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000 NOUS41 KPBZ 201241 PNSPBZ OHZ039>041-048>050-057>059-068-069-PAZ007>009-013>016-020>023-029>032 -210500- PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PITTSBURGH PA 800 AM EST FRI NOV 20 2009 ...PENNSYLVANIA AND OHIO WINTER SAFETY WEEK 2009... NOVEMBER 15 THROUGH 21 IS WINTER SAFETY WEEK ACROSS PENNSYLVANIA AND OHIO. BE PREPARED BEFORE WINTER WEATHER STRIKES. IF YOU MUST GO OUTSIDE, PROTECT YOURSELF FROM WINTER STORM HAZARDS. WEAR LAYERED CLOTHING, MITTENS OR GLOVES, AND A HAT. LAYERING CLOTHING WILL KEEP YOU WARMER THAN WEARING A SINGLE HEAVY COAT. COVER YOUR MOUTH TO PROTECT YOUR LUNGS FROM EXTREMELY COLD AIR. WATCH FOR SIGNS OF HYPOTHERMIA AND FROSTBITE. SYMPTOMS OF FROSTBITE ARE A LOSS OF FEELING AND A WHITE OR PALE APPEARANCE IN FINGERS, TOES, NOSE OR EARLOBES. SYMPTOMS OF HYPOTHERMIA ARE UNCONTROLLED SHIVERING, SLOW SPEECH, MEMORY LAPSES, FREQUENT STUMBLING, DROWSINESS, AND EXHAUSTION. KEEP DRY. STRETCH BEFORE YOU GO OUT. AVOID OVEREXERTION FROM SHOVELING HEAVY SNOW OR WALKING IN DEEP SNOW. WALK CAREFULLY ON SNOWY, ICY SIDEWALKS. THE BEST ADVICE IS TO STAY INSIDE DURING WINTER STORMS. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTS AND WEATHER INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND ON THE INTERNET AT... WWW.WEATHER.GOV/PITTSBURGH
