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Freeze Warning 3, NWS Tampa Bay, FL

January 7, 2014Hernando County, Pasco County, Sumter County, Florida

NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued this freeze warning at Jan 7, 2014, 4:50 AM EST for Hernando County, Pasco County, Sumter County, Florida. It took effect at Jan 7, 2014, 9:00 PM EST. It was in force for 10 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 7, 2014, 4:50 AM EST (09:50 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 7, 2014, 9:00 PM EST
Expired
Jan 8, 2014, 7:00 AM EST
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS Tampa Bay, FL

Counties Hernando County, FL, Pasco County, FL, Sumter County, FL

The radar

The Tampa radar (KTBW), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:49 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 freeze warning 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 freeze warning went out at Jan 6, 2:58 PM EST, 13 hours 52 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 6, 2:58 PM EST, 13 hours 52 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 6, 5:29 AM EST, 23 hours 21 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
529 AM EST MON JAN 6 2014

FLZ043-050-052-056-057-061-139-142-148-149-151-155-160-162-165-
239-242-248-249-251-255-260-262-265-GMZ830-836-850-853-856-870-
873-876-070500-
SUMTER-PINELLAS-POLK-HARDEE-HIGHLANDS-DESOTO-COASTAL LEVY-
COASTAL CITRUS-COASTAL HERNANDO-COASTAL PASCO-
COASTAL HILLSBOROUGH-COASTAL MANATEE-COASTAL SARASOTA-
COASTAL CHARLOTTE-COASTAL LEE-INLAND LEVY-INLAND CITRUS-
INLAND HERNANDO-INLAND PASCO-INLAND HILLSBOROUGH-INLAND MANATEE-
INLAND SARASOTA-INLAND CHARLOTTE-INLAND LEE-TAMPA BAY WATERS-
CHARLOTTE HARBOR AND PINE ISLAND SOUND-
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-
529 AM EST MON JAN 6 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR WEST CENTRAL AND SOUTHWEST
FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

...EXCESSIVE COLD IMPACT...
ARCTIC AIR WILL BE MOVING INTO THE AREA BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT
TONIGHT. THIS VERY COLD AND DRY AIR WILL ALLOW FOR FREEZING
TEMPERATURES FOR SEVERAL HOURS ACROSS NORTHERN AND CENTRAL
COUNTIES TONIGHT. IN ADDITION...WINDS WILL BE MODERATE ACROSS
THE AREA CAUSING DANGEROUS WIND CHILL VALUES. DAMAGE IS LIKELY TO
COLD SENSITIVE PLANTS TONIGHT...AND SMALL PETS LEFT OUTDOORS ARE
ALSO AT RISK. COVER PLANTS AND BRING PETS INDOORS LATER TODAY.

...DENSE FOG IMPACT...
DENSE FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGH 8 AM.
MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN...USE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS...AND
MAINTAIN A SAFE FOLLOWING DISTANCE BETWEEN VEHICLES.

...HIGH SURF AND RIP CURRENT IMPACT...
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE AREA LATER THIS MORNING
AND EARLY AFTERNOON CAUSING HIGH SURF AND A HIGH RISK OF RIP
CURRENTS AT AREA BEACHES TODAY AND TONIGHT.

...WIND AND SEA IMPACT...
WINDS AND SEAS WILL INCREASE BEHIND A COLD FRONT TODAY AS STRONG
HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS IN TO THE WATERS CAUSING HAZARDOUS BOATING
CONDITIONS. HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT.
FISHERMEN AND OTHER SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS SHOULD POSTPONE TRIPS
UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

...EXCESSIVE COLD IMPACT...
FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN PLACE ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA
AGAIN FOR SEVERAL HOURS TUESDAY NIGHT. RESIDENTS SHOULD COVER OR
MOVE INDOORS ANY COLD SENSITIVE PLANTS AND PLAN TO BRING PETS
INDOORS TUESDAY EVENING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY.

COLSON

The office that day

Everything else NWS Tampa Bay, FL issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 7, 4:50 AM ESTHard Freeze WarningTBWCitrus, Hernando, Levy26 hr
Jan 7, 4:06 PM ESTWind Chill AdvisoryTBWCharlotte, DeSoto, Hardee, Highlands, Hillsborough, Lee and 5 more15 hr

Nearby

Freeze Warnings in Florida, 2014Every freeze warning in 2014

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.