WIND CHILL ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 354 AM CST THU DEC 10 2009
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS
MORNING...
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS
MORNING.
* SHORT TERM TRENDS...SUB-ZERO TEMPERATURES CAN BE EXPECTED
THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH
TO AROUND 5 MPH OR SO BY SUNRISE. TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO
REBOUND BY 9 AM...WITH WIND CHILLS RISING TO BETWEEN 5 AND 15
BELOW ZERO BY LATE MORNING.
* IMPACTS...THE SUB-ZERO TEMPERATURES WILL COMBINE WITH THE WINDS
TO PRODUCE WIND CHILL INDICES FROM AROUND 20 BELOW ZERO TO NEAR
25 BELOW ZERO AT TIMES THROUGH 9 AM THIS MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND WINDS WILL
COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST
BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU
MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.
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