Alert archive / Florida / Freeze Warnings in 2009
Freeze Warning 2, NWS Miami, FL
NWS Miami, FL issued this freeze warning at Jan 21, 2009, 5:24 AM EST for 5 counties in Florida. It took effect at Jan 22, 2009, 2:00 AM EST. It was in force for 7 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 21, 2009, 5:24 AM EST (10:24 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 22, 2009, 2:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Jan 22, 2009, 9:00 AM EST
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Miami, FL
Counties Broward County, FL, Collier County, FL, Miami-Dade County, FL, Monroe County, FL, Palm Beach County, FL
The radar
The Miami radar (KAMX), 55 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:23 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 00:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 50 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1320 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 58 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -162 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -150 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS72 KMFL 211024 NPWMFL URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 524 AM EST WED JAN 21 2009 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING FOR GLADES, HENDRY AND INLAND PALM BEACH COUNTIES... ...HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EST THURSDAY FOR GLADES AND HENDRY COUNTIES... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EST THURSDAY FOR MOST OF MAINLAND SOUTH FLORIDA, EXCEPT EAST COASTAL AREAS... ...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR GLADES COUNTY... FLZ063-211830- /O.UPG.KMFL.FZ.A.0002.090122T0700Z-090122T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KMFL.HZ.W.0001.090122T0700Z-090122T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KMFL.FZ.A.0003.090123T0900Z-090123T1300Z/ /O.CON.KMFL.FZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090121T1400Z/ GLADES- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MOORE HAVEN 524 AM EST WED JAN 21 2009 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EST THURSDAY... ...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A HARD FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM 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. A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING. A VERY COLD AIRMASS WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD DOWN THE FLORIDA PENINSULA AND INTO SOUTH FLORIDA THIS MORNING. TEMPERATURES HAVE ALREADY REACHED THE FREEZING MARK ACROSS NORTHEAST SECTIONS OF GLADES COUNTY AND THERE IS A STRONG LIKELIHOOD OF TEMPERATURES REACHING THE FREEZING MARK OR JUST BELOW THIS MORNING OVER THE REST OF THE COUNTY. PEOPLE SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE NECESSARY STEPS TO PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION...AS THESE TEMPERATURES CAN CAUSE DAMAGE TO SENSITIVE VEGETATION EVEN IF TEMPERATURES DO NOT DROP TO FREEZING. CLEAR SKIES AND EXPECTED LIGHT WINDS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY MORNING COULD RESULT IN TEMPERATURES DROPPING TO BELOW FREEZING ACROSS MOST OF THE INTERIOR SECTIONS OF MAINLAND SOUTH FLORIDA THURSDAY MORNING...WITH LOW TEMPERATURES AS COLD AS THE MID TO UPPER 20S POSSIBLE OVER THE NORTHWEST INTERIOR, HENCE A HARD FREEZE WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR GLADES AND HENDRY FOR THURSDAY MORNING. SIMILAR CONDITIONS, CLEAR SKIES AND EXPECTED LIGHT WINDS, CAN BE EXPECTED ONCE AGAIN FRIDAY MORNING RESULTING IN TEMPERATURES POSSIBLY FALLING TO NEAR FREEZING MARKS ONCE AGAIN. 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 WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ FLZ066-211830- /O.UPG.KMFL.FZ.A.0002.090122T0700Z-090122T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KMFL.HZ.W.0001.090122T0700Z-090122T1400Z/ /O.CON.KMFL.FZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090121T1400Z/ HENDRY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CLEWISTON 524 AM EST WED JAN 21 2009 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A HARD FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EST THURSDAY. A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING. A VERY COLD AIRMASS WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD DOWN THE FLORIDA PENINSULA AND INTO SOUTH FLORIDA THIS MORNING. TEMPERATURES HAVE ALREADY FALLEN TO NEAR FREEZING MARK ACROSS NORTH SECTIONS OF HENDRY COUNTY AND THERE IS A STRONG LIKELIHOOD OF TEMPERATURES REACHING THE FREEZING MARK OR JUST BELOW THIS MORNING OVER THE REST OF THE COUNTY. PEOPLE SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE NECESSARY STEPS TO PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION...AS THESE TEMPERATURES CAN CAUSE DAMAGE TO SENSITIVE VEGETATION EVEN IF TEMPERATURES DO NOT DROP TO FREEZING. CLEAR SKIES AND EXPECTED LIGHT WINDS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY MORNING COULD RESULT IN TEMPERATURES DROPPING TO BELOW FREEZING ACROSS MOST OF THE INTERIOR SECTIONS OF MAINLAND SOUTH FLORIDA THURSDAY MORNING...WITH LOW TEMPERATURES AS COLD AS THE MID TO UPPER 20S POSSIBLE OVER THE NORTHWEST INTERIOR, HENCE A HARD FREEZE WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR GLADES AND HENDRY FOR THURSDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ FLZ067-211830- /O.UPG.KMFL.FZ.A.0002.090122T0700Z-090122T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KMFL.FZ.W.0002.090122T0700Z-090122T1400Z/ /O.CON.KMFL.FZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090121T1400Z/ INLAND PALM BEACH- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAHOKEE...SOUTH BAY...BELLE GLADE... WELLINGTON 524 AM EST WED JAN 21 2009 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EST