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Rich is right.  "Wind Chill" is for bare skin.  It is TOTALLY USELESS.

It absolutely amazes me that people actually USE wind chill.  Darn,  
if it cold, I put on a coat, a hat, gloves, and if it is REALLY  
NASTY, I might even use a mask.

The NWS wants to change "Wind Chill" but the "alarmists" in the WX  
community want it to look REALLY BAD.

--chip

On Jan 21, 2008, at 1:44 PM, broadcast-request at radiolists.net wrote:

> Message: 14
> Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2008 10:11:07 -0500
> From: Rich Wood <richwood at pobox.com>
> Subject: Re: [BC] TV Weather
> To: "Broadcasters' Mailing List" <broadcast at radiolists.net>
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> ------ At 09:04 AM 1/21/2008, Cowboy wrote: -------
>
>>  Do viewers other than me, really want to hear/see the worst
>>  of the worst possibility that hasn't happened yet, or to
>>  know what is ?
>
> Remember that TV weatherpeople have long been used as the station
> clown. A few actual meteorologists kept their respectability.
>
> "Wind Chill" is my favorite. A real meteorologist once told me that
> wind chill is based on the perceived temperature on a naked person in
> the cold. The wind chill will vary depending on the type of clothing
> you're wearing. I never recall seeing Al Roker or Willard Scott butt
> nekkid sampling the wind chill.
>
> Sorry for the alarming mental pictures but it's true.
>
> Rich