The
National Weather Service (NWS, www.weather.gov)
in Ruskin, FL has issued a Freeze Warning and Wind Chill Advisory for our
area. The Freeze Warning is in effect from 3am to 9 am Friday January 24, 2014
and a Hard Freeze Watch is in effect until Saturday morning. Temperatures are
predicted to be between 28 and 32 degrees F for up to 7 hours.
A
wind chill advisory is in effect from 1am to 10am Friday January 24, 2014. The
Nature Coast Wind Chill values are predicted to be between 18 to 25
degrees F. For West Central and Southwest Florida values are predicted to
be 26 to 35 degrees F with the wind chill. For your convenience, I have
included these warnings below.
Due
to the Wind Chill Advisory I have included the UF-IFAS Stonefruit Extension
link (below) to assist you with cold protection decision making.
As
always, you can monitor real time temperature values at FAWN (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 yourself, plant materials,
crops, animals, and equipment.
Feel
free to contact me if you have any questions.
Stay
Warm!
Sincerely,
Cami
Esmel McAvoy
Image from US NWS Tampa Bay
Freeze
Warning
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
259 PM EST THU JAN 23 2014
FLZ139-239-241400-
/O.UPG.KTBW.FZ.A.0008.140124T0800Z-140124T1400Z/
/O.NEW.KTBW.FZ.W.0009.140124T0800Z-140124T1400Z/
/O.NEW.KTBW.HZ.A.0004.140125T0600Z-140125T1400Z/
COASTAL LEVY-INLAND LEVY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDAR KEY...YANKEETOWN...CHIEFLAND...
BRONSON...WILLISTON
259 PM EST THU JAN 23 2014
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM EST FRIDAY...
...HARD FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM EST FRIDAY. A HARD
FREEZE WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HARD FREEZE WATCH IS IN
EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.
* TIMING...ANOTHER FREEZE EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH A HARD FREEZE
POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY NIGHT.
* THURSDAY NIGHT-FRIDAY MORNING TEMPERATURES...EXPECTED TO FALL TO
BETWEEN 28 TO 32 DEGREES FOR UP TO 7 HOURS.
* FRIDAY NIGHT-SATURDAY MORNING TEMPERATURES...FORECASTED TO FALL
INTO THE 20S FOR SEVERAL HOURS.
* IMPACTS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES MAY DAMAGE VEGETATION.
RESIDENTS SHOULD COVER OR BRING INDOOR BOTH PLANTS AND
PETS.
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.
&&
$$
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
259 PM EST THU JAN 23 2014
FLZ043-142-148-242-248-241400-
/O.UPG.KTBW.FZ.A.0008.140124T0800Z-140124T1400Z/
/O.NEW.KTBW.FZ.W.0009.140124T0800Z-140124T1400Z/
/O.NEW.KTBW.FZ.A.0009.140125T0600Z-140125T1400Z/
SUMTER-COASTAL CITRUS-COASTAL HERNANDO-INLAND CITRUS-
INLAND HERNANDO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUSHNELL...THE VILLAGES...
CRYSTAL RIVER...HOMOSASSA...HERNANDO BEACH...BAYPORT...
INVERNESS...BROOKSVILLE...SPRING HILL
259 PM EST THU JAN 23 2014
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM EST FRIDAY...
...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL HAS
ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM
EST FRIDAY. A FREEZE WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FREEZE
WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING. THE FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
* TIMING...FREEZES EXPECTED TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT.
* THURSDAY NIGHT-FRIDAY MORNING TEMPERATURES...EXPECTED TO FALL
TO BETWEEN 28 TO 32 DEGREES FOR 2 TO 5 HOURS.
* FRIDAY NIGHT-SATURDAY MORNING TEMPERATURES...EXPECTED TO FALL TO
BETWEEN 28 TO 32 DEGREES FOR SEVERAL HOURS. TEMPERATURES
BELOW
28 ARE POSSIBLE.
* IMPACTS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES MAY DAMAGE VEGETATION.
RESIDENTS SHOULD COVER OR BRING INDOOR BOTH PLANTS AND
PETS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FREEZE WARNING IS ISSUED FOR 2 OR MORE HOURS OF TEMPERATURES
BETWEEN 27 AND 32 OVER A WIDESPREAD AREA.
