Record cold to hit all Florida Wednesday (Miami, Iona: job, home)

[sunrico90]

Northwest Florida will be in the low 20's maybe mid 10's tonight. Will be a cold night. But the rest of the state will be experiencing about the same.

The National Weather Service in Miami has issued a freeze warning for the interior portions of the state. Freezing temperatures are expected through 9 a.m. Thursday west of U.S. 441 in Palm Beach County and west of the Sawgrass Expressway in Broward County.

Take care of the plants and outdoor animals. Also check automobile tire pressure and if you have an old battery you might have to purchase a new one tomorrow. Get ready a cold one is on the way....

[LewLew]

Originally Posted by sunrico90

Northwest Florida will be in the low 20's maybe mid 10's tonight. Will be a cold night. But the rest of the state will be experiencing about the same.

The National Weather Service in Miami has issued a freeze warning for the interior portions of the state. Freezing temperatures are expected through 9 a.m. Thursday west of U.S. 441 in Palm Beach County and west of the Sawgrass Expressway in Broward County.

Take care of the plants and outdoor animals. Also check automobile tire pressure and if you have an old battery you might have to purchase a new one tomorrow. Get ready a cold one is on the way....

No kidding!!! It is getting down to 20 degrees for most of the night tonight here in Jax. Also, tomorrow is going to be a high of 48! They say tonight's low is a record breaker! We just finished tucking in our plants, cracking the garage door for the neighborhood cat, putting a log on the fire, and snuggling in for the night. BRRRRRRRRRrrrrrrrrrrrr.

[Tennesseestorm]

"Bone-biting cold"!

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR SOUTH FLORIDA...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
442 PM EST WED JAN 2 2008

FLZ063-066>075-168-172>174-030930-
GLADES-HENDRY-INLAND PALM BEACH-METRO PALM BEACH-COASTAL COLLIER-
INLAND COLLIER-INLAND BROWARD-METRO BROWARD-INLAND MIAMI DADE-
METRO MIAMI DADE-MAINLAND MONROE-COASTAL PALM BEACH-
COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE-FAR SOUTH MIAMI DADE-
442 PM EST WED JAN 2 2008

...HARD FREEZE POSSIBLE GLADES, HENDRY, INLAND COLLIER TONIGHT...
...FREEZING TEMPERATURES ELSEWHERE ALL BUT EAST COAST ZONES...
...DANGEROUSLY LOW WIND CHILLS ALL LOCATIONS TONIGHT...
...HAZARDOUS MARINE CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE FOR SEVERAL DAYS...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

WIND: SUSTAINED NORTHWEST WINDS OF UP TO 25 KNOTS, WITH GUSTS TO
AROUND GALE FORCE, WILL AFFECT THE LOCAL COASTAL WATERS THIS
EVENING. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL REMAIN UP OVERNIGHT, BUT GUSTS MAY
DECREASE IN MAGNITUDE SOME.

TEMPERATURES: THE COLDEST NIGHT OF THE SEASON IS STILL IN STORE
FOR SOUTH FLORIDA. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP BELOW FREEZING ACROSS
MOST OF SOUTH FLORIDA, EVEN INTO THE EXTREME WESTERN SUBURBS OF
THE EAST COAST METRO AREAS. IN FACT, A HARD FREEZE IS POSSIBLE FOR
GLADES, HENDRY, AND INLAND COLLIER COUNTIES, WHERE LOW
TEMPERATURES WILL DIP DOWN INTO THE 20S. ACROSS MOST OF THE EAST
COAST METRO AND COASTAL AREAS, EXCEPT THE EXTREME WESTERN SUBURBS, TEMPERATURES
WILL DROP TO BETWEEN 35 AND 40 DEGREES, BUT WIND CHILLS WILL STILL
DROP INTO THE 20S. ACROSS MUCH OF THE INTERIOR, WIND CHILLS MAY
DROP INTO THE TEENS LATE TONIGHT.

WAVES: SEAS WILL BUILD IN THE GULF STREAM TO 15 FEET WITH A SMALL
NORTH SWELL OVERNIGHT. SEAS IN THE OFFSHORE GULF WATERS WILL BUILD TO
7 TO 9 FEET.

RIP CURRENTS: SOME RIP CURRENTS CAN BE EXPECTED AT THE ATLANTIC
COAST BEACHES THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AS A NORTHERLY SWELL BEGINS
TO IMPACT THE LOCAL COASTAL WATERS. A FEW RIP CURRENTS WILL ALSO
BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE GULF COAST BEACHES DUE TO THE STRONG,
SOMEWHAT ONSHORE FLOW THERE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHEAST THURSDAY AND FRIDAY AND THEN
MORE EASTERLY OVER THE WEEKEND, WITH SPEEDS OF 15 TO 20 KNOTS
EXPECTED. THIS WILL ALLOW SEAS TO REMAIN OVER 6 FEET IN THE GULF
STREAM INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. IT WILL ALSO GENERATE A SIGNIFICANT RIP
CURRENT RISK AT THE ATLANTIC COAST BEACHES INTO THE UPCOMING WEEKEND.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

FOR MORE INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
MIAMI WEBSITE AT National Weather Service Forecast Office Miami-South Florida.

[ssg II]

Already 39 in Bunnell @ 8 p.m.

I'm worried about the pit bull puppies around the corner. The guy never lets them inside & doesn't look like he's been home in a few days. What should I do? He's got a lock on his gate or I would have sprung them earlier and brought them home.

[SoFLGal]

sggII maybe bring some blankets over for them to wrap up in. That's kind of sad.

Or you could call PitBullMama to come rescue them j/k

[Tennesseestorm]

Yeah, I seen some NWS "point" forecasts that show parts of northeastern (inland) Florida forecasted to be as cold as 14° tonight!

Also be sure to check your automobile coolant, to make sure your anti-freeze is up to par... pure water in the cooling system, with temperatures dropping below 20° could be catastrophic to your cars engine! It could burst the engine block, resulting in $$$$ repairs!

[Tennesseestorm]

That IS sad... does he have someone caring for the mama dog? Food, water, etc?

Originally Posted by ssg II

Already 39 in Bunnell @ 8 p.m.

I'm worried about the pit bull puppies around the corner. The guy never lets them inside & doesn't look like he's been home in a few days. What should I do? He's got a lock on his gate or I would have sprung them earlier and brought them home.

[ssg II]

There's no mama. The dogs are about 3 mos. old, I'm guessing. Just drove over there & didn't see the babies, but they could be under the back porch.

I PM'd one of the PB mommies, who I think lives near here.

[Lindsey_Mcfarren]

We are all in my big king size bed, the three cats are snuggled in enjoying the feather duvet and the heating blanket beneath it.

All three of my kitties were born here in the sunshine state and they get cold and LOVE to snuggle in weather like this.

I love living in Florida, this is as bad as its going to get.

[kel9798]

That would be so nice! I'm moving to Florida as soon as I find a job. I live in Illinois now and we had a high of 14 today and today was the first day in about 4 days that it hasn't snowed. It is HORRIBLE!!!
The dogs that you were talking about will probably be fine. I know it sounds bad, but people leave there dogs outside here all winter long. I would never do that, but I have seen many that do and they are all fine.