Issued 01/02/01 3:00 PM The only two models of many that correctly handle
arctic air intrusions into peninsular Florida, have backed off on the
penetration of hard freeze conditions into the south. However as many other
factors must also be considered, we still predict a hard freeze into the
northern Everglades but now feel it will occur on Friday 01/05/01. Thursday
morning 01/04/01 will be an advection freeze and Friday morning a radiative
freeze.
Issued 01/02/01 1:00 PM Another surge of modified arctic air is moving
through the state today and tomorrow. The statewide cold spot this morning
was 19 deg. at Geneva in the north. Brooksville had honors on the peninsula
with 30 deg. Light rain showers moved through north central and west central
this morning with temps. in the low to mid 30's. Here in Plant City it was
37 deg. during the rain but I didn't see any flakes or pellets. The 1200 UTC
1000-500 mb thickness values were 540 at Jacksonville and Tallahassee and
pre frontal 551 at Tampa and Cape Canaveral. These values would not support
snow but would ice pellets. Early morning Wednesday 01/03/01 looks like a
hard freeze into the north, a light freeze north central and near freezing
central. Early morning Thursday 01/04/01 looks like a hard freeze into the
northern Everglades and a light freeze in the southern Everglades.
Take Care,
Thomas F. Giella
P.O. Box 1987
Plant City, Fl. 33564
Email: tgiellaweather{at}hotmail.com
Phone: 813-764-9555
Fax: 813-764-8468
Thomas Giella Weather Forecasting And Consulting Services:
http://giellaweather.tripod.com
Plant City Fl. Area Business Links:
http://kn4lf.tripod.com/index-15.html
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