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Hard Freeze Warning


URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
100 PM CST TUE JAN 20 2009

...A HARD FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH
CENTRAL ALABAMA...THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND INTERIOR
PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY
MORNING...

.AN ARCTIC BLAST OF COLD AIR WILL BRING A HARD FREEZE TO MOST OF THE
REGION TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP BELOW FREEZING THIS EVENING
THEN BOTTOM OUT IN THE LOWER 20S ACROSS MOST OF INTERIOR SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHERN ALABAMA...WITH ISOLATED AREAS OF OF UPPER
TEENS IN THE NORMALLY COLDER LOCATIONS. EVEN OVER COASTAL ALABAMA AND
THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE TO THE SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 10...MID 20S
SHOULD BE EXPECTED. TEMPERATURES WILL PERSIST BELOW 26 DEGREES FOR 5
OR MORE HOURS OVER NEARLY THE ENTIRE AREA...EXCEPT FOR ALONG THE
IMMEDIATE BEACHES...FROM LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...
RESULTING IN A HARD FREEZE.

ALZ051>062-FLZ001-003>006-MSZ067-076-210300-
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CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW-
ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-INLAND ESCAMBIA-
INLAND SANTA ROSA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-
COASTAL OKALOOSA-WAYNE-GREENE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BUTLER...LISMAN...SILAS...CHATOM...
MILLRY...JACKSON...THOMASVILLE...GROVE HILL...CAMDEN...
PINE HILL...HOMEWOOD...MONROEVILLE...EVERGREEN...GREENVILLE...
LUVERNE...BRANTLEY...ATMORE...BREWTON...EAST BREWTON...
ANDALUSIA...OPP...PRICHARD...SARALAND...BAY MINETTE...CENTURY...
FLOMATON...MOLINO...JAY...PACE...MILTON...GULF BREEZE...
CRESTVIEW...WRIGHT...FORT WALTON BEACH...NICEVILLE...DESTIN...
SEMINOLE...EGLIN AFB...VALPARAISO...WAYNESBORO...LEAKESVILLE...
MCLAIN
100 PM CST TUE JAN 20 2009

...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING
TO 8 AM CST WEDNESDAY...

A HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING
TO 8 AM CST WEDNESDAY.

TEMPERATURES WILL DROP BELOW FREEZING THIS EVENING THEN BOTTOM OUT
IN THE LOWER 20S ACROSS MOST OF INTERIOR SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND
SOUTHERN ALABAMA...WITH ISOLATED AREAS OF UPPER TEENS IN THE NORMALLY
COLDER LOCATIONS. EVEN OVER COASTAL ALABAMA AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA
PANHANDLE ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 10...MID 20S SHOULD BE
EXPECTED. ALONG THE IMMEDIATE BEACHES OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES WILL
BOTTOM OUT IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S TONIGHT.

A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO BELOW
26 DEGREES FOR FIVE OR MORE HOURS. THESE CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY KILL
CROPS AND OTHER COLD SENSITIVE VEGETATION. TEMPERATURES SUCH AS THESE
CAN CAUSE EXPOSED WATER PIPES TO BURST.

ACTION SHOULD NOW BE COMPLETED TO ENSURE ADEQUATE WARMTH FOR
OUTDOOR PETS AS WELL AS FREEZE SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS AND
EQUIPMENT. CHECK ON THE ELDERLY TO ENSURE THEY HAVE PROPER
WARMTH. THOSE WHO HAVE GAS HEAT SHOULD MAKE SURE CARBON MONOXIDE
DETECTORS ARE IN GOOD WORKING ORDER. MAKE SURE PORTABLE SPACE
HEATERS ARE IN GOOD WORKING ORDER AND PLACED WELL AWAY FROM
FLAMMABLE MATERIALS SUCH AS BEDDING AND CURTAINS.

$$







URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
149 PM EST TUE JAN 20 2009

...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EST /1 AM CST/
TO 9 AM EST /8 AM CST/ WEDNESDAY...
...HARD FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING...
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

.A COLD...DRY...ARCTIC AIRMASS IS IN PLACE OVER THE SOUTHEAST
U.S. WINDS WILL DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET THIS EVENING AS A HIGH
PRESSURE RIDGE BUILDS EAST ALONG THE GULF COAST. A WIDESPREAD
HARD FREEZE IS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS THE SURFACE HIGH
SETTLES OVER NORTH FLORIDA AND THE WINDS GO CALM.

ALZ065>069-FLZ007>019-026>029-034-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-
211000-
/O.CAN.KTAE.LW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090120T2200Z/
/O.NEW.KTAE.HZ.A.0004.090122T0600Z-090122T1300Z/
/O.CON.KTAE.HZ.W.0003.090121T0700Z-090121T1400Z/
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
149 PM EST TUE JAN 20 2009 /1249 PM CST TUE JAN 20 2009/

...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EST /1 AM CST/
TO 9 AM EST /8 AM CST/ WEDNESDAY...
...HARD FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING...
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A HARD
FREEZE WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN
CANCELLED. A HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EST
/1 AM CST/ TO 9 AM EST /8 AM CST/ WEDNESDAY.

TEMPERATURES WILL REACH FREEZING A FEW HOURS AFTER SUNSET THIS
EVENING...AND REMAIN AT OR BELOW FREEZING FOR UP TO 12 HOURS AT
THE NORMALLY COLDER INLAND LOCATIONS...AND UP TO 6 HOURS AT THE
COAST. LOW TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR 20 DEGREES INLAND...AND MID 20S
AT THE COAST. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT...EXCEPT THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES WILL BE CONFINED TO A
AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF A LINE FROM TALLAHASSEE FLORIDA TO TIFTON
GEORGIA.

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.

A HARD FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE...
WHICH COULD HARM SENSITIVE VEGETATION AND EXPOSED PIPES.

$$

FOURNIER








Red Flag Warning


RED FLAG WARNING ...CORRECTED FOR TIMES IN ALABAMA...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
233 PM CST TUE JAN 20 2009

...A RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE
WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR A LONG
DURATION OF CRITICALLY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...

A HIGH WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST OUT OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND TEXAS
BRINGING DRY CONDITIONS TO THE GULF COAST THROUGH MID WEEK. MODERATE
DISPERSION WEDNESDAY WHICH COMBINED WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY WILL
BRING RISK OF RAPIDLY SPREADING WILDFIRES.

ALZ051-053>060-211245-
/O.NEW.KMOB.FW.W.0010.090121T1900Z-090122T0000Z/
CHOCTAW-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW-ESCAMBIA-
COVINGTON-
233 PM CST TUE JAN 20 2009

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY.

A HIGH WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST OUT OF THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND
TEXAS...BRINGING DRY CONDITIONS TO THE GULF COAST THROUGH MID WEEK.
A MODERATE DISPERSION WEDNESDAY WHICH COMBINED WITH LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY WILL BRING SOME RISK OF RAPIDLY SPREADING WILDFIRES.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF
STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES WILL
CREATE EXPLOSIVE FIRE GROWTH POTENTIAL.

$$










RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
220 PM EST TUE JAN 20 2009

GAZ036>039-042>044-046>062-066>076-078>086-089>098-102>113-210330-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FW.W.0056.090121T1700Z-090121T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KFFC.FW.A.0002.090122T1700Z-090122T2300Z/
CLARKE-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-WILKES-CARROLL-DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON-
ROCKDALE-WALTON-NEWTON-MORGAN-GREENE-TALIAFERRO-HEARD-COWETA-
FAYETTE-CLAYTON-SPALDING-HENRY-BUTTS-JASPER-PUTNAM-HANCOCK-WARREN-
TROUP-MERIWETHER-PIKE-UPSON-LAMAR-MONROE-JONES-BALDWIN-WASHINGTON-
GLASCOCK-JEFFERSON-HARRIS-TALBOT-TAYLOR-CRAWFORD-BIBB-TWIGGS-
WILKINSON-JOHNSON-EMANUEL-MUSCOGEE-CHATTAHOOCHEE-MARION-SCHLEY-
MACON-PEACH-HOUSTON-BLECKLEY-LAURENS-TREUTLEN-STEWART-WEBSTER-
SUMTER-DOOLY-CRISP-PULASKI-WILCOX-DODGE-TELFAIR-WHEELER-
MONTGOMERY-TOOMBS-
220 PM EST TUE JAN 20 2009

