Current Watches, Warnings and Advisories for Florida Issued by the National Weather Service
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VERY COLD AND RAW CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS WEEKEND ACROSS WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA...
A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TODAY. STRONG ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO THE REGION BEHIND THIS FRONT. BREEZY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL ADVECT IN COLD TEMPERATURES THIS EVENING THROUGH THE WEEKEND...AND CONTINUE THE AREA`S COLD WEATHER OUTBREAK INTO MONDAY. LONG DURATIONS OF SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED OVER THE NATURE COAST TONIGHT...WITH LOWER TO MID 30S
IN WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA AND UPPER 30S TO LOWER 40S IN SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. GUSTY WINDS TONIGHT WILL CREATE LOW WIND CHILLS IN THE MID TO UPPER TEENS OVER THE NATURE COAST AND LOWER TO MID 20S OVER WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA AND LOWER TO MID 30S FOR SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE OVER THE REGION LATE TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY AS THE COLD FRONT STALLS OVER SOUTH FLORIDA PRODUCING OVERCAST SKIES AND CHANCES FOR RAINS MAINLY FROM THE BAY AREA SOUTHWARD. THESE FEATURES ALOFT COMBINED WITH THE ARCTIC AIRMASS IN PLACE AT THE SURFACE WILL CREATE A VERY COLD...BREEZY AND RAW DAY SATURDAY WITH DAYTIME HIGHS ONLY IN THE LOWER TO MID 40S AREAWIDE.
THESE LOW TEMPERATURES COMBINED WITH BRISK WINDS WILL PRODUCE LOW WIND CHILL VALUES MOST OF THE DAY WITH READING IN THE MID 20S OVER THE NATURE COAST AND IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S ELSEWHERE. AS THE SURFACE HIGH PUSHES FURTHER SOUTH EVEN COLDER AIR IS POISED TO MOVE INTO THE AREA SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. ALL AREAS EXCEPT THE IMMEDIATE COAST WILL SEE LONG DURATIONS OF TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING WITH THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO BE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 20S OVER THE NATURE COAST AND MID TO UPPER 20S OVER INTERIOR AREAS OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. WINDS REMAIN AROUND 10 MPH OVERNIGHT AS WELL...AND THIS CREATES DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AROUND 10 OVER THE NATURE COAST AND UPPER TEENS TO AROUND 20 ELSEWHERE.
THESE FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY MONDAY. DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO COLD SENSITIVE PLANTS...AND SMALL PETS LEFT OUTDOORS ARE ALSO AT RISK. COVER PLANTS AND BRING PETS INDOORS EACH EVENING. RESIDENTS VENTURING OUT IN THE MORNINGS AND ALL DAY SATURDAY SHOULD ALSO DRESS WARMLY. SEVERAL LAYERS OF CLOTHING WILL INSULATE YOU BETTER THAN A SINGLE COAT OR JACKET.









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