Take
actions now to protect yourself, plant material, crops, animals, and equipment!
The
National Weather Service (NWS, http://www.weather.gov/) in Ruskin, FL has issued
a Hard Freeze or Freeze Warning for our area (Citrus, Hernando, Sumter and
Pasco counties) from 9 pm Wednesday night (January 22, 2014) to 9 am Thursday morning
(January 23, 2014). A hard freeze warning means that temperatures are predicted to be below freezing for 6 to
9 hours. This freeze warning has temperatures predicted to be between 28 and 32 degrees F for 2 to 6 hours. I
have included the NWS weather alerts below for your convenience.
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 includes the following items to assist you
with cold protection decisions: minimum overnight temperature (predicted using
the Brunt Equation calculation), Evaporative Cooling Potential, Wet Bulb Based
Irrigation Cut Off, and Citrus Leaf Freezing Temperature.
Again,
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!
Cami
Esmel McAvoy
Image from US NWS Tampa Bay Area (Ruskin, FL)
Hard Freeze Warning
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
305 PM EST WED JAN 22 2014
...HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE NATURE COAST...
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST
FLORIDA...
...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR MOST COASTAL WEST-CENTRAL AND
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA LOCATIONS...
.HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER THE REGION TONIGHT WILL RESULT IN
CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT OR CALM WINDS. THIS WILL SET THE STAGE FOR
EXCELLENT RADIATIONAL COOLING CONDITIONS...WITH WIDESPREAD FROST
AND FREEZING TEMPERATURES EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA.
FLZ148-248-230400-
/O.UPG.KTBW.HZ.A.0003.140123T0200Z-140123T1400Z/
/O.NEW.KTBW.HZ.W.0003.140123T0200Z-140123T1400Z/
COASTAL HERNANDO-INLAND HERNANDO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HERNANDO BEACH...BAYPORT...
BROOKSVILLE...SPRING HILL
305 PM EST WED JAN 22 2014
...HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM
EST THURSDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL HAS
ISSUED A HARD FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS
EVENING TO 9 AM EST THURSDAY. THE HARD FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER
IN EFFECT.
* TIMING...A HARD FREEZE IS EXPECTED BETWEEN 9 PM THIS EVENING
AND 9 AM THURSDAY.
* TEMPERATURE...24 TO 27 DEGREES FOR 2 TO 3 HOURS WITH
TEMPERATURES BELOW
FREEZING FOR 6 TO 9 HOURS.
* IMPACTS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES MAY DAMAGE VEGETATION.
RESIDENTS SHOULD COVER OR
BRING INDOOR BOTH PLANTS AND PETS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE
IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND
OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.
&&
$$
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
305 PM EST WED JAN 22 2014
...HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE NATURE COAST...
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST
FLORIDA...
...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR MOST COASTAL WEST-CENTRAL AND
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA LOCATIONS...
.HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER THE REGION TONIGHT WILL RESULT IN
CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT OR CALM WINDS. THIS WILL SET THE STAGE FOR
EXCELLENT RADIATIONAL COOLING CONDITIONS...WITH WIDESPREAD FROST
AND FREEZING TEMPERATURES EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA.
FLZ139-142-239-242-230400-
/O.UPG.KTBW.HZ.A.0003.140123T0200Z-140123T1400Z/
/O.NEW.KTBW.HZ.W.0003.140123T0200Z-140123T1400Z/
/O.NEW.KTBW.FZ.A.0008.140124T0800Z-140124T1500Z/
COASTAL LEVY-COASTAL CITRUS-INLAND LEVY-INLAND CITRUS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDAR KEY...YANKEETOWN...
CRYSTAL RIVER...HOMOSASSA...CHIEFLAND...BRONSON...WILLISTON...
INVERNESS
305 PM EST WED JAN 22 2014
...HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM
EST THURSDAY...
...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL HAS
ISSUED A HARD FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS
EVENING TO 9 AM EST THURSDAY. A FREEZE WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN
ISSUED. THIS FREEZE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT
THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THE HARD FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.
* TIMING...A HARD FREEZE IS EXPECTED BETWEEN 9 PM THIS EVENING
AND 9 AM THURSDAY. ANOTHER
FREEZE IS POSSIBLE THURSDAY NIGHT.
* TEMPERATURE...22 TO 27 DEGREES FOR 3 TO 5 HOURS WITH
TEMPERATURES BELOW
FREEZING FOR 7 TO 10 HOURS TONIGHT.
TEMPERATURES 28 TO 32 FOR
3 TO 5 HOURS THURSDAY NIGHT.
* IMPACTS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES MAY DAMAGE VEGETATION.
RESIDENTS SHOULD COVER OR
BRING INDOOR BOTH PLANTS AND PETS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE
IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND
OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.
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.
&&
$$
Freeze Warning
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
305 PM EST WED JAN 22 2014
...HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE NATURE COAST...
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST
FLORIDA...
...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR MOST COASTAL WEST-CENTRAL AND
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA LOCATIONS...
.HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING OVER THE REGION TONIGHT WILL RESULT IN
CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT OR CALM WINDS. THIS WILL SET THE STAGE FOR
EXCELLENT RADIATIONAL COOLING CONDITIONS...WITH WIDESPREAD FROST
AND FREEZING TEMPERATURES EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA.
FLZ043-052-056-057-061-149-249-251-255-260-262-230400-
/O.UPG.KTBW.FZ.A.0007.140123T0400Z-140123T1400Z/
/O.NEW.KTBW.FZ.W.0008.140123T0400Z-140123T1400Z/
SUMTER-POLK-HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-DESOTO-COASTAL PASCO-INLAND PASCO-
INLAND HILLSBOROUGH-INLAND MANATEE-INLAND SARASOTA-
INLAND CHARLOTTE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUSHNELL...THE VILLAGES...LAKELAND...
WINTER HAVEN...WAUCHULA...SEBRING...AVON PARK...ARCADIA...
PORT RICHEY...HUDSON...DADE CITY...ZEPHYRHILLS...BRANDON...
PLANT CITY...SUN CITY CENTER...PARRISH...LAKEWOOD RANCH...
MYAKKA CITY...NORTH PORT...BABCOCK RANCH
305 PM EST WED JAN 22 2014
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM EST
THURSDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL HAS
ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS
EVENING TO 9 AM EST THURSDAY. THE FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT.
* TIMING...A FREEZE IS EXPECTED BETWEEN 9 PM THIS EVENING AND 9
AM THURSDAY.
* TEMPERATURE...28 TO 32 DEGREES FOR 2 TO 6 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.
&&
$$
