HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 955 AM EST MON DEC 28 2009
Expiration: 600 AM EST TUE DEC 29 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST
FLORIDA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
...EXCESSIVE COLD IMPACT...
COLDER AIR WILL MOVE IN OVER THE AREA TODAY...AND TEMPERATURES
WILL DROP RAPIDLY TONIGHT WITH CLEAR SKIES AND RELATIVELY LIGHT
WINDS. OVERNIGHT LOWS OF AROUND 30 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED OVER THE
NATURE COAST...MID 30S ARE EXPECTED EAST OF TAMPA BAY AND INLAND
OVER POLK AND HIGHLANDS COUNTY...AND MID 40S ARE EXPECTED OVER
COASTAL LOCATIONS FROM PINELLAS COUNTY THROUGH SARASOTA AND FORT
MYERS. WIND CHILL READINGS WILL BE SEVERAL DEGREES COOLER IN THE EARLY
MORNING HOURS.
...WIND AND SEA IMPACT...
NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE TODAY AND AS A
RESULT...HIGHER SEAS ARE ALSO EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. SMALL CRAFT
SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION TODAY IN THE OFFSHORE WATERS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
...FIRE WEATHER IMPACT...
DRY AIR WILL MAKE ITS WAY SOUTH INTO THE REGION LATE MONDAY NIGHT
INTO TUESDAY. VERY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES TUESDAY AFTERNONO
WILL CREATE THE POSSIBILITY OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY.
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