000 WWUS74 KCRP 311944 NPWCRP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 144 PM CST THU JAN 31 2008 TXZ229>234-239>247-010000- /O.CON.KCRP.FZ.W.0004.080201T0800Z-080201T1400Z/ /O.CON.KCRP.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-080201T0000Z/ LA SALLE-MCMULLEN-LIVE OAK-BEE-GOLIAD-VICTORIA-WEBB-DUVAL- JIM WELLS-KLEBERG-NUECES-SAN PATRICIO-ARANSAS-REFUGIO-CALHOUN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COTULLA...ENCINAL...TILDEN... GEORGE WEST...THREE RIVERS...BEEVILLE...SKIDMORE...GOLIAD... VICTORIA...LAREDO...RIO BRAVO...FREER...BENAVIDES...SAN DIEGO... ALICE...PREMONT...KINGSVILLE...CORPUS CHRISTI...ROBSTOWN... PORT ARANSAS...PORTLAND...INGLESIDE...ARANSAS PASS...SINTON... MATHIS...ROCKPORT...REFUGIO...WOODSBORO...PORT LAVACA... PORT O'CONNOR...SEADRIFT 144 PM CST THU JAN 31 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM CST FRIDAY... A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 8 AM CST FRIDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG NORTHWEST WIND WITH SPEEDS RANGING FROM 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH...WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE COASTAL BEND...THE VICTORIA CROSSROADS...AND OVER PORTIONS OF THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS THIS AFTERNOON. OBJECTS THAT MAY BE BLOWN AROUND BY THE STRONG WIND SHOULD BE SECURED. MOTORISTS IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD DRIVE WITH EXTREME CAUTION. IN ADDITION...THESE WINDS CAN BE HAZARDOUS TO CONSTRUCTION WORKERS. WINDS WILL RELAX TONIGHT AND COMBINE WITH CLEAR SKIES AND VERY DRY CONDITIONS TO ALLOW TEMPERATURES TO PLUMMET TO THE MID AND UPPER 20S ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTH TEXAS. THE FREEZE LINE IS EXPECTED TO REACH JUST INLAND FROM THE COASTLINE WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE 40S ALONG THE BARRIER ISLAND. PETS...PLANTS AND PIPES SHOULD BE PROTECTED FROM THE FREEZING TEMPERATURES. A FREEZE WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO REACH 32 DEGREES OR COLDER FOR 2 HOURS OR LONGER. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 25 TO 39 MPH. $$ 87