Cold coming to Florida!

[ColdFront77]

This is some cold weather coming to the Sunshine State. Haven't had these temperatures since Spring. But first maybe some interesting weather; severe or not.


Ruskin, FL (Tampa Bay Area) National Weather Service Forecast:

Friday. Partly sunny in the morning then becoming mostly cloudy with scattered afternoon showers and thunderstorms. Highs in the upper 70s. Southwest winds 5 to 10 mph becoming west 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 40 percent.

Friday night. Clearing and turning colder. Lows in the lower 40s. North winds 10 to 15 mph.

Saturday. Mostly sunny. Highs in the lower 60s. North winds 10 to 15 mph.

Saturday night. Mostly clear. Lows 35 to 40. Northeast winds 10 to 15 mph decreasing to 5 mph after midnight.

Sunday. Mostly clear. Highs in the upper 60s. Northeast winds 5 to 10 mph.

Monday. Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower 70s.

Tuesday. Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower 70s.

Wednesday through Thursday. Mostly clear. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the lower 70s.

[Anonymous]

I do not understand why our NWS office seems to think that those of us in NE Fla/SE Ga are more vulnerable to the cold wx than any other area of the US.... They have issued a wind chill watch for tonight for Wind chills falling into the lower 20's which the wind chill chart(below) clearly shows that ,while it may be uncofortably cold, it doesnt start to become hazardous unless it drops much lower like below 0. And this is not an advisory that was issued throughout N fla either cuz here is the forecast for Jacksonville where the Advisory is in effect...

Tonight. Clear and much colder. Lows in the mid 30s. Northwest winds 10 mph.

And Tallahassee where the forecast is for actually colder temps/windchills-but no advisories (not even freeze)...

Tonight: Partly cloudy, then gradually becoming clear, with a low around 31. North northwest wind between 8 and 13 mph.

What criteria does the NWS go by for these advisories or is it just up to the local NWS?---They didnt used to issue advisories for wind chills this high as it used to only be issued here when the wind chill dropped below 0.

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
400 AM EST FRI NOV 28 2003

.A COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE REGION TODAY WITH STRONG HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDING NORTH OF THE AREA IN ITS WAKE. WINDS AROUND THE
HIGH WILL HELP FUNNEL IN THE COLDEST AIR OF THE SEASON THUS FAR
INTO SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND MOST OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA.

TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL FALL THROUGH THE NIGHT AND SETTLE INTO THE
LOWER 30S FOR THE NORTH TO MID 30S IN THE INTERIOR SOUTH. AT THIS
TIME...TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO APPROACH 32 DEGREES IN ISOLATED
LOCATIONS...BUT FOR DURATIONS GENERALLY LESS THAN 2 HOURS.

THE WINDS...HOWEVER...WILL REMAIN AROUND 10 MPH PRODUCING LOW WIND
CHILLS OVER THE AREA. WINDS WILL SUBSIDE ON SUNDAY MORNING...BUT
THIS WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO FALL TO AT OR BELOW FREEZING OVER
MUCH OF THE FORECAST AREA.

FLZ020>025-030>032-035>037-040-281500-
ALACHUA-BAKER-BRADFORD-CLAY-COLUMBIA-DUVAL-GILCHRIST-HAMILTON-MARION-
NASSAU-PUTNAM-SUWANNEE-UNION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNANDINA BEACH...GAINESVILLE...
GREEN COVE SPRINGS...JACKSONVILLE...LAKE CITY...LIVE OAK...OCALA...
PALATKA
400 AM EST FRI NOV 28 2003

...A WIND CHILL WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY
MORNING...
...A FREEZE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY
MORNING...

COLD AIR WILL FILTER INTO THE REGION BEGINNING LATER THIS EVENING
AND INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...
TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S OVER MOST OF
NORTHEAST FLORIDA. THIS COMBINED WITH 10 MPH WINDS...WILL PRODUCE
WIND CHILL VALUES IN THE LOWER 20S. IF VENTURING OUT LATE TONIGHT
OR SATURDAY MORNING...PLEASE DRESS WARMLY WITH LAYERED CLOTHING.
TEMPERATURES WILL RISE INTO THE 40S BY MID-MORNING WITH HIGHS IN THE
MID 50S.

