WIND CHILL ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 1113 AM EST TUE DEC 29 2009
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM
EST WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GRAY HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM
EST WEDNESDAY.
STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BRING SINGLE DIGIT
TEMPERATURES TO THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON...AND BELOW ZERO
TEMPERATURES TONIGHT. THE WINDS WILL COUPLE WITH THE BITTERLY COLD
AIR TO PRODUCE WIND CHILL READINGS BELOW MINUS 20 DEGREES.
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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POHL
WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 1109 AM EST TUE DEC 29 2009
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...
A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING.
WINDS WILL BLOW FROM THE NORTHWEST AT 25 TO 35 MPH TODAY WITH GUSTS
REACHING AS HIGH AS 50 MPH. THIS COULD LEAD TO DOWNED BRANCHES AND
WEAKENED TREES WHICH COULD CREATE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES. STRONG
CROSS WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS OVER OPEN
AREAS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
THE BLUSTERY WINDS ARE ALSO USHERING IN MUCH COLDER AIR WITH WIND
CHILLS DROPPING BELOW ZERO. WIND CHILLS WILL APPROACH 20 BELOW
ZERO THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT.
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POHL
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