NPWJAX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 500 AM EST FRI DEC 26 2003 ...A FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 AM THIS MORNING FOR PORTIONS OF INLAND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND INLAND NORTH FLORIDA... ...A FREEZE WATCH FOR TONIGHT HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR INLAND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND PORTIONS OF INLAND NORTHEAST FLORIDA... FLZ020>023-GAZ132>136-149>153-162>165-261400- APPLING-ATKINSON-BACON-BAKER-BRANTLEY-CAMDEN (INLAND)-CHARLTON- CLINCH-COFFEE-COLUMBIA-ECHOLS-GLYNN (INLAND)-HAMILTON-JEFF DAVIS- PIERCE-SUWANNEE-WARE-WAYNE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BAXLEY...DOUGLAS...HOMERVILLE...JESUP... LAKE CITY...LIVE OAK...NAHUNTA...PEARSON...WAYCROSS 500 AM EST FRI DEC 26 2003 ...FREEZE WARNING UNTIL 9 AM EST... ...FREEZE WATCH FOR TONIGHT... TEMPERATURES ACROSS INLAND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE NORTHERN SUWANNEE VALLEY IN NORTHEAST FLORIDA WILL REMAIN BELOW FREEZING THROUGH 8 AM EST. TEMPERATURES WELL INLAND WILL HOVER IN THE UPPER 20S WHILE TEMPERATURES CLOSER TO THE COAST WILL BE NEAR 32 DEGREES. PATCHY FROST IS ALSO EXPECTED ACROSS THE AREA. HIGH PRESSURE AND CLEAR SKIES WILL REMAIN OVER THE AREA TONIGHT ALLOWING TEMPERATURES TO DROP RAPIDLY AFTER SUNSET. TEMPERATURES ARE LIKELY TO NEAR 30 DEGREES AND REMAIN BELOW FREEZING FOR 3 TO 5 HOURS TONIGHT. TENDER VEGETATION SHOULD BE PROTECTED FROM THE COLD TEMPERATURES. POTTED PLANTS SHOULD BE COVERED OR BROUGHT INSIDE. USE CAUTION IF USING PORTABLE HEATERS DUE TO THE DANGERS POISED BY FIRE AND POISONOUS FUMES. PETS ARE SUSCEPTIBLE TO COLD WEATHER. KEEP PETS INDOORS AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. IF THIS IS NOT POSSIBLE...MAKE SURE OUTDOOR PETS HAVE WARM AND DRY PROTECTION. $$ FLZ030-031-035-036-261400- ALACHUA-BRADFORD-GILCHRIST-UNION- INCLUDING THE CITY OF...GAINESVILLE 500 AM EST FRI DEC 26 2003 ...FREEZE WARNING THIS MORNING CANCELLED... CORRECTED TO REMOVE FREEZE WATCH FOR TONIGHT. AS OF 4 AM EST TEMPERATURES IN GAINESVILLE AND SURROUNDING AREAS WERE IN THE UPPER 30S. WHILE TEMPERATURES IN NORMALLY COLDER LOCATIONS MAY BRIEFLY REACH FREEZING THIS MORNING...THE DURATION IS EXPECTED TO BE LESS THAN 2 HOURS. THEREFORE...THE FREEZE WARNING FOR THIS MORNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ CAMP