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY FOR LOW
HUMIDITIES FOR CENTRAL AND PARTS OF NORTH GEORGIA...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR LOW HUMIDITIES
FOR CENTRAL AND PARTS OF NORTH GEORGIA...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED
FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 6 PM EST
WEDNESDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE
WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE RED FLAG
WARNING AND FIRE WEATHER WATCH ARE FOR THOSE AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH
OF A LINE FROM CARROLLTON...TO ATLANTA...TO ATHENS.

THE RED FLAG WARNING AND FIRE WEATHER WATCH THE OCONEE NATIONAL
FOREST.

DRY FUEL MOISTURE CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE WITH RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES OF 20 TO 25 PERCENT AND WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 5 TO
10 MPH TO CREATE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING...OR WILL OCCUR WITHIN 24 HOURS.

ON THURSDAY...DRY FUEL MOISTURE CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE WITH
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 20 TO 25 PERCENT OR LESS AND SOUTHWEST
WINDS OF 5 TO 10 MPH TO CREATE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT THERE IS HIGH POTENTIAL FOR THE
DEVELOPMENT OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN 12 TO
72 HOURS. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG
WARNINGS.

PLEASE REFER TO THE LOCAL BURN PERMITTING AUTHORITIES ON WHETHER
YOU CAN BURN OUTDOORS. IF YOU DO BURN OUTSIDE...USE EXTREME
CAUTION.

PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE
FIELD OF THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH.

$$









Hard Freeze Watch


URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
149 PM EST TUE JAN 20 2009

...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EST /1 AM CST/
TO 9 AM EST /8 AM CST/ WEDNESDAY...
...HARD FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING...
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

.A COLD...DRY...ARCTIC AIRMASS IS IN PLACE OVER THE SOUTHEAST
U.S. WINDS WILL DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET THIS EVENING AS A HIGH
PRESSURE RIDGE BUILDS EAST ALONG THE GULF COAST. A WIDESPREAD
HARD FREEZE IS POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AS THE SURFACE HIGH
SETTLES OVER NORTH FLORIDA AND THE WINDS GO CALM.

ALZ065>069-FLZ007>019-026>029-034-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-
211000-
/O.CAN.KTAE.LW.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-090120T2200Z/
/O.NEW.KTAE.HZ.A.0004.090122T0600Z-090122T1300Z/
/O.CON.KTAE.HZ.W.0003.090121T0700Z-090121T1400Z/
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
149 PM EST TUE JAN 20 2009 /1249 PM CST TUE JAN 20 2009/

...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EST /1 AM CST/
TO 9 AM EST /8 AM CST/ WEDNESDAY...
...HARD FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
THURSDAY MORNING...
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE HAS ISSUED A HARD
FREEZE WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN
CANCELLED. A HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM EST
/1 AM CST/ TO 9 AM EST /8 AM CST/ WEDNESDAY.

TEMPERATURES WILL REACH FREEZING A FEW HOURS AFTER SUNSET THIS
EVENING...AND REMAIN AT OR BELOW FREEZING FOR UP TO 12 HOURS AT
THE NORMALLY COLDER INLAND LOCATIONS...AND UP TO 6 HOURS AT THE
COAST. LOW TEMPERATURES WILL BE NEAR 20 DEGREES INLAND...AND MID 20S
AT THE COAST. SIMILAR CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT...EXCEPT THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES WILL BE CONFINED TO A
AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF A LINE FROM TALLAHASSEE FLORIDA TO TIFTON
GEORGIA.

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.

A HARD FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE...
WHICH COULD HARM SENSITIVE VEGETATION AND EXPOSED PIPES.

$$

FOURNIER








Fire Weather Watch


RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
707 PM EST TUE JAN 20 2009

...RED FLAG WARNING HAS EXPIRED THIS EVENING FOR THE EASTERN
FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND FLORIDA BIG...

