WIND CHILL ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 1219 AM EST SAT JAN 02 2010
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A
WIND CHILL ADVISORY...IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING.
* WIND CHILL VALUES...10 BELOW TO 5 BELOW.
* TEMPERATURES...GENERALLY 10 TO 15 ABOVE...BUT TEMPERATURES MAY
DROP INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS.
* WINDS...WEST-NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 30 MPH. GUSTS OF 35 TO 50 MPH.
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.
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WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 1016 PM EST FRI JAN 01 2010
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SUNDAY...
A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM EST SUNDAY.
REPEATED SURGES OF ARCTIC AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE MID-ATLANTIC
REGION INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN
LOW PRESSURE OFF THE COAST OF MAINE AND BUILDING HIGH PRESSURE
WILL RESULT IN WINDY CONDITIONS. OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS OF 45 TO
50 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.
AFTER A BRIEF LULL TOWARD DAYBREAK...HIGH WINDS MAY RETURN DURING
THE DAY ON SUNDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 45 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.
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HTS
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