Freeze Watch
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 808 PM EST THU JAN 15 2009 FLZ033-038-161030- /O.EXT.KJAX.FZ.W.0002.090116T0800Z-090116T1400Z/ /O.CON.KJAX.FZ.A.0003.090117T0500Z-090117T1400Z/ ST JOHNS-FLAGLER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ST AUGUSTINE...PALM COAST 808 PM EST THU JAN 15 2009 ...FREEZE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM EST FRIDAY... ...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... THE FREEZE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM EST FRIDAY. A FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. AN ARCTIC AIRMASS PLUNGES INTO THE AREA TONIGHT AND ANOTHER FREEZE IS EXPECTED WITH TEMPERATURES FORECAST TO DROP TO NEAR 30 AWAY FROM THE COAST TONIGHT AND INTO THE UPPER 20S EARLY SATURDAY. A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST 2 HOURS. APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN TO ENSURE TENDER VEGETATION...OUTDOOR PETS...AND EXPOSED WATER PIPES HAVE ADEQUATE PROTECTION FROM THE COLD TEMPERATURES. YOUNG CHILDREN...THE ELDERLY AND THE HOMELESS ARE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO THE COLD. TAKE MEASURES TO PROTECT THEM. A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE FOR AT LEAST 2 HOURS. PRECAUTIONS MAY BE REQUIRED TO PROTECT PLANTS... PETS...PIPES AND THOSE SENSITIVE TO THE COLD IF A FREEZE WARNING IS ISSUED. $$ ECZ
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 300 PM EST THU JAN 15 2009 ...A FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE NATURE COAST FOR LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... ...A FREEZE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE NATURE COAST FOR LATE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .COLD HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD IN OVER THE NORTHERN GULF AND SOUTHEASTERN STATES LATER TONIGHT AND FRIDAY IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT. MORE COLD DRY AIR WILL OVERSPREAD THE AREA THROUGH FRIDAY CAUSING TEMPERATURES TO FALL INTO THE 20S AND 30S ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA TONIGHT. FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING WINDS WILL DIMINISH SOME AND SKIES WILL CLEAR ALLOWING TEMPERATURES TO DROP BELOW FREEZING OVER THE NATURE COAST AFTER MIDNIGHT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. FLZ039-042-043-048-161300- /O.UPG.KTBW.FZ.A.0002.090116T0600Z-090116T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KTBW.FZ.W.0002.090116T0600Z-090116T1300Z/ /O.CON.KTBW.FZ.A.0003.090117T0600Z-090117T1300Z/ LEVY-CITRUS-SUMTER-HERNANDO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDAR KEY...CHIEFLAND...CRYSTAL RIVER... INVERNESS...BUSHNELL...THE VILLAGES...BROOKSVILLE...SPRING HILL 300 PM EST THU JAN 15 2009 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 8 AM EST FRIDAY... ...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 8 AM EST FRIDAY. THE FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH THE REGION LATE TODAY. THIS FRONT WILL USHER IN EVEN COLDER AIR AS A LARGE ARCTIC SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN FROM THE NORTH...WITH ADDITIONAL SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES LIKELY ACROSS THE NATURE COAST LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE NATURE COAST LATE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AND A FREEZE WATCH IS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT. PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PROTECT COLD SENSITIVE PLANTS AND VEGETATION. PETS SHOULD BE BROUGHT INDOORS EARLY THIS EVENING AND AGAIN FRIDAY EVENING. ALSO...THIS IS A GOOD TIME TO ENSURE THAT YOUR HOMES HEATING SYSTEM IS IN GOOD WORKING ORDER. RESIDENTS PLANNING TO BE OUTDOORS TONIGHT AND AGAIN FRIDAY NIGHT SHOULD PREPARE ACCORDINGLY. WEAR SEVERAL LAYERS OF CLOTHING...AS THEY WILL INSULATE YOU BETTER THAN A SINGLE COAT OR JACKET. A FREEZE WARNING IS ISSUED FOR 3 OR MORE HOURS OF TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 27 AND 32 OVER A WIDESPREAD AREA. A FREEZE WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE POTENTIAL OF A WIDESPREAD AND DAMAGING FREEZE WITHIN 24 TO 48 HOURS. DURING THE FREEZE PERIOD... TEMPERATURES MAY REMAIN BELOW 32 DEGREES FOR MORE THAN 8 HOURS. $$ PRC
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 218 PM EST THU JAN 15 2009 FLZ041-044-144-161000- /O.CAN.KMLB.FZ.A.0002.090116T0800Z-090116T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KMLB.FZ.A.0003.090117T0800Z-090117T1300Z/ INLAND VOLUSIA-NORTHERN LAKE-SOUTHERN LAKE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DE LAND...LEESBURG...CLERMONT 218 PM EST THU JAN 15 2009 ...FREEZE WATCH IS CANCELED TONIGHT... ...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. THE FREEZE WATCH FOR TONIGHT HAS BEEN CANCELED. LOW TEMPERATURES SATURDAY MORNING ARE EXPECTED TO REACH BETWEEN 30 AND 32 DEGREES...PRODUCING AT LEAST A COUPLE HOURS OF FREEZING TEMPERATURES. MEASURES SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PROTECT COLD SENSITIVE PLANTS AND PETS. ENSURE THAT YOUR HOME HEATING SYSTEM IS IN GOOD WORKING ORDER. BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO LINGER INTO NEXT WEEK. LISTEN FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS AND FORECASTS CONCERNING THIS CONTINUING OUTBREAK OF COLD WEATHER. A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. $$ KELLY