RESIDENTS SHOULD COVER OR MOVE INDOORS ANY COLD SENSITIVE
PLANTS...AND BRING PETS INDOORS THIS EVENING.
A FREEZE WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE POTENTIAL OF A WIDESPREAD AND
DAMAGING FREEZE WITHIN 24 TO 48 HOURS. DURING THE FREEZE
PERIOD...TEMPERATURES MAY REMAIN BELOW 32 DEGREES FOR MORE THAN
2 HOURS.
&&
$$
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
251 PM EST THU JAN 23 2014
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING FOR WEST
CENTRAL AND MUCH OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA...
.A WINDY AND COLD NIGHT WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES BELOW 35
FOR MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. AREAS IN THE
NATURE COAST WILL SEE WIND CHILL VALUES BELOW 25.
FLZ043-050-052-056-057-061-139-142-148-149-151-155-160-162-239-
242-248-249-251-255-260-262-241500-
/O.NEW.KTBW.WC.Y.0006.140124T0600Z-140124T1500Z/
SUMTER-PINELLAS-POLK-HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-DESOTO-COASTAL LEVY-
COASTAL CITRUS-COASTAL HERNANDO-COASTAL PASCO-
COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-COASTAL MANATEE-COASTAL SARASOTA-
COASTAL CHARLOTTE-INLAND LEVY-INLAND CITRUS-INLAND HERNANDO-
INLAND PASCO-INLAND HILLSBOROUGH-INLAND MANATEE-INLAND SARASOTA-
INLAND CHARLOTTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUSHNELL...THE VILLAGES...CLEARWATER...
ST. PETERSBURG...LAKELAND...WINTER HAVEN...WAUCHULA...SEBRING...
AVON PARK...ARCADIA...CEDAR KEY...YANKEETOWN...CRYSTAL RIVER...
HOMOSASSA...HERNANDO BEACH...BAYPORT...PORT RICHEY...HUDSON...
TAMPA...APOLLO BEACH...WESTCHASE...BRADENTON...
ANNA MARIA ISLAND...VENICE...SARASOTA...ENGLEWOOD...
PORT CHARLOTTE...PUNTA GORDA...CHIEFLAND...BRONSON...WILLISTON...
INVERNESS...BROOKSVILLE...SPRING HILL...DADE CITY...ZEPHYRHILLS...
BRANDON...PLANT CITY...SUN CITY CENTER...PARRISH...
LAKEWOOD RANCH...MYAKKA CITY...NORTH PORT...BABCOCK RANCH
251 PM EST THU JAN 23 2014
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY.
* WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA WIND CHILL VALUES...26 TO 35.
* NATURE COAST WIND CHILL VALUES...18 TO 25.
* OTHER IMPACTS...LIMIT TIME OUTDOORS AND DRESS IN WARM LAYERS OF
CLOTHING. REMEMBER TO BRING PETS INDOORS.
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.
&&
$$
URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
300 PM EST THU JAN 23 2014
FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-241500-
/O.NEW.KJAX.WC.Y.0005.140124T0600Z-140124T1500Z/
HAMILTON-SUWANNEE-COLUMBIA-BAKER-NASSAU-DUVAL-UNION-BRADFORD-CLAY-
ST JOHNS-GILCHRIST-ALACHUA-PUTNAM-FLAGLER-MARION-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JASPER...LIVE OAK...LAKE CITY...
MACCLENNY...FERNANDINA BEACH...JACKSONVILLE...LAKE BUTLER...
STARKE...GREEN COVE SPRINGS...ST AUGUSTINE...TRENTON...
GAINESVILLE...PALATKA...PALM COAST...OCALA
300 PM EST THU JAN 23 2014
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM EST FRIDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS ISSUED A WIND
CHILL ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 10 AM EST
FRIDAY.
* WIND CHILL VALUES...LOWEST WIND CHILL VALUES AROUND 17 TO 25 BY
LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY.
* OTHER IMPACTS...PEOPLE AND PETS ARE SENSITIVE TO THE COLD.
PLEASE TAKE THE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS TO ENSURE SAFETY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. THIS WILL RESULT IN
FROST BITE AND LEAD TO HYPOTHERMIA IF PRECAUTIONS ARE NOT TAKEN.
IF YOU MUST VENTURE OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND
GLOVES.
&&
