WIND CHILL ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 404 AM MST SAT DEC 05 2009
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM MST MONDAY.
A VERY COLD AIRMASS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE REGION TODAY
AND TONIGHT WITH TEMPERATURES REMAINING IN THE SINGLE DIGITS
ABOVE ZERO THIS AFTERNOON AND FALLING INTO THE TEENS AND TWENTIES
BELOW ZERO OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE AT 10 TO
20 MPH THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON THEN DIMINISH TO AROUND 10 MPH
TONIGHT. WIND CHILL VALUES OF 10 BELOW TO 20 BELOW ZERO ARE
EXPECTED THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON WITH WIND CHILL VALUES DROPPING TO
20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND 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 APPROPRIATE WINTER
CLOTHING.
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