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...FIRST TRUE ARCTIC AIRMASS ON THE WAY... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO SOUTH MISSISSIPPI AND SOUTHEAST LOUISIANA AROUND MIDDAY TODAY. VERY COLD AND DRY AIR ALONG WITH WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO SURGE INTO THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH NIGHT. ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN NEW ORLEANS HAS ISSUED A HARD FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM CST THURSDAY. A WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE HARD FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

* WINDS...20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.

* TEMPERATURE...LOWER TO MIDDLE 20S

* DURATION...FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL PERSIST FOR 8 TO 12 HOURS WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE 20S 6 TO 10 HOURS.

* IMPACTS...FREEZING TEMPERATURES OF THIS MAGNITUDE AND DURATION CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS TO PEOPLE AND PETS WITH INSUFFICIENT WARM SHELTER. SENSITIVE VEGETATION WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY DAMAGED IF UNPROTECTED. UNPROTECTED OUTDOOR PIPES MAY ALSO BURST.

* AFFECTED AREAS: ASSUMPTION ... ST. JAMES ... ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST

Instructions:

A HARD FREEZE WATCH MEANS TEMPERATURES OF 25 DEGREES OR LOWER WILL BE POSSIBLE. MEASURES SHOULD BE TAKEN TO PROTECT CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. IF YOU HAVE OUTDOOR PETS THAT WILL NOT BE ABLE TO COME INSIDE... PREPARE A WARM DRY SHELTER WITH ACCESS TO UNFROZEN WATER. WRAP ANY OUTDOOR PIPES THAT MAY BE SUSCEPTIBLE TO FREEZING AND BURSTING. A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. THE LONG DURATION OF SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES MAY ALSO CAUSE DAMAGE TO EXPOSED WATER PIPES IF PROTECTIVE ACTION IS NOT TAKEN. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 26 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. UNSECURED LIGHT OBJECTS LEFT OUTDOORS COULD BE BLOWN AROUND.