1204 PM EST MON JAN 27 2003
..WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 942 AM EST TUESDAY MORNING…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR TONIGHT…WHICH INCLUDES N. CONNECTICUT…ALL OF RHODE ISLAND AND MASSACHUSETTS…EXCLUDING CAPE COD & THE ISLANDS. AN ARCTIC FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING. HIGH TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL OCCUR THIS MORNING…THEN BEGIN TO FALL INTO THE TEENS AND SINGLE DIGITS THIS AFTERNOON.A BRISK NORTH WIND WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING & WILL CONTINUE INTO TONIGHT. WIND CHILLS WILL LOWER TO MINUS 5 TO MINUS 15 DEGREES TODAY. FRIGID TEMPERATURES TONIGHT COMBINED WITH A STIFF NORTH WIND OF 15 TO 25 MPH…WILL CREATE DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES BETWEEN MINUS 15 & MINUS 24 DEGREES TONIGHT. WIND CHILLS THIS LOW POSE A SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM FOR THOSE HAVING TO SPEND EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME OUTDOORS.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA OUTLET FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION ON THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN PROLONGED COLD TEMPERATURES…COMBINED WITH SUSTAINED WINDS…ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE BITTER COLD WIND CHILL VALUES OF -15 TO -24 DEGREES…FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS.
IF VENTURING OUTSIDE…MAKE SURE TO DRESS IN SEVERAL WARM DRY LAYERS. IT IS VERY IMPORTANT TO KEEP YOUR HEAD…HANDS…AND FEET COVERED TO AVOID FROSTBITE. WITH THESE WIND CHILL ALUES…FROSTBITE MAY OCCUR IN 20 TO 30 MINUTES ON EXPOSED SKIN.