WIND CHILL ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 1135 PM CST WED JAN 06 2010
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NORMAN HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR MOST OF THE NORTHWESTERN HALF OF OKLAHOMA.
ALTHOUGH SOME VERY LIGHT SNOW OR FREEZING DRIZZLE WILL PERSIST
OVERNIGHT IN SOME AREAS... IT IS NOT LIKELY TO BE SUFFICIENT TO
CREATE ANY ADDITIONAL TRAVEL PROBLEMS. THE MAIN CONCERN WILL BE
THE DANGEROUS COMBINATION OF WIND AND COLD. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY.
* FRIGID AIR WILL OVERSPREAD OKLAHOMA AND NORTH TEXAS TONIGHT AS
AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM MOVES SOUTHEAST THROUGH THE
CENTRAL PLAINS. STRONG GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH
WILL PRODUCE VERY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES.
* TIMING: THE COLDEST WIND CHILL VALUES ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY
THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. THE WINDS WILL NOT BE AS STRONG ON
FRIDAY BUT DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES WILL STILL
OCCUR.
* WIND CHILL VALUES OF -15 TO -20 DEGREES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS
NORTHERN OKLAHOMA. CENTRAL OKLAHOMA CAN EXPECT WIND CHILLS TO
RANGE FROM -15 TO -5 WITH 0 TO -5 DEGREES ALONG THE RED RIVER
VALLEY.
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.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.
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