THURSDAY. THE FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING. A VERY COLD AIRMASS WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD DOWN THE FLORIDA PENINSULA AND INTO SOUTH FLORIDA THIS MORNING. TEMPERATURES HAVE ALREADY FALLEN TO NEAR FREEZING MARKS ACROSS SOUTHERN SECTIONS OF MARTIN COUNTY AND THERE IS A STRONG LIKELIHOOD OF TEMPERATURES REACHING THE FREEZING MARK OR JUST BELOW THIS MORNING OVER INLAND PALM BEACH COUNTY. PEOPLE SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE NECESSARY STEPS TO PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION...AS THESE TEMPERATURES CAN CAUSE DAMAGE TO SENSITIVE VEGETATION EVEN IF TEMPERATURES DO NOT DROP TO FREEZING. CLEAR SKIES AND EXPECTED LIGHT WINDS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY MORNING COULD RESULT IN TEMPERATURES DROPPING TO BELOW FREEZING ACROSS MOST OF THE INTERIOR SECTIONS OF MAINLAND SOUTH FLORIDA THURSDAY MORNING...WITH LOW TEMPERATURES AS COLD AS AROUND 30 DEGREES POSSIBLE, HENCE A FREEZE WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS AREA FOR THURSDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ FLZ070-071-073-211830- /O.UPG.KMFL.FZ.A.0002.090122T0700Z-090122T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KMFL.FZ.W.0002.090122T0700Z-090122T1400Z/ INLAND COLLIER-INLAND BROWARD-INLAND MIAMI DADE- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...IMMOKALEE 524 AM EST WED JAN 21 2009 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EST THURSDAY. THE FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A VERY COLD AIRMASS WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD DOWN THE FLORIDA PENINSULA AND INTO SOUTH FLORIDA TODAY AND TONIGHT. CLEAR SKIES AND EXPECTED LIGHT WINDS TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY MORNING COULD RESULT IN TEMPERATURES DROPPING TO BELOW FREEZING ACROSS MOST OF THE INTERIOR SECTIONS OF MAINLAND SOUTH FLORIDA THURSDAY MORNING...WITH LOW TEMPERATURES AS COLD AS AROUND 30 DEGREES POSSIBLE, HENCE A FREEZE WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS AREA FOR THURSDAY MORNING. PEOPLE SHOULD ANTICIPATE THE POSSIBILITY OF FREEZING TEMPERATURES EARLY THURSDAY MORNING ACROSS ALL OF INLAND COLLIER, INLAND BROWARD, INLAND MIAMI-DADE COUNTY AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE NECESSARY STEPS TO PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION...AS TEMPERATURES BELOW 40 DEGREES FOR A SEVERAL HOURS CAN STILL CAUSE DAMAGE TO SENSITIVE VEGETATION EVEN IF TEMPERATURES DO NOT DROP TO FREEZING. THIS INCLUDES WESTERN PARTS OF THE HOMESTEAD AND FLORIDA CITY AREAS AS WELL AS THE REDLANDS AND IS MOST LIKELY IN AREAS NEAR AND WEST OF KROME AVENUE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ FLZ068-069-072-074-075-174-211830- /O.NEW.KMFL.FZ.W.0002.090122T0700Z-090122T1400Z/ METRO PALM BEACH-COASTAL COLLIER-METRO BROWARD-METRO MIAMI DADE- MAINLAND MONROE-FAR SOUTH MIAMI DADE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NAPLES...CORAL SPRINGS...SUNRISE... DAVIE...HOLLYWOOD...PEMBROKE PINES...HIALEAH 524 AM EST WED JAN 21 2009 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EST THURSDAY. A VERY COLD AIRMASS WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD DOWN THE FLORIDA PENINSULA AND INTO SOUTH FLORIDA TODAY AND TONIGHT. CLEAR SKIES AND EXPECTED LIGHT WINDS TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY MORNING COULD RESULT IN TEMPERATURES DROPPING TO BELOW FREEZING ACROSS THE WESTERN SUBURBS OF METRO PALM BEACH, METRO BROWARD AND METRO MIAMI-DADE THURSDAY MORNING...WITH LOW TEMPERATURES AS COLD AS AROUND 30 DEGREES POSSIBLE, HENCE A FREEZE WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS AREA FOR THURSDAY MORNING. PEOPLE SHOULD ANTICIPATE THE POSSIBILITY OF FREEZING TEMPERATURES EARLY THURSDAY MORNING ACROSS THESE AREAS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE NECESSARY STEPS TO PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION...AS TEMPERATURES BELOW 40 DEGREES FOR A SEVERAL HOURS CAN STILL CAUSE DAMAGE TO SENSITIVE VEGETATION EVEN IF TEMPERATURES DO NOT DROP TO FREEZING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$
5 follow-up statements
000 WWUS72 KMFL 211458 AAA NPWMFL URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 958 AM EST WED JAN 21 2009 ...HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EST THURSDAY FOR GLADES AND HENDRY COUNTIES... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EST THURSDAY FOR MOST OF MAINLAND SOUTH FLORIDA...EXCEPT IMMEDIATE EAST COASTAL AREAS... ...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR GLADES COUNTY... FLZ063-221400- /O.CON.KMFL.HZ.W.0001.090122T0700Z-090122T1400Z/ /O.CON.KMFL.FZ.A.0003.090123T0900Z-090123T1300Z/ GLADES- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MOORE HAVEN 958 AM EST WED JAN 21 2009 ...FREEZE WARNING FOR THIS MORNING HAS EXPIRED... ...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EST THURSDAY... ...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... A HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EST THURSDAY. A FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED ABOVE FREEZING THIS MORNING AND THUS THE FREEZE WARNING PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT FOR THIS MORNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. CLEAR SKIES AND EXPECTED LIGHT WINDS TONIGHT AND EARLY TOMORROW MORNING WILL LIKELY RESULT IN TEMPERATURES DROPPING TO BELOW FREEZING ACROSS MOST OF THE INTERIOR SECTIONS OF MAINLAND SOUTH FLORIDA...WITH LOW TEMPERATURES AS COLD AS THE MID TO UPPER 20S POSSIBLE ACROSS GLADES COUNTY. AS A RESULT A HARD FREEZE WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR GLADES COUNTY...WHICH MEANS TEMPERATURES COULD FALL BELOW 28 DEGREES FOR 3 CONSECUTIVE HOURS. SIMILAR CONDITIONS... CLEAR SKIES AND EXPECTED LIGHT WINDS... CAN BE EXPECTED ONCE AGAIN FRIDAY MORNING RESULTING IN TEMPERATURES POSSIBLY FALLING TO NEAR FREEZING MARKS ONCE AGAIN...BUT A HARD FREEZE IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. 