FIRE WEATHER WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 151 PM EST FRI JAN 01 2010
RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY. A
FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
A LARGE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL PUSH A MUCH COOLER AND DRIER AIR
MASS INTO EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA BEGINNING SATURDAY...AND THIS AIR
MASS WILL AFFECT THE AREA FOR SEVERAL DAYS...POTENTIALLY BRINGING
SEVERAL AFTERNOONS WITH LONG DURATIONS OF CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.
$$
FREEZE WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 704 PM EST FRI JAN 01 2010
...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY
MORNING. HIGH PRESSURE DROPPING SOUTH FROM CANADA WILL USHER MUCH
COLDER AIR INTO EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA...BRINGING THE THREAT OF
FREEZING TEMPERATURES INTO THE WATCH AREA EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.
LOW TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO FALL TO 30 TO 32 IN THE WATCH
AREA...WITH SOME UPPER 20S POSSIBLE IN THE COLDER RURAL LOCATIONS
OF LAKE AND VOLUSIA COUNTIES. WINDS DECREASING TO 5 MPH OR LESS IN
THE LATE NIGHT HOURS WILL ALSO ALLOW PATCHY FROST TO FORM...
ESPECIALLY IN WIND SHELTERED LOCATIONS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE.
THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.
INTERESTS WITH COLD SENSITIVE VEGETATION SHOULD START MAKING
PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT PLANTS. MAKE SURE YOUR HOME HEATING SYSTEM
IS IN PROPER WORKING ORDER.
$$
RED FLAG WARNING
Warning Issue Date: 151 PM EST FRI JAN 01 2010
RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY. A
FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
A LARGE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL PUSH A MUCH COOLER AND DRIER AIR
MASS INTO EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA BEGINNING SATURDAY...AND THIS AIR
MASS WILL AFFECT THE AREA FOR SEVERAL DAYS...POTENTIALLY BRINGING
SEVERAL AFTERNOONS WITH LONG DURATIONS OF CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.
$$
WIND CHILL ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 417 AM EST FRI JAN 01 2010
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM EST SATURDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM EST SATURDAY.
NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND A COLD FRONT ARE EXPECTED AT 10 TO 15 MPH
OVERNIGHT. THESE WINDS COMBINED WITH LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE MID
30S TO LOWER 40S WILL ALLOW WIND CHILLS TO DROP INTO THE UPPER 20S
AND LOWER 30 LATE AT NIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL
COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. IF YOU MUST VENTURE
OUTDOORS....DRESS WARMLY IN LAYERS AND WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES.
THIS WILL BE THE FIRST NIGHT OF MANY WITH LOWS IN THE 30S ACROSS
MUCH OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA. HOUSE AND APARTMENT FIRES POSE A
REAL DANGER DURING FLORIDA COLD AIR OUTBREAKS. REMEMBER TO KEEP
FLAMMABLE MATERIAL SUCH AS CLOTHING OR NEWSPAPERS AWAY FROM
PORTABLE HEATERS. MAKE SURE THAT SMOKE DETECTORS ARE WORKING
PROPERLY BEFORE GOING TO SLEEP.
$$
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