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Hard Freeze Warning 2, NWS Mobile, AL

January 6, 201410 counties in Alabama; 5 counties in Mississippi

NWS Mobile, AL issued this hard freeze warning at Jan 6, 2014, 3:43 PM CST for 10 counties in Alabama; 5 counties in Mississippi. It took effect at Jan 8, 2014, 12:00 AM CST. It was in force for 8 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 6, 2014, 3:43 PM CST (21:43 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 8, 2014, 12:00 AM CST
Expired
Jan 8, 2014, 8:00 AM CST
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Mobile, AL

Counties Butler County, AL, Choctaw County, AL, Clarke County, AL, Conecuh County, AL, Covington County, AL, Crenshaw County, AL, Escambia County, AL, Monroe County, AL, Washington County, AL, Wilcox County, AL, George County, MS, Greene County, MS, Perry County, MS, Stone County, MS, Wayne County, MS

The radar

The Mobile radar (KMOB), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:41 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Birmingham, AL (KBMX), launched 12:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 215 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Birmingham, AL at 12:00Z on 2014-01-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Birmingham, AL at 12:00Z on 2014-01-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -251 square meters per square second.1939587897117136156Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
1 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-1 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
564 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
112 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-251 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-200 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

379 
WWUS74 KMOB 062143
NPWMOB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
343 PM CST MON JAN 6 2014

...A HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT LATE THIS EVENING INTO TUESDAY
MORNING...

...A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...

...A HARD FREEZE WARNING HAS NOW BEEN ISSUED FOR LATE TUESDAY NIGHT
INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING...

.AN ARCTIC AIR MASS OF RECORD BREAKING INTENSITY CONTINUES TO
FLOW INTO THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. ARCTIC COLD PERSISTS INTO
WEDNESDAY MORNING. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON...THEN BEGIN TO LOWER INTO THE EVENING.

ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-070500-
/O.NEW.KMOB.HZ.W.0002.140108T0600Z-140108T1300Z/
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/O.CON.KMOB.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140107T0000Z/
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-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...MOBILE...PRICHARD...SARALAND...BAY MINETTE...
TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE...DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE...FOLEY...
SPANISH FORT...CENTURY...FLOMATON...MOLINO...FERRY PASS...BRENT...
WEST PENSACOLA...BELLVIEW...ENSLEY...MYRTLE GROVE...JAY...PACE...
MILTON...CRESTVIEW...WRIGHT...NICEVILLE...SEMINOLE...EGLIN AFB...
WAYNESBORO...RICHTON...BEAUMONT...NEW AUGUSTA...LEAKESVILLE...
MCLAIN...WIGGINS...LUCEDALE
343 PM CST MON JAN 6 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...
...HARD FREEZE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST TUESDAY...
...HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT TO
7 AM CST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS ISSUED A NEW HARD FREEZE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT TO 7 AM
CST WEDNESDAY. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE 
  THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. WINDS BEGIN TO DECREASE TONIGHT.  

* TEMPERATURE...PLUMMETING OVERNIGHT WITH LOWS REACHING 11 TO 16
  DEGREES BY SUNRISE. LOWS BACK DOWN INTO THE TEENS FOR MOST OF THE
  AREA LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...RANGING FROM 15 TO 20 DEGREES.

* IMPACTS...AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW 20 
  DEGREES CAN CAUSE EXPOSED...UNPROTECTED WATER PIPES TO BURST. 
  THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT RISK TO THE WELL BEING OF PEOPLE AND 
  PETS WHO ARE VULNERABLE TO THE COLD...AS WELL AS LOSS OF 
  SENSITIVE VEGETATION...LIVESTOCK...AND VEHICLE COOLING 
  SYSTEMS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS TEMPERATURES 20 DEGREES OR LOWER ARE
IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. DURING THIS PERIOD OF EXTREMELY COLD
WEATHER...CHECK ON ELDERLY NEIGHBORS TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE
ADEQUATE HEAT. OUTDOOR PETS SHOULD ALSO HAVE ADEQUATE WARMTH.
AREA SHELTERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO EXPECT INCREASED DEMAND.
TEMPERATURES SUCH AS THESE CAN CAUSE EXPOSED...UNPROTECTED WATER
PIPES TO BURST. THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT RISK OF LOSS TO SENSITIVE
VEGETATION...LIVESTOCK...AND VEHICLE COOLING SYSTEMS.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND DRIVING ON BRIDGES OVER OPEN WATER OR
LAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

EVERYONE SHOULD TAKE ADEQUATE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS WITH THEIR
HEATING SYSTEMS...AND MAKE SURE TO UTILIZE CARBON MONOXIDE
DETECTORS IN ENCLOSED SPACES. EXTRA CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WITH
PORTABLE SPACE HEATERS. ENSURE SPACE HEATERS ARE NOT LEFT
UNATTENDED AND KEPT AWAY FROM CURTAINS...BEDDING...AND OTHER
FLAMMABLE MATERIAL. OPEN FAUCETS SLIGHTLY FOR A SMALL DRIP OF
WATER OVERNIGHT MONDAY NIGHT IF YOU HAVE ANY EXTERIOR OPEN AIR
PIPING. WRAP OUTDOOR FAUCETS FOR EXTRA PROTECTION. LISTEN TO NOAA
WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL NEWS MEDIA OUTLETS FOR CONTINUING
UPDATES ON THIS COLD WEATHER OUTBREAK.

&&

$$
7 follow-up statements
420 
WWUS74 KMOB 062311
NPWMOB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
511 PM CST MON JAN 6 2014

...WIND ADVISORY EXPIRES AT 6 PM FOR ALL INLAND AREAS...

...WIND ADVISORY EXTENDED FOR IMMEDIATE COASTAL ZONES THROUGH 4 AM...

...HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING...

...HARD FREEZE WARNING HAS NOW BEEN ISSUED FOR LATE TUESDAY NIGHT
INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING...

.AN ARCTIC AIR MASS OF RECORD BREAKING INTENSITY CONTINUES TO
FLOW INTO THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. ARCTIC COLD PERSISTS INTO
WEDNESDAY MORNING. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON...THEN BEGIN TO LOWER INTO THE EVENING.

ALZ051>062-FLZ001-003-005-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-070715-
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/O.CON.KMOB.HZ.W.0001.140107T0000Z-140107T1600Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.HZ.W.0002.140108T0600Z-140108T1300Z/
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...MOBILE...PRICHARD...SARALAND...BAY MINETTE...
CENTURY...FLOMATON...MOLINO...JAY...CRESTVIEW...WAYNESBORO...
RICHTON...BEAUMONT...NEW AUGUSTA...LEAKESVILLE...MCLAIN...
WIGGINS...LUCEDALE
511 PM CST MON JAN 6 2014

...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST
TUESDAY...
...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TUESDAY
NIGHT TO 7 AM CST WEDNESDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MOBILE HAS CANCELED THE WIND
ADVISORY. 

* TEMPERATURE...PLUMMETING OVERNIGHT WITH LOWS REACHING 11 TO 16
  DEGREES BY SUNRISE. LOWS BACK DOWN INTO THE TEENS FOR MOST OF THE
  AREA LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...RANGING FROM 15 TO 20 DEGREES.

* IMPACTS...AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW 20 DEGREES
  CAN CAUSE EXPOSED...UNPROTECTED WATER PIPES TO BURST. THERE IS A
  SIGNIFICANT RISK TO THE WELL BEING OF PEOPLE AND PETS WHO ARE
  VULNERABLE TO THE COLD...AS WELL AS LOSS OF SENSITIVE
  VEGETATION...LIVESTOCK...AND VEHICLE COOLING SYSTEMS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS TEMPERATURES 20 DEGREES OR LOWER ARE
IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. DURING THIS PERIOD OF EXTREMELY COLD
WEATHER...CHECK ON ELDERLY NEIGHBORS TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE ADEQUATE
HEAT. OUTDOOR PETS SHOULD ALSO HAVE ADEQUATE WARMTH. AREA SHELTERS
SHOULD CONTINUE TO EXPECT INCREASED DEMAND. TEMPERATURES SUCH AS
THESE CAN CAUSE EXPOSED...UNPROTECTED WATER PIPES TO BURST. THERE IS
A SIGNIFICANT RISK OF LOSS TO SENSITIVE VEGETATION...LIVESTOCK...AND
VEHICLE COOLING SYSTEMS.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND DRIVING ON BRIDGES OVER OPEN WATER OR
LAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

EVERYONE SHOULD TAKE ADEQUATE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS WITH THEIR HEATING
SYSTEMS...AND MAKE SURE TO UTILIZE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS IN
ENCLOSED SPACES. EXTRA CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WITH PORTABLE SPACE
HEATERS. ENSURE SPACE HEATERS ARE NOT LEFT UNATTENDED AND KEPT AWAY
FROM CURTAINS...BEDDING...AND OTHER FLAMMABLE MATERIAL. OPEN FAUCETS
SLIGHTLY FOR A SMALL DRIP OF WATER OVERNIGHT MONDAY NIGHT IF YOU HAVE
ANY EXTERIOR OPEN AIR PIPING. WRAP OUTDOOR FAUCETS FOR EXTRA
PROTECTION. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL NEWS MEDIA
OUTLETS FOR CONTINUING UPDATES ON THIS COLD WEATHER OUTBREAK.

&&

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS TEMPERATURES 20 DEGREES OR LOWER ARE
IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. DURING THIS PERIOD OF UNUSUALLY COLD
WEATHER...CHECK ON ELDERLY NEIGHBORS TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE ADEQUATE
HEAT. OUTDOOR PETS SHOULD ALSO HAVE ADEQUATE WARMTH. AREA SHELTERS
SHOULD CONTINUE TO EXPECT INCREASED DEMAND.

EVERYONE SHOULD TAKE ADEQUATE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS WITH THEIR HEATING
SYSTEMS...AND MAKE SURE TO UTILIZE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS IN
ENCLOSED SPACES. EXTRA CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WITH PORTABLE SPACE
HEATERS. MAKE SURE SPACE HEATERS ARE NOT LEFT UNATTENDED AND ARE NOT
USED NEAR FLAMMABLE MATERIALS SUCH AS CURTAINS OR BED COVERINGS. OPEN
THE FAUCET SLIGHTLY FOR A SMALL STREAM OF WATER OVERNIGHT IF YOU HAVE
ANY EXTERIOR OPEN AIR PIPING. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR
LOCAL NEWS MEDIA OUTLETS FOR CONTINUING UPDATES ON THE COLD WEATHER.A
HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE
VEGETATION.

&&

$$

ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-070715-
/O.EXT.KMOB.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140107T1000Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.HZ.W.0001.140107T0000Z-140107T1600Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.HZ.W.0002.140108T0600Z-140108T1300Z/
LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL OKALOOSA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOBILE...TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE...
DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE...FOLEY...SPANISH FORT...FERRY PASS...BRENT...
WEST PENSACOLA...BELLVIEW...ENSLEY...MYRTLE GROVE...PACE...
MILTON...WRIGHT...NICEVILLE...SEMINOLE...EGLIN AFB
511 PM CST MON JAN 6 2014

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST TUESDAY...

...HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST TUESDAY...

...HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT TO 7 AM
CST WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE
  THROUGH 4 AM ALONG THE IMMEDIATE ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA COASTS.
  WINDS BEGIN TO DECREASE TONIGHT.

