Freeze Watch

A Freeze Watch is a watch issued by the National Weather Service that announces that temperatures of 32 °F (0 °C) is possible in the next 48 hours. This watch is only issued during the growing season when the freezing temperature may damage or kill crops, which would end the growing season.

Example

 
TXZ200-213-226-227-235>237-300-131200-
/O.NEW.KHGX.FZ.A.0001.181114T0600Z-181114T1500Z/
Fort Bend-Inland Brazoria-Inland Harris-Inland Jackson-
Inland Matagorda-Northern Liberty-Southern Liberty-Wharton-
Including the cities of Alvin, Angleton, Bay City, Cleveland,
Dayton, Devers, Edna, El Campo, First Colony, Ganado, Houston,
Liberty, Mission Bend, Missouri City, Pearland, Pecan Grove,
Rosenberg, Sugar Land, and Wharton
400 PM CST Mon Nov 12 2018

...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING...

The National Weather Service in Houston/Galveston has issued a
Freeze Watch, which is in effect from late Tuesday night through
Wednesday morning.
* EVENT...Temperatures falling to 29-32 degrees.
* TIMING...Overnight Tuesday into Wednesday morning.
* IMPACT...Sub-freezing temperatures are possible. These
  conditions may kill sensitive vegetation.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A Freeze Watch means sub-freezing temperatures are possible.
These conditions could kill crops and other sensitive vegetation.

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See also

References
  1. "2018 [KHGX] HOUSTON/GALVESTON Freeze (FZ) Watch (A) Number 1". Iowa Environmental Mesonet. November 14, 2018.
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