Friday, January 30, 2015

Wind Chill Advisory Wind Chill Advisory in effect until 12:00 PM EST. Source: U.S. National Weather Service

NORTHERN WESTCHESTER:

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST
SATURDAY...

* LOCATIONS...THE LOWER HUDSON VALLEY...NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY
ROUGHLY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80...AND MUCH OF SOUTHERN
CONNECTICUT.

* HAZARD TYPES...HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS.

* WIND CHILLS...AS LOW AS AROUND 15 BELOW DUE TO TEMPERATURES IN
THE SINGLE DIGITS...AND NORTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 10 TO 20
MPH.

* TIMING...OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT
TAKEN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS THAT COULD LEAD TO
FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU
VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A WIND REPELLENT COAT...HAT
AND GLOVES.

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SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER:

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST
SATURDAY...

* LOCATIONS...THE LOWER HUDSON VALLEY...NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY
ROUGHLY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 80...AND MUCH OF SOUTHERN
CONNECTICUT.

* HAZARD TYPES...HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS.

* WIND CHILLS...AS LOW AS AROUND 15 BELOW DUE TO TEMPERATURES IN
THE SINGLE DIGITS...AND NORTHWEST WINDS SUSTAINED AT 10 TO 20
MPH.

* TIMING...OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT
TAKEN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS THAT COULD LEAD TO
FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU
VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A WIND REPELLENT COAT...HAT
AND GLOVES.

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