WIND CHILL ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 1058 AM MST SAT DEC 26 2009
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST SATURDAY...
THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST
SATURDAY.
* NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH ALONG WITH CONTINUED COLD
TEMPERATURES WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS THROUGH TOMORROW.
* WIND CHILL VALUES: 20 TO 35 DEGREES BELOW ZERO.
* TIMING: WINDS WILL REMAIN 10 TO 15 MPH THROUGH TOMORROW.
INCREASING TEMPERATURES BY LATE SATURDAY MORNING WILL END WIND
CHILL DANGER.
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.
WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 40 BELOW CAN CAUSE FROSTBITE WITHIN
30 MINUTES.
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