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Hazardous Weather Outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR SOUTH FLORIDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
600 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

FLZ063-066>075-168-172>174-101100-
GLADES-HENDRY-INLAND PALM BEACH-METRO PALM BEACH-COASTAL COLLIER-
INLAND COLLIER-INLAND BROWARD-METRO BROWARD-INLAND MIAMI DADE-
METRO MIAMI DADE-MAINLAND MONROE-COASTAL PALM BEACH-
COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE-FAR SOUTH MIAMI DADE-
600 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR ALL AREAS TONIGHT...
...FREEZE WATCH INTERIOR SECTIONS FOR THURSDAY MORNING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

WIND: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 KNOT WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST
AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH OVERNIGHT. THIS HAS LEAD TO SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORIES FOR THE ALL COASTAL WATERS INCLUDING LAKE
OKEECHOBEE AND BISCAYNE BAY THROUGH TONIGHT.

WAVES: STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CREATE SEAS UP TO 7 FEET IN THE
GULF WATERS BEYOND 20 NAUTICAL MILES OF THE GULF COAST AND IN THE
GULF STREAM OFF OF PALM BEACH COUNTY.

TEMPERATURES: WITH LOW TEMPERATURES FALLING WEDNESDAY MORNING INTO
THE 45 TO 50 RANGE, COMBINED WITH NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH, WIND
CHILLS WILL FALL INTO THE LOWER 40S IN GLADES, HENDRY, INTERIOR
NORTHERN COLLIER AND INTERIOR PALM BEACH COUNTIES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

A COLDER AIRMASS WILL MOVE INTO SOUTH FLORIDA TONIGHT BEHIND A
COLD FRONT. THIS WILL SET UP A VERY CHILLY THURSDAY MORNING WITH
FREEZING TEMPERATURES POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF INTERIOR PALM
BEACH, INTERIOR COLLIER, GLADES, AND HENDRY COUNTIES. TEMPERATURES
OF 35 TO 45 DEGREES CAN BE EXPECTED ELSEWHERE.

ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL AFFECT THE AREA LATE THIS WEEK WITH A
CHANCE OF RAIN OVER ALL OF SOUTH FLORIDA ON FRIDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

FOR MORE INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
MIAMI WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MIAMI.

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Hazardous Weather Outlook

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR SOUTH FLORIDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
600 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

FLZ063-066>075-168-172>174-101100-
GLADES-HENDRY-INLAND PALM BEACH-METRO PALM BEACH-COASTAL COLLIER-
INLAND COLLIER-INLAND BROWARD-METRO BROWARD-INLAND MIAMI DADE-
METRO MIAMI DADE-MAINLAND MONROE-COASTAL PALM BEACH-
COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE-FAR SOUTH MIAMI DADE-
600 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR ALL AREAS TONIGHT...
...FREEZE WATCH INTERIOR SECTIONS FOR THURSDAY MORNING...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

WIND: SOUTHWEST 20 TO 25 KNOT WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST
AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH OVERNIGHT. THIS HAS LEAD TO SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORIES FOR THE ALL COASTAL WATERS INCLUDING LAKE
OKEECHOBEE AND BISCAYNE BAY THROUGH TONIGHT.

WAVES: STRONG SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL CREATE SEAS UP TO 7 FEET IN THE
GULF WATERS BEYOND 20 NAUTICAL MILES OF THE GULF COAST AND IN THE
GULF STREAM OFF OF PALM BEACH COUNTY.

TEMPERATURES: WITH LOW TEMPERATURES FALLING WEDNESDAY MORNING INTO
THE 45 TO 50 RANGE, COMBINED WITH NORTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH, WIND
CHILLS WILL FALL INTO THE LOWER 40S IN GLADES, HENDRY, INTERIOR
NORTHERN COLLIER AND INTERIOR PALM BEACH COUNTIES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

A COLDER AIRMASS WILL MOVE INTO SOUTH FLORIDA TONIGHT BEHIND A
COLD FRONT. THIS WILL SET UP A VERY CHILLY THURSDAY MORNING WITH
FREEZING TEMPERATURES POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF INTERIOR PALM
BEACH, INTERIOR COLLIER, GLADES, AND HENDRY COUNTIES. TEMPERATURES
OF 35 TO 45 DEGREES CAN BE EXPECTED ELSEWHERE.

ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL AFFECT THE AREA LATE THIS WEEK WITH A
CHANCE OF RAIN OVER ALL OF SOUTH FLORIDA ON FRIDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

FOR MORE INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
MIAMI WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MIAMI.

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Short Term Forecast

SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
849 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

AMZ610-630-650-651-670-671-FLZ063-066>075-168-172>174-GMZ656-657-676-
100330-
LAKE OKEECHOBEE-BISCAYNE BAY-
COASTAL WATERS FROM JUPITER INLET TO DEERFIELD BEACH, FL OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM DEERFIELD BEACH TO OCEAN REEF, FL OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM JUPITER INLET TO DEERFIELD BEACH, FL EXTENDING FROM
20 NM TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM DEERFIELD BEACH TO OCEAN REEF, FL EXTENDING FROM 20 NM
TO THE TERRITORIAL WATERS OF THE BAHAMAS-GLADES-HENDRY-
INLAND PALM BEACH-METRO PALM BEACH-COASTAL COLLIER-INLAND COLLIER-
INLAND BROWARD-METRO BROWARD-INLAND MIAMI DADE-METRO MIAMI DADE-
MAINLAND MONROE-COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL BROWARD-
COASTAL MIAMI DADE-FAR SOUTH MIAMI DADE-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CHOKOLOSKEE TO BONITA BEACH, FL OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE, FL OUT 20 NM-
GULF WATERS FROM CHOKOLOSKEE TO BONITA BEACH, FL EXTENDING FROM
20 TO 60 NM-
849 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

.NOW...
SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT SOUTHERN FLORIDA DURING
THE EVENING HOURS. THE HEAVIEST SHOWERS THROUGH 1030 PM WILL AFFECT
SOUTHERN MIAMI DADE COUNTY INCLUDING THE TOWN OF HOMESTEAD. THESE
SHOWERS COULD PRODUCE BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS AS THEY RAPIDLY MOVE
TO THE EAST AT 25 TO 30 MPH. SHOWERS WILL ALSO AFFECT THE ADJACENT
AND OFFSHORE ATLANTIC WATERS AS WELL AS THE GULF WATERS THROUGH
1030 PM. SHOWERS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH AS A COLD FRONT MOVES TO
THE SOUTH AND EAST OF THE FLORIDA PENINSULA WHICH IS EXPECTED TO
OCCUR SOMEWHERE AROUND MIDNIGHT.


$$







Short Term Forecast

SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
849 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

AMZ610-630-650-651-670-671-FLZ063-066>075-168-172>174-GMZ656-657-676-
100330-
LAKE OKEECHOBEE-BISCAYNE BAY-
COASTAL WATERS FROM JUPITER INLET TO DEERFIELD BEACH, FL OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM DEERFIELD BEACH TO OCEAN REEF, FL OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM JUPITER INLET TO DEERFIELD BEACH, FL EXTENDING FROM
20 NM TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM DEERFIELD BEACH TO OCEAN REEF, FL EXTENDING FROM 20 NM
TO THE TERRITORIAL WATERS OF THE BAHAMAS-GLADES-HENDRY-
INLAND PALM BEACH-METRO PALM BEACH-COASTAL COLLIER-INLAND COLLIER-
INLAND BROWARD-METRO BROWARD-INLAND MIAMI DADE-METRO MIAMI DADE-
MAINLAND MONROE-COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL BROWARD-
COASTAL MIAMI DADE-FAR SOUTH MIAMI DADE-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CHOKOLOSKEE TO BONITA BEACH, FL OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE, FL OUT 20 NM-
GULF WATERS FROM CHOKOLOSKEE TO BONITA BEACH, FL EXTENDING FROM
20 TO 60 NM-
849 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

