HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 1020 AM CST FRI DEC 04 2009
Expiration: 815 AM CST SAT DEC 05 2009

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
801 AM CST FRI DEC 4 2009
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THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS.
...WIDESPREAD SNOW TODAY...
...LOWS TONIGHT IN THE 20S...
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WESTERN PORTIONS
OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS.
SNOW WILL DEVELOP AND SPREAD FROM WEST TO EAST ACROSS SOUTHEAST
TEXAS. MODERATE SNOW IS LIKELY AT TIMES DURING THE LATE MORNING
AND AFTERNOON HOURS. THE SNOW WILL PERSIST UNTIL AROUND 6 PM BEFORE
ENDING. WIDESPREAD SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 0.5 TO 1 INCHES...WITH
ISOLATED ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 INCHES POSSIBLE.
IN ADDITION TO THE SNOW...THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY WINDS AND COLD
TEMPERATURES WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILL READINGS IN THE 20S FRIDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO AROUND FREEZING OVER SOME
INLAND LOCATIONS EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON. COASTAL LOCATIONS WILL
SEE TEMPERATURES DROP BELOW FREEZING EARLY EVENING ON FRIDAY.
TEMPERATURES TONIGHT WILL BOTTOM OUT IN THE 20S ACROSS MOST OF
SOUTHEAST TEXAS...LOWER 30S ALONG THE COAST. TEMPERATURES ARE
EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW FREEZING FOR 12 TO 18 HOURS FOR MOST
INLAND LOCATIONS...INCLUDING THE METRO HOUSTON SUBURBS.
TEMPERATURES IN DOWNTOWN HOUSTON WILL REMAIN BELOW FREEZING FOR 10
TO 14 HOURS. ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST...TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED
TO REMAIN BELOW FREEZING FOR 3 TO 6 HOURS. TEMPERATURES WILL
STRUGGLE TO WARM ABOVE FREEZING BY 9 TO 10 AM SATURDAY.
ROADS...BRIDGES...AND OVERPASSES MAY BECOME SLICK AND HAZARDOUS
ESPECIALLY BY FRIDAY EVENING AS TEMPERATURES DROP WELL BELOW
FREEZING. ACCUMULATION OF ICE ON ROADWAYS...BRIDGES AND
OVERPASSES MAY MAKE TRAVEL TREACHEROUS. EXERCISE CAUTION IF TRAVEL
IS NECESSARY. MOTORISTS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO CHANGING WEATHER
CONDITIONS...AND TAKE NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS IF TRAVEL IS
NECESSARY.
A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION. PERSONS SHOULD BRING THEIR PETS AND
SENSITIVE PLANTS INDOORS ON FRIDAY.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION POSSIBLE TODAY.
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FREEZE WARNING
Issue Date: 743 AM CST THU DEC 03 2009
Expiration: 900 AM CST SAT DEC 05 2009

