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WWUS84 KCRP 072045
SPSCRP

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
245 PM CST TUE FEB 7 2006

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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
245 PM CST TUE FEB 7 2006

...COLD TEMPERATURES EXPECTED AGAIN TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY...

THE CENTER OF A SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL MOVE SLOWLY
TOWARD THE EAST ACROSS THE COASTAL BEND TONIGHT. AS A RESULT...
LIGHT WIND WILL PREVAIL OVER THE REGION. IN ADDITION...DRY
ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. THE COMBINATION OF
LIGHT WIND AND DRY AIR WILL RESULT IN STRONG RADIATIONAL COOLING.
HOWEVER...THE RATE OF COOLING WILL DECREASE SIGNIFICANTLY AFTER
MIDNIGHT AS UPPER LEVEL CLOUDS MOVE ACROSS THE AREA FROM WEST TO
EAST.

FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED OVER THE VICTORIA CROSSROADS
REGION WITH MINIMUM READINGS AROUND 32 DEGREES EARLY WEDNESDAY
MORNING...GENERALLY NORTH AND EAST OF A PAWNEE...SKIDMORE...
BLOOMINGTON LINE. HOWEVER...EXPECT FREEZING TEMPERATURES IN THIS
REGION TO OCCUR FOR LESS THAN 2 HOURS. SOUTH AND WEST OF THIS
LINE...MINIMUM TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM THE MID
30S TO THE MID 40S.

AFFECTED RESIDENTS SHOULD TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT COLD-SENSITIVE
PLANTS AND ANIMALS TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...COMMERCIAL RADIO...OR TELEVISION
FOR THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION REGARDING THIS COLD WEATHER
EVENT.

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