000 WWUS72 KTAE 042037 NPWTAE URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 337 PM EST WED FEB 4 2009 ...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM EST /9 PM CST/ THIS EVENING UNTIL 9 AM EST /8 AM CST/ THURSDAY MORNING FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA AS WELL AS ALL OF THE EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND FLORIDA BIG BEND... ...HARD FREEZE WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THURSDAY EVENING AND FRIDAY MORNING FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...AND THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND BIG BEND... .A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO BRING AN EXTREMELY COLD AIRMASS TO THE REGION TONIGHT AND ON INTO FRIDAY. A HARD FREEZE IS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND AGAIN ON THURSDAY NIGHT BEFORE A WARMING TREND PUTS AN END TO THE VERY COLD TEMPERATURES FOR THE WEEKEND. ALZ065>069-FLZ007-009>011-013-015>019-026>029-034-GAZ120>131- 142>148-155>161-051400- /O.CAN.KTAE.LW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-090204T2100Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.HZ.W.0006.090205T0300Z-090205T1400Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.HZ.A.0006.090206T0400Z-090206T1400Z/ COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON-INLAND WALTON-HOLMES-WASHINGTON- JACKSON-CALHOUN-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...HUDSON...BONIFAY... CRYSTAL LAKE...CHIPLEY...FIVE POINTS...MARIANNA...GRACEVILLE... MALONE...SNEADS...BLOUNTSTOWN...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 337 PM EST WED FEB 4 2009 /237 PM CST WED FEB 4 2009/ ...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM EST /9 PM CST/ THIS EVENING TO 9 AM EST /8 AM CST/ THURSDAY... ...HARD FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED FOR TODAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS CONTINUED THE HARD FREEZE WARNING THAT IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM EST /9 PM CST/ THIS EVENING TO 9 AM EST /8 AM CST/ THURSDAY. A HARD FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR TODAY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP BELOW FREEZING SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET TONIGHT AND REMAIN BELOW FREEZING THROUGH SUNRISE. THIS WILL CREATE A LONG DURATION FREEZE WITH SOME AREAS EXPERIENCING SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES FOR AS MUCH AS 12 HOURS. HARD FREEZING TEMPERATURES...OR VALUES BELOW 26 DEGREES...ARE EXPECTED FOR UP TO 6 HOURS TONIGHT. SOME OF THE COLDEST LOCATIONS WILL SEE LOW TEMPERATURES BY THURSDAY MORNING IN THE UPPER TEENS DESPITE THE LIGHT NORTHERLY WINDS. THE COLD RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL SETTLE DIRECTLY OVER THE REGION THURSDAY NIGHT AND RESULT IN PRIME CONDITIONS FOR A QUICK TEMPERATURE DROP. WHILE ALL OF THE REGION WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE ANOTHER HARD FREEZE...SOME OF THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES...POSSIBLY IN THE MID TEENS...WILL BE SEEN IN THE SOUTHEAST FLORIDA BIG BEND AND ALONG THE INTERSTATE 75 CORRIDOR IN SOUTH GEORGIA. THIS COULD BRING SOME OF THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES TO THE REGION IN THE LAST FEW YEARS. A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. TAKE IMMEDIATE STEPS TO PROTECT YOURSELF AND PROPERTY FROM THE COLD. A HARD FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. $$ FLZ008-012-014-051400- /O.CAN.KTAE.LW.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-090204T2100Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.HZ.W.0006.090205T0300Z-090205T1400Z/ /O.CON.KTAE.HZ.A.0006.090206T0600Z-090206T1300Z/ COASTAL WALTON-BAY-GULF- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...INWOOD...PANAMA CITY...CALLAWAY... LYNN HAVEN...UPPER GRAND LAGOON...WHITE CITY...PORT ST. JOE... WEWAHITCHKA 237 PM CST WED FEB 4 2009 ...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM CST THURSDAY... ...HARD FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED FOR TODAY. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS CONTINUED THE HARD FREEZE WARNING THAT IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM CST THURSDAY. A HARD FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR TODAY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP BELOW FREEZING ALONG THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE COAST JUST BEFORE MIDNIGHT AND REMAIN BELOW FREEZING THROUGH SUNRISE. THIS WILL CREATE A LONG DURATION FREEZE WITH EVEN AREAS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE PANHANDLE COAST REACHING HARD FREEZE CRITERIA...OR TEMPERATURES BELOW 26 DEGREES. TOTAL DURATION OF FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL APPROACH 12 HOURS INLAND AND UP TO 8 HOURS ALONG THE COAST. SOME OF THE COLDEST INLAND LOCATIONS WILL SEE LOW TEMPERATURES BY THURSDAY MORNING NEAR 20 DEGREES WITH AREAS ALONG THE COAST DROPPING INTO THE LOW TO MID 20S. THE COLD RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE JUST TO THE EAST OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE ON THURSDAY NIGHT AND SETUP VERY FAVORABLE CONDITIONS FOR RADIATIONAL COOLING. THIS WILL RESULT QUICK TEMPERATURE DROP THROUGHOUT THE EVENING HOURS. WHILE ALL OF THE INLAND FLORIDA PANHANDLE WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE ANOTHER HARD FREEZE...AREAS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST SHOULD ONLY SEE A LIGHT FREEZE FOR A FEW HOURS. A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. TAKE IMMEDIATE STEPS TO PROTECT YOURSELF AND PROPERTY FROM THE COLD. A HARD FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. $$ GODSEY