WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 931 PM EST TUE DEC 29 2009
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST WEDNESDAY...
A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST WEDNESDAY.
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE
INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE BLOWING
AND DRIFTING SNOW WITH VISIBILITIES OCCASIONALLY REDUCED TO WELL
BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE...ESPECIALLY OVER OPEN AND EXPOSED TERRAIN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARE FOR THE LIKELIHOOD OF MINOR WIND DAMAGE TO TREES... AND
LOOSE OBJECTS. OLDER AND WEAKER TREES MAY BE BLOWN DOWN. POWER
OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. SNOW WILL LIKELY BLOW OVER ROADWAYS
COVERING THE PAVEMENT. ALSO...BLOWING SNOW WILL LOWER
VISIBILITIES AT TIMES...MAINLY OVER AREAS EXPOSED TO THE
NORTHWEST WINDS.
PLEASE REPORT HIGH WIND SPEEDS OR ANY WIND DAMAGE TO THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE BY CALLING TOLL FREE...877-633-6772. STAY TUNED
TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...YOUR LOCAL MEDIA...OR GO TO
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CAR FOR FURTHER UPDATES ON THIS WEATHER
SITUATION.
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WIND CHILL ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 926 PM EST TUE DEC 29 2009
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST
WEDNESDAY...
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST WEDNESDAY.
STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS IN COMBINATION WITH BITTERLY COLD
TEMPERATURES WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS BETWEEN 20 BELOW AND
30 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD
TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED
SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS BETWEEN 20 AND
30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. THOSE
PLANNING TO VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD DRESS WARMLY MAKING SURE THAT
ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED.
$$
KHW
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