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 MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ FLZ066-221400- /O.CON.KMFL.HZ.W.0001.090122T0700Z-090122T1400Z/ HENDRY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CLEWISTON 958 AM EST WED JAN 21 2009 ...FREEZE WARNING FOR THIS MORNING HAS EXPIRED... ...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EST THURSDAY... A HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EST THURSDAY. TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED ABOVE FREEZING THIS MORNING AND THUS THE FREEZE WARNING PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT FOR THIS MORNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. CLEAR SKIES AND EXPECTED LIGHT WINDS TONIGHT AND EARLY TOMORROW MORNING WILL LIKELY RESULT IN TEMPERATURES DROPPING TO BELOW FREEZING ACROSS ALL OF HENDRY COUNTY...WITH LOW TEMPERATURES AS COLD AS THE MID TO UPPER 20S POSSIBLE. A HARD FREEZE WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR HENDRY COUNTY...WHICH MEANS TEMPERATURES COULD FALL BELOW 28 DEGREES FOR 3 CONSECUTIVE HOURS. 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. && $$ FLZ067>075-174-221400- /O.CON.KMFL.FZ.W.0002.090122T0700Z-090122T1400Z/ INLAND PALM BEACH-METRO PALM BEACH-COASTAL COLLIER-INLAND COLLIER- INLAND BROWARD-METRO BROWARD-INLAND MIAMI DADE-METRO MIAMI DADE- MAINLAND MONROE-FAR SOUTH MIAMI DADE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAHOKEE...SOUTH BAY...BELLE GLADE... WELLINGTON...NAPLES...IMMOKALEE...CORAL SPRINGS...SUNRISE... DAVIE...HOLLYWOOD...PEMBROKE PINES...HIALEAH 958 AM EST WED JAN 21 2009 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EST THURSDAY... A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EST THURSDAY. A VERY COLD AIRMASS WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD DOWN THE FLORIDA PENINSULA AND INTO SOUTH FLORIDA TODAY AND TONIGHT. CLEAR SKIES AND EXPECTED ALONG WITH LIGHT WINDS TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY MORNING COULD RESULT IN TEMPERATURES DROPPING TO BELOW FREEZING ACROSS MOST OF THE INTERIOR SECTIONS OF MAINLAND SOUTH FLORIDA...WITH LOW TEMPERATURES AS COLD AS AROUND 30 DEGREES POSSIBLE...HENCE A FREEZE WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS AREA FOR THURSDAY MORNING. PEOPLE SHOULD ANTICIPATE THE POSSIBILITY OF FREEZING TEMPERATURES EARLY THURSDAY MORNING ACROSS ALL OF INLAND COLLIER...INLAND BROWARD...INLAND MIAMI-DADE COUNTY AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE NECESSARY STEPS TO PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION...AS TEMPERATURES BELOW 40 DEGREES FOR SEVERAL HOURS CAN STILL CAUSE DAMAGE TO SENSITIVE VEGETATION EVEN IF TEMPERATURES DO NOT DROP TO FREEZING. THIS INCLUDES WESTERN PARTS OF THE HOMESTEAD AND FLORIDA CITY AREAS AS WELL AS THE REDLANDS. ACROSS THE EAST COAST METRO AREAS...TEMPERATURES COULD DROP TO AROUND FREEZING IN THE PRE-DAWN HOURS TOMORROW ACROSS WESTERN SUBURBS...GENERALLY ALONG AND WEST OF INTERSTATE 75 IN BROWARD COUNTY AND THE FLORIDA TURNPIKE EXTENSION IN MIAMI-DADE. TEMPERATURES COULD ALSO DROP TO AROUND FREEZING IN COASTAL COLLIER COUNTY AS WELL...INCLUDING THE NAPLES AREA. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ STRASSBERG
000 WWUS72 KMFL 211847 AAB NPWMFL URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 147 PM EST WED JAN 21 2009 ...HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EST THURSDAY FOR GLADES AND HENDRY COUNTIES... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EST THURSDAY FOR MOST OF MAINLAND SOUTH FLORIDA...EXCEPT IMMEDIATE EAST COASTAL AREAS... ...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR GLADES COUNTY... FLZ063-221400- /O.CON.KMFL.HZ.W.0001.090122T0700Z-090122T1400Z/ /O.CON.KMFL.FZ.A.0003.090123T0900Z-090123T1300Z/ GLADES- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MOORE HAVEN 147 PM EST WED JAN 21 2009 ...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EST THURSDAY... ...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... A HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EST THURSDAY. A FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. CLEAR SKIES AND EXPECTED LIGHT WINDS TONIGHT AND EARLY TOMORROW MORNING WILL LIKELY RESULT IN TEMPERATURES DROPPING TO BELOW FREEZING ACROSS MOST OF THE INTERIOR SECTIONS OF MAINLAND SOUTH FLORIDA...WITH LOW TEMPERATURES AS COLD AS THE MID TO UPPER 20S POSSIBLE ACROSS GLADES COUNTY. AS A RESULT A HARD FREEZE WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR GLADES COUNTY...WHICH MEANS TEMPERATURES COULD FALL BELOW 28 DEGREES FOR 3 CONSECUTIVE HOURS. THESE TEMPERATURES COULD BE SIMILAR TO FREEZE EVENTS THAT OCCURRED IN 1997 AND 2003. SIMILAR CONDITIONS...CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS...CAN BE EXPECTED ONCE AGAIN FRIDAY MORNING RESULTING IN TEMPERATURES POSSIBLY FALLING TO NEAR FREEZING ONCE AGAIN...BUT A HARD FREEZE IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. 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 MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ FLZ066-221400- /O.CON.KMFL.HZ.W.0001.090122T0700Z-090122T1400Z/ HENDRY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CLEWISTON 147 PM EST WED JAN 21 2009 ...