HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 731 PM EST FRI JAN 1 2010
Expiration: 600 AM EST SAT JAN 02 2010
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.
...EXCESSIVE COLD IMPACT...
NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND A COLD FRONT ARE EXPECTED AT AROUND 10 MPH
OVERNIGHT. THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE MID
30S TO LOWER 40S WILL ALLOW WIND CHILLS TO DROP INTO THE UPPER 20S
AND LOWER 30S TOWARD SUNRISE ACROSS NORTHERN INTERIOR SECTIONS.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS EARLY SATURDAY...DRESS IN LAYERS AND
WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.
...WIND AND SEA IMPACT...
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS OFFSHORE TONIGHT
WITH SEAS BUILDING OVER 10 FEET...MAKING BOATING QUITE HAZARDOUS
FOR SMALL CRAFT.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.
THE COLD WEATHER WILL CONTINUE WELL INTO NEXT WEEK WITH A CONTINUED
CONCERN FOR FREEZING TEMPERATURES AND FROST. A FREEZE WATCH HAS
ALREADY BEEN POSTED OVER THE INTERIOR SECTIONS OF EAST CENTRAL
FLORIDA FOR SUNDAY MORNING. INTERESTS SHOULD 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 SATURDAY WELL INTO NEXT WEEK.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TONIGHT.
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