WIND CHILL ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 453 PM MST SAT DEC 05 2009
WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING
TO 11 AM MST MONDAY...
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO
11 AM MST MONDAY.
* IMPACTS/TIMING: INCREASING NORTHEAST WINDS AND VERY COLD WIND
CHILLS TONIGHT THROUGH MIDDAY MONDAY.
* WIND CHILL VALUES: 10 TO 20 BELOW ZERO.
* WIND SPEEDS: 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH POSSIBLE
TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT. STRONGER WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH
ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH HELLGATE CANYON.
* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...HIGHWAY 2 KALISPELL TO LIBBY...
HIGHWAY 37 EUREKA TO LIBBY...HIGHWAY 56 BULL LAKE ROAD...
HIGHWAY 93 EUREKA TO WHITEFISH...BITTERROOT VALLEY...HELLGATE
CANYON...MISSOULA...HIGHWAY 93 SULA TO LOST TRAIL PASS...LOLO
PASS.
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.
$$
DICKERSON
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