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NZUS90 KGRB 221722
SIGCOL
WIZ045-222230-

SIGNIFICANT WEATHER UPDATE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREEN BAY WI
1120 AM CST WED JAN 22 2003

HERE IS A WEATHER UPDATE FOR CENTRAL AND EAST-CENTRAL WISCONSIN.

BITTERLY COLD WIND CHILLS TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING.

A REINFORCING SURGE OF ARCTIC AIR WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTH 
CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST WISCONSIN TONIGHT, BRINGING BITTERLY 
COLD TEMPERATURES AND WIND CHILLS.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH FRIGID 
TEMPERATURES TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED SKIN.
THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 30 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR 
COLDER FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. THOSE PLANNING TO VENTURE 
OUTDOORS SHOULD USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY, MAKING SURE 
THAT ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED.

FOR WOOD, PORTAGE AND WAUSHARA COUNTIES, 
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH AND GUSTY AT TIMES, COMBINED WITH
TEMPERATURES FALLING INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS OR TEENS BELOW ZERO
TONIGHT, WILL CREATE WIND CHILL VALUES OF 25 BELOW TO 35 BELOW ZERO
BEGINNING THIS EVENING AND CONTINUING INTO THURSDAY MORNING.
WIND CHILLS THIS LOW CAN CAUSE FROSTBITE IN AS LITTLE AS 10 MINUTES.
COVER UP EXPOSED SKIN BEFORE VENTURING OUTDOORS.

FOR MONROE, JUNEAU AND ADAMS COUNTIES, 
TEMPERATURES FALLING CLOSE TO 10 BELOW ZERO, COMBINED WITH WINDS OF
10 TO 20 MPH, WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 20 TO 30 BELOW
TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING.

FOR MARQUETTE AND GREEN LAKE COUNTIES, 
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN A STRONG WIND WILL COMBINE WITH
COLD TEMPERATURES, TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY COLD CONDITIONS FOR EXPOSED
SKIN. THE WIND WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE IT IS 20 DEGREES BELOW ZERO OR
COLDER, FOR A PERIOD OF SEVERAL HOURS. THOSE PLANNING TO VENTURE
OUTDOORS SHOULD USE COMMON SENSE AND DRESS WARMLY, MAKING SURE THAT
ALL EXPOSED SKIN IS COVERED. AT THESE WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES IT
TAKES ONLY 30 MINUITES FOR FROSTBITE TO OCCUR ON EXPOSED SKIN.
IF YOU MUST GO OUTSIDE, REMEMBER THAT SEVERAL LAYERS OF CLOTHES WILL
KEEP YOU WARMER THAN A SINGLE HEAVY COAT. A HAT IS ALSO IMPORTANT, 
AS 20 PERCENT OF BODY HEAT IS LOST THOUGH THE HEAD.
PETS ARE ALSO AFFECTED BY THE EXTREME COLD. KEEP PETS INDOORS AS
MUCH AS POSSIBLE. IF THIS IS NOT POSSIBLE, MAKE SURE OUTDOOR PETS
HAVE WARM DRY SHELTER/ PROVIDE SUFFICIENT FOOD AND FRESH UNFROZEN
WATER.

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