SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 1031 AM CST TUE DEC 8 2009
Expiration: 400 PM CST TUE DEC 08 2009
...HIGH WINDS EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON...
WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL RAPIDLY CHANGE ACROSS THE SOUTH PLAINS
DURING THE MIDDAY AND EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS...WHEN SOUTHWEST TO
WESTERLY WINDS WILL DRAMATICALLY INCREASE INTO THE 30 TO 45 MPH
OVER A LARGE PORTION OF WEST TEXAS. WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 65 AND 75
MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL SOUTH PLAINS...
ALONG WITH AREAS OF BLOWING DUST.
PERSONS ARE ENCOURAGED TO SECURE OUTDOOR OBJECTS THAT MAY BE
BLOWN ABOUT IN THE WIND...INCLUDING GARBAGE CANS AND HOLIDAY
DECORATIONS.
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 1026 AM CST TUE DEC 8 2009
Expiration: 1030 AM CST WED DEC 09 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE EXTREME SOUTHERN TEXAS
PANHANDLE...SOUTH PLAINS AND ROLLING PLAINS.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
NON PRECIPITATION
DIMINISHING CLOUDS AND FREEZING FOG BY MIDDAY WILL RESULT IN
STRONG SOUTHWEST TO WESTERLY WINDS BETWEEN 30 AND 45 MPH OVER ALL
OF THE SOUTH PLAINS REGION. THE HIGHEST POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING
WIND SPEEDS WILL OCCUR OVER THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL SOUTH
PLAINS...WHERE GUSTS BETWEEN 65 AND 75 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS
AFTERNOON. WINDS THIS STRONG WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO CREATE
AREAS OF BLOWING DUST AND REDUCE VISIBILITIES.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. HOWEVER AREA EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL AND DECISION MAKERS SHOULD TAKE ACTION NOW
IN PREPARATION FOR HAZARDOUS WINDS. PLEASE RELAY ALL INFORMATION
REGARDING WEATHER RELATED PUBLIC IMPACTS TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE IN LUBBOCK.
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