FIRE WEATHER WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 428 AM EST THU DEC 31 2009
FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT SATURDAY
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 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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FIRE WEATHER WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 428 AM EST THU DEC 31 2009
FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY MORNING
THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH
SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT SATURDAY
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 FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.
$$
LAKE WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 406 AM EST THU DEC 31 2009
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM
EST THIS EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A LAKE WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM
EST THIS EVENING.
BREEZY SOUTHWEST WINDS LATE THIS MORNING WILL BECOMING WINDY FROM
THE NORTHWEST BY LATE AFTERNOON AS A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS EAST
CENTRAL FLORIDA. NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO
AROUND 20 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE IN THE LATE
AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.
THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO PRECEDE THE COLD FRONT DURING
THE EARLY AFTERNOON AND MAY HELP MIX SOME STRONGER WINDS IN EXCESS
OF 35 KNOTS TO THE SURFACE ACROSS THE INLAND LAKES CAUSING A
HAZARD FOR SMALL BOATERS.
GUSTY WINDS MAY ALSO BLOW AROUND LIGHT PATIO FURNITURE AND BLOW
DEBRIS ACROSS ROADWAYS. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ON THE LOOK OUT FOR
LOOSE OBJECTS THAT MAY BE BLOWN INTO YOUR LANE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL CREATE ROUGH AND HAZARDOUS BOATING
CONDITIONS ON AREA LAKES AND THE INTRACOASTAL WATERS. THIS MAY
RESULT IN HIGH WAVES WHICH MAY TIP OR SWAMP SMALL CRAFT.
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WIND CHILL ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 417 AM EST THU DEC 31 2009
...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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