000 WWUS84 KJAN 272146 SPSJAN SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS 313 PM CST SAT JAN 27 2007 ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074- 281000- ADAMS-ASHLEY-ATTALA-BOLIVAR-CARROLL-CATAHOULA-CHICOT-CHOCTAW- CLAIBORNE-CLARKE-CLAY-CONCORDIA-COPIAH-COVINGTON-EAST CARROLL- FORREST-FRANKLIN LA-FRANKLIN MS-GRENADA-HINDS-HOLMES-HUMPHREYS- ISSAQUENA-JASPER-JEFFERSON-JEFFERSON DAVIS-JONES-KEMPER-LAMAR- LAUDERDALE-LAWRENCE-LEAKE-LEFLORE-LINCOLN-LOWNDES-MADISON LA- MADISON MS-MARION-MONTGOMERY-MOREHOUSE-NESHOBA-NEWTON-NOXUBEE- OKTIBBEHA-RANKIN-RICHLAND-SCOTT-SHARKEY-SIMPSON-SMITH-SUNFLOWER- TENSAS-WARREN-WASHINGTON-WEBSTER-WEST CARROLL-WINSTON-YAZOO- 313 PM CST SAT JAN 27 2007 ...BLAST OF ARCTIC AIR ON TAP SUNDAY AND MONDAY... BRISK NORTHWEST WINDS THAT WILL DEVELOP IN THE WAKE OF THE COLD FRONT TODAY WILL BLAST THE ARKLAMISS WITH A FRIGID AIR MASS THAT HAS ITS ORIGINS IN THE CANADIAN ARCTIC. SUNSHINE WILL RETURN TO THE AREA SUNDAY BUT COLD AND WINDY CONDITIONS WILL KEEP AFTERNOON TEMPERATURES IN THE 40S AT MOST LOCATIONS. A FEW LOCATIONS IN THE DELTA WILL STRUGGLE TO REACH 40 DEGREES AND WILL ONLY SEE AFTERNOON HIGHS IN THE UPPER 30S. WITH NORTHWEST WIND FROM 15 TO 20 MPH TOMORROW...WIND CHILLS WILL REMAIN IN THE 20S AT MOST LOCATIONS DURING MOST OF THE DAY. WIND SPEEDS WILL DROP OFF TOMORROW EVENING AND TEMPERATURES WILL PLUMMET AFTER DARK. BY MONDAY MORNING...TEMPERATURES WILL RANGE FROM THE UPPER TEENS AT SOME NORTHEAST LOCATIONS TO THE MID 20S OVER WESTERN AREAS. TEMPERATURES WILL BEGIN TO WARM MONDAY AFTERNOON WHEN HIGHS CLIMB INTO THE 40S AND LOWER 50S. REMEMBER THAT SEVERAL LAYERS OF CLOTHES WILL KEEP YOU WARMER THAN A SINGLE HEAVY COAT. A HAT IS ALSO IMPORTANT AS 20 PERCENT OF BODY HEAT LOSS IS THROUGH THE HEAD. STAY TUNED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON FOR FURTHER UPDATES. $$ 03