Red Flag Warning 1, NWS Miami, FL

972 
WWUS82 KMFL 012036 CCA
RFWMFL

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL...CORRECTED FOR HEADLINES
207 PM EST FRI JAN 1 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR INTERIOR AND GULF COAST METRO AREAS FROM
NOON UNTIL 6 PM EST SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR MULTIPLE HOURS BELOW 35
PERCENT RELATIVE HUMIDITIES...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT EAST COAST METRO AREAS OF SOUTH
FLORIDA DURING SATURDAY AFTERNOON FROM NOON UNTIL 6PM FOR THE
POSSIBILITY OF MULTIPLE HOURS BELOW 35 PERCENT RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

...SATURDAY WILL LIKELY BE FIRST OF SEVERAL DAYS OF SUB
35 PERCENT RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR MANY AREAS IN SOUTH FLORIDA...

FLZ063-066-067-069>071-073-075-020800-
/O.UPG.KMFL.FW.A.0045.100102T1700Z-100102T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KMFL.FW.W.0001.100102T1700Z-100102T2300Z/
GLADES-HENDRY-INLAND PALM BEACH-COASTAL COLLIER-INLAND COLLIER-
INLAND BROWARD-INLAND MIAMI DADE-MAINLAND MONROE-
207 PM EST FRI JAN 1 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM EST SATURDAY. THE
FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

VERY LOW DEW POINTS WILL ALLOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY TO FALL BELOW 35
PERCENT FOR 4 OF MORE CONSECUTIVE HOURS SATURDAY IN THE WARNED
FIRE WEATHER ZONES SATURDAY AFTERNOON. .

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

&&

$$

FLZ068-072-074-168-172>174-020800-
/O.CON.KMFL.FW.A.0045.100102T1700Z-100102T2300Z/
METRO PALM BEACH-METRO BROWARD-METRO MIAMI DADE-
COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE-
FAR SOUTH MIAMI DADE-
207 PM EST FRI JAN 1 2010

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON AS
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES MAY FALL BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR 2 TO 3 HOURS. IF
MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES THOUGH ARE A LITTLE HIGHER...A WARNING MAY
HAVE TO BE ISSUED LATER.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

&&

$$

963 
WWUS82 KMFL 020832
RFWMFL

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
332 AM EST SAT JAN 2 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR ALL OF SOUTH FLORIDA FROM NOON UNTIL 6 PM EST
SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR MULTIPLE HOURS BELOW 35 PERCENT RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTH FLORIDA DURING
SATURDAY AFTERNOON FROM NOON UNTIL 6PM FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF
MULTIPLE HOURS BELOW 35 PERCENT RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

...TODAY WILL LIKELY BE FIRST OF SEVERAL DAYS OF SUB 35 PERCENT
RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR MANY AREAS IN SOUTH FLORIDA...

FLZ068-072-074-168-172>174-022300-
/O.UPG.KMFL.FW.A.0045.100102T1700Z-100102T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KMFL.FW.A.0001.100103T1700Z-100103T2300Z/
/O.EXA.KMFL.FW.W.0001.100102T1700Z-100102T2300Z/
METRO PALM BEACH-METRO BROWARD-METRO MIAMI DADE-
COASTAL PALM BEACH-COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE-
FAR SOUTH MIAMI DADE-
332 AM EST SAT JAN 2 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EST THIS
EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE
WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE FIRE WEATHER
WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.  

A COLD AND VERY DRY AIR MASS WITH VERY LOW DEW POINTS WILL SETTLE
ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA TODAY WHICH WILL COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES IN
THE 60S THIS AFTERNOON AND LOWER THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY TO BELOW 35
PERCENT FOR SEVERAL HOURS THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS ALL OF SOUTH
FLORIDA. THIS TREND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND MUCH OF
THE UPCOMING WEEK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

&&

$$

FLZ063-066-067-069>071-073-075-022300-
/O.NEW.KMFL.FW.A.0001.100103T1700Z-100103T2300Z/
/O.CON.KMFL.FW.W.0001.100102T1700Z-100102T2300Z/
GLADES-HENDRY-INLAND PALM BEACH-COASTAL COLLIER-INLAND COLLIER-
INLAND BROWARD-INLAND MIAMI DADE-MAINLAND MONROE-
332 AM EST SAT JAN 2 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EST
THIS EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON. A RED FLAG WARNING
REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. 
 
