WIND CHILL ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 249 PM CST WED DEC 09 2009
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM
CST FRIDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DULUTH HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST
FRIDAY.
* WIND CHILL READINGS OF 25 TO 30 BELOW ZERO WILL BE FOUND ACROSS
THE IRON RANGE AND ARROWHEAD REGION OF NORTHEAST MINNESOTA LATE
THIS EVENING...THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.
* UNDER THESE CONDITIONS...EXPOSED SKIN OF A HEALTHY ADULT CAN
FREEZE IN 15 TO 20 MINUTES. FROST BITE CAN LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA
IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. YOUNG CHILDREN AND THE ELDERLY MAY
BE MORE SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE COLD.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS A COMBINATION OF WIND AND BITTERLY
COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES. IF
YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...BE SURE TO COVER ALL EXPOSED SKIN.
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