WIND CHILL ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 623 PM EST THU DEC 17 2009
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST FRIDAY...
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST FRIDAY.
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH CAN BE
EXPECTED ACROSS THE MOUNTAINS OF WESTERN MAINE AND OVER NORTHERN
COOS COUNTY IN NEW HAMPSHIRE. HOWEVER...WINDS WON`T BE QUITE AS
STRONG IN SOME OF THE SHELTERED VALLEYS...AVERAGING 10 MPH OR
LESS. STILL THESE SHELTERED AREAS WILL SEE DANGEROUSLY COLD
TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS.
WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING TO AS
COLD AS 10 BELOW ZERO OVERNIGHT THAT WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILLS
OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES THAT COULD RESULT
IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT
TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU DRESS WARMLY
...INCLUDING A HAT AND GLOVES.
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