SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT : ARCTIC AIR
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW YORK NY
508 AM EST THU JAN 24 2013
AS LOW PRESSURE TAKES SHAPE OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST THIS
MORNING…AND STRONG HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS EAST FROM THE UPPER
MIDWEST…A GUSTY NORTHWEST FLOW WILL RETURN TODAY. GUSTS BY MID
MORNING WILL BE APPROACHING 25 MPH AND AS HIGH 30 MPH THIS
AFTERNOON. THIS WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL VALUES THIS MORNING
FROM AROUND ZERO AT THE COAST…TO AS LOW AS TEN BELOW ACROSS THE
INTERIOR. DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS…WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE
IN THE SINGLE DIGITS FOR MOST OF THE REGION…BUT THEN WILL DROP
BACK TO ZERO TO TEN BELOW TONIGHT.
ARCTIC AIR WILL REMAIN IN PLACE FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT AS LOW
PRESSURE PASSES OFF TO THE SOUTHEAST AND BRINGS SOME LIGHT SNOW
LATE IN THE DAY. SLOW MODERATION IN TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS
SHOULD THEN BEGIN OVER THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK IN THE
WAKE OF THIS SYSTEM.
AVOID PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD. FOR THOSE VENTURING
OUT…WEAR A WARM COAT…GLOVES AND COVER YOUR HEAD TO PROTECT
AGAINST FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA. LIMIT AREAS OF EXPOSED SKIN.
DRESSING IN LAYERS CAN ALSO HELP PROTECT YOU AGAINST THE COLD.
IN ADDITION…WATER NEEDS TO BE SHUT OFF TO ANY EXPOSED WATER
PIPES TO PREVENT THE PIPES FROM BURSTING.
