Coastal Volusia County

Freeze Watch
Statement as of 4:10 AM EST on February 12, 2012

... Freeze warning remains in effect until 9 am EST this morning...
... Freeze watch remains in effect from late tonight through
Monday morning...

* timing... Arctic high pressure building across the deep south
will keep a very cold airmass over east central Florida into
Monday morning. Near freezing temperatures in the mid to upper
30s are occurring this morning across lake... Volusia... Seminole
and Orange counties and temperatures are expected to drop several
degrees to below freezing across most of the warned area before
sunrise this morning. Urbanized areas such as Orlando are
expected to remain just above freezing this morning.

Freezing temperatures are expected again Monday morning.

* Impacts... the freezing temperatures will cause damage to cold
sensitive plants and vegetation.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A freeze warning means sub-freezing temperatures are imminent or
highly likely. These conditions will kill crops and other
sensitive vegetation.

A freeze watch means sub-freezing temperatures are possible.
These conditions could kill crops and other sensitive vegetation.







Fire Weather Warning
Statement as of 4:29 AM EST on February 12, 2012

... Red flag warning in effect from 9 am this morning to 7 PM EST
this evening for all of east central Florida for long duration of
critical rh and gusty northwest winds...

* wind... northwest to north 10 to 15 mph with gusts to 20 mph in
the morning.

* Humidity... six to eight hours of critical rh values with
minimum rh around 30 percent.

* Impacts... any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly.
Outdoor burning is not recommended.

Precautionary/preparedness actions...

A red flag warning is issued when very favorable conditions for
the spread of wildfire are occurring now... or will likely occur
within the next 24 hours.







Record Report
Statement as of 9:05 am EST on February 12, 2012

... Record low temperature tied at Daytona Beach...

a record low temperature of 30 degrees was set at Daytona Beach
this morning. This ties the old record of 30 set in 1955.



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