WIND CHILL ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 451 AM EST THU DEC 10 2009
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...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM EST /9 PM CST/ THIS
EVENING TO 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/ FRIDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MARQUETTE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM EST /9 PM CST/ THIS
EVENING TO 11 AM EST /10 AM CST/ FRIDAY.
* WIND CHILL VALUES: TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO 5 BELOW TO 10 BELOW
ZERO TONMIGHT IN COMBINATION WITH A WEST WIND AROUND 10 MPH
TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES OF
15 BELOW ZERO TO 30 BELOW ZERO.
* IMPACTS: THIS 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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