* TEMPERATURE...PLUMMETING OVERNIGHT WITH LOWS REACHING 11 TO 16 
  DEGREES BY SUNRISE. LOWS BACK DOWN INTO THE TEENS FOR MOST OF 
  THE AREA LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...RANGING FROM 15 TO 20 DEGREES. 

* IMPACTS...AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW 20 
  DEGREES CAN CAUSE EXPOSED...UNPROTECTED WATER PIPES TO BURST. 
  THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT RISK TO THE WELL BEING OF PEOPLE AND 
  PETS WHO ARE VULNERABLE TO THE COLD...AS WELL AS LOSS OF 
  SENSITIVE VEGETATION...LIVESTOCK...AND VEHICLE COOLING 
  SYSTEMS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS TEMPERATURES 20 DEGREES OR LOWER ARE
IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. DURING THIS PERIOD OF EXTREMELY COLD
WEATHER...CHECK ON ELDERLY NEIGHBORS TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE
ADEQUATE HEAT. OUTDOOR PETS SHOULD ALSO HAVE ADEQUATE WARMTH.
AREA SHELTERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO EXPECT INCREASED DEMAND.
TEMPERATURES SUCH AS THESE CAN CAUSE EXPOSED...UNPROTECTED WATER
PIPES TO BURST. THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT RISK OF LOSS TO SENSITIVE
VEGETATION...LIVESTOCK...AND VEHICLE COOLING SYSTEMS.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED.
WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND DRIVING ON BRIDGES OVER OPEN WATER OR
LAND. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

EVERYONE SHOULD TAKE ADEQUATE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS WITH THEIR
HEATING SYSTEMS...AND MAKE SURE TO UTILIZE CARBON MONOXIDE
DETECTORS IN ENCLOSED SPACES. EXTRA CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WITH
PORTABLE SPACE HEATERS. ENSURE SPACE HEATERS ARE NOT LEFT
UNATTENDED AND KEPT AWAY FROM CURTAINS...BEDDING...AND OTHER
FLAMMABLE MATERIAL. OPEN FAUCETS SLIGHTLY FOR A SMALL DRIP OF
WATER OVERNIGHT MONDAY NIGHT IF YOU HAVE ANY EXTERIOR OPEN AIR
PIPING. WRAP OUTDOOR FAUCETS FOR EXTRA PROTECTION. LISTEN TO NOAA
WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL NEWS MEDIA OUTLETS FOR CONTINUING
UPDATES ON THIS COLD WEATHER OUTBREAK.

&&

$$
486 
WWUS74 KMOB 070925
NPWMOB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
325 AM CST TUE JAN 7 2014

...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS
MORNING...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST EARLY THIS
MORNING...
...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
7 AM CST WEDNESDAY...

.AN ARCTIC AIR MASS OF RECORD BREAKING INTENSITY CONTINUES TO
FLOW INTO THE AREA THROUGH TONIGHT. ARCTIC COLD PERSISTS INTO
WEDNESDAY MORNING. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON...THEN BEGIN TO LOWER INTO THE EVENING.

ALZ063-064-FLZ002-004-006-071730-
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/O.CON.KMOB.HZ.W.0002.140108T0600Z-140108T1300Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140107T1000Z/
LOWER MOBILE-LOWER BALDWIN-COASTAL ESCAMBIA-COASTAL SANTA ROSA-
COASTAL OKALOOSA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MOBILE...TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE...
DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE...FOLEY...SPANISH FORT...FERRY PASS...BRENT...
WEST PENSACOLA...BELLVIEW...ENSLEY...MYRTLE GROVE...PACE...
MILTON...WRIGHT...NICEVILLE...SEMINOLE...EGLIN AFB
325 AM CST TUE JAN 7 2014

...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS
MORNING...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST EARLY THIS
MORNING...
...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
7 AM CST WEDNESDAY...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 MPH POSSIBLE
  THROUGH 4 AM ALONG THE IMMEDIATE ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA
  COASTS. WINDS BEGIN TO DECREASE TONIGHT.

* TEMPERATURE...PLUMMETING OVERNIGHT WITH LOWS REACHING 11 TO 16 
  DEGREES BY SUNRISE. LOWS BACK DOWN INTO THE TEENS FOR MOST OF 
  THE AREA LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...RANGING FROM 15 TO 20 DEGREES. 

* IMPACTS...AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW 20 
  DEGREES CAN CAUSE EXPOSED...UNPROTECTED WATER PIPES TO BURST. 
  THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT RISK TO THE WELL BEING OF PEOPLE AND 
  PETS WHO ARE VULNERABLE TO THE COLD...AS WELL AS LOSS OF 
  SENSITIVE VEGETATION...LIVESTOCK...AND VEHICLE COOLING 
  SYSTEMS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS TEMPERATURES 20 DEGREES OR LOWER ARE
IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. DURING THIS PERIOD OF EXTREMELY COLD
WEATHER...CHECK ON ELDERLY NEIGHBORS TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE ADEQUATE
HEAT. OUTDOOR PETS SHOULD ALSO HAVE ADEQUATE WARMTH. AREA SHELTERS
SHOULD CONTINUE TO EXPECT INCREASED DEMAND. TEMPERATURES SUCH AS
THESE CAN CAUSE EXPOSED...UNPROTECTED WATER PIPES TO BURST. THERE IS
A SIGNIFICANT RISK OF LOSS TO SENSITIVE VEGETATION...LIVESTOCK...AND
VEHICLE COOLING SYSTEMS.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS
THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES AND DRIVING ON BRIDGES OVER OPEN WATER OR LAND. USE EXTRA
CAUTION.

