Saturday, January 7, 2017

UPDATED MIAMI AND VICINITY FORECAST



Tonight Jan 7
Mostly cloudy with isolated showers. Lows around 54°F.  Windy, with a north northwest wind 10 to 24 MPH, gusting to 31 MPH.  Chance of rain 20 percent.

Sunday Jan 8
Partly cloudy with Scattered Showers during the Day: Highs around 66°F.  Windy, with a north wind to 25 MPH, gusting to 33 MPH.  Chance of rain 30 percent.

Partly cloudy with Scattered Showers during the Night: Lows around 57°F. North northeast wind 13 to 19 MPH, gusting to 25 MPH.  Chance of rain 30 percent.  Rain amounts less than one tenth of an inch possible.

Monday Jan 9
Partly cloudy with Scattered Showers during the Day:  Highs around 72°F. Northeast wind 13 to 18 MPH, gusting to 24 MPH.  Chance of rain 30 percent.

Partly cloudy with Isolated Showers during the Night:  Lows around 63°F. East northeast wind to 15 MPH.  Chance of rain 20 percent.

Tuesday Jan 10
Partly cloudy with Isolated Showers during the Day:  Highs around 73°F. East northeast wind to 18 MPH, gusting to 24 MPH.  Chance of rain 20 percent.

Partly cloudy with Isolated Showers during the Night:  Lows around 66°F. East wind to 16 MPH, gusting to 21 MPH.  Chance of rain 20 percent.

Wednesday Jan 11
Partly cloudy with Isolated Showers during the Day:  Highs around 77°F. East wind to 15 MPH. Chance of rain 20 percent.

Partly Cloudy during the Night:  Lows around 68°F.  East wind to 15 MPH.

Thursday Jan 12
Partly Cloudy during the Day:  Highs around 79°F.  East wind to 18 MPH.

Partly Cloudy     Night: Partly cloudy. Lows around 70°F. East wind to 16 MPH.

Friday Jan 13
Partly Cloudy during the Day:  Highs around 79°F.  East wind to 17 MPH.

Partly cloudy with Isolated Showers during the Night:  Lows around 70°F.  East wind to 16 MPH. Chance of rain 20 percent.


WINDS ALREADY FROM THE NORTHWEST TO OUR NORTH

Winds have already shifted from the northwest and cold air is already invading northern, central and eventually southern Florida.  Frontal boundary must be around northern Okeechobee lake because temps are already in the 60s there and wind arrows show a northwesterly wind.  Winter is finally here!




NORTHEAST FLORIDA HARD FREEZE ADVISORY AND WARNING, SMALL CRAFT WARN FOR COAST GALE WARNING OFF SHORE




WINDY WITH GUST UP TO 30 MPH AHEAD OF THE FRONT

South Florida is reporting windy conditions with wind gust in the 30s and stronger with some thunderstorm cells.  Mariner's beware!!


UPDATED MIAMI AND VICINITY FORECAST...0414 AM EST



Today Jan 7

Mostly cloudy with Scattered Storms during the Day:  Highs around 82°F. South southwest wind 6 to 19 MPH, gusting to 26 MPH. Chance of rain 40 percent.  New rain amounts less than one tenth of an inch possible.



Mostly cloudy with Scattered Showers during the Night: Lows around 57°F. Windy, with a north wind 16 to 23 MPH, gusting to 30 MPH. Chance of rain 40 percent.



Sunday Jan 8

Partly Cloudy during the Day:  Highs around 70°F. Windy, with a north northeast wind 16 to 22 MPH, gusting to 29 MPH.



Partly cloudy with Scattered Showers during the Night:  Lows around 59°F. North northeast wind to 17 MPH, gusting to 23 MPH. Chance of rain 40 percent.  Rain amounts less than one tenth of an inch possible.



Monday Jan 9

Partly cloudy with Scattered Showers during the Day:  Highs around 70°F. Windy, with a northeast wind to 21 MPH, gusting to 26 MPH. Chance of precipitation 40 percent.



Partly Cloudy during the Night:  Lows around 63°F. East northeast wind to 17 MPH, gusting to 23 MPH.



Tuesday Jan 10

Partly cloudy with Isolated Showers during the Day:  Highs around 73°F. East wind to 18 MPH. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.



Partly Cloudy during the Night:  Lows around 66°F. East wind 11 to 17 MPH.



Wednesday Jan 11

Partly cloudy with Isolated Showers during the Day:  Highs around 77°F. East wind 11 to 16 MPH. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.



Partly Cloudy during the Night:  Lows around 66°F. East wind to 15 MPH.



