*** Weather update ***
..EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN NJ AND THE PHILADELPHIA METRO AREA FROM NOON MONDAY TO 8 PM EDT
TUESDAY...
...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWESTERN NJ AND THE PHILADELPHIA METRO AREA FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING ...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED AN EXCESSIVE
HEAT WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON MONDAY TO 8 PM EDT
TUESDAY. THIS REPLACED THE PREVIOUSLY ISSUED EXCESSIVE WATCH FOR
MONDAY AND TUESDAY. IN ADDITION...AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH HAS ALSO
BEEN ISSUED FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING.
* HEAT INDEX VALUES...AROUND 100 DEGREES EACH AFTERNOON MONDAY
THROUGH WEDNESDAY DUE TO FORECAST HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE MID
90S...AND DEWPOINTS AROUND 70. THERE WILL BE LITTLE RELIEF FROM
THE HEAT OVERNIGHT WITH LOW TEMPERATURES ONLY IN THE 70S.
* TIMING...THE HIGHEST HEAT INDICES SHOULD OCCUR BETWEEN 2 PM AND
6 PM EACH DAY.
* IMPACTS...THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS...
ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE WORKING IN THE SUN...OR LIVING IN NON AIR
CONDITIONED HOMES. THE MOST STRONGLY AFFECTED ARE ADULTS OVER
50. LEAVING ANYONE INCLUDING PETS AND CHILDREN IN NON AIR CONDITIONED
CARS DURING THE DAY IS DANGEROUS AND QUICKLY CAN BECOME FATAL!
* OUTLOOK...THIS HEAT WAVE IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH
FRIDAY OR POSSIBLY SATURDAY. HEAT INDICES MAY BE SLIGHTLY HOTTER
THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. THIS PERSISTENTLY HOT WEATHER THROUGH THE
ENTIRE WEEK CAN SHORTEN TEMPERS. KEEP COOL AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE
AND DRINK PLENTY OF NON ALCOHOLIC COOLING BEVERAGES.
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...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT
EDT MONDAY NIGHT...
* LOCATIONS...THE FIVE BOROUGHS OF NEW YORK CITY.
* HAZARDS...HEAT.
* HEAT INDEX VALUES...95 TO 100.
* TIMING...HIGHEST HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL OCCUR DURING THE
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS OF TODAY AND MONDAY.
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