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EST THURSDAY... A HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EST THURSDAY. CLEAR SKIES AND EXPECTED LIGHT WINDS TONIGHT AND EARLY TOMORROW MORNING WILL LIKELY RESULT IN TEMPERATURES DROPPING TO BELOW FREEZING ACROSS ALL OF HENDRY COUNTY...WITH LOW TEMPERATURES AS COLD AS THE MID TO UPPER 20S POSSIBLE. A HARD FREEZE WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR HENDRY COUNTY...WHICH MEANS TEMPERATURES COULD FALL BELOW 28 DEGREES FOR 3 CONSECUTIVE HOURS. THESE TEMPERATURES COULD BE SIMILAR TO FREEZE EVENTS THAT OCCURRED IN 1997 AND 2003. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ FLZ067>075-174-221400- /O.CON.KMFL.FZ.W.0002.090122T0700Z-090122T1400Z/ INLAND PALM BEACH-METRO PALM BEACH-COASTAL COLLIER-INLAND COLLIER- INLAND BROWARD-METRO BROWARD-INLAND MIAMI DADE-METRO MIAMI DADE- MAINLAND MONROE-FAR SOUTH MIAMI DADE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAHOKEE...SOUTH BAY...BELLE GLADE... WELLINGTON...NAPLES...IMMOKALEE...CORAL SPRINGS...SUNRISE... DAVIE...HOLLYWOOD...PEMBROKE PINES...HIALEAH 147 PM EST WED JAN 21 2009 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EST THURSDAY... A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EST THURSDAY. A VERY COLD AIRMASS WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD DOWN THE FLORIDA PENINSULA AND INTO SOUTH FLORIDA TODAY AND TONIGHT. CLEAR SKIES ARE EXPECTED ALONG WITH LIGHT WINDS TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. THIS COULD RESULT IN TEMPERATURES DROPPING TO BELOW FREEZING ACROSS MOST OF THE INTERIOR SECTIONS OF MAINLAND SOUTH FLORIDA... WITH LOW TEMPERATURES AS COLD AS THE UPPER 20S TO AROUND 30 DEGREES POSSIBLE...HENCE A FREEZE WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS AREA. PEOPLE SHOULD ANTICIPATE THE POSSIBILITY OF FREEZING TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY MORNING ACROSS ALL OF INLAND COLLIER...INLAND BROWARD...AND INLAND MIAMI-DADE COUNTY AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE NECESSARY STEPS TO PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION...AS TEMPERATURES BELOW 40 DEGREES FOR SEVERAL HOURS CAN STILL CAUSE DAMAGE TO SENSITIVE VEGETATION EVEN IF TEMPERATURES DO NOT DROP TO FREEZING. THIS WARNING INCLUDES WESTERN PARTS OF THE HOMESTEAD AND FLORIDA CITY AREAS AS WELL AS THE REDLANDS. THESE TEMPERATURES COULD BE SIMILAR TO FREEZE EVENTS THAT OCCURRED IN 1997 AND 2003. ACROSS THE EAST COAST METRO AREAS...TEMPERATURES COULD DROP TO AROUND FREEZING IN THE PRE-DAWN HOURS TOMORROW ACROSS WESTERN SUBURBS...GENERALLY WEST OF INTERSTATE 75 IN BROWARD COUNTY AND THE FLORIDA TURNPIKE EXTENSION IN MIAMI-DADE. TEMPERATURES COULD ALSO DROP TO AROUND FREEZING IN COASTAL COLLIER COUNTY...INCLUDING THE NAPLES AREA. ACROSS ALL OF THESE AREAS...IF AND WHERE TEMPERATURES DO NOT DROP TO FREEZING AREAS OF FROST ARE POSSIBLE...AND THIS COULD STILL BE VERY DAMAGING TO OUTDOOR PLANTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ STRASSBERG
000 WWUS72 KMFL 220306 NPWMFL URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 1006 PM EST WED JAN 21 2009 ...HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EST THURSDAY FOR GLADES AND HENDRY COUNTIES... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EST THURSDAY FOR MOST OF MAINLAND SOUTH FLORIDA...EXCEPT IMMEDIATE EAST COASTAL AREAS... ...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR GLADES COUNTY... FLZ063-221400- /O.CON.KMFL.HZ.W.0001.090122T0700Z-090122T1400Z/ /O.CON.KMFL.FZ.A.0003.090123T0900Z-090123T1300Z/ GLADES- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MOORE HAVEN 1006 PM EST WED JAN 21 2009 ...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EST THURSDAY... ...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... CLEAR SKIES AND EXPECTED LIGHT WINDS OVERNIGHT WILL LIKELY RESULT IN TEMPERATURES DROPPING TO BELOW FREEZING ACROSS MOST OF THE INTERIOR SECTIONS OF MAINLAND SOUTH FLORIDA...WITH LOW TEMPERATURES AS COLD AS THE MID TO UPPER 20S POSSIBLE ACROSS GLADES COUNTY. AS A RESULT A HARD FREEZE WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR GLADES COUNTY...WHICH MEANS TEMPERATURES COULD FALL BELOW 28 DEGREES FOR 3 CONSECUTIVE HOURS. THESE TEMPERATURES COULD BE SIMILAR TO FREEZE EVENTS THAT OCCURRED IN 1997 AND 2003. SIMILAR CONDITIONS...CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS...CAN BE EXPECTED ONCE AGAIN FRIDAY MORNING RESULTING IN TEMPERATURES POSSIBLY FALLING TO NEAR FREEZING ONCE AGAIN...BUT A HARD FREEZE IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ FLZ066-221400- /O.CON.KMFL.HZ.W.0001.090122T0700Z-090122T1400Z/ HENDRY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CLEWISTON 1006 PM EST WED JAN 21 2009 ...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EST THURSDAY... CLEAR SKIES AND EXPECTED LIGHT WINDS OVERNIGHT WILL LIKELY RESULT IN TEMPERATURES DROPPING TO BELOW FREEZING ACROSS ALL OF HENDRY COUNTY...WITH LOW TEMPERATURES AS COLD AS THE MID TO UPPER 20S POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY AWAY FROM LAKE OKEECHOBEE. A HARD FREEZE WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR HENDRY COUNTY...WHICH MEANS TEMPERATURES COULD FALL BELOW 28 DEGREES FOR 3 CONSECUTIVE HOURS. THESE TEMPERATURES COULD BE SIMILAR TO FREEZE EVENTS THAT OCCURRED IN 1997 AND 2003. 