Thursday Jan 12

Partly cloudy with Isolated Showers during the Day:  Highs around 79°F. East wind to 17 MPH. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.



Partly cloudy with Isolated Showers Night:  Lows around 70°F. East northeast wind to 16 MPH.



Friday Jan 13
Partly cloudy with Isolated Showers during the Day:  Highs around 79°F. East wind to 18 MPH. Chance of precipitation 20 percent.

MAPS AND GRAPHICS COURTESY OF NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI

 LIVE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE RADAR

Local Radar

SPECIAL MARINE WARNING

804
WHUS52 KJAX 070819
SMWJAX
AMZ454-070900-
/O.NEW.KJAX.MA.W.0011.170107T0819Z-170107T0900Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
319 AM EST SAT JAN 7 2017

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS ISSUED A

* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR...
  COASTAL WATERS FROM ST. AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT 20 NM...

* UNTIL 400 AM EST

* AT 319 AM EST...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
  EXTENDING FROM CRESCENT BEACH TO 13 NM WEST OF ORMOND BEACH...
  MOVING NORTHEAST AT 50 KNOTS.

  HAZARD...WIND GUSTS 34 KNOTS OR GREATER.

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

  IMPACT...EXPECT WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 34 KNOTS...SUDDENLY HIGHER
           WAVES...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS. MAKE
           SURE ALL ON BOARD ARE WEARING LIFE JACKETS.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  BIG GEORGES REEF...NINE MILE REEF...BEVERLY BEACH AND PALM COAST.

LAT...LON 2946 8115 2990 8126 2991 8094 2972 8087
      2969 8085 2948 8075
TIME...MOT...LOC 0819Z 228DEG 61KT 2976 8122 2929 8131

HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...>34KTS

$$

WOLF
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201
WHUS52 KMLB 070817
SMWMLB
AMZ550-070915-
/O.NEW.KMLB.MA.W.0002.170107T0817Z-170107T0915Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
317 AM EST SAT JAN 7 2017

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED A

* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR...
  FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA-BREVARD COUNTY LINE 0-20 NM...

* UNTIL 415 AM EST

* AT 315 AM EST...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED INLAND ABOUT 20
  MILES WEST OF ORMOND BEACH...MOVING EAST...TOWARD THE COAST AT 40
  KNOTS.

  HAZARD...WIND GUSTS 34 KNOTS OR GREATER AND SMALL HAIL.

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

  IMPACT...EXPECT WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 34 KNOTS...SUDDENLY HIGHER
           WAVES...LIGHTNING AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS. MAKE SURE ALL ON
           BOARD ARE WEARING LIFE JACKETS. RETURN TO SAFE HARBOR IF
           POSSIBLE.

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  ORMOND-BY-THE-SEA...ORMOND BEACH...HOLLY HILL AND DAYTONA BEACH.

LAT...LON 2942 8113 2943 8110 2944 8111 2943 8112
      2945 8111 2945 8113 2946 8107 2948 8075
      2929 8066 2919 8059 2905 8096 2938 8113
TIME...MOT...LOC 0815Z 254DEG 39KT 2926 8142

HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...>34KTS

$$

DWS


SPECIAL MARINE WARNING

989
WHUS52 KTBW 070813
SMWTBW
GMZ830-853-873-070915-
/O.NEW.KTBW.MA.W.0006.170107T0813Z-170107T0915Z/

BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA RUSKIN FL
313 AM EST SAT JAN 7 2017

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RUSKIN HAS ISSUED A

* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR...
  COASTAL WATERS FROM ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS FL OUT 20 NM...
  TAMPA BAY WATERS...
  WATERS FROM ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS FL OUT 20 TO 60 NM...

* UNTIL 415 AM EST

* AT 312 AM EST...A PAIR OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF
  PRODUCING WATERSPOUTS WERE LOCATED 16 NM SOUTHWEST OF LONGBOAT
  PASS...MOVING EAST AT 20 KNOTS.

  HAZARD...WATERSPOUTS AND WIND GUSTS 34 KNOTS OR GREATER.

  SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.

