Florida Weather

[Tampa Bay Hurricane]

Somehow the Saint Petersburg Thermometer got put outside in direct sunlight:
False Readings: that's what happens when you put the thermometer in direct
sunlight...
107/75 for Friday
102/72 for Saturday

LOL!!!!!! http://www.weather.gov/data/obhistory/KSPG.html

This is almost comical, 30 degrees hotter than surrounding areas
It's global warming! Just kidding!

[tropicana]

Sites at or over 80F in Florida today, Sun Nov 9 2008:-

West Palm Beach FL 80F
Ft Myers FL 80F
Pompano Beach FL 80F
St Petersburg Whitted Airport FL 80F (they fixed the thermometer yay)
Opa Locka FL 83F
Ft Lauderdale FL 83F
West Kendall FL 83F
Miami FL 84F
Pembroke Pines FL 85F

-justin-

[tropicana]

Still warm in Florida..
At or over 80F today Mon Nov 10 2008:-

Punta Gorda FL 81F
Ft Myers FL 81F
Naples FL 81F
West Palm Beach FL 82F
Pompano Beach FL 82F
Opa Lopcka FL 83F
Miami FL 83F
Ft Lauderdale FL 83F
West Kendall FL 83F
Pembroke Pines FL 84F

-justin-

[JonathanBelles]

That bad themo reading in St. Pete is bad again.

[jinftl]

St Pete is having temperature troubles....what is going on with the wind reading in Jacksonville...gusting to 66mph at 4pm???

JAX CRAIG CLOUDY 68 58 70 NE14G66

[JonathanBelles]

A cold shot is on the way. Local met is forecasting 43° for early next week.

[jinftl]

Until the front this weekend....expect some very warm to hot weather across both coasts of south florida...

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
312 PM EST TUE NOV 11 2008

.DISCUSSION...

EXPECT MINIMUM TEMPERATURES ALONG THE ATLANTIC
COAST TO RUN SEVERAL DEGREES WARMER THAN NORMAL ON BOTH
THURSDAY/FRIDAY MORNINGS...GIVEN LESS COVERAGE OF SHOWERS AND
MODERATE EAST/SOUTHEAST FLOW. LIKEWISE...WARMEST AFTERNOON
TEMPERATURES ARE ANTICIPATED ALONG THE GULF COAST...WHERE HIGHS IN
TH UPPER 80S TO AROUND 90 ARE NOT OUT OF THE QUESTION.

[Tampa Bay Hurricane]

If you look at the latest GFS, the isobars are very close to each other
once the front comes through. Winds should easily gust over 35 mph
with the frontal passage.

[tropicana]

Nice and toasty Tuesday, Nov 11 in these Florida locales:-

Lakeland FL 80F
Vero Beach FL 80F
Winter Haven FL 80F
Ft Pierce FL 80F
Clearwater FL 80F
Perry FL 81F
Marathon FL 81F
Key West FL 82F
Tampa FL 82F
West Palm Beach FL 82F
West Kendall FL 82F
Opa Locka FL 83F
Miami FL 84F
West Kendall FL 84F
Ft Myers FL 84F
Naples FL 85F
Punta Gorda FL 85F
Ft Lauderdale FL 85F

-justin-

[jinftl]

The advertised cold front later this weekend sounds like it will lose alot of its steam as it moves into south florida...with flow quickly becoming out of the ne, modifying any cold air along the coast. Forecast lows in the metro areas of se fl not expected to fall below 60 as of this time.


NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
611 AM EST WED NOV 12 2008

DISCUSSION... THE TROUGH WILL CONTINUE DIGGING
SOUTHEASTWARD AND THE FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH S FLA SATURDAY NIGHT.
ALL OF THE MID TO UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT RAPIDLY SHIFTS TO THE NE SO
DYNAMICS WILL REMAIN WELL TO THE N OF THE CWA AND ONLY ISOLD SHRA
APPEAR TO BE IN THE PICTURE. ONCE THE FRONT PASSES, MUCH DRIER AND
COOLER AIR WILL FILTER INTO THE REGION AND BY EARLY NEXT WEEK
MINIMUMS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM THE UPPER 40S AROUND LAKE
OKEE TO AROUND 60 ALONG THE SE CST. HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING BEHIND
THE FRONT WILL SHIFT E INTO THE ATLANTIC BY MIDWEEK MODIFYING THE
AIRMASS.

[jinftl]

Very warm day across the state....looks like St. Pete has their thermometer under control again for now...

FLORIDA REGIONAL WEATHER ROUNDUP
100 PM EST WED NOV 12 2008

DESTIN MOSUNNY 72
PANAMA CITY CLOUDY 77
APALACHICOLA PTSUNNY 72
TALLAHASSEE MOSUNNY 75
GAINESVILLE CLOUDY 77
JACKSONVILLE PTSUNNY 76
OCALA PTSUNNY 81
ORLANDO INTL PTSUNNY 82
WINTER HAVEN PTSUNNY 82
DAYTONA BEACH PTSUNNY 78
VERO BEACH MOSUNNY 82
FT PIERCE PTSUNNY 81
TAMPA CLOUDY 84
ST PETERSBURG PTSUNNY 80
SARASOTA PTSUNNY 85
FT MYERS MOSUNNY 85
NAPLES MOSUNNY 86
KEY WEST NAS MOSUNNY 84
FT LAUDERDALE MOSUNNY 85
PEMBROKE PINES MOSUNNY 84
MIAMI MOSUNNY 83

[JonathanBelles]

I got spritzed on with a light shower on the way home today.

