HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 523 AM EST SAT JAN 2 2010
Expiration: 500 PM EST SAT JAN 02 2010
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
...EXCESSIVE COLD IMPACT...
AFTER A CHILLY MORNING...AND VERY COOL AFTERNOON TODAY...TEMPERATURES
WILL FALL OFF RAPIDLY AFTER SUNSET. LOWS TONIGHT WILL BOTTOM OUT IN
THE UPPER 20S TO AROUND 30 DEGREES FROM AROUND THE INTERSTATE FOUR
CORRIDOR NORTHWARD...WITH SOME MID 20S POSSIBLE IS NORMALLY COLDER
SHELTERED LOCATIONS. LOWS IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 30S ARE EXPECTED TO
THE SOUTH OF INTERSTATE FOUR...WITH SOME UPPER 20S IN WIND PROTECTED
AREAS.
A FREEZE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR LAKE...VOLUSIA...SEMINOLE...
AND ORANGE COUNTIES FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM SUNDAY MORNING. A FREEZE
WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE REMAINDER OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA...
EXPECT FOR THE IMMEDIATE COASTAL AREAS OF BREVARD...INDIAN RIVER
...SAINT LUCIE AND MARTIN COUNTIES.
...RIP CURRENT IMPACT...
WEATHER AND OCEANIC CONDITIONS WILL PRODUCE A MODERATE THREAT OF
RIP CURRENTS. FOR THOSE PERSONS WHO PLAN ON ENTERING THE CHILLY SURF
TODAY...SWIM ONLY WITHIN SIGHT OF A LIFEGUARD...AND NEVER SWIM ALONE.
...WIND AND SEA IMPACT...
GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS WILL PRODUCE SEAS UP TO
AROUND 9 FEET THIS MORNING. WINDS AND SEAS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT.
...FIRE WEATHER IMPACT...
A MODERATE FIRE WEATHER DANGER WILL EXIST THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO LONG
DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
THE COLD WEATHER WILL CONTINUE WELL INTO NEXT WEEK WITH A
CONTINUED CONCERN FOR TEMPERATURES NEAR AND BELOW FREEZING...
AND FROST ON TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY MORNINGS. PERSONS SHOULD
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND STATEMENTS. EXPECT
ADDITIONAL ADVISORIES...WATCHES AND WARNINGS TO BE POSTED DURING
THIS COLD WEATHER EPISODE.
HOUSE AND APARTMENT FIRES POSE A REAL DANGER IN FLORIDA DURING
COLD AIR OUTBREAKS. KEEP FLAMMABLE MATERIAL SUCH AS DRAPERIES...
CLOTHING OR NEWSPAPERS AWAY FROM PORTABLE HEATERS. MAKE SURE THAT
SMOKE DETECTORS ARE WORKING PROPERLY BEFORE GOING TO SLEEP.
THE AIR MASS WILL ALSO BE VERY DRY...WHICH WILL ALSO LEAD TO AN
INCREASED FIRE WEATHER CONCERN FROM SUNDAY WELL INTO NEXT WEEK.
MODERATE TO BRISK OFFSHORE FLOW WILL KEEP SEAS ELEVATED INTO NEXT
WEEK. A REINFORCING SURGE OF NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CAUSE SEAS TO
BUILD FURTHER MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE TUESDAY...ESPECIALLY WELL
OFFSHORE.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY.
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