.EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING FOR NEW JERSEY, PA, & DELAWARE

EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TUES TO 8 PM
EDT WEDNESDAY.

THE NATL WEATHER SVC IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED AN
EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TUES TO
8 PM EDT WEDNESDAY. THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.

A HOT & HUMID AIR MASS WILL DOMINATE OUR WEATHER TUES AND
WEDNESDAY, WITH TEMPS TOPPING OUT AROUND 95 DEGREES BOTH
AFTERNOONS. THESE HOT TEMPS COMBINED WITH HIGH LEVELS OF
HUMIDITY WILL PRODUCE HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 100 TO 105 DEGREES BOTH
TUESDAY & WED AFTERNOON. THE HIGHEST HEAT INDICES WILL
OCCUR IN THE HIGHLY URBANIZED AREAS.

HEAT INDEX VALUES AT OR ABOVE 100 DEGREES CAN CREATE A SITUATION IN
WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE POSSIBLE, ESPECIALLY IF THIS OCCURS OVER A
NUMBER OF DAYS. ADDITIONALLY, OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPS WILL BE
AROUND 75 DEGREES TONIGHT WITH THE WARMEST LOCATIONS BEING THE
HIGHLY URBANIZED AREAS. LOW TEMPS TUES NIGHT MAY ONLY
FALL INTO THE UPPER 70S IN THE HIGHLY URBANIZED AREAS, & 70 TO
75 DEGREES ELSEWHERE.

TO STAY SAFE DURING THE HOT & HUMID WEATHER, WEAR LIGHT-COLORED
AND LOOSE-FITTING CLOTHING, DRINK PLENTY OF NON-ALCOHOLIC FLUIDS,
STAY OUT OF THE SUNSHINE ESPECIALLY FOR A PROLONGED PERIOD OF TIME,
STAY IN AN AIR CONDITIONED OR WELL VENTILATED PLACE, & CHECK ON
ELDERLY RELATIVES & NEIGHBORS. BOTH THE ELDERLY & YOUNG CHILDREN
ARE GENERALLY AT A HIGHER RISK FOR HEAT RELATED ILLNESSES. ALSO,
AVOID STRENUOUS OR PROLONGED WORK IN THE SUNSHINE OR IN POORLY
VENTILATED AREAS. NEVER LEAVE ANY PERSON OR ANIMAL UNATTENDED IN
A VEHICLE FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME.

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN HIGH HUMIDITIES ARE
EXPECTED TO COMBINE WITH HOT TEMPS TO MAKE IT FEEL LIKE
IT IS NEAR 105 DEGREES.