WIND CHILL ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 239 PM MST WED DEC 09 2009
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM
MST THURSDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREAT FALLS HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
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.
* WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL CREATE LOCAL BLOWING SNOW AND
REDUCED VISIBILITIES.
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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