431 WWUS71 KPHI 040820 NPWPHI URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ 420 AM EDT SUN AUG 4 2002 DEZ001-NJZ015>019-PAZ060-067>071-042000- BERKS PA-BUCKS PA-CAMDEN NJ-CHESTER PA-DELAWARE PA-GLOUCESTER NJ- MERCER NJ-MONTGOMERY PA-NEW CASTLE DE-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON NJ- PHILADELPHIA PA-SALEM NJ- ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING THROUGH MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS EXTENDED THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING TO INCLUDE ALL OF SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA AND SOUTHWEST NEW JERSEY AS WELL AS NEW CASTLE COUNTY DELAWARE. AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES ARE EXPECTED TO REACH BETWEEN 100 AND 105F BOTH THIS AFTERNOON AND MONDAY AFTERNOON. SPECIFICALLY THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING NOW INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...IN PENNSYLVANIA...BERKS...BUCKS...CHESTER...DELAWARE... MONTGOMERY AND PHILADELPHIA. IN NEW JERSEY...NORTHWEST BURLINGTON... CAMDEN...GLOUCESTER...MERCER AND SALEM. IN DELAWARE...NEW CASTLE. A SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW OF AIR WILL BOOST TEMPERATURES INTO THE LOWER AND MID 90S THIS AFTERNOON AND AGAIN MONDAY AFTERNOON. THESE HOT TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH HIGH HUMIDITY WILL ONCE AGAIN BOOST HEAT INDEX VALUES TO 100 TO 105F BOTH AFTERNOONS. LOW TEMPERATURES TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY IN HIGHLY URBANIZED AREAS...ARE EXPECTED TO FALL ONLY IN THE MID TO UPPER 70S. PLEASE CONTINUE TO LIMIT YOUR TIME OUTDOORS DURING THE HIGH HEAT OF THE DAY. IF YOU CAN POSTPONE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES UNTIL TUESDAY OR WEDNESDAY WHEN TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL BE MUCH MORE BEARABLE. REMEMBER TO CHECK ON THE ELDERLY SINCE THEY ARE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO HEAT RELATED HEALTH PROBLEMS. THE DURATION OF THIS UNSEASONABLY HOT WEATHER HAS AN ACCUMULATIVE EFFECT ON THEM. THE NUMBER OF HEAT RELATED DEATHS ALMOST ALWAYS INCREASES AS THE NUMBER OF CONSECUTIVE 90 PLUS DAYS RISES. MAKE SURE PETS HAVE SHADE AND WATER. NEVER LEAVE PEOPLE OR PETS IN A CLOSED VEHICLE FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME. RELIEF IS ON THE WAY IN THE FORM OF A STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACHING THE REGION FROM THE NORTHWEST. THIS FRONT IS EXPECTED TO CROSS THE AREA MONDAY NIGHT AND COULD BE ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG TO LOCALLY SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS. COOLER AND DRIER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION TUESDAY MORNING AND BY WEDNESDAY HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE LOWER 80S. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ DEZ002-003-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-042000- CAROLINE MD-CECIL MD-INLAND SUSSEX DE-KENT MD-KENT DE- QUEEN ANNES MD-TALBOT MD- ...EXCESSIVE HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY... ...AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES EXPECTED TO REACH BETWEEN 100 AND 105F THIS AFTERNOON AND MONDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED AN EXCESSIVE HEAT ADVISORY FOR THE MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE AND MOST OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN DELAWARE. AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES ARE EXPECTED TO REACH BETWEEN 100 AND 105F BOTH THIS AFTERNOON AND MONDAY AFTERNOON. SPECIFICALLY THE EXCESSIVE HEAT ADVISORY INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...IN MARYLAND...CAROLINE...CECIL...KENT...QUEEN ANNES AND TALBOT AND IN DELAWARE KENT AND INLAND SUSSEX. A SOUTHWESTERLY FLOW OF AIR WILL BOOST TEMPERATURES INTO THE MID 90S THIS AFTERNOON AND THE MID TO UPPER 90S MONDAY AFTERNOON. THESE HOT TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH HIGH HUMIDITY WILL BOOST HEAT INDEX VALUES TO 100 TO 105F BOTH AFTERNOONS. PLEASE TRY TO LIMIT YOUR TIME OUTDOORS DURING THE HIGH HEAT OF THE DAY. IF YOU CAN POSTPONE STRENUOUS ACTIVITIES UNTIL TUESDAY OR WEDNESDAY WHEN TEMPERATURES AND HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL BE MUCH MORE BEARABLE. REMEMBER TO CHECK ON THE ELDERLY SINCE THEY ARE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO HEAT RELATED HEALTH PROBLEMS. MAKE SURE PETS AND LIVESTOCK HAVE SHADE AND WATER. NEVER LEAVE PEOPLE OR PETS IN A CLOSED VEHICLE FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME. RELIEF IS ON THE WAY IN THE FORM OF A STRONG COLD FRONT APPROACHING THE REGION FROM THE NORTHWEST. THIS FRONT IS EXPECTED TO CROSS THE AREA MONDAY NIGHT AND COULD BE ACCOMPANIED BY SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. COOLER AND DRIER AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION TUESDAY MORNING AND BY WEDNESDAY HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE LOWER 80S. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. $$ TFG