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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
645 PM CST SAT DEC 5 2009

TNZ005>011-022>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-061500-
STEWART-MONTGOMERY-ROBERTSON-SUMNER-MACON-CLAY-PICKETT-BENTON-
HOUSTON-HUMPHREYS-DICKSON-CHEATHAM-DAVIDSON-WILSON-TROUSDALE-
SMITH-JACKSON-PUTNAM-OVERTON-FENTRESS-PERRY-HICKMAN-LEWIS-
WILLIAMSON-MAURY-MARSHALL-RUTHERFORD-CANNON-DEKALB-WHITE-
CUMBERLAND-BEDFORD-COFFEE-WARREN-GRUNDY-VAN BUREN-WAYNE-LAWRENCE-
GILES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...CLARKSVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...
GALLATIN...LAFAYETTE...CELINA...BYRDSTOWN...CAMDEN...ERIN...
WAVERLY...DICKSON...ASHLAND CITY...KINGSTON SPRINGS...NASHVILLE...
LEBANON...MOUNT JULIET...HARTSVILLE...CARTHAGE...GAINESBORO...
COOKEVILLE...LIVINGSTON...JAMESTOWN...ALLARDT...LINDEN...
LOBELVILLE...CENTERVILLE...HOHENWALD...FRANKLIN...BRENTWOOD...
COLUMBIA...LEWISBURG...MURFREESBORO...WOODBURY...SMITHVILLE...
SPARTA...CROSSVILLE...FAIRFIELD GLADE...SHELBYVILLE...TULLAHOMA...
MANCHESTER...MCMINNVILLE...TRACY CITY...ALTAMONT...COALMONT...
SPENCER...WAYNESBORO...LAWRENCEBURG...PULASKI
645 PM CST SAT DEC 5 2009

...UNSEASONABLY COLD LOW TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TONIGHT...

AS A STRONG SURFACE RIDGE BUILDS ACROSS MIDDLE TENNESSEE TONIGHT...
OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL BE 10 TO 15 DEGREES COLDER THAN NORMAL. OTHER
THAN A FEW PASSING CLOUDS...SKIES WILL BE CLEAR ENOUGH FOR
TEMPERATURES TO DROP TO AROUND 20 DEGREES IN MOST LOCATIONS...AND
INTO THE UPPER TEENS ACROSS THE CUMBERLAND PLATEAU REGION.

WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME CALM AS THE NIGHT PROGRESSES. WIND
CHILL...THE APPARENT TEMPERATURE FELT ON EXPOSED SKIN DUE TO THE
WIND...WHICH IN SITUATIONS WHERE THE WIND SPEEDS ARE 5 TO 10 MPH
OR EVEN GREATER...CAN MAKE IT FEEL SEVERAL DEGREES COOLER THAN THE
ACTUAL AIR TEMPERATURE...WILL NOT BE A MAJOR FACTOR TONIGHT.

HOWEVER...WITH THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES OF THE SEASON SO FAR
EXPECTED TONIGHT...THE FOLLOWING SAFETY RULES STILL APPLY IF YOU
PLAN TO BE OUTSIDE FOR ANY PERIOD OF TIME.

...DRESS WARMLY AND STAY DRY...THIS INCLUDES WEARING A HAT...A SCARF
OR KNIT MASK TO COVER FACE AND MOUTH...SLEEVES THAT ARE SNUG AT THE
WRIST...MITTENS...THEY ARE WARMER THAN GLOVES...WATER-RESISTANT COAST
AND BOOTS...AND SEVERAL LAYERS OF LOOSE-FITTING CLOTHING.

...DO NOT IGNORE SHIVERING...IT IS AN IMPORTANT FIRST SIGN THAT
THE BODY IS LOOSING HEAT. PERSISTENT SHIVERING IS A SIGNAL TO
RETURN INDOORS.

BY OBSERVING THE ABOVE SAFETY RULES...YOU HAVE A GOOD CHANCE OF
AVOIDING THE AFFECTS OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE.

...HYPOTHERMIA...THE RESULT OF AN ABNORMALLY LOW BODY TEMPERATURE...
CAN HAPPEN WITH PROLONGED EXPOSURE TO THE COLD. IT HAPPENS WHEN YOUR
BODY BEGINS TO LOSE HEAT FASTER THAN IT CAN BE PRODUCED...AND PROLONGED
EXPOSURE TO THE COLD WILL EVENTUALLY USE UP YOUR BODY'S STORED ENERGY.
WHAT MAKES HYPOTHERMIA PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS IS THAT WHEN THE BODIES
TEMPERATURE GETS TOO LOW...THE BRIAN IS AFFECTED...MAKING THE PERSON
UNABLE TO TO THINK CLEARLY OR MOVE WELL...AND THE PERSON MAY NOT KNOW
WHAT IS HAPPENING AND WILL NOT BE ABLE TO DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT.

...FROSTBITE...IS AN INJURY TO THE BODY THAT IS CAUSED BY FREEZING.
FROSTBITE CAUSES A LOSS OF FEELING AND COLOR IN AFFECTED AREAS. IT MOST
OFTEN AFFECTS THE NOSE...EARS...CHEEKS...CHIN...FINGERS...OR TOES.
FROSTBITE CAN PERMANENTLY DAMAGE THE BODY...AND SEVERE CASES CAN LEAD
TO AMPUTATION. THE RISK OF FROSTBITE IS INCREASED IN PEOPLE WITH REDUCED
BLOOD CIRCULATION AND AMONG PEOPLE WHO ARE NOT DRESSED PROPERLY FOR
EXTREMELY COLD TEMPERATURES.

WHEN TRAVELING...REMEMBER THE FOLLOWING SAFETY RULES...

...CHECK AND RESTOCK THE WINTER EMERGENCY SUPPLIES IN YOUR CAR BEFORE
YOU LEAVE...

...DO NOT RELY ON A CAR TO PROVIDE SUFFICIENT HEAT...THE CAR MAY BREAK
DOWN.

...ALWAYS CARRY ADDITIONAL WARM CLOTHING APPROPRIATE FOR THE WINTER
CONDITIONS.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON COLD WEATHER SAFETY...PLEASE VISIT
NOAA'S WINTER WEATHER SAFETY AND AWARENESS WEB PAGE AT
HTTP://WWW.NWS.NOAA.GOV/OM/WINTER/INDEX.HTML.


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31/JBW



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