WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 925 AM EST TUE DEC 29 2009
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING...
A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING.
SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS
BETWEEN 45 AND 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT MUCH OF THE REGION
THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING. THESE WINDS WILL BE STRONGEST IN THE HIGHER
TERRAIN WHERE A FEW LOCALIZED GUSTS OF UP TO 55 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. WINDS
SHOULD DIMINISH BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA THIS EVENING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
31 TO 39 MPH OR GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 46 AND 57 MPH. WINDS
THIS STRONG ARE CAPABLE OF DOWNING SMALL TREE LIMBS AND
BRANCHES...POSSIBLY CAUSING ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES. DRIVING CAN
ALSO BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
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WIND CHILL ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 929 AM EST TUE DEC 29 2009
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM
EST WEDNESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 5 AM
EST WEDNESDAY.
A BITTERLY COLD AIR MASS COMBINED WITH STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN
DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO TONIGHT. WIND
CHILL VALUES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO BETWEEN 15 AND 20 BELOW ZERO
THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE
INTERIOR HIGH TERRAIN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS
LIKELY TO REACH -15 TO -24 DEGREES FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS.
FROSTBITE CAN DEVELOP IN JUST 30 MINUTES WITH A WIND CHILL INDEX
OF -20. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS...DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A
HAT AND GLOVES.
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FRANK
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