EVERYONE SHOULD TAKE ADEQUATE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS WITH THEIR HEATING
SYSTEMS...AND MAKE SURE TO UTILIZE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS IN
ENCLOSED SPACES. EXTRA CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WITH PORTABLE SPACE
HEATERS. ENSURE SPACE HEATERS ARE NOT LEFT UNATTENDED AND KEPT AWAY
FROM CURTAINS...BEDDING...AND OTHER FLAMMABLE MATERIAL. OPEN FAUCETS
SLIGHTLY FOR A SMALL DRIP OF WATER OVERNIGHT MONDAY NIGHT IF YOU HAVE
ANY EXTERIOR OPEN AIR PIPING. WRAP OUTDOOR FAUCETS FOR EXTRA
PROTECTION. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL NEWS MEDIA
OUTLETS FOR CONTINUING UPDATES ON THIS COLD WEATHER OUTBREAK.

&&

$$

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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...MOBILE...PRICHARD...SARALAND...BAY MINETTE...
CENTURY...FLOMATON...MOLINO...JAY...CRESTVIEW...WAYNESBORO...
RICHTON...BEAUMONT...NEW AUGUSTA...LEAKESVILLE...MCLAIN...
WIGGINS...LUCEDALE
325 AM CST TUE JAN 7 2014

...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS
MORNING...
...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
7 AM CST WEDNESDAY...

* TEMPERATURE...PLUMMETING OVERNIGHT WITH LOWS REACHING 11 TO 16 
  DEGREES BY SUNRISE. LOWS BACK DOWN INTO THE TEENS FOR MOST OF 
  THE AREA LATE TUESDAY NIGHT...RANGING FROM 15 TO 20 DEGREES. 

* IMPACTS...AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW 20 
  DEGREES CAN CAUSE EXPOSED...UNPROTECTED WATER PIPES TO BURST. 
  THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT RISK TO THE WELL BEING OF PEOPLE AND 
  PETS WHO ARE VULNERABLE TO THE COLD...AS WELL AS LOSS OF 
  SENSITIVE VEGETATION...LIVESTOCK...AND VEHICLE COOLING 
  SYSTEMS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS TEMPERATURES 20 DEGREES OR LOWER ARE
IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. DURING THIS PERIOD OF UNUSUALLY COLD
WEATHER...CHECK ON ELDERLY NEIGHBORS TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE ADEQUATE
HEAT. OUTDOOR PETS SHOULD ALSO HAVE ADEQUATE WARMTH. AREA SHELTERS
SHOULD CONTINUE TO EXPECT INCREASED DEMAND.

EVERYONE SHOULD TAKE ADEQUATE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS WITH THEIR HEATING
SYSTEMS...AND MAKE SURE TO UTILIZE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS IN
ENCLOSED SPACES. EXTRA CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WITH PORTABLE SPACE
HEATERS. MAKE SURE SPACE HEATERS ARE NOT LEFT UNATTENDED AND ARE NOT
USED NEAR FLAMMABLE MATERIALS SUCH AS CURTAINS OR BED COVERINGS. OPEN
THE FAUCET SLIGHTLY FOR A SMALL STREAM OF WATER OVERNIGHT IF YOU HAVE
ANY EXTERIOR OPEN AIR PIPING. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR
LOCAL NEWS MEDIA OUTLETS FOR CONTINUING UPDATES ON THE COLD WEATHER.A
HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE
VEGETATION.

&&

$$
762 
WWUS74 KMOB 071142
NPWMOB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
542 AM CST TUE JAN 7 2014

...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS
MORNING... 

...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 7
AM CST WEDNESDAY...

.AN ARCTIC AIR MASS OF RECORD BREAKING INTENSITY CONTINUES TO FLOW
INTO THE AREA AND WILL PERSIST INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING.

ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-071945-
/O.CON.KMOB.HZ.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140107T1600Z/
/O.CON.KMOB.HZ.W.0002.140108T0600Z-140108T1300Z/
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-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...MOBILE...PRICHARD...SARALAND...BAY MINETTE...
TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE...DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE...FOLEY...
SPANISH FORT...CENTURY...FLOMATON...MOLINO...FERRY PASS...BRENT...
WEST PENSACOLA...BELLVIEW...ENSLEY...MYRTLE GROVE...JAY...PACE...
MILTON...CRESTVIEW...WRIGHT...NICEVILLE...SEMINOLE...EGLIN AFB...
WAYNESBORO...RICHTON...BEAUMONT...NEW AUGUSTA...LEAKESVILLE...
MCLAIN...WIGGINS...LUCEDALE
542 AM CST TUE JAN 7 2014

...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS
MORNING...
...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
7 AM CST WEDNESDAY...

* TEMPERATURE...LOWS REACHING 11 TO 16 DEGREES BY EARLY THIS MORNING.
  LOWS TONIGHT WILL FALL BACK INTO THE TEENS FOR MOST OF THE AREA.

* IMPACTS...AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW 20 DEGREES
  CAN CAUSE EXPOSED...UNPROTECTED WATER PIPES TO BURST. THERE IS A
  SIGNIFICANT RISK TO THE WELL BEING OF PEOPLE AND PETS WHO ARE
  VULNERABLE TO THE COLD...AS WELL AS LOSS OF SENSITIVE
  VEGETATION...LIVESTOCK...AND VEHICLE COOLING SYSTEMS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS TEMPERATURES 20 DEGREES OR LOWER ARE
IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. DURING THIS PERIOD OF UNUSUALLY COLD
WEATHER...CHECK ON ELDERLY NEIGHBORS TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE
ADEQUATE HEAT. OUTDOOR PETS SHOULD ALSO HAVE ADEQUATE WARMTH.
AREA SHELTERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO EXPECT INCREASED DEMAND.

EVERYONE SHOULD TAKE ADEQUATE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS WITH THEIR HEATING
SYSTEMS...AND MAKE SURE TO UTILIZE CARBON MONOXIDE DETECTORS IN
ENCLOSED SPACES. EXTRA CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WITH PORTABLE SPACE
HEATERS. MAKE SURE SPACE HEATERS ARE NOT LEFT UNATTENDED AND ARE NOT
USED NEAR FLAMMABLE MATERIALS SUCH AS CURTAINS OR BED COVERINGS. OPEN
THE FAUCET SLIGHTLY FOR A SMALL STREAM OF WATER OVERNIGHT IF YOU HAVE
ANY EXTERIOR OPEN AIR PIPING. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR
LOCAL NEWS MEDIA OUTLETS FOR CONTINUING UPDATES ON THE COLD WEATHER.A
HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE
VEGETATION.

&&

$$
686 
WWUS74 KMOB 071633
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1033 AM CST TUE JAN 7 2014

...A HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT 
TO 7 AM CST WEDNESDAY...

ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-080000-
/O.CON.KMOB.HZ.W.0002.140108T0600Z-140108T1300Z/
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-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...MOBILE...PRICHARD...SARALAND...BAY MINETTE...
TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE...DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE...FOLEY...
SPANISH FORT...CENTURY...FLOMATON...MOLINO...FERRY PASS...BRENT...
WEST PENSACOLA...BELLVIEW...ENSLEY...MYRTLE GROVE...JAY...PACE...
MILTON...CRESTVIEW...WRIGHT...NICEVILLE...SEMINOLE...EGLIN AFB...
WAYNESBORO...RICHTON...BEAUMONT...NEW AUGUSTA...LEAKESVILLE...
MCLAIN...WIGGINS...LUCEDALE
1033 AM CST TUE JAN 7 2014

...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
7 AM CST WEDNESDAY...

* TEMPERATURE...LOWS TONIGHT WILL FALL BACK INTO THE TEENS ACROSS
  MOST OF THE AREA.

* IMPACTS...AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW 20 
  DEGREES CAN CAUSE EXPOSED...UNPROTECTED WATER PIPES TO BURST. 
  THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT RISK TO THE WELL BEING OF PEOPLE AND 
  PETS WHO ARE VULNERABLE TO THE COLD...AS WELL AS LOSS OF 
  SENSITIVE VEGETATION...LIVESTOCK...AND VEHICLE COOLING 
  SYSTEMS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS TEMPERATURES 20 DEGREES OR LOWER ARE
IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. DURING THIS PERIOD OF UNUSUALLY COLD
WEATHER...CHECK ON ELDERLY NEIGHBORS TO MAKE SURE THEY HAVE
ADEQUATE HEAT. OUTDOOR PETS SHOULD ALSO HAVE ADEQUATE WARMTH.
AREA SHELTERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO EXPECT INCREASED DEMAND.

EVERYONE SHOULD TAKE ADEQUATE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS WITH THEIR
HEATING SYSTEMS...AND MAKE SURE TO UTILIZE CARBON MONOXIDE
DETECTORS IN ENCLOSED SPACES. EXTRA CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WITH
PORTABLE SPACE HEATERS. MAKE SURE SPACE HEATERS ARE NOT LEFT
UNATTENDED AND ARE NOT USED NEAR FLAMMABLE MATERIALS SUCH AS
CURTAINS OR BED COVERINGS. OPEN THE FAUCET SLIGHTLY FOR A SMALL
STREAM OF WATER OVERNIGHT IF YOU HAVE ANY EXTERIOR OPEN AIR
PIPING. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL NEWS MEDIA
OUTLETS FOR CONTINUING UPDATES ON THE COLD WEATHER.A HARD FREEZE
WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY
LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE
VEGETATION.

&&

$$
924 
WWUS74 KMOB 071947
NPWMOB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
147 PM CST TUE JAN 7 2014

...A HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 7 AM CST WEDNESDAY...

ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-080400-
/O.CON.KMOB.HZ.W.0002.140108T0600Z-140108T1300Z/
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-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...MOBILE...PRICHARD...SARALAND...BAY MINETTE...
TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE...DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE...FOLEY...
SPANISH FORT...CENTURY...FLOMATON...MOLINO...FERRY PASS...BRENT...
WEST PENSACOLA...BELLVIEW...ENSLEY...MYRTLE GROVE...JAY...PACE...
MILTON...CRESTVIEW...WRIGHT...NICEVILLE...SEMINOLE...EGLIN AFB...
WAYNESBORO...RICHTON...BEAUMONT...NEW AUGUSTA...LEAKESVILLE...
MCLAIN...WIGGINS...LUCEDALE
147 PM CST TUE JAN 7 2014

...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
7 AM CST WEDNESDAY...

* TEMPERATURE...DUE TO THE VERY DRY AIR IN PLACE...LOWS TONIGHT ARE
  FORECAST TO FALL RAPIDLY...DROPPING BACK INTO THE TEENS GENERALLY
  ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 10.

* IMPACTS...AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW 20 
  DEGREES CAN CAUSE EXPOSED...UNPROTECTED WATER PIPES TO BURST. 
  THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT RISK TO THE WELL BEING OF PEOPLE AND 
  PETS WHO ARE VULNERABLE TO THE COLD...AS WELL AS LOSS OF 
  SENSITIVE VEGETATION...LIVESTOCK...AND VEHICLE COOLING 
  SYSTEMS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS TEMPERATURES 20 DEGREES OR LOWER ARE
IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS CAN KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION IF LEFT UNPROTECTED. DURING THIS PERIOD OF
UNUSUALLY COLD WEATHER...CHECK ON ELDERLY NEIGHBORS TO MAKE SURE THEY
HAVE ADEQUATE HEAT. OUTDOOR PETS SHOULD ALSO HAVE ADEQUATE WARMTH.
AREA SHELTERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO EXPECT INCREASED DEMAND.

EVERYONE SHOULD TAKE ADEQUATE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS WITH THEIR
HEATING SYSTEMS...AND MAKE SURE TO UTILIZE CARBON MONOXIDE
DETECTORS IN ENCLOSED SPACES. EXTRA CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WITH
PORTABLE SPACE HEATERS. MAKE SURE SPACE HEATERS ARE NOT LEFT
UNATTENDED AND ARE NOT USED NEAR FLAMMABLE MATERIALS SUCH AS
CURTAINS OR BED COVERINGS. OPEN THE FAUCET SLIGHTLY FOR A SMALL
STREAM OF WATER OVERNIGHT IF YOU HAVE ANY EXTERIOR OPEN AIR
PIPING. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL NEWS MEDIA
OUTLETS FOR CONTINUING UPDATES ON THE COLD WEATHER. 

&&

$$
738 
WWUS74 KMOB 080356
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
956 PM CST TUE JAN 7 2014

...A HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 7 AM CST WEDNESDAY...

ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-081200-
/O.CON.KMOB.HZ.W.0002.140108T0600Z-140108T1300Z/
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-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...MOBILE...PRICHARD...SARALAND...BAY MINETTE...
TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE...DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE...FOLEY...
SPANISH FORT...CENTURY...FLOMATON...MOLINO...FERRY PASS...BRENT...
WEST PENSACOLA...BELLVIEW...ENSLEY...MYRTLE GROVE...JAY...PACE...
MILTON...CRESTVIEW...WRIGHT...NICEVILLE...SEMINOLE...EGLIN AFB...
WAYNESBORO...RICHTON...BEAUMONT...NEW AUGUSTA...LEAKESVILLE...
MCLAIN...WIGGINS...LUCEDALE
956 PM CST TUE JAN 7 2014

...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CST
WEDNESDAY...

* TEMPERATURE...DUE TO THE VERY DRY AIR IN PLACE...LOWS TONIGHT 
  ARE FORECAST TO FALL RAPIDLY...DROPPING BACK INTO THE TEENS 
  GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 10. 

* IMPACTS...AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW 20 
  DEGREES CAN CAUSE EXPOSED...UNPROTECTED WATER PIPES TO BURST. 
  THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT RISK TO THE WELL BEING OF PEOPLE AND 
  PETS WHO ARE VULNERABLE TO THE COLD...AS WELL AS LOSS OF 
  SENSITIVE VEGETATION...LIVESTOCK...AND VEHICLE COOLING 
  SYSTEMS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS TEMPERATURES 20 DEGREES OR LOWER ARE
IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS CAN KILL CROPS AND
OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION IF LEFT UNPROTECTED. DURING THIS
PERIOD OF UNUSUALLY COLD WEATHER...CHECK ON ELDERLY NEIGHBORS TO
MAKE SURE THEY HAVE ADEQUATE HEAT. OUTDOOR PETS SHOULD ALSO HAVE
ADEQUATE WARMTH. AREA SHELTERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO EXPECT
INCREASED DEMAND.

EVERYONE SHOULD TAKE ADEQUATE SAFETY PRECAUTIONS WITH THEIR
HEATING SYSTEMS...AND MAKE SURE TO UTILIZE CARBON MONOXIDE
DETECTORS IN ENCLOSED SPACES. EXTRA CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WITH
PORTABLE SPACE HEATERS. MAKE SURE SPACE HEATERS ARE NOT LEFT
UNATTENDED AND ARE NOT USED NEAR FLAMMABLE MATERIALS SUCH AS
CURTAINS OR BED COVERINGS. OPEN THE FAUCET SLIGHTLY FOR A SMALL
STREAM OF WATER OVERNIGHT IF YOU HAVE ANY EXTERIOR OPEN AIR
PIPING. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR YOUR LOCAL NEWS MEDIA
OUTLETS FOR CONTINUING UPDATES ON THE COLD WEATHER.

&&

$$
054 
WWUS74 KMOB 081203
NPWMOB

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
603 AM CST WED JAN 8 2014

...A HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CST
THIS MORNING...

ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-081400-
/O.EXT.KMOB.HZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140108T1400Z/
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-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...MOBILE...PRICHARD...SARALAND...BAY MINETTE...
TILLMANS CORNER...THEODORE...DAPHNE...FAIRHOPE...FOLEY...
SPANISH FORT...CENTURY...FLOMATON...MOLINO...FERRY PASS...BRENT...
WEST PENSACOLA...BELLVIEW...ENSLEY...MYRTLE GROVE...JAY...PACE...
MILTON...CRESTVIEW...WRIGHT...NICEVILLE...SEMINOLE...EGLIN AFB...
WAYNESBORO...RICHTON...BEAUMONT...NEW AUGUSTA...LEAKESVILLE...
MCLAIN...WIGGINS...LUCEDALE
603 AM CST WED JAN 8 2014

...HARD FREEZE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CST THIS
MORNING...

* TEMPERATURE...MID TO UPPER TEENS THROUGH 8 AM THEN WARMING TO THE
  LOWER 40S BY LATE MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...AN EXTENDED PERIOD OF TEMPERATURES WELL BELOW 20 
  DEGREES CAN CAUSE EXPOSED...UNPROTECTED WATER PIPES TO BURST. 
  THERE IS A SIGNIFICANT RISK TO THE WELL BEING OF PEOPLE AND 
  PETS WHO ARE VULNERABLE TO THE COLD...AS WELL AS LOSS OF 
  SENSITIVE VEGETATION...LIVESTOCK...AND VEHICLE COOLING 
  SYSTEMS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS TEMPERATURES 20 DEGREES OR LOWER ARE
IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS CAN KILL CROPS AND
OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION IF LEFT UNPROTECTED. DURING THIS
PERIOD OF UNUSUALLY COLD WEATHER...CHECK ON ELDERLY NEIGHBORS TO
MAKE SURE THEY HAVE ADEQUATE HEAT. OUTDOOR PETS SHOULD ALSO HAVE
ADEQUATE WARMTH. AREA SHELTERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO EXPECT
INCREASED DEMAND.