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE
EASTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND FLORIDA BIG BEND DUE TO EXPECTED
LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 35 PERCENT...

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FOR WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR
SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH-CENTRAL GEORGIA DUE TO
POSSIBLE LONG DURATIONS OF RELATIVE HUMIDITY BELOW 25 PERCENT...

.DISCUSSION...EXPECT THE VERY DRY CONDITIONS TO PERSIST THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE REMAINS IN CONTROL. THESE CONDITIONS
WILL RESULT IN RED FLAG CONDITIONS ACROSS NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND
POSSIBLY ACROSS SOUTHWEST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST ALABAMA WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON. THURSDAY WILL BE A TRANSITION DAY AS HIGH PRESSURE
SHIFTS EAST OF THE LOCAL AREA AND THE WINDS BECOME SOUTHERLY.
PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND WILL NEED TO BE MONITORED FOR
LONG DURATIONS OF LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY DURING THE AFTERNOON
HOURS. FRIDAY THROUGH THE WEEKEND...INCREASING MOISTURE AHEAD OF
A COLD FRONT WILL KEEP CONDITIONS ABOVE CRITICAL LEVELS.
DISPERSIONS WILL REMAIN WELL BELOW CRITICAL THRESHOLDS OVER THE
NEXT FEW DAYS.

ALZ065>069-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-210830-
/O.CON.KTAE.FW.A.0009.090121T1700Z-090121T2300Z/
COFFEE-DALE-HENRY-GENEVA-HOUSTON-QUITMAN-CLAY-RANDOLPH-CALHOUN-
TERRELL-DOUGHERTY-LEE-WORTH-TURNER-TIFT-BEN HILL-IRWIN-EARLY-
MILLER-BAKER-MITCHELL-COLQUITT-COOK-BERRIEN-SEMINOLE-DECATUR-
GRADY-THOMAS-BROOKS-LOWNDES-LANIER-
707 PM EST TUE JAN 20 2009 /607 PM CST TUE JAN 20 2009/

...FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE POSSIBLE. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG
WARNINGS.

$$

BARRY





RED FLAG WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE PEACHTREE CITY GA
220 PM EST TUE JAN 20 2009

GAZ036>039-042>044-046>062-066>076-078>086-089>098-102>113-210330-
/O.NEW.KFFC.FW.W.0056.090121T1700Z-090121T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KFFC.FW.A.0002.090122T1700Z-090122T2300Z/
CLARKE-OCONEE-OGLETHORPE-WILKES-CARROLL-DOUGLAS-SOUTH FULTON-
ROCKDALE-WALTON-NEWTON-MORGAN-GREENE-TALIAFERRO-HEARD-COWETA-
FAYETTE-CLAYTON-SPALDING-HENRY-BUTTS-JASPER-PUTNAM-HANCOCK-WARREN-
TROUP-MERIWETHER-PIKE-UPSON-LAMAR-MONROE-JONES-BALDWIN-WASHINGTON-
GLASCOCK-JEFFERSON-HARRIS-TALBOT-TAYLOR-CRAWFORD-BIBB-TWIGGS-
WILKINSON-JOHNSON-EMANUEL-MUSCOGEE-CHATTAHOOCHEE-MARION-SCHLEY-
MACON-PEACH-HOUSTON-BLECKLEY-LAURENS-TREUTLEN-STEWART-WEBSTER-
SUMTER-DOOLY-CRISP-PULASKI-WILCOX-DODGE-TELFAIR-WHEELER-
MONTGOMERY-TOOMBS-
220 PM EST TUE JAN 20 2009

...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 6 PM EST WEDNESDAY FOR LOW
HUMIDITIES FOR CENTRAL AND PARTS OF NORTH GEORGIA...
...FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR LOW HUMIDITIES
FOR CENTRAL AND PARTS OF NORTH GEORGIA...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN PEACHTREE CITY HAS ISSUED A RED
FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 12 PM TO 6 PM EST
WEDNESDAY. A FIRE WEATHER WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FIRE
WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE RED FLAG
WARNING AND FIRE WEATHER WATCH ARE FOR THOSE AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH
OF A LINE FROM CARROLLTON...TO ATLANTA...TO ATHENS.

