WIND CHILL ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 254 PM EST MON DEC 28 2009
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON EST TUESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BINGHAMTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON EST
TUESDAY.
TEMPERATURES FALLING TO CLOSE TO 10 DEGREES COMBINED WITH GUSTY
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DROP WIND CHILLS TO BETWEEN MINUS 5 AND MINUS
15 DEGREES LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN WINDS COMBINE WITH VERY COLD
TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE
WIND CHILL IS EXPECTED TO BE COLD ENOUGH TO CAUSE FROSTBITE IN
ABOUT 30 MINUTES OR LESS...AND COULD LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. THOSE PLANNING TO VENTURE OUTDOORS
SHOULD USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL
EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED.
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