&&

$$

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this hard freeze warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Mobile, AL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this hard freeze warning went out at Jan 6, 10:23 AM CST, 5 hours 20 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 6, 10:23 AM CST, 5 hours 20 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
1023 AM CST MON JAN 6 2014

.UPDATE...A LARGE AND COLD 1042 MB SURFACE HIGH IS CENTERED OVER THE
VICINITY OF NORTH TEXAS/OKLAHOMA THIS MORNING...AND THE ASSOCIATED
RIDGE AXIS STRETCHES ACROSS MUCH OF THE DEEP SOUTH INTO THE GULF OF
MEXICO. THE ADVERTISED MUCH COLDER AIRMASS CONTINUES TO SPREAD
THROUGH OUR FORECAST AREA ALONG WITH GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS THIS
MORNING. TEMPERATURES AT 10 AM CST RANGE FROM THE MID 20S OVER
INTERIOR SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...TO THE LOWER
TO MID 30S NEAR THE COAST. NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING TO 25 TO 35 MPH
ARE RESULTING IN WIND CHILLS RANGING IN THE TEENS TO THE MID 20S
ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION. WITH WIND CHILLS LOOKING TO NOW BE MOSTLY
ABOVE 10 DEGREES OVER THE INTERIOR...WE HAVE ALLOWED THE WIND CHILL
ADVISORY THAT WAS IN EFFECT THIS MORNING TO EXPIRE ON SCHEDULE.
HOWEVER...WITH TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO PLUMMET WELL INTO THE TEENS
TO AS LOW AS 10 DEGREES TONIGHT...IT WILL NOT TAKE MUCH WIND TO TAKE
WIND CHILLS BACK INTO ADVISORY CRITERIA BY THIS EVENING. THE WIND
CHILL ADVISORY WILL GO BACK INTO EFFECT THIS EVENING THROUGH TUESDAY
MORNING.

OTHERWISE...NOT MUCH WARMING EXPECTED TODAY AS COLD ADVECTION
CONTINUES. WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR TRENDS TO DETERMINE IF DOWNWARD
ADJUSTMENTS WILL BE NEEDED. /21

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...A VERY DRY AIRMASS WILL SPREAD ACROSS OUR REGION
TODAY...WITH SURFACE DEWPOINTS EXPECTED TO FALL INTO TO JUST BELOW 0
F OVER THE INTERIOR PORTIONS OF THE AREA...TO THE 10 TO 15 DEGREES F
RANGE NEAR THE IMMEDIATE COAST. DESPITE THE COLD SURFACE
TEMPERATURES...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL FALL TO THE 20 TO 25
PERCENT RANGE ACROSS THE ENTIRE REGION THIS AFTERNOON. THE LOW RH
COMBINED WITH THE GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL LEAD TO INCREASED FIRE
DANGER ACROSS THE FORECAST AREA THIS AFTERNOON. RED FLAG CRITERIA ARE
BEING MET IN ALABAMA. ERC VALUES WILL BE TOO LOW TO MEET CRITERIA IN
FLORIDA. AFTER COORDINATING WITH LOCAL FIRE AGENCIES IN SOUTHEAST MS
AND WFO JAN...WILL HOLD OFF ON ISSUANCE OF RED FLAG WARNING IN OUR
FIVE SOUTHEAST MS COUNTIES DUE TO LACK OF EXTENDED DRY CONDITIONS...
BUT WILL CONTINUE TO HIGHLIGHT THE INCREASED FIRE DANGER IN THE FIRE
WEATHER FORECAST. /21

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
MOBILE      38  12  36  18  48 /  00  00  00  00  10
PENSACOLA   41  16  36  21  48 /  00  00  00  00  05
DESTIN      43  20  36  24  49 /  05  00  00  00  05
EVERGREEN   32  12  31  15  46 /  00  00  00  00  05
WAYNESBORO  32  11  34  14  48 /  00  00  00  00  10
CAMDEN      30  11  31  14  46 /  00  00  00  00  05
CRESTVIEW   38  12  35  13  50 /  00  00  00  00  05

&&

.MOB WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
AL...FREEZE WARNING UNTIL 10 AM MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
     BUTLER...CONECUH...COVINGTON...CRENSHAW...ESCAMBIA...LOWER
     BALDWIN...LOWER MOBILE...UPPER BALDWIN...UPPER MOBILE...

     WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
     BUTLER...CHOCTAW...CLARKE...CONECUH...COVINGTON...
     CRENSHAW...ESCAMBIA...LOWER BALDWIN...LOWER MOBILE...
     MONROE...UPPER BALDWIN...UPPER MOBILE...WASHINGTON...
     WILCOX...

     RED FLAG WARNING UNTIL 5 PM MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
     BUTLER...CHOCTAW...CLARKE...CONECUH...COVINGTON...
     CRENSHAW...ESCAMBIA...LOWER BALDWIN...LOWER MOBILE...
     MONROE...UPPER BALDWIN...UPPER MOBILE...WASHINGTON...
     WILCOX...

     HARD FREEZE WARNING FROM 9 PM MONDAY TO 10 AM TUESDAY FOR THE
     FOLLOWING ZONES: BUTLER...CHOCTAW...CLARKE...CONECUH...
     COVINGTON...CRENSHAW...ESCAMBIA...LOWER BALDWIN...LOWER
     MOBILE...MONROE...UPPER BALDWIN...UPPER MOBILE...
     WASHINGTON...WILCOX...

     WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM 9 PM MONDAY TO 9 AM TUESDAY FOR THE
     FOLLOWING ZONES: BUTLER...CHOCTAW...CLARKE...CONECUH...
     COVINGTON...CRENSHAW...ESCAMBIA...LOWER BALDWIN...LOWER
     MOBILE...MONROE...UPPER BALDWIN...UPPER MOBILE...
     WASHINGTON...WILCOX...

     FREEZE WARNING UNTIL NOON MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
     CHOCTAW...CLARKE...MONROE...WASHINGTON...WILCOX...

FL...FREEZE WARNING UNTIL 10 AM MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
     COASTAL ESCAMBIA...COASTAL OKALOOSA...COASTAL SANTA ROSA...
     INLAND ESCAMBIA...INLAND OKALOOSA...INLAND SANTA ROSA...

     HARD FREEZE WARNING FROM 9 PM MONDAY TO 10 AM TUESDAY FOR THE
     FOLLOWING ZONES: COASTAL ESCAMBIA...COASTAL OKALOOSA...
     COASTAL SANTA ROSA...INLAND ESCAMBIA...INLAND OKALOOSA...
     INLAND SANTA ROSA...

     WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: COASTAL
     ESCAMBIA...COASTAL OKALOOSA...COASTAL SANTA ROSA...INLAND
     ESCAMBIA...INLAND OKALOOSA...INLAND SANTA ROSA...

     WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM 9 PM MONDAY TO 9 AM TUESDAY FOR THE
     FOLLOWING ZONES: COASTAL ESCAMBIA...COASTAL OKALOOSA...
     COASTAL SANTA ROSA...INLAND ESCAMBIA...INLAND OKALOOSA...
     INLAND SANTA ROSA...

MS...FREEZE WARNING UNTIL NOON MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
     GREENE...PERRY...WAYNE...

     HARD FREEZE WARNING FROM 9 PM MONDAY TO 10 AM TUESDAY FOR THE
     FOLLOWING ZONES: GEORGE...GREENE...PERRY...STONE...WAYNE...

     WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
     GEORGE...GREENE...PERRY...STONE...WAYNE...

     WIND CHILL ADVISORY FROM 9 PM MONDAY TO 9 AM TUESDAY FOR THE
     FOLLOWING ZONES: GEORGE...GREENE...PERRY...STONE...WAYNE...

     FREEZE WARNING UNTIL 10 AM MONDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
     GEORGE...STONE...

GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM TUESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
     CHOCTAWHATCHEE BAY...NORTHERN MOBILE BAY...PENSACOLA BAY
     SYSTEM...PERDIDO BAY...

     GALE WARNING UNTIL 6 PM MONDAY 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...
     MISSISSIPPI SOUND...SOUTHERN MOBILE BAY...WATERS FROM
     DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20 TO 60 NM...WATERS FROM
     PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM 20 TO 60 NM...

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 6 PM MONDAY TO 6 AM TUESDAY FOR THE
     FOLLOWING ZONES: MISSISSIPPI SOUND...SOUTHERN MOBILE BAY...

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 6 PM MONDAY TO NOON 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...WATERS FROM DESTIN TO PENSACOLA FL FROM 20
     TO 60 NM...WATERS FROM PENSACOLA FL TO PASCAGOULA MS FROM
     20 TO 60 NM...

&&
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 6, 6:05 AM CST, 9 hours 38 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED TEXT...
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOBILE AL
605 AM CST MON JAN 6 2014

ALZ051>064-FLZ001>006-MSZ067-075-076-078-079-071215-
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-WAYNE-PERRY-
GREENE-STONE-GEORGE-
605 AM CST MON JAN 6 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL
ALABAMA...SOUTHWEST ALABAMA...NORTHWEST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST
MISSISSIPPI.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILL VALUES WILL CONTINUE OVER THE FORECAST
AREA THROUGH MID MORNING THEN SLOWLY REBOUND THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON
THEN RETURN AGAIN THIS EVENING CONTINUING THROUGH MID MORNING
TUESDAY. WIND CHILL ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT THIS MORNING AND
OVERNIGHT TONIGHT.

A HARD FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE FORECAST AREA
TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

A HARD FREEZE WARNING MAY BE NEEDED FOR TUESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY
WEDNESDAY FOR MOST LOCATIONS IN THE FORECAST AREA.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

ACTIVATION OF SKYWARN SEVERE STORM SPOTTER NETWORKS IS NOT
EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY.

GMZ630>635-650-655-670-675-071215-
NORTHERN MOBILE BAY-SOUTHERN MOBILE BAY-MISSISSIPPI SOUND-
PERDIDO BAY-PENSACOLA BAY SYSTEM-CHOCTAWHATCHEE 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-
605 AM CST MON JAN 6 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE COASTAL
WATERS OF ALABAMA AND NORTHWEST FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

GALE CONDITIONS RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT
WILL CONTINUE OVER THE OPEN GULF WATERS INCLUDING THE LOWER END OF
MOBILE BAY AND THE MISSISSIPPI SOUND EAST OF PASCAGOULA THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON.

HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT WILL CONTINUE OVER THE ENTIRE
AREA TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT WILL CONTINUE OVER THE MARINE
AREA THROUGH MIDDAY TUESDAY.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Mobile, AL issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 6, 2:55 PM CSTRed Flag WarningMOBButler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw and 4 more118 min
Jan 6, 2:55 PM CSTRed Flag WarningMOBButler, Choctaw, Clarke, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw and 4 more26 hr

Nearby

Hard Freeze Warnings in Alabama, 2014Hard Freeze Warnings in Mississippi, 2014Hard Freeze Warnings in Florida, 2014Every hard freeze warning in 2014

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.