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WWUS84 KCRP 232041
SPSCRP

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
241 PM CST THU MAR 23 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
241 PM CST THU MAR 23 2006

...COLD TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TONIGHT...

STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO SOUTH TEXAS
TONIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES THIS MONTH
AND THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES SINCE MID FEBRUARY. AS THE HIGH
SETTLES INTO CENTRAL TEXAS OVERNIGHT...WINDS WILL DECREASE. DRY
AIR WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO FILTER IN...RESULTING IN CLEAR SKIES.
THIS WILL PROVIDE GOOD RADIATIONAL COOLING AFTER MIDNIGHT.
OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL AVERAGE NEARLY 20 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL FOR
THIS TIME OF YEAR. A RECORD LOW AT VICTORIA IS NOT EXPECTED...
SINCE THE RECORD IS 29 DEGREES AND THE FORECAST LOW IS 33 DEGREES.

TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED IN THE LOWER TO MID 30S OVER THE
VICTORIA AREA AND NORTHERN SECTIONS OF THE COASTAL BEND AND RIO
GRANDE PLAINS...WITH A TEMPORARY LIGHT FREEZE POSSIBLE OVER
ISOLATED AND MAINLY LOW- LYING AREAS.

FURTHER SOUTH...TEMPERATURES OVER INLAND AREAS WILL BE IN THE MID
TO UPPER 30S...WITH LOWER TO MID 40S ALONG THE COAST. THE RECORD
LOW FOR FRIDAY MORNING AT CORPUS CHRISTI IS 39 DEGREES...WHICH
WILL BE APPROACHED BY SUNRISE FRIDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY IF THE
NORTH WINDS DECREASE AND DO NOT MOVE IN FROM THE BAY.

RESIDENTS MAINLY OVER NORTHERN AREAS SHOULD PREPARE FOR THESE
ABNORMALLY COLD TEMPERATURES. CONSIDER PROTECTING TENDER
VEGETATION AND ANIMALS SENSITIVE TO THE COLDER WEATHER. 

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GW