A COLD AND VERY DRY AIR MASS WITH VERY LOW DEW POINTS WILL SETTLE
ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA TODAY WHICH WILL COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES IN
THE 60S THIS AFTERNOON AND LOWER THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY TO BELOW 35
PERCENT FOR SEVERAL HOURS THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS ALL OF SOUTH
FLORIDA. THIS TREND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND MUCH OF
THE UPCOMING WEEK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

&&

$$

553 
WWUS82 KMFL 021602
RFWMFL

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
1102 AM EST SAT JAN 2 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR ALL OF SOUTH FLORIDA FROM NOON UNTIL 6 PM
EST SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR A FEW HOURS BELOW 35 PERCENT
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ALONG WITH WINDS OF 15 MPH OR HIGHER...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTH FLORIDA
DURING SATURDAY AFTERNOON FROM NOON UNTIL 6PM FOR THE POSSIBILITY
OF MULTIPLE HOURS BELOW 35 PERCENT RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

...TODAY WILL LIKELY BE FIRST OF SEVERAL DAYS OF SUB 35 PERCENT
RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR MANY AREAS IN SOUTH FLORIDA...

FLZ063-066>075-168-172>174-022300-
/O.CON.KMFL.FW.W.0001.100102T1700Z-100102T2300Z/
/O.CON.KMFL.FW.A.0001.100103T1700Z-100103T2300Z/
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-
1102 AM EST SAT JAN 2 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

A COLD AND VERY DRY AIR MASS WITH LOW DEW POINTS WILL SETTLE
ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA TODAY WHICH WILL COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES IN
THE 60S THIS AFTERNOON, WINDS OF 15 MPH OR HIGHER AND LOWER THE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY TO BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR SEVERAL HOURS THIS
AFTERNOON ACROSS ALL OF SOUTH FLORIDA. THIS TREND WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND MUCH OF THE UPCOMING WEEK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

&&

$$

618 
WWUS82 KMFL 021608
RFWMFL

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
1108 AM EST SAT JAN 2 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR ALL OF SOUTH FLORIDA FROM NOON UNTIL 6 PM
EST SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR A FEW HOURS BELOW 35 PERCENT RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES ALONG WITH WINDS OF 15 MPH OR HIGHER...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTH FLORIDA
DURING SUNDAY AFTERNOON FROM NOON UNTIL 6PM FOR THE POSSIBILITY
OF MULTIPLE HOURS BELOW 35 PERCENT RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

...TODAY WILL LIKELY BE FIRST OF SEVERAL DAYS OF SUB 35 PERCENT
RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR MANY AREAS IN SOUTH FLORIDA...

FLZ063-066>075-168-172>174-022300-
/O.CON.KMFL.FW.W.0001.100102T1700Z-100102T2300Z/
/O.CON.KMFL.FW.A.0001.100103T1700Z-100103T2300Z/
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-
1108 AM EST SAT JAN 2 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

A COLD AND VERY DRY AIR MASS WITH LOW DEW POINTS WILL SETTLE
ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA TODAY WHICH WILL COMBINE WITH TEMPERATURES IN
THE 60S THIS AFTERNOON, WINDS OF 15 MPH OR HIGHER AND LOWER THE
RELATIVE HUMIDITY TO BELOW 35 PERCENT FOR A FEW HOURS THIS
AFTERNOON ACROSS ALL OF SOUTH FLORIDA. THIS TREND WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND MUCH OF THE UPCOMING WEEK.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

&&

$$

486 
WWUS82 KMFL 022014
RFWMFL

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
314 PM EST SAT JAN 2 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING FOR MOST OF SOUTH FLORIDA FROM NOON UNTIL 6
PM EST SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR A FEW HOURS BELOW 35 PERCENT
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ALONG WITH WINDS OF 15 MPH OR HIGHER...

