HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 510 AM EST SAT NOV 28 2009
Expiration: 515 PM EST SAT NOV 28 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST
FLORIDA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
...FIRE WEATHER IMPACT...
A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF THE REGION
TODAY...FROM LATE MORNING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. VERY LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY LEVELS TODAY WILL CONTINUE TO CREATE CRITICAL FIRE
WEATHER CONDITIONS TODAY IN AREAS AWAY FROM THE COAST.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT...
A DEVELOPING STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ACROSS THE NORTHWESTERN
GULF OF MEXICO BY TUESDAY EVENING WILL BRING A CHANCE OF
THUNDERSTORMS BACK TO THE AREA. WHILE IT REMAINS TOO EARLY TO
DETERMINE IF SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE POSSIBLE...DEADLY CLOUD TO
GROUND LIGHTNING CAN ACCOMPANY ALL STORMS THAT FORM. RESIDENTS
SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS ON THE DEVELOPING
STORM SYSTEM.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 134 PM EST FRI NOV 27 2009
Expiration: 600 AM EST SAT NOV 28 2009
...COLD TEMPERATURES LIKELY SATURDAY MORNING...
MAINLY CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS WILL ALLOW FOR RAPID COOLING
AFTER SUNSET THIS EVENING. HIGH TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL ONLY BE
IN THE 60S...AND TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO NEAR 40 NORTH AND 50
SOUTH BY MIDNIGHT. BY MORNING...TEMPERATURES SHOULD BOTTOM OUT
NEAR FREEZING FOR THE NORMALLY COLDER AREAS OF THE NATURE
COAST...AND IN THE MID 30S FOR THE COLDEST AREAS OF OUR CENTRAL
AND SOUTHERN ZONES. LEE COUNTY MAY ESCAPE THE 30S THIS TIME WITH
LOWS MAINLY IN THE 40S.
PATCHY FROST IS ONE CONCERN DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THE GROUND
IS STILL WARM...SO MOST LIKELY THE FROST WILL BE CONFINED TO THE
ROOFTOPS OF HOUSES AND CARS. NORTH OF TAMPA BAY...WE MAY SEE
TEMPERATURES DROP TO NEAR FREEZING BEFORE SUNRISE. THESE AREAS
COULD SEE FROST ON THE GROUND AND DAMAGE TO TENDER VEGETATION IS
LIKELY WHERE FROST DOES OCCUR.
RESIDENTS SHOULD COVER OR MOVE INDOORS ANY COLD SENSITIVE PLANTS
BY THIS EVENING. PETS IN FLORIDA ARE NOT ACCUSTOMED TO THE COLD
AND SHOULD BE BROUGHT INDOORS FOR THE NIGHT.
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