Freeze Warning 2, NWS Birmingham, AL

Autauga County, AL, Barbour County, AL, Bibb County, AL, Blount County, AL, Bullock County, AL, Calhoun County, AL, Chambers County, AL, Cherokee County, AL, Chilton County, AL, Clay County, AL, Cleburne County, AL, Coosa County, AL, Dallas County, AL, Elmore County, AL, Etowah County, AL, Fayette County, AL, Greene County, AL, Hale County, AL, Jefferson County, AL, Lamar County, AL, Lee County, AL, Lowndes County, AL, Macon County, AL, Marengo County, AL, Marion County, AL, Montgomery County, AL, Perry County, AL, Pickens County, AL, Pike County, AL, Randolph County, AL, Russell County, AL, Shelby County, AL, St. Clair County, AL, Sumter County, AL, Talladega County, AL, Tallapoosa County, AL, Tuscaloosa County, AL, Walker County, AL, Winston County, AL

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
1147 PM CST FRI MAR 24 2006

ALZ011>015-017>050-251400-
/O.CON.KBMX.FZ.W.0002.060325T0600Z-060325T1400Z/
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
1147 PM CST FRI MAR 24 2006

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CST SATURDAY...

A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CST SATURDAY. 

OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE UPPER 20S
ACROSS THE MORE NORMALLY COLDER AREAS SUCH AS THE HIGHER
ELEVATIONS WITH READINGS BETWEEN 30 TO 35 DEGREES ELSEWHERE. WITH
THE GROWING SEASON UNDERWAY... NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS SHOULD BE
TAKEN TO PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. MOST LOCATIONS SHOULD REMAIN
BELOW FREEZING FOR NO MORE THAN 4 HOURS.  

TEMPERATURES VERY SIMILAR TO THESE OR PERHAPS A FEW DEGREES
COLDER WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING.

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

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
235 PM CST FRI MAR 24 2006

.SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.
SOUTHERN EXTENT OF UPPER TROF WILL SHIFT EAST-NORTHEAST OF
THE AREA OVERNIGHT.  EXPECT WINDS TO DIMINISH QUICKLY DURING THE
EVENING HOURS AND SKIES TO CLEAR.  WILL ISSUE FREEZE WARNING FOR THE
AREA WITH UPPER 20S IN NORMALLY COLDER AREAS AND 30 TO 35 ELSEWHERE.
UPPER RIDGE WILL BUILD INTO AND ACROSS THE AREA SATURDAY AND
SUNDAY ALLOWING THE COLD NORTHWEST FLOW TO GRADUALLY EASE.  HIGH
TEMPERATURES ON SATURDAY 55 TO 60 NORTH AND LOWER 60S SOUTH.
ANOTHER COLD NIGHT ON TAP SATURDAY NIGHT WITH READINGS AT OR
PERHAPS A LITTLE COLDER THEN TONIGHT.  HIGH TEMPERATURES ON SUNDAY
UPPER 50S TO LOWER 60S.

MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT...RETURN FLOW DEVELOPS ALLOWING MOISTURE TO
SLOWLY INCREASE AS WELL AS THE START OF A NICE WARM UP.  HIGH
TEMPERATURES WARM INTO THE 60S AREA-WIDE.  NEXT STORM SYSTEM WILL
APPROACH FROM THE WEST MONDAY NIGHT AND WILL INTRODUCE A SLIGHT
CHANCE OF SHOWERS ACROSS THE NORTH.  OVERNIGHT LOWS MAINLY IN THE
40S.

TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...MAIN ENERGY FROM NEXT STORM SYSTEM WILL
PASS TO OUR NORTH ON TUESDAY.  WITH LIMITED MOISTURE INDICATED WILL
GO WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS NORTH AND SLIGHT CHANCE SOUTH.  HIGH
TEMPERATURES TUESDAY 60S NORTH AND 70S SOUTH. OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE
40S.

.LONG TERM...WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
SOMEWHAT OF AN UNSETTLED PERIOD EXPECTED AS MOIST SOUTHWEST FLOW
ALOFT DEVELOPS AND BECOMES MORE ENHANCED AS WE MOVE THROUGH THE
REMAINDER OF THE WORK WEEK.  NEXT SYSTEM BECOMES MORE ORGANIZED
TO OUR WEST AND APPROACHES THE AREA BY FRIDAY.  WILL GO WITH A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS EARLY IN THE PERIOD WITH A CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AREA-WIDE BY FRIDAY.  WARM READINGS
CONTINUE WITH HIGHS IN THE 70S AND LOWS IN THE 50S.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
GADSDEN     29  56  28  59 /   0   0   0   0
ANNISTON    33  57  30  58 /   0   0   0   0
BIRMINGHAM  30  57  31  60 /   0   0   0   0
TUSCALOOSA  32  58  33  61 /   0   0   0   0
CALERA      32  57  32  60 /   0   0   0   0
AUBURN      33  57  32  61 /   0   0   0   0
MONTGOMERY  33  60  31  62 /   0   0   0   0
TROY        35  61  32  62 /   0   0   0   0

&&

.BMX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...FREEZE WARNING ZONES 11 THROUGH 50 TONIGHT.

&&

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL
235 PM CST FRI MAR 24 2006

ALZ011>015-017>050-251230-
AUTAUGA-BARBOUR-BIBB-BLOUNT-BULLOCK-CALHOUN-CHAMBERS-CHEROKEE-
CHILTON-CLAY-CLEBURNE-COOSA-DALLAS-ELMORE-ETOWAH-FAYETTE-GREENE-HALE-
JEFFERSON-LAMAR-LEE-LOWNDES-MACON-MARENGO-MARION-MONTGOMERY-PERRY-
PICKENS-PIKE-RANDOLPH-RUSSELL-SHELBY-ST CLAIR-SUMTER-TALLADEGA-
TALLAPOOSA-TUSCALOOSA-WALKER-WINSTON-
235 PM CST FRI MAR 24 2006

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE COUNTIES SERVED BY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BIRMINGHAM.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT.

A LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA THROUGH 500
PM.  SUSTAINED NORTH WINDS BETWEEN 10 TO 20 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH
AS 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED.

A FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF CENTRAL ALABAMA TONIGHT
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE
ACROSS THE AREA ESPECIALLY OVER THE HIGHER ELEVATIONS OF NORTHERN
ALABAMA WHERE SOME LOCATIONS MAY FALL INTO THE UPPER 20S. NO LOCATION
IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW FREEZING FOR MORE THAN FIVE HOURS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

SUBFREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE ONCE AGAIN SATURDAY NIGHT AND
INTO SUNDAY MORNING.  ANOTHER FREEZE WARNING MAY BE REQUIRED FOR
SUNDAY MORNING.

OTHERWISE...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IS
NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

KNS/99