...COLD TEMPERATURES LIKELY SATURDAY MORNING... MAINLY CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS WILL ALLOW FOR RAPID COOLING AFTER SUNSET THIS EVENING. HIGH TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL ONLY BE IN THE 60S...AND TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO NEAR 40 NORTH AND 50 SOUTH BY MIDNIGHT. BY MORNING...TEMPERATURES SHOULD BOTTOM OUT NEAR FREEZING FOR THE NORMALLY COLDER AREAS OF THE NATURE COAST...AND IN THE MID 30S FOR THE COLDEST AREAS OF OUR CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN ZONES. LEE COUNTY MAY ESCAPE THE 30S THIS TIME WITH LOWS MAINLY IN THE 40S. PATCHY FROST IS ONE CONCERN DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THE GROUND IS STILL WARM...SO MOST LIKELY THE FROST WILL BE CONFINED TO THE ROOFTOPS OF HOUSES AND CARS. NORTH OF TAMPA BAY...WE MAY SEE TEMPERATURES DROP TO NEAR FREEZING BEFORE SUNRISE. THESE AREAS COULD SEE FROST ON THE GROUND AND DAMAGE TO TENDER VEGETATION IS LIKELY WHERE FROST DOES OCCUR. RESIDENTS SHOULD COVER OR MOVE INDOORS ANY COLD SENSITIVE PLANTS BY THIS EVENING. PETS IN FLORIDA ARE NOT ACCUSTOMED TO THE COLD AND SHOULD BE BROUGHT INDOORS FOR THE NIGHT.
...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM EST THIS EVENING. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. DRY AIR WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE REGION ON NORTHERLY WINDS. THIS WILL RESULT IN 4 OR MORE HOURS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THE LATE AFTERNOON. WINDS OF 10 TO 15 MPH WILL ACCOMPANY THE ARRIVAL OF THIS DRY AIR MASS AND WILL CONTRIBUTE TO THE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. VERY SIMILAR CONDITIONS WILL EXIST AGAIN ON SATURDAY IN THE SAME AREAS WITH LIGHTER NORTHERLY WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN VERY FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR THE SPREAD OF WILDFIRE ARE OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL OCCUR WITHIN 24 HOURS. PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE FIELD. &&Note: In order to comply with National Weather Service safety tests, occasionally this product will display test alerts, which are normally conducted during calm, quiet weather.
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