FOR SUNDAY MORNING...CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS WILL ALLOW
TEMPERATURES TO FALL RAPIDLY AFTER SUNSET. TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE IN
THE MID TO UPPER 30S SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT FOR INTERIOR SECTIONS
AND CONTINUE TO FALL THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. TEMPERATURES
ARE EXPECTED TO BOTTOM OUT NEAR THE FREEZING MARK IN MOST LOCATIONS
WITH READINGS AROUND 30 EXPECTED IN THE NORMALLY COLDER AREAS.
ALTHOUGH SOME UNCERTAINTY EXISTS WITH RESPECT TO EXACTLY HOW COLD
TEMPERATURES BE...NOW IS THE TIME TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS SUCH AS
ENSURING ADEQUATE SHELTER FOR YOUR PETS IS AVAILABLE AS WELL AS
CARING FOR TENDER VEGETATION.

[chadtm80]

My 7 Day

Fri Lo: 49°F Hi: 81°F
Sat Lo: 41°F Hi: 59°F
SUN Lo: 39°F Hi: 70°F
MON Lo: 44°F Hi: 71°F
Tue Lo: 49°F Hi: 69°F
Wed Lo: 51°F Hi: 69°F
Thur Lo: 49°F Hi: 71°F

Ill Take IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[HurricaneGirl]

Big Time Cold Front Coming Right For Us!! Yay!!

[chadtm80]

[Lindaloo]

Enjoy it for that one day Tom and Chad. lol.

[weatherlover427]

That is so not the right map ... it is like 80 here right now :o ... enjoy your cold snap!

[ColdFront77]

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
341 PM EST FRI NOV 28 2003

FLZ041-044-141-291400-
COASTAL VOLUSIA-INLAND VOLUSIA-NORTHERN LAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DAYTONA BEACH...DELAND...LEESBURG

...A WIND CHILL ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR NORTHERN LAKE
AND VOLUSIA COUNTIES SATURDAY MORNING...

A STRONG COLD FRONT...WHICH WAS MOVING RAPIDLY SOUTHEAST THROUGH
THE PANHANDLE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...WILL SWEEP ACROSS EAST CENTRAL
FLORIDA BEGINNING EARLY THIS EVENING...AND WILL BE OFFSHORE AROUND
MIDNIGHT. BEHIND THIS FRONT...CHILLY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL USHER IN
THE COLDEST AIR SO FAR THIS SEASON INTO CENTRAL FLORIDA.

BY SUNRISE SATURDAY...LOW TEMPERATURES ACROSS NORTHERN LAKE AND
VOLUSIA COUNTIES WILL BE AROUND 40 DEGREES...PERHAPS A DEGREE OR TWO
COOLER...WITH WIND CHILLS FALLING INTO THE LOWER AND MIDDLE 30S A FEW
HOURS BEFORE DAWN. WIND CHILLS RISE INTO THE 40S AFTER 900 AM.

IF YOU PLAN ON BEING OUTDOORS AROUND SUNRISE SATURDAY...YOU WILL
NEED TO PREPARE FOR THE ONSET OF THE COLDEST WEATHER SO FAR THIS
SEASON. DRESS APPROPRIATELY IN LAYERED CLOTHING...AND INCLUDING A
HAT AND GLOVES. 20 PERCENT OF BODY HEAT IS LOST THROUGH THE HEAD.

