[MTHOLLYSVRWX] Winter Storm Warning : PHI@ 1/9/2004 4:15:00 PM

[PHI Skywarn]

WWUS41 KPHI 092110
WSWPHI

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
410 PM EST FRI JAN 9 2004

.HIGH PRESSURE FROM CANADA IS BRINGING THE COLDEST AIR OF THE SEASON
INTO THE AREA. 

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ATLANTIC NJ-BERKS PA-BUCKS PA-CAMDEN NJ-CARBON PA-CECIL MD-
CHESTER PA-CUMBERLAND NJ-DELAWARE PA-GLOUCESTER NJ-HUNTERDON NJ-
LEHIGH PA-MERCER NJ-MIDDLESEX NJ-MONROE PA-MONTGOMERY PA-MORRIS NJ-
NEW CASTLE DE-NORTHAMPTON PA-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON NJ-OCEAN NJ-
PHILADELPHIA PA-SALEM NJ-SOMERSET NJ-SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON NJ-
SUSSEX NJ-WARREN NJ-WESTERN MONMOUTH NJ-

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY FOR TONIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY...

THE COMBINATION OF THE COLDEST ARCTIC AIR THE REGION HAS SEEN THIS 
WINTER SEASON COMBINED WITH NORTH WINDS IN THE 10 TO 20 MPH RANGE 
WILL CAUSE DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES TONIGHT INTO EARLY TOMORROW 
MORNING.

ACTUAL AIR TEMPERATURES WILL BOTTOM OUT IN THE SINGLE DIGITS IN MOST 
SPOTS BY DAYBREAK SATURDAY. SOME OF THE NORMALLY COLDER LOCATIONS 
WILL SEE THE TEMPERATURE DIP TO BELOW ZERO. WHEN FACTORING IN THE 
WIND, THE BODY WILL SENSE TEMPERATURES TO BE IN THE -10 TO -20 
DEGREE RANGE. THESE VALUES ARE DANGEROUS AND CAN BE LIFE 
THREATENING. IT IS ESTIMATED THAT FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR ON EXPOSED 
SKIN IN AS LITTLE AS 30 MINUTES. HYPOTHERMIA IS ALSO A REALISTIC 
THREAT AT THESE TEMPERATURE LEVELS WHEN EXPOSURE RATES INCREASE.

WIND CHILL NOT ONLY AFFECTS THE EXPOSED SKIN OF HUMANS, IT ALSO 
AFFECTS THE EXPOSED SKIN OF ANIMALS. THERE IS NO AFFECT ON INANIMATE 
OBJECTS. WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES OR THE APPARENT PERCEPTION OF 
TEMPERATURE OCCURS WHEN HEAT IS CARRIED AWAY FROM THE BODY. 

WHEN HEADING OUTSIDE TONIGHT, DRESS APPROPRIATELY. COVER AS MUCH 
EXPOSED SKIN AS POSSIBLE TO RETAIN YOUR BODY HEAT. FOR MORE 
INFORMATION ABOUT WIND CHILL SAFETY AND OTHER RELATED WINTER WEATHER 
TOPICS VISIT OUR WEB SITE. USING LOWERCASE, TYPE THE FOLLOWING: 
WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/BROCHURES/WNTRSTM.HTM        

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