WIND CHILL ADVISORY ISSUED

From the National Weather Service today:

8:43am EST, Sat Feb 13

... WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON EST SUNDAY...

* LOCATIONS... NEW YORK CITY... LONG ISLAND AND PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN NEW JERSEY...

* HAZARD TYPES... DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS.

* TIMING... COLDEST WIND CHILLS LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

* WIND CHILL... FROM 18 TO 23 DEGREES BELOW ZERO DUE TO TEMPERATURES AROUND ZERO... AND NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* COLD IMPACTS... THE FRIGID CONDITIONS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO THOSE VENTURING OUTSIDE. PROLONGED EXPOSURE MAY CAUSE FROSTBITE. THE COMBINATION OF VERY LOW WIND CHILLS AND FRIGID AIR TEMPERATURES HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO RESULT IN FROZEN PIPES... FROSTBITE AND HYPOTHERMIA.

* WIND IMPACTS... SCATTERED TREE LIMBS AND BRANCHES DOWNED. ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES.

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. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS... DRESS IN LAYERS AND KEEP YOUR HANDS AND HEAD COVERED TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE