000 WWUS72 KTAE 132017 NPWTAE URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 317 PM EST MON FEB 13 2006 ...A HARD FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...AND PORTIONS THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND EASTERN PANHANDLE... .A COLD AIRMASS WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE REGION TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. CALM WINDS...CLEAR SKIES...AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS WILL CREATE AN ENVIRONMENT WHICH IS IDEAL FOR RAPID COOLING TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE 20 TO 25 DEGREE RANGE IN THE NORMALLY COLDER INLAND LOCATIONS AWAY FROM THE CITY AND THE COAST BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. ALZ065>069-FLZ007>019-026>029-034-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161- 141300- /O.EXT.KTAE.FZ.W.0002.060214T0600Z-060214T1300Z/ 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...ABBEVILLE... GENEVA...DOTHAN...DE FUNIAK SPRINGS...MIRAMAR BEACH...BONIFAY... CHIPLEY...MARIANNA...PANAMA CITY...BLOUNTSTOWN...PORT ST. JOE... APALACHICOLA...QUINCY...TALLAHASSEE...MONTICELLO...MADISON... BRISTOL...CRAWFORDVILLE...PERRY...MAYO...CROSS CITY... GEORGETOWN...FORT GAINES...CUTHBERT...MORGAN...DAWSON...ALBANY... LEESBURG...SYLVESTER...ASHBURN...TIFTON...FITZGERALD...OCILLA... BLAKELY...COLQUITT...NEWTON...CAMILLA...MOULTRIE...ADEL... NASHVILLE...DONALSONVILLE...BAINBRIDGE...CAIRO...THOMASVILLE... QUITMAN...VALDOSTA...LAKELAND 217 PM CST MON FEB 13 2006 /317 PM EST MON FEB 13 2006/ ...FREEZE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ TO 8 AM EST /7 AM CST/ TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A HARD FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM EST /MIDNIGHT CST/ TO 8 AM EST /7 AM CST/ TUESDAY. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FREEZING BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...AND REMAIN BELOW FREEZING FOR 6 TO 8 HOURS. TEMPERATURES WILL REACH THE LOWER TO MID 20S IN THE NORMALLY COLDER INLAND LOCATIONS...AWAY FROM THE CITY AND THE COAST. TEMPERATURES NEAR THE COAST WILL BOTTOM OUT AROUND 30 DEGREES. APPROPRIATE STEPS SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PROTECT VEGETATION...EXPOSED PIPES...AND OUTDOOR PETS. $$ MCNATT