WIND CHILL ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 300 PM EST WED DEC 16 2009
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON
EST THURSDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON EST
THURSDAY.
OVERNIGHT AND MORNING TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 10 BELOW AND 5 ABOVE
ZERO...COMBINED WITH NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WILL RESULT
IN DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO
SLACKEN DURING THE DAY WHICH WILL ALLOW WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES TO
RISE ABOVE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS READINGS.
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE WIND CHILLS BETWEEN 20 AND 29 DEGREES
BELOW ZERO. 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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