Another cold start can be expected for many Sunshine State locations, with widespread frost and freezeconditions observed across North and Central Florida this morning.
Cloud cover increases slightly along the Treasure Coast, with an isolated chance for a light coastal shower or two (10-20%).
Clear skies and northerly winds tonight will allow for temperatures to plummet once again, with lows in the middle to upper 20salong the I-10 corridor and at or below freezing (29 to 32-degrees)from the Nature Coast to the First Coast.
Freeze Warningshave now been issued for interior Northeast Florida, the Suwannee River Valley, and Florida Big Bend from 1:00 AM EST (1/9) until 9:00 AM EST (1/9), with Freeze Watchesoutlooked along the northern Nature Coast through the early Thursday morning hours (1/9).
Additional Freeze Watchesand Warningswill likely be issued later today, and could extend further west into some Florida Panhandle counties that drop below Hard Freeze
Temperatures will fall into the middle to upper 30s for many Central Florida and interior South Florida locations; however, temperatures will feel nearly 5 to 7-degrees colder than the actual temperature (below freezing).
Elevated northerly winds tonight will allow for temperatures to feel like the upper 10s to lower 20sthroughout North Florida, leading to dangerous wind chillsby Thursday morning.
Cold Weather Advisorieswill likely be issued for portions of North and Central Florida as warranted.
Sensitive to elevated wildfire conditionspossible across interior North and Central Florida; critical relative humidity values (upper 20s to lower 30s) materialize this afternoon.
A moderate risk of rip currentscan be expected for many Florida beaches today, localized high riskconditions reside along both the Southwest Florida Coast and Palm Beaches.
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