WIND CHILL ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 706 AM CST WED DEC 09 2009
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CST THIS MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MILWAUKEE/SULLIVAN HAS ISSUED A
WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CST THIS
MORNING.
* TIMING: THE COLDEST CONDITIONS WILL BE FELT UNTIL 11 AM THIS
MORNING.
* TEMPERATURES: TEMPERATURES WILL DROP TO ZERO TO 5 BELOW ZERO...
WITH WIND CHILL READINGS FALLING TO 15 TO 25 BELOW ZERO.
* WINDS: WEST 15 TO 25 MPH.
* IMPACTS: FROST BITE AND POSSIBLE HYPOTHERMIA FROM PROLONGED
EXPOSURE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS OF 20 BELOW ZERO OR
COLDER. 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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