THE PROLONGED MID SUMMER HEAT WAVE WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY... .AN OPPRESSIVELY HOT AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL INFLUENCE OUR REGION INTO SATURDAY. A COLD FRONT FROM THE NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED TO ARRIVE ON SATURDAY NIGHT AND IT SHOULD BRING AN END TO THE HEAT WAVE. DEZ001-NJZ015-017>019-PAZ070-071-102-104-106-192030- /O.CON.KPHI.EH.W.0002.000000T0000Z-130721T0000Z/ 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 406 AM EDT FRI JUL 19 2013 ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT SATURDAY... * MAXIMUM HEAT INDEX VALUES...102 TO 107 TODAY... AND 98 TO 103 ON SATURDAY. * HIGH TEMPERATURES...IN THE MIDDLE AND UPPER 90S TODAY... AND IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 90S ON SATURDAY. * TIMING...THE HIGHEST HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 100 PM AND 600 PM. * IMPACTS...THE EXCESSIVE HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL CREATE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS... ESPECIALLY FOR THOSE WORKING IN THE SUN OR LIVING IN A HOME WITHOUT AIR CONDITIONING. THE MOST VULNERABLE ARE YOUNG CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY. NEVER LEAVE A CHILD OR PET IN A VEHICLE WITHOUT AIR CONDITIONING DURING THE HEAT OF THE DAY. TEMPERATURES WITHIN THE VEHICLE WILL RISE VERY QUICKLY AND IT COULD BECOME FATAL. * OUTLOOK...THUNDERSTORMS AND A COLD FRONT ARE EXPECTED TO ARRIVE FOR LATE SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT... BRINGING AN END TO THE HEAT WAVE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THIS EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPERATURES IS OCCURRING. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT RELATED HEALTH PROBLEMS MAY OCCUR. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS... STAY IN AN AIR CONDITIONED LOCATION IF POSSIBLE... STAY OUT OF THE SUN AND BE SURE TO CHECK ON ELDERLY RELATIVES AND NEIGHBORS. TAKE EXTRA PRECAUTIONS IF YOU WORK OR SPEND TIME OUTSIDE. WHEN POSSIBLE... RESCHEDULE STRENUOUS ACTIVITY TO THE EARLY MORNING OR LATE EVENING HOURS. 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 A SHADED OR AIR CONDITIONED ENVIRONMENT. ANYONE OVERCOME BY HEAT SHOULD BE MOVED TO A COOL AND SHADED LOCATION. HEAT STROKE IS AN EMERGENCY - CALL 9 1 1.
Posted on: Fri, 19 Jul 2013 13:43:35 +0000
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