HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 1051 AM EST SAT JAN 2 2010
Expiration: 430 AM EST SUN JAN 03 2010
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
INDIANA AND CENTRAL KENTUCKY.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
LIGHT SNOW SHOWERS AND FLURRIES WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE
AREA...MAINLY EAST OF I-65 AND ESPECIALLY OVER THE BLUEGRASS REGION.
ONLY A SLIGHT DUSTING OF SNOW IS LIKELY.
THE MAIN HAZARD WILL BE WIND CHILL READINGS TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE
COMBINATION OF TEMPERATURES IN THE TEENS AND LOWER 20S...AND 10 TO
15 MPH NORTHWEST WINDS WILL FORCE WIND CHILL READINGS DOWN TO AROUND
ZERO. WEAR SEVERAL LAYERS OF WARM CLOTHING IF YOU MUST GO OUTDOORS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
VERY COLD AIR WILL BE WELL ENTRENCHED ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH THE
TIME PERIOD. AFTERNOON HIGHS WILL ONLY WARM INTO THE 20S EACH DAY
WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE UPPER SINGLE DIGITS TO THE LOWER TEENS.
THIS WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL READINGS TO FALL BELOW
ZERO...ESPECIALLY ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY MORNINGS. USE CAUTION IF
OUTSIDE FOR PROLONGED PERIODS OF TIME.
A COUPLE OF WEATHER SYSTEMS ARE POISED TO AFFECT THE OUTLOOK AREA
DURING THE PERIOD. THE FIRST WILL AFFECT THE REGION MONDAY NIGHT
AND EARLY TUESDAY AND BRING A PERIOD OF LIGHT SNOW TO THE AREA.
SOME LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE.
A SECOND AND STRONGER SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO BRING SNOW TO THE
REGION BEGINNING LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH
FRIDAY. WITH TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO BE BELOW FREEZING...SOME
LIGHT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW WILL BE POSSIBLE ONCE AGAIN.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 1007 AM EST SAT JAN 2 2010
Expiration: 100 PM EST SAT JAN 02 2010
...WIND CHILL VALUES AROUND ZERO THROUGH MIDDAY...
AN ARCTIC AIRMASS IS KEEPING TEMPERATURES DOWN IN THE TEENS THIS
MORNING. MODERATE NORTHWESTERLY WINDS ARE COMBINING WITH THIS COLD
AIR TO BRING WIND CHILL VALUES DOWN TO AROUND ZERO. IF YOU MUST
VENTURE OUT...WEAR SEVERAL LAYERS OF CLOTHING AS WELL AS A HAT AND
GLOVES.
WHEN THE SUN EVENTUALLY BREAKS THROUGH THE CLOUDS...TEMPERATURES
WILL RISE TO AROUND 20 FROM THE LOWER 20S. HOWEVER WITH CONTINUED
BREEZES EXPECTED THROUGH THE DAY...WIND CHILL VALUES ARE NOT
EXPECTED TO RISE MUCH ABOVE 10 DEGREES TODAY.
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