[tropicana]

Many sites at or over 80F in Florida, some sites approached 90F Wed Nov 12 2008:-

Melbourne FL 80F
Tallahassee FL 80F
Gainesville FL 81F
Daytona Beach FL 81F
St Petersburg FL 81F
Key West FL 82F
Pompano Beach FL 83F
West Kendall FL 83F
The Hammocks, Kendall FL 83F
Vero Beach FL 83F
Orlando FL 83F
Opa Locka FL 84F
South Dade, The Falls FL 84F
Marathon FL 84F
Winter Haven FL 85F
Perry FL 85F
West Palm Beach FL 85F
Ft Lauderdale FL 85F
Miami FL 85F
Lakeland FL 86F
Clearwater FL 86F
University of Tampa FL 86F
Sarasota FL 87F
Punta Gorda FL 88F
Tampa FL 88F TIED 2002 (RECORD)
Naples FL 88F
Ft Myers FL 89F

-justin-

[Tampa Bay Hurricane]

Strong Cold Front on the way- significant horizontal temperature
gradient- From 88 to 63-68 for highs, 25 degree temperature difference in
highs. This over a very short area- as indicated by numerous close isobars on
the GFS model. Horizontal Gradient/Frontal Energy will combine with
Paloma's Remnant Circulation/Vorticity/Moisture to result in very strong
winds in association with the front. I would expect widespread winds
of 30 mph with gusts over 40 mph. 30 mph winds are in the forecast
for the offshore gulf waters: http://www.srh.noaa.gov/tbw
That forecast sounds conservative looking at the pressure gradient about
the front, temperature gradient about the front, and vorticity/moisture from Paloma.
I would expect winds to increase to 30 mph ahead of the front, exceed 40 mph
when the frontal storms come through, and continue to stay very strong at 35
mph behind the front.

[Tampa Bay Hurricane]

http://www.accuweather.com/us/fl/clearw ... c=0&fday=4

Per accuwx- 33 mph gusts

http://forecast.weather.gov/shmrn.php?mz=gmz086
Marine Forecast 25 kt over gulf.
SAT
W OF FRONT NW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 7 FT. E OF FRONT SW TO W
WINDS 15 KT. SEAS 5 FT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG FRONT.

SUN AND MON
N TO NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 10 FT

Atlantic:
SATURDAY NIGHT
WEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST
20 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 7 FEET. SLIGHT CHANCE OF
SHOWERS.

SUNDAY
NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 7 TO 8 FEET.

SUNDAY NIGHT
NORTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 6 TO 7 FEET.

http://forecast.weather.gov/shmrn.php?mz=amz572

[HURAKAN]

Today my thermometer measured the first low in the 70s this month. It had been in the cool 60s since the end of October.

[JonathanBelles]

Its raining again with a less than 10% chance of rain.

[O Town]

I guess I have already gotten spoiled with brisk morning temps. because this morning its a muggy 72* and it feels nasty. May have to turn the air on this morning.
Relief coming soon.

[jinftl]

Don't break out the winter jackets quite yet.....from NWS Miami this morning...

DEEP SW FLOW DEVELOPING ACROSS S FLA WITH QUITE TOASTY AFTERNOON TEMPS
ANTICIPATED FOR THE E CST METRO AREAS. BOTH MET AND MAV GUIDANCE
SHOWS MAXIMUM TEMPS IN THE MID 80S BUT IT COULD EASILY GET INTO
THE UPPER 80S WITH THIS TYPE OF PATTERN. THE RECORD HIGHS FOR MIA
AND PBI ARE 87 WHILE FLL IS 89 SO STATIONS RECORDS COULD BE
IN JEOPARDY.

[jinftl]

Shaping up to be one of the warmest afternoons we have seen in weeks across florida...

FLORIDA REGIONAL WEATHER ROUNDUP
200 PM EST THU NOV 13 2008


PENSACOLA MOSUNNY 77
PANAMA CITY MOSUNNY 81
GAINESVILLE CLOUDY 84
JACKSONVILLE PTSUNNY 84
OCALA N/A 88
ORLANDO INTL PTSUNNY 84
WINTER HAVEN PTSUNNY 85
LAKELAND PTSUNNY 86
DAYTONA BEACH PTSUNNY 83
FT PIERCE MOSUNNY 83
CLEARWATER MOSUNNY 87
TAMPA PTSUNNY 84
PLANT CITY MOCLDY 88
ST PETERSBURG SUNNY 84
SARASOTA SUNNY 85
PUNTA GORDA PTSUNNY 88
FT MYERS MOSUNNY 87
NAPLES MOSUNNY 85
KEY WEST NAS MOSUNNY 84
W PALM BEACH MOSUNNY 83
FT LAUDERDALE MOSUNNY 84
MIAMI MOSUNNY 83


Reporting stations reporting 90 degrees as of 3pm:

PLANT CITY PTCLDY 90 HX 96
PUNTA GORDA PTSUNNY 90