000 FLUS42 KJAX 111537 AAA HWOJAX HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 1035 AM EST SAT FEB 11 2006 FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-121030- HAMILTON-SUWANNEE-COLUMBIA-BAKER-NASSAU-DUVAL-UNION-BRADFORD-CLAY- ST JOHNS-GILCHRIST-ALACHUA-PUTNAM-FLAGLER-MARION-COFFEE- JEFF DAVIS-BACON-APPLING-WAYNE-ATKINSON-WARE-PIERCE-BRANTLEY- INLAND GLYNN-COASTAL GLYNN-ECHOLS-CLINCH-CHARLTON-INLAND CAMDEN- COASTAL CAMDEN- 1035 AM EST SAT FEB 11 2006 THIS OUTLOOK IS FOR NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... .HEADLINES... ...LAKE WIND ADVISORY FROM 10 AM THROUGH 7 PM... ...MINOR FLOODING FOR THE SATILLA RIVER AT ATKINSON... .HIGH WIND IMPACT...A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE NORTH OF THE AREA TODAY WITH A COLD FRONT PUSHING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG WINDS JUST ABOVE THE SURFACE WILL GRADUALLY MAKE THEIR WAY DOWN THROUGH MID MORNING...INCREASING WIND SPEEDS AREA WIDE. BOATERS IN THE WIND ADVISORY AREA SHOULD USE CAUTION IF VENTURING ONTO AREA RIVERS AND LAKES. THESE WINDS WILL MAKE OPEN WATERS ROUGH AND HAZARDOUS. DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS. PLEASE SEE THE LATEST LAKE WIND ADVISORY ISSUED BY THIS OFFICE FOR MORE DETAILS. .WIND AND SEA IMPACT...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP TODAY OVER THE ENTIRE SPAN OF THE WATERS...CREATING HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR THE MARINERS. BY TONIGHT GALE FORCE WINDS WILL OCCUR OVER THE NORTHERN OFFSHORE LEGS WHILE OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO GALE FORCE WILL BE EXPERIENCED ELSEWHERE. .RIVER FLOOD IMPACT...A FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE SATILLA RIVER AT ATKINSON. SEE THE LATEST FLOOD STATEMENT FOR MORE INFORMATION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY... ...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FOR FLORIDA PORTION SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... .EXCESSIVE COLD IMPACT...BEHIND THE FRONT...A COLD ARCTIC AIRMASS WILL DESCEND UPON SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND NORTHEAST FLORIDA WITH RE- ENFORCING SHOTS OF COLD AIR THROUGH MID-WEEK. FREEZING CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER A WIDE EXPANSE MONDAY MORNING WITH TEMPERATURES GENERALLY AROUND 30 EXPECTED. IN ADDITION...WINDS OF 5 TO 10 MPH WILL MAKE IT FEEL EVEN COLDER WITH WIND CHILL VALUES IN THE MID 20S. THE COLD WILL CONTINUE FOR MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING WITH CONDITIONS BECOMING MORE AND MORE FAVORABLE FOR A SIGNIFICANT FREEZE ACROSS NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. AT THIS TIME FORECAST MODELS ARE INDICATING THE POSSIBILITY OF HARD FREEZE CONDITIONS OVER A PORTION OF THE AREA WITH LONG DURATIONS OF TEMPERATURES BELOW 30 DEGREES. IF THESE TRENDS CONTINUE...WATCHES AND WARNINGS WILL BE NEEDED WITH SUBSEQUENT FORECASTS. THE ELDERLY...THE YOUNG...AND THE HOMELESS ARE ESPECIALLY VULNERABLE TO THE COLD AND NOW IS THE TIME TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS FOR THEIR SAFETY. A FIRE WEATHER DANGER WILL EXIST BEHIND THE COLD FRONT FOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY ACROSS MUCH OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA DUE TO LOW HUMIDITY VALUES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT REQUESTED AT THIS TIME. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE WEBSITE ON THE INTERNET AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/JAX. $$ DEESE