Wind Chill Advisory 1, NWS Melbourne, FL

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URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
216 PM EST TUE JAN 1 2008

...MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES AND BRISK WINDS WILL PRODUCE VERY LOW
WIND CHILL READINGS LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING...AND
AGAIN WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.

.A MUCH COLDER AND DRIER AIR WILL BEGIN TO SPREAD ACROSS CENTRAL
FLORIDA TONIGHT IN THE WAKE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. GUSTY NORTHWEST
WINDS BEHIND THE FRONT WILL PRODUCE VERY COLD WIND CHILL READINGS
IN THE PRE DAWN HOURS WEDNESDAY AND AGAIN LATE WEDNESDAY THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING.

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INLAND VOLUSIA-NORTHERN LAKE-ORANGE-SEMINOLE-SOUTHERN BREVARD-
OSCEOLA-INDIAN RIVER-OKEECHOBEE-ST. LUCIE-MARTIN-COASTAL VOLUSIA-
SOUTHERN LAKE-NORTHERN BREVARD-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DE LAND...LEESBURG...ORLANDO...
SANFORD...MELBOURNE...PALM BAY...KISSIMMEE...ST CLOUD...
VERO BEACH...OKEECHOBEE...FORT PIERCE...HOBE SOUND...
DAYTONA BEACH...CLERMONT...TITUSVILLE
216 PM EST TUE JAN 1 2008

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 11 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...
...WIND CHILL WATCH IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A WIND CHILL
WATCH FOR WEDNESDAY EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 11 AM WEDNESDAY.

LOW TEMPERATURES WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL RANGE FROM THE LOWER 30S
OVER THE NORTHERN INTERIOR SECTIONS TO THE MID 40S OVER THE
BARRIER ISLANDS OF THE TREASURE COAST. MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES
COMBINED WITH GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH THROUGH THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS WILL ALLOW WIND CHILLS TO RANGE FROM THE LOWER TO
MID 20S NORTH TO THE MID 30S FAR SOUTH OVER EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA.

TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO BE EVEN COLDER THURSDAY MORNING...WITH
WINDS REMAINING BETWEEN 10 AND 15 MPH. THE COMBINED EFFECTS OF THE
COLD TEMPERATURES AND GUSTY WINDS WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL
READINGS FROM THE UPPER TEENS TO MIDDLE 20S ACROSS MOST OF EAST
CENTRAL FLORIDA.

PERSONS IN EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA SHOULD TAKE PROTECTIVE MEASURES
FOR THE UPCOMING COLD WEATHER. 

MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES ON THIS
DEVELOPING COLD WEATHER SITUATION.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY MEANS THAT VERY COLD AIR AND GUSTY WINDS
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE LOW WIND CHILLS. IF YOU MUST VENTURE
OUTDOORS...MAKE SURE YOU WEAR A HAT AND GLOVES AND DRESS IN LAYERS.

A WIND CHILL WATCH MEANS THE THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A COMBINATION
OF VERY COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS TO CREATE DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND
CHILL VALUES. MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WARNINGS FOR UPDATES
ON THIS SITUATION.

$$

SPRATT

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
930 PM EST MON DEC 31 2007

...NEW YEARS DAY COLD FRONT FOLLOWED BY MUCH COLDER AIR MASS WITH
FREEZING TEMPERATURES AND LOW WIND CHILLS...

.DISCUSSION...
STATIONARY BOUNDARY STRETCHING FROM THE CENTRAL GULF...AND ACROSS
CENTRAL FLORIDA INTO THE WESTERN ATLANTIC WILL WASH OUT OVER THE
AREA OVERNIGHT AS LIGHT BLYR WINDS BEGIN TO FLOP AROUND TO THE SOUTH
IN ADVANCE OF THE NEXT...MUCH STRONGER FRONT. LATEST RADAR TRENDS
SUGGEST THAT PRECIP HAS BEEN DIMINISHING AS IT SHIFTS SOUTH THE PAST
COUPLES OF HOURS. LATE NIGHT FOG FORMATION STILL A POSSIBILITY AS
THERE SHOULD BE ENOUGH SURFACE AND LOW LEVEL MOISTURE ALONG WITH
SKIES BECOMING PARTLY CLOUDY NORTH TO SOUTH AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOW
TEMPS LOOK OK AS THE REALLY COLDER AIR IS STILL WELL NORTH OF THE
STATE. WILL TAKE OUT PRECIP NORTHERN AREAS AND LEAVE SLIGHT CHANCE
SOUTHERN HALF GIVEN LATEST TRENDS.

