000 WWUS72 KTAE 161952 NPWTAE URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 252 PM EST FRI JAN 16 2009 ...A HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...AND THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE FROM 11 PM EST /10 PM CST/ THIS EVENING TO 9 AM EST /8 AM CST/ SATURDAY... .AFTER A COLD AND DRY DAY ACROSS THE REGION TODAY...CLEAR AND VERY COLD CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT WITH A WIDESPREAD HARD FREEZE. THE NEAR RECORD LOW TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 16 AND 20 DEGREES INLAND...TO THE MID 20S NEAR THE COAST WITH LIGHT NORTHERLY WINDS. WITH THE CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL QUICKLY THIS EVENING...AND MAY BE BELOW FREEZING FOR 10 TO 12 HOURS...WITH HARD FREEZE CONDITIONS OF 25 DEGREES OR BELOW FOR UP TO 4 TO 8 HOURS. ALZ065>069-FLZ007>019-026>029-034-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161- 171400- /O.CON.KTAE.HZ.W.0002.090117T0400Z-090117T1400Z/ 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 252 PM EST FRI JAN 16 2009 /152 PM CST FRI JAN 16 2009/ ...A HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM EST /10 PM CST/ THIS EVENING TO 9 AM EST /8 AM CST/ SATURDAY... TEMPERATURES WILL FALL QUICKLY AFTER SUNSET THIS EVENING UNDER CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT NORTHERLY WINDS...AND WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 16 AND 20 DEGREES INLAND...TO THE MID 20S NEAR THE COAST. THIS LONG DURATION HARD FREEZE WILL RESULT IN BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES FOR 10 TO 12 HOURS...WITH HARD FREEZE CONDITIONS OF 25 DEGREES OR BELOW FOR UP TO 4 TO 8 HOURS. A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES BELOW 26 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED FOR 2 OR MORE HOURS. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION...AND MAY FREEZE EXPOSED AND UNINSULATED WATER PIPES. $$ 17-GOULD