HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 435 AM EST THU DEC 31 2009
Expiration: 400 PM EST THU DEC 31 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST
FLORIDA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
...THUNDERSTORM IMPACT...
A COLD FRONT WILL BE APPROACHING THE AREA FROM THE NORTHWEST
TODAY AND TONIGHT. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AHEAD OF THE FRONT
WILL FIRST AFFECT THE NATURE COAST TODAY...THEN SPREAD INTO THE
REMAINDER OF THE REGION BY FRIDAY MORNING. THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT
EXPECTED TO BE SEVERE.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
...EXCESSIVE COLD IMPACT...
VERY COLD AIR WILL MOVE IN BEHIND THE FRONT FRIDAY NIGHT AND STAY
WITH US THROUGH WEDNESDAY. FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE LIKELY FOR
THE NATURE COAST EACH NIGHT...AND POSSIBLE ELSEWHERE TO THE
SOUTH. LOW WIND CHILLS WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE EACH MORNING AS HIGH
PRESSURE REMAINS FAR ENOUGH TO OUR NORTHWEST TO KEEP THE WINDS
FROM GOING CALM.
...RIP CURRENT IMPACT...
THERE WILL BE AN ENHANCED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS OVER THE WEEKEND AS
NORTHWESTERLY WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH FOLLOW IN THE WAKE OF THE COLD
FRONT.
...WIND AND SEA IMPACT...
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY NIGHT AND
SATURDAY AS NORTHWESTERLY WINDS INCREASE TO NEAR 20 KNOTS AND SEAS
BUILD TO 7 FEET. CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE SOMEWHAT FOR NEXT WEEK
BUT SEAS WILL LIKELY REMAIN IN THE 3 TO 5 FOOT RANGE IN THE
OFFSHORE WATERS THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY.
...FIRE WEATHER IMPACT...
VERY DRY AND BREEZY CONDITIONS MAY RESULT IN RED FLAG CONDITIONS
EACH AFTERNOON FROM SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY.
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