HOUSE AND APARTMENT FIRES POSE THE GREATEST THREAT TO LIFE DURING
COLD OUTBREAKS IN FLORIDA. MAKE SURE YOUR FURNACE...FIREPLACE OR
SPACE HEATER IS WORKING PROPERLY AND WELL VENTILATED. THIS COLD
WEATHER EVENT WILL THREATEN OUTDOOR PETS...SO BRING THEM INDOORS
BEFORE YOU RETIRE FOR THE NIGHT.

$$

CRISTALDI

[chadtm80]

Here she comes

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Advisories

Nowcast

State Discussion

State Forecast

[Amanzi]

Finally! A day without 80's.... YAY

[chadtm80]

Current Conditions:


Temp 43
Humidity: 46%
Wind Speed: NNW 15 MPH G 21
Barometer: 30.28 in.
Dewpoint: 25°F
Heat Index: 45°F
Wind Chill: 36°F

[chadtm80]

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 546 AM EST SAT NOV 29 2003
Expiration: 1100 AM EST SAT NOV 29 2003


.Day one...Today:

North winds have ushered in the coldest air so far this season. A

wind chill advisory continues until 9 am for northern lake and

volusia counties for wind chill values in the lower to mid 30s. Wind

gusts up to 35 mph will be possible late this morning into early this

afternoon...Which will make boating on inland lakes and rivers

hazardous. Over the atlantic waters...A small craft advisory is in

effect for north winds 25 knots and 7 to 9 foot seas...And higher in

the gulf stream.

The strong and gusty north winds will combine with very low relative

humidity to produce a very high fire danger across east central

florida today. Any new or existing wildfires will spread rapidly.

.Days two through seven...Sunday through Friday:

Patchy frost is possible early Sunday in wind protected areas north

and west of orlando.

Spotter information statement...

Spotter activation will not be needed today.

For a graphical version of this hazardous weather outlook...Go to

http://www.Weather.Gov and click on east central florida.


I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[weatherlover427]

FREEZE WARNING
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
830 AM EST SAT NOV 29 2003

.DIMINISHING WINDS AND CLEAR SKIES WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO BOTTOM
OUT BELOW FREEZING FOR MOST OF INTERIOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...WITH FROST ACROSS MOST LOCATIONS.

FLZ020>023-030-031-035-036-GAZ132>136-149>153-162>165-300130-
ALACHUA-APPLING-ATKINSON-BACON-BAKER-BRADFORD-BRANTLEY-
CAMDEN (INLAND)-CHARLTON-CLINCH-COFFEE-COLUMBIA-ECHOLS-GILCHRIST-
GLYNN (INLAND)-HAMILTON-JEFF DAVIS-PIERCE-SUWANNEE-UNION-WARE-WAYNE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAXLEY...DOUGLAS...GAINESVILLE...
HOMERVILLE...JESUP...LAKE CITY...LIVE OAK...NAHUNTA...PEARSON...
WAYCROSS
830 AM EST SAT NOV 29 2003

...FREEZE WARNING TONIGHT...

UNDER CLEAR SKIES AND DIMINISHING WINDS...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL
RAPIDLY AFTER SUNSET. A SLOWER TEMPERATURE FALL IS EXPECTED AFTER
MIDNIGHT. LOW TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 27 AND 30 DEGREES BY
MORNING...WITH LOWER TEMPERATURES POSSIBLE IN NORMALLY COLDER AREAS.
FROST IS ALSO EXPECTED TO FORM TOWARD MORNING...ALTHOUGH MOSTLY
PATCHY IN NATURE DUE TO THE VERY DRY AIR.

TAKE PRECAUTIONS SUCH AS PROTECTING YOUR PETS AND TENDER VEGETATION
FROM THE COLD. DRESS IN LAYERS TO KEEP WARM WHEN OUTDOORS.

$$



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FREEZE WARNING
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
830 AM EST SAT NOV 29 2003

.DIMINISHING WINDS AND CLEAR SKIES WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO BOTTOM
OUT BELOW FREEZING FOR MOST OF INTERIOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...WITH FROST ACROSS MOST LOCATIONS.

FLZ024-025-032-037-040-300130-
CLAY-DUVAL-MARION-NASSAU-PUTNAM-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNANDINA BEACH...GREEN COVE SPRINGS...
JACKSONVILLE...OCALA...PALATKA
830 AM EST SAT NOV 29 2003

...FREEZE WARNING TONIGHT...

