WIND CHILL ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 139 PM EST THU DEC 31 2009
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON
EST SATURDAY ABOVE 3500 FEET...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN GREENVILLE-SPARTANBURG HAS ISSUED
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY ABOVE 3500 FEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO NOON EST SATURDAY.
COLD TEMPERATURES IN THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS TONIGHT AND
SATURDAY MORNING...COMBINED WITH GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS...WILL
LOWER WIND CHILL READINGS TO MINUS 5 DEGREES AND BELOW AT
ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500 FEET.
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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RB
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