PLEASE BE SURE TO CHECK ON YOUR ELDERLY AND YOUNG NEIGHBORS IN THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WAVE- MAKE SURE EVERYONE DRINKS PLENTY OF FLUIDS AND STAY IN AIR CONDITIONED AREAS IF POSSIBLE. DON'T FORGET TO CHECK ON PETS THEY ARE JUST AS VULNERABLE TO THE HEAT AS WE ARE!!!

EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT SATURDAY 7/24/10.
 
THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT SATURDAY.
 
HOT & HUMID CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SAT WITH LITTLE RELIEF TONIGHT AS OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL NOT FALL MUCH BELOW THE UPPER 70S. TEMPS ON SAT WILL BE IN THE MID TO UPPER 90S & COULD APPROACH 100 DEGREES IN SOME AREAS. THE HEAT AND HUMIDITY WILL LEAD TO HIGH HEAT INDEX VALUES OF AROUND 105 TO 110 DEGREES SAT AFTERNOON IN MANY AREAS. WITH HIGHLY URBANIZED AREAS BEING EVEN HOTTER.
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS.
 
AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WARNING MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF DANGEROUSLY HOT TEMPS WILL OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPS & HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS SITUATION IN WHICH HEAT ILLNESSES ARE LIKELY. DRINK PLENTY OF FLUIDS.STAY IN AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM.STAY OUT OF THE SUN.
AND CHECK UP ON RELATIVES & NEIGHBORS. THE ELDERLY.THE INFIRM AND THE VERY YOUNG ARE MOST SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE HEAT.
 
AT A MIN.PLEASE BE SURE THAT PETS HAVE ACCESS TO A SHADED AND WELL-VENTILATED AREA & PLENTY OF COOL WATER. THE MOST HUMANE THING TO DO IS TO BRING THEM INTO AN AIR-CONDITIONED ROOM.
 
NEVER LEAVE ANY PERSON OR ANIMAL IN A PARKED VEHICLE FOR ANY LENGTH OF TIME. DEATH CAN OCCUR IN MINUTES.
 
Authority:   National Weather Service Mt. Holly NJ    
Date: 7/23/10