HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 834 PM EST MON DEC 28 2009
Expiration: 600 AM EST TUE DEC 29 2009
...RATHER COLD TEMPERATURES AREA WIDE TONIGHT...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY GLADES COUNTY 4 AM UNTIL 9 AM TUESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY ATLANTIC UNTIL 4 AM WEDNESDAY...
...MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS PALM BEACH COAST...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT
RIP CURRENTS: A NORTHEAST SWELL OF 2 TO 3 FEET WILL LEAD TO A
MODERATE THREAT FOR RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE PALM BEACH COUNTY
COAST, DESPITE NORTHWESTERLY OFFSHORE WINDS.
TEMPERATURES: A COLDER AIRMASS WILL MOVE INTO SOUTH FLORIDA TONIGHT.
WITH THE COMBINATION OF COLD TEMPERATURES AND PERSISTENT NORTHWESTERLY
WINDS, WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE A CONCERN FOR ALL OF SOUTH
FLORIDA TONIGHT. WIND CHILLS WILL RANGE FROM 30 TO 35 DEGREES IN
THE REGION NORTH AND WEST OF LAKE OKEECHOBEE, TO 35 TO 45 DEGREES
ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF MAINLAND SOUTH FLORIDA, WITH THE EXCEPTION
OF COASTAL MIAMI-DADE COUNTY BEING AROUND 50 DEGREES.
WAVES: THE COMBINATION OF A 2 TO 3 FOOT NORTHEAST SWELL, AND
NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 KNOTS, WILL ALLOW SEAS IN THE GULF
STREAM OFF THE COAST OF PALM BEACH, BROWARD, AND MIAMI-DADE
COUNTIES TO RISE INTO THE 7 TO 8 FOOT RANGE TONIGHT.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
MINIMUM APPARENT TEMPERATURES BELOW 45 DEGREES CAN BE EXPECTED
ONCE AGAIN ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE GULF COAST AND NORTHWEST
INTERIOR ONCE AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY MORNING. HOWEVER, ANOTHER
STRONGER SURGE OF COLD AIR IS EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND, WITH WIND
CHILL VALUES BELOW 45 EXPECTED FOR ALL OF MAINLAND SOUTH FLORIDA
ON SATURDAY, SUNDAY, AND MONDAY MORNINGS.
OTHERWISE, A SLIGHT TO MODERATE NORTHEAST SWELL WILL PERSIST IN
THE ATLANTIC WATERS THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK, WHICH COMBINED
WITH INCREASING ONSHORE FLOW ON WEDNESDAY, WILL LEAD TO A
HEIGHTENED THREAT FOR RIP CURRENTS, ESPECIALLY ALONG THE PALM
BEACH COAST. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED FOR SEVERAL DAYS
BEGINNING LATE THIS WEEK, WHICH WILL LEAD TO A PROLONGED PERIOD OF
ROUGH AND HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ON THE LOCAL WATERS BEGINNING
FRIDAY.
.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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