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTH FLORIDA
DURING SUNDAY AFTERNOON FROM NOON UNTIL 6PM FOR THE POSSIBILITY
OF MULTIPLE HOURS BELOW 35 PERCENT RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

...TODAY WILL LIKELY BE FIRST OF SEVERAL DAYS OF SUB 35 PERCENT
RELATIVE HUMIDITY FOR MANY AREAS IN SOUTH FLORIDA...

FLZ068-168-030415-
/O.CAN.KMFL.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100102T2300Z/
/O.CON.KMFL.FW.A.0001.100103T1700Z-100103T2300Z/
METRO PALM BEACH-COASTAL PALM BEACH-
314 PM EST SAT JAN 2 2010

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON...
...RED FLAG WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS CANCELLED THE RED FLAG
WARNING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

THE RED FLAG WARNING FOR METRO PALM BEACH AND COASTAL PALM BEACH
HAS BEEN CANCELLED DUE TO RELATIVE HUMIDITIES NOT GOING BELOW 35
PERCENT.

&&

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

&&

$$

FLZ063-066-067-069>075-172>174-030415-
/O.CON.KMFL.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100102T2300Z/
/O.CON.KMFL.FW.A.0001.100103T1700Z-100103T2300Z/
GLADES-HENDRY-INLAND PALM BEACH-COASTAL COLLIER-INLAND COLLIER-
INLAND BROWARD-METRO BROWARD-INLAND MIAMI DADE-METRO MIAMI DADE-
MAINLAND MONROE-COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE-
FAR SOUTH MIAMI DADE-
314 PM EST SAT JAN 2 2010

...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS EVENING.
A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

&&

$$

977 
WWUS82 KMFL 022301
RFWMFL

URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
601 PM EST SAT JAN 2 2010

...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTH FLORIDA
DURING SUNDAY AFTERNOON FROM NOON UNTIL 6PM FOR THE POSSIBILITY
OF MULTIPLE HOURS BELOW 35 PERCENT RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

FLZ063-066-067-069>075-172>174-030715-
/O.EXP.KMFL.FW.W.0001.000000T0000Z-100102T2300Z/
/O.CON.KMFL.FW.A.0001.100103T1700Z-100103T2300Z/
GLADES-HENDRY-INLAND PALM BEACH-COASTAL COLLIER-INLAND COLLIER-
INLAND BROWARD-METRO BROWARD-INLAND MIAMI DADE-METRO MIAMI DADE-
MAINLAND MONROE-COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE-
FAR SOUTH MIAMI DADE-
601 PM EST SAT JAN 2 2010

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON...
...RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM EST THIS EVENING...

THE RED FLAG WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 

ALTHOUGH RELATIVE HUMIDITIES IN SOME AREAS IN THE WARNING AREA MAY STILL
BE BELOW 35 PERCENT...IT IS EXPECTED TO LINGER ONLY ANOTHER HOUR
OR TWO. THEREFORE...THE RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO
EXPIRE.

A COLD AND VERY DRY AIR MASS WITH LOW DEW POINTS HAS SETTLED ACROSS
SOUTH FLORIDA. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW 35
PERCENT FOR A FEW HOURS SUNDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS ALL OF SOUTH FLORIDA.
THEREFORE...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

&&

$$

FLZ068-168-030715-
/O.CON.KMFL.FW.A.0001.100103T1700Z-100103T2300Z/
METRO PALM BEACH-COASTAL PALM BEACH-
601 PM EST SAT JAN 2 2010

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT SUNDAY AFTERNOON. 

A COLD AND VERY DRY AIR MASS WITH LOW DEW POINTS HAS SETTLED ACROSS
SOUTH FLORIDA. RELATIVE HUMIDITIES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW 35
PERCENT FOR A FEW HOURS SUNDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS ALL OF SOUTH FLORIDA.
THEREFORE...A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
RED FLAG WARNINGS.

