WIND CHILL ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 333 AM MST TUE DEC 08 2009
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS
MORNING...
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM MST THIS
MORNING.
WIND CHILL READINGS AS LOW AS 36 BELOW ZERO HAVE BEEN REPORTED
FROM BILLINGS TO LIVINGSTON EARLY THIS MORNING. WIND CHILLS
ELSEWHERE HAVE RANGED FROM NEAR 20 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO.
BRISK WEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY SPREAD OVER THE AREA AND
PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILL READINGS FROM 20 TO 40 BELOW ZERO AT
TIMES THIS MORNING. THE COLDEST WIND CHILLS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE
TO BE OVER AREAS WEST OF BILLINGS WHERE WIND SPEEDS WILL BE
STRONGEST.
THE GUSTY WINDS WILL ALSO CAUSE SOME AREAS OF BLOWING SNOW...
MAINLY WEST OF BILLINGS. EXPECT IMPROVING CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON
BEFORE WINDS INCREASE AGAIN TONIGHT AND THURSDAY BRINGING
ADDITIONAL BITTER WIND CHILLS AND BLOWING SNOW.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
ANYONE OUTDOORS THIS MORNING...ESPECIALLY THOSE WALKING TO SCHOOL
OR TO THEIR WORKPLACE...WILL WANT TO BE VERY WELL PROTECTED FROM
THE COLD.
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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