Freeze expected into South Florida

This was something I had hoped to post yesterday. Perhaps we can now learn if this forecast was correct.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL … SUN FEB 17 2013 … FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM EST MONDAY…

INCLUDING THE CITIES OF…MOORE HAVEN…CLEWISTON

TEMPERATURES NEAR 32 DEGREES POSSIBLE LATE  TONIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES MAY FALL TO AROUND FREEZING OR JUST BELOW SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY MORNING.

IMPACTS…POTENTIAL DAMAGE TO CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE  VEGETATION.

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/mfl/ 

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL … SAT FEB 16 2013 … … FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FOR LAKE AND VOLUSIA COUNTIES EARLY SUNDAY MORNING…

ORANGE-SEMINOLE-OSCEOLA-OKEECHOBEE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF… ORLANDO… SANFORD… KISSIMMEE… ST CLOUD… OKEECHOBEE

…FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING…

COLD TEMPERATURES EXPECTED AGAIN INTO SUNDAY  NIGHT WITH LIGHT WINDS AND CLEAR SKIES ALLOWING TEMPERATURES TO  FALL RAPIDLY AFTER SUNSET. FREEZING TEMPERATURES POSSIBLE EARLY MONDAY MORNING OVER MORE RURAL LOCATIONS ACROSS THE INTERIOR.

IMPACTS…COLD SENSITIVE PLANTS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT  INDOORS IN ADVANCE OF FREEZING TEMPERATURES. PETS SHOULD ALSO BE BROUGHT INDOORS.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA – RUSKIN FL … 846 PM EST SAT FEB 16 2013

INCLUDING CITIES OF…BRANDON…TAMPA…LAKELAND… WINTER HAVEN… BRADENTON… WAUCHULA… SEBRING… AVON PARK… NORTH PORT… SARASOTA…VENICE… ARCADIA… PORT CHARLOTTE… PUNTA GORDA…CAPE CORAL…FORT MYERS
846 PM EST SAT FEB 16 2013

FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING…

WINDS…NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 20 MPH SHIFTING TO THE NORTH AFTER MIDNIGHT.

TEMPERATURE…29 TO 32 DEGREES FOR MANY AREAS SEVERAL HOURS  SUNDAY NIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN IN THE MID 30S FOR COASTAL AREAS AND IN SOME MORE ELEVATED TERRAIN AREAS ACROSS THE INTERIOR.

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/mfl/

Thanks to Kenneth Lund for these links