Full Notification

...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.