WIND CHILL ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 1254 PM CST MON DEC 14 2009
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. THIS
REPLACES THE WIND CHILL WARNING THAT EXPIRED AT NOON.
* WIND CHILL VALUES...WINDS OF 5 TO 15 MPH COMBINED WITH
TEMPERATURES OF ZERO TO 10 BELOW WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF 25
TO 35 BELOW ZERO.
* OTHER IMPACTS...EXPOSED SKIN WILL FREEZE IN 10 TO 30 MINUTES.
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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VJ/TWH
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