WIND CHILL ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 334 PM EST WED DEC 30 2009
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST WEDNESDAY.
THIS WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS FOR THE EAST SLOPES OF THE BERKSHIRES AND
THE WORCESTER HILLS IN MASSACHUSETTS.
A BITTERLY COLD AIR MASS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS
TONIGHT. OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL WELL DOWN
INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS. THESE VALUES COMBINED WITH THE WINDS WILL
RESULT IN WIND CHILL VALUES DROPPING TO BETWEEN 15 AND 20 BELOW ZERO
TONIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS
LIKELY TO REACH -15 TO -24 DEGREES FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS.
FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 30 MINUTES WITH A WIND CHILL INDEX
OF -20. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A
HAT AND GLOVES.
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FRANK
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