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. && $$ FLZ067>075-174-221400- /O.CON.KMFL.FZ.W.0002.090122T0700Z-090122T1400Z/ INLAND PALM BEACH-METRO PALM BEACH-COASTAL COLLIER-INLAND COLLIER- INLAND BROWARD-METRO BROWARD-INLAND MIAMI DADE-METRO MIAMI DADE- MAINLAND MONROE-FAR SOUTH MIAMI DADE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAHOKEE...SOUTH BAY...BELLE GLADE... WELLINGTON...NAPLES...IMMOKALEE...CORAL SPRINGS...SUNRISE... DAVIE...HOLLYWOOD...PEMBROKE PINES...HIALEAH 1006 PM EST WED JAN 21 2009 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EST THURSDAY... A VERY COLD AIRMASS WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD DOWN THE FLORIDA PENINSULA AND INTO SOUTH FLORIDA OVERNIGHT. CLEAR SKIES ARE EXPECTED ALONG WITH LIGHT WINDS. THIS COULD RESULT IN TEMPERATURES DROPPING TO BELOW FREEZING ACROSS MOST OF THE INTERIOR AND WESTERN SECTIONS OF MAINLAND SOUTH FLORIDA...WITH LOW TEMPERATURES AS COLD AS THE UPPER 20S TO AROUND 30 DEGREES POSSIBLE...HENCE A FREEZE WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS AREA. PEOPLE SHOULD ANTICIPATE THE POSSIBILITY OF FREEZING TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY MORNING ACROSS MOST OF COLLIER COUNTY AND THE WESTERNMOST SUBURBS AND EVERGLADES OF BROWARD AND MIAMI-DADE COUNTIES...AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE NECESSARY STEPS TO PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION AS EVEN TEMPERATURES BELOW 40 DEGREES FOR SEVERAL HOURS CAN CAUSE DAMAGE TO SENSITIVE VEGETATION. THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE WESTERNMOST SUBURBS OF THE SOUTHEAST FLORIDA METRO AREA, GENERALLY WEST OF THE TURNPIKE IN PALM BEACH COUNTY, INTERSTATE 75 AND THE SAWGRASS EXPRESSWAY IN BROWARD COUNTY AND THE FLORIDA TURNPIKE EXTENSION IN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY. THESE AREAS INCLUDE WESTERN SECTIONS OF HOMESTEAD...FLORIDA CITY AND THE REDLAND IN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY...WESTON IN BROWARD COUNTY AND WELLINGTON...THE ACREAGE AND JUPITER FARMS IN PALM BEACH COUNTY. IN THESE AREAS...TEMPERATURES COULD DROP TO NEAR OR JUST BELOW FREEZING. THESE TEMPERATURES COULD BE SIMILAR TO FREEZE EVENTS THAT OCCURRED IN 1997 AND 2003. IN COLLIER COUNTY, TEMPERATURES COULD DROP TO AROUND FREEZING IN THE IMMEDIATE NAPLES AREA BETWEEN TAMIAMI TRAIL AND INTERSTATE 75...WITH TEMPERATURES SLIGHTLY BELOW FREEZING EXPECTED EAST OF I-75. AREAS OF FROST ARE ALSO EXPECTED IN THESE AREAS...WHICH COULD BE VERY DAMAGING TO OUTDOOR PLANTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ MOLLEDA
000 WWUS72 KMFL 220937 NPWMFL URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 437 AM EST THU JAN 22 2009 ...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 9 AM EST THIS MORNING FOR GLADES AND HENDRY COUNTIES... ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH 9 AM EST THIS MORNING FOR MOST OF MAINLAND SOUTH FLORIDA...EXCEPT IMMEDIATE EAST COASTAL AREAS... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM EST FRIDAY FOR GLADES AND HENDRY COUNTIES... ...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR INLAND PALM BEACH AND INLAND COLLIER COUNTIES... FLZ063-221930- /O.UPG.KMFL.FZ.A.0003.090123T0900Z-090123T1300Z/ /O.NEW.KMFL.FZ.W.0003.090123T0900Z-090123T1400Z/ /O.CON.KMFL.HZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090122T1400Z/ GLADES- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...MOORE HAVEN 437 AM EST THU JAN 22 2009 ...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM EST FRIDAY. A HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING. CLEAR SKIES AND EXPECTED LIGHT WINDS THIS MORNING WILL RESULT IN TEMPERATURES DROPPING TO BELOW FREEZING ACROSS MOST OF THE INTERIOR SECTIONS OF MAINLAND SOUTH FLORIDA...WITH LOW TEMPERATURES AS COLD AS THE MID TO UPPER 20S POSSIBLE ACROSS GLADES COUNTY. AS A RESULT A HARD FREEZE WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR GLADES COUNTY...WHICH MEANS TEMPERATURES COULD FALL BELOW 28 DEGREES FOR 3 CONSECUTIVE HOURS. THESE TEMPERATURES COULD BE SIMILAR TO FREEZE EVENTS THAT OCCURRED IN 1997 AND 2003. SIMILAR CONDITIONS...CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS...CAN BE EXPECTED ONCE AGAIN FRIDAY MORNING RESULTING IN TEMPERATURES POSSIBLY FALLING TO NEAR FREEZING ONCE AGAIN. FOR THIS REASON A FREEZE WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR FRIDAY MORNING...BUT A HARD FREEZE IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. 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 WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ FLZ066-221930- /O.NEW.KMFL.FZ.W.0003.090123T0900Z-090123T1400Z/ /O.CON.KMFL.HZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090122T1400Z/ HENDRY- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...CLEWISTON 437 AM EST THU JAN 22 2009 ...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM EST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM EST FRIDAY. A HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING. CLEAR SKIES AND EXPECTED LIGHT WINDS THIS MORNING WILL RESULT IN TEMPERATURES DROPPING TO BELOW FREEZING ACROSS MOST OF THE INTERIOR SECTIONS OF MAINLAND SOUTH FLORIDA...WITH LOW TEMPERATURES AS COLD AS THE MID TO UPPER 20S POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF HENDRY COUNTY. AS A RESULT A HARD FREEZE WARNING CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR HENDRY COUNTY...WHICH MEANS TEMPERATURES COULD FALL BELOW 28 DEGREES FOR 3 CONSECUTIVE HOURS. THESE TEMPERATURES COULD BE SIMILAR TO FREEZE EVENTS THAT OCCURRED IN 1997 AND 2003. SIMILAR CONDITIONS...CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS...CAN BE EXPECTED ONCE AGAIN FRIDAY MORNING RESULTING IN TEMPERATURES POSSIBLY FALLING TO NEAR FREEZING ONCE AGAIN. FOR THIS REASON A FREEZE WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR FRIDAY MORNING...BUT A HARD FREEZE IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ FLZ067-070-221930- /O.NEW.KMFL.FZ.A.0004.090123T0900Z-090123T1400Z/ /O.CON.KMFL.FZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090122T1400Z/ INLAND PALM BEACH-INLAND COLLIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAHOKEE...SOUTH BAY...BELLE GLADE... WELLINGTON...IMMOKALEE 437 AM EST THU JAN 22 2009 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WATCH... WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING. CLEAR SKIES ALONG WITH LIGHT WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PREVAIL