Wind Chill Advisory for the Round Lake Area

Wind Chill Advisory--Lake (Illinois)

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHICAGO/ROMEOVILLE IL
333 PM CST SAT FEB 3 2007
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...
.BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL CONTINUE TO POUR INTO THE MIDWEST
THIS WEEKEND ON BLUSTERY WINDS. THE COMBINATION OF BITTER COLD AIR
TEMPERATURES AND GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND
CHILL TEMPERATURES LOWER THAN 20 BELOW ZERO OVER THE NEXT FEW
DAYS.
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST TUESDAY...
BITTERLY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL DROP BELOW ZERO OVERNIGHT...AND
WILL STRUGGLE TO RISE BACK TO ZERO ON SUNDAY. ALTHOUGH GUSTY WEST
WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THIS EVENING...THE
COMBINATION OF SUBFREEZING AND BLUSTERY WINDS WILL RESULT IN
FRIGID WIND CHILL VALUES OF 25 BELOW TO 30 BELOW ZERO RANGE
TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. BITTERLY COLD AIR TEMPERATURES AND BLUSTERY
WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO KEEP WIND CHILLS IN THIS RANGE THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING.
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE WIND CHILLS AT OR LESS THEN 20 BELOW
ZERO. THIS WILL RESULT IN FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF
PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN. IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...DRESS
IN LAYERS AND COVER ALL SKIN. MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES. LIMIT OUTDOOR ACTIVITY TO MINIMIZE EXPOSURE...AS
FROSTBITE CAN OCCUR IN 30 MINUTES OR LESS.
PETS ARE ALSO SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE EXTREME COLD AS MUCH AS YOU ARE.
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.