Florida snow, cold

| January 9, 2010 @ 1:33 pm | 12 Replies


(WFTV, Orlando, FL)

There has been snow and sleet in parts of cenral Florida this morning, and it is currently 33 degrees at 2 pm EST near Winter Haven, FL!

Check out these forecast discussions:

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY RUSKIN FL
132 PM EST SAT JAN 9 2010

…ARCTIC BLAST TO BRING DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS READINGS…

.SHORT TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY)…SYNOPIC SETUP SHOWS A MID
LEVEL TROUGH DIGGING THROUGH THE SOUTHERN STATES WHILE MID LEVEL
RIDGING OVER THE WESTERN HALF OF THE US EDGES EAST TOWARDS THE
GREAT PLAINS. A JET STREAK JUST TO THE NORTH OF THE PANHANDLE
PROVIDED ENOUGH UPPER LEVEL SUPPORT TO HELP ENHANCE A BROAD AREA
OF LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS WITH POCKETS OF SLEET EARLIER THIS MORNING.
AT THE SFC…HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER KS/MO CONTINUES TO SAG
SOUTH. AS THE EASTERN EDGE OF THIS SYSTEM BUILDS OVER THE
PENINSULA…VERY COLD AND DRY AIR WILL SETUP ALLOWING TEMPS TO
PLUMMET DURING THE MORNING HOURS.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
159 PM EST SAT JAN 9 2010

…FREEZE WARNING AND WIND CHILL WARNING ALL AREAS TONIGHT
INTO SUNDAY MORNING…

.DISCUSSION…IS THIS FLORIDA?! IT`S A RAW, MISERABLE DAY WITH
TEMPS CONTINUING STEADY THIS AFTERNOON…RANGING FROM THE UPPER
30S LAKE REGION TO THE L/M 40S ELSEWHERE.
OBSERVATIONS ARE RUNNING
BELOW GFS MODEL GUIDANCE…AND MORE IN LINE WITH THE NAM…SO HAVE
LEANED IN THE NAM`S COLDER DIRECTION. AREAS NEAR LAKE OKEECHOBEE
ARE ONLY ABOUT 7-8F FROM FREEZING ALREADY…WITH THE METROPOLITAN
AREAS 9-13F FROM FREEZING AT THIS WRITING. SO WITH SUCH A COLD
START…IT`S NOT GOING TO TAKE A HUGE DROP IN TEMPS TO HIT
FREEZING. AM EXPECTING LOWS TONIGHT TO FALL INTO THE 25-30F RANGE
OVER THE INTERIOR TO THE L/M 30S ALONG THE COASTS. FOR THIS
REASON…A FREEZE WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL OF MAINLAND
SOUTH FL.

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
1030 AM EST SAT JAN 9 2010

.DISCUSSION…
DISCUSSION – A STRONG COLD FRONT BARRELED THROUGH THE FLORIDA KEYS
EARLIER THIS MORNING. SINCE THEN…A SPRAWLING HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM
OF ARCTIC ORIGIN IS POURING COLD AIR THROUGH THE KEYS. AFTER A
MORNING HIGH IN THE UPPER 50S TO NEAR 60…TEMPERATURES HAVE
STEADILY FALLEN…AND ARE NOW IN THE LOWER 50S IN THE LOWER
KEYS…AND NEAR 50 IN THE UPPER KEYS. THE LAGGING MID AND UPPER
LEVEL FORCING IS RESULTING IN OVERCAST SKIES AND LARGE AREAS OF
LIGHT RAIN.

SHORT TERM UPDATE (THIS AFTERNOON) – DREARY…WET…AND WINDY
CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN THROUGH THE AFTERNOON PERIOD. THE PREVIOUS
FORECASTER REASONING REMAINS ON TRACK. IF ANYTHING…FORECAST
TEMPERATURES MAY BE A LITTLE TO HIGH…AS PORTIONS OF THE UPPER KEYS
ARE ALREADY BELOW 50 AND IN THE LOWER 50S IN THE THE MIDDLE AND
LOWER KEYS. FOR NOW WILL MAINTAIN THE TEMPERATURE FORECAST BEYOND
FIRST PERIOD…AND UPDATE ZONES TO REMOVE WIND TRANSITIONAL WORDING
AND FRESHEN TEMPERATURE WORDING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL ALMOST
CERTAINLY BE REQUIRED FOR PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA KEYS BY TONIGHT.

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