Florida Weather Information 1-12-12

Hi everybody. The rain stayed well to our south today and had a significant impact on Key West. The rest of the week will be pleasant and mostly dry.The Melbourne radar will be all upgraded by 1/16. They are taking radar sites one at a time throughout the country and upgrading them to transmit new types of data for more accurate forecasting of things like tornadoes.

My system has the capability to receive all this new data and I have taken an online course on reading the new radar images. They will most likely not be used online for the general public here or on TV because they will most likely cause confusion but I will be using it in the background for many of the alerts and forecasts. It is very exacting to be able to have access to tools such as these. I will share some sample screen shots on the new products once Melbourne is up and running. 

 

 

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Freeze warning for tonight.

Hi everybody. The freeze watch has been changed to a freeze warning for tonight. A long term and significant freeze is possible tonight. The freeze duration could last from 11 PM tonight to 10 AM Wednesday morning. In addition, a Wind Chill advisory and a Lake Wind advisory is in effect this morning.

In addition, a Wind Chill advisory and a Lake Wind advisory is in effect this morning. FREEZE WARNING Warning Issue Date: Warning Expiration: ...THE COLDEST AIR OF THE SEASON IS ON THE WAY TONIGHT... A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVED ACROSS CENTRAL FLORIDA ON MONDAY AND WILL BE FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER SURGE OF EVEN COLDER AIR TODAY AND TONIGHT. ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM EST WEDNESDAY... * TIMING...BETWEEN 3 AM AND 8 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...A SIGNIFICANT FREEZE WITH DAMAGE TO COLD SENSITIVE PLANTS AND VEGETATION IS POSSIBLE. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTY THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. WIND CHILL ADVISORY Warning Issue Date: Warning Expiration: ...COLD AIR AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PRODUCE LOW WIND CHILL VALUES EARLY THIS MORNING... ...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS MORNING... * NORTHWEST WINDS AT 15 TO 25 MPH AND GUSTY EARLY THIS MORNING WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL READINGS FROM THE MID 20S TO AROUND 30.