FREEZE IN THE FORECAST

FREEZE WARNINGS AND WATCHES ARE FORECASTED FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS IN SEVERAL AREAS OF THE STATE.

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE SAYS A HARD FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. COLD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AND A HARD FREEZE IS POSSIBLE FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES:

Bay, Calhoun, Citrus, Coastal Walton, Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Holmes, Inland Walton, Jackson, Jefferson, Lafayette, Leon, Levy, Liberty, Madison, Taylor, Wakulla, Washington

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS ISSUED A HARD FREEZE WARNING WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM EST TUESDAY.

TONIGHT TEMPERATURES WILL FALL QUICKLY AFTER SUNSET WITH VALUES BELOW FREEZING BEFORE MIDNIGHT. MINIMUM VALUES WILL FALL INTO THE LOWER 20S INLAND WITH UPPER 30S ALONG COASTAL AREAS. SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED FOR 10 TO 12 HOURS TONIGHT. A HARD FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES:

Alachua, Baker, Bradford, Citrus, Clay, Columbia, Duval, Flagler, Gilchrist, Hamilton, Levy, Marion, Nassau, Putnam, St. Johns, Sumter, Suwannee, Union

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING FOR 3 OR MORE HOURS OF TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 27 AND 32 OVER A WIDESPREAD AREA... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM EST TUESDAY. COLD AIR WILL CONTINUE TO ADVECT INTO THE REGION THROUGH THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AS A STRONG HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM PUSHES SOUTH. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP BELOW FREEZING FOR SEVERAL HOURS TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY MORNINGS. COLD AIR ADVECTION WILL BEGIN TO SHUT OFF BY WEDNESDAY BUT CLEAR SKIES AND WEAKER WINDS WILL ALLOW FOR PLENTY OF RADIATIONAL COOLING.

A FREEZE WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FREEZE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES:

Charlotte, Coastal Bay, Coastal Dixie, Coastal Franklin, Coastal Gulf, Coastal Jefferson, Coastal Taylor, Coastal Volusia, Coastal Wakulla, De Soto,, Glades, Hardee, Hendry, Hernando, Highlands, Hillsborough, Indian River, Inland Broward, Inland Collier, Inland Miami-dade, Inland Miami-Dade , Inland Palm Beach, Inland Volusia, Lee, Mainland Monroe, Mainland Monroe, Manatee, Martin, Northern Brevard, Northern Lake, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Pasco
Polk, Sarasota, Seminole, South Walton, Southern Brevard, Southern Lake, St. Lucie, Sumter