HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 200 PM EST MON DEC 28 2009
Expiration: 600 AM EST TUE DEC 29 2009
...STRONG COLD FRONT TO BRING COLD TEMPERATURES REGION-WIDE TONIGHT...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY - GLADES COUNTY - 4AM UNTIL 9AM TUESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY - ATLANTIC - 7PM TONIGHT UNTIL 4AM WEDNESDAY...
...MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS PALM BEACH COAST...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
RIP CURRENTS: A NORTHEAST SWELL OF 3 TO 4 FEET WILL LEAD TO A
MODERATE THREAT FOR RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE PALM BEACH COUNTY
COAST, DESPITE NORTHWESTERLY OFFSHORE WINDS.
TEMPERATURES: A COLDER AIRMASS WILL MOVE INTO SOUTH FLORIDA TONIGHT
AND WITH THE COMBINATION OF COLD TEMPERATURES
AND PERSISTENT NORTHWESTERLY WINDS ALLOWING WIND CHILL VALUES TO
BE A CONCERN FOR ALL OF SOUTH FLORIDA TONIGHT. WIND CHILLS WILL
RANGE FROM 30 TO 35 DEGREES IN THE REGION NORTH AND WEST OF LAKE
OKEECHOBEE, TO 35 TO 45 DEGREES ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF MAINLAND SOUTH
FLORIDA, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF COASTAL MIAMI-DADE COUNTY BEING AROUND
50 DEGREES.
WAVES: THE COMBINATION OF A 3 TO 4 FOOT NORTHEAST SWELL, AND
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 KNOTS, WILL ALLOW SEAS IN THE GULF
STREAM OFF THE COAST OF PALM BEACH, BROWARD, AND MIAMI-DADE
COUNTIES TO RISE INTO THE 7 TO 9 FEET RANGE TONIGHT.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
MINIMUM APPARENT TEMPERATURES BELOW 45 DEGREES CAN BE EXPECTED
ONCE AGAIN ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE GULF COAST AND NORTHWEST
INTERIOR ONCE AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY MORNING. HOWEVER, ANOTHER
STRONGER SURGE OF COLD AIR IS EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND, WITH WIND
CHILL VALUES BELOW 45 EXPECTED FOR ALL OF MAINLAND SOUTH FLORIDA
ON SATURDAY, SUNDAY, AND MONDAY MORNINGS.
OTHERWISE, A MODERATE NORTHEAST SWELL WILL PERSIST IN THE ATLANTIC
WATERS THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK, WHICH COMBINED WITH
INCREASING ONSHORE FLOW ON WEDNESDAY, WILL LEAD TO A HEIGHTENED
THREAT FOR RIP CURRENTS, ESPECIALLY ALONG THE PALM BEACH COAST.
STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FOR SEVERAL DAYS BEGINNING
LATE THIS WEEK, WHICH WILL LEAD TO A PROLONGED PERIOD OF ROUGH AND
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ON THE LOCAL WATERS BEGINNING FRIDAY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
FOR MORE INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI
WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MIAMI.
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