WIND CHILL WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 207 PM MST SUN DEC 06 2009
...WIND CHILL WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON MST MONDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN POCATELLO HAS UPGRADED THE WIND
CHILL WATCH TO A WIND CHILL WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL
NOON MST MONDAY.
TEMPERATURES TONIGHT ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO NEAR OR BELOW ZERO
TONIGHT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN NEAR 10 MPH WHICH WILL
PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF -15 TO -25 DEGREES TONIGHT. THESE DANGEROUS
WIND CHILLS WILL LINGER INTO MONDAY MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND
STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS
WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
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