WIND CHILL ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 348 AM MST THU DEC 31 2009
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MST TODAY...
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MST TODAY.
* WIND CHILL VALUES: NORTH WINDS AROUND 10 MPH NEAR THE CANADIAN
BORDER THIS MORNING WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO
30 BELOW.
* TIMING: THE HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE UNTIL LATE THIS
MORNING WHEN WIND WILL DECREASE AND TEMPERATURES RISE...ENDING THE
WIND CHILL DANGER.
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.
WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 40 BELOW CAN CAUSE FROSTBITE WITHIN
30 MINUTES.
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