTING TO
AROUND 20 KNOTS THROUGH TUESDAY.
&&
.PHI WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
PA...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING FOR PAZ070-071-102-104-106.
NJ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING FOR NJZ015-017>019.
DE...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING FOR DEZ001.
MD...NONE.
MARINE...NONE.
&&
SYNOPSIS...NIERENBERG
NEAR TERM...O'HARA
SHORT TERM...IOVINO
LONG TERM...NIERENBERG
AVIATION...IOVINO/NIERENBERG
MARINE...IOVINO/NIERENBERGHazardous weather outlook, Jul 5, 4:01 AM EDT, 11 hours 3 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 401 AM EDT FRI JUL 5 2013 PAZ054-055-060900- CARBON-MONROE- 401 AM EDT FRI JUL 5 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. DEZ002-003-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ001-007>010-012-013-016-020>023- 027-PAZ060>062-101-103-105-060900- KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-CECIL-KENT MD-QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-SUSSEX- WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-WESTERN MONMOUTH-SALEM- OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-BERKS- LEHIGH-NORTHAMPTON-WESTERN CHESTER-WESTERN MONTGOMERY-UPPER BUCKS- 401 AM EDT FRI JUL 5 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL DELAWARE...SOUTHERN DELAWARE...NORTHEAST MARYLAND...CENTRAL NEW JERSEY...NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY...SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...EAST CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA AND SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. A PROLONGED PERIOD OF HOT AND VERY HUMID WEATHER LOOKS TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND INTO NEXT WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. DEZ001-NJZ015-017>019-PAZ070-071-102-104-106-060900- NEW CASTLE-MERCER-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-DELAWARE- PHILADELPHIA-EASTERN CHESTER-EASTERN MONTGOMERY-LOWER BUCKS- 401 AM EDT FRI JUL 5 2013 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHERN DELAWARE...CENTRAL NEW JERSEY...SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THE FOLLOWING HAZARDS. EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. NJZ014-024>026-060900- EASTERN MONMOUTH-ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC- COASTAL OCEAN- 401 AM EDT FRI JUL 5 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. DEZ004-060900- DELAWARE BEACHES- 401 AM EDT FRI JUL 5 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHERN DELAWARE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ANZ430-431-450>455-060900- DELAWARE BAY WATERS NORTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE- DELAWARE BAY WATERS SOUTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE- COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK TO MANASQUAN INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM MANASQUAN INLET TO LITTLE EGG INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE EGG INLET TO GREAT EGG INLET NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM GREAT EGG INLET TO CAPE MAY NJ OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE MAY NJ TO CAPE HENLOPEN DE OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE HENLOPEN TO FENWICK ISLAND DE OUT 20 NM- 401 AM EDT FRI JUL 5 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS AND DELAWARE BAY WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Philadelphia/Mount Holly issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 5, 3:46 AM EDT | Excessive Heat Watch | PHI | Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Mercer | 11 hr |
| Jul 5, 3:04 PM EDT | Heat Advisory | PHI | Burlington, Hunterdon, Middlesex, Monmouth, Morris, Ocean and 3 more | 53 hr |
Nearby
Excessive Heat Warnings in Pennsylvania, 2013Excessive Heat Warnings in New Jersey, 2013Excessive Heat Warnings in Delaware, 2013Every excessive heat warning in 2013
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.