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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 REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 10 AM CST THURSDAY...

* 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 WARNING MEANS TEMPERATURES OF 25 DEGREES OR LOWER ARE EXPECTED. 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. MAKE PLANS TO CHECK IN WITH ELDERLY FRIENDS AND RELATIVES AS THE ELDERLY ARE ESPECIALLY SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE COLD. 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.