1.14.2009

not fit for man or beast...

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CARIBOU HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THURSDAY.

EXPECT WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES AS LOW AS 30 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND THURSDAY.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN WIND WILL COMBINE WITH COLD TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS BETWEEN 20 AND 34 DEGREES BELOW ZERO FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. THOSE PLANNING TO VENTURE OUTDOORS SHOULD DRESS WARMLY MAKING SURE THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED.

2 comments:

Unknown said...

Thinking about you, and hoping you stay warm. Hang in there!

Zoooma said...

Tis a way of life in central and northern Alaska! I kind of miss it!!! I'd happily trade ya South Carolina for Maine. There's something about those temps that makes staying inside and doing nothing the perfectly acceptable thing to do when it's that cold.