HARD FREEZE WARNING
Issue Date: 230 PM CST FRI DEC 04 2009
Expiration: 1000 AM CST SAT DEC 05 2009

...FIRST WIDESPREAD FREEZE OF THE SEASON TO BE A MAJOR ONE...
.A COLD AND DRY ARCTIC AIRMASS FILTERING SOUTHWARD INTO THE AREA
WILL BRING THE FIRST WIDESPREAD FREEZE OF THE SEASON TO ALL OF
SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN LOUISIANA. TEMPERATURES
ARE EXPECTED TO BOTTOM OUT IN THE MID 20S ACROSS THE LAKES REGION
OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND IN CENTRAL LOUISIANA...AND THE UPPER 20S
TO LOWER 30S IN COASTAL SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND SOUTHERN LOUISIANA.
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VERNON-RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-BEAUREGARD-ALLEN-EVANGELINE-ST. LANDRY-
TYLER-JASPER-NEWTON-HARDIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEESVILLE...ALEXANDRIA...MARKSVILLE...
DERIDDER...OAKDALE...VILLE PLATTE...OPELOUSAS...WOODVILLE...
JASPER...NEWTON...LUMBERTON
230 PM CST FRI DEC 4 2009
...HARD FREEZE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
10 AM CST SATURDAY...
THE HARD FREEZE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING
TO 10 AM CST SATURDAY.
A COLD AND DRY ARCTIC AIRMASS FILTERING SOUTHWARD INTO THE AREA
WILL BRING THE FIRST WIDESPREAD FREEZE OF THE SEASON TO THE LAKES
REGION OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS AND CENTRAL LOUISIANA. BELOW FREEZING
TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE FOR UP TO 12 HOURS...WITH LOWS EXPECTED
TO REACH THE MID 20S ON SATURDAY MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS TEMPERATURES OF 27 DEGREES OR BELOW
ARE EXPECTED. SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.
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WINTER STORM WARNING
Issue Date: 323 AM CST FRI DEC 04 2009
Expiration: 300 AM CST SAT DEC 05 2009

...AN UNUSUAL EARLY WINTER SNOWFALL EXPECTED FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING...
.A VERY COLD AMARILLO HIGH WILL TRAVEL SOUTH...REACHING CENTRAL
TEXAS BY FRIDAY EVENING. FURTHER SOUTH...A GULF COAST LOW WILL
FORM JUST SOUTHEAST BROWNSVILLE BEFORE TRAVELING EAST-NORTHEAST
ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO BY FRIDAY EVENING.
LARGE DIFFERENCES IN PRESSURE WILL SEPARATE THESE TWO WEATHER
FEATURES...MAINTAINING NORTHERLY WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES NEAR
THE SURFACE.
FURTHER-UP...AN INTENSE DISTURBANCE ALOFT WILL TRAVEL EASTWARD
ACROSS THE WESTERN UPPER GULF COAST STATES. THE PHASING IN OF
SYNOPTIC LIFT ATTENDING THIS DISTURBANCE...WITH CYCLONIC LIFT
ATTENDING THE TRAVELING GULF COAST LOW...WILL GENERATE WIDESPREAD
RAIN BY EARLY AFTERNOON. THE RAIN TRANSITIONS TO SNOW ACROSS THE
LAKES REGION BY MIDAFTERNOON...AND ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE
FORECAST AREA BY LATE AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING.
ALL THE PRECIPITATION WILL END...FROM WEST TO EAST...BEFORE SUNRISE
ON SATURDAY.
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VERNON-RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-BEAUREGARD-ALLEN-EVANGELINE-ST. LANDRY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEESVILLE...ALEXANDRIA...MARKSVILLE...
DERIDDER...OAKDALE...VILLE PLATTE...OPELOUSAS
323 AM CST FRI DEC 4 2009
...WINTER STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
3 AM CST SATURDAY...
THE WINTER STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 3 AM CST SATURDAY.
RAIN WILL CHANGE TO A RAIN/SNOW MIXTURE BY MID AFTERNOON FRIDAY...
CHANGING OVER TO ALL SNOW BY FRIDAY EVENING. ACCUMULATIONS OF
1.5 TO 2 INCHES ARE LIKELY...WITH LOCALIZED AMOUNTS UP TO
3 INCHES POSSIBLE. THE SNOW WILL BE ENDING FROM WEST TO EAST
ACROSS THE REGION AFTER MIDNIGHT.
TRAVELERS ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH
SATURDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FREEZING
AFTER MIDNIGHT...AND REMAIN BELOW FREEZING UNTIL SHORTLY AFTER THE
SATURDAY SUNRISE. THUS...ANY REMAINING SNOW OR MOISTURE WILL
LIKELY FREEZE DURING THE OVERNIGHT TIME PERIOD...CREATING AREAS
OF POORLY-VISIBLE BLACK ICE.
MOTORIZED TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WARNING MEANS SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF SNOW OVER
2 INCHES WITHIN 12 HOURS IS EXPECTED...WHICH WILL MAKE TRAVEL
VERY HAZARDOUS OR IMPOSSIBLE.
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WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 345 AM CST THU DEC 03 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST SAT DEC 05 2009

...AN UNSEASONABLE SNOWFALL EXPECTED FRIDAY EVENING...
.ANOTHER GULF COAST LOW WILL FORM JUST OFFSHORE BROWNSVILLE ON FRIDAY...
THEN MOVE ACROSS THE NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO...BEFORE ENTERING THE
NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO BY SATURDAY MORNING. THIS ROBUST FEATURE
WILL PHASE IN WITH A WESTERLY DISTURBANCE ALOFT...GENERATING
WIDESPREAD RAIN BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON...GIVING WAY TO SNOW BY FRIDAY
EVENING...AS THE GULF COAST LOW EXITS EASTWARD.
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VERNON-RAPIDES-AVOYELLES-BEAUREGARD-ALLEN-EVANGELINE-ST. LANDRY-
TYLER-JASPER-NEWTON-HARDIN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LEESVILLE...ALEXANDRIA...MARKSVILLE...
DERIDDER...OAKDALE...VILLE PLATTE...OPELOUSAS...WOODVILLE...
JASPER...NEWTON...LUMBERTON
345 AM CST THU DEC 3 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE
FRIDAY NIGHT...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE
FRIDAY NIGHT.
FRIDAY AFTERNOON RAINS WILL GIVE WAY TO A CONTINUOUS SNOW DURING
THE EVENING HOURS. ACCUMULATIONS FROM 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE
DURING THE NIGHT...ENDING NEAR DAWN.
ROADWAYS AND BRIDGES MAY BE IMPACTED. MOTORIZED TRAVEL IS DISCOURAGED.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A WINTER STORM WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT
SNOW...SLEET...OR ICE ACCUMULATIONS THAT MAY IMPACT TRAVEL.
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS.
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