WIND CHILL ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 941 PM MST WED DEC 30 2009
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MST FRIDAY...
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM MST FRIDAY.
* WIND CHILL VALUES: VERY COLD TEMPERATURES TONIGHT COMBINED WITH
NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WILL PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WIND
CHILLS OF 25 TO 35 BELOW LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING.
* TIMING: HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT AND EARLY
FRIDAY MORNING. WARMING TEMPERATURES LATE FRIDAY MORNING WILL
RAISE WIND CHILLS TO 5 TO 15 BELOW.
* OTHER IMPACTS: SNOW WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TONIGHT OVER MUCH OF
THE AREA REDUCING VISIBILITIES AND MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT AT
TIMES. SNOW AMOUNTS WILL RANGE FROM AROUND A HALF INCH TO 2 INCHES.
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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