HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 1255 AM CST THU DEC 3 2009
Expiration: 100 AM CST FRI DEC 04 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR DEEP SOUTH TEXAS.
.DAY ONE...REST OF TONIGHT AND THURSDAY
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 138 PM CST WED DEC 2 2009
Expiration: 400 AM CST THU DEC 03 2009
...RAW CONDITIONS EXPECTED LATE THIS WEEK...
VERY COLD AND DAMP WEATHER WILL DEVELOP LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...AND
PREVAIL THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS OF SATURDAY.
LATE THURSDAY...MOISTURE IN THE MIDDLE LAYERS OF THE ATMOSPHERE
WILL BEGIN TO PASS OVER DEEP SOUTH TEXAS. MEANWHILE...STRONG
SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO FORCE COLD AIR INTO OUR
REGION. THE INTERACTION BETWEEN THIS COLD AIR AND THE MOISTURE
WILL PRODUCE ISOLATED TO SCATTERED PRECIPITATION THURSDAY NIGHT
...WITH RAINFALL BECOMING LIKELY FOR FRIDAY.
RAW CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY...WITH OVERCAST SKIES...COLD
STEADY TO FALLING TEMPERATURES IN THE 40S...WIDESPREAD RAIN AND
DRIZZLE WITH AREAS OF FOG...AND NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH.
THE COMBINATION OF THE STRONG WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES WILL
EASILY PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES IN THE 30S.
FRIDAY NIGHT...THE RAINFALL WILL END AND SKIES WILL RAPIDLY CLEAR
AS THE WEATHER PATTERN SHIFTS. TEMPERATURES AT OR SLIGHTLY BELOW
FREEZING MAY OCCUR FOR SEVERAL HOURS ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY
...ESPECIALLY IN HIDALGO...BROOKS...JIM HOGG...STARR...AND ZAPATA
COUNTY. TEMPERATURES WILL THEN QUICKLY WARM ABOVE FREEZING SHORTLY
AFTER SUNRISE SATURDAY MORNING.
RESIDENTS ARE ADVISED TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS DURING THE ANTICIPATED
UNSEASONABLE WEATHER LATE THIS WEEK. TO KEEP WARM...BE SURE TO
DRESS IN LAYERS...AND WEAR A HAT OR OTHER HEAD COVERING. KEEP
PETS INSIDE...AND PROTECT LIVESTOCK AND OTHER OUTDOOR ANIMALS BY
PROVIDING ADEQUATE SHELTER...EXTRA FEED...AND SUPPLEMENTAL HEAT.
BE SURE NOT TO PLACE SPACE HEATERS NEAR ANYTHING FLAMMABLE IN YOUR
HOME...SUCH AS DRAPES...FURNITURE...OR BEDDING...AND REMEMBER TO
NEVER USE CHARCOAL...GAS GRILLS...OR YOUR STOVE IN YOUR HOME TO
KEEP WARM.
RESIDENTS ARE ADVISED TO MONITOR THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION
THROUGH LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION STATIONS...NOAA WEATHER RADIO...
OR THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE WEB SITE AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RIOGRANDEVALLEY
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