WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 1205 PM EST TUE DEC 29 2009
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...
A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING FOR
ALL OF EASTERN NEW YORK AND WESTERN NEW ENGLAND.
STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA
TODAY...WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH. THE STRONG WINDS WILL BE MOST
PERSISTENT FROM THE CAPITAL REGION SOUTHWARD.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 31 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED OR
WIND GUSTS OF 46 TO 57 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN
MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
USE EXTRA CAUTION.
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WIND CHILL ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 407 PM EST TUE DEC 29 2009
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHERN
ADIRONDACKS AND CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST CATSKILLS IN NEW YORK...AND
THE BERKSHIRES IN MASSACHUSETTS...UNTIL 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY.
THE COMBINATION OF TEMPERATURES IN THE 12 BELOW TO 10 ABOVE ZERO
RANGE AND NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WILL RESULT IN WIND
CHILL READINGS OF 15 TO 29 BELOW ZERO AT TIMES THROUGH MID MORNING
ON WEDNESDAY.
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 A HAT AND GLOVES.
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