WIND CHILL ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 136 PM EST MON DEC 28 2009
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM EST TUESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM EST TUESDAY.
NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 10 MPH WILL TRANSPORT MUCH COLDER AIR
SOUTHWARD OVER CENTRAL FLORIDA WITH LOWS IN THE MID TO UPPER 30S
OVER MUCH OF THE AREA BY DAYBREAK TUESDAY. THE COMBINATION OF WIND
AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL CREATE WIND CHILL VALUES AS LOW AS THE
UPPER 20S OVER LOCATIONS NORTH AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 4 TO LOW 30S
FARTHER SOUTH OVER SAINT LUCIE AND OKEECHOBEE COUNTIES THROUGH THE
EARLY MORNING HOURS TUESDAY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL
COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. IF YOU MUST VENTURE
OUTDOORS....DRESS WARMLY IN LAYERS AND MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT
AND GLOVES.
$$
WEITLICH
RED FLAG WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 150 PM EST MON DEC 28 2009
RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 5 PM EST TUESDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 5 PM EST TUESDAY.
A COLDER AND DRIER AIRMASS WILL EXIST OVER CENTRAL FLORIDA
TUESDAY. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS
FOR SEVERAL HOURS OVER THE INTERIOR OF NORTH CENTRAL FLORIDA
DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.
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WEITLICH
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