.NOW...
SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT SOUTHERN FLORIDA DURING
THE EVENING HOURS. THE HEAVIEST SHOWERS THROUGH 1030 PM WILL AFFECT
SOUTHERN MIAMI DADE COUNTY INCLUDING THE TOWN OF HOMESTEAD. THESE
SHOWERS COULD PRODUCE BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS AS THEY RAPIDLY MOVE
TO THE EAST AT 25 TO 30 MPH. SHOWERS WILL ALSO AFFECT THE ADJACENT
AND OFFSHORE ATLANTIC WATERS AS WELL AS THE GULF WATERS THROUGH
1030 PM. SHOWERS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH AS A COLD FRONT MOVES TO
THE SOUTH AND EAST OF THE FLORIDA PENINSULA WHICH IS EXPECTED TO
OCCUR SOMEWHERE AROUND MIDNIGHT.


$$







Fire Weather Watch

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
246 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FOR ALL SOUTH FLORIDA FIRE WEATHER
ZONES WITH THE EXCEPTION OF COASTAL COLLIER AND FAR SOUTH MIAMI-
DADE FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR FOUR
OR MORE CONSECUTIVE HOURS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT...

FLZ063-066>068-070>075-168-172-173-101100-
/O.NEW.KMFL.FW.A.0010.100210T1600Z-100210T2300Z/
GLADES-HENDRY-INLAND PALM BEACH-METRO PALM BEACH-INLAND COLLIER-
INLAND BROWARD-METRO BROWARD-INLAND MIAMI DADE-METRO MIAMI DADE-
MAINLAND MONROE-COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL BROWARD-
COASTAL MIAMI DADE-
246 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FOR ALL SOUTH FLORIDA FIRE WEATHER
ZONES WITH THE EXCEPTION OF COASTAL COLLIER AND FAR SOUTH MIAMI-
DADE FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR FOUR
OR MORE CONSECUTIVE HOURS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

A VERY DRY AIR MASS WILL SPREAD ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA FOLLOWING THE
PASSAGE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT LATE TONIGHT. HOWEVER...ABUNDANT
SUNSHINE ON WEDNESDAY WILL ALLOW AIR TEMPERATURES TO WARM INTO THE
MID TO UPPER 60S. THE MILD TEMPERATURES...WHEN COMBINED WITH THE
VERY DRY AIR...WILL ALLOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES TO FALL BELOW
35 PERCENT FOR SEVERAL CONSECUTIVE HOURS ACROSS MOST OF SOUTH
FLORIDA...PROMPTING THE ISSUANCE OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

&&

$$

GS/DD





Fire Weather Watch

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
246 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FOR ALL SOUTH FLORIDA FIRE WEATHER
ZONES WITH THE EXCEPTION OF COASTAL COLLIER AND FAR SOUTH MIAMI-
DADE FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR FOUR
OR MORE CONSECUTIVE HOURS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT...

FLZ063-066>068-070>075-168-172-173-101100-
/O.NEW.KMFL.FW.A.0010.100210T1600Z-100210T2300Z/
GLADES-HENDRY-INLAND PALM BEACH-METRO PALM BEACH-INLAND COLLIER-
INLAND BROWARD-METRO BROWARD-INLAND MIAMI DADE-METRO MIAMI DADE-
MAINLAND MONROE-COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL BROWARD-
COASTAL MIAMI DADE-
246 PM EST TUE FEB 9 2010

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FOR ALL SOUTH FLORIDA FIRE WEATHER
ZONES WITH THE EXCEPTION OF COASTAL COLLIER AND FAR SOUTH MIAMI-
DADE FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR FOUR
OR MORE CONSECUTIVE HOURS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

A VERY DRY AIR MASS WILL SPREAD ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA FOLLOWING THE
PASSAGE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT LATE TONIGHT. HOWEVER...ABUNDANT
SUNSHINE ON WEDNESDAY WILL ALLOW AIR TEMPERATURES TO WARM INTO THE
MID TO UPPER 60S. THE MILD TEMPERATURES...WHEN COMBINED WITH THE
VERY DRY AIR...WILL ALLOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES TO FALL BELOW
35 PERCENT FOR SEVERAL CONSECUTIVE HOURS ACROSS MOST OF SOUTH
FLORIDA...PROMPTING THE ISSUANCE OF THIS FIRE WEATHER WATCH.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

&&

$$

GS/DD





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