Daytona Beach, Florida

... Hard freeze warning remains in effect from 11 PM this evening
to 9 am EST Wednesday...
... Freeze watch in effect from Wednesday evening through Thursday
morning...

The National Weather Service in Melbourne has issued a freeze
watch... which is in effect from Wednesday evening through
Thursday morning. A hard freeze warning remains in effect from
11 PM this evening to 9 am EST Wednesday.

The National Weather Service in Melbourne has issued a hard
freeze warning... which is in effect from 11 PM this evening to
9 am EST Wednesday.

A reinforcing surge of colder air over the area will set the stage
for a hard freeze late tonight and Wednesday morning. Temperatures
are expected to fall to 32 degrees or lower for 9 to 12 hours...
except for 6 to 8 hours along the immediate Volusia County coast.
Temperatures are forecast to fall below 28 degrees for 4 to 8
hours.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A hard freeze warning means sub-freezing temperatures are
imminent or highly likely. These conditions will kill crops and
other sensitive vegetation.

Remember to take necessary precautions to protect sensitive
vegetation. Bring pets and potted plants indoors. Check on your
elderly neighbors to make sure their furnace is working.

House and apartment fires pose a real danger during Florida cold
air outbreaks. Remember to keep flammable material such as
clothing or newspapers away from portable heaters. Make sure that
smoke detectors are working properly before going to sleep.

A freeze watch means sub-freezing temperatures are possible.
These conditions could kill crops and other sensitive vegetation.

300 PM EST Tue Jan 5 2010

... Wind chill warning in effect from 8 PM this evening to 9 am
EST Wednesday...

The National Weather Service in Melbourne has issued a wind chill
warning... which is in effect from 8 PM this evening to 9 am EST
Wednesday.

A reinforcing cold air mass is in place with lows falling below
freezing in the middle to upper 20s with a few normally colder
locations reaching the lower 20s. Elevated northwest winds around
10 mph will create very low wind chill values into the upper teens
to lower 20s over the warning area this evening through the early
morning hours Wednesday.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A wind chill warning means the combination of very cold air and
strong winds will create dangerously low wind chill values. If
precautions are not taken... this may result in frost bite or
hypothermia if you remain in these freezing conditions for an
extended duration.

... Red flag warning remains in effect until 6 PM EST this
evening...
... Red flag warning in effect from 10 am to 6 PM EST Wednesday...
... Fire Weather Watch in effect Thursday afternoon...

The National Weather Service in Melbourne has issued a red flag
warning... which is in effect from 10 am to 6 PM EST Wednesday. A
Fire Weather Watch has also been issued. This Fire Weather Watch
is in effect Thursday afternoon. A red flag warning remains in
effect until 6 PM EST this evening.

The cold and dry air mass over Florida will continue to affect
the area through the middle of this week... bringing the potential
for long durations of critically low relative humidity values
during the late morning and afternoon hours. Gusty northwest winds
are expected through late this afternoon behind a weak upper level
system.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A red flag warning means that critical fire weather conditions
are either occurring now... or will shortly. A combination of
strong winds... low relative humidity... and warm temperatures will
create explosive fire growth potential.

A Fire Weather Watch means that critical fire weather conditions
are forecast to occur. Listen for later forecasts and possible
red flag warnings.



Sedlock

... Record cool maximum temperature broken at Orlando today...

A record cool maximum temperature of 47 degrees was set at Orlando
today... January 5 2010. This breaks the old record of 48 set in 1999.