WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 410 AM EST TUE DEC 29 2009
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT EST
TONIGHT.
AN ARCTIC FRONT WILL CROSS THE STATE THIS MORNING PRODUCING STRONG
NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH THIS
AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING HOURS. THESE STRONG WINDS COMBINED WITH
THE FRESH SNOWFALL WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARE FOR THE LIKELIHOOD OF MINOR WIND DAMAGE TO SHRUBBERY,
TREES, AND LOOSE OBJECTS. OLDER AND WEAKER TREES MAY BE BLOWN
DOWN. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. SNOW WILL LIKELY BLOW
OVER ROADWAYS COVERING THE PAVEMENT. ALSO...BLOWING SNOW WILL
LOWER VISIBILITIES AT TIMES...MAINLY OVER AREAS EXPOSED TO THE
NORTHWEST WINDS.
PLEASE REPORT HIGH WIND SPEEDS OR ANY WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772. STAY TUNED
TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO
TO WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CAR FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER SITUATION.
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FOSTER
WIND CHILL ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 649 AM EST TUE DEC 29 2009
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
NOON EST WEDNESDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 AM EST THIS MORNING...
THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 AM EST THIS MORNING.
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
NOON EST WEDNESDAY.
SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO LIGHTEN UP ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING WITH
ANY ADDITIONAL ACCUMULATION LESS THAN AN INCH.
STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS IN COMBINATION WITH BITTERLY COLD
TEMPERATURES WILL PRODUCE WINDS CHILLS BETWEEN 20 BELOW AND
30 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD
TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED
SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS BETWEEN 20 AND
30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. THOSE
PLANNING TO VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD DRESS WARMLY MAKING SURE THAT
ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED.
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