FIRE WEATHER WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 157 PM EST THU DEC 31 2009
FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR NORTHEAST
FLORIDA DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RH...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA ON FRIDAY BRINGING
COLDER AND DRIER AIR TO THE REGION. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL
FALL INTO THE 30 TO 35 PERCENT RANGE FOR 2 TO 4 HOURS SATURDAY
AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE GUSTY FROM THE NORTHWEST WINDS AT 15 TO
25 MPH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.
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MZ
FREEZE WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 320 AM EST THU DEC 31 2009
...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING...
A FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING.
AN ARCTIC AIRMASS WILL PLUNGE SOUTHWARD INTO COASTAL SOUTHEAST
GEORGIA AND COASTAL NORTHEAST FLORIDA FRIDAY NIGHT. TEMPERATURES
WILL BOTTOM OUT NEAR FREEZING OVER INLAND AREAS EARLY SATURDAY
MORNING WITH A LIGHT FREEZE POSSIBLE. TEMPERATURES ALONG THE
COAST AND OTHER INLAND WATERWAYS WILL BOTTOM OUT IN THE LOWER TO
MID 30S WITH NO FREEZE EXPECTED. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH
WILL DROP WIND CHILL INDICES TO AROUND 25 DEGREES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE.
THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.
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DEESE
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