000 WWUS74 KCRP 201009 NPWCRP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 409 AM CST SUN JAN 20 2008 TXZ229>234-239>241-201500- /O.CON.KCRP.FZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-080120T1500Z/ LA SALLE-MCMULLEN-LIVE OAK-BEE-GOLIAD-VICTORIA-WEBB-DUVAL- JIM WELLS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COTULLA...ENCINAL...TILDEN... GEORGE WEST...THREE RIVERS...BEEVILLE...SKIDMORE...GOLIAD... VICTORIA...LAREDO...RIO BRAVO...FREER...BENAVIDES...SAN DIEGO... ALICE...PREMONT 409 AM CST SUN JAN 20 2008 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... EXCELLENT RADIATIONAL COOLING WILL CONTINUE INTO THE EARLY MORNING HOURS AS SKIES REMAIN CLEAR WITH AN AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE NUDGING INTO THE REGION. THESE CLEAR SKIES COMBINED WITH LIGHT WINDS AND DRY ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS WILL ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO STEADILY DECREASE THROUGH THE PRE-DAWN HOURS. BY SUNRISE THIS MORNING...THE LOW TEMPERATURE AT VICTORIA IS EXPECTED TO BE 28 DEGREES...WITH A LOW TEMPERATURE OF 26 DEGREES AT COTULLA. AT LAREDO...THE LOW IS EXPECTED TO BE 33 DEGREES. A FREEZE IS NOT EXPECTED WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS OF LAREDO BUT RURAL AREAS OF WEBB COUNTY WILL LIKELY BE AROUND 30 DEGREES. A FREEZE WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO REACH 32 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR 2 HOURS OR LONGER. FREEZING TEMPERATURES CAN DAMAGE CERTAIN KINDS OF PLANTS...SO SENSITIVE VEGETATION SHOULD BE PROTECTED. ALSO...PETS SENSITIVE TO COLD TEMPERATURES SHOULD BE KEPT INSIDE. $$ TM