Freeze Warning 9, NWS Tampa Bay, FL

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
1003 AM EST THU JAN 23 2014

...ANOTHER FREEZE POSSIBLE IN THE NATURE COAST TONIGHT...

.UPDATE...
A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO HOLD OVER THE PENINSULA OF
FLORIDA THIS MORNING AS THE NEXT COLD FRONT ADVANCES THROUGH THE
SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES. TEMPERATURES HAVE RISEN ABOVE FREEZING
ACROSS THE AREA...WITH MOST PLACES NOW SOLIDLY IN THE 40S. HAVE
ALLOWED THE FREEZE WARNING...HARD FREEZE WARNING...AND FROST
ADVISORY TO EXPIRE THIS MORNING. THE FREEZE WATCH FOR PORTIONS OF
THE NATURE COAST CONTINUES AND WILL BE EXAMINED WITH THE COMING
FORECAST ISSUANCE THIS AFTERNOON. CLEAR SKIES WILL ALLOW THE AREA
TO WARM TO FORECASTED HIGHS LATER THIS AFTERNOON.
OTHERWISE...ZONES HAVE BEEN SENT TO UPDATE HEADLINES.

&&

.AVIATION...
VFR THROUGH THE PERIOD. NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL SHIFT NORTHERLY
TO NORTHWESTERLY THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL RETURN
OVERNIGHT.

&&

.MARINE...CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE BEHIND THE FRONT TONIGHT
INTO TOMORROW. NOT MUCH CHANGE WITH THIS FORECAST
ISSUANCE...THOUGH A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR LATE TONIGHT COULD BE
NECESSARY.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
TPA  62  38  56  39 /   0   0  10  10
FMY  67  42  65  44 /   0   0  10  10
GIF  62  38  56  39 /   0   0  10  10
SRQ  63  40  60  41 /   0   0  10  10
BKV  60  31  54  31 /   0   0  10  10
SPG  60  44  55  46 /   0   0  10  10

&&

.TBW WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...FREEZE WATCH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR
     COASTAL CITRUS-COASTAL HERNANDO-COASTAL LEVY-INLAND
     CITRUS-INLAND HERNANDO-INLAND LEVY-SUMTER.

GULF WATERS...NONE.
&&

UPDATE/MARINE/FIRE WEATHER...02/GARCIA
AVIATION...57/MCMICHAEL
DATA COLLECTION...74/WYNN

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
530 AM EST THU JAN 23 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-
873-876-241030-
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-
530 AM EST THU JAN 23 2014

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

FROST AND FREEZING TEMPERATURES THIS MORNING WILL QUICKLY VANISH
AFTER SUNRISE.

ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL BRING GUSTY WINDS AND FREEZING
TEMPERATURES TO PORTIONS OF OUR AREA TONIGHT. THE MOST LIKELY
LOCATIONS TO SEE 2 OR MORE HOURS OF TEMPERATURES AT OR BELOW
FREEZING ARE FROM HERNANDO COUNTY NORTHWARD.

GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL BRING LOW WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES TO
THE REGION TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY.

...WIND AND SEA IMPACT...
NORTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS CREATING
HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT ON THE GULF AND IN TAMPA BAY
TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

...EXCESSIVE COLD IMPACT...
ANOTHER ROUND OF TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING IS POSSIBLE FOR THE
NATURE COAST FRIDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

...WIND AND SEA IMPACT...
GUSTY WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS WILL CONTINUE ON FRIDAY THEN BEGIN TO
DIMINISH FRIDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY.

JILLSON