HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 455 AM EST FRI JAN 1 2010
Expiration: 800 PM EST FRI JAN 01 2010
...VERY STRONG COLD FRONT TO MOVE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
...A FEW THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE AHEAD OF THE FRONT...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
RIP CURRENTS: A SOUTHWEST TO WEST WIND INCREASING TO THE 15 TO 20
MPH RANGE ALONG THE COLLIER COUNTY COAST WILL RESULT IN A MODERATE
RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT THE BEACHES.
THUNDERSTORMS: A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE LATER THIS MORNING
INTO THE AFTERNOON AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. THE PRIMARY
THREAT FROM THE STORMS WILL BE AN OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING
STRIKE...BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL AND GUSTY WINDS TO 40 MPH.
WIND: SOUTHWEST WIND WILL BE ON THE INCREASE THIS MORNING WITH
SUSTAINED WIND REACHING 25 TO 30 MPH OVER THE GULF AND ATLANTIC
WATERS BY LATE THIS MORNING CONTINUING INTO THIS AFTERNOON.
TEMPERATURES: APPARENT TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 40S
CAN BE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT ACROSS MOST OF SOUTH FLORIDA WITH THE
EXCEPTION OF THE SOUTHEAST METROPOLITAN COASTAL REGION. THE
APPARENT TEMPERATURE ACROSS GLADES COUNTY WILL BE IN THE LOWER TO
MID 30S WHERE A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT AFTER 3 AM EST
TONIGHT.
WAVES: ROUGH SEAS WILL BE DEVELOPING LATER THIS MORNING AND THIS
AFTERNOON OVER THE GULF AND ATLANTIC WATERS WITH SEAS BUILDING TO
BETWEEN 7 AND 9 FEET.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
THE VERY STRONG COLD FRONT WILL LEAVE IN ITS WAKE A COLD AND DRY
AIR MASS WITH FREEZING TEMPERATURES AND PATCHY FROST POSSIBLE
ACROSS GLADES, HENDRY, WESTERN PALM BEACH AND NORTHERN COLLIER
COUNTIES ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY MORNINGS. THERE WILL BE MULTIPLE
DAYS NEXT WEEK WITH OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE 30S OVER
INTERIOR AREAS. FREEZE WATCHES AND FREEZE WARNINGS MAY BE REQUIRED
FOR PARTS OF SOUTH FLORIDA. PLEASE REFER TO THE FREEZE OUTLOOK FOR
FURTHER DETAILS ON THE POTENTIAL FOR FREEZING TEMPERATURES.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY.
FOR MORE INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
MIAMI WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MIAMI.
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