HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 604 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
Expiration: 615 AM CST FRI DEC 25 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST
ARKANSAS AND NORTHEAST TEXAS.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT...
STRONG GUSTY WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE BEHIND A COLD FRONT THAT IS
MOVING THROUGH THE FOUR STATE REGION TODAY. SUSTAINED WINDS
BETWEEN 15 AND 25 MILES PER HOUR WITH HIGHER GUSTS UP TO 35 MILES
PER HOUR WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE DAY AND INTO THIS EVENING.
WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS TONIGHT.
MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION BEHIND THE COLD
FRONT...BRINGING NEAR FREEZING TEMPERATURES TO THIS AREA BY THIS
EVENING. AS A RESULT...AREAS OF RAIN WILL TRANSITION TO SNOW BY
THIS EVENING. THIS IS EXPECTED TO LAST THROUGH THE EVENING AND
INTO OVERNIGHT HOURS. SNOW COULD BE MODERATE AT TIMES...WITH
AVERAGE ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES EXPECTED GENERALLY FOR
AREAS ALONG AND NORTH OF A HOPE ARKANSAS TO TYLER TEXAS LINE.
SNOW WILL COME TO AN END BY SUNRISE FRIDAY.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
THE PROBABILITY FOR WIDESPREAD HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS LOW.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
ACTIVATION OF STORM SPOTTERS...HAM RADIO OPERATORS...AND EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT PERSONNEL IN SUPPORT OF SEVERE WEATHER OPERATIONS MAY
BE NEEDED THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING.
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