&&

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
1247 PM EST FRI JAN 1 2010

.AVIATION...
A COLD FRONT PASSING THROUGH CENTRAL FLORIDA AND APPROACHING LAKE
OKEECHOBEE CONTINUES TO MOVE STEADILY SOUTHEAST. THERE HAS BEEN
LIMITED THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY...JUST RECENTLY IN THE VICINITY OF
TERMINAL KAPF...BUT NOT SUFFICIENT ENOUGH TO WARRANT VCTS. A LINE
OF SHOWERS FROM NEAR KAPF EXTENDING NE ACROSS LAKE OKEECHOBEE WILL
CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTHEAST THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND IS
FORECAST TO BEGIN EXITING THE REGION AROUND 00Z. MOSTLY HAVE
ASSIGNED VCSH TO ALL TERMINALS DURING AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING
PERIODS...WITH PERIODS OF MFVR CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FROM TIME TO
TIME AND A FEW ISOLATED LIGHTNING STRIKES POSSIBLE.

60

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 817 AM EST FRI JAN 1 2010/

PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 432 AM EST FRI JAN 1 2010/

.MUCH COLDER WEATHER IS ON THE WAY AND WILL LINGER THROUGH MUCH
OF THE COMING WEEK...

DISCUSSION...A COLD FRONT IS CURRENTLY LOCATED ACROSS THE CENTRAL
GULF OF MEXICO, NORTH FLORIDA, AND STRETCHING ALONG THE ATLANTIC
COAST OF THE CAROLINAS... THIS FRONT WILL CONTINUE ON A SOUTHEAST
TREK TODAY. A FRONTAL WAVE IS LOCATED ALONG THE FRONT SOUTH OF THE
FLORIDA PANHANDLE, AND BEHIND THE FRONT AND FRONTAL WAVE, AN
ARCTIC AIRMASS IS BEGINNING TO SPILL INTO THE LOWER MS VALLEY. THE
COLD FRONT WILL SLOWLY MOVE SE ACROSS FL THROUGH THE NEXT FEW HRS,
BUT AS A SHORT WAVE OVER LA QUICKLY HEADS E, SO WILL THE FRONTAL
WAVE... AS THE WAVE/WEAK AREA OF LOW PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS FL THIS
MORNING THE FRONT WILL QUICKLY SLAM SOUTH THIS AFTERNOON. A BIT OF
LIFT/CONVERGENCE ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE FRONT ALONG WITH WEAK
INSTABILITY, AND A MODEST AMOUNT OF UPPER DIVERGENCE MAY LEAD TO A
FEW TSRA TODAY, BUT MOST PRECIP IS EXPECTED TO BE IN THE FORM OF
FAST MOVING SHRA AND MOSTLY IN THE LAKE REGION. RAIN WILL QUICKLY END
THIS AFTERNOON AS THE FRONT CLEARS THE PENINSULA BY 23Z. STRONG CAA
WILL TAKE OVER AFTER SUNSET WITH TEMPS FALLING INTO THE UPPER 30S
TO AROUND 40 IN THE LAKE REGION BY SUNRISE ON SAT. WIND CHILLS
WILL FALL INTO THE LOW TO MID 30S IN GLADES CO AND INTO THE MID
30S TO AROUND 40 FOR THE REST OF THE INTERIOR. ATTM ISSUED A WIND
CHILL ADV FOR GLADES... HOWEVER WAS ON THE FENCE FOR NORTHERN
SECTIONS OF HENDRY AS WELL. WILL ALLOW DAY SHIFT TO ADDRESS THIS
FARTHER. TEMPS WILL ONLY CLIMB BACK INTO THE 60S BY SAT AFTERNOON
BEFORE PLUNGING AGAIN SAT NIGHT. A FREEZE WATCH WILL LIKELY BE
ISSUED THIS AFTERNOON FOR GLADES AND HENDRY COUNTIES... AND
POSSIBLY INTERIOR SECTIONS OF COLLIER COUNTY WITH A WIND CHILL ADV
POSSIBLY NEEDED FOR ALL OF S FL EXCEPT COASTAL BROWARD AND COASTAL
MIAMI- DADE FOR SAT NIGHT/SUN MORN. A CONTINUAL N TO NW FETCH DOWN
THE SPINE OF THE FL PENINSULA WILL LEAD TO SEVERAL DAYS OF BELOW
NORMAL TEMPS AS TEMPS WILL NOT RISE MUCH THROUGH MID WEEK WITH
EVEN A REINFORCING FRONT EXPECTED ON TUES. THIS IS DUE TO A LARGE
VERTICALLY STACKED LOW THAT IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER NEW
ENGLAND SAT AND SLOWLY CREEP NE TOWARD THE GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE
BY THURS. THIS WILL KEEP A LARGE UPPER TROF OVER THE EASTERN HALF
OF THE US AS MULTIPLE SHORT WAVES CONTINUALLY CARVE OF THE BASE OF
THE TROF SENDING REINFORCING SHOTS OF COLD AIR SOUTHWARD. THERE
MAY POSSIBLY BE A BRIEF WARMING AND MOISTENING TREND LATE IN THE
COMING WEEK AS ONE STRONG SHORT WAVE MOVES ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS SPINNING UP A SURFACE LOW IN THE NORTHERN GULF. AHEAD OF
THE LOW... WINDS WILL QUICKLY VEER SE ALLOWING FOR THE WINDS TO
COME OFF THE ATLANTIC LOCALLY... BUT IT MAY VERY WELL JUST LAST A
DAY OR TWO AS YET ANOTHER ARCTIC AIRMASS MAY PLUNGE SOUTH AGAIN
FOR NEXT WEEKEND.

