Wednesday, January 19, 2011

..WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM CST /10 PM
EST/ THURSDAY TO 11 AM CST /NOON EST/ FRIDAY...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM CST /10 PM EST/
THURSDAY TO 11 AM CST /NOON EST/ FRIDAY.

* TIMING...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL DEVELOP
THURSDAY AFTERNOON AND PERSIST THROUGH DAYBREAK FRIDAY.
OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS TO 30 MPH ARE ALSO POSSIBLE THURSDAY
EVENING.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...BETWEEN 20 AND 29 DEGREES BELOW ZERO
THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH DAYBREAK FRIDAY.

* IMPACTS...WIND CHILL VALUES AT THIS LEVEL WILL CAUSE FROSTBITE
TO EXPOSED SKIN WITHIN 30 MINUTES.

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.

BRING PETS INDOORS. PETS CAN SUFFER FROM FROST AND HYPOTHERMIA
SIMILAR TO THEIR HUMAN CAREGIVERS.

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