FLUS42 KMLB 201004
HWOMLB
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
504 AM EST TUE JAN 20 2009
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COASTAL WATERS FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE
OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN
INLET OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE 20 TO
60 NM OFFSHORE-
WATERS FROM VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN INLET 20 TO
60 NM OFFSHORE-
WATERS FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
INLAND VOLUSIA-NORTHERN LAKE-ORANGE-SEMINOLE-SOUTHERN BREVARD-
OSCEOLA-INDIAN RIVER-OKEECHOBEE-ST. LUCIE-MARTIN-COASTAL VOLUSIA-
SOUTHERN LAKE-NORTHERN BREVARD-
504 AM EST TUE JAN 20 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
...HIGH WIND IMPACT...
GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL
CAUSE ROUGH AND HAZARDOUS BOATING CONDITIONS ON AREA LAKES AND THE
INTRACOASTAL WATERS TODAY.
...EXCESSIVE COLD IMPACT...
THE COLDEST AIR OF THE SEASON OVERSPREADING THE AREA TODAY WILL
SET THE STAGE FOR THE START OF A FREEZE EVENT FOR EAST CENTRAL
FLORIDA. MINIMUM TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE MID TO UPPER 20S
ACROSS THE COUNTIES AROUND THE OCALA NATIONAL FOREST AND A HARD
FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR LAKE AND INTERIOR VOLUSIA COUNTERS. 
LOW TEMPERATURES AROUND 30 ARE FORECAST FROM METRO ORLANDO TO THE
SPACE COAST AND A FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT THERE.
FOR THE TREASURE COAST AND OKEECHOBEE COUNTY...MINIMUM TEMPERATURES
ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO AROUND 32 DEGREES IN NORMALLY COLDER
LOCATIONS.
IN ADDITION TO THE COLD TEMPERATURES...WIND CHILL READINGS NEAR
SUNRISE WEDNESDAY WILL RANGE FROM THE UPPER TEENS AROUND LAKE
GEORGE TO THE MID 20S AROUND LAKE OKEECHOBEE.
PERSONS WITH SENSITIVE VEGETATION SHOULD PLAN TO TAKE PROTECTIVE
ACTION. MAKE SURE THAT SPACE HEATERS ARE USED SAFELY. 
...WIND AND SEA IMPACT...
STRONG AND GUSTY WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS
BOATING CONDITIONS. GUSTS TO GALE FORCE ARE EXPECTED OFFSHORE...
ESPECIALLY THIS MORNING.
...FIRE WEATHER IMPACT...
MUCH DRIER AIR OVERSPREADING THE AREA WILL LEAD TO LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES THIS AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY IN THE COUNTIES AROUND
THE OCALA NATIONAL FOREST. GUSTY WINDS WILL PROMOTE THE THREAT FOR
THE SPREAD OF NEW OR EXISTING WILDFIRES ACROSS ALL OF EAST CENTRAL
FLORIDA. 
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
COLD HIGH PRESSURE WILL SETTLE OVER THE CENTRAL PENINSULA ON
THURSDAY MORNING AND LEAD TO FREEZING TEMPERATURES FOR MOST OF THE
AREA ALONG WITH WIDESPREAD FROST. THE HIGH PRESSURE CENTER WILL
MOVE LITTLE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...RESULTING IN A THREAT FOR
FROST AGAIN.
VERY DRY AIR WILL LEAD TO A FIRE WEATHER THREAT THROUGH LATE WEEK.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY.
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LASCODY