WWUS74 KLIX 121001 NPWLIX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA 401 AM CST SUN FEB 12 2012 ...COLD TEMPERATURES THIS MORNING... .HIGH CLOUDINESS HAS KEPT TEMPERATURES SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN EARLIER ANTICIPATED THIS MORNING. HARD FREEZE CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED FOR ANY SIGNIFICANT TIME NORTH OF LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN. SOUTH OF THE LAKE...TEMPERATURES MAY STILL BRIEFLY TOUCH THE FREEZING MARK BEFORE WARMING BY MID MORNING. LAZ034>037-039-040-046>050-071-072-MSZ068>071-077-080>082-121115- /O.CAN.KLIX.HZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120212T1500Z/ POINTE COUPEE-WEST FELICIANA-EAST FELICIANA-ST. HELENA-WASHINGTON- ST. TAMMANY-IBERVILLE-WEST BATON ROUGE-EAST BATON ROUGE-ASCENSION- LIVINGSTON-NORTHERN TANGIPAHOA-SOUTHERN TANGIPAHOA-WILKINSON- AMITE-PIKE-WALTHALL-PEARL RIVER-HANCOCK-HARRISON-JACKSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...NEW ROADS...LIVONIA... ST. FRANCISVILLE...JACKSON...CLINTON...GREENSBURG...MONTPELIER... BOGALUSA...FRANKLINTON...SLIDELL...MANDEVILLE...COVINGTON... LACOMBE...PLAQUEMINE...WHITE CASTLE...PORT ALLEN...ADDIS... BRUSLY...BATON ROUGE...GONZALES...DONALDSONVILLE... DENHAM SPRINGS...WALKER...AMITE...KENTWOOD...HAMMOND... PONCHATOULA...CENTREVILLE...WOODVILLE...GLOSTER...LIBERTY... CROSBY...MCCOMB...TYLERTOWN...PICAYUNE...BAY ST. LOUIS... WAVELAND...DIAMONDHEAD...GULFPORT...BILOXI...PASCAGOULA... OCEAN SPRINGS...MOSS POINT...GAUTIER...ST. MARTIN 401 AM CST SUN FEB 12 2012 ...HARD FREEZE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS CANCELLED THE HARD FREEZE WARNING. WHILE TEMPERATURES MAY FALL INTO THE UPPER 20S FOR LOW TEMPERATURES THIS MORNING...HARD FREEZE CONDITIONS...TEMPERATURES IN THE MIDDLE 20S FOR SEVERAL HOURS...ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED. $$ LAZ056>070-121500- /O.CON.KLIX.FZ.W.0005.000000T0000Z-120212T1500Z/ ASSUMPTION-ST. JAMES-ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST-UPPER LAFOURCHE- ST. CHARLES-UPPER JEFFERSON-ORLEANS-UPPER PLAQUEMINES- UPPER ST. BERNARD-UPPER TERREBONNE-LOWER TERREBONNE- LOWER LAFOURCHE-LOWER JEFFERSON-LOWER PLAQUEMINES- LOWER ST. BERNARD- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PIERRE PART...LABADIEVILLE... PAINCOURTVILLE...LUTCHER...GRAMERCY...LAPLACE...RESERVE... THIBODAUX...RACELAND...LAROSE...DESTREHAN...NORCO...METAIRIE... KENNER...NEW ORLEANS...BELLE CHASSE...CHALMETTE...VIOLET... HOUMA...BAYOU CANE...CHAUVIN...DULAC...MONTEGUT...GALLIANO... CUT OFF...GOLDEN MEADOW...PORT SULPHUR...EMPIRE...YSCLOSKEY 401 AM CST SUN FEB 12 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... * TIMING...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE LOWER 30S WITH SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES POSSIBLE FOR AN HOUR OR TWO AROUND SUNRISE. * TEMPERATURE...LOW TEMPERATURES BETWEEN 30 AND 33 DEGREES CAN BE EXPECTED AROUND SUNRISE WITH ALL AREAS ABOVE FREEZING BY 9 AM. * IMPACTS...SENSITIVE PLANTS...PARTICULARLY THOSE THAT HAVE BLOOMED OR EMERGED PREMATURELY...ARE AT RISK OF DAMAGE OR BEING KILLED IF NOT PROPERLY PROTECTED. VERY DRY AIR WITH LOW HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL ALSO POSE A HIGHER THAN USUAL FIRE RISK...PARTICULARLY WITH THE USE OF HEATERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. PETS ARE ALSO SUBJECT TO THE EXTREME COLD. KEEP PETS INDOORS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. IF THIS IS NOT POSSIBLE...MAKE SURE OUTDOOR PETS HAVE WARM DRY SHELTER...AND PROVIDE SUFFICIENT FOOD AND FRESH UNFROZEN WATER. BE PARTICULARLY CAREFUL WITH PORTABLE HEATERS... THERE IS A DANGER OF FIRE OR POISONOUS FUMES. && $$