AVIATION...MOSTLY VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS ALL OF SOUTH
FLORIDA THROUGH THE NEXT 24 HOURS. SCT SHRA WILL DEVELOP AFT 14Z
AND MOVE RAPIDLY TOWARDS THE EAST SO ANY ACTIVITY TO AFFECT THE
TERMINALS WILL BE VERY SHORT LIVED SO HAVE ONLY PLACED VCSH IN THE
06Z TAFS ENDING AFT FRONTAL PASSAGE LATE THIS AFTERNOON. LIGHT
WIND FLOW EARLY TODAY WILL ALSO ALLOW FOG TO DEVELOP OVER INTERIOR
PORTIONS AND THIS COULD ADVECT EAST TO AFFECT THE EAST COAST
TERMINALS WITH KFLL AND KTMB ALREADY DOWN TO 6 AND 5SM
RESPECTIVELY BUT HAVE NOT PLACED IN OTHER TERMINALS DUE TO
UNCERTAINTY OF ITS EXTENT AT THIS TIME BUT DO NOT BELIEVE IT WILL
LEAD TO IFR CONDITIONS WITH THE EXTENSIVE MID TO HIGH CLOUDINESS.
WINDS WILL GUST TO OVER 20KT AFT 14Z FROM THE SW EARLY SHIFTING TO
THE NW AFT FRONTAL PASSAGE.

KOB

MARINE...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE COASTAL WATERS
THIS AFTERNOON WITH WINDS AND SEAS INCREASING BEHIND THE
BOUNDARY. A SCA HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL THE COASTAL WATERS
INCLUDING LAKE OKEECHOBEE, BUT EXCLUDING BISCAYNE BAY FOR WINDS OF
20 TO 30 KNOTS AND/OR SEAS MORE THAN 6 FEET. AS THE RIDGE BUILDS
IN BEHIND THE FRONT WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE INTO SATURDAY
MORNING AND BELOW 20 KNOTS BY SATURDAY EVENING. ATTM, HELD OFF ON
THE SCA FOR THE BAY, BUT WINDS WILL BE VERY CLOSE TO 20 KTS, AND A
SLIGHT INC WILL LEAD TO AN ADV. FRESH NORTHERLY TO NORTHWESTERLY
WINDS WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS THROUGH SUNDAY AND
POTENTIALLY INTO THE FIRST HALF OF THE WEEK KEEPING SEAS IN THE
GULF STREAM ELEVATED, BUT BELOW SCA CRITERIA.

FIRE WEATHER...AN ARCTIC AIRMASS WILL PLUNGE SOUTHWARD ACROSS
FLORIDA TODAY AND REMAIN IN PLACE FOR SEVERAL DAYS. SATURDAY WILL
LIKELY BE THE FIRST OF SEVERAL DAYS WITH 35 PERCENT OR LESS
RELATIVE HUMIDITY ACROSS A LARGE PORTION OF SOUTH FLORIDA. A
REINFORCING SURGE OF COLD AND DRY AIR WILL PASS THROUGH DURING THE
MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK, BUT MOISTURE MAY INCREASE TEMPORARILY LATE IN
THE WEEK AHEAD OF THE NEXT STRONG COLD FRONT. MORE DRY AIR IS
EXPECTED BEHIND THIS FRONT AS WELL FOR NEXT WEEKEND.

