HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOKS FOR THE FOLLOWING REGIONS AS REPORTED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1023 AM EST WED FEB 24 2010

THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA

TODAY AND TONIGHT...

A FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING FOR HAMILTON...SUWANNEE...COLUMBIA AND GILCHRIST COUNTIES...

A COLD AIR MASS WILL FILTER INTO THE AREA LATER TODAY WITH TEMPERATURES LIKELY FALLING BELOW FREEZING LATE TONIGHT ACROSS PORTIONS OF INLAND NORTHEAST
FLORIDA...MAINLY NORTH OF A JACKSONVILLE TO GAINESVILLE LINE. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL REMAIN ELEVATED TONIGHT AND WIND CHILL VALUES ARE FORECAST TO DIP INTO THE LOWER TO MID 20S. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED FOR PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA.

THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...

WINDY WITH UNSEASONABLY COLD TEMPERATURES EXPECTED ON THURSDAY. A WIDESPREAD FREEZE EVENT IS EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
625 AM CST WED FEB 24 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHWEST FLORIDA

TODAY AND TONIGHT

LIGHT RAIN WILL SPREAD EAST ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING IN ADVANCE OF AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE. TEMPERATURES ALONG AND NORTHWEST OF A WAYNESBORO..GROVE HILL...TO GREENVILLE LINE ARE COLD ENOUGH EARLY THIS MORNING THAT THE RAIN MAY BECOME MIXED WITH SLEET AND LIGHT SNOW. THE COLD RAIN WILL GRADUALLY END FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS THE REGION LATE THIS MORNING WITH RAINS ENDING COMPLETELY BY THIS AFTERNOON.

THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

LOW TEMPERATURES THURSDAY MORNING ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 20S ACROSS THE REGION EXCEPT ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. THE BEACHES AND BARRIER ISLANDS WILL SEE LOW TEMPERATURES AT OR JUST ABOVE FREEZING THURSDAY MORNING.


NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
548 AM EST WED FEB 24 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA.

TODAY AND TONIGHT.
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE QUICKLY THROUGH EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA EARLY THIS EVENING. AS SKIES CLEAR AFTER MIDNIGHT...OVERNIGHT LOWS ACROSS NORTH LAKE AND INTERIOR VOLUSIA COUNTIES WILL FALL TO THE MIDDLE 30S BY DAYBREAK THURSDAY. GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE FRONT AND LOWER WIND CHILLS AFTER MIDNIGHT AND TOWARD DAYBREAK TO THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S ACROSS PORTIONS OF LAKE AND VOLUSIA COUNTIES. WIND CHILL READINGS IN THE MIDDLE 30S WILL BE FELT AS FAR SOUTH AS OSCEOLA AND SOUTH BREVARD COUNTIES BY DAYBREAK THURSDAY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR LATE OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
1050 AM EST WED FEB 24 2010

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA

TODAY AND TONIGHT

NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TODAY AND LINGER AROUND INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS AS A FRONT SWEEPS ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA. GUSTY WINDS, HAIL, BRIEF PERIODS OF HEAVY DOWNPOURS, AND OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING STRIKES ARE CONCERNS WITH THE STORMS TODAY. A FEW STORMS COULD PRODUCE WIND GUSTS OF 55 TO 65 MPH. THE MAIN AREA LIKELY TO BE AFFECTED BY THE STRONGEST ACTIVITY TODAY WILL BE AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE FROM WEST PALM BEACH TO NAPLES.

WIND: THE STRONGEST STORMS TODAY COULD PRODUCE WIND GUSTS OF 55 TO 65 MPH. ALSO, WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE LOCAL WATERS BEHIND A COLD FRONT TONIGHT, WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF AROUND 25 KNOTS EXPECTED ACROSS THE OFFSHORE GULF AND ATLANTIC WATERS. THE STRONGEST STORMS COULD PRODUCE HAIL TO AROUND 1 INCH IN DIAMETER. THERE IS A REMOTE POSSIBILITY OF AN ISOLATED TORNADO OR WATERSPOUT ACROSS MAINLAND SOUTH FLORIDA AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS THROUGH THIS EVENING MAINLY ALONG AND SOUTH OF A LINE EXTENDING FROM WEST PALM BEACH TO NAPLES.

TEMPERATURES: MUCH COLDER AIR WILL PUSH INTO THE AREA TONIGHT WITH LOWS EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE LOWER TO MID 40S OVER THE INTERIOR AND UPPER 40S TO LOWER 50S ELSEWHERE. WIND CHILL READINGS WILL BE IN THE 30S INTERIOR TO THE 40S TO NEAR 50 ELSEWHERE.

THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

COLD TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. LOWS WILL FALL INTO THE 30S OVER THE INTERIOR TO THE 40S ALONG THE COASTS. FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS GLADES, HENDRY, INLAND PALM BEACH, AND INLAND COLLIER COUNTIES. A FREEZE WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THESE AREAS FRIDAY MORNING FOR THE POTENTIAL OF A FREEZE.