Full Notification

...HUMID AND VERY HOT CONDITIONS EXPECTED SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY... ...EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOUNT HOLLY HAS ISSUED AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

* TEMPERATURES...HIGHS ON SATURDAY WILL BE IN THE MID TO UPPER 90S. HIGHS ON SUNDAY ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE LOWER TO MID 90S.

* HEAT INDEX VALUES...MAXIMUM HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL RANGE FROM THE MID 90S TO AROUND 100 DEGREES EACH AFTERNOON.

* OUTLOOK...MONDAY HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BE JUST AS HOT AS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. THIS WATCH MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED AS WE GET CLOSER.

* IMPACTS...THE EXCESSIVE HEAT WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS. THE POTENTIAL FOR HEAT RELATED HEALTH ISSUES WILL BE HIGH... ESPECIALLY FOR THE ELDERLY AND FOR THOSE IN POOR HEALTH.

* AFFECTED AREAS: COASTAL OCEAN ... EASTERN MONMOUTH ... HUNTERDON ... MIDDLESEX ... MORRIS ... OCEAN ... SOMERSET ... SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON ... WARREN ... WESTERN MONMOUTH

Instructions:

AN EXCESSIVE HEAT WATCH MEANS THAT A PROLONGED PERIOD OF HOT TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED. THE COMBINATION OF HOT TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY WILL COMBINE TO CREATE A DANGEROUS 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.