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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
124 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2008

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NASSAU-INLAND GLYNN-INLAND CAMDEN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FERNANDINA BEACH...WOODBINE
124 PM EST SAT MAR 8 2008

..WIND ADVISORY REMAINS 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. THE
FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON. 

COLDER AIR WILL POUR INTO THE REGION BEHIND A COLD FRONT AND
TEMPERATURES WILL DROP BELOW FREEZING FOR SEVERAL HOURS LATE
TONIGHT OVER MUCH OF THE INLAND AREAS.

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. ISOLATED GUSTS FROM 45 TO 50 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE. WINDS WILL BE GRADUALLY DECREASING BETWEEN 4 AND 6 PM.

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.

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...OUTDOOR PETS...AND EXPOSED
WATER PIPES 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.

STRONG WINDS CAN TOPPLE TREES...BLOW WEAKENED ROOFS OFF HOUSES...
AND DOWN POWER LINES. TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO SECURE TRASH CANS...
LAWN FURNITURE...AND ANY OTHER LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS.

PERSONS IN THE ADVISORY AREA SHOULD KEEP ABREAST OF THE LATEST
WEATHER.

 

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MKT

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