  IMPACT...WATERSPOUTS CAN QUICKLY FORM AND CAPSIZE BOATS...DAMAGE
           VESSELS...AND CREATE SUDDENLY HIGHER WAVES. MAKE SURE ALL
           ON BOARD ARE IN A SECURE LOCATION AND WEARING LIFE
           JACKETS. EXPECT WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 34
           KNOTS...SUDDENLY HIGHER WAVES...FREQUENT LIGHTNING...AND
           HEAVY DOWNPOURS. MAKE SURE ALL ON BOARD ARE WEARING LIFE
           JACKETS

* LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
  NEW PASS...SARASOTA BAY HART REEF...MANATEE 7 MILE SOUTH REEF...
  MANATEE 1 MILE REEF...SARASOTA BAY REEF...MANATEE NEARSHORE REEF...
  LONGBOAT PASS...D5 REEF...MANATEE 3 MILE NORTH REEF...M1 REEF...BIG
  SARASOTA PASS...D4 REEF...M3 REEF...D2 REEF...LONGBOAT KEY...M4
  REEF...BOB JOHNSON REEF...D3 REEF...MANATEE 3 MILE SOUTH REEF AND
  ANNA MARIA ISLAND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOVE TO SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY AS GUSTY WINDS AND HIGH WAVES ARE
EXPECTED.

THUNDERSTORMS CAN PRODUCE SUDDEN WATERSPOUTS. WATERSPOUTS CAN EASILY
OVERTURN BOATS AND CREATE LOCALLY HAZARDOUS SEAS. SEEK SAFE HARBOR
IMMEDIATELY.

&&

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 500 AM EST FOR WEST CENTRAL
FLORIDA.

LAT...LON 2713 8320 2730 8322 2756 8270 2746 8257
      2731 8247
TIME...MOT...LOC 0812Z 249DEG 22KT 2732 8297

WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...>34KTS

$$

AUSTIN





TORNADO WATCH BOX IN WESTERN FLORIDA




Tornado Watch


WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION FOR WATCH 6
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
201 AM EST SAT JAN 7 2017

FLC017-053-075-101-119-071000-
/O.CON.KTBW.TO.A.0006.000000T0000Z-170107T1000Z/

TORNADO WATCH 6 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 5 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING
FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

IN FLORIDA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 5 COUNTIES

IN CENTRAL FLORIDA

SUMTER

IN NORTHERN FLORIDA

LEVY

IN WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA

CITRUS                HERNANDO              PASCO

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...BEVERLY HILLS...BRONSON...
BROOKSVILLE...BUSHNELL...CEDAR KEY...CHIEFLAND...CITRUS SPRINGS...
DADE CITY...FANNING SPRINGS...FLORAL CITY...HERNANDO...HOLIDAY...
HOMOSASSA SPRINGS...HUDSON...INVERNESS...JASMINE ESTATES...
LAKE PANASOFFKEE...LAND O LAKES...LECANTO...NEW PORT RICHEY...
SPRING HILL...THE VILLAGES...WILDWOOD...
WILLISTON AND ZEPHYRHILLS.

$$

WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION FOR WATCH 6
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
201 AM EST SAT JAN 7 2017

GMZ830-853-071000-
/O.EXA.KTBW.TO.A.0006.000000T0000Z-170107T1000Z/

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS EXTENDED TORNADO WATCH 6 TO
INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING AREAS UNTIL 5 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING

THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS

TAMPA BAY WATERS
COASTAL WATERS FROM ENGLEWOOD TO TARPON SPRINGS FL OUT 20 NM

$$

WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION FOR WATCH 6
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
201 AM EST SAT JAN 7 2017

FLC057-081-103-115-071000-
/O.EXA.KTBW.TO.A.0006.000000T0000Z-170107T1000Z/

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS EXTENDED TORNADO WATCH 6 TO
INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING AREAS UNTIL 5 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING

IN FLORIDA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 4 COUNTIES

IN WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA

HILLSBOROUGH          MANATEE               PINELLAS
SARASOTA

THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF...BAYSHORE GARDENS...BRADENTON...
BRANDON...CLEARWATER...ENGLEWOOD...LARGO...NORTH PORT...
PALMETTO...SARASOTA...SOUTH VENICE...ST. PETERSBURG...
TAMPA AND VENICE.

$$

WATCH COUNTY NOTIFICATION FOR WATCH 6
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
201 AM EST SAT JAN 7 2017

GMZ850-071000-
/O.CON.KTBW.TO.A.0006.000000T0000Z-170107T1000Z/

TORNADO WATCH 6 REMAINS VALID UNTIL 5 AM EST EARLY THIS MORNING
FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS

THIS WATCH INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS

COASTAL WATERS FROM TARPON SPRINGS TO SUWANNEE RIVER FL OUT 20 NM
 
 














SLEET AND SNOW TRACKING FURTHER EAST

A combination of sleet and snow moving through Georgia, Carolina and Virginia.