Wind Chill Advisory
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WAKEFIELD VA 1018 PM EST THU FEB 12 2015 DORCHESTER-WICOMICO-SOMERSET-INLAND WORCESTER-MARYLAND BEACHES- WESTMORELAND-RICHMOND-NORTHUMBERLAND-LANCASTER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CAMBRIDGE...SALISBURY...CRISFIELD... PRINCESS ANNE...SNOW HILL...OCEAN CITY 1018 PM EST THU FEB 12 2015 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST FRIDAY... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST FRIDAY. * AREAS AFFECTED: MARYLAND EASTERN SHORE AND VIRGINIA NORTHERN NECK. * HAZARDS: LOW WIND CHILLS AND GUSTY WINDS. * WIND CHILL VALUES: DROPPING TO ZERO TO 5 BELOW ZERO AFTER MIDNIGHT THROUGH MID MORNING FRIDAY. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 TO 40 MPH...DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS: FROST BITE AND HYPOTHERMIA ARE POSSIBLE IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. 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. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.

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