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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
645 PM EST THU JAN 15 2009

...ARCTIC AIR TO PERSIST INTO THE FIRST HALF OF THE WEEKEND...

.WITH AN ARCTIC AIR MASS IN PLACE ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES...ANOTHER
BITTERLY COLD NIGHT IS IN STORE FOR THE AREA. WITH WESTERLY WINDS
OF 10 TO 15 MPH TONIGHT...COUPLED AIR TEMPERATURES OF ZERO TO 10
BELOW...WIND CHILL READINGS WILL DROP INTO THE 15 TO 30 BELOW ZERO
RANGE LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...WITH THE COLDEST
READINGS NEAR THE OHIO BORDER. TEMPERATURES WILL THEN SLOWLY WARM
DURING THE DAYTIME HOURS OF FRIDAY...INTO THE SINGLE
NUMBERS...BEFORE FALLING BACK BELOW ZERO FRIDAY NIGHT.

MIZ047>049-053>055-060>063-068>070-075-076-160745-
/O.CON.KDTX.WC.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-090116T1700Z/
/O.CON.KDTX.WC.A.0001.090116T1700Z-090117T1500Z/
MIDLAND-BAY-HURON-SAGINAW-TUSCOLA-SANILAC-SHIAWASSEE-GENESEE-
LAPEER-ST. CLAIR-LIVINGSTON-OAKLAND-MACOMB-WASHTENAW-WAYNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MIDLAND...BAY CITY...BAD AXE...
SAGINAW...CARO...SANDUSKY...OWOSSO...FLINT...LAPEER...
PORT HURON...HOWELL...PONTIAC...WARREN...ANN ARBOR...DETROIT
645 PM EST THU JAN 15 2009

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST FRIDAY...
...WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST FRIDAY. A
WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING.

WESTERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH COUPLED WITH LOW TEMPERATURES
AROUND 5 BELOW ZERO...WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL VALUES AROUND 20
BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES AND WIND
CHILLS WILL RISE DURING FRIDAY AFTERNOON...MORE IN THE 10 TO 20
BELOW RANGE...WITH THE POTENTIAL OF 25 BELOW ZERO WIND CHILLS
FRIDAY NIGHT.

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 WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A COMBINATION
OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND
CHILL VALUES. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR
UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

$$

KURIMSKI




URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DETROIT/PONTIAC MI
645 PM EST THU JAN 15 2009

...ARCTIC AIR TO PERSIST INTO THE FIRST HALF OF THE WEEKEND...

.WITH AN ARCTIC AIR MASS IN PLACE ACROSS THE GREAT LAKES...ANOTHER
BITTERLY COLD NIGHT IS IN STORE FOR THE AREA. WITH WESTERLY WINDS
OF 10 TO 15 MPH TONIGHT...COUPLED AIR TEMPERATURES OF ZERO TO 10
BELOW...WIND CHILL READINGS WILL DROP INTO THE 15 TO 30 BELOW ZERO
RANGE LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...WITH THE COLDEST
READINGS NEAR THE OHIO BORDER. TEMPERATURES WILL THEN SLOWLY WARM
DURING THE DAYTIME HOURS OF FRIDAY...INTO THE SINGLE
NUMBERS...BEFORE FALLING BACK BELOW ZERO FRIDAY NIGHT.

MIZ082-083-160745-
/O.CON.KDTX.WC.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090116T1700Z/
/O.CON.KDTX.WC.A.0001.090116T1700Z-090117T1500Z/
LENAWEE-MONROE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ADRIAN...MONROE
645 PM EST THU JAN 15 2009

...WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST FRIDAY...
...WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

A WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON EST FRIDAY. A
WIND CHILL WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING.

WESTERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH COUPLED WITH LOW TEMPERATURES
AROUND 10 BELOW ZERO...WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL VALUES OF 25 TO
30 BELOW ZERO TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES AND
WIND CHILLS WILL RISE DURING FRIDAY AFTERNOON...MORE IN THE 10 TO
20 BELOW RANGE...WITH THE POTENTIAL OF 25 BELOW ZERO WIND CHILLS
FRIDAY NIGHT.

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.

A WIND CHILL WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A COMBINATION
OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND
CHILL VALUES. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR
UPDATES ON THIS SITUATION.

$$


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