HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 427 AM EST SUN DEC 20 2009
Expiration: 430 PM EST SUN DEC 20 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST
FLORIDA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
...RIP CURRENT IMPACT...
GUSTY NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS OVER THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO WILL
CONTINUE TO PUSH ELEVATED SEAS ONTO AREA BEACHES AND SHORELINES
TODAY. THESE SEAS WILL PRODUCE BREAKING WAVES AND AN INCREASED RISK
FOR RIP CURRENTS AND STRONG UNDERTOWS ALONG AREA BEACHES TODAY.
RESIDENTS AND VISITORS SHOULD REMAIN OUT OF THE SURF.
...WIND AND SEA IMPACT...
GUSTY NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS OF AROUND 20 KNOTS CONTINUE ON OFFSHORE
WATERS WITH SEAS OF 5 TO 7 FEET REPORTED PRODUCE HAZARDOUS BOATING
CONDITIONS ON THE GULF THIS MORNING INTO THIS AFTERNOON. MARINERS...FISHERMEN
AND OTHER SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS MAY WANT TO POSTPONE TRIPS UNTIL CONDITIONS
IMPROVE.
...FIRE WEATHER IMPACT...
A COLD AND VERY DRY AIRMASS HAS FILTERED INTO THE REGION AND WILL
PRODUCE LOW HUMIDITY LEVELS FOR LONG DURATIONS WITH WINDS AROUND 10
TO 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON FROM POLK AND HILLSBOROUGH COUNTY NORTHWARD
THROUGH THE NATURE COAST INCREASING THE FIRE WEATHER DANGER.
...EXCESSIVE COLD IMPACT...
A VERY COLD AIRMASS SETTLING INTO THE SOUTHERN U.S. WILL BRING THE
POSSIBILITY OF FREEZING TEMPERATURES AND PATCHY FROST TO THE NATURE
COAST TONIGHT WITH LOW WIND CHILL READINGS FOR THE REST OF THE AREA.
RESIDENTS VENTURING OUT OVERNIGHT SHOULD DRESS WARMLY. SEVERAL
LAYERS OF CLOTHING WILL INSULATE YOU BETTER THAN A SINGLE COAT OR
JACKET.
DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO COLD SENSITIVE PLANTS TONIGHT...AND SMALL PETS
LEFT OUTDOORS ARE ALSO AT RISK. COVER PLANTS AND BRING PETS INDOORS
LATER TODAY.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.
...EXCESSIVE COLD IMPACT...
VERY COLD CONDITIONS ARE AGAIN EXPECTED MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING
WITH ANOTHER NIGHT OF FREEZING TEMPERATURES AND PATCHY FROST PROBABLE
OVER THE NATURE COAST AND LOW WIND CHILL READINGS ELSEWHERE.
...FIRE WEATHER IMPACT...
VERY DRY AIR WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA MONDAY AND TUESDAY WITH LONG
DURATIONS OF LOW HUMIDITY POSSIBLE CONTINUING THE FIRE WEATHER THREAT.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 146 PM EST SAT DEC 19 2009
Expiration: 800 AM EST SUN DEC 20 2009
...COLD TEMPERATURES LIKELY MONDAY AND TUESDAY MORNINGS...
HIGH PRESSURE IS MOVING INTO THE AREA FROM THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY THIS WEEKEND. IT WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE A DRY AND COLD
NORTHERLY WIND THAT WILL BRING THE COOLEST WEATHER OF THE WINTER
SEASON TO SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. AS THE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN LATE
SUNDAY AND MONDAY...CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS WILL COMBINE TO
ALLOW FOR RAPID COOLING AT NIGHTTIME. BY MONDAY AND TUESDAY
MORNING...LOW TEMPERATURES NEAR OR SLIGHTLY BELOW FREEZING ARE
POSSIBLE IN THE NORMALLY COLD INTERIOR AREAS OF THE NATURE COAST.
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO DIP BELOW FREEZING FOR 1 TO 2 HOURS
RIGHT AROUND THE TIME OF SUNRISE. FARTHER SOUTH...LOW TEMPERATURES
IN THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 30S WILL OCCUR IN THE CENTRAL AND MOST OF
THE SOUTHERN AREAS. LOWS NEAR 40 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED IN THE FAR
SOUTH IN LEE COUNTY. ON AVERAGE...MONDAY NIGHT IS EXPECTED TO BE
SLIGHTLY COOLER THAN SUNDAY NIGHT AND WILL HAVE THE GREATER
POTENTIAL FOR LOW TEMPERATURES TO DIP TO NEAR THE FREEZING MARK IN
NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA.
PATCHY FROST IS ONE CONCERN DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. HOWEVER
WITH THE GROUND REMAINING WARM...AND LIGHT NORTHWEST WINDS ON
SUNDAY NIGHT...MOST OF THE FROST SHOULD BE CONFINED TO ROOFTOPS OF
HOUSES AND CARS. NORTH OF TAMPA BAY WHERE IT IS MORE LIKELY THAT
LOWS NEAR FREEZING COULD OCCUR MONDAY NIGHT...DAMAGE TO TENDER
VEGETATION IS POSSIBLE WHERE FROST DOES OCCUR.
RESIDENTS SHOULD MAKE PREPARATIONS FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF NEAR
FREEZING LOW TEMPERATURES AND PATCHY FROST. THIS WILL INCLUDE
PLANS TO MOVE OR COVER SENSITIVE VEGETATION ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY
NIGHTS.
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