HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 317 PM CST WED DEC 2 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST THU DEC 03 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
A STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE COUPLED WITH UNSEASONABLY COLD
AIR WILL TRIGGER AN EPISODE OF WINTER WEATHER ON FRIDAY. AT THIS
TIME...IT APPEARS THAT A COLD RAIN WILL DEVELOP EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.
THE PRECIPITATION WILL THEN TRANSITION TO A MIXTURE OF RAIN AND
SNOW AND THEN ALL SNOW AS COLDER AIR CONTINUES TO FILTER INTO THE
REGION. THERE IS SOME POTENTIAL FOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ON FRIDAY.
THIS FORECAST IS UNCERTAIN DUE TO CHANGES OF WHEN THE DISTURBANCE
MOVES OVER SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND HOW MUCH MOISTURE WILL BE AVAILABLE
FOR WINTRY PRECIPITATION. MUCH CAN CHANGE BETWEEN NOW AND FRIDAY
SO IT IS IMPORTANT TO KEEP UP WITH THE FORECAST. PLEASE SEE THE
LATEST SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENTS FOR UPDATED DETAILS.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED.
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
Issue Date: 304 PM CST WED DEC 2 2009
Expiration: 500 AM CST THU DEC 03 2009
...POSSIBLE WINTER WEATHER EVENT ON FRIDAY FOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS...
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD INTO TEXAS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY.
THIS FEATURE WILL BRING COLDER SURFACE TEMPERATURES AND STRONG
NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS. AN UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE TROUGH WILL
APPROACH TEXAS EARLY FRIDAY. SOUTHWEST WINDS ALOFT WILL OVER RIDE
THE COLDER NORTHEAST SURFACE WINDS RESULTING IN CLOUDS AND LIGHT
PRECIPITATION. THE PRECIPITATION COULD BECOME HEAVIER DURING THE
AFTERNOON AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES ACROSS THE REGION.
AT THIS TIME...IT APPEARS THAT LIGHT RAIN WILL DEVELOP EARLY
FRIDAY AND BECOME MIXED WITH OR CHANGE TO SNOW BY FRIDAY
AFTERNOON. THERE IS SOME POTENTIAL FOR SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OVER
PARTS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS BY FRIDAY EVENING. A WINTER STORM WATCH
OR WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MIGHT BE ISSUED LATER TONIGHT OR EARLY
THURSDAY IF SNOW ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED.
THIS SCENARIO REMAINS RATHER UNCERTAIN SINCE THERE IS STILL SOME
QUESTION AS TO HOW MUCH MOISTURE WILL BE AVAILABLE FOR WINTRY
PRECIPITATION. FORECASTERS WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR FORECAST DATA
AND MAKE CHANGES AS NECESSARY. RESIDENTS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS ARE
ENCOURAGED TO MONITOR THE FORECAST AND LOOK FOR UPDATES CONCERNING
THE WINTER WEATHER THREAT.
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