BITTERLY COLD AIR MOVES INTO NEW ENGLAND

Wind Chill Advisory
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GRAY ME
713 AM EST MON JAN 5 2015

...BITTERLY COLD AIR MOVES INTO NEW ENGLAND...

A VERY COLD AIRMASS WILL BEGIN TO SWEEP INTO NEW ENGLAND OVER THE NEXT 12 TO 18 HOURS. TEMPERATURES WILL PLUNGE TODAY AS WINDS
INCREASE FROM THE WEST. TONIGHTS TEMPERATURES WILL BOTTOM OUT AT 10 TO 20 BELOW NORTH AND ZERO TO 10 BELOW SOUTH... WITH WIND CHILLS REACHING WIND CHILL WARNING CRITERIA IN MANY PLACES.

SOUTHERN OXFORD-SOUTHERN FRANKLIN-SOUTHERN SOMERSET-KENNEBEC-
INTERIOR WALDO-KNOX-COASTAL WALDO-NORTHERN CARROLL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RUMFORD...NORWAY...FRYEBURG...OXFORD...
FARMINGTON...WILTON...MADISON...SKOWHEGAN...PITTSFIELD...
AUGUSTA...WATERVILLE...WINTERPORT...UNITY...CAMDEN...ROCKLAND...
THOMASTON...BELFAST...LINCOLNVILLE...NORTH CONWAY
713 AM EST MON JAN 5 2015

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING
TO 10 AM EST TUESDAY...

* HAZARD TYPES...VERY COLD WIND CHILLS.

* TIMING...TEMPERATURES BEGIN TO DROP TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT AND
  WILL NOT RISE SIGNIFICANTLY UNTIL 10 AM TUESDAY.

* IMPACTS...VERY COLD AIR MAY RESULT IN FROSTBITE OR HYPOTHERMIA.

* WINDS...WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

* TEMPERATURES...ZERO TO 10 BELOW ZERO.

* WIND CHILL...AS LOW AS 25 BELOW DUE TO TEMPERATURES ZERO TO 10
  BELOW...AND WINDS WEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

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.