000 WWUS72 KTAE 011057 NPWTAE URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 557 AM EST TUE JAN 1 2008 ...AN ARCTIC BLAST IS ON THE WAY... ...A HARD FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...AND MUCH OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE AWAY FROM THE IMMEDIATE COAST... ...A FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR AREAS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE... .AN ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM BUILDING TO THE EAST OF THE ROCKIES EARLY THIS MORNING WILL GRADUALLY BUILD SOUTHEASTWARD DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THIS HIGH WILL PROVIDE THE COLDEST AIR OF THE SEASON BY FAR TO THE REGION WITH WIDESPREAD HARD FREEZE CONDITIONS EXPECTED TONIGHT...WEDNESDAY NIGHT...AND ONCE AGAIN ON THURSDAY NIGHT. THE COLDEST NIGHT OF THE THREE WILL BE WEDNESDAY NIGHT WHERE HARD FREEZE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH EVEN THE IMMEDIATE COAST. FURTHERMORE...ALTHOUGH THE HARD FREEZE OF LEAST IMPACT AND DURATION WILL OCCUR TONIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 5 TO 10 MPH WILL PRODUCE VERY COLD WIND CHILLS OF 15 TO 20 DEGREES ABOVE ZERO LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. ALZ065>069-FLZ007>019-026>029-034-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161- 021500- /O.UPG.KTAE.HZ.A.0001.080102T0500Z-080102T1600Z/ /O.NEW.KTAE.HZ.W.0001.080102T0700Z-080102T1500Z/ 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- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ENTERPRISE...OZARK...FORT RUCKER... DALEVILLE...HEADLAND...ABBEVILLE...GENEVA...HARTFORD...SAMSON... SLOCOMB...MALVERN...TAYLOR...ASHFORD...KINSEY...COWARTS...WEBB... COTTONWOOD...REHOBETH...DE FUNIAK SPRINGS...INWOOD...HUDSON... BONIFAY...CRYSTAL LAKE...CHIPLEY...FIVE POINTS...MARIANNA... GRACEVILLE...MALONE...SNEADS...PANAMA CITY...CALLAWAY... LYNN HAVEN...UPPER GRAND LAGOON...BLOUNTSTOWN...WHITE CITY... PORT ST. JOE...WEWAHITCHKA...APALACHICOLA...CARRABELLE...QUINCY... CHATTAHOOCHEE...TALLAHASSEE...SPRING HILL...MONTICELLO... MADISON...GREENVILLE...SWEETWATER...SOPCHOPPY...ST. MARKS... PERRY...MIDWAY...MAYO...CROSS CITY...GEORGETOWN...FORT GAINES... CUTHBERT...SHELLMAN...ARLINGTON...MORGAN...EDISON...LEARY... DAWSON...ALBANY...LEESBURG...SMITHVILLE...SYLVESTER...ASHBURN... TIFTON...FITZGERALD...OCILLA...DOUGLASVILLE...BLAKELY... COLQUITT...NEWTON...CAMILLA...PELHAM...MOULTRIE...ADEL...SPARKS... NASHVILLE...DONALSONVILLE...BAINBRIDGE...CAIRO...THOMASVILLE... QUITMAN...VALDOSTA...LAKELAND 557 AM EST TUE JAN 1 2008 /457 AM CST TUE JAN 1 2008/ ...HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EST /1 AM CST/ TO 10 AM EST /9 AM CST/ WEDNESDAY FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST ALABAMA... SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...AND MUCH OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE AWAY FROM THE IMMEDIATE COAST... ...A FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR AREAS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE... TEMPERATURES WILL DROP BELOW FREEZING IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON WEDNESDAY...AND WILL REMAIN BELOW FREEZING UNTIL MID MORNING ON WEDNESDAY. LOW TEMPERATURES WILL BOTTOM OUT INTO THE LOWER TO MID 20S OVER MUCH OF THE AREA TONIGHT...EXCEPT NEAR THE IMMEDIATE COAST WHERE LOWS WILL DROP INTO THE UPPER 20S. FURTHERMORE...THE INTERIOR WILL EXPERIENCE 2 TO 4 HOURS OF TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 20S OR BELOW WHICH COULD CAUSE EXPOSED PIPES TO FREEZE. NEAR THE COAST...2 TO 4 HOURS OF SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED. ADDITIONALLY...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 5 TO 10 MPH WILL PRODUCE VERY COLD WIND CHILLS OF 15 TO 20 DEGREES ABOVE ZERO LATE TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING . ON THURSDAY MORNING...A HARD FREEZE OF MUCH MORE SIGNIFICANT IMPACT AND DURATION IS LIKELY...WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR 8 TO 10 HOURS OF HARD FREEZE CONDITIONS OVER THE INTERIOR AND 6 TO 8 HOURS NEAR THE COAST. LOW TEMPERATURES MAY BOTTOM OUT IN THE UPPER TEENS WELL INLAND TO THE LOWER 20S NEAR THE COAST. STAY TUNED FOR ADDITIONAL UPDATES ON THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS SITUATION. A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS TEMPERATURES OF 26 DEGREES OR COLDER ARE LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS COULD HARM CROPS...ANIMALS... AUTOMOBILE RADIATORS...AND EXPOSED WATER PIPES. $$ 17-GOULD