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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
808 PM EST THU JAN 15 2009

FLZ020>023-030-031-035-036-GAZ132>136-149>152-162>164-161030-
/O.EXT.KJAX.HZ.W.0002.090116T0900Z-090116T1400Z/
/O.CON.KJAX.HZ.A.0002.090117T0100Z-090117T1500Z/
HAMILTON-SUWANNEE-COLUMBIA-BAKER-UNION-BRADFORD-GILCHRIST-ALACHUA-
COFFEE-JEFF DAVIS-BACON-APPLING-WAYNE-ATKINSON-WARE-PIERCE-
BRANTLEY-ECHOLS-CLINCH-CHARLTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...JASPER...LIVE OAK...LAKE CITY...
MACCLENNY...LAKE BUTLER...STARKE...TRENTON...GAINESVILLE...
DOUGLAS...HAZLEHURST...ALMA...BAXLEY...JESUP...PEARSON...
WAYCROSS...BLACKSHEAR...NAHUNTA...STATENVILLE...HOMERVILLE...
FOLKSTON
808 PM EST THU JAN 15 2009

...HARD FREEZE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM EST
FRIDAY...
...HARD FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

THE HARD FREEZE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM EST
FRIDAY. A HARD FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

AN ARCTIC AIRMASS PLUNGES INTO THE AREA TONIGHT AND ANOTHER HARD
FREEZE IS EXPECTED WITH TEMPERATURES FORECAST TO DROP TO THE
LOWER TO MID 20S EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES FRIDAY NIGHT
INTO EARLY SATURDAY ARE FORECAST TO DIP INTO THE UPPER TEENS.

A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE
IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND
OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

A HARD FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE.
THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

$$


URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
808 PM EST THU JAN 15 2009

FLZ024-GAZ153-154-165-166-161030-
/O.EXT.KJAX.HZ.W.0002.090116T0900Z-090116T1400Z/
/O.CON.KJAX.HZ.A.0002.090117T0300Z-090117T1500Z/
NASSAU-INLAND GLYNN-COASTAL GLYNN-INLAND CAMDEN-COASTAL CAMDEN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNANDINA BEACH...BRUNSWICK...
WOODBINE...ST MARYS
808 PM EST THU JAN 15 2009

...HARD FREEZE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM EST
FRIDAY...
...HARD FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

THE HARD FREEZE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM EST
FRIDAY. A HARD FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

AN ARCTIC AIRMASS WILL PLUNGE INTO THE AREA TONIGHT WITH A HARD
FREEZE EXPECTED. TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO DROP TO THE MID 20S
AWAY FROM THE COAST EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. EVEN COLDER
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT WITH LOWS FALLING TO
NEAR 20 DEGREES.

A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE
IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND
OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

A HARD FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE.
THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

$$


URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSON MS
612 PM CST THU JAN 15 2009

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY EXPIRED AND HARD FREEZE WARNING CONTINUES...

ARZ074-075-LAZ007>009-015-016-023>026-MSZ018-019-025>066-072>074-
160815-
/O.EXP.KJAN.LW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-090116T0000Z/
/O.CON.KJAN.HZ.W.0001.090116T0300Z-090117T1500Z/
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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSSETT...NORTH CROSSETT...HAMBURG...
WEST CROSSETT...DERMOTT...LAKE VILLAGE...EUDORA...BASTROP...
OAK GROVE...EPPS...LAKE PROVIDENCE...RAYVILLE...DELHI...
TALLULAH...WINNSBORO...JONESVILLE...HARRISONBURG...NEWELLTON...
ST. JOSEPH...WATERPROOF...VIDALIA...FERRIDAY...WEST FERRIDAY...
CLEVELAND...INDIANOLA...RULEVILLE...GREENWOOD...GRENADA...
VAIDEN...NORTH CARROLLTON...CARROLLTON...WINONA...EUPORA...
MABEN...MATHISTON...WEST POINT...COLUMBUS...ACKERMAN...WEIR...
STARKVILLE...GREENVILLE...BELZONI...ISOLA...DURANT...TCHULA...
LEXINGTON...PICKENS...GOODMAN...KOSCIUSKO...LOUISVILLE...MACON...
BROOKSVILLE...MAYERSVILLE...ROLLING FORK...ANGUILLA...
YAZOO CITY...RIDGELAND...MADISON...CANTON...CARTHAGE...
PHILADELPHIA...PEARL RIVER...DE KALB...SCOOBA...VICKSBURG...
JACKSON...PEARL...BRANDON...RICHLAND...FOREST...MORTON...NEWTON...
UNION...DECATUR...CONEHATTA...MERIDIAN...PORT GIBSON...
CRYSTAL SPRINGS...HAZLEHURST...WESSON...MAGEE...MENDENHALL...
TAYLORSVILLE...RALEIGH...BAY SPRINGS...HEIDELBERG...QUITMAN...
STONEWALL...SHUBUTA...FAYETTE...NATCHEZ...BUDE...ROXIE...
MEADVILLE...BROOKHAVEN...MONTICELLO...NEW HEBRON...PRENTISS...
BASSFIELD...COLLINS...MOUNT OLIVE...LAUREL...COLUMBIA...
WEST HATTIESBURG...LUMBERTON...PURVIS...HATTIESBURG
612 PM CST THU JAN 15 2009