THE RED FLAG WARNING AND FIRE WEATHER WATCH THE OCONEE NATIONAL
FOREST.

DRY FUEL MOISTURE CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE WITH RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES OF 20 TO 25 PERCENT AND WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 5 TO
10 MPH TO CREATE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.

A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE EITHER OCCURRING...OR WILL OCCUR WITHIN 24 HOURS.

ON THURSDAY...DRY FUEL MOISTURE CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE WITH
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES OF 20 TO 25 PERCENT OR LESS AND SOUTHWEST
WINDS OF 5 TO 10 MPH TO CREATE DANGEROUS FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH MEANS THAT THERE IS HIGH POTENTIAL FOR THE
DEVELOPMENT OF CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS IN 12 TO
72 HOURS. LISTEN FOR LATER FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE RED FLAG
WARNINGS.

PLEASE REFER TO THE LOCAL BURN PERMITTING AUTHORITIES ON WHETHER
YOU CAN BURN OUTDOORS. IF YOU DO BURN OUTSIDE...USE EXTREME
CAUTION.

PLEASE ADVISE THE APPROPRIATE OFFICIALS OR FIRE CREWS IN THE
FIELD OF THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH.

$$









Hazardous Weather Outlook


HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
345 PM CST TUE JAN 20 2009

ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-GMZ630-650-655-670-675-MSZ067-075-076-078-
079-211200-
CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW-
ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-LOWER MOBILE-
LOWER BALDWIN-INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-INLAND SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-COASTAL OKALOOSA-MOBILE BAY-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-WAYNE-PERRY-
GREENE-STONE-GEORGE-
345 PM CST TUE JAN 20 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...THE WESTERN FLORIDA
PANHANDLE...AND THE ADJACENT GULF COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA AND
NORTHWEST FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

ARCTIC AIR WILL CONTINUE TO FLOW INTO THE REGION WITH A COLD NIGHT
IN STORE FOR THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA. A HARD FREEZE WARNING IS IN
EFFECT FOR ALL OF INTERIOR SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI...SOUTHWEST AND
SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...AS WELL AS THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE.

MODERATE TO STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THROUGH
TONIGHT...RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT OVER THE
OFFSHORE LEGS OF THE MARINE AREA THIS EVENING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

DRY AIR IN PLACE OVER THE AREA WILL RESULT IN AN INCREASED RISK OF
WILDFIRES ACROSS MUCH OF THE REGION THROUGH WEDNESDAY. OTHERWISE...
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

STORM SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTIVATION FOR SEVERE WEATHER
OPERATIONS WILL NOT BE REQUIRED.

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
207 PM CST TUE JAN 20 2009

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074-
212015-
ASHLEY-CHICOT-MOREHOUSE-WEST CARROLL-EAST CARROLL-RICHLAND-
MADISON LA-FRANKLIN LA-CATAHOULA-TENSAS-CONCORDIA-BOLIVAR-
SUNFLOWER-LEFLORE-GRENADA-CARROLL-MONTGOMERY-WEBSTER-CLAY-LOWNDES-
CHOCTAW-OKTIBBEHA-WASHINGTON-HUMPHREYS-HOLMES-ATTALA-WINSTON-
NOXUBEE-ISSAQUENA-SHARKEY-YAZOO-MADISON MS-LEAKE-NESHOBA-KEMPER-
WARREN-HINDS-RANKIN-SCOTT-NEWTON-LAUDERDALE-CLAIBORNE-COPIAH-
SIMPSON-SMITH-JASPER-CLARKE-JEFFERSON-ADAMS-FRANKLIN MS-LINCOLN-
LAWRENCE-JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON-JONES-MARION-LAMAR-FORREST-
207 PM CST TUE JAN 20 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR CENTRAL MISSISSIPPI...
NORTHEAST LOUISIANA...AND EXTREME SOUTHEAST ARKANSAS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY

COLD CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT AS CLEAR SKIES
AND CALM WINDS WILL COMBINE TO DROP LOWS BETWEEN 19 AND 24 DEGREES.
EXPECT 13 TO 16 HOURS OF BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY

THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...
THE ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER
OPERATIONS IS NOT EXPECTED THROUGH NEXT MONDAY.

$$


FOR MORE INFORMATION PLEASE VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT
WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAN. THIS INCLUDES THE GRAPHICAL HAZARDOUS
WEATHER OUTLOOK.

