Freeze Warning 4, NWS Brownsville, TX

287 
WWUS74 KBRO 041732
NPWBRO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
1132 AM CST FRI FEB 4 2011

...FREEZING TEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO GRIP DEEP SOUTH TEXAS...

.ARCTIC AIR CONTINUES TO SPREAD INTO DEEP SOUTH TEXAS ON MODERATE
NORTH WINDS. THE STEADY SