Freeze warning includes Miami !!

[RonDEZone7a]

I hope everyone's croton collections make it OK !!!

FREEZE AND HARD FREEZE WATCHES AND WARNINGS POSTED FOR ALL OF
MAINLAND SOUTH FLORIDA -- INCLUDING COASTAL MIAMI-DADE, BROWARD,
AND COLLIER...

METRO BROWARD-INLAND MIAMI DADE-METRO MIAMI DADE-MAINLAND MONROE-
FAR SOUTH MIAMI DADE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CORAL SPRINGS...SUNRISE...DAVIE...
HOLLYWOOD...PEMBROKE PINES...MIAMI...HIALEAH

547 AM EST MON DEC 13 2010

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM EST
TUESDAY...
...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING...

A STRONG SOUTHWARD SURGE OF A VERY COLD AND DRY ARCTIC AIR MASS
WILL OCCUR ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA OVERNIGHT. AIR TEMPERATURES WILL
FALL INTO THE 28 TO 32 DEGREE RANGE ACROSS THE WARNING AREA BY 11
PM TONIGHT...AND WILL PERSIST IN THIS RANGE THROUGH MID-MORNING
TUESDAY. CLEAR SKIES...CALM WINDS...AND A VERY DRY AIR MASS WILL
PROMOTE EXCELLENT RADIATIONAL COOLING ON TUESDAY NIGHT AND
WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH A FREEZE POSSIBLE ACROSS THIS REGION ONCE
AGAIN.

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.


http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?map.x=253&map.y=140&site=mfl&zmx=1&zmy=1

 

[Moose]

My last two mornings had lows of 37 F. I gave everything a good dose of water. My crotons in containers were placed on the southern side of the house with two layers of shade cloth with plastic tarp on top. They were heavily watered before sundown before being covered. When I get home from work I will unwrap and see how I did. I feel I have dodged a bullet however, its only the beginning of our cold season.