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NWS: Wind Chill ADVISORY

NWSWind Chill Advisory
URGENT – WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE…CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS
322 AM CST FRI DEC 6 2013

…DANGEROUS WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES EXPECTED SATURDAY MORNING…

.DRY ARCTIC AIR WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO FALL BETWEEN ZERO AND
FIVE BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT. AS WINDS INCREASE TO 10 TO 15 MPH
SATURDAY MORNING, DANGEROUS WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 15
BELOW ZERO AND 19 BELOW ZERO ARE LIKELY FOR A FEW HOURS LASTING
THROUGH LATE SATURDAY MORNING. WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES THIS COLD
CAN CAUSE FROSTBITE TO EXPOSED SKIN WITHIN 30 MINUTES.

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INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…WAKEENEY…CEDAR BLUFF RESERVOIR…
HAYS…ELLIS…NESS CITY…LA CROSSE…RUSH CENTER…JETMORE…
HANSTON…LARNED…BURDETT…JOHNSON CITY…ULYSSES…SUBLETTE…
SATANTA…CIMARRON…MONTEZUMA…ELKHART…RICHFIELD…HUGOTON…
MOSCOW…LIBERAL…KISMET
322 AM CST FRI DEC 6 2013

…WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 11 AM CST
SATURDAY…

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN DODGE CITY HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 11 AM CST
SATURDAY.

* WIND CHILL VALUES…15 DEGREES BELOW ZERO TO 19 DEGREES BELOW
ZERO LASTING AS LATE AS NOON SATURDAY.

* OTHER IMPACTS…THOSE WHO MUST BE OUTSIDE SHOULD DRESS IN
ADEQUATE CLOTHING AND MINIMIZE EXPOSURE. WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES
THIS COLD CAN CAUSE FROSTBITE TO EXPOSED SKIN WITHIN 30
MINUTES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND SUSTAINED
WINDS OF 5 MPH OR HIGHER 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 AND COVER EXPOSED SKIN

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