WIND CHILL ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 737 PM CST THU DEC 10 2009
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...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST /10 AM
CST/ FRIDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS CONTINUED A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EST /10 AM
CST/ FRIDAY.
* VERY LOW WIND CHILLS LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.
* TEMPERATURES FALLING TO 5 BELOW TO 10 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT INTO
EARLY FRIDAY IN COMBINATION WITH A WEST WIND AROUND 10 MPH
WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES OF 15 BELOW ZERO TO 27 BELOW
ZERO.
* THE VERY LOW WIND CHILLS COULD LEAD TO FROST BITE OR
HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.
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KC
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