EARLY THIS MORNING. THIS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN TEMPERATURES DROPPING TO BELOW FREEZING ACROSS MOST OF THE INTERIOR AND WESTERN SECTIONS OF MAINLAND SOUTH FLORIDA...WITH LOW TEMPERATURES AROUND 30 DEGREES POSSIBLE...HENCE A FREEZE WARNING CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THIS AREA. PEOPLE SHOULD ANTICIPATE THE POSSIBILITY OF FREEZING TEMPERATURES EARLY MORNING ACROSS MOST OF COLLIER COUNTY AND INLAND PALM BEACH COUNTY...AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE NECESSARY STEPS TO PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. AREAS OF FROST ARE ALSO EXPECTED IN THESE AREAS...WHICH COULD BE VERY DAMAGING TO OUTDOOR PLANTS. SIMILAR CONDITIONS...CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS...CAN BE EXPECTED ONCE AGAIN FRIDAY MORNING RESULTING IN TEMPERATURES POSSIBLY FALLING TO NEAR FREEZING ONCE AGAIN. FOR THIS REASON A FREEZE WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ FLZ068-069-071>075-174-221400- /O.CON.KMFL.FZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090122T1400Z/ METRO PALM BEACH-COASTAL COLLIER-INLAND BROWARD-METRO BROWARD- INLAND MIAMI DADE-METRO MIAMI DADE-MAINLAND MONROE- FAR SOUTH MIAMI DADE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NAPLES...CORAL SPRINGS...SUNRISE... DAVIE...HOLLYWOOD...PEMBROKE PINES...HIALEAH 437 AM EST THU JAN 22 2009 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING... THIS WARNING INCLUDES THE WESTERNMOST SUBURBS OF THE SOUTHEAST FLORIDA METRO AREA... GENERALLY WEST OF THE TURNPIKE IN PALM BEACH COUNTY... INTERSTATE 75 AND THE SAWGRASS EXPRESSWAY IN BROWARD COUNTY AND THE FLORIDA TURNPIKE EXTENSION IN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY. THESE AREAS INCLUDE WESTERN SECTIONS OF HOMESTEAD... FLORIDA CITY AND THE REDLAND IN MIAMI-DADE COUNTY...WESTON IN BROWARD COUNTY AND WELLINGTON...THE ACREAGE AND JUPITER FARMS IN PALM BEACH COUNTY. IN THESE AREAS...TEMPERATURES COULD DROP TO NEAR OR JUST BELOW FREEZING. THESE TEMPERATURES COULD BE SIMILAR TO FREEZE EVENTS THAT OCCURRED IN 1997 AND 2003. IN COLLIER COUNTY, TEMPERATURES COULD DROP TO AROUND FREEZING IN THE IMMEDIATE NAPLES AREA BETWEEN TAMIAMI TRAIL AND INTERSTATE 75...WITH TEMPERATURES SLIGHTLY BELOW FREEZING EXPECTED EAST OF I-75. AREAS OF FROST ARE ALSO EXPECTED IN THESE AREAS...WHICH COULD BE VERY DAMAGING TO OUTDOOR PLANTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$
000 WWUS72 KMFL 221408 NPWMFL URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 908 AM EST THU JAN 22 2009 ...HARD FREEZE WARNING FOR GLADES AND HENDRY COUNTIES AND FREEZE WARNING FOR MOST OTHER SOUTH FLORIDA ZONES ALLOWED TO EXPIRE ON SCHEDULE AT 9 AM EST THIS MORNING... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM EST FRIDAY FOR GLADES AND HENDRY COUNTIES... ...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR INLAND PALM BEACH AND INLAND COLLIER COUNTIES... FLZ063-066-222000- /O.EXP.KMFL.HZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090122T1400Z/ /O.CON.KMFL.FZ.W.0003.090123T0900Z-090123T1400Z/ GLADES-HENDRY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOORE HAVEN...CLEWISTON 908 AM EST THU JAN 22 2009 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM EST FRIDAY... ...HARD FREEZE WARNING ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 9 AM EST THIS MORNING... SIMILAR CONDITIONS TO THURSDAY MORNING...WITH CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS...CAN BE EXPECTED ONCE AGAIN FRIDAY MORNING RESULTING IN TEMPERATURES POSSIBLY FALLING TO NEAR FREEZING ONCE AGAIN. FOR THIS REASON A FREEZE WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR FRIDAY MORNING...BUT A HARD FREEZE IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ FLZ067-070-222000- /O.EXP.KMFL.FZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090122T1400Z/ /O.CON.KMFL.FZ.A.0004.090123T0900Z-090123T1400Z/ INLAND PALM BEACH-INLAND COLLIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PAHOKEE...SOUTH BAY...BELLE GLADE... WELLINGTON...IMMOKALEE 908 AM EST THU JAN 22 2009 ...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... ...FREEZE WARNING ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 9 AM EST THIS MORNING... SIMILAR CONDITIONS TO THURSDAY MORNING...WITH CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS...CAN BE EXPECTED ONCE AGAIN FRIDAY MORNING RESULTING IN TEMPERATURES POSSIBLY FALLING TO NEAR FREEZING ONCE AGAIN. FOR THIS REASON A FREEZE WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR FRIDAY MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ FLZ068-069-071>075-174-221515- /O.EXP.KMFL.FZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-090122T1400Z/ METRO PALM BEACH-COASTAL COLLIER-INLAND BROWARD-METRO BROWARD- INLAND MIAMI DADE-METRO MIAMI DADE-MAINLAND MONROE- FAR SOUTH MIAMI DADE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NAPLES...CORAL SPRINGS...SUNRISE... DAVIE...HOLLYWOOD...PEMBROKE PINES...HIALEAH 908 AM EST THU JAN 22 2009 ...FREEZE WARNING ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 9 AM EST THIS MORNING... CURRENT SURFACE AND MESONET OBSERVATIONS INDICATE THAT TEMPERATURES HAVE WARMED ABOVE THE FREEZING MARK ACROSS THE FREEZE WARNING AREA. THUS...THE FREEZE WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ 70/DD
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this freeze warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Miami, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this freeze warning went out at Jan 21, 5:08 AM EST, 16 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 21, 5:08 AM EST, 16 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
508 AM EST WED JAN 21 2009
...COLD CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT...