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL
603 AM EST TUE JAN 20 2009

...ARCTIC OUTBREAK ON THE WAY WITH HARD FREEZE CONDITIONS...

ALZ065>069-FLZ007>019-026>029-034-GAZ120>131-142>148-155>161-
GMZ730-750-755-765-770-775-211100-
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-
APALACHEE BAY OR COASTAL WATERS FROM KEATON BEACH TO OCHLOCKONEE
RIVER FL OUT TO 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM  OCHLOCKONEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL OUT TO
20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM  SUWANNEE RIVER TO KEATON BEACH OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM APALACHICOLA TO DESTIN FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM  SUWANNEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
603 AM EST TUE JAN 20 2009 /503 AM CST TUE JAN 20 2009/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...
SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND
PANHANDLE...AND THE ADJACENT GULF COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...
GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL USHER IN BRISK CONDITIONS TODAY. WIND
CHILL READINGS DURING THE MORNING HOURS WILL BE IN THE 20S.  A
LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT. WINDS WILL FREQUENTLY GUST TO 20
TO 25 MPH OVER THE OPEN WATERS OF THE LARGER LAKES AROUND THE
REGION INCLUDING LAKES TALQUIN AND SEMINOLE AND THE WALTER F
GEORGE RESERVOIR. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT ACROSS
THE GULF COASTAL WATERS INTO THIS EVENING. DRY AIR AND GUSTY WINDS
WILL ENHANCE THE SPREAD OF ANY WILDFIRES.

TEMPERATURES WILL DROP QUICKLY AFTER SUNSET AND REACH FREEZING AS
EARLY AS 10 PM. FREEZE DURATIONS WILL RUN ABOUT 10 TO 11 HOURS
OVER INLAND AREAS AND ABOUT 7 HOURS AT THE COAST AND NEAR DOWNTOWN
TALLAHASSEE. MOST AREAS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST AND DOWNTOWN
WILL NOT SEE HARD FREEZE CONDITIONS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY...
ANOTHER WIDESPREAD FREEZING IS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO
THURSDAY MORNING WITH HARD FREEZE CONDITIONS EXPECTED AT MANY OF
THE NORMALLY COLDER LOCATIONS. MILDER CONDITIONS AND LOW RAIN
CHANCES WILL RETURN FOR THE END OF THE WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WEATHER.GOV...THEN CLICK ON YOUR AREA
OF INTEREST ON THE NATIONAL MAP.

$$

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
401 AM EST TUE JAN 20 2009

NCZ060-061-TNZ012>018-035>047-067>074-081>087-098>102-VAZ001-002-
005-006-008-210915-
CHEROKEE-CLAY-SCOTT TN-CAMPBELL-CLAIBORNE-HANCOCK-HAWKINS-
SULLIVAN-JOHNSON-MORGAN-ANDERSON-UNION-GRAINGER-HAMBLEN-
NORTHWEST COCKE-COCKE SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTHWEST GREENE-
SOUTHEAST GREENE-WASHINGTON TN-UNICOI-NORTHWEST CARTER-
SOUTHEAST CARTER-ROANE-LOUDON-KNOX-JEFFERSON-NW BLOUNT-
BLOUNT SMOKY MOUNTAINS-NORTH SEVIER-SEVIER SMOKY MOUNTAINS-
SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-RHEA-MEIGS-MCMINN-NORTHWEST MONROE-
SOUTHEAST MONROE-MARION-HAMILTON-BRADLEY-WEST POLK-EAST POLK-LEE-
WISE-SCOTT-RUSSELL-WASHINGTON-
401 AM EST TUE JAN 20 2009 /301 AM CST TUE JAN 20 2009/

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST NORTH
CAROLINA...EAST TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST VIRGINIA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

LINGERING SNOW SHOWERS AND FLURRIES...PLUS SNOWFALL FROM MONDAY...
WILL CAUSE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS TODAY.

