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Thursday, January 15, 2009

Winter Weather Warnings, Watches, Advisories

From ABC 33/40 E-Warn :

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
600 AM CST THU JAN 15 2009

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY
MORNING...

.AS A VERY STRONG HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES INTO THE AREA FROM
THE CENTRAL PLAINS...IT WILL BRING TEMPERATURES IN THE TEENS AND
WIND CHILL VALUES BELOW ZERO ACROSS NORTHERN PORTIONS OF CENTRAL
ALABAMA.


ALZ011>015-017>029-034-036>038-047-152000-
/O.NEW.KBMX.WC.Y.0001.090116T0900Z-090116T1400Z/
MARION-LAMAR-FAYETTE-WINSTON-WALKER-BLOUNT-ETOWAH-CALHOUN-
CHEROKEE-CLEBURNE-PICKENS-TUSCALOOSA-JEFFERSON-SHELBY-ST. CLAIR-
TALLADEGA-CLAY-RANDOLPH-BIBB-COOSA-TALLAPOOSA-CHAMBERS-LEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAMILTON...SULLIGENT...VERNON...
FAYETTE...DOUBLE SPRINGS...JASPER...ONEONTA...GADSDEN...
ANNISTON...CENTRE...HEFLIN...CARROLLTON...TUSCALOOSA...
BIRMINGHAM...HOOVER...COLUMBIANA...PELHAM...ALABASTER...
PELL CITY...MOODY...TALLADEGA...SYLACAUGA...ASHLAND...ROANOKE...
CENTREVILLE...ROCKFORD...ALEXANDER CITY...DADEVILLE...VALLEY...
LANETT...LAFAYETTE...AUBURN...OPELIKA
600 AM CST THU JAN 15 2009

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 8 AM CST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 8 AM CST FRIDAY.

A VERY STRONG HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE OUT OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS
INTO ALABAMA BY FRIDAY MORNING...BRINGING WITH IT WIND CHILL VALUES
IN THE SINGLE DIGITS ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA.

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.

$$
02/JBW


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