WIND CHILL ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 911 PM CST THU DEC 31 2009
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST
SATURDAY...
* WIND CHILL VALUES FROM 25 TO 40 BELOW ZERO ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT
INTO SATURDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES DROPPING TO 20 BELOW ZERO TO
NEAR 35 BELOW ZERO WILL COMBINE WITH NORTHWEST WINDS 3 TO 12 MPH
TO CREATE THE LOW WIND CHILLS. COLDEST TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR
OVER FAR NORTHERN MINNESOTA.
* FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR ON EXPOSED FLESH IN 15 TO 25 MINUTES.
* IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...BE SURE TO COVER ALL EXPOSED
FLESH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS A COMBINATION OF BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC
AIR AND BRISK WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL
VALUES. THIS MAY RESULT IN FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
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MELDE
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