...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST
SATURDAY...
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A HARD FREEZE
WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST SATURDAY.

THE COLDEST AIR SO FAR THIS WINTER SEASON WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO
THE REGION THIS EVENING ON NORTH WINDS. THE CENTER OF THE ARCTIC
HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE GULF STATES FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY
NIGHT.

TEMPERATURES HAVE ALREADY FALLEN BELOW FREEZING NORTH OF INTERSTATE
20 AND WILL CONTINUE TO DROP BELOW THIS EVENING FOR THE REMAINDER OF
THE AREA. THIS WILL BEGIN AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TIME WITH TEMPERATURES
AT OR BELOW FREEZING. LOWS TONIGHT WILL RANGE FROM 13 TO 17 DEGREES
ALONG THE HIGHWAY 82 CORRIDOR...TO AROUND 20 ALONG THE HIGHWAY 84
CORRIDOR. HIGHS FRIDAY WILL STRUGGLE TO MAKE IT ABOVE FREEZING FOR
MORE THAN A FEW HOURS. FRIDAY NIGHT WILL BE ANOTHER COLD NIGHT WITH
LOWS RANGING FROM THE TEENS IN EASTERN MISSISSIPPI TO THE LOWER 20S
OVER NORTHEAST LOUISIANA AND SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI.

A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS A PROLONGED PERIOD OF SUB-FREEZING
TEMPERATURES IS LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS COULD DAMAGE PROPERTY
SUCH AS EXPOSED PIPES AND WILL KILL ANY SENSITIVE VEGETATION.
CHECK ON YOUR ELDERLY FRIENDS AND FAMILY FOR PROPER HEATING
SOURCES. 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.

ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN TO ENSURE ADEQUATE WARMTH FOR OUTDOOR
PETS. PROVIDE PETS WITH ADEQUATE SHELTER FROM THE WIND AND ACCESS
TO UNFROZEN WATER. AREA RELIEF AGENCIES SHOULD ALSO PREPARE FOR
THE ADDITIONAL DEMAND OF THOSE NEEDING SHELTER FROM THE COLD.

$$

22





URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
428 PM CST THU JAN 15 2009

...ARCTIC COLD AIR INVADES THE CENTRAL GULF COAST THIS WEEK...

.ANOTHER SURGE OF VERY COLD AIR ASSOCIATED WITH ARCTIC HIGH
PRESSURE WILL FILTER INTO THE REGION TODAY. THIS ARCTIC COLD
FRONT WILL RESULT IN THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES OF THE WINTER
SEASON TO DATE ACROSS SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHEAST
LOUISIANA TONIGHT AND FRIDAY NIGHT.

LAZ034>040-046>050-MSZ068>071-077-080>082-160630-
/O.CON.KLIX.HZ.W.0001.090116T0400Z-090116T1500Z/
POINTE COUPEE-WEST FELICIANA-EAST FELICIANA-ST. HELENA-TANGIPAHOA-
WASHINGTON-ST. TAMMANY-IBERVILLE-WEST BATON ROUGE-
EAST BATON ROUGE-ASCENSION-LIVINGSTON-WILKINSON-AMITE-PIKE-
WALTHALL-PEARL RIVER-HANCOCK-HARRISON-JACKSON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW ROADS...LIVONIA...
ST. FRANCISVILLE...JACKSON...CLINTON...GREENSBURG...MONTPELIER...
HAMMOND...PONCHATOULA...BOGALUSA...FRANKLINTON...SLIDELL...
MANDEVILLE...COVINGTON...LACOMBE...PLAQUEMINE...WHITE CASTLE...
PORT ALLEN...ADDIS...BRUSLY...BATON ROUGE...GONZALES...
DONALDSONVILLE...DENHAM SPRINGS...WALKER...CENTREVILLE...
WOODVILLE...GLOSTER...LIBERTY...CROSBY...MCCOMB...TYLERTOWN...
PICAYUNE...BAY ST. LOUIS...WAVELAND...DIAMONDHEAD...GULFPORT...
BILOXI...PASCAGOULA...OCEAN SPRINGS...MOSS POINT...GAUTIER...
ST. MARTIN
428 PM CST THU JAN 15 2009