A FIRE WX WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL OF S FL FOR SAT
AFTERNOON... AND THIS WILL LIKELY BE THE FIRST OF MANY FOR
PORTIONS OF THE AREA.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
WEST PALM BEACH  46  64  41  64 / 10 0 0 0
FORT LAUDERDALE  50  65  45  65 / 10 0 0 0
MIAMI            51  66  47  66 / 10 0 0 0
NAPLES           46  62  38  61 / 0 0 0 0

&&

.MFL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...FIRE WEATHER WATCH SATURDAY AFTERNOON FOR FLZ063-FLZ066-FLZ067-
     FLZ068-FLZ069-FLZ070-FLZ071-FLZ072-FLZ073-FLZ074-FLZ075-
     FLZ168-FLZ172-FLZ173-FLZ174.

     WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM 3 AM TO 8 AM EST SATURDAY FOR FLZ063.

AM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM EST SATURDAY FOR AMZ610-AMZ650-
     AMZ651-AMZ670-AMZ671.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM EST SATURDAY FOR AMZ630.

GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM EST SATURDAY FOR GMZ656-GMZ657-
     GMZ676.

&&

LONG TERM...15/JR
SHORT TERM/AVIATION...60/BD

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR SOUTH FLORIDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
455 AM EST FRI JAN 1 2010

FLZ063-066>075-168-172>174-020100-
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-
455 AM EST FRI JAN 1 2010

...VERY STRONG COLD FRONT TO MOVE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...
...A FEW THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE AHEAD OF THE FRONT...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

RIP CURRENTS: A SOUTHWEST TO WEST WIND INCREASING TO THE 15 TO 20
MPH RANGE ALONG THE COLLIER COUNTY COAST WILL RESULT IN A MODERATE
RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT THE BEACHES.

THUNDERSTORMS: A FEW THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE LATER THIS MORNING
INTO THE AFTERNOON AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. THE PRIMARY
THREAT FROM THE STORMS WILL BE AN OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING
STRIKE...BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL AND GUSTY WINDS TO 40 MPH.

WIND: SOUTHWEST WIND WILL BE ON THE INCREASE THIS MORNING WITH
SUSTAINED WIND REACHING 25 TO 30 MPH OVER THE GULF AND ATLANTIC
WATERS BY LATE THIS MORNING CONTINUING INTO THIS AFTERNOON.

TEMPERATURES: APPARENT TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 40S
CAN BE EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT ACROSS MOST OF SOUTH FLORIDA WITH THE
EXCEPTION OF THE SOUTHEAST METROPOLITAN COASTAL REGION. THE
APPARENT TEMPERATURE ACROSS GLADES COUNTY WILL BE IN THE LOWER TO
MID 30S WHERE A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT AFTER 3 AM EST
TONIGHT.

WAVES: ROUGH SEAS WILL BE DEVELOPING LATER THIS MORNING AND THIS
AFTERNOON OVER THE GULF AND ATLANTIC WATERS WITH SEAS BUILDING TO
BETWEEN 7 AND 9 FEET.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

THE VERY STRONG COLD FRONT WILL LEAVE IN ITS WAKE A COLD AND DRY
AIR MASS WITH FREEZING TEMPERATURES AND PATCHY FROST POSSIBLE
ACROSS GLADES, HENDRY, WESTERN PALM BEACH AND NORTHERN COLLIER
COUNTIES ON SUNDAY AND MONDAY MORNINGS. THERE WILL BE MULTIPLE
DAYS NEXT WEEK WITH OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE 30S OVER
INTERIOR AREAS. FREEZE WATCHES AND FREEZE WARNINGS MAY BE REQUIRED
FOR PARTS OF SOUTH FLORIDA. PLEASE REFER TO THE FREEZE OUTLOOK FOR
FURTHER DETAILS ON THE POTENTIAL FOR FREEZING TEMPERATURES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED TODAY.

FOR MORE INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
MIAMI WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MIAMI.