SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
400 AM EDT FRI JUN 24 2005

...HOT AND HUMID CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED DURING THE WEEKEND OVER
EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA, NEW JERSEY, DELAWARE, AND NORTHEASTERN
MARYLAND...

A SOUTHWEST FLOW OF AIR AT THE SURFACE, AND STRENGTHENING HIGH
PRESSURE IN THE UPPER ATMOSPHERE, WILL COMBINE TO CAUSE A RETURN OF
HEAT AND HUMIDITY FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. TEMPERATURES WILL RISE
WELL INTO THE 80S TODAY, BUT EVEN HOTTER CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST FOR
SATURDAY, WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER AND MID 90S EXPECTED
AWAY FROM THE OCEAN AND BAYS. TEMPERATURES COULD BE A COUPLE OF
DEGREES LOWER SUNDAY, BUT IT WILL REMAIN HOT AND HUMID. THE HEAT
INDEX MAY RISE TO NEAR 100 FOR AN HOUR OR TWO SATURDAY AFTERNOON,
ESPECIALLY AT URBAN LOCATIONS, AND PARTICULARLY IN AND NEAR
PHILADELPHIA. TEMPERATURES WILL BE COOLER NEAR THE WATER, AND OVER
HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF THE POCONOS AND FAR NORTHWESTERN NEW JERSEY.

LIMIT OUTDOOR ACTIVITY IF POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY DURING THE HOTTEST
PART OF THE DAY, FROM NOON TO AROUND 7:00 PM.

WHEN GOING OUTDOORS IN THE HEAT AND SUN, WEAR LIGHT COLORED AND
LOOSE CLOTHING, AS WELL AS A HAT AND SUNBLOCK. BE SURE TO CHECK ON
ELDERLY RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS, AS THE ELDERLY AND INFIRM ARE MOST
SUSCEPTIBLE TO HEAT RELATED HEALTH PROBLEMS. ALSO, ENSURE THAT
OUTDOOR PETS HAVE SHADE AND PLENTY OF WATER. NEVER LEAVE CHILDREN OR
PETS IN A CLOSED VEHICLE.

TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN WELL ABOVE NORMAL AT LEAST FOR
EARLY NEXT WEEK, ALTHOUGH THEY MAY BE A COUPLE OF DEGREES LESS HOT
THAN OVER THE WEEKEND.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO ALL HAZARDS FOR THE LATEST WEATHER
INFORMATION.
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