...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING
TO 9 AM CST FRIDAY...

A HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING
TO 9 AM CST FRIDAY FOR AREAS OF EAST CENTRAL AND SOUTHEAST
LOUISIANA...NORTH AND WEST OF LAKES PONTCHARTRAIN AND MAUREPAS AND
SOUTH MISSISSIPPI.

AS ARCTIC AIR INVADES THE AREA TODAY AND TONIGHT...TEMPERATURES
ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FREEZING BY LATE EVENING AND BOTTOM
OUT IN THE MID 20S FOR SEVERAL HOURS OVERNIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY
MORNING. A NORTHERLY WIND AROUND 10 MPH WILL CAUSE THE COLD AIR
TO AFFECT SOME NORMALLY SHELTERED LOCATIONS. A LONGER DURATION OF
EVEN COLDER FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY NIGHT...BUT
WITH LIGHTER WINDS.

THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL SENSITIVE OUTDOOR VEGETATION...HARM
OUTDOOR PETS...AND HAS THE POTENTIAL TO CAUSE EXPOSED WATER PIPES
TO BURST.

TO PREVENT FREEZING AND POSSIBLE BURSTING OF OUTDOOR PIPES...
PIPES SHOULD BE WRAPPED...DRAINED...OR ALLOWED TO DRIP SLOWLY.
THOSE THAT HAVE IN-GROUND SPRINKLER SYSTEMS SHOULD DRAIN THEIR
SYSTEMS...OR COVER ANY ABOVE-GROUND PIPES TO PROTECT THEM FROM
FREEZING.

$$


URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
320 PM CST THU JAN 15 2009

...LAKE WIND ADVISORY CANCELLED...
...HARD FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 8 AM FRIDAY...
...HARD FREEZE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING...

.A STRONG HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM OUT OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS WILL
BRING WITH IT THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES SO FAR THIS WINTER SEASON
ACROSS CENTRAL ALABAMA LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING.

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/O.CON.KBMX.HZ.A.0002.090117T0700Z-090117T1300Z/
MARION-LAMAR-FAYETTE-WINSTON-WALKER-BLOUNT-ETOWAH-CALHOUN-
CHEROKEE-CLEBURNE-PICKENS-TUSCALOOSA-JEFFERSON-SHELBY-ST. CLAIR-
TALLADEGA-CLAY-RANDOLPH-SUMTER-GREENE-HALE-PERRY-BIBB-CHILTON-
COOSA-TALLAPOOSA-CHAMBERS-MARENGO-DALLAS-AUTAUGA-LOWNDES-ELMORE-
MONTGOMERY-MACON-BULLOCK-LEE-RUSSELL-PIKE-BARBOUR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HAMILTON...SULLIGENT...VERNON...
FAYETTE...DOUBLE SPRINGS...JASPER...ONEONTA...GADSDEN...
ANNISTON...CENTRE...HEFLIN...CARROLLTON...TUSCALOOSA...
BIRMINGHAM...HOOVER...COLUMBIANA...PELHAM...ALABASTER...
PELL CITY...MOODY...TALLADEGA...SYLACAUGA...ASHLAND...ROANOKE...
LIVINGSTON...EUTAW...GREENSBORO...MOUNDVILLE...MARION...
CENTREVILLE...CLANTON...ROCKFORD...ALEXANDER CITY...DADEVILLE...
VALLEY...LANETT...LAFAYETTE...DEMOPOLIS...LINDEN...SELMA...
PRATTVILLE...FORT DEPOSIT...HAYNEVILLE...WETUMPKA...TALLASSEE...
MONTGOMERY...TUSKEGEE...UNION SPRINGS...AUBURN...OPELIKA...
PHENIX CITY...TROY...EUFAULA
320 PM CST THU JAN 15 2009

