Alert archive / Florida / Frost Advisories in 2013
Frost Advisory 5, NWS Tampa Bay, FL
NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this frost advisory at Mar 26, 2013, 3:40 PM EDT for Highlands County, Florida. It took effect at Mar 27, 2013, 4:00 AM EDT. It was in force for 5 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 26, 2013, 3:40 PM EDT (19:40 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 27, 2013, 4:00 AM EDT
- Expired
- Mar 27, 2013, 9:12 AM EDT
- In force
- 5 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Tampa Bay, FL
County Highlands County, FL
The radar
The Melbourne radar (KMLB), 109 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 19:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this frost advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Tampa Bay, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this frost advisory went out at Mar 26, 10:39 AM EDT, 5 hours 1 minute earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Mar 26, 10:39 AM EDT, 5 hours 1 minute before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 26, 6:08 AM EDT, 9 hours 32 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL 608 AM EDT TUE MAR 26 2013 FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055>057-060>062-065-GMZ830-850-853-856-870- 873-876-262200- LEVY-CITRUS-SUMTER-HERNANDO-PASCO-PINELLAS-HILLSBOROUGH-POLK- MANATEE-HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-SARASOTA-DESOTO-CHARLOTTE-LEE- TAMPA BAY WATERS-TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER OUT 20 NM- ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS OUT 20 NM- BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD OUT 20 NM- TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER OUT 20 TO 60 NM- ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS OUT 20 TO 60 NM- BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD OUT 20 TO 60 NM- 608 AM EDT TUE MAR 26 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. ...EXCESSIVE COLD IMPACT... NEAR RECORD LOW TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. A FREEZE IS POSSIBLE NORTH OF TAMPA BAY...AND SOME FROST IS POSSIBLE ACROSS MUCH OF THE INTERIOR BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. WIND CHILLS WILL DROP TO THE UPPER 20S OVER THE NATURE COAST AND LOWER TO MIDDLE 30S ELSEWHERE. ...RIP CURRENT IMPACT... GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GENERATE STRONG RIP CURRENTS AT THE BEACHES TODAY. ...WIND AND SEA IMPACT... NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE TO GENERATE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS TODAY. ...FIRE WEATHER IMPACT... THE COMBINATION OF DRY FUELS...GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITIES WILL RESULT IN FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE SPREADING OF WILD FIRES TODAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. ...EXCESSIVE COLD IMPACT... IT WILL BE COLD AGAIN WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH FROST POSSIBLE AWAY FROM THE COAST. ...FIRE WEATHER IMPACT... DRY WEATHER WILL CONTINUE TO RESULT IN ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER RISKS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY. JILLSON
The office that day
Everything else NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 25, 8:11 PM EDT | Beach Hazards Statement | TBW | Pinellas | 24 hr |
| Mar 25, 8:56 PM EDT | Fire Weather Watch | TBW | Highlands, Pinellas, Polk | 9 hr |
| Mar 26, 6:01 AM EDT | Red Flag Warning | TBW | DeSoto, Hardee, Highlands, Pinellas, Polk, Sumter | 14 hr |
| Mar 26, 3:40 PM EDT | Freeze Warning | TBW | Sumter | 18 hr |
Nearby
Frost Advisories in Florida, 2013Every frost advisory in 2013
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.