Colder weather is back...

St. Augustine Airport
Lat: 29.97   Lon: -81.33   Elev: 10
Last Update on Dec 24, 3:58 am EST
Currently:  Fair and 39 °F
Today: Sunny, with a high near 57. Wind chill values as low as 32 early. Northeast wind between 9 and 11 mph.

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 40. Northeast wind around 5 mph becoming calm.

Christmas Day: Partly sunny, with a high near 65. Wind chill values as low as 40 early. Calm wind becoming southwest between 6 and 9 mph.

Saturday Night: A 50 percent chance of showers. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 46. Breezy, with a southwest wind 5 to 8 mph increasing to between 13 and 16 mph.

Oh the weather outside is sunny...

Marine Advisory...NO Freeze warning!!!

Oh the map is RED for us!  Thank you Mr Weatherman!

So I woke up HOT last night and had to turn the heater off:-)  I even went so far as to open the aft hatch to let in a little fresh air and cool the cabin down.  I am so glad we are getting a little rbeak from the freeze warnings and frigid air!

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?CityName=Saint+Augustine&state=FL&site=JAX&textField1=29.8949&textField2=-81.3151&e=1

St. Augustine Airport
Lat: 29.97   Lon: -81.33   Elev: 10
Last Update on Dec 17, 7:58 am EST

Currently:  56 °F
Today: A 20 percent chance of rain. Partly sunny, with a high near 70. Southwest wind between 8 and 10 mph.

Tonight: A 30 percent chance of rain. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 51. Southwest wind around 6 mph becoming calm.

Saturday: Showers likely, mainly after 1pm. Cloudy, with a high near 69. Calm wind becoming south between 4 and 7 mph. Chance of precipitation is 70%. *I can handle a little rain as long as it isn't frigid outside..
Saturday Night: A 50 percent chance of rain. Cloudy, with a low around 48. Calm wind becoming north between 8 and 11 mph.

Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 59. Breezy, with a north wind between 11 and 15 mph.

Sunday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 38.

Monday: Sunny, with a high near 61.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 40.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 69.

Tuesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 47.

Wednesday: Mostly sunny and breezy, with a high near 61.

Wednesday Night: Mostly clear and breezy, with a low around 42.

Thursday: Sunny and breezy, with a high near 58.

NOAA Weather Update...

So the cold weather is still around, but it looks like it will be warmer Thursday and Friday.  I know the warm weather won't stick around for long, but it wll give us a chance to get the outside of Mystery taken care of.  It's a never-ending cycle of clean, clean and clean again~lol  It's surprising just how fast the cockpit gets dirty!

http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?CityName=Saint+Augustine&state=FL&site=JAX&textField1=29.8949&textField2=-81.3151&e=1

Almost all of Florida is under a hard freeze warning now...

St. Augustine Airport
Lat: 29.97   Lon: -81.33   Elev: 10
Last Update on Dec 15, 6:58 am EST

Currently
 29 °F
(-2 °C)

Today: Sunny, with a high near 52. Wind chill values as low as 16 early. North wind between 9 and 11 mph.

Tonight: Patchy frost after 1am. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 34. Light west wind.

Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 67. Wind chill values as low as 32 early. Calm wind becoming south between 11 and 14 mph.

Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 49. Southwest wind around 8 mph.

Friday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 73. Breezy, with a southwest wind between 7 and 15 mph.

Friday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers. Partly cloudy, with a low around 55.

Saturday: A 50 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 70.

Hard Freeze Warning

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
415 AM EST WED DEC 15 2010

FLZ024-025-032-033-037-038-160115-
/O.NEW.KJAX.FZ.A.0029.101216T0600Z-101216T1300Z/
/O.CON.KJAX.HZ.W.0019.000000T0000Z-101215T1500Z/
NASSAU-DUVAL-CLAY-ST JOHNS-PUTNAM-FLAGLER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNANDINA BEACH...JACKSONVILLE...
GREEN COVE SPRINGS...ST AUGUSTINE...PALATKA...PALM COAST
415 AM EST WED DEC 15 2010

...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST THIS
MORNING...
...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING. A HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM EST
THIS MORNING.

TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S THIS MORNING WITH
UPPER TEENS POSSIBLE WELL INLAND. A HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN
EFFECT.

