HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 523 AM EST MON DEC 28 2009
Expiration: 500 PM EST MON DEC 28 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
...HIGH WIND IMPACT...
GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS
AFTERNOON AS REINFORCING COLDER AIR OVERSPREADS THE AREA. WINDS
MAY GUST 25 TO 30 MPH ACROSS LAKE...VOLUSIA...SEMINOLE...ORANGE...
OSCEOLA AND BREVARD COUNTIES.
...EXCESSIVE COLD IMPACT...
TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO FALL INTO THE MID AND UPPER 30S
ACROSS MUCH OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA TONIGHT. NORMALLY COLDER
LOCATIONS IN LAKE AND VOLUSIA COUNTIES MAY APPROACH FREEZING.
ALONG THE TREASURE COAST TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE LOWER TO
MID 40S. IN ADDITION...NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH WILL
PRODUCE COLD WIND CHILL VALUES RANGING FROM THE UPPER 20S TO THE
LOWER 30S ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS LIKELY
TO BE ISSUED LATER TODAY. PATCHY FROST WILL BE POSSIBLE IN WIND
PROTECTED AREAS.
IF USING A SPACE HEATER...MAKE SURE TO KEEP ALL FLAMMABLE
MATERIALS SUCH AS BLANKETS...PILLOWS AND CURTAINS WELL AWAY FROM
THE HEATING ELEMENT. RESIDENTS SHOULD CONSIDER BRINGING COLD
SENSITIVE PLANTS INDOORS TONIGHT.
...RIP CURRENT IMPACT...
A MODERATE LONG PERIOD NORTHEAST SWELL WILL PRODUCE A HIGH RISK OF
RIP CURRENTS AT THE BEACHES OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA TODAY. ALWAYS
SWIM WITHIN SIGHT OF A LIFEGUARD.
...WIND AND SEA IMPACT...
WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO NEAR 20 KNOTS THIS
AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE TONIGHT OVER THE OFFSHORE ATLANTIC WATERS.
SEAS WILL RESPOND BY BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET. A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION OVER
THE NEARSHORE ATLANTIC WATERS FOR WINDS INCREASING TO 15 TO 20
KNOTS AND FOR HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS NEAR INLETS POSED BY A MODERATE
LONG PERIOD INCOMING SWELL.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
MINIMUM RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES MAY FALL TO NEAR CRITICAL LEVELS
ACROSS PORTIONS OF INTERIOR COUNTIES TUESDAY.
THE NEXT FRONTAL SYSTEM WILL BRING A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR
THUNDERSTORMS ON THURSDAY AFTERNOON. SEVERE STORMS ARE NOT
EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
MUCH COLDER AIR IS FORECAST TO OVERSPREAD EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA
NEXT WEEKEND. FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE NORTH OF ORLANDO
SUNDAY MORNING.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY.
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