Freeze Warning 6, NWS Mobile, AL

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1025 PM CST SUN DEC 21 2008

...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT TONIGHT FOR INLAND SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI AND MUCH OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL ALABAMA...

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT TONIGHT FOR EXTREME SOUTHWEST
ALABAMA AND THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE...

.A BLAST OF COLD AIR WILL SWEEP INTO THE REGION OVERNIGHT WITH
TEMPERATURES WELL INLAND DROPPING INTO THE LOWER 20S AND DROPPING INTO
THE UPPER 20S AND LOW 30S CLOSER TO THE COAST. THE DURATION OF COLD
TEMPERATURES WELL INLAND WILL RESULT IN A HARD FREEZE. A FREEZE
WARNING IS IN EFFECT TONIGHT FOR THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA PANHANDLE AND
EXTREME SOUTHWEST ALABAMA AS TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING WILL DAMAGE
PLANTS WHICH HAVE RESPONDED TO THE RECENT MILD TEMPERATURES.

ALZ051>062-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-221230-
/O.CON.KMOB.HZ.W.0006.081222T0500Z-081222T1500Z/
CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW-
ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-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...
WAYNESBORO...RICHTON...BEAUMONT...NEW AUGUSTA...LEAKESVILLE...
MCLAIN...WIGGINS...LUCEDALE
1025 PM CST SUN DEC 21 2008

...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY...

A HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY. 

TEMPERATURES WILL DROP INTO THE MID 20S AFTER MIDNIGHT AND BOTTOM OUT
IN THE LOWER 20S OVERNIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL RISE ABOVE FREEZING BY 9
AM TUESDAY MORNING.

A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE
IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY.  THESE CONDITIONS WILL POSE A DANGER
TO PERSONS AND PETS SUSCEPTIBLE TO COLD TEMPERATURES AND KILL
CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.  EXPOSED PIPES OR OTHER
ITEMS SUSCEPTIBLE TO VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL BE AT RISK AS
WELL.

$$

ALZ063-064-FLZ001>006-221230-
/O.CON.KMOB.FZ.W.0006.000000T0000Z-081222T1600Z/
LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-
INLAND SANTA ROSA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-
COASTAL OKALOOSA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE...DAPHNE...
FAIRHOPE...FOLEY...SPANISH FORT...CENTURY...FLOMATON...MOLINO...
PENSACOLA...FERRY PASS...BRENT...WEST PENSACOLA...BELLVIEW...
ENSLEY...MYRTLE GROVE...JAY...PACE...MILTON...GULF BREEZE...
CRESTVIEW...WRIGHT...FORT WALTON BEACH...NICEVILLE...DESTIN...
SEMINOLE...EGLIN AFB...VALPARAISO
1025 PM CST SUN DEC 21 2008

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST MONDAY...

A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST MONDAY. 

TEMPERATURES WILL DROP BELOW FREEZING AFTER MIDNIGHT AND BOTTOM OUT IN
THE MID TO UPPER 20S OVERNIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL RISE ABOVE FREEZING
BY 10 AM TUESDAY MORNING.

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY.  THESE CONDITIONS WILL POSE A DANGER TO PERSONS
AND PETS SUSCEPTIBLE TO COLD TEMPERATURES AND KILL CROPS AND
OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.

$$

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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
424 AM CST MON DEC 22 2008

...HARD FREEZE AND FREEZE WARNINGS HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED...

...A LIGHT FREEZE WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE REGION THROUGH MID MORNING
AND IS EXPECTED AGAIN TONIGHT...

.TEMPERATURES IN THE MIDDLE TO UPPER 20S OVER THE INLAND AREAS AND
LOWER TO MIDDLE 30S ALONG THE GULF COAST WILL GRADUALLY RISE INTO
THE UPPER 30S AND LOWER 40S THROUGH LATE MORNING. ARCTIC HIGH
PRESSURE CENTERED OVER EASTERN KANSAS EARLY TODAY WILL MOVE ACROSS
THE MID SOUTH REGION TONIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN LIGHTER WINDS
TONIGHT...AND THE POTENTIAL THAT TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE
MIDDLE 20S OVER THE INLAND COUNTIES OF SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND
SOUTHERN ALABAMA TONIGHT...WITH UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S POSSIBLE JUST
NORTH OF THE GULF COAST.

ALZ051>062-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-221130-
/O.CAN.KMOB.HZ.W.0006.000000T0000Z-081222T1500Z/
CHOCTAW-WASHINGTON-CLARKE-WILCOX-MONROE-CONECUH-BUTLER-CRENSHAW-
ESCAMBIA-COVINGTON-UPPER MOBILE-UPPER BALDWIN-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...
WAYNESBORO...RICHTON...BEAUMONT...NEW AUGUSTA...LEAKESVILLE...
MCLAIN...WIGGINS...LUCEDALE
424 AM CST MON DEC 22 2008

...HARD FREEZE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS DISCONTINUED THE HARD
FREEZE WARNING THIS MORNING.

TEMPERATURES IN THE MIDDLE AND UPPER 20S EARLY THIS MORNING WILL
GRADUALLY RISE INTO THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 40S THROUGH LATE MORNING.
ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE CENTERED OVER EASTERN KANSAS EARLY TODAY WILL
MOVE ACROSS THE MID SOUTH REGION TONIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN LIGHTER
WINDS TONIGHT...AND THE POTENTIAL THAT TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO
THE MIDDLE 20S AGAIN TONIGHT. 

