HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 510 AM CST SUN DEC 6 2009
Expiration: 515 AM CST MON DEC 07 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR MIDDLE TENNESSEE.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 702 PM CST SAT DEC 5 2009
Expiration: 900 AM CST SUN DEC 06 2009
...UNSEASONABLY COLD LOW TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TONIGHT...
AS A STRONG SURFACE RIDGE BUILDS ACROSS MIDDLE TENNESSEE TONIGHT...
OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL BE 10 TO 15 DEGREES COLDER THAN NORMAL. OTHER
THAN A FEW PASSING CLOUDS...SKIES WILL BE CLEAR ENOUGH FOR
TEMPERATURES TO DROP TO AROUND 20 DEGREES IN MOST LOCATIONS...AND
INTO THE UPPER TEENS ACROSS THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU REGION.
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME CALM AS THE NIGHT PROGRESSES. WIND
CHILL...THE APPARENT TEMPERATURE FELT ON EXPOSED SKIN DUE TO THE
WIND...WHICH IN SITUATIONS WHERE THE WIND SPEEDS ARE 5 TO 10 MPH
OR EVEN GREATER...CAN MAKE IT FEEL SEVERAL DEGREES COOLER THAN THE
ACTUAL AIR TEMPERATURE...WILL NOT BE A MAJOR FACTOR TONIGHT.
HOWEVER...WITH THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES OF THE SEASON SO FAR
EXPECTED TONIGHT...THE FOLLOWING SAFETY RULES STILL APPLY IF YOU
PLAN TO BE OUTSIDE FOR ANY PERIOD OF TIME.
...DRESS WARMLY AND STAY DRY...THIS INCLUDES WEARING A HAT...A SCARF
OR KNIT MASK TO COVER FACE AND MOUTH...SLEEVES THAT ARE SNUG AT THE
WRIST...MITTENS...THEY ARE WARMER THAN GLOVES...WATER-RESISTANT COAST
AND BOOTS...AND SEVERAL LAYERS OF LOOSE-FITTING CLOTHING.
...DO NOT IGNORE SHIVERING...IT IS AN IMPORTANT FIRST SIGN THAT
THE BODY IS LOOSING HEAT. PERSISTENT SHIVERING IS A SIGNAL TO
RETURN INDOORS.
BY OBSERVING THE ABOVE SAFETY RULES...YOU HAVE A GOOD CHANCE OF
AVOIDING THE AFFECTS OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE.
...HYPOTHERMIA...THE RESULT OF AN ABNORMALLY LOW BODY TEMPERATURE...
CAN HAPPEN WITH PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD. IT HAPPENS WHEN YOUR
BODY BEGINS TO LOSE HEAT FASTER THAN IT CAN BE PRODUCED...AND
PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD WILL EVENTUALLY USE UP YOUR BODY`S
STORED ENERGY. WHAT MAKES HYPOTHERMIA PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS IS THAT
WHEN THE BODIES TEMPERATURE GETS TOO LOW...THE BRAIN IS
AFFECTED...MAKING THE PERSON UNABLE TO TO THINK CLEARLY OR MOVE
WELL...AND THE PERSON MAY NOT KNOW WHAT IS HAPPENING AND WILL NOT BE
ABLE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.
...FROSTBITE...IS AN INJURY TO THE BODY THAT IS CAUSED BY FREEZING.
FROSTBITE CAUSES A LOSS OF FEELING AND COLOR IN AFFECTED AREAS. IT
MOST OFTEN AFFECTS THE NOSE...EARS...CHEEKS...CHIN...FINGERS...OR
TOES. FROSTBITE CAN PERMANENTLY DAMAGE THE BODY...AND SEVERE CASES
CAN LEAD TO AMPUTATION. THE RISK OF FROSTBITE IS INCREASED IN PEOPLE
WITH REDUCED BLOOD CIRCULATION AND AMONG PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT DRESSED
PROPERLY FOR EXTREMELY COLD TEMPERATURES.
WHEN TRAVELING...REMEMBER THE FOLLOWING SAFETY RULES...
...CHECK AND RESTOCK THE WINTER EMERGENCY SUPPLIES IN YOUR CAR BEFORE
YOU LEAVE...
...DO NOT RELY ON A CAR TO PROVIDE SUFFICIENT HEAT...THE CAR MAY
BREAK DOWN.
...ALWAYS CARRY ADDITIONAL WARM CLOTHING APPROPRIATE FOR THE WINTER
CONDITIONS.
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON COLD WEATHER SAFETY...PLEASE VISIT
NOAA`S WINTER WEATHER SAFETY AND AWARENESS WEB PAGE AT
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/WINTER/INDEX.HTML.
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