Wind Chill Advisory
Expires 10:00 AM EST on February 12, 2012
Statement as of 8:25 PM CST on February 11, 2012/
... Wind Chill Advisory remains in effect from 1 am EST /midnight
CST/ to 10 am EST /9 am CST/ Sunday...
* wind chill values... by daybreak Sunday... minimum wind chill
readings will be 12 to 15 degrees across southeast Alabama
rising modestly to the southeast to 16 to 20 degrees across much
of North Florida.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A Wind Chill Advisory means that very cold air and strong winds
will combine to generate low wind chills. This could lead to
hypothermia if precautions are not taken. If you venture
outdoors... consider wearing a hat and gloves.
Hard Freeze Warning, Hard Freeze Watch
Expires 9:00 AM EST on February 13, 2012
Statement as of 8:00 PM CST on February 11, 2012/
... Hard freeze warning remains in effect from midnight EST /11 PM
CST/ tonight to 9 am EST /8 am CST/ Sunday...
... Hard freeze watch remains in effect from Sunday evening
through Monday morning...
* timing... temperatures are expected to drop below freezing late
this evening and reach hard freeze criteria in the mid 20s early
Sunday morning.
* Temperature... minimum temperatures will be in the lower to mid
20s by daybreak Sunday away from the immediate coast. Total
durations of freezing temperatures may be as long as 10 hours
across inland areas overnight. Another hard freeze is expected
Sunday night into Monday morning.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A hard freeze warning means sub-freezing temperatures below
26 degrees are imminent or highly likely and are expected to last
for at least 2 hours. These conditions will kill crops and other
sensitive vegetation.
A hard freeze watch means sub-freezing temperatures are possible.
These conditions could kill crops and other sensitive vegetation.
Fire Weather Warning, Fire Weather Watch
Expires 7:00 PM EST on February 13, 2012
Statement as of 3:11 am CST on February 12, 2012/
... Red flag warning remains in effect from 11 am EST /10 am CST/
this morning to 8 PM EST /7 PM CST/ this evening...
... Fire Weather Watch remains in effect from Monday morning
through Monday evening...
* humidity... minimum values... 14 to 20 percent on Sunday and 19
to 32 percent on Monday.
* Impacts... any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly.
Outdoor burning is not recommended.
* Wind... northwest 10 to 15 mph on Sunday and southeast around
5 mph on Monday.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A red flag warning means that critical fire weather conditions
are either occurring now... or will shortly. Low relative humidity
will enhance fire growth potential.
A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
are possible. Listen for later forecasts and possible red flag
warnings.
