The forecast making the rounds among south Florida growers this morning from the Natoinal Weather Service: URGENT – WEATHER MESSAGE…CORRECTED FOR HEADLINES NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL – 415 AM EST THU MAR 4 2010 – …FREEZING TEMPERATURES POSSIBLE TOWARDS DAWN FRIDAY…
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GLADES-HENDRY-INLAND PALM BEACH-INLAND COLLIER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…MOORE HAVEN…CLEWISTON…PAHOKEE…SOUTH BAY…BELLE GLADE…WELLINGTON…IMMOKALEE
415 AM EST THU MAR 4 2010
…FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 8 AM EST FRIDAY…
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING…WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 8 AM EST FRIDAY. THE FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
A COLD AND DRY AIRMASS WILL CONTINUE TO SETTLE INTO SOUTH FLORIDA FROM THE NORTHWEST TODAY INTO TONIGHT. CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING WILL ALLOW FOR STRONG RADIATIONAL COOLING TO TAKE PLACE. THIS IS FORECAST TO LEAD TO PLUMMETING TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE AREA…WITH FREEZING TEMPERATURES LIKELY LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.
THE FREEZE WARNING INCLUDES ALL OF GLADES…INLAND COLLIER…AND INLAND PALM BEACH COUNTY. THERE WILL ALSO BE AREAS OF FROST LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING OVER THE WARNING AREA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES HIGHLY LIKELY LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.