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The National Weather Service has issued freeze watches and warnings for most of the region for this weekend as a blast of winter cold sweeps into the Pine Belt. The forecast is a little complicated, so here's the actual NWS bulletin as it deals with specific area counties:
SIMPSON- SMITH-JASPER-CLARKE
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 8 AM CDT SATURDAY... ...FREEZE WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 8 AM CDT SATURDAY. THERE IS ALSO A FREEZE WATCH...WHICH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.
A LARGE DOME OF ARCTIC COLD HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE MOVING SOUTHWARD INTO THE CENTRAL PORTION OF THE COUNTRY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. NORTH WINDS WILL SEND THIS COLD AIR MASS EVEN DEEPER INTO THE GULF STATES...AND FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL BECOME LIKELY. LOWS DOWN TO...OR JUST BELOW...FREEZING WILL BE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE FREEZE WARNING TONIGHT. MINIMUM TEMPERATURES SUNDAY MORNING HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BE A LITTLE COLDER AND THE WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FOR THAT TIME MAY HAVE TO BE UPGRADED TO A WARNING IN LATER FORECASTS.
A FREEZE WARNING MEANS THAT SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE LIKELY FOR AN HOUR OR MORE IN THE WARNED AREA. A FREEZE WATCH MEANS THAT SUB FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE FOR THE CORRESPONDING TIME PERIODS.
THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. MAKE PREPARATIONS NOW TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY FROM THIS COLD SNAP.
JONES
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 8 AM CDT SATURDAY... ...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 8 AM CDT SATURDAY. A FREEZE WATCH HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS FREEZE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.
A LARGE DOME OF ARCTIC COLD HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE MOVING SOUTHWARD INTO THE CENTRAL PORTION OF THE COUNTRY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. NORTH WINDS WILL SEND THIS COLD AIR MASS EVEN DEEPER INTO THE GULF STATES...AND FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL BECOME LIKELY. LOWS DOWN TO...OR JUST BELOW...FREEZING WILL BE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE FREEZE WARNING TONIGHT. MINIMUM TEMPERATURES SUNDAY MORNING HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BE A LITTLE COLDER AND THE WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FOR THAT TIME MAY HAVE TO BE UPGRADED TO A WARNING IN LATER FORECASTS.
A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. MAKE PREPARATIONS NOW TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY FROM THIS COLD.
A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.
LAWRENCE-JEFFERSON DAVIS-COVINGTON-MARION-LAMAR-FORREST
...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSON HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.
A LARGE DOME OF ARCTIC COLD HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE MOVING SOUTHWARD INTO THE CENTRAL PORTION OF THE COUNTRY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. NORTH WINDS WILL SEND THIS COLD AIR MASS EVEN DEEPER INTO THE GULF STATES...AND ONE TO TWO HOURS OF FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL BECOME MORE LIKELY ACROSS FAR SOUTHEAST MISSISSIPPI BY SUNDAY MORNING.
A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.
WAYNE-PERRY-GREENE
...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM CDT SATURDAY... ...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...
A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM TO 9 AM CDT SATURDAY. A FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING.
A SERIES OF FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO BRING UNSEASONABLY COLD AIR OVER THE AREA...WITH FREEZING TEMPERATURES EXPECTED NORTH OF THE ALABAMA...FLORIDA STATE LINE TONIGHT...NORTH OF INTERSTATE 10 SATURDAY NIGHT.
A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.
A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.
STONE-GEORGE
...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...
A SERIES OF FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO BRING UNSEASONABLY COLD AIR OVER THE AREA...WITH FREEZING TEMPERATURES EXPECTED OF INTERSTATE 10 SATURDAY NIGHT.
A FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION.
