HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK UPDATE

Following is a hazardous weather update from the various National Weather Service (NWS)stations around our state.

NWS JACKSONVILLE FL

NORTHEAST FLORIDA

.HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FOR ALL AREAS TONIGHT......WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR ALL AREAS TONIGHT FOR WIND CHILLS AS LOW AS 10 TO 15 DEGREES...ARCTIC AIR WILL CONTINUE TO PLUNGE INTO THE AREA ON STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS. TEMPERATURES WILL NOT CLIMB OUT OF THE 40S TODAY. THESE COLD TEMPERATURES...COMBINED WITH WINDS GUSTING TO 35 MPH AT TIMES...WILL KEEP WIND CHILL READINGS FROM RISING OUT OF THE 30S. THE DRY AIRMASS AND STRONG WINDS WILL BRING DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA.

TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...
...WIDESPREAD HARD FREEZE POSSIBLE AGAIN TUESDAY NIGHT WITH NEAR RECORD LOWS IN THE UPPER TEENS AND 20S...

NWS MELBOURNE FL
EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA.

DAMAGING FREEZE TONIGHT....EXCESSIVE COLD IMPACT...WIND CHILL FROM VERY COLD AIR COMBINED WITH OVERNIGHT WINDS NEAR TO ABOVE 10 MPH WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL READINGS IN THE TEENS OVER MUCH OF CENTRAL FLORIDA TONIGHT. LOW TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO FALL INTO THE MID 20S OVER MOST OF THE AREA EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. READINGS AS LOW AS THE LOWER 20S ARE POSSIBLE NORTH OF THE I-4 CORRIDOR OUTSIDE OF THE URBAN AREAS WITH MID 20S SOUTH OF INTERSTATE FOUR TO LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND THE MAINLAND AREAS OF THE TREASURE COAST.

TUESDAY THRU WEDNESDAY
THE OUTBREAK OF VERY COLD AIR WILL CONTINUE INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING AS TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING ARE EXPECTED OVER A RATHER LARGE AREA.

NWS TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA.

...EXCESSIVE COLD IMPACT TONIGHT...VERY COLD AIR WILL SETTLE OVER THE REGION TONIGHT WITH A HARD FREEZE EXPECTED FOR MUCH OF THE REGION. DANGEROUS WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 10 AND 20 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED BY TUESDAY MORNING.

TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
...EXCESSIVE COLD IMPACT...ANOTHER HARD FREEZE IS POSSIBLE TUESDAY NIGHT UNDER CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS. THE LIGHT WINDS SHOULD PRECLUDE ANY WIND CHILL PROBLEMS.

NWS MIAMI FL
SOUTH FLORIDA

...POWERFUL ARCTIC COLD FRONT TO BRING DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OVERNIGHT......FREEZING TEMPERATURES POSSIBLE FOR MOST OF THE AREA TUESDAY MORNING...TEMPERATURES: AS A COLD AIR MASS SPREADS ACROSS THE REGION TODAY AND TONIGHT, AND WINDS ARE SLOW TO SUBSIDE OVERNIGHT, WIND CHILL VALUES ARE FORECAST TO FALL BELOW 35 DEGREES DURING THE MID EVENING HOURS ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTH FLORIDA. MINIMUM WIND CHILL VALUES ARE FORECAST TO BOTTOM OUT IN THE 15 TO 25 DEGREE RANGE ACROSS SOUTHERN FLORIDA OVERNIGHT WITH THE COLDEST READINGS IN INLAND LOCATIONS. A HARD FREEZE IS LIKELY ACROSS GLADES, HENDRY, AND INLAND PALM BEACH COUNTIES WITH A FREEZE LIKELY ELSEWHERE.

TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL AGAIN BE POSSIBLE FOR MOST OF INTERIOR MAINLAND SOUTH FLORIDA WEDNESDAY MORNING AGAIN. THEREFORE A FREEZE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THOSE PORTIONS OF SOUTH FLORIDA FOR WEDNESDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL QUICKLY BOUNCE BACK TO NEAR NORMAL LEVELS TOWARDS THE LATTER PART OF THE WEEK.