HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 546 AM EST WED DEC 30 2009
Expiration: 600 AM EST THU DEC 31 2009
...COLD APPARENT TEMPERATURES THIS MORNING MUCH OF SOUTH FLORIDA...
...MODERATE THREAT FOR RIP CURRENTS ATLANTIC COAST...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
RIP CURRENTS: THE EFFECTS OF INCREASING EAST TO SOUTHEASTERLY
ONSHORE FLOW AND A NORTHEAST SWELL WILL COMBINE TO RESULT IN A
MODERATE THREAT FOR RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES OF MIAMI-DADE,
BROWARD, AND PALM BEACH COUNTIES.
TEMPERATURES: APPARENT TEMPERATURES THIS MORNING WILL BE IN THE 30
TO 35 DEGREE RANGE ACROSS GLADES, WESTERN HENDRY, AND
NORTHWESTERN COLLIER COUNTIES. APPARENT TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE
REMAINDER OF SOUTH FLORIDA, WITH THE EXCEPTION OF THE IMMEDIATE
ATLANTIC COAST, WILL BE IN THE 35 TO 45 DEGREE RANGE.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
A STRONGER COLD FRONT IS STILL EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS SOUTH
FLORIDA ON FRIDAY. NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE
SUBSTANTIALLY FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF THE FRONT, RESULTING IN
INCREASINGLY HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS ON THE LOCAL WATERS. THERE IS
ALSO A SLIGHT CHANCE OF THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE ATLANTIC WATERS
PRIOR TO FRONTAL PASSAGE ON FRIDAY.
ANOTHER COLD AIR MASS WILL SPREAD ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA IN THE WAKE
OF THE FRONTAL PASSAGE ON FRIDAY, WITH THE COMBINATION OF COLD
TEMPERATURES AND NORTHWEST WINDS OF 5 TO 10 MPH CREATING WIND
CHILL VALUES IN THE 35 TO 40 DEGREE RANGE ACROSS THE NORTHERN
INTERIOR PORTION OF THE AREA ON SATURDAY MORNING, AND 40 TO 45
DEGREES ELSEWHERE. ALTHOUGH WINDS WILL DIMINISH BY SUNDAY AND
MONDAY MORNINGS, APPARENT TEMPERATURES WILL STILL FALL INTO THE 30
TO 35 DEGREE RANGE ACROSS THE NORTHERN INTERIOR, WITH READINGS OF
35 TO 45 EXPECTED ELSEWHERE.
.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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