HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 439 AM EST FRI JAN 1 2010
Expiration: 500 AM EST SAT JAN 02 2010
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST
FLORIDA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT...
SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TODAY AHEAD OF A
COLD FRONT THAT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. A
FEW OF THESE STORMS MAY BE STRONG...WITH GUSTY WINDS AND HEAVY
RAINFALL. WIDESPREAD SEVERE WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED HOWEVER.
...HIGH WIND IMPACT...
WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH AND INCREASE LATER THIS MORNING AS
THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH...AND REMAIN GUSTY THROUGH THIS
EVENING. WIND SPEEDS OF AROUND 20 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH GUSTS AS
HIGH AS 30 MPH POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL DIMINISH SOME LATE TONIGHT BUT
REMAIN BREEZY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.
...EXCESSIVE COLD IMPACT...
MUCH COLDER AIR WILL MOVE IN BEHIND THE COLD FRONT OVER THE NEXT
SEVERAL DAYS. WINDS WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES FROM FALLING TOO MUCH
TONIGHT...BUT THE COMBINATION OF COLDER AIR AND GUSTY WINDS
OVERNIGHT WILL CREATE WIND CHILLS IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S OVER THE
NATURE COAST AND LOWER TO MID 30S FOR ALL OTHER AREAS EXCEPT FOR
THE IMMEDIATE COAST LATE TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.
...RIP CURRENT IMPACT...
AS NORTHERLY WINDS INCREASE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON...THERE
WILL BE AN INCREASED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. A RIP CURRENT IS A 10
TO 30 YARD WIDE CHANNEL OF WATER THAT CAN PULL EVEN A STRONG
SWIMMER INTO DEEPER WATER. AT UNGUARDED BEACHES AND NEAR
PIERS...JETTIES...AND INLETS...DO NOT GO INTO THE SURF MUCH ABOVE
YOUR KNEES.
...WIND AND SEA IMPACT...
WINDS AND SEAS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING
AND AFTERNOON AS THE COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH. WINDS WILL BE IN
THE 20 TO 25 KNOT RANGE BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND REMAIN GUSTY
THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
...EXCESSIVE COLD IMPACT...
EVEN COLDER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY
MORNING AS HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES SOUTH INTO THE AREA. LOWS IN THE
LOWER TO MID 20S ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NATURE COAST...LOWER 30S
OVER MOST INLAND AREAS AND MID 30S NEAR THE COAST. THESE COLD
TEMPERATURES...ALONG WITH WINDS STILL IN THE 5 TO 10 MPH RANGE
WILL CREATE WIND CHILLS IN THE MID TEENS OVER THE NATURE COAST AND
MID 20S ELSEWHERE.
...FIRE WEATHER IMPACT...
VERY DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN RED FLAG CONDITIONS
EACH AFTERNOON FROM SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTERS SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER AND SELF ACTIVATE IF NEEDED.
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