WIND CHILL ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 300 PM EST WED DEC 09 2009
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM
EST FRIDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN STERLING VIRGINIA HAS ISSUED A
WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING
TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY.
* WIND CHILL VALUES: RANGING FROM FIVE BELOW TO TEN BELOW.
* TEMPERATURES: IN THE TEENS TO SINGLE DIGITS.
* WINDS: WEST 15 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 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.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.
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