SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 510 AM CST MON DEC 21 2009
Expiration: 1200 PM CST MON DEC 21 2009
...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY...
BROAD SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE GULF
OF MEXICO TODAY...AND PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THIS WEEK. MEANWHILE
...LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER THE TEXAS PANHANDLE...AND BUILD
FARTHER SOUTH OVER THE TEXAS BIG BEND AND INTO NORTHEAST MEXICO.
THE INTERACTION BETWEEN THESE HIGH AND LOW PRESSURE SYSTEMS WILL
PRODUCE STRONG WINDS OVER THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF DEEP
SOUTH TEXAS TUESDAY AND ESPECIALLY WEDNESDAY.
CURRENT WEATHER FORECAST MODELS SUGGEST SOUTHERLY WINDS BETWEEN 25
AND 35 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL AFFECT CAMERON
...WILLACY...KENEDY...HIDALGO...AND BROOKS COUNTY TOMORROW AND
WEDNESDAY. A WIND ADVISORY MAY BE ISSUED FOR THESE COUNTIES IF THE
MODELS CONTINUE TO SUGGEST STRONG WINDS FOR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY.
RESIDENTS SHOULD TAKE ACTION TODAY TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN
FURNITURE...AND OUTDOOR HOLIDAY DECORATIONS FROM THE EXPECTED
STRONG WINDS. MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY THOSE IN HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES...WILL EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTY DRIVING ON HIGHWAYS AND
ROADS DUE TO THE WINDS...AND BLOWING DUST AND SAND COVERING THE
ROAD SURFACE ON HIGHWAY 48 JUST WEST OF PORT ISABEL IS LIKELY.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 400 AM CST MON DEC 21 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST TUE DEC 22 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR DEEP SOUTH TEXAS...THE GULF
OF MEXICO AND THE LAGUNA MADRE.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO WATERS
EAST OF PADRE ISLAND TONIGHT DUE TO INCREASING WINDS. A MODERATE
RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IS ALSO EXPECTED TONIGHT AT THE BEACHES OF
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND AND BOCA CHICA.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
A WIND ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED FOR PORTIONS OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS
TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY DUE TO STRONG WINDS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED FOR THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS OF DEEP SOUTH
TEXAS TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS...
WITH A GALE WARNING POSSIBLE THURSDAY DUE TO THE PASSAGE OF A COLD
FRONT. A MODERATE TO HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IS LIKELY AT THE
LOCAL BEACHES THROUGH A MAJORITY OF THE FORECAST PERIOD.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
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