FIRE WEATHER WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 157 PM EST THU DEC 31 2009
FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR NORTHEAST
FLORIDA DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LOW RH...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE AREA ON FRIDAY BRINGING
COLDER AND DRIER AIR TO THE REGION. RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL
FALL INTO THE 30 TO 35 PERCENT RANGE FOR 2 TO 4 HOURS SATURDAY
AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE GUSTY FROM THE NORTHWEST WINDS AT 15 TO
25 MPH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.
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MZ
FREEZE WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 320 AM EST THU DEC 31 2009
...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 8 AM EST
SATURDAY...
A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 8 AM EST
SATURDAY.
AN ARCTIC AIRMASS WILL PLUNGE SOUTHWARD INTO INLAND NORTHEAST
FLORIDA FRIDAY NIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL BOTTOM OUT NEAR
30 DEGREES EARLY SATURDAY MORNING WITH A LIGHT FREEZE. NORTHWEST
WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WILL DROP WIND CHILL INDICES TO AROUND
25 DEGREES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.
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