000 FLUS42 KTAE 021055 HWOTAE HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 555 AM EST WED JAN 2 2008 ALZ065>069-FLZ007>019-026>029-034-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161- GMZ730-750-755-765-770-775-031100- COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON-INLAND WALTON-COASTAL WALTON- HOLMES-WASHINGTON-JACKSON-BAY-CALHOUN-GULF-FRANKLIN-GADSDEN-LEON- JEFFERSON-MADISON-LIBERTY-WAKULLA-TAYLOR-LAFAYETTE-DIXIE-QUITMAN- CLAY-RANDOLPH-TERRELL-DOUGHERTY-LEE-WORTH-TURNER-TIFT-BEN HILL- IRWIN-EARLY-MILLER-BAKER-MITCHELL-COLQUITT-COOK-BERRIEN-SEMINOLE- DECATUR-GRADY-THOMAS-BROOKS-LOWNDES-LANIER- APALACHEE BAY OR COASTAL WATERS FROM KEATON BEACH TO OCHLOCKONEE RIVER FL OUT TO 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM OCHLOCKONEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL OUT TO 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO KEATON BEACH OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM SUWANNEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 555 AM EST WED JAN 2 2008 /455 AM CST WED JAN 2 2008/ THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA... SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...AND THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE...AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. ...A HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT THIS MORNING... ...A HARD FREEZE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING... ...WIND CHILLS OF 15 TO 20 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING...WITH CHILLS OF 27 TO 32 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS WITH SOME GALE FORCE GUSTS CONTINUE OVER THE COASTAL WATERS... .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... ARCTIC AIR WILL CONTINUE TO RUSH INTO THE REGION ON GUSTY NORTHWESTERLY WINDS TODAY. SINCE THE COLD AIR WAS A BIT SLOW TO ARRIVE THIS MORNING...TRUE HARD FREEZE CONDITIONS WILL NOW NOT LIKELY OCCUR...BUT MOST AREAS WILL AT LEAST EXPERIENCE A FEW HOURS OF SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES. THEREFORE...SEE LITTLE REASON TO ADD CONFUSION AND CANCEL THE HARD FREEZE WARNING THIS MORNING. ADDITIONALLY...THE GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF 15 TO 20 DEGREES THIS MORNING AND 27 TO 32 DEGREES THIS AFTERNOON. TONIGHT...AS THE ARCTIC HIGH SETTLES IN TO THE NORTH OF THE AREA...WINDS WILL BECOME NEAR CALM OVER MOST AREAS BEFORE MIDNIGHT WHICH WILL ALLOW TEMPS TO PLUMMET QUICKLY THROUGH THE MIDDLE 20S...WITH LOWS BOTTOMING OUT IN THE UPPER TEENS OVER THE INTERIOR TO THE LOWER 20S NEAR THE COAST. THIS SHOULD RESULT IN 7 TO 9 HOURS OF HARD FREEZE CONDITIONS OVER THE INTERIOR AND 5 TO 7 HOURS NEAR THE COAST. ADDITIONALLY...SOME AREAS MAY EXPERIENCE SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES FOR UP TO 14 HOURS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY... YET ANOTHER HARD FREEZE WILL BE POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY MORNING BEFORE A GRADUAL WARMING TREND TAKES PLACE ACROSS THE REGION. THE NEXT CHANCE OF RAIN IS NOT EXPECTED UNTIL TUESDAY OF NEXT WEEK AT THE EARLIEST. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED...BUT ALL NWS COOP SITES ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT THEIR LOWEST TEMPERATURES DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV...THEN CLICK ON YOUR AREA OF INTEREST ON THE NATIONAL MAP. $$ 17-GOULD