CHECK THE LATEST FORECASTS AND ROAD CONDITIONS...IF YOU MUST TRAVEL
TODAY OR TONIGHT.


.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.


.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

$$

TG







Short Term Forecast


SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MORRISTOWN TN
824 PM EST TUE JAN 20 2009

NCZ060-061-TNZ081>087-098>102-210330-
CHEROKEE-CLAY-SEQUATCHIE-BLEDSOE-RHEA-MEIGS-MCMINN-
NORTHWEST MONROE-SOUTHEAST MONROE-MARION-HAMILTON-BRADLEY-
WEST POLK-EAST POLK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MURPHY...HAYESVILLE...DUNLAP...
PIKEVILLE...DAYTON...DECATUR...ATHENS...MADISONVILLE...
COKER CREEK...JASPER...CHATTANOOGA...CLEVELAND...BENTON...
DUCKTOWN
824 PM EST TUE JAN 20 2009 /724 PM CST TUE JAN 20 2009/

.NOW...
THROUGH 1030 PM EST (930 PM CST)...SCATTERED PATCHES OF LIGHT SNOW
OR FLURRIES WILL...CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH...ACROSS SOUTHEAST
TENNESSEE AND SOUTHWEST NORTH CAROLINA. WHERE SNOW OCCURS...ADDITIONAL
ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE ONLY TRACE AMOUNTS...EXCEPT FOR UP TO 1/2
INCH IN THE HIGHEST ELEVATIONS.

$$

MEP




SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NASHVILLE TN
704 PM CST TUE JAN 20 2009

TNZ005>011-022>034-056>066-075-077>080-093>095-210400-
STEWART-MONTGOMERY-ROBERTSON-SUMNER-MACON-CLAY-PICKETT-BENTON-
HOUSTON-HUMPHREYS-DICKSON-CHEATHAM-DAVIDSON-WILSON-TROUSDALE-
SMITH-JACKSON-PUTNAM-OVERTON-FENTRESS-PERRY-HICKMAN-LEWIS-
WILLIAMSON-MAURY-MARSHALL-RUTHERFORD-CANNON-DEKALB-WHITE-
CUMBERLAND-BEDFORD-COFFEE-WARREN-GRUNDY-VAN BUREN-WAYNE-LAWRENCE-
GILES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DOVER...CLARKSVILLE...SPRINGFIELD...
GALLATIN...LAFAYETTE...CELINA...BYRDSTOWN...CAMDEN...ERIN...
WAVERLY...DICKSON...ASHLAND CITY...KINGSTON SPRINGS...NASHVILLE...
LEBANON...MOUNT JULIET...HARTSVILLE...CARTHAGE...GAINESBORO...
COOKEVILLE...LIVINGSTON...JAMESTOWN...ALLARDT...LINDEN...
LOBELVILLE...CENTERVILLE...HOHENWALD...FRANKLIN...BRENTWOOD...
COLUMBIA...LEWISBURG...MURFREESBORO...WOODBURY...SMITHVILLE...
SPARTA...CROSSVILLE...FAIRFIELD GLADE...SHELBYVILLE...TULLAHOMA...
MANCHESTER...MCMINNVILLE...TRACY CITY...ALTAMONT...COALMONT...
SPENCER...WAYNESBORO...LAWRENCEBURG...PULASKI
704 PM CST TUE JAN 20 2009

.NOW...
LOOK FOR SCATTERED SNOW FLURRIES TO CONTINUE ACROSS MAINLY THE
EASTERN HALF OF THE MID STATE THROUGH 9 PM. NO ACCUMULATION IS
EXPECTED. FLURRIES WILL DIMINISH BY MIDNIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL
REMAIN COLD...WITH 15 TO 20 DEGREE READINGS ALONG THE PLATEAU...AND
IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S ELSEWHERE THROUGH 9 PM.


$$

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