000 WWUS84 KCRP 032139 SPSCRP SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 339 PM CST WED JAN 3 2007 TXZ242>247-041000- KLEBERG-NUECES-SAN PATRICIO-ARANSAS-REFUGIO-CALHOUN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KINGSVILLE...CORPUS CHRISTI... ROBSTOWN...PORT ARANSAS...PORTLAND...INGLESIDE...ARANSAS PASS... SINTON...MATHIS...ROCKPORT...REFUGIO...WOODSBORO...PORT LAVACA... PORT O'CONNOR...SEADRIFT 339 PM CST WED JAN 3 2007 ...STRONG THUNDERSTORMS POSSIBLE TONIGHT... A STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW MOVING ACROSS OLD MEXICO WILL CAUSE AN AREA OF SURFACE LOW PRESSURE TO FORM ALONG A WARM FRONT SITTING OVER THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO. AS THIS SURFACE LOW ADVANCES NORTH IT WILL DRAG THE WARM FRONT TO NEAR THE COASTLINE. SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS OCCURRING ACROSS THE COASTAL BEND WILL BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND SMALL HAIL. LOCALLY SEVERE STORMS PRODUCING DAMAGING WINDS AND POSSIBLY A TORNADO EXISTS AS WELL...ESPECIALLY IF THE WARM FRONT CAN PENETRATE FAR ENOUGH INLAND AND ALLOW UNSTABLE LOW-LEVEL AIR TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO...OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION REGARDING THIS WEATHER EVENT. $$ BB