WIND CHILL ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 918 PM MST WED DEC 09 2009
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST
THURSDAY...
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM MST THURSDAY.
* WIND CHILL VALUES OF 20 TO 30 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED THIS
EVENING INTO THURSDAY MORNING. FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR IN LESS
THAN 30 MINUTES WITH THESE WIND CHILLS.
* TEMPERATURES WILL NOT BE AS COLD TONIGHT BUT WINDS WILL BE
STRONGER. THIS WILL CAUSE WIND CHILLS TO BE DECEPTIVELY LOWER
THAN READINGS ON THERMOMETERS.
* WEST TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH FROM HARLOWTON TO BIG
TIMBER...AS WELL AS ALONG THE BEARTOOTH FOOTHILLS FROM LIVINGSTON
TO NYE WILL CREATE LOCAL BLOWING SNOW AND REDUCED VISIBILITIES
AT TIMES.
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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