000 WWUS72 KTAE 220401 NPWTAE URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 1101 PM EST WED JAN 21 2009 ...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST /7 AM CST/ THURSDAY... .A COLD...DRY AIRMASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS MUCH OF THE SOUTHEAST U.S. OVERNIGHT. WITH HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE FORECAST AREA...WINDS HAVE BECOME LIGHT TO CALM THIS EVENING AND WILL RESULT IN ANOTHER HARD FREEZE FOR MUCH OF SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...AND THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE AWAY FROM THE BEACHES. ALZ065>069-FLZ007>019-026>029-034-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161- 221300- /O.CON.KTAE.HZ.W.0004.090122T0500Z-090122T1300Z/ 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 1101 PM EST WED JAN 21 2009 /1001 PM CST WED JAN 21 2009/ ...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EST /7 AM CST/ THURSDAY... TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN BELOW FREEZING FOR MOST LOCATIONS UNTIL MID MORNING THURSDAY. THE NORMALLY COLDEST INLAND LOCATIONS...LIKE THE TALLAHASSEE...VALDOSTA...AND CROSS CITY AIRPORTS...COULD GET DOWN INTO THE UPPER TEENS TOWARD DAWN. THESE SITES WILL BE AT OR BELOW FREEZING FOR UP TO 12 HOURS. INLAND DOWNTOWN AREAS AND LOCATIONS PROTECTED BY ABUNDANT TREE COVER WILL BE A LITTLE WARMER...WITH LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 20S AND FREEZE DURATIONS OF UP TO 9 HOURS. A LIGHT FREEZE IS EXPECTED AT THE BEACHES...WITH TEMPERATURES REACHING THE UPPER 20S TO NEAR 30...AND DURATIONS AT OR BELOW FREEZING OF 6 TO 8 HOURS. A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO 25 DEGREES OR LOWER FOR AT LEAST TWO HOURS. THESE CONDITIONS CAN DAMAGE CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT PETS...EXPOSED PIPES...AND SENSITIVE VEGETATION. $$ MROCZKA