SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 328 PM CST FRI NOV 27 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST SAT NOV 28 2009
...WINTRY WEATHER POSSIBLE LATE THIS WEEKEND ACROSS THE SOUTH
PLAINS...
A STRONG STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO NORTHERN MEXICO ON SATURDAY
BEFORE TURNING EAST TOWARDS TEXAS. AMPLE MOISTURE WILL BE PUSHED
INTO THE AREA AHEAD OF THE SYSTEM...WHICH WILL INCREASE THE CHANCE
FOR PRECIPITATION BEGINNING SATURDAY NIGHT AND 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. THIS WINTER MIX
MAY EVOLVE INTO SNOW DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS ON SUNDAY. 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.
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.
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