...FREEZE WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS FROM NOON
FRIDAY UNTIL MID MORNING SATURDAY...
.AN ARCTIC AI MASS IS FORECAST TO PLUNGE INTO SOUTHEAST TEXAS ON
FRIDAY BRINGING WINTRY PRECIPITATION AND BELOW FREEZING
TEMPERATURES TO MUCH OF THE AREA.
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BELLVILLE...BRENHAM...BROOKSHIRE...BRYAN...CALDWELL...CLEVELAND...
COLDSPRING...COLLEGE STATION...COLUMBUS...CONROE...CORRIGAN...
CROCKETT...DAYTON...EAGLE LAKE...EDNA...EL CAMPO...FREEPORT...
FRIENDSWOOD...GALVESTON...GROVETON...HEMPSTEAD...HOUSTON...
HUMBLE...HUNTSVILLE...KATY...LAKE JACKSON...LAKE SOMERVILLE...
LEAGUE CITY...LIBERTY...LIVINGSTON...MADISONVILLE...
MISSOURI CITY...MONT BELVIEU...NAVASOTA...ONALASKA...PALACIOS...
PASADENA...PEARLAND...PIERCE...PRAIRIE VIEW...RICHMOND...
ROSENBERG...SEALY...SHEPHERD...SUGAR LAND...TEXAS CITY...
THE WOODLANDS...TOMBALL...TRINITY...WEIMAR...WHARTON...WILLIS...
WINNIE
743 AM CST THU DEC 3 2009
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO 9 AM CST
SATURDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HOUSTON/GALVESTON HAS ISSUED A
FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON FRIDAY TO 9 AM CST
SATURDAY. THIS WILL BE THE FIRST WIDESPREAD FREEZE OF THE SEASON.
AN ARCTIC AIR MASS IS EXPECTED TO PLUNGE INTO THE REGION FRIDAY.
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO DROP TO NEAR OR BELOW FREEZING OVER
THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA BY MID AFTERNOON. TEMPERATURES
OVER THE CENTRAL AND INLAND COASTAL LOCATIONS SHOULD FALL TO AT
OR JUST BELOW FREEZING DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING
HOURS.
LATEST PROJECTIONS ARE THAT THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE AREA
COULD EXPERIENCE FROM 10 TO 12 HOURS OF BELOW FREEZING
TEMPERATURES. FOR OTHER LOCATIONS...THE APPROXIMATE HOURS OF BELOW
FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE AS FOLLOWS: WESTERN LOCATIONS 6 TO 8
HOURS... CENTRAL LOCATIONS INCLUDING THE HOUSTON METRO 3 TO 5
HOURS...NEAR COASTAL AREA WITH 1 TO 3 HOURS. FREEZING
TEMPERATURES ARE NOT EXPECTED ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST AND BEACHES.
TEMPERATURES WILL WARM ABOVE FREEZING SOON AFTER SUNRISE WHERE
SNOW DOES NOT COVER THE GROUND.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR
HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER
SENSITIVE VEGETATION.
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WINTER STORM WATCH
Issue Date: 455 AM CST THU DEC 03 2009
Expiration: 1200 AM CST SAT DEC 05 2009

...SNOW ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CDT FRIDAY UNTIL 12 AM
SATURDAY MORNING FOR NORTHERN PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS...
.SNOW IS POSSIBLE FRIDAY FOR LOCATIONS ALONG AND NORTH OF A LINE
FROM EAGLE LAKE TO CONROE TO SHEPHERD.
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INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BELLVILLE...BRENHAM...BROOKSHIRE...
BRYAN...CALDWELL...COLDSPRING...COLLEGE STATION...COLUMBUS...
CONROE...CORRIGAN...CROCKETT...EAGLE LAKE...GROVETON...
HEMPSTEAD...HUNTSVILLE...LAKE SOMERVILLE...LIVINGSTON...
MADISONVILLE...NAVASOTA...ONALASKA...PRAIRIE VIEW...SEALY...
SHEPHERD...THE WOODLANDS...TRINITY...WEIMAR...WILLIS
455 AM CST THU DEC 3 2009
...WINTER STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HOUSTON/GALVESTON HAS ISSUED A
WINTER STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY MORNING
THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING.
EARLY FRIDAY MORNING RAINS WILL GIVE WAY TO CONTINUOUS SNOW
BEFORE NOON. THIS SNOW WILL PERSIST INTO THE EVENING HOURS.
ACCUMULATIONS SHOULD AVERAGE FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED
TOTALS OF 3 TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE. THE THREAT OF SNOW IS EXPECTED
TO END OVERNIGHT AS THE STORM SYSTEM MOVES OFF TO THE EAST.
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.
ROADS...BRIDGES...AND OVERPASSES IN THE WATCH AREA MAY BECOME
SLICK AND HAZARDOUS. ACCUMULATION OF SNOW OR ICE ON
ROADWAYS...BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES MAY MAKE TRAVEL TREACHEROUS.
EXERCISE CAUTION IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY. MOTORISTS SHOULD REMAIN
ALERT TO CHANGING WEATHER CONDITIONS...AND TAKE NECESSARY
PRECAUTIONS IF TRAVEL IS NECESSARY.
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