Wednesday, February 18, 2015

Freeze Warning and Wind Chill Advisory February 18-19 2015

The National Weather Service (NWS) in Ruskin, FL has issued a Freeze Warning & Wind Chill Advisory for all of the Nature Coast (Citrus-Hernando-Sumter-Pasco) for February 18 evening to February 19 morning. Temperatures are predicted to be in the low 30s to upper 20s overnight with the wind chill. I have attached the UF-IFAS EDIS publication on Cold Protection in Blueberries as well as included the UF-IFAS Stonefruit Extension link (below) to assist you with cold protection decision making.

As always, 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.

All warnings have been added to the bottom of this email for your convenience.

Please take appropriate actions now to protect plant materials, crops, animals, and equipment.


Feel free to contact me if you have any questions.
Stay Warm!




Freeze Warning
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
318 AM EST WED FEB 18 2015

FLZ043-142-148-248-182245-
/O.NEW.KTBW.FZ.W.0003.150219T0600Z-150219T1400Z/
/O.NEW.KTBW.HZ.A.0001.150220T0300Z-150220T1400Z/
SUMTER-COASTAL CITRUS-COASTAL HERNANDO-INLAND HERNANDO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUSHNELL...THE VILLAGES...
CRYSTAL RIVER...HOMOSASSA...HERNANDO BEACH...BAYPORT...
BROOKSVILLE...SPRING HILL
318 AM EST WED FEB 18 2015

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM EST THURSDAY...
...HARD FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM EST THURSDAY. A
HARD FREEZE WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED AND IS IN EFFECT FROM
THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

* WEDNESDAY NIGHT TEMPERATURES...A FEW HOURS OF
  FREEZING TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 29 AND 32 DEGREES.

* THURSDAY NIGHT/FRIDAY MORNING TEMPERATURES...SEVERAL HOURS OF
  FREEZING TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 22 AND 26 DEGREES.

* IMPACTS...TENDER VEGETATION...PEOPLE...AND PETS SENSITIVE TO
  THE COLD SHOULD BE PROTECTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING IS ISSUED FOR 2 OR MORE HOURS OF TEMPERATURES
BETWEEN 27 AND 32 OVER A WIDESPREAD AREA.

RESIDENTS SHOULD COVER OR MOVE INDOORS ANY COLD SENSITIVE
PLANTS...AND BRING PETS INDOORS THIS EVENING.

A HARD FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE.
THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

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FLZ249-182115-
INLAND PASCO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DADE CITY...ZEPHYRHILLS
333 AM EST WED FEB 18 2015
 
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM
EST THURSDAY...
...HARD FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING...
 
.TODAY...COOLER. MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.TONIGHT...COLDER. MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH. LOWEST WIND CHILL
READINGS 27 TO 32 EARLY IN THE MORNING.
.THURSDAY...BREEZY. MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 50S.
NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO 20 MPH. LOWEST WIND CHILL READINGS 25 TO
30 EARLY IN THE MORNING.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. LOWEST WIND CHILL READINGS 18 TO 23 AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.FRIDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH. LOWEST WIND CHILL READINGS 17 TO 22 EARLY IN THE MORNING.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...NOT AS COOL. MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...WARMER. PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE
LOWER 70S. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
.SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER
70S. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS
AROUND 70. CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT.


FLZ043-182115-
SUMTER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUSHNELL...THE VILLAGES
333 AM EST WED FEB 18 2015
 
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM
EST THURSDAY...
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM EST THURSDAY...
...HARD FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING...
 
.TODAY...COOLER. MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 50S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH.
.TONIGHT...COLDER. MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS IN THE LOWER 30S. NORTHWEST
WINDS 5 TO 10 MPH. LOWEST WIND CHILL READINGS 24 TO 29 EARLY IN
THE MORNING.
.THURSDAY...MOSTLY SUNNY. HIGHS AROUND 50. NORTHWEST WINDS 10 TO
15 MPH. LOWEST WIND CHILL READINGS 22 TO 27 EARLY IN THE MORNING.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...CLEAR. LOWS IN THE MID 20S. NORTH WINDS 5 TO
10 MPH. LOWEST WIND CHILL READINGS 17 TO 22 EARLY IN THE MORNING.
.FRIDAY...SUNNY. HIGHS IN THE MID 50S. NORTHEAST WINDS 5 TO 10
MPH. LOWEST WIND CHILL READINGS 16 TO 21 EARLY IN THE MORNING.
.FRIDAY NIGHT...NOT AS COOL. MOSTLY CLEAR. LOWS AROUND 40.
.SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...WARMER. PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS AROUND
70. LOWS IN THE MID 50S.
.SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 70S.
LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S.
.MONDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE LOWER 50S.
.TUESDAY...PARTLY SUNNY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS. HIGHS AROUND 70.
CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT.
 
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