WIND CHILL ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 712 AM CST TUE DEC 15 2009
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS
MORNING...
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS
MORNING.
* SHORT TERM TRENDS...THE COMBINATION OF NORTHWEST BREEZES AND
BELOW ZERO TEMPERATURES IS PRODUCING WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 25
DEGREES BELOW ZERO THIS MORNING. DESPITE AMPLE SUNSHINE
TEMPERATURES WILL BE SLOW TO RISE TODAY AS ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS IN. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL CLIMB ABOVE THE 20 BELOW MARK
LATER THIS MORNING...BUT REMAIN BELOW ZERO THROUGH THE DAY AND
TONIGHT.
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
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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LEE
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