WIND CHILL ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 317 PM CST THU DEC 31 2009
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM
CST SATURDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHICAGO HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CST
SATURDAY.
* WIND CHILL VALUES...LOW TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO ZERO TO 5
BELOW ZERO BY SATURDAY MORNING. THESE TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH
WIND SPEEDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES FROM
20 BELOW TO 25 BELOW ZERO.
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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