Daily Winter Weather Discussion Thread #3

Freeze Warning Area extended...



URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEW ORLEANS LA
353 PM CST WED DEC 12 2012

...FREEZING TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TONIGHT...

.AFTER A MILD TO WARM FIRST TEN DAYS OF DECEMBER...A MUCH COLDER
AIRMASS HAS SETTLED OVER THE CENTRAL GULF COAST REGION. CLEAR
SKIES...VERY DRY AIR...AND LIGHT NORTHERLY WINDS TONIGHT WILL
ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO PLUNGE TO LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER
30S ACROSS AREAS OF SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA GENERALLY WEST AND NORTH
OF LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN...AND ACROSS MOST OF SOUTH MISSISSIPPI.

ON THE SOUTHSHORE OF THE LAKE...TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO
REMAIN IN THE MID 30S. A FEW AREAS OUTSIDE OF THE MAJOR CITIES AND
AWAY FROM THE LAKE COULD FLIRT WITH FREEZING. AT THIS TIME...
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN JUST ABOVE FREEZING.

LAZ056-057-130600-
/O.EXA.KLIX.FZ.W.0007.121213T0600Z-121213T1500Z/
ASSUMPTION-ST. JAMES-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PIERRE PART...LABADIEVILLE...
PAINCOURTVILLE...LUTCHER...GRAMERCY
353 PM CST WED DEC 12 2012

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST
THURSDAY.

* TIMING...TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO 32 DEGREES OR
LOWER BETWEEN 3 AM AND 5 AM AND RISE ABOVE FREEZING AROUND 8 AM.

* DURATION...FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO LAST 2 TO 4
HOURS. THE LONGEST DURATION OF FREEZING AND COLDEST TEMPERATURES
WILL BE NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE 10 AND 12 CORRIDOR WITH THE
SHORTEST DURATION AND LEAST COLD TEMPERATURES EXPECTED NEAR THE
SHORELINE OF THE TIDAL LAKES AND THE IMMEDIATE COASTLINE OF
MISSISSIPPI WHERE SOME LOCATIONS WILL LIKELY REMAIN JUST ABOVE
FREEZING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION. BE PARTICULARLY CAREFUL WITH PORTABLE
HEATERS...THERE IS A DANGER OF FIRE OR POISONOUS FUMES.

&&

$$

LAZ034>037-039-040-046>050-071-072-MSZ068>071-077-080>082-130600-
/O.CON.KLIX.FZ.W.0007.121213T0600Z-121213T1500Z/
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
353 PM CST WED DEC 12 2012

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM
CST THURSDAY...

* TIMING...TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL TO 32 DEGREES OR
LOWER BETWEEN 1 AM AND 4 AM AND RISE ABOVE FREEZING AROUND 8
AM.

* DURATION...FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO LAST 4 TO 7
HOURS. THE LONGEST DURATION OF FREEZING AND COLDEST
TEMPERATURES WILL BE NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE 10 AND 12
CORRIDOR WITH THE SHORTEST DURATION AND LEAST COLD
TEMPERATURES EXPECTED NEAR THE SHORELINE OF THE TIDAL LAKES
AND THE IMMEDIATE COASTLINE OF MISSISSIPPI WHERE SOME
LOCATIONS WILL LIKELY REMAIN JUST ABOVE FREEZING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION. BE PARTICULARLY CAREFUL WITH PORTABLE
HEATERS...THERE IS A DANGER OF FIRE OR POISONOUS FUMES.

&&

From JB's twitter today

"@bigjoebastardi: New ECMWF shows negative nao for the next 30 days. Active stormy pattern with enough for storms and rumors of storms, inc tue/wed nxt wk"

We had crunchy grass in north Raceland yesterday. Just a hint of frost on the ground and cars.

Is a little chilly in interior Alaska this morning.

I lived in the Burlington VT area for 12 years, and my hubby is from there. My niece said its snowing and 20's today. I personally don't miss it at all.

I'm with you, Harleygirl! When I was young, we spent a couple of years in Fairborn, Ohio. At the ripe old age of about 10, I made my own mind up that I'd never, ever live anywhere it snowed regularly. So far, I've happily kept that promise to myself. ;D

I don't recall what morning it was I'm sure it was last week though. We had frost on the rooftops downtown Houma...