WIND CHILL ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 418 PM EST TUE DEC 29 2009
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TUESDAY TO 10 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ALBANY HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST CATSKILLS IN NEW YORK AND
BERKSHIRES IN MASSACHUSETTS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM
TUESDAY TO 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY.
THE COMBINATION OF TEMPERATURES IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS AND
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 30 MPH...WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL
READINGS OF 15 BELOW ZERO OR LOWER AT TIMES FROM TUESDAY INTO
WEDNESDAY MORNING.
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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