WIND CHILL ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 317 PM CST THU DEC 31 2009
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST
SATURDAY...
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT ACROSS ALL OF NORTHEAST
MINNESOTA AND ALL OF NORTHWEST WISCONSIN UNTIL 10 AM CST SATURDAY.
* WIND CHILL VALUES FROM 25 TO 40 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT
INTO SATURDAY MORNING. BITTER TEMPERATURES DROPPING TO 30 TO 35
BELOW NORTH OF DULUTH...25 TO 30 BELOW ACROSS THE REST OF
NORTHEAST MINNESOTA AND FROM 25 TO 30 BELOW ACROSS THE INLAND
COUNTIES OF NORTHWEST WISCONSIN LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY
WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREAT. NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 15 MPH WILL
INTENSIFY THE THREAT.
* FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR ON EXPOSED FLESH IN 15 TO 25 MINUTES.
* IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...BE SURE TO COVER ALL EXPOSED
FLESH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS A COMBINATION OF BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC
AIR AND BRISK WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL
VALUES. THIS MAY RESULT IN FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
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EOM
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