000 WWUS84 KCRP 062207 SPSCRP SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 407 PM CST MON FEB 6 2006 TXZ229>234-239>247-070015- 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 407 PM CST MON FEB 6 2006 ...COLD TEMPERATURES EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY... A COLD AIRMASS WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS TONIGHT. IN ADDITION...DRY ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST. SURFACE WIND WILL BECOME LIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF A COLD AIRMASS...DRY CONDITIONS...AND LIGHT WIND WILL RESULT IN STRONG RADIATIONAL COOLING. MINIMUM TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO AROUND 32 DEGREES BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING OVER THAT PART OF THE COASTAL BEND AND RIO GRANDE PLAINS GENERALLY NORTH AND WEST OF AN ARTESIA WELLS...GEORGE WEST...NELL LINE. FREEZING TEMPERATURES IN THIS REGION WILL OCCUR FOR LESS THAN 2 HOURS. SOUTH AND EAST OF THIS LINE...MINIMUM TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE MID TO UPPER 30S...EXCEPT FOR THE LOWER TO MID 40S ALONG THE COAST. AFFECTED RESIDENTS SHOULD TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT COLD-SENSITIVE PLANTS AND ANIMALS TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO...OR TELEVISION FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION REGARDING THIS COLD WEATHER EVENT. $$ 87