HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 501 AM CST FRI DEC 4 2009
Expiration: 515 AM CST SAT DEC 05 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH TEXAS AND THE MIDDLE
TEXAS COASTAL WATERS.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE REGION THIS
MORNING. A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW OR A CHANGE-OVER TO ALL SNOW
IS POSSIBLE NORTH OF A LINE FROM COTULLA TO MATHIS TO ROCKPORT
MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON. THERE IS ALSO A CHANCE LIGHT SNOW COULD MIX
WITH RAIN ACROSS JIM WELLS...SAN PATRICIO AND NUECES COUNTIES LATE
THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO
1 INCH ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON OVER PORTIONS OF
VICTORIA...GOLIAD...NORTHERN BEE AND NORTHERN LIVE OAK COUNTIES.
STRONG TO VERY STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW IS RESULTING IN SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY CONDITIONS OVER THE BAYS AND NEARSHORE WATERS. A GALE
WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE OUTER WATERS FROM MID-MORNING TODAY
UNTIL THIS EVENING.
FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED AREA-WIDE TONIGHT THROUGH THE
MID MORNING ON SATURDAY.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE NEXT
STRONG COLD FRONT TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA ON WEDNESDAY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 127 AM CST FRI DEC 4 2009
Expiration: 1000 AM CST FRI DEC 04 2009
...WINTRY PRECIPITATION POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH TEXAS
TODAY AND FREEZING TEMPERATURES EXPECTED ACROSS MOST OF SOUTH
TEXAS TONIGHT...
A SURGE OF MUCH COLDER AIR WILL ARRIVE IN SOUTH TEXAS EARLY TODAY.
HIGHS ONLY IN THE UPPER 30S TO LOWER 40S ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING
ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS...WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING INTO THE MID 30S
ACROSS SOME INLAND SECTION THIS AFTERNOON. WIND CHILL VALUES IN
THE MID TO UPPER 20S ARE EXPECTED DURING THE DAY TODAY ACROSS MOST
OF SOUTH TEXAS.
AREAS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WILL DEVELOP OVER SOUTH TEXAS
EARLY THIS MORNING AS AN UPPER DISTURBANCE MOVES INTO THE REGION
FROM THE NORTHWEST. THE AIRMASS IS EXPECTED TO BECOME SUFFICIENTLY
COLD ENOUGH THROUGH A DEEP LAYER OF THE ATMOSPHERE BY THE
AFTERNOON THAT A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND SNOW...OR A CHANGE OVER TO
ALL SNOW...IS LIKELY ALONG AND NORTH OF A COTULLA TO MATHIS TO
PORT O`CONNOR LINE. THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE LIGHT SNOW COULD MIX
IN WITH THE RAIN ACROSS JIM WELLS...SAN PATRICIO AND NUECES
COUNTIES LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING BEFORE THE
PRECIPITATION ENDS.
MOST SNOWFALL IS NOT EXPECTED TO ACCUMULATE ACROSS THE AREA...HOWEVER
SOME LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATIONS UP TO ONE INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE
MAINLY ACROSS LIVE OAK...BEE...GOLIAD...REFUGIO...VICTORIA AND
CALHOUN COUNTIES AS TEMPERATURES FALL THROUGH THE DAY AND APPROACH
FREEZING.
SKIES ARE EXPECTED TO CLEAR FROM NORTHWEST TO SOUTHEAST THIS EVENING
AS THE UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES EAST INTO SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND
STRONG HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES DIRECTLY ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS. THIS
WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO DROP RAPIDLY TONIGHT WITH FREEZING
TEMPERATURES DEVELOPING ACROSS SOME INLAND AREAS THIS EVENING. LOW
TEMPERATURES SATURDAY MORNING ARE FORECAST TO REACH THE MID TO
UPPER 20S ACROSS THE REGION WITH A HARD FREEZE OCCURRING ACROSS
MUCH OF THE INLAND AREA. THIS INCLUDES AREAS NORTHWEST OF A PORT
LAVACA TO REFUGIO TO KINGSVILLE LINE. THE BARRIER ISLANDS ARE
EXPECTED TO REMAIN JUST ABOVE FREEZING...HOWEVER THE FREEZE LINE
IS NOW EXPECTED TO PUSH RIGHT UP TO THE BAYS ACROSS MUCH OF THE
COASTAL BEND AND MIDDLE TEXAS COAST.
MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION...FORECASTS...
AND ADVISORIES ON THIS DEVELOPING WEATHER SCENARIO. YOU CAN ALSO
VISIT OUR WEB SITE FOR THE LATEST FORECASTS AT
WEATHER.GOV/CORPUSCHRISTI.
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