UNDER CLEAR SKIES AND DIMINISHING WINDS...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL
RAPIDLY AFTER SUNSET. A SLOWER TEMPERATURE FALL IS EXPECTED AFTER
MIDNIGHT. LOW TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 29 AND 32 DEGREES
OVER INLAND AREAS BY MORNING. TEMPERATURES NEAR THE COAST AND RIVER
WILL BE IN THE MID TO UPPER 30S. FROST IS EXPECTED TO FORM TOWARD
MORNING EVERYWHERE EXCEPT ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST.

TAKE PRECAUTIONS SUCH AS PROTECTING YOUR PETS AND TENDER VEGETATION
FROM THE COLD. DRESS IN LAYERS TO KEEP WARM WHEN OUTDOORS.

$$

CARROLL/WELSH





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FREEZE WARNING
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTION SECOND GROUP HEADLINE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1013 AM EST SAT NOV 29 2003

.COLD DRY AIR WILL SETTLE OVER THE AREA TODAY AND SUNDAY. WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO DROP OFF THIS EVENING. CALM WINDS COMBINED WITH CLEAR
SKIES TONIGHT WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DROP TO OR BELOW
FREEZING OVER MOST LOCATIONS AWAY FROM THE IMMEDIATE COAST.

GAZ087-088-099>101-114>116-118-137-138-140-SCZ040-042>045-047>051-
292200-
ALLENDALE-BEAUFORT-BERKELEY-BULLOCH-CANDLER-CHARLESTON-
COASTAL COLLETON-COASTAL JASPER-DORCHESTER-EFFINGHAM-EVANS-HAMPTON-
INLAND BRYAN-INLAND CHATHAM-INLAND COLLETON-INLAND JASPER-
INLAND LIBERTY-INLAND MCINTOSH-JENKINS-LONG-SCREVEN-TATTNALL-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLAXTON...HALFMOON LANDING...HINESVILLE...
LUDOWICI...METTER...MILLEN...PEMBROKE...REIDSVILLE...SAVANNAH...
SPRINGFIELD...STATESBORO...SYLVANIA...TOWNSEND...ALLENDALE...
BEAUFORT...CHARLESTON...EDISTO BEACH...HAMPTON...
HILTON HEAD ISLAND...MONCKS CORNER...RIDGELAND...
SAINT GEORGE AND WALTERBORO
1013 AM EST SAT NOV 29 2003

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR TONIGHT...

TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO DIP BELOW THE FREEZING MARK AWAY FROM
THE IMMEDIATE COAST TONIGHT. THE POTENTIAL EXISTS FOR TEMPERATURES
OVER FAR INLAND AREAS TO DROP TO 28 DEGREES OR LOWER WHICH WOULD
CONSTITUTE A HARD FREEZE. THIS WOULD MOST LIKELY BRING AN END TO THE
GROWING SEASON FOR THOSE LOCATIONS.

TO PREVENT FREEZING AND POSSIBLE BURSTING OF PIPES...PIPES SHOULD BE
WRAPPED...DRAINED OR ALLOWED TO DRIP THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT. PEOPLE
WITH IN-GROUND SPRINKLER SYSTEMS SHOULD DRAIN THE SYSTEMS OR COVER
ANY ABOVE-GROUND PIPES TO PROTECT THEM FROM FREEZING.

THOSE WITH AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS SHOULD PREPARE NOW FOR FREEZING
CONDITIONS. PROTECT OUTSIDE VEGETATION SUCH AS PLANTS AND FLOWERS BY
BRINGING THEM INDOORS. WRAP LARGER PLANTS AND TREES WITH PLASTIC TO
PROTECT THEM FROM THE COLD.

$$



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FREEZE WARNING
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTION SECOND GROUP HEADLINE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
1013 AM EST SAT NOV 29 2003

.COLD DRY AIR WILL SETTLE OVER THE AREA TODAY AND SUNDAY. WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO DROP OFF THIS EVENING. CALM WINDS COMBINED WITH CLEAR
SKIES TONIGHT WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DROP TO OR BELOW
FREEZING OVER MOST LOCATIONS AWAY FROM THE IMMEDIATE COAST.

