Arctic air continues to pour into Southern New England on strong north-northwesterly winds. The temperature made it into the mid teens to low 20s Thursday afternoon, but it will fall again into the low to mid single digits inland by dawn Friday. The wind is expected to stay active overnight, and the coldest locations may see wind chills approaching -20 F. The National Weather Service has issued a Wind Chill Advisory warning of the dangers of prolonged exposure to the dangerous combination of wind and frigid temperatures. Frostbite is not a concern in less than 30 minutes in the projected conditions.
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 318 PM EST THU JAN 24 2013 CTZ002>004-MAZ007-011-013>016-RIZ001-250430- /O.EXA.KBOX.WC.Y.0003.130125T0000Z-130125T1500Z/ HARTFORD CT-TOLLAND CT-WINDHAM CT-EASTERN ESSEX MA- EASTERN HAMPDEN MA-WESTERN NORFOLK MA-SOUTHEAST MIDDLESEX MA- SUFFOLK MA-EASTERN NORFOLK MA-NORTHWEST PROVIDENCE RI- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HARTFORD...WINDSOR LOCKS...UNION... VERNON...PUTNAM...WILLIMANTIC...GLOUCESTER...SPRINGFIELD... FOXBORO...NORWOOD...CAMBRIDGE...BOSTON...QUINCY...FOSTER... SMITHFIELD 318 PM EST THU JAN 24 2013 ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAUNTON HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY. * LOCATIONS...HARTFORD SPRINGFIELD AREA TO NORTHWEST RHODE ISLAND AND METRO BOSTON. * HAZARD TYPES...DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS. * WIND CHILL READINGS...AS LOW AS 18 BELOW. * TIMING...TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...HEIGHTENED THREAT OF FROSTBITE OR HYPOTHERMIA FOR THOSE VENTURING OUTSIDE. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. * TEMPERATURES...5 BELOW TO 5 ABOVE ZERO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED FOR WIND CHILLS BETWEEN 15 BELOW AND 24 BELOW ZERO FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. LIMIT YOUR TIME OUTDOORS. REMEMBER TO DRESS IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM THE COLD.
