HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK Issue Date: 640 AM CST SAT DEC 05 2009 Expiration: 600 AM CST SUN DEC 06 2009 Expires:200912061200;;
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
640 AM CST SAT DEC 5 2009
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LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE PORT OF BROWNSVILLE TO THE ARROYO COLORADO-
LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE ARROYO COLORADO TO 5 NM NORTH OF PORT
MANSFIELD TX-
LAGUNA MADRE FROM 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TO BAFFIN BAY TX-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-ZAPATA-JIM HOGG-BROOKS-KENEDY-STARR-HIDALGO-INLAND WILLACY-
INLAND CAMERON-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON-
640 AM CST SAT DEC 5 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR DEEP SOUTH TEXAS...THE GULF
OF MEXICO AND THE LAGUNA MADRE.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FAR OFFSHORE GULF OF
MEXICO COASTAL WATERS THROUGH 9 AM FOR HIGH SEAS. THERE IS A
MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT THE BEACHES OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS MAY BE NECESSARY THE MIDDLE OF
NEXT WEEK AS A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE MARINE AREAS
SHIFTING THE WINDS TO THE NORTH AND INCREASING THE WINDS AND SEAS.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
$$ FREEZE WARNING Issue Date: 404 AM CST FRI DEC 04 2009 Expiration: 900 AM CST SAT DEC 05 2009 ...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL BELOW FREEZING FOR SEVERAL HOURS THIS
EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...
.SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL SLIDE INTO DEEP SOUTH TEXAS LATE
TONIGHT WHICH WILL ALLOW FOR CLEAR SKIES...LOW DEWPOINTS AND
DIMINISHING WINDS. THESE CONDITIONS WILL COMBINE TO ALLOW
TEMPERATURES TO FALL TO THE LOWEST LEVELS OF THE SEASON ACROSS
PORTIONS OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS.
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STARR-HIDALGO-INLAND WILLACY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIO GRANDE CITY...ROMA...MCALLEN...
EDINBURG...PHARR...MISSION...WESLACO...RAYMONDVILLE
403 AM CST FRI DEC 4 2009
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST
SATURDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST
SATURDAY.
AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL SLIDE EAST OF THE AREA BY LATE
FRIDAY NIGHT AND A COLD POLAR HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL SETTLE
ACROSS DEEP SOUTH TEXAS. SKIES ARE ANTICIPATED TO CLEAR FROM WEST
TO EAST FRIDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. THE CLEARING
SKIES ALONG WITH THE DRIER AIR SLIDING FROM THE NORTHWEST WILL
ALLOW TEMPERATURE TO FALL FAIRLY QUICKLY. READINGS ARE EXPECTED TO
FALL INTO THE UPPER 30S BY LATE THIS EVENING ACROSS MUCH OF
STARR...HIDALGO AND INLAND WILLACY COUNTIES. SOME LOCATIONS IN
NORTHERN STARR...NORTHERN HIDALGO AND INLAND WILLACY COUNTIES
COULD APPROACH OR REACH THE FREEZING MARK BY EARLY SATURDAY
MORNING...BUT A WIDESPREAD DAMAGING FREEZE IS NOT ANTICIPATED AT
THIS TIME IN THESE LOCATIONS. THE READINGS WILL RISE ABOVE
FREEZING IN ALL AREAS AFTER SUNRISE SATURDAY MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FREEZE WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL
TO BETWEEN 28 AND 32 DEGREES FOR 2 OR MORE HOURS OVER A
WIDESPREAD AREA.
RESIDENTS SHOULD COVER OR MOVE INDOORS ANY COLD SENSITIVE
PLANTS...AND BRING PETS INDOORS THIS EVENING.
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