FIRE WEATHER WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 512 AM EST THU DEC 31 2009
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON...
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
COLD AND DRY CANADIAN AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE STATE BEHIND A COLD
FRONT TODAY AND TONIGHT UNDER NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS. THIS WILL
ALLOW AFTERNOON HUMIDITIES TO FALL BELOW 35 PERCENT ACROSS THE
AREA FOR AROUND 4 HOURS SATURDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...WINDS
WILL INCREASE TO AROUND 15 MPH AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENS
WITH BUILDING HIGH PRESSURE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE
FIELD.
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LAKE WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 344 AM EST THU DEC 31 2009
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM
EST THIS EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL HAS
ISSUED A LAKE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS
MORNING TO 9 PM EST THIS EVENING.
A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE AREA THIS MORNING AND EARLY THIS
AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH AND INCREASE TO AROUND 20
MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS BEHIND THIS FRONT. THESE GUSTY WINDS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. MUCH COLDER AIR IS ALSO EXPECTED
TONIGHT THROUGH THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST
TO BE 20 TO 29 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO NEAR OR ABOVE GALE
FORCE FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES WILL
CREATE ROUGH CONDITIONS ON LARGER AREA LAKES WHICH COULD PRODUCE
DAMAGE TO...OR FLIP...SMALL PLEASURE CRAFT.
OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS MAY WISH TO POSTPONE LAKE RELATED ACTIVITIES
UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE.
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WIND CHILL ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 349 AM EST THU DEC 31 2009
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EST SATURDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL HAS
ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO
9 AM EST SATURDAY.
COLDER AIR POISED TO MOVE INTO THE AREA TONIGHT ALONG WITH
CONTINUED GUSTY WINDS WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS IN THE LOWER TO MID
20S ACROSS THE NATURE COAST AND LOWER TO MID 30S OVER ALL OTHER
AREAS EXCEPT THE IMMEDIATE COAST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN WIND CHILL INDEX VALUES WILL
DROP TO 35 OR LOWER...EXCEPT 25 OR LOWER ACROSS THE NATURE COAST
AND SUMTER COUNTY.
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