The
National Weather Service (NWS, http://www.weather.gov/) has issued a Freeze Warning, Freeze Watch, and Wind
Chill Advisory for much of the Nature Coast (Pasco, Sumter, Hernando, and
Citrus counties) until 9 am Thursday morning. The overnight temperatures are
predicted to be 23 and 32 degrees F. For your convenience, the NWS warnings
have been added to the bottom of this email.
You
can monitor real time weather using the Florida Automated Weather Network
(FAWN) at http://fawn.ifas.ufl.edu/.
FAWN has a cold protection tab which in includes the following items: cold
protection tool kit (minimum overnight temperature - calculated), Evaporative
Cooling Potential, Wet Bulb Based Irrigation Cut off, and Citrus Leaf Freezing
Temperature.
Please
take appropriate actions now to protect plant materials, crops, and animals.
Feel
free to contact me if you have any questions.
Stay Warm!
Cami
Esmel McAvoy
Freeze Watch
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
330 PM EST WED JAN 15 2014
...A FREEZE WARNING FOR LEVY COUNTY LATER TONIGHT...
...A FREEZE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE NATURE COAST AND MUCH OF
WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...
.A COLD FRONT SWEEPING THROUGH TONIGHT WILL BE FOLLOWED BY
CANADIAN
HIGH PRESSURE THAT BUILDS IN ACROSS THE GULF DURING THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS.
FLZ043-052-056-057-142-148-242-248-249-251-255-161400-
/O.NEW.KTBW.FZ.A.0004.140117T0800Z-140117T1400Z/
SUMTER-POLK-HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-COASTAL CITRUS-COASTAL HERNANDO-
INLAND CITRUS-INLAND HERNANDO-INLAND PASCO-INLAND HILLSBOROUGH-
INLAND MANATEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUSHNELL...THE VILLAGES...LAKELAND...
WINTER HAVEN...WAUCHULA...SEBRING...AVON PARK...CRYSTAL RIVER...
HOMOSASSA...HERNANDO BEACH...BAYPORT...INVERNESS...BROOKSVILLE...
SPRING HILL...DADE CITY...ZEPHYRHILLS...BRANDON...PLANT CITY...
SUN CITY CENTER...PARRISH...LAKEWOOD RANCH...MYAKKA CITY
330 PM EST WED JAN 15 2014
...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL HAS
ISSUED A FREEZE WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY
NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.
* TEMPERATURE...TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM 23 TO 32 DEGREES FOR
A FEW HOURS THURSDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.
* IMPACTS...DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE TO COLD SENSITIVE PLANTS THURSDAY
NIGHT. PLAN TO COVER OR BRING THESE PLANTS INDOORS AND
BRING
PETS INSIDE AS WELL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FREEZE WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE POTENTIAL OF A WIDESPREAD AND
DAMAGING FREEZE WITHIN 24 TO 48 HOURS. DURING THE FREEZE
PERIOD...TEMPERATURES MAY REMAIN BELOW 32 DEGREES FOR MORE THAN
2 HOURS.
&
Wind
Chill Advisory
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
341 PM EST WED JAN 15 2014
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS EFFECT LATER TONIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY
MORNING...
.COLD TEMPERATURES WILL COMBINE WITH WINDS TO PRODUCE WIND CHILL
VALUES BELOW 35 ACROSS PARTS OF WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA.
FLZ052-056-057-061-249-251-255-161400-
/O.NEW.KTBW.WC.Y.0004.140116T1000Z-140116T1400Z/
POLK-HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-DESOTO-INLAND PASCO-INLAND HILLSBOROUGH-
INLAND MANATEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAKELAND...WINTER HAVEN...WAUCHULA...
SEBRING...AVON PARK...ARCADIA...DADE CITY...ZEPHYRHILLS...
BRANDON...PLANT CITY...SUN CITY CENTER...PARRISH...
LAKEWOOD RANCH...MYAKKA CITY
341 PM EST WED JAN 15 2014
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 9 AM EST THURSDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL HAS
ISSUED A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO
9 AM EST THURSDAY.
* WIND CHILL VALUES...OF 35 OR LESS.
* OTHER IMPACTS...SENSITIVE PLANTS AND PETS SHOULD BE BROUGHT
INSIDE TONIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN WIND CHILL INDEX VALUES WILL
DROP TO 35 OR LOWER...EXCEPT 25 OR LOWER ACROSS THE NATURE COAST
AND SUMTER COUNTY.
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