Watches/Warnings and Hazardous Wx Outlooks South Florida
Posted: Thu Mar 23, 2006 11:27 am
I will be posting watched/warning and hazardous weather outlooks for south florida here.
Fire Weather Watch
FIRE WEATHER WATCH...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
355 AM EST THU MAR 23 2006
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM NOON UNTIL 6 PM EST FRIDAY FOR ALL OF SOUTH
FLORIDA.
FLZ063-066>075-232215-
/O.COR.KMFL.FW.A.0013.060324T1700Z-060324T2300Z/
GLADES-HENDRY-PALM BEACH WESTERN-PALM BEACH EASTERN-
WESTERN COLLIER-EASTERN COLLIER-WESTERN BROWARD-
BROWARD METROPOLITAN-WESTERN DADE-DADE METROPOLITAN-
MAINLAND MONROE-
355 AM EST THU MAR 23 2006
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FRIDAY AFTERNOON FOR ALL OF SOUTH FLORIDA
FROM NOON UNTIL 6 PM EST...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH FROM NOON AND 6 PM EST FRIDAY FOR ALL OF SOUTH FLORIDA.
LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO TODAY AND MOVE NORTHEAST
INTO THE ATLANTIC WATERS TONIGHT PULLING A STRONG COLD FRONT THROUGH
SOUTH FLORIDA. BEHIND THE FRONT...WINDS WILL BE FROM THE NORTHWEST
ALLOWING FOR THE VERY DRY AIR OVER THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES TO
MOVE INTO SOUTH FLORIDA ON FRIDAY. TEMPERATURES ON FRIDAY WILL GET
UP INTO THE 70S...WHILE THE DEW POINTS WILL FALL DOWN INTO THE 40S
ALLOWING FOR THE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO FALL INTO THE LOWER TO MID
30S FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE 20 FOOT WINDS WILL ALSO BE FROM THE
NORTHWEST AT 15 MPH FRIDAY AFTERNOON OVER THE AREA. THEREFORE...A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FROM NOON UNTIL 6 PM EST FRIDAY FOR ALL
OF SOUTH FLORIDA.
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.
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BAXTER
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Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR SOUTH FLORIDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
441 AM EST THU MAR 23 2006
FLZ063-066>075-241000-
GLADES-HENDRY-PALM BEACH WESTERN-PALM BEACH EASTERN-
WESTERN COLLIER-EASTERN COLLIER-WESTERN BROWARD-
BROWARD METROPOLITAN-WESTERN DADE-DADE METROPOLITAN-
MAINLAND MONROE-
441 AM EST THU MAR 23 2006
...THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE TONIGHT ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA...
...NEAR RECORD LOWS POSSIBLE INTERIOR AND WEST COAST THIS WEEKEND...
...WIND CHILLS POSSIBLE INTERIOR AND INLAND WEST COAST LATE FRIDAY NIGHT...
...INCREASE FIRE DANGER ACROSS ALL OF SOUTH FLORIDA THIS WEEKEND...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
THUNDERSTORMS: A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTH FLORIDA
TONIGHT FROM THE NORTH. AHEAD OF THE FRONT THERE COULD BE A FEW
THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP OVER SOUTH FLORIDA. ANY STORMS THAT DO
DEVELOP WILL HAVE CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKES, GUSTY WINDS
UP TO 40 MPH, AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. IF YOU SEE LIGHTNING OR
HEAR THUNDER MOVE INSIDE UNTIL THE STORMS HAVE PASSED.
NO OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MUCH DRIER AND COLDER AIR WILL WORK INTO SOUTH FLORIDA FROM THE
NORTH THIS WEEKEND BEHIND THE PASSAGE OF THE STRONG COLD
FRONT. TEMPERATURES WILL BE RUNNING ABOUT 10 TO 15 DEGREES BELOW
NORMAL FOR THIS WEEKEND WITH HIGHS IN THE 70S, AND LOWS IN THE 40S
OVER THE INTERIOR AREAS AND 50S ALONG THE COASTAL AREAS. THE LOW
TEMPERATURES COULD EVEN APPROACH NEAR RECORD LOWS OVER THE INTERIOR
AND WEST COAST AREAS THIS WEEKEND.
THE WINDS WILL ALSO BE FROM THE NORTHWEST AT 5 TO 10 MPH OVER THE
INTERIOR AREAS TO 10 TO 15 MPH OVER THE COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTH
FLORIDA FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR
THE WINDS CHILLS TO BE IN THE LOWER TO MID 40S OVER THE INLAND
EAST COAST METRO AREAS, AND IN THE UPPER 30S TO AROUND 40 OVER THE
INTERIOR AND INLAND WEST COAST AREAS OF SOUTH FLORIDA LATE FRIDAY
NIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.
THE FIRE DANGER WILL INCREASE ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA THIS WEEKEND
TOO, AS THE DEW POINTS WILL FALL VERY LOW ACROSS THE AREA THIS
WEEKEND ALLOWING FOR THE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES TO FALL INTO THE
UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA.
THE SEAS WILL BUILD TO 8 TO 10 FEET THIS WEEKEND IN THE GULF
STREAM, AS THE WINDS WILL BE FROM THE NORTHERLY DIRECTION AT
BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS. THESE NORTHERLY WINDS WILL ALSO ALLOW
FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE WEST COAST BEACHES
OF SOUTH FLORIDA FRIDAY AND INTO THE WEEKEND.
NO OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.
FOR MORE INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
MIAMI WEBSITE AT http://WWW.MIAMIWEATHER.INFO.
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BAXTER
