WIND CHILL ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 1219 AM EST SAT JAN 02 2010
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A
WIND CHILL ADVISORY...IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING.
* WIND CHILL VALUES...10 BELOW TO 5 BELOW.
* TEMPERATURES...GENERALLY 10 TO 15 ABOVE...BUT TEMPERATURES MAY
DROP INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS.
* WINDS...WEST-NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 30 MPH. GUSTS OF 35 TO 50 MPH.
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.
$$
|
|
|
