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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
417 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008

FLZ020>023-030-031-035-036-GAZ132>136-149>152-162>164-082315-
/O.UPG.KJAX.FZ.A.0008.080309T0500Z-080309T1300Z/
/O.NEW.KJAX.FZ.W.0010.080309T0800Z-080309T1300Z/
/O.NEW.KJAX.WI.Y.0001.080308T0917Z-080308T2300Z/
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
417 AM EST SAT MAR 8 2008

..WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...
..FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM EDT SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 9 AM EDT SUNDAY. A WIND
ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN
EFFECT. 

COLDER AIR WILL POUR INTO THE REGION BEHIND A COLD FRONT TODAY AND 
TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL DROP BELOW FREEZING FOR AROUND 2 TO 4
HOURS EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. 

IN ADDITION...A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE REGION WILL
PRODUCE SUSTAINED WESTERLY WINDS AROUND 20 TO 25 MPH TODAY WITH
GUSTS OF AROUND 40 TO 45 MPH. WINDS WILL BE GRADUALLY DECREASING
BETWEEN 4 AND 6 PM.

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST 2 HOURS.  APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD BE
TAKEN TO ENSURE TENDER VEGETATION...AND OUTDOOR PETS HAVE
ADEQUATE PROTECTION FROM THE COLD TEMPERATURES. YOUNG CHILDREN...THE
ELDERLY AND THE HOMELESS ARE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO THE COLD.
TAKE MEASURES TO PROTECT THEM.

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 39 MPH
ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST AN HOUR...WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 57 MPH OR
GREATER AT ANY TIME. 

MINOR DAMAGE TO TREES...POWER LINES...AND PROPERTY ARE POSSIBLE
WITH WIND OF THIS MAGNITUDE. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILES VEHICLES
ARE ADVISED TO USE CAUTION UNTIL THE WIND SUBSIDES. TAKE PRECAUTIONS
TO SECURE TRASH CANS... LAWN FURNITURE...AND ANY OTHER LOOSE
OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

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