HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 543 AM EST MON DEC 28 2009
Expiration: 600 AM EST TUE DEC 29 2009
...STRONG COLD FRONT TO BRING COLD TEMPERATURES REGION-WIDE TONIGHT...
...INCREASINGLY HAZARDOUS MARINE CONDITIONS BEGINNING LATER TODAY...
...MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS PALM BEACH COAST...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY 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 STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA
LATER THIS MORNING, 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 AROUND LAKE OKEECHOBEE,
TO 35 TO 45 DEGREES ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF MAINLAND SOUTH
FLORIDA, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF COASTAL MIAMI-DADE COUNTY.
WAVES: THE COMBINATION OF A 3 TO 4 FOOT NORTHEAST SWELL, AND
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 KNOTS, WILL ALLOW SEAS IN THE GULF
STREAM OFF THE COAST OF PALM BEACH COUNTY TO RISE TO 6 FEET LATER
TODAY.
.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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