TONIGHT...LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S ARE EXPECTED WITH
PATCHY FROST EXPECTED. THE EXCEPTION WILL BE NEAR THE COAST AND
ALONG THE ST JOHNS RIVER WHERE LOWS MAY ONLY BOTTOM OUT AROUND 32
TO 35 DEGREES. A FREEZE WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS THAT TEMPERATURES LESS THAN
27 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST 2 HOURS. APPROPRIATE ACTION
SHOULD BE TAKEN TO ENSURE TENDER VEGETATION...OUTDOOR PETS...AND
EXPOSED WATER PIPES HAVE ADEQUATE PROTECTION FROM THE COLD
TEMPERATURES. YOUNG CHILDREN...THE ELDERLY AND THE HOMELESS ARE
ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO THE COLD. TAKE MEASURES TO PROTECT THEM.

A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE FOR
AT LEAST 2 HOURS. PRECAUTIONS MAY BE REQUIRED TO PROTECT PLANTS...
PETS...PIPES AND THOSE SENSITIVE TO THE COLD IF A FREEZE WARNING
IS ISSUED.

My "weather obsession" continues...

So, the sun is shining even IF it's horribly windy outside and Bob has to go burst my bubble.  The weather is supposed to be nasty today.  Rain, wind, cold...  UGH!  Why can't the weatherman realize that we are in FLORIDA?!?!  Conjur me up a nice, warm, sunny day?  It's not asking for too terrible much, really.  I don't even mind if the temps stay in the upper 60's/lower 70's with a breeze... Please Mr. Weatherman... try to cooperate with the Floridians that have no tolerance for the cold...

NOAA Forecast...

Lat: 29.97   Lon: -81.33

Today: Showers likely, mainly before 1pm. Mostly cloudy, with a high near 64. Breezy, with a southwest wind between 17 and 20 mph. Chance of precipitation is 60%.

Tonight: Partly cloudy, with a low around 31. Wind chill values as low as 21. Breezy, with a west wind between 14 and 16 mph.

Monday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 46. Wind chill values as low as 20 early. Breezy, with a west wind between 14 and 20 mph, with gusts as high as 32 mph.

Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 26. Wind chill values as low as 15. Northwest wind around 14 mph, with gusts as high as 25 mph.

Tuesday: Sunny, with a high near 48. Northwest wind between 11 and 13 mph.

Tuesday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 30.

Wednesday: Sunny, with a high near 55.

Wednesday Night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 37.

FYI all you "late" readers from the library...

Food for Fines at the Library – The Library System kicks off the 3rd annual “Food for Fines” program on Monday. Food for Fines permits patrons to bring one sealed, non-expired, non-perishable food item to the library in exchange for each $1 in overdue fines. The program will run November 8 – December 22. Last year, more than 10,000 food items were collected, surpassing the 8,000 items collected in 2008. All food collected during Food for Fines will be given to the Health and Human Services food pantry for local distribution to those in need. While Food for Fines is a great way for overdue patrons to balance their accounts, the food drive is not limited. The general public is also encouraged to drop off non-perishable food contributions at any library branch through December 22. The Food for Fines waiver is for library fines only and may not be applied to fees for printing or lost items, nor may it be used as credit against future fines. For more information call Library Administration at (904) 827-6925 or visit http://www.sjcpls.org/.

QwickCast.com...

So I'm checking out average temps and record high's and low's for the area and I'm a little disheartened to see that QwickCast.com has the average temp for St. Augustine as 58 degrees with the average low at 48.  That means that we are running slightly cooler than normal...again.   I'm really "stuck" on the temps lately~lol  I guess that I'm a warm weather type of girl and I'm stuck in a cool weather environment right now.  I promise to stop obsessing over the weather...as soon as it gets a little warmer...

~Pamela

St. Augustine, FloridaElevation: 10 feet      Latitude: 29 57N   Longitude: 081 19W

Sea turtle and peacocks...

So I was sorting through photos and found all these pictures of the peacocks and hens at the Fountain of Youth and a couple of shots of a sea turtle in the Mission Nombre de Dios lake.  Anyway...enjoy

~Pamela

Sunrise on the Mission Nombre de Dios grounds...

So we lived across the steet from the Mission Nombre de Dios for a long time and I shot this fabulous sunrise before moving onto the Mystery.  Going through old photos, I thought that I'd share these with you also:-)

For more information about the Mission Nombre de Dios, visit the website.

Enjoy!
~Pamela

Memorial Presbyterian Church...

Flagler Memorial Presbyterian Church was the first Presbyterian Church in the state of Florida.  It was commissioned by Henry Flagler in 1890 as a memorial to his daughter, Jenny Louise Benedict who died from complications from childbirth.  The church was built in only one year by workers who took shifts around the clock to get it completed. 


Visit their website for more information bout the beautiful church.