000 FLUS42 KTAE 161032 HWOTAE HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 532 AM EST FRI JAN 16 2009 ALZ065>069-FLZ007>019-026>029-034-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161- GMZ730-750-755-765-770-775-171100- 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- 532 AM EST FRI JAN 16 2009 /432 AM CST FRI JAN 16 2009/ ...A HARD FREEZE IS FORECAST FOR TONIGHT AREA WIDE... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA... SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE...AND THE ADJACENT GULF COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT... FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING. HOWEVER...LOW TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL BE THE COLDEST OF THE SEASON AND A HARD FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT. FREEZE DURATIONS TONIGHT WILL RUN AROUND 12 TO 13 HOURS INLAND AND 8 TO 9 HOURS NEAR THE COAST. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT...ALTHOUGH CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL KICK UP AGAIN TONIGHT INTO THE EXERCISE CAUTION RANGE. THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL BE VERY LOW TODAY AND THIS WILL ENHANCE THE SPREAD OF ANY WILDFIRES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY... ANOTHER FREEZE IS ANTICIPATED OVER SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA AND THE FLORIDA BIG BEND SATURDAY NIGHT. SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST FR THE ENTIRE AREA ON MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL PICK BACK UP TO ADVISORY LEVELS OVER THE GULF WATERS AHEAD OF A FRONT ON SUNDAY AND REMAIN ELEVATED BEHIND THE FRONT SUNDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. 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. $$ 18-WOOL