Freeze Warning, Freeze Watch, Wind Chill Advisory
Expires 9:00 AM EST on February 12, 2012
Statement as of 5:51 PM EST on February 11, 2012
... Freeze warning remains in effect from 4 am to 9 am EST
Sunday...
... Freeze watch remains in effect from late Sunday night through
Monday morning...
* timing... Arctic high pressure will build southward over east
central Florida tonight and bring freezing temperatures to
lake... Volusia... Seminole and Orange counties. Up to 5 hours
of freezing temperatures are expected. Low temperatures will
dip into the upper 20s across portions of lake and northwest
Volusia counties... lower 30s elsewhere in the warning area.
Urbanized areas such as Orlando may remain just above freezing
or hit freezing only briefly.
Freezing temperatures are possible again Monday morning.
* Impacts... the freezing temperatures will cause damage to cold
sensitive plants and vegetation.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A freeze warning means sub-freezing temperatures are imminent or
highly likely. These conditions will kill crops and other
sensitive vegetation.
A freeze watch means sub-freezing temperatures are possible.
These conditions could kill crops and other sensitive vegetation.
437 PM EST Sat Feb 11 2012
... Wind Chill Advisory remains in effect from 4 am to 9 am EST
Sunday...
* northwest winds around 10 to 15 mph overnight will combine with
chilly overnight temperatures to produce wind chill values near
or below freezing for all of east central Florida. Wind chill
values will range from the low to mid 20s across the interior
to the low 30s along the coastal areas of the space and Treasure
coasts.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A Wind Chill Advisory means that cold air and strong winds will
combine to generate low wind chills. If you must venture
outdoors... dress warmly in layers and make sure you wear a hat
and gloves.
Fire Weather Warning, Fire Weather Watch
Expires 5:00 PM EST on February 13, 2012
Statement as of 3:08 PM EST on February 11, 2012
... Red flag warning in effect from 9 am to 7 PM EST Sunday for
long duration of critical rh for Lake... Orange..Osceola... Seminole
and Volusia counties...
... Fire Weather Watch ineffect from Monday morning through Monday
afternoon for long duration of critical rh for interior counties...
The National Weather Service in Melbourne has issued a red flag
warning... which is in effect from 9 am to 7 PM EST Sunday. A Fire
Weather Watch has also been issued and is in effect from Monday
morning through Monday afternoon.
* Wind... northwest to north 10 to 15 mph with some higher gusts.
* Humidity... up to 10 hours of critical rh values with minimum rh
around 20 percent.
* Impacts... any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly.
Outdoor burning is not recommended.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A red flag warning is issued when very favorable conditions for
the spread of wildfire are occurring now... or will likely occur
within the next 24 hours.
A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather
conditions... long durations of low relative humidity or a
combination of low relative humidity and strong winds... are
possible between 24 and 72 hours.