.DISCUSSION...A COLD AND DRY AIRMASS CONTINUES TO ADVECT DOWN THE
PENINSULA THIS MORNING AS HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI
VALLEY BUILDS EASTWARD. THE RIDGE WILL CONTINUE EAST TODAY AND
SETTLE OVER CENTRAL PORTIONS OF THE PENINSULA TONIGHT. AHEAD OF
THIS HIGH STRONG COLD ADVECTION WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY WITH
HIGH TEMPS ONLY CLIMBING INTO THE MID TO UPPER 50S ALONG WITH
DEW POINTS DROPPING INTO THE TEENS TO MID 20S ACROSS THE MAINLAND.
TONIGHT WITH OPTIMAL RADIATIONAL COOLING AND A VERY DRY AIRMASS
TEMPS WILL DROP INTO THE 20S AND 30S ACROSS MOST OF S FL.
TERRESTRIAL HEAT AND THE PROXIMITY TO THE OCEANS WILL BE THE OCEANS
WILL BE THE ONLY SAVING GRACE OF THE COASTAL AREAS AND THE SE
COAST METRO, BUT FAR WESTERN SUBURBS OF THE EAST COAST COUNTIES
WILL STILL HAVE ISOLATED AREAS HITTING THE FREEZING MARK BY
SUNRISE AND LIKEWISE FOR THE WEST COAST CITIES, BUT AREAS ACROSS
THE INTERIOR MAY NOT FAIR AS WELL WITH TEMPS EVEN FALLING INTO THE
MID 20S FOR A FEW HOURS IN GLADES AND HENDRY COUNTIES. FROST WILL
ALSO BE A CONCERN IN THE EAST AND WEST COAST CITIES AS TEMPS FALL
INTO THE MID 30S... ITS JUST NOT EXPECTED ALONG THE IMMEDIATE
COAST. WARMING WILL BEGIN ACROSS S FL THURS WITH HIGH TEMPS
CLIMBING BACK INTO THE 60S DURING THE AFTERNOON AS THE DRY AIRMASS
ALLOW FOR A STEEP DIURNAL SWING AND THE RIDGE SLOWLY MODIFIES
THROUGH THE DAY... BUT EVEN WITH ANOTHER DAY OF MODIFICATION
ISOLATED AREAS OF WESTERN GLADES CO MAY ONCE AGAIN TAP 32 FRI
MORN, THEREFORE YET ANOTHER FREEZE WATCH HAS BE ISSUED. ALONG THE
COASTAL SECTIONS OF S FL FRI MORN A LAND BREEZE IS EXPECTED AN
TEMPS WILL STILL LIKELY FALL INTO THE 40S OVER MOST COASTAL AREAS
WITH A FEW LOW 50S OVER EXTREME SE MIAMI-DADE. THE RIDGE WILL
FINALLY HAVE MODIFIED ENOUGH BY FRI NIGHT THAT NO MORE FREEZING
TEMPS AREA EXPECTED THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE PERIOD AND TEMPS
SLOWLY WARM AS THE RIDGE SLOWLY CREEPS INTO THE ATLANTIC. THE
SURFACE FLOW IS THEN EXPECTED TO BECOME EASTERLY LATE IN THE
WEEKEND AND DEEPEN ALLOWING FOR A FEW ISOLD SHRA TO MOVE IN FROM
THE ATLANTIC, BUT OTHER THAN THAT THE OVERALL PATTERN ACROSS THE
U.S. BECOMES MORE ZONAL THAN THE CURRENT PATTERN KEEPING THE
STRONG COLD FRONTS OUT OF S FL.
&&
.AVIATION...VFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO PREVAIL OVR ALL TERMINALS
THROUGH 22/06Z. SFC WINDS WILL REMAIN NW (320-340 DEGREES) AT 10
TO 13 KTS THROUGH AT LEAST 22/23Z WITH A BRIEF PERIOD OF GUSTINESS
OVR ERN TERMINALS DURING EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. WIND SPEED SHOULD
SIGNIFICANTLY DECREASE AFTER 22/00Z TO 5 KTS OR LESS. /RHG
&&
.MARINE...THE RIDGE WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD IN THIS MORNING WITH
WINDS SLOWLY DECREASING THROUGH THE DAY, HOWEVER WITH THE
NORTHERLY FLOW GULF STREAM SEAS WILL STILL BE UP TO NEAR 11 FEET.
