MARQUETTE-GREEN LAKE-SAUK-COLUMBIA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MONTELLO...BERLIN...BARABOO...PORTAGE... WISCONSIN DELLS 829 PM CST SUN JAN 26 2014 ...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 PM CST MONDAY... ...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM MONDAY TO NOON CST TUESDAY... A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM MONDAY TO NOON CST TUESDAY. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST MONDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 PM CST MONDAY. * TIMING...WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT. THESE WINDS WILL CAUSE BLOWING SNOW WHICH WILL REDUCE THE VISIBILITY IN OPEN AND RURAL AREAS TO LESS THEN ONE MILE AT TIMES...AND OCCASIONALLY TO ONE HALF MILE. * WIND CHILL VALUES...LOWERING TO 20 TO 35 BELOW TONIGHT AND MONDAY...WITH 35 TO 50 BELOW ZERO MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...BLOWING AND DRIFTING AND FALLING WIND CHILLS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING AND DANGEROUS WEATHER CONDITIONS. NEAR WHITEOUT CONDITIONS WILL BE LIKELY IN OPEN AND RURAL AREAS. NORTH TO SOUTH ORIENTED ROADS WILL BE MOST IMPACTED BY THE BLOWING AND DRIFTING SNOW. THE BITTER COLD WIND CHILLS CAN LEAD TO FROSTBITE OF EXPOSED SKIN IN 10 MINUTES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR BLOWING SNOW MEANS THAT VISIBILITIES WILL BE LIMITED DUE TO STRONG WINDS BLOWING SNOW AROUND. USE CAUTION WHEN TRAVELING...ESPECIALLY IN OPEN AREAS. 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. A WIND CHILL WARNING MEANS THE COMBINATION OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILL VALUES. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA OR DEATH IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
Posted on: Mon, 27 Jan 2014 03:38:36 +0000
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