GAZ117-119-139-141-292200-
COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DARIEN...WILMINGTON AND WILMINGTON ISLAND
1013 AM EST SAT NOV 29 2003

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR TONIGHT...

TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO NEAR FREEZING AWAY FROM THE
IMMEDIATE COAST TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES ARE SHOULD REMAIN JUST ABOVE
FREEZING ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST WITH LOWS IN THE MID 30S.

THOSE WITH AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS SHOULD PREPARE NOW FOR FREEZING
CONDITIONS. PROTECT OUTSIDE VEGETATION SUCH AS PLANTS AND FLOWERS BY
BRINGING THEM INDOORS. WRAP LARGER PLANTS AND TREES WITH PLASTIC TO
PROTECT THEM FROM THE COLD.

$$








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FREEZE WARNING
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
1037 AM EST SAT NOV 29 2003

GAZ085-086-089>098-102>113-301400-
BLECKLEY-CHATTAHOOCHEE-CRISP-DODGE-DOOLY-EMANUEL-HOUSTON-JOHNSON-
LAURENS-MACON-MARION-MONTGOMERY-MUSCOGEE-PEACH-PULASKI-SCHLEY-
STEWART-SUMTER-TELFAIR-TOOMBS-TREUTLEN-WEBSTER-WHEELER-WILCOX-
1045 AM EST SAT NOV 29 2003

...A FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY
MORNING...

COLD SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD INTO CENTRAL
GEORGIA OVERNIGHT BRINGING IN COLD...DRY AIR AND DIMINISHING
WINDS...ALLOWING TEMPERATURES TO DROP OVERNIGHT INTO THE LOWER 30S
TO UPPER 20S. THE WATCH IS FOR THAT PART OF CENTRAL GEORGIA SOUTH OF
A LINE FROM COLUMBUS TO WARNER ROBINS AND SWAINSBORO. ALTHOUGH
SCATTERED LOCATIONS IN THIS AREA SAW TEMPERATURES AT OR SLIGHTLY
BELOW FREEZING TUESDAY MORNING AND THIS MORNING...SOME COLD
SENSITIVE VEGETATION MAY NOT HAVE BEEN EFFECTED. FOR PERSONS IN THE
WARNING AREA THIS MAY BE YOUR LAST CHANCE TO HARVEST OR PROTECT ANY
TENDER VEGETATION FROM A KILLING FREEZE.

LIVESTOCK AND OUTDOOR PETS SHOULD ALSO BE GIVEN ADEQUATE SHELTER
FROM THE COLD OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES.


A FREEZE WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO FALL
BELOW FREEZING...AND THREATEN OUTDOOR PLANTS. THOSE WITH AGRICULTURAL
INTERESTS IN THE WARNED AREA ARE ADVISED TO PROTECT VEGETATION AND
YOUNG TREES. ALSO...POTTED PLANTS THAT ARE OUTSIDE SHOULD BE COVERED
OR MOVED INDOORS.


STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER
DETAILS OR UPDATES ON THIS FREEZE WARNING.



$$


MSS






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FREEZE WARNING
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
1100 AM EST SAT NOV 29 2003

...FREEZING TEMPERATURES TONIGHT FROM THE BROOKSVILLE AREA AND
NORTH...

.OVERVIEW...SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRIDGE OVER NORTH FLORIDA
TONIGHT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET WITH STRONG RADIATIONAL
COOLING OVERNIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP INTO THE UPPER 20S TO
AROUND 30 BY SUNRISE SUNDAY MORNING ACROSS MUCH OF THE NATURE COAST.

