HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 539 PM EST WED DEC 30 2009
Expiration: 300 AM EST THU DEC 31 2009
...MODERATE THREAT FOR RIP CURRENTS ATLANTIC COAST...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT
RIP CURRENTS: THE EFFECTS OF INCREASING EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY
ONSHORE FLOW AND A NORTHEAST SWELL WILL COMBINE TO RESULT IN A
MODERATE THREAT FOR RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES OF MIAMI-DADE,
BROWARD, AND PALM BEACH COUNTIES.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
A STRONG COLD FRONT IS STILL EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS SOUTH
FLORIDA ON FRIDAY. NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE
SUBSTANTIALLY FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF THE FRONT, RESULTING IN
INCREASINGLY HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ON THE LOCAL WATERS. THERE IS
ALSO A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE ATLANTIC WATERS
PRIOR TO THIS FRONTAL PASSAGE.
ANOTHER COLD AIR MASS WILL SPREAD ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA IN THE WAKE
OF THE FRONTAL PASSAGE BY THE END OF THE WEEK, WITH THE COMBINATION OF
COLD TEMPERATURES AND NORTHWEST WINDS OF 5 TO 10 MPH CREATING WIND
CHILL VALUES IN THE 35 TO 40 DEGREE RANGE ACROSS THE NORTHERN
INTERIOR PORTION OF THE AREA ON SATURDAY MORNING, AND 40 TO 45
DEGREES ELSEWHERE. ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY SUNDAY AND
MONDAY MORNINGS, WIND CHILLS WILL STILL FALL INTO THE 30 TO 35
DEGREE RANGE ACROSS THE NORTHERN INTERIOR, WITH READINGS OF 35 TO
45 DEGREES EXPECTED ELSEWHERE.
.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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