Freeze Warning

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 845 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE NATURE COAST LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... .A MUCH COLDER AND DRIER AIR MASS WILL ADVECT INTO THE REGION DURING TODAY AND TONIGHT ON A BRISK NORTHWEST TO NORTHERLY WIND FLOW. THE COLDER AIR MASS WILL BRING SEVERAL HOURS OF FREEZING TEMPERATURES TO THE NATURE COAST EARLY SATURDAY MORNING... ESPECIALLY AWAY FROM THE IMMEDIATE COAST. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. LEVY-CITRUS-SUMTER-HERNANDO-PASCO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CEDAR KEY...CHIEFLAND...CRYSTAL RIVER... INVERNESS...BUSHNELL...THE VILLAGES...BROOKSVILLE...SPRING HILL... NEW PORT RICHEY...ZEPHYRHILLS 845 AM EST FRI DEC 21 2012 ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING... ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 9 AM EST SATURDAY... ...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... * WINDS...NORTHWEST AND NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 30 MPH FROM 800 AM UNTIL 700 PM. * TEMPERATURE...2 TO 4 HOURS OF TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE WATCH AREA LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...COLD SENSITIVE PLANTS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INDOORS FRIDAY NIGHT. PETS SHOULD ALSO BE BROUGHT INDOORS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING IS ISSUED FOR 2 OR MORE HOURS OF TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 27 AND 32 OVER A WIDESPREAD AREA. RESIDENTS SHOULD COVER OR MOVE INDOORS ANY COLD SENSITIVE PLANTS...AND BRING PETS INDOORS THIS EVENING. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 20 TO 29 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO NEAR OR ABOVE GALE FORCE FOR AT LEAST 3 HOURS. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES WILL CREATE ROUGH CONDITIONS ON LARGER AREA LAKES WHICH COULD PRODUCE DAMAGE TO...OR FLIP...SMALL PLEASURE CRAFT. OUTDOOR ENTHUSIASTS MAY WISH TO POSTPONE LAKE RELATED ACTIVITIES UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE. A FREEZE WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE POTENTIAL OF A WIDESPREAD AND DAMAGING FREEZE WITHIN 24 TO 48 HOURS. DURING THE FREEZE PERIOD...TEMPERATURES MAY REMAIN BELOW 32 DEGREES FOR MORE THAN 2 HOURS.