BOCA RATON, FL (BocaNewsNow.com) — If you were up before 9 today, you likely experienced something rare for Boca Raton. Temps in the mid-40s. And tonight we could see a low in the 30s in some places.
The National Weather Service weighs in with an official loom at this unique February weather in South Florida:
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR SOUTH FLORIDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
AMZ610-630-FLZ063-066>075-168-172>174-130045-
LAKE OKEECHOBEE-BISCAYNE BAY-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-
…WIND CHILL ADVISORY LAKE REGION TO INLAND COLLIER EARLY THIS MORNING…
…HAZARDOUS MARINE CONDITIONS ALL LOCAL WATERS…
…POSSIBLE FREEZING TEMPERATURES GLADES TONIGHT, 30S TO NEAR 50 ELSEWHERE…
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA.
.DAY ONE…TODAY AND TONIGHT
TEMPERATURES: TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO DROP
THIS MORNING WITH LOWS RANGING FROM THE MID TO UPPER 30S WEST OF
LAKE OKEECHOBEE TO THE 40S ELSEWHERE, EXCEPT NEAR 50 ALONG THE
MIAMI-DADE COAST. A NORTHWEST WIND OF 10 TO 15 MPH WILL RESULT IN
WIND CHILL READINGS IN THE UPPER 20S ACROSS GLADES AND MUCH OF
HENDRY COUNTIES, THROUGH THE 30S ELSEWHERE, EXCEPT THE ATLANTIC
COAST, WHERE WIND CHILLS IN THE 40S ARE EXPECTED. A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM THIS MORNING FOR GLADES, HENDRY, INLAND
COLLIER AND INLAND PALM BEACH COUNTIES.
WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS ALL
LOCAL WATERS WITH A FEW GUSTS TO GALE FORCE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS MORNING.
WAVES: VERY HAZARDOUS MARINE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY, WITH
SEAS UP TO 12 FEET IN THE GULF STREAM AND UP TO 11 FEET ACROSS THE
OFFSHORE GULF WATERS.
RIP CURRENTS: A SMALL TO MODERATE NORTH TO NORTHEAST SWELL WILL
RESULT IN A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE ATLANTIC
BEACHES OF PALM BEACH, BROWARD AND MIAMI-DADE COUNTIES TODAY.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN…MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY
ANOTHER COLD NIGHT IS FORECAST TONIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING, WITH
LOWS IN THE 30S, EXCEPT AROUND 40 AT NAPLES AND IN THE 40S TO NEAR
50 EAST COAST. WINDS WILL BE LIGHTER TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING.
THIS MAY RESULT IN TEMPERATURES FALLING TO JUST BELOW FREEZING IN
PORTIONS OF GLADES COUNTY AND NEAR FREEZING TEMPERATURES ACROSS
HENDRY, AND NORTHERN PORTIONS OF INTERIOR COLLIER COUNTIES.
HOWEVER, THERE STILL UNCERTAINTIES WITH THIS FORECAST, SO STAY
TUNED TO THE LATEST FORECAST UPDATES.
MARINE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE ACROSS THE GULF WATERS
TONIGHT BUT REMAIN HAZARDOUS ACROSS ALL THE ATLANTIC WATERS
THROUGH MONDAY, AS STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS CONTINUE. THE CONDITIONS
SHOULD GRADUALLY BEGIN TO IMPROVE OVER THE ATLANTIC WATERS MONDAY
NIGHT.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT…
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
FOR MORE INFORMATION…VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
MIAMI WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MIAMI.
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