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...
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
NOON EST WEDNESDAY.
STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS IN COMBINATION WITH BITTERLY COLD
TEMPERATURES WILL PRODUCE WIND 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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FOSTER
WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 855 AM EST TUE DEC 29 2009
...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST WEDNESDAY...
THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST WEDNESDAY.
AN ARCTIC FRONT WILL CROSS THE STATE TODAY PRODUCING
STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
50 MPH THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING HOURS. THESE STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE WITH RECENT SNOWFALL TO PRODUCE AREAS OF
BLOWING SNOW. VISIBILITIES WILL SUDDENLY DROP TO LESS THAN 1/4
MILE IN EXPOSED AREAS WHERE WIND SPEEDS ARE MAXIMIZED. IN ADDITION
TO REDUCTIONS IN VISIBILITIES...SLICK ROADS SHOULD BE ANTICIPATED
IN LOCATIONS WHERE STRONG DRIFTING OCCURS. HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES
WILL BE AFFECTED BY THE STRONG WINDS AS WELL...AND CAUTION IS
ADVISED TO ALL TRAVELERS IN THE AREA TODAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARE FOR THE LIKELIHOOD OF MINOR WIND DAMAGE TO TREES... AND
LOOSE OBJECTS. OLDER AND WEAKER TREES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. 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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