Wind Chill Watch for this weekend

Wind Chill Watch statement as of 6:03 PM EST on February 11, 2016

Wind chill watch in effect from late Saturday night through

Sunday morning.

The National Weather Service in gray has issued a wind chill

watch which is in effect from late Saturday night through

Sunday morning.

* Hazard types... dangerous wind chill readings.

* Wind chill... as low as 32 below due to temperatures 10 below

 to 1 above zero... and winds northwest 10 to 15 mph with gusts

 up to 25 mph.

 

* Timing... late Saturday night and Sunday morning.

* Impacts... frostbite and hypothermia if unprotected from the

cold.

* Winds... northwest 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph.

* Temperatures... 10 below to 1 above zero.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A wind chill watch means the there is the potential for a

combination of very cold air and strong winds to create

dangerously low wind chill values. Monitor the latest forecasts

and warnings for updates on this situation.