NPWJAX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 237 PM EST WED JAN 12 2011 GAZ153-154-165-166-131400- /O.EXT.KJAX.HZ.W.0002.110113T0300Z-110113T1400Z/ INLAND GLYNN-COASTAL GLYNN-INLAND CAMDEN-COASTAL CAMDEN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRUNSWICK...WOODBINE...ST MARYS 237 PM EST WED JAN 12 2011 ...HARD FREEZE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM EST THURSDAY... THE HARD FREEZE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM EST THURSDAY. A HARD FREEZE IS EXPECTED IN ALL AREAS TONIGHT. AWAY FROM THE IMMEDIATE COASTAL AREAS TEMPERATURES WILL DROP TO NEAR 20 EARLY THURSDAY MORNING WITH DURATIONS OF 6 TO 10 HOURS OF BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES POSSIBLE. ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST...TEMPERATURES WILL DROP INTO IN THE LOWER 20S WITH DURATIONS OF 4 TO 6 HOURS BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS THAT TEMPERATURES LESS THAN 27 DEGREES ARE EXPECTED FOR AT LEAST 2 HOURS. TO PREVENT FREEZING AND POSSIBLE BURSTING OF OUTDOOR WATER PIPES...PIPES SHOULD BE WRAPPED...DRAINED...OR ALLOWED TO DRIP SLOWLY. THOSE THAT HAVE IN- GROUND SPRINKLER SYSTEMS SHOULD DRAIN THEIR SYSTEMS...OR COVER ANY ABOVE-GROUND PIPES TO PROTECT THEM FROM FREEZING. && $$