Issued 01/04/01 10:00 AM The tentative state cold spot was 18 deg. at
Crestview in the panhandle north. Unusual but the cold spot on the central
peninsula occured here in Plant City with 25 deg. The subfreezing line
dropped into inland south central with Ona at 31 deg. Very strong CAA
occured overnight with temperature drops of up to 21 deg. between local
midnight and sunrise, on 15 mph north winds. The strongest CAA and lowest
dewpoints occured down the western side of the ridge, with quite a dewpoint
discontinuity west to east across the citrus growing areas of south
central/northern Everglades. This due to a slight onshore component along
the east coast, related to a departing offshore low pressure center.
Low dewpoints in conjunction with strong post shortwave subsidence and high
pressure centering over the central peninsula will create perfect
radiational cooling conditions and huge temperature drops overnight, similar
to January 1997. A hard freeze is expected into inland citrus growing areas
of south central and northern Everglades, with areas north through west
through SW expected to be the coldest.
We will post our low temperature forecast numbers here late in the day,
after our paying customers receive there latest forecasts.
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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