000 FPUS74 KBMX 220158 NOWBHM SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 758 PM CST THU MAR 21 2002 ALZ001>009-220300- COLBERT-FRANKLIN-JACKSON-LAUDERDALE-LAWRENCE-LIMESTONE-MADISON- MARSHALL-MORGAN- 758 PM CST THU MAR 21 2002 .NOW... ...FREEZE WARNING TONIGHT... LOCALLY STRONG...GUSTY WINDS TO 35 MPH...WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY THROUGH 10 PM. THE WINDS WERE ASSOCIATED WITH A SECONDARY COLD FRONT MOVING SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE AREA. WITH THE FRONT...A DECK OF LOW CLOUDS WILL ALSO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA. SKIES WILL BEGIN TO CLEAR LATER THIS EVENING...AND ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO FALL BELOW FREEZING. DRIVE CAREFULLY...AND BE PREPARED FOR GUSTY CROSS WIND WHEN TRAVELLING EAST OR WEST. BE PREPARED FOR OBJECTS TO BE BLOWN ACROSS THE ROAD AHEAD OF YOU. $$ ALZ010>018-020-024-026-220300- BLOUNT-CHEROKEE-CULLMAN-DEKALB-ETOWAH-FAYETTE-JEFFERSON-LAMAR-MARION- ST CLAIR-WALKER-WINSTON- 758 PM CST THU MAR 21 2002 .NOW... ...FREEZE WARNING TONIGHT... A SECONDARY COLD FRONT MOVING SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE STATE...WILL BRING LOCALLY STRONG...GUSTY WINDS TO 35 MPH...TO THE AREA BETWEEN 8 AND 10 PM. THE WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG FOR SEVERAL HOURS...AND SKIES WILL BECOME CLOUDY FOR SEVERAL HOURS AS WELL. SECURE ANY LOOSE OBJECTS IN YOUR YARD...SUCH AS TRASH CANS...GARDENING OR RECREATIONAL ITEMS. DRIVE CAREFULLY...AND BE PREPARED FOR GUSTY CROSS WIND WHEN TRAVELLING EAST OR WEST. $$