...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 8 AM CST
FRIDAY...
...HARD FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE FRIDAY NIGHT
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BIRMINGHAM HAS CANCELLED THE LAKE
WIND ADVISORY. A HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM
TO 8 AM CST FRIDAY. A HARD FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
LATE FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

TAKE TIME NOW TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM THESE EXTREME
TEMPERATURES LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

TEMPERATURES IN MANY SECTIONS OF CENTRAL ALABAMA COULD FALL INTO
THE SINGLE DIGITS...WITH READINGS IN THE 10 TO 15 DEGREE RANGE IN
THE METRO AREAS. THIS WILL BE THE COLDEST AIR SO FAR THIS WINTER
SEASON.

TAKE TIME NOW TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM THESE EXTREME
TEMPERATURES LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

$$

KSL







URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA
252 PM CST THU JAN 15 2009

...HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING...

.A STRONG SURFACE HIGH BEHIND AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO
BUILD SOUTHWARD THIS EVENING...BRINGING THE COLDEST AIR SO FAR
THIS SEASON.

LAZ027>033-041>045-TXZ180>182-201-161600-
/O.EXT.KLCH.HZ.W.0001.090116T0400Z-090116T1600Z/
VERNON-RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-BEAUREGARD-ALLEN-EVANGELINE-ST. LANDRY-
CALCASIEU-JEFFERSON DAVIS-ACADIA-LAFAYETTE-UPPER ST. MARTIN-TYLER-
JASPER-NEWTON-HARDIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEESVILLE...ALEXANDRIA...MARKSVILLE...
DERIDDER...OAKDALE...VILLE PLATTE...OPELOUSAS...LAKE CHARLES...
JENNINGS...CROWLEY...LAFAYETTE...ST. MARTINVILLE...WOODVILLE...
JASPER...NEWTON...LUMBERTON
252 PM CST THU JAN 15 2009

...HARD FREEZE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
10 AM CST FRIDAY...

THE HARD FREEZE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING
TO 10 AM CST FRIDAY.

TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO FALL INTO THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 20S
ACROSS INLAND SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND CENTRAL LOUISIANA...AND THE UPPER
20S ALONG THE I-10 CORRIDOR. TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY REMAIN BELOW
FREEZING FOR 9 TO 12 HOURS ACROSS THE WARNING AREA TONIGHT AND
FRIDAY MORNING.

A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS A PROLONGED PERIOD OF SUB-FREEZING
TEMPERATURES IS QUITE LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS COULD DAMAGE
PROPERTY SUCH AS EXPOSED PIPES AND WILL KILL ANY SENSITIVE
VEGETATION. CHECK ON YOUR ELDERLY FRIENDS AND FAMILY FOR PROPER
HEATING SOURCES. 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
256 PM EST THU JAN 15 2009

...A HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT LATE TONIGHT FOR ALL OF
SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND MUCH OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL
GEORGIA...

...A HARD FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT ON FRIDAY NIGHT FOR ALL OF
SOUTHEAST ALABAMA...SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...AND THE
FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PANHANDLE...

.AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL PUSH SOUTH OF THE REGION TONIGHT WITH
MUCH COLDER AND DRIER AIR BUILDING IN FROM THE NORTHWEST. LOW
TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL RANGE FROM THE LOWER 20S IN THE WARNING
AREA...TO THE MID TO UPPER 20S OVER MUCH OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND
AND PANHANDLE...TO AROUND 30 AT THE COAST. NORTHERLY WINDS OF 5
TO 10 MPH WILL ALSO PRODUCE DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 10 TO 15
DEGREES LATE TONIGHT OVER SOUTHEAST ALABAMA AND MUCH OF SOUTHWEST
AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...15 TO 20 DEGREES OVER INTERIOR NORTH
FLORIDA...TO THE LOWER 20S NEAR THE COAST. ON FRIDAY NIGHT...ALL
AREAS CAN EXPECT A HARD FREEZE...WITH NEAR RECORD LOW TEMPERATURES
RANGING FROM 15 T0 20 DEGREES INLAND...TO THE MID 20S AT THE COAST.