&&

.AVIATION...CONSIDERABLE MULTI-LAYERED CLOUDINESS WILL CONTINUE TO
IMPACT MOST TAF SITES THROUGH TUE MORNING...WITH MVFR CEILINGS THRU
MUCH OF THE PERIOD AND AREAS OF MVFR MIST/FOG MCO-SFB-DAB WESTWARD
AFTER 08X. VFR CONDITIONS BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AS LEADING EDGE OF
HIGH PRESSURE PUSHES DOWN THE PENINSULA. BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS WITH
GUSTS OVER 20 KNOTS STARTING TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

&&

.MARINE...WINDS SHOULD QUICKLY FLOP AROUND TO THE SOUTHWEST AND THEN
WEST TOWARD SUNRISE TUE AS THE WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY WASHES OUT OVHD
AND SECOND FRONT APPROACHES NORTH FL. CURRENT GRIDS LOOK FINE AS
THEY SHOW THIS LINE OF THINKING.

&&

.MLB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
     AFTERNOON FOR COASTAL VOLUSIA-INDIAN RIVER-INLAND VOLUSIA-
     MARTIN-NORTHERN BREVARD-NORTHERN LAKE-OKEECHOBEE-ORANGE-
     OSCEOLA-SEMINOLE-SOUTHERN BREVARD-SOUTHERN LAKE-ST. LUCIE.

     WIND CHILL WATCH FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
     MORNING FOR COASTAL VOLUSIA-INDIAN RIVER-INLAND VOLUSIA-
     MARTIN-NORTHERN BREVARD-NORTHERN LAKE-OKEECHOBEE-ORANGE-
     OSCEOLA-SEMINOLE-SOUTHERN BREVARD-SOUTHERN LAKE-ST. LUCIE.

     FREEZE WATCH FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING
     FOR INLAND VOLUSIA-NORTHERN LAKE.

AM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 10 AM TUESDAY TO 4 AM EST FRIDAY FOR
     COASTAL WATERS FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY
     LINE OUT 20 NM-WATERS FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA BREVARD
     COUNTY LINE 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 4 PM TUESDAY TO 4 AM EST FRIDAY FOR
     COASTAL WATERS FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET OUT 20
     NM-COASTAL WATERS FROM VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO
     SEBASTIAN INLET OUT 20 NM-WATERS FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO
     JUPITER INLET 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-WATERS FROM VOLUSIA
     BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN INLET 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE.

&&

WIMMER/CRISTALDI

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
853 PM EST MON DEC 31 2007

AMZ550-552-555-570-572-575-FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141-
144-147-011100-
COASTAL WATERS FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE
OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN
INLET OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE 20 TO
60 NM OFFSHORE-
WATERS FROM VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN INLET 20 TO
60 NM OFFSHORE-
WATERS FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
INLAND VOLUSIA-NORTHERN LAKE-ORANGE-SEMINOLE-SOUTHERN BREVARD-
OSCEOLA-INDIAN RIVER-OKEECHOBEE-ST. LUCIE-MARTIN-COASTAL VOLUSIA-
SOUTHERN LAKE-NORTHERN BREVARD-
853 PM EST MON DEC 31 2007

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

...DENSE FOG/SMOKE IMPACT...
PATCHES OF DENSE FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE AFTER MIDNIGHT FROM DAYTONA
BEACH...SANFORD...ORLANDO WEST TO CLEMENT...THE VILLAGES AND
LAKE GEORGE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH OF THE REGION TUESDAY. THE
COLDEST AIRMASS OF THE SEASON...AND PERHAPS THE COLDEST AIR TO
AFFECT THE REGION IN NEARLY FIVE YEARS IS POISED TO SPREAD INTO
CENTRAL FLORIDA TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. FREEZING
TEMPERATURES AND UNUSUALLY LOW WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES ARE
FORECAST TO OCCUR ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION WEDNESDAY. DIMINISHING
WINDS...BUT EVEN COLDER TEMPERATURES...FALLING INTO THE 20S IN
MANY AREAS MAY OCCUR THURSDAY MORNING. A FREEZE WATCH MAY BE
ISSUED FOR A LARGE PORTION OF CENTRAL FLORIDA LATER TODAY AND A
WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED AS THE DANGEROUSLY
COLD WEATHER EVENT DRAWS CLOSER. RESIDENTS OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA
AREA ADVISED TO REMAIN UP TO DATE WITH THE LATEST FORECASTS
CONCERNING THIS APPROACHING PERIOD OF VERY COLD WEATHER.

OVER THE COASTAL WATERS...STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS WILL DEVELOP
TUESDAY NIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH LATE IN THE WEEK WHILE GRADUALLY
SHIFTING TO THE NORTHEAST. FREQUENT WIND GUSTS TO GALE FORCE WILL
BE POSSIBLE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY...CAUSING SEAS TO
BUILD TO BETWEEN 6 AND 10 FEET OFFSHORE...AND AS HIGH AS 4 TO 6
FEET NEARSHORE.

DRY CONDITIONS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT MAY ALSO LEAD TO AN INCREASE
WILDFIRE RISK WEDNESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY.

WIMMER