HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 157 PM EST THU DEC 31 2009
Expiration: 130 AM EST FRI JAN 01 2010
...MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS NORTHEAST PALM BEACH COUNTY BEACHES...
...PROLONGED PERIOD OF COLD TEMPERATURES BEGINNING THIS WEEKEND...
...PATCHES OF DENSE FOG POSSIBLE LAKE OKEECHOBEE REGION TONIGHT...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
RIP CURRENTS: A PERSISTENT NORTHEAST SWELL AND A LOW TIDE EARLY
THIS AFTERNOON WILL RESULT IN A MODERATE RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP
CURRENTS PRIMARILY FOR THE BEACHES OF NORTHEAST PALM BEACH COUNTY
TODAY. THE GREATEST THREAT FOR RIP CURRENTS WILL BE FROM PEANUT
ISLAND AND MACARTHUR BEACH STATE PARK NORTH TO JUNO BEACH AND
JUPITER. A SLIGHT RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IS EXPECTED FOR THE
ATLANTIC COAST BEACHS FROM PALM BEACH SOUTH INCLUDING THE BEACHES
OF METRO BROWARD AND MIAMI-DADE.
VISIBILITY: WITH WINDS BECOMING LIGHT AND VARIABLE TONIGHT ALONG
WITH INCREASED MOISTURE, PATCHES OF DENSE FOG ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS
THE LAKE OKEECHOBEE REGION AWAY FROM THE LAKE TONIGHT.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
A STRONG COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA
FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THERE WILL BE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS
ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT FRIDAY.
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF THE FRONT,
RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS MARINE CONDITIONS ESPECIALLY IN THE GULF STREAM,
WHICH WILL PERSIST THROUGH AT LEAST THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK.
THE COMBINATION OF COLD TEMPERATURES AND NORTHWEST WINDS OF 5 TO
10 MPH WILL CREATE WIND CHILL VALUES IN THE 35 TO 40 DEGREE RANGE
ACROSS THE LAKE OKEECHOBEE REGION ON SATURDAY MORNING, AND 40 TO
45 DEGREES ELSEWHERE. ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL BE LOWER ON SUNDAY,
MONDAY AND TUESDAY MORNINGS, WIND CHILLS WILL STILL FALL INTO THE
30 TO 35 DEGREE RANGE NEAR LAKE OKEECHOBEE, WITH WIND CHILL OF 35 TO 40
DEGREES EXPECTED ELSEWHERE WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE SOUTHEAST
COAST, WHERE WIND CHILL WILL BE IN THE 40 TO 45 DEGREE RANGE.
IN ADDITION TO THE COLD WIND CHILLS, FREEZING TEMPERATURES AND PATCHY
FROST IS 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 WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
FOR MORE INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
MIAMI WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MIAMI.
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