HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 241 PM EST SAT DEC 19 2009
Expiration: 600 AM EST SUN DEC 20 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.
...WIND AND SEA IMPACT...
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE OVER THE ATLANTIC WATERS TO 20 TO 25
KNOTS TONIGHT AND BUILD SEAS TO 8 TO 9 FEET WELL OFFSHORE. MARINE
CONDITIONS WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS AWAY
FROM THE COAST. CHOPPY CONDITIONS ARE ALSO EXPECTED OVER THE
INTRACOASTAL WATERS.
...EXCESSIVE COLD IMPACT...
COOL NORTHWEST WINDS AT 5 TO 10 MPH WILL ALLOW LOW TEMPERATURES TO
DIP INTO THE 40 TO 45 DEGREE RANGE ACROSS MUCH OF EAST CENTRAL
FLORIDA WITH LATE NIGHT WIND CHILLS INTO THE MID 30S NORTH OF
ORLANDO AND IN THE UPPER 30S ACROSS OKEECHOBEE COUNTY AND THE
TREASURE COAST.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST OVER THE ATLANTIC WATERS ON
SUNDAY.
A MUCH COOLER AND DRIER AIR MASS WILL BUILD OVER THE REGION INTO EARLY
NEXT WEEK. THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES SO FAR THIS SEASON ARE EXPECTED...
WITH SOME NEAR FREEZING TEMPERATURES POSSIBLE OVER COLDER INTERIOR
LOCATIONS BY MONDAY AND TUESDAY MORNINGS. INTERESTS SHOULD MONITOR
THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS ON THE UPCOMING COLD WEATHER.
THE DRIER AIR MASS WILL ALSO INCREASE THE FIRE WEATHER CONCERN
THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY.
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