WIND CHILL ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 1010 PM EST THU DEC 31 2009
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST SATURDAY
ABOVE 3500 FEET...
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY ABOVE 3500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
NOON EST SATURDAY.
COLD TEMPERATURES IN THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS TONIGHT AND
SATURDAY MORNING...COMBINED WITH GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS...WILL
LOWER WIND CHILL VALUES TO 5 TO 10 DEGREES BELOW ZERO AT
ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET. THE WINDS WILL GUST UP TO 40 MPH AT
TIMES TOWARD MORNING...WHICH WILL ALSO MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS ON AREA LAKES.
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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MCAVOY
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