HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 542 AM CST FRI NOV 27 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST SAT NOV 28 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE EXTREME SOUTHERN TEXAS
PANHANDLE...SOUTH PLAINS AND ROLLING PLAINS.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
A SLOW-MOVING UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL SPREAD ABUNDANT
MOISTURE INTO THE REGION LATE IN THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. THE ARRIVAL
OF MUCH COLDER AIR BY THIS TIME MAY LEAD TO RAIN MIXING WITH AND
CHANGING OVER TO SNOW...ESPECIALLY ON THE CAPROCK. AT THIS TIME IT
APPEARS SNOWFALL ACCUMULATIONS...IF ANY...WILL BE MINOR AND
FOCUSED NEAR THE TEXAS AND NEW MEXICO STATE LINE. HOWEVER...THERE
REMAINS UNCERTAINTY IN THE EXACT PATH OF THIS STORM SYSTEM AND
DURATION OF ANY PRECIPITATION.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 320 AM CST FRI NOV 27 2009
Expiration: 400 PM CST FRI NOV 27 2009
...WINTRY WEATHER POSSIBLE LATE THIS HOLIDAY WEEKEND ACROSS THE
SOUTH PLAINS...
A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM WILL PLUNGE DOWN THE WEST COAST INTO
NORTHERN MEXICO ON SATURDAY BEFORE TURNING EAST TOWARDS TEXAS ON
SUNDAY. ABUNDANT MOISTURE STREAMING NORTHEAST AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM
WILL RESULT IN INCREASED CHANCES FOR PRECIPITATION BEGINNING LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT BEFORE DIMINISHING MONDAY MORNING. ALTHOUGH
TEMPERATURES WILL INITIALLY BE TOO WARM FOR SNOW...THE ARRIVAL OF
COLDER AIR LATER IN THE DAY ON SUNDAY WILL ALLOW RAIN TO MIX WITH
AND CHANGE OVER TO SNOW. IF ANY SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OCCUR...THEY
ARE EXPECTED TO BE MINOR AND CONCENTRATED CLOSE TO THE TEXAS AND
NEW MEXICO STATE LINE.
THERE IS STILL UNCERTAINTY WITH THE EXACT TRACK AND STRENGTH OF
THIS SYSTEM. THOSE TRAVELING LATE THIS WEEKEND SHOULD KEEP
ABREAST OF THE LATEST FORECASTS AND WEATHER CONDITIONS.
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