ISSUED BY ENVIRONMENT CANADA
AT 4:30 AM EST TUESDAY 13 JANUARY 2004.
WATCHES/WARNINGS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN ONTARIO...
A RAPID RETURN TO BITTER COLD LATER TODAY..
THIS IS A WARNING THAT EXTREME WIND CHILL CONDITIONS ARE
IMMINENT OR OCCURRING IN THESE REGIONS. MONITOR WEATHER
CONDITIONS..LISTEN FOR UPDATED STATEMENTS.
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ISCUSSION==
A SHARP COLD FRONT WILL PLUNGE SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE REGIONS TODAY.
BRISK NORTHERLY WINDS AND BITTERLY COLD ARCTIC AIR WILL FOLLOW IN THE
WAKE OF THE FRONT. THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT EXTREME WIND CHILLS ARE
EXPECTED IN THE MINUS 40 RANGE IN NORTHERN AREAS AND NEAR TO JUST
BELOW MINUS 30 IN SOUTHERN LOCALITIES. THESE EXTREME CONDITIONS WILL
PERSIST WEDNESDAY MORNING IN SOME LOCALITIES.
WIND CHILL WARNING CRITERIA FOR EASTERN ONTARIO REGIONS IS MINUS 40.
WIND CHILL WARNING CRITERIA FOR REGIONS NORTH OF LAKE ONTARIO IS
MINUS 30.
PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST PUBLIC FORECASTS FOR FURTHER DETAILS.
