WIND CHILL ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 407 PM AST WED DEC 16 2009
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKST
THURSDAY NORTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA...
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM AKST THURSDAY
NORTH OF THE ALASKA PENINSULA.
A VERY CHILLY AIR MASS CONTINUES TO FILTER INTO THE BRISTOL BAY
REGION...WITH NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH INLAND AND 20 TO 35
MPH ALONG THE WESTERN CAPES YIELDING WIND CHILLS OF 30 TO 45
BELOW. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST WHILE TEMPERATURES WILL
SLOWLY FALL TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. THEREFORE...DANGEROUS
WIND CHILLS WILL PERSIST THROUGH AT LEAST MID-AFTERNOON THURSDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROSTBITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
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