WIND CHILL ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 252 PM EST FRI JAN 01 2010
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 2 PM EST SUNDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BINGHAMTON HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 2 PM EST SUNDAY.
STRONG WINDS TONIGHT WILL BRING CHILLS TO MINUS 15 DEGREES OR
COLDER LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY. IN ADDITION TO THE WIND
CHILL...FALLING AND BLOWING SNOW WILL REDUCE THE VISIBILITY TO
NEAR ZERO AT TIMES...ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER TERRAIN.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN WINDS COMBINE WITH VERY COLD
TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE
WIND CHILL IS EXPECTED TO BE COLD ENOUGH TO CAUSE FROSTBITE IN
ABOUT 30 MINUTES OR LESS...AND COULD LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. THOSE PLANNING TO VENTURE OUTDOORS
SHOULD USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY...MAKING SURE THAT ALL
EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED.
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