HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING

HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING

URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
349 AM EST THU FEB 19 2015

…HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING…

…WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM
EST FRIDAY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW YORK HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM EST
FRIDAY.

* LOCATIONS…NEW YORK CITY AND SURROUNDING SUBURBS…LONG
ISLAND…COASTAL CONNECTICUT…AND MUCH OF NORTHEAST NEW JERSEY.

* HAZARD TYPES…HAZARDOUS WIND CHILLS LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING.

* WIND CHILL…AS LOW AS 17 BELOW DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF VERY
COLD TEMPERATURES AND WINDS WEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO
35 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES…0 TO 5 ABOVE.

* TIMING…THE LOWEST WIND CHILLS WILL OCCUR AFTER MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS…THE FRIGID CONDITIONS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE
VENTURING OUTSIDE. PROLONGED EXPOSURE MAY CA– USE FROSTBITE.

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.