Yo Spif, that's just plain mean......
I had to get the winter coat out this morning. It’s getting a bit chilly out there………
The wind’s blowing most of the snow away and has left a nice sheet of ice everywhere.
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COLD ARCTIC AIR IN COMBINATION WITH A STRONG NORTH-SOUTH PRESSURE GRADIENT
FROM THE ALASKA RANGE TO THE GULF OF ALASKA WILL CONTINUE TO GENERATE
STRONG WINDS THROUGHOUT THE AREA. WIND DIRECTIONS WILL GENERALLY BE
FROM THE NORTH TO NORTHEAST THROUGH THOMPSON PASS AND OTHER CHANNELED
AREAS AND EASTERLY ALONG THE LOWE RIVER. EXPECT WIND GUSTS OF 55 TO
80 MPH TO CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.
A HIGH WIND WARNING MEANS A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT IS EXPECTED OR
OCCURRING. PEOPLE ARE URGED TO SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN
AROUND OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND.
NORTHEAST PRINCE WILLIAM SOUND-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...VALDEZ...THOMPSON PASS
1225 PM AST MON NOV 13 2006
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM AST TUESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN ANCHORAGE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 12 PM AST TUESDAY.
ARCTIC AIR WILL BE FILTERING INTO VALDEZ THROUGH TUESDAY. COMBINED WITH
THE COLD TEMPERATURES WIND SPEEDS OF 40 TO 90 MPH WILL INTRODUCE
WIND CHILLS OF 40 TO 55 BELOW ZERO LATE TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING.
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.