THE RIDGE WILL SETTLE ACROSS CENTRAL FL BY THIS AFTERNOON AND
EVENING AND REMAIN OVER THE AREA THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK WITH
WINDS CONTINUING TO SUBSIDE AND BECOMING MORE EASTERLY BY FRI
NIGHT. A LIGHT FLOW IS THEN EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...A VERY DRY AIRMASS CONTINUES TO SPILL INTO SOUTH
FLORIDA THIS MORNING WITH RHS ALREADY IN THE 55 TO 65% RANGE. THIS
TREND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING WITH DEW POINT FALLING INTO
THE TEENS ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE INTERIOR AND IN THE 20S ALONG THE
COAST. EVEN WITH TEMPS ONLY RISING INTO THE MID TO UPPER 50S
ACROSS S FL SUCH LOW DEW POINTS WILL ALLOW RHS TO PLUMMET INTO THE
20% TO 30% RANGE FOR MORE THAN 3 HRS THIS AFTERNOON. THIS AIRMASS
WILL BEGIN TO MODIFY DURING THURS, HOWEVER MOST OF THE MAINLAND
WILL AGAIN SEE RHS FALL BELOW 35% FOR MULTIPLE HRS. THE MOISTENING
TREND WILL CONTINUE ON THURS AND THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
WEST PALM BEACH 56 37 65 43 / 0 0 0 0
FORT LAUDERDALE 58 41 66 50 / 0 0 0 0
MIAMI 59 38 67 48 / 0 0 0 0
NAPLES 56 33 64 41 / 0 0 0 0
&&
.MFL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...RED FLAG WARNING FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST THIS
EVENING FOR FLZ063-FLZ066-FLZ067-FLZ068-FLZ069-FLZ070-
FLZ071-FLZ072-FLZ073-FLZ074-FLZ075-FLZ168-FLZ172-FLZ173-
FLZ174.
FREEZE WARNING FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EST THURSDAY FOR FLZ063-FLZ066-
FLZ067-FLZ068-FLZ069-FLZ070-FLZ071-FLZ072-FLZ073-FLZ074-
FLZ075-FLZ174.
FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON FOR FLZ063-FLZ066-FLZ067-FLZ068-FLZ069-FLZ070-
FLZ071-FLZ072-FLZ073-FLZ074-FLZ075-FLZ168-FLZ172-FLZ173-
FLZ174.
WIND CHILL ADVISORY UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING FOR FLZ063-
FLZ066-FLZ067-FLZ068-FLZ069-FLZ070-FLZ071-FLZ072-FLZ073-
FLZ074-FLZ075-FLZ168-FLZ172-FLZ173-FLZ174.
FREEZE WARNING UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING FOR FLZ063-FLZ066-
FLZ067.
FREEZE WATCH FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR
FLZ063.
AM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING FOR AMZ610-
AMZ630.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 10 AM EST THURSDAY FOR AMZ650-AMZ651-
AMZ670-AMZ671.
GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 9 AM EST THIS MORNING FOR GMZ656-
GMZ657-GMZ676.
&&
LONG TERM...04/TINGLER
SHORT TERM/AVIATION...47/RHGHazardous weather outlook, Jan 20, 9:40 PM EST, 7 hours 44 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR SOUTH FLORIDA...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 940 PM EST TUE JAN 20 2009 UPDATE TO ELIMINATE RIP CURRENT RISK FLZ063-066>075-168-172>174-211200- GLADES-HENDRY-INLAND PALM BEACH-METRO PALM BEACH-COASTAL COLLIER- INLAND COLLIER-INLAND BROWARD-METRO BROWARD-INLAND MIAMI DADE- METRO MIAMI DADE-MAINLAND MONROE-COASTAL PALM BEACH- COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE-FAR SOUTH MIAMI DADE- 940 PM EST TUE JAN 20 2009 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT TONIGHT FOR NORTHERN INTERIOR AREAS... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY SOUTH FLORIDA TONIGHT... ...FREEZE WATCH ALL OF INTERIOR SOUTH FLORIDA WED NIGHT... ...VERY HAZARDOUS MARINE CONDITIONS THROUGH AT LEAST TONIGHT... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT WIND: WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUSTS WILL CONTINUE OVER NIGHT ACROSS MOST OF THE LOCAL WATERS LEADING TO ROUGH MARINE CONDITIONS. WINDS WILL BE SLIGHTLY WEAKER ACROSS THE GULF WATERS BUT ROUGH CONDITIONS ARE STILL ANTICIPATED. TEMPERATURES: THERE IS A STRONG LIKELIHOOD OF TEMPERATURES FALLING TO FREEZING OR SLIGHTLY BELOW FREEZING LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING OVER GLADES, HENDRY AND INLAND PALM BEACH COUNTIES. THIS MAY OCCUR FOR ONLY A SHORT TIME BUT INTERESTS SHOULD ANTICIPATE THE POSSIBILITY OF FREEZING TEMPERATURES AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE NECESSARY STEPS TO PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL BELOW 40 DEGREES FOR SEVERAL HOURS WHICH CAN STILL CAUSE DAMAGE TO SENSITIVE VEGETATION EVEN IF IT DOES NOT FREEZE. ELSEWHERE LOW TEMPERATURES WILL DROP INTO THE 30S ACROSS THE PALM BEACH METRO AREA AND 40S OVER THE REMAINDER OF SOUTH FLORIDA INCLUDING NAPLES. WIND CHILLS WILL LIKELY DROP BELOW 35 DEGREES FOR 3 OR MORE HOURS IN MOST AREAS CREATING VERY COLD CONDITIONS ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION. WAVES: SEAS IN THE GULF STREAM AND THE OFFSHORE GULF WATERS WILL BUILD TO WELL ABOVE 7 FEET TODAY AND TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY THE COLDEST AIR TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WINDS BECOME CALM AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES OVER THE AREA FROM THE NORTHWEST. THIS SETS THE STAGE FOR A HIGH POSSIBILITY OF FREEZING TEMPERATURES ACROSS A LARGE PORTION OF INTERIOR SOUTH FLORIDA WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. LOWS BY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING ARE FORECAST TO FALL INTO THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S INTERIOR...MID TO UPPER 30S ELSEWHERE...EXCEPT LOWER TO MID 40S ALONG THE SOUTHEAST COAST. ALTHOUGH SURFACE WINDS WILL SUBSIDE ON WEDNESDAY...SEAS IN THE GULF STREAM WILL STILL CONTINUE HAZARDOUS THROUGH MID WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. FOR MORE INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MIAMI. JR
The office that day
Everything else NWS Miami, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 21, 5:24 AM EST | Freeze Watch | MFL | Glades | 23 hr |
| Jan 21, 5:24 AM EST | Hard Freeze Warning | MFL | Glades, Hendry | 28 hr |
| Jan 21, 2:31 PM EST | Red Flag Warning | MFL | Broward, Collier, Miami-Dade, Monroe, Palm Beach | 27 hr |
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Freeze Warnings in Florida, 2009Every freeze warning in 2009
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.