PROTECTIVE MEASURES FOR OUTDOOR PLANTS...PETS AND EXTERIOR PIPES
SHOULD BE UNDERTAKEN AGAIN TONIGHT.

$$

ALZ063-064-FLZ001>006-221130-
/O.CAN.KMOB.FZ.W.0006.000000T0000Z-081222T1600Z/
LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-INLAND ESCAMBIA-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-
INLAND SANTA ROSA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-INLAND OKALOOSA-
COASTAL OKALOOSA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE...DAPHNE...
FAIRHOPE...FOLEY...SPANISH FORT...CENTURY...FLOMATON...MOLINO...
PENSACOLA...FERRY PASS...BRENT...WEST PENSACOLA...BELLVIEW...
ENSLEY...MYRTLE GROVE...JAY...PACE...MILTON...GULF BREEZE...
CRESTVIEW...WRIGHT...FORT WALTON BEACH...NICEVILLE...DESTIN...
SEMINOLE...EGLIN AFB...VALPARAISO
424 AM CST MON DEC 22 2008

...FREEZE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS DISCONTINUED THE FREEZE
WARNING FOR THIS MORNING.

TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 30S EARLY THIS MORNING WILL
GRADUALLY RISE INTO THE LOWER 40S THROUGH LATE MORNING. ARCTIC HIGH
PRESSURE CENTERED OVER EASTERN KANSAS EARLY TODAY WILL MOVE ACROSS
THE MID SOUTH REGION TONIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN LIGHTER WINDS
TONIGHT...AND THE POTENTIAL THAT TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE
UPPER 20S AND LOWER 30S OVER INLAND AREAS TONIGHT.

PROTECTIVE MEASURES FOR OUTDOOR PLANTS AND PETS SHOULD BE UNDERTAKEN
AGAIN TONIGHT.

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1145 AM CST SUN DEC 21 2008

.UPDATE...WITH THE SURFACE FRONT WELL SOUTH OF THE FA(INCLUDING
MARINE AREAS) AND RAIN CURRENTLY OVER THE MARINE PART OF THE
FA...WILL DO SOME CLEANUP OF THE CURRENT PACKAGE. SPECIFICS LOOK TO
BE GENERALLY ON TRACK.

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&&

.AVIATION...(18Z PACKAGE) STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW HAS MOVED IN...WITH
IFR CIGS GENERALLY SOUTH OF THE COAST. STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE...WITH ISENTROPIC UPGLIDE/COLD SURGE MID/UPPER
LAYER EXPECTED TO LAST INTO THE NIGHT TIME HOUR. STRONG SURFACE
WINDS WILL LAST THROUGH TOMORROW BEFORE SETTLING TOMORROW NIGHT.

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&&

.MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM 11 AM MONDAY TO 6 PM MONDAY FOR THE
     FOLLOWING ZONES: BUTLER...CHOCTAW...CLARKE...CONECUH...
     COVINGTON...CRENSHAW...ESCAMBIA...MONROE...WASHINGTON...AND
     WILCOX.

FL...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM 9 AM MONDAY TO 7 PM MONDAY FOR THE
     FOLLOWING ZONES: COASTAL ESCAMBIA...COASTAL OKALOOSA...
     COASTAL SANTA ROSA...INLAND ESCAMBIA...INLAND OKALOOSA...
     AND INLAND SANTA ROSA.

MS...NONE.
GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 9 AM SUNDAY TO 6 AM TUESDAY FOR THE
     FOLLOWING ZONES: COASTAL WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL
     OUT 20 NM...COASTAL WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA
     MS OUT 20 NM...MOBILE BAY...WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA
     FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM...AND WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO
     PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM.

&&

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
625 AM CST SUN DEC 21 2008

ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-GMZ630-650-655-670-675-MSZ067-075-076-078-
079-221230-
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-
625 AM CST SUN DEC 21 2008

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...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

A COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE MOVING EAST OF THE REGION THIS
MORNING...WITH SCATTERED SHOWERS ENDING WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE.
NO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED.  A COLD AIRMASS WILL FILTER IN
FROM THE NORTH THROUGH TONIGHT IN THE WAKE OF THE COLD FRONT.
OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPS WILL FALL INTO THE MIDDLE AND UPPER 20S OVER
INLAND AREAS BY MONDAY MORNING...WITH WIND CHILL EQUIVALENT
TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 17 AND 25 DEGREES.

STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE OVER
THE GULF COASTAL WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA THROUGH
MONDAY.  THE NORTHWEST WINDS FROM 20 TO 25 KNOTS WILL GENERATE SEAS
TO NEAR 9 FEET WELL OFFSHORE THROUGH TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

DRY AIR WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION BEHIND THE COLD FRONT ON MONDAY
WHICH WILL RESULT IN AN INCREASED RISK OF WILDFIRES. A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED AGAIN ON TUESDAY AS A STRONG
SOUTHEAST WIND AT 20 TO 25 KNOTS WILL DEVELOP OVER THE NORTHERN GULF
COAST REGION AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES OFF THE MID ATLANTIC COAST.

NO OTHER FORMS OF HAZARDOUS WEATHER ARE EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

STORM SPOTTER AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ACTIVATION FOR SEVERE WEATHER
OPERATIONS IS NOT EXPECTED.

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