Issued by The National Weather Service
Boston, MA
10:07am EST, Sat Feb 13
... WIND CHILL WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON EST SUNDAY...
* HAZARD TYPES... LIFE THREATENING WIND CHILLS AND STRONG WIND GUSTS.
* WIND CHILL READINGS... AS LOW AS 33 BELOW.
* TIMING... THE WORST OF THE WIND CHILLS WILL OCCUR TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WIND GUSTS WILL OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
* IMPACTS... WIND CHILLS THIS COLD CAN BRING ON FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES! OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED IN THESE CONDITIONS. STRONG WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING MAY DOWN A FEW LARGE TREE LIMBS.
* WINDS... NORTHWEST 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.
* AIR TEMPERATURES... TEMPERATURES TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING WILL FALL TO NEAR RECORD COLD VALUES OF 5 TO 15 BELOW ZERO... COLDEST OVER HIGHER ELEVATIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND CHILL WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THE WIND CHILL INDEX IS LIKELY TO FALL TO -25 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. A WIND CHILL INDEX BELOW -30 CAN BRING ABOUT FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES. OUTDOOR EXPOSURE SHOULD BE LIMITED. IF YOU ARE HEADING OUTDOORS... DRESS IN LAYERS AND KEEP YOUR HANDS AND HEAD COVERED TO PROTECT AGAINST FROSTBITE