ALZ065>069-GAZ120>131-142>148-161000-
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/O.NEW.KTAE.HZ.A.0002.090117T0300Z-090117T1300Z/
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-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ENTERPRISE...OZARK...FORT RUCKER...
DALEVILLE...HEADLAND...ABBEVILLE...GENEVA...HARTFORD...SAMSON...
SLOCOMB...MALVERN...TAYLOR...ASHFORD...KINSEY...COWARTS...WEBB...
COTTONWOOD...REHOBETH...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
256 PM EST THU JAN 15 2009 /156 PM CST THU JAN 15 2009/

...A HARD FREEZE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT LATE TONIGHT...

...A HARD FREEZE WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT ON FRIDAY NIGHT...

LOW TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO BOTTOM OUT IN THE LOWER 20S LATE
TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING...AND WITH NORTHERLY WINDS OF 5 TO 10
MPH...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS OF 10 TO 15 DEGREES ARE POSSIBLE FOR A
FEW HOURS. ON FRIDAY NIGHT...NEAR RECORD LOW TEMPERATURES OF 15 TO
20 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED.

A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES BELOW 26
DEGREES FOR 2 OR MORE HOURS IS IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE
CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION...AND
MAY FREEZE EXPOSED WATER PIPES.

A HARD FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES BELOW 26
DEGREES FOR 2 OR MORE HOURS ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD
KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION...AND MAY FREEZE EXPOSED
WATER PIPES.

$$

17-GOULD





URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1210 PM CST THU JAN 15 2009

...RECORD COLD TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST OVER MUCH OF THE AREA
LATE THIS WEEK...

...HARD FREEZE LIKELY OVER THE INLAND AREAS TONIGHT...AND TO JUST
SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 10 BY SATURDAY MORNING...

.AN ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BUILD SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE AREA
TODAY...BRINGING RECORD COLD AIR SOUTH TO THE GULF COAST. IN
FACT...THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES OF THE WINTER SEASON AND LIKELY THE
LAST 5 YEARS ARE FORECAST TONIGHT AND AGAIN ON FRIDAY NIGHT. A HARD
FREEZE IS LIKELY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 10 LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY
MORNING WITH LOWS DIPPING INTO THE MIDDLE TEENS TO LOWER 20S. WIND
CHILL TEMPERATURES EARLY FRIDAY MORNING WILL RANGE FROM THE LOWER AND
MIDDLE TEENS OVER THE SOUTHERN SECTIONS TO THE SINGLE DIGITS OVER THE
NORTHERN COUNTIES. AS THE WINDS DIMINISH FRIDAY NIGHT...THE COLDER
AIR WILL SETTLE EVEN FARTHER SOUTH TO JUST NORTH OF THE COAST...WITH
A HARD FREEZE POSSIBLE FOR AREAS LIKE GRAND BAY...ROBERTSDALE...
MILTON AND NICEVILLE.

ALZ051>062-FLZ001-003-005-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-160215-
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/O.CON.KMOB.HZ.W.0001.090116T0500Z-090116T1500Z/
CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW-
ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-INLAND ESCAMBIA-
INLAND SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-WAYNE-PERRY-GREENE-STONE-GEORGE-
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...CRESTVIEW...WAYNESBORO...RICHTON...
BEAUMONT...NEW AUGUSTA...LEAKESVILLE...MCLAIN...WIGGINS...
LUCEDALE
1210 PM CST THU JAN 15 2009

...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING
TO 9 AM CST FRIDAY...
...HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM FRIDAY TO 9 AM CST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A HARD FREEZE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM FRIDAY TO 9 AM CST
SATURDAY. THE HARD FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A HARD
FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM
CST FRIDAY.

THE LATEST FORECAST CALLS FOR LOWS TEMPERATURES TO FALL INTO THE
MIDDLE TEENS ACROSS THE INLAND COUNTIES LATE TONIGHT...AND TO AROUND
20 DEGREES JUST NORTH OF INTERSTATE 10 BY DAYBREAK. A COLD NORTH WIND
AROUND 10 MPH OVERNIGHT WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL READINGS DROPPING
INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS OVER THE INLAND COUNTIES WITH LOWER TEENS JUST
NORTH OF THE GULF COAST. EVEN COLDER TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED LATE FRIDAY
NIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING WITH MIDDLE TEENS OVER A MORE WIDESPREAD
AREA OVER THE INLAND COUNTIES...WITH LOWER 20S POSSIBLE FARTHER SOUTH
OF INTERSTATE 10 TO JUST NORTH OF THE COAST.

ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN TO ENSURE ADEQUATE WARMTH FOR OUTDOOR
PETS. ADDITIONAL INSULATION SHOULD BE CONSIDERED FOR EXPOSED
WATER PIPES. 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. AREA RELIEF
AGENCIES SHOULD COMPLETE PREPARATIONS FOR THE ADDITIONAL DEMAND
OF THOSE NEEDING SHELTER FROM THE COLD.

A HARD FREEZE WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS A HIGH LEVEL OF
CONFIDENCE THAT LOW TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN BELOW 26 DEGREES FOR
5 OR MORE HOURS.

A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT
OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

$$


URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1210 PM CST THU JAN 15 2009

...RECORD COLD TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST OVER MUCH OF THE AREA
LATE THIS WEEK...

...HARD FREEZE LIKELY OVER THE INLAND AREAS TONIGHT...AND TO JUST
SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 10 BY SATURDAY MORNING...

.AN ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL BUILD SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE AREA
TODAY...BRINGING RECORD COLD AIR SOUTH TO THE GULF COAST. IN
FACT...THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES OF THE WINTER SEASON AND LIKELY THE
LAST 5 YEARS ARE FORECAST TONIGHT AND AGAIN ON FRIDAY NIGHT. A HARD
FREEZE IS LIKELY NORTH OF INTERSTATE 10 LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY
MORNING WITH LOWS DIPPING INTO THE MIDDLE TEENS TO LOWER 20S. WIND
CHILL TEMPERATURES EARLY FRIDAY MORNING WILL RANGE FROM THE LOWER AND
MIDDLE TEENS OVER THE SOUTHERN SECTIONS TO THE SINGLE DIGITS OVER THE
NORTHERN COUNTIES. AS THE WINDS DIMINISH FRIDAY NIGHT...THE COLDER
AIR WILL SETTLE EVEN FARTHER SOUTH TO JUST NORTH OF THE COAST...WITH
A HARD FREEZE POSSIBLE FOR AREAS LIKE GRAND BAY...ROBERTSDALE...
MILTON AND NICEVILLE.

ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-160215-
/O.UPG.KMOB.HZ.A.0002.090117T0500Z-090117T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KMOB.HZ.W.0002.090117T0500Z-090117T1500Z/
LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL OKALOOSA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE...DAPHNE...
FAIRHOPE...FOLEY...SPANISH FORT...PENSACOLA...FERRY PASS...
BRENT...WEST PENSACOLA...BELLVIEW...ENSLEY...MYRTLE GROVE...
PACE...MILTON...GULF BREEZE...WRIGHT...FORT WALTON BEACH...
NICEVILLE...DESTIN...SEMINOLE...EGLIN AFB...VALPARAISO
1210 PM CST THU JAN 15 2009

...HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM FRIDAY TO 9 AM CST
SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A HARD FREEZE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM FRIDAY TO 9 AM CST
SATURDAY. THE HARD FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

BY FRIDAY NIGHT...THE CENTER OF AN ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL
SETTLE SOUTH TO THE GULF COAST. THIS WILL RESULT IN LIGHTER
WINDS...BUT MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES OVER THE INLAND AREAS. IN
FACT...COMMUNITIES ALONG AND JUST SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 10 SUCH AS
GRAND BAY...THEODORE...LOXLEY...ROBERTSDALE...BELFOREST...AND AREAS
JUST NORTH OF NICEVILLE MAY SEE TEMPERATURES DROP INTO THE UPPER
TEENS BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. ALONG THE COAST...LIGHTER WINDS IN
COLD WEATHER PATTERNS USUALLY RESULT IN CONDITIONS BEING A LITTLE
WARMER ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST...AND FORECASTERS ARE EXPECTING
OVERNIGHT LOWS ON THE BARRIER ISLAND AND BEACHES TO BE A LITTLE
WARMER...DROPPING INTO THE MIDDLE AND UPPER 20S EARLY SATURDAY
MORNING.

ACTION SHOULD BE TAKEN TO ENSURE ADEQUATE WARMTH FOR OUTDOOR
PETS. ADDITIONAL INSULATION SHOULD BE CONSIDERED FOR EXPOSED
WATER PIPES. 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. AREA RELIEF
AGENCIES SHOULD PREPARE FOR THE ADDITIONAL DEMAND OF THOSE
NEEDING SHELTER FROM THE COLD.

A HARD FREEZE WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN THERE IS A HIGH LEVEL OF
CONFIDENCE THAT LOW TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN BELOW 26 DEGREES FOR
5 OR MORE HOURS.

A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT
OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

$$







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