WIND CHILL ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 316 PM EST SAT JAN 02 2010
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SUNDAY...
THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST SUNDAY.
* WIND CHILL VALUES...10 BELOW TO 5 BELOW. FOR ELEVATIONS ABOVE
2500 FEET...WIND CHILLS COULD REACH 10 TO 15 BELOW.
* TEMPERATURES...SINGLE DIGITS TO UPPER TEENS.
* WINDS...WEST-NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH
ACROSS RIDGES...20 TO 30 AT LOWER ELEVATIONS...WITH GUSTS OF
45 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.
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