WIND CHILL ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 434 AM EST FRI JAN 01 2010
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST TODAY
ABOVE 3500 FEET...
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY ABOVE 3500 FEET REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
NOON EST TODAY.
COLD TEMPERATURES IN THE NORTH CAROLINA MOUNTAINS THIS MORNING...
COMBINED WITH GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS...WILL LOWER WIND CHILL
VALUES TO 5 TO 10 DEGREES BELOW ZERO AT ELEVATIONS ABOVE 3500
FEET. THE WINDS WILL GUST UP TO 40 MPH AT TIMES...WHICH WILL ALSO
MAKE FOR HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ON AREA LAKES.
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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