Post by scannerman5555 on Feb 12, 2006 18:37:49 GMT -5
...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 8 AM EST
MONDAY...
...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE
WIND ADVISORY. A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO
8 AM EST MONDAY. A FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE
MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING.
A STRONG COLD FRONT HAS PASSED THROUGH THE STATE...USHERING IN THE
COLDEST AIR OF THE SEASON BEHIND IT.
EARLY MONDAY MORNING...TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BOTTOM OUT IN
THE UPPER 20S NORTH AND WEST OF I-4...TO NEAR 30 AROUND MELBOURNE
AND AROUND FREEZING TOWARDS LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE TREASURE
COAST. THE DURATION OF FREEZING TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED TO BE
AROUND 2 HOURS WITH A FEW COLD POCKETS HAVING UP TO 4 HOURS.
NORTHWEST WINDS AT 5 TO 10 MPH ARE EXPECTED TO LIMIT FROST
FORMATION TO ONLY THE MOST WIND PROTECTED LOCATIONS. WIND CHILL
READINGS EARLY MONDAY MORNING WILL BE IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S.
EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BE EVEN
COLDER THAN MONDAY MORNING. THIS MEANS THAT MOST AREAS WILL
EXPERIENCE TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING...WITH SOME NORMALLY COLDER
LOCATIONS DIPPING INTO THE MID TO UPPER 20S FOR A FEW HOURS.
ADDITIONALLY...LIGHT WINDS WILL LEAD TO FROST DEVELOPMENT OVER
MOST OF THE AREA.
THOSE WITH COLD SENSITIVE PLANTS SHOULD TAKE PROTECTIVE MEASURES
FOR THE FREEZING CONDITIONS EARLY MONDAY AND TUESDAY MORNINGS.
BRING PETS INDOORS OR PROVIDE THEM WITH ADEQUATE SHELTER FROM THE
COLD. ADDITIONALLY...PERSONS IN AREAS EXPECTED TO DROP INTO THE
MID TO UPPER 20S ON TUESDAY MORNING SHOULD TAKE MEASURES TO
PROTECT EXPOSED WATER PIPES FROM THE COLD TEMPERATURES.
A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.
A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE.
THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.