Monday, January 4, 2010

Jan. 04, 2010 - HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12am TONIGHT TO 8 AM CST TUE

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Subject: HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12am TONIGHT TO 8 AM CST TUE

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HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 12am TONIGHT TO 8 AM CST TUE
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Description
The National Weather Service in New Orleans has Issued a Hard
Freeze Warning, Which is in effect from Midnight tonight to 8 Am
CST Tuesday. The Hard Freeze watch is No Longer in Effect.
As an Arctic Airmass Works Into the Region Temperatures Could
Possibly Fall Into 20 to 25 Degree Range Just Before Sunrise
Tuesday Morning. a Hard Freeze Duration of 4 to 6 Hours Is
Anticipated Across Extreme Southwest Mississippi and Coastal
Mississippi. a Hard Freeze Duration around 4 Hours is Expected
Across the River Parishes and East Central Louisiana. Wednesday
Morning Could Even be Colder As High Pressure Situates Right Over
The area Providing the Best Conditions for Temperatures to Plummet.
Precautionary/preparedness Actions
A Hard Freeze Warning Means Sub - Freezing Temperatures Are
Imminent or Highly Likely. Conditions will Kill Crops And
Other Sensitive Vegetation.

More Cold Air is Expected to Filter Into the Region today And
Through Tuesday Night. As a Result...freezing Temperatures and A
Hard Freeze are Expected Across area Tuesday Mornings. Additional
Freeze and Hard Freeze Watches and Warnings May be Needed For
Wednesday Morning and then Again Later this Week As Another Arctic
Airmass Moves South towards the Region.

Expires
1/4/10 2:00 PM
County/Area
West Feliciana, LA (latitude: 31.0262, longitude: -91.6909)


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RAW Weather Service Message:
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WWUS74 KLIX 041111
NPWLIX
URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
511 AM CST MON JAN 4 2010
.MORE COLD AIR IS EXPECTED TO FILTER INTO THE REGION TODAY AND
THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. AS A RESULT...FREEZING TEMPERATURES AND A
HARD FREEZE ARE EXPECTED ACROSS AREA TUESDAY MORNINGS. ADDITIONAL
FREEZE AND HARD FREEZE WATCHES AND WARNINGS MAY BE NEEDED FOR
WEDNESDAY MORNING AND THEN AGAIN LATER THIS WEEK AS ANOTHER ARCTIC
AIRMASS MOVES SOUTH TOWARDS THE REGION.
LAZ034>040-046>050-MSZ068>071-077-080-081-042000-
/O.UPG.KLIX.HZ.A.0001.100105T0600Z-100105T1400Z/
/O.NEW.KLIX.HZ.W.0002.100105T0600Z-100105T1400Z/
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-
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
511 AM CST MON JAN 4 2010
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A HARD
FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM
CST TUESDAY. THE HARD FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.
AS AN ARCTIC AIRMASS WORKS INTO THE REGION TEMPERATURES COULD
POSSIBLY FALL INTO 20 TO 25 DEGREE RANGE JUST BEFORE SUNRISE
TUESDAY MORNING. A HARD FREEZE DURATION OF 4 TO 6 HOURS IS
ANTICIPATED ACROSS EXTREME SOUTHWEST MISSISSIPPI AND COASTAL
MISSISSIPPI. A HARD FREEZE DURATION AROUND 4 HOURS IS EXPECTED
ACROSS THE RIVER PARISHES AND EAST CENTRAL LOUISIANA. WEDNESDAY
MORNING COULD EVEN BE COLDER AS HIGH PRESSURE SITUATES RIGHT OVER
THE AREA PROVIDING THE BEST CONDITIONS FOR TEMPERATURES TO PLUMMET.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE
IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND
OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.
&&


Captain Tommy C. Boyett
Director, West Feliciana OHSEP
P.O. Box 796
9938 West Feliciana Parkway
St. Francisville, LA 70775
Cell (225) 245-4221
Office (225) 635-6428
Fax (225) 635-6996
tboyett@wfpso.org
tcboyett@bellsouth.net
wfpeoc@att.net