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Sunday, February 15, 2015

NWS: Wind Chill Advisory



Event:Wind Chill Advisory
Alert:
...HAZARDOUS TO POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING WIND CHILLS TONIGHT 
THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... 
 
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING 
TO 9 AM EST MONDAY... 
 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW YORK HAS CANCELLED THE WINTER 
WEATHER ADVISORY. 
 
* LOCATIONS...NEW YORK CITY...METRO NEW JERSEY...WESTERN LONG 
ISLAND AND SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF WESTERN CONNECTICUT. 
 
* HAZARD TYPES...HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS AFTER MIDNIGHT THROUGH 
MONDAY MORNING. 
 
* TEMPERATURES...LOWS TONIGHT 5 BELOW TO 3 ABOVE ZERO. 
 
* WIND CHILL...15 TO 25 BELOW DUE TO VERY COLD TEMPERATURES...AND 
WINDS NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. 
 
* TIMING...THE LOWEST WIND CHILLS WILL OCCUR AFTER MIDNIGHT INTO 
EARLY MONDAY MORNING. 
 
* IMPACTS...HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS COULD CAUSE FROST BITE AND 
POSSIBLY HYPOTHERMIA IF EXPOSED TO FOR MORE THAN A BRIEF PERIOD 
OF TIME.
Instructions: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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