FLZ039-042-043-048-301400-
CITRUS-HERNANDO-LEVY-SUMTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROOKSVILLE...SPRING HILL...CHIEFLAND...
INVERNESS
1041 AM EST SAT NOV 29 2003

...FREEZE WARNING TONIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING FOR
LEVY...CITRUS...SUMTER...AND HERNANDO COUNTIES FOR TONIGHT AND
EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER NORTH FLORIDA TONIGHT WITH
WINDS DIMINISHING AFTER SUNSET. CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS WILL
ALLOW STRONG RADIATIONAL COOLING TO DEVELOP OVERNIGHT. WITH DEW
POINTS IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S...TEMPERATURES WILL DROP INTO THE
UPPER 20S TO AROUND 30 BY SUNRISE SUNDAY MORNING. DURATIONS OF 4 TO
7 HOURS BELOW FREEZING ARE POSSIBLE IN LEVY COUNTY WITH 2 TO 5 HOURS
ACROSS CITRUS...SUMTER...AND HERNANDO COUNTIES. PATCHY TO SCATTERED
FROST IS ALSO LIKELY.

THE FREEZING TEMPERATURES MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO COLD SENSITIVE PLANTS
SO RESIDENTS SHOULD BRING THEM INDOORS. PETS SHOULD ALSO BE BROUGHT
INDOORS TONIGHT.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR
ADDITIONAL UPDATES ON THE COLD WEATHER.

[weatherlover427]

WIND CHILL ADVISORY
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
418 AM EST SAT NOV 29 2003

...NEAR FREEZING TEMPERATURES POSSIBLE OVER LEVY...CITRUS...SUMTER
AND HERNANDO COUNTIES LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING...

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 9 AM EST THIS
MORNING FOR LEVY...CITRUS...SUMTER...HERNANDO...PASCO...POLK...
AND HILLSBOROUGH COUNTIES...

.OVERVIEW...BRISK NORTHWEST TO NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO
USHER IN MUCH COLDER AND DRIER AIR TODAY. COLD HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BUILD IN OVER NORTH FLORIDA TONIGHT AND SUNDAY.


FLZ039-042-043-048-292100-
CITRUS-HERNANDO-LEVY-SUMTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROOKSVILLE...CHIEFLAND...
INVERNESS AND SPRING HILL.
418 AM EST SAT NOV 29 2003

...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FOR LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 9 AM EST THIS
MORNING...

COLD HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING IN OVER NORTH FLORIDA TONIGHT WILL
ALLOW GUSTY WINDS TO DIMINISH LATER TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. CLEAR
SKIES COMBINED WITH THE LIGHT WINDS WILL SET THE STAGE FOR IDEAL
RADIATIONAL COOLING TO TAKE PLACE. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO
FALL OFF QUICKLY AFTER SUNSET TONIGHT WITH READING POSSIBLY DROPPING
INTO THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S BY SUNRISE SUNDAY MORNING. IN
ADDITION SCATTERED FROST IS LIKELY.

THE NEAR FREEZING TEMPERATURES MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO COLD SENSITIVE
PLANTS SO RESIDENTS SHOULD BRING THEM INDOORS. PETS SHOULD ALSO BE
BROUGHT INDOORS.

IN ADDITION TO THE FREEZE WATCH...A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN
EFFECT THROUGH 9 AM EST THIS MORNING. TEMPERATURES AROUND 40 DEGREES
COMBINED WITH NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS IN THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE WILL
RESULT IN WIND CHILLS IN THE 25 TO 30 DEGREE RANGE. IF PLANNING TO
BE OUTDOORS EARLY THIS MORNING...PLEASE DRESS ACCORDINGLY.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR
ADDITIONAL UPDATES ON THE COLD WEATHR.

&&
$$

JCM





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WIND CHILL ADVISORY
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
418 AM EST SAT NOV 29 2003

...NEAR FREEZING TEMPERATURES POSSIBLE OVER LEVY...CITRUS...SUMTER
AND HERNANDO COUNTIES LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING...

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 9 AM EST THIS
MORNING FOR LEVY...CITRUS...SUMTER...HERNANDO...PASCO...POLK...
AND HILLSBOROUGH COUNTIES...

.OVERVIEW...BRISK NORTHWEST TO NORTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO
USHER IN MUCH COLDER AND DRIER AIR TODAY. COLD HIGH PRESSURE WILL
BUILD IN OVER NORTH FLORIDA TONIGHT AND SUNDAY.


FLZ049-051-052-292100-
HILLSBOROUGH-PASCO-POLK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BARTOW...BRANDON...LAKELAND...
NEW PORT RICHEY...TAMPA...WINTER HAVEN AND ZEPHYRHILLS.
418 AM EST SAT NOV 29 2003

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 9 AM EST THIS
MORNING...

TEMPERATURES IN THE MID AN DUPPER 40S COMBINED WITH NORTHWEST TO
NORTH WINDS IN THE 15 TO 25 MPH RANGE WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS
IN THE 30 TO 35 DEGREE RANGE EARLY THIS MORNING.

RESIDENTS SHOULD READY COLD WEATHER CLOTHING SUCH AS SWEATERS AND
JACKETS. IF PLANNING TO BE OUTDOOR EARLY THIS MORNING PLEASE DRESS
ACCORDINGLY.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR
ANY ADDITIONAL WEATHER UPDATES.

[ColdFront77]

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
1100 AM EST SAT NOV 29 2003

...FREEZING TEMPERATURES TONIGHT FROM THE BROOKSVILLE AREA AND
NORTH...

.OVERVIEW...SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRIDGE OVER NORTH FLORIDA
TONIGHT. WINDS WILL DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET WITH STRONG RADIATIONAL
COOLING OVERNIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP INTO THE UPPER 20S TO
AROUND 30 BY SUNRISE SUNDAY MORNING ACROSS MUCH OF THE NATURE COAST.

FLZ039-042-043-048-301400-
CITRUS-HERNANDO-LEVY-SUMTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROOKSVILLE...SPRING HILL...CHIEFLAND...
INVERNESS
1041 AM EST SAT NOV 29 2003

...FREEZE WARNING TONIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING FOR
LEVY...CITRUS...SUMTER...AND HERNANDO COUNTIES FOR TONIGHT AND
EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER NORTH FLORIDA TONIGHT WITH
WINDS DIMINISHING AFTER SUNSET. CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS WILL
ALLOW STRONG RADIATIONAL COOLING TO DEVELOP OVERNIGHT. WITH DEW
POINTS IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S...TEMPERATURES WILL DROP INTO THE
UPPER 20S TO AROUND 30 BY SUNRISE SUNDAY MORNING. DURATIONS OF 4 TO
7 HOURS BELOW FREEZING ARE POSSIBLE IN LEVY COUNTY WITH 2 TO 5 HOURS
ACROSS CITRUS...SUMTER...AND HERNANDO COUNTIES. PATCHY TO SCATTERED
FROST IS ALSO LIKELY.

THE FREEZING TEMPERATURES MAY CAUSE DAMAGE TO COLD SENSITIVE PLANTS
SO RESIDENTS SHOULD BRING THEM INDOORS. PETS SHOULD ALSO BE BROUGHT
INDOORS TONIGHT.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS FOR
ADDITIONAL UPDATES ON THE COLD WEATHER.

[chadtm80]

You guys loving this or what?? I am in Heaven!!! Oh ya, My Electric bill is going to love it too

This makes up for the 82 that it was on Thanksgiving

[NEwxgirl]

My Electric bill is going to love it too

you think your electric bill is going to love it, lol. try living up here in the higher elevations of northeast PA, lol. this area is electric bill suicide.

[ColdFront77]

These temperatures are like what I used to feel on a typical winter day in Massachusetts.

Chad, I would think that a Florida native would feel even colder than someone like me who is "used to" temperatures this low.