WIND CHILL ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 1032 AM EST FRI JAN 01 2010
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
EVENING.
* 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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WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 1033 AM EST FRI JAN 01 2010
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EST SUNDAY...
A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM EST SUNDAY.
REPEATED SURGES OF ARCTIC ORIGIN AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE MID-
ATLANTIC REGION THROUGH TONIGHT. STRONG WINDS THROUGH THE LOWER
PORTIONS OF THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BE TRANSPORTED TO THE SURFACE AS
A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT AND LOW-LEVEL JET WILL BE PRESENT. WIND
GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED FROM LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH
LATE TONIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
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