000 WWUS74 KCRP 152115 NPWCRP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 315 PM CST THU FEB 15 2007 TXZ229>234-239>247-160600- /O.NEW.KCRP.FZ.W.0004.070216T0400Z-070216T1500Z/ 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 315 PM CST THU FEB 15 2007 ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST FRIDAY. CHILLY HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO SOUTH TEXAS TONIGHT. CLEAR SKIES AND RELATIVELY LIGHT WINDS WILL ALLOW OVERNIGHT TEMPERATURES TO DROP BELOW FREEZING FOR MOST OF SOUTH TEXAS. TEMPERATURES ACROSS MANY AREAS OF SOUTH TEXAS WILL BE BELOW FREEZING FOR AT LEAST 6 HOURS. TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN COASTAL BEND AND NORTHERN RIO GRANDE PLAINS WILL EXPERIENCE A HARD FREEZE TONIGHT. FREEZING TEMPERATURES CAN DAMAGE CERTAIN KINDS OF PLANTS. AS A RESULT...THOSE WITH AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS IN THE WARNED AREA ARE ADVISED TO PROTECT TENDER VEGETATION. PETS SHOULD BE KEPT INSIDE. OUTSIDE PIPES OR SPRINKLERS SHOULD BE ADEQUATELY INSULATED. $$ MB