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Old 01-28-2008, 10:02 PM
Brian Carlton Brian Carlton is offline
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Originally Posted by TripWagner View Post
Let's flip this around ... I agree w/ Graplr that windchill is simply for shock value.
Whether it's "bogus" or whether it is factual has nothing to do with the intentions of the forecaster.

The forecaster may use wind chill for shock value. However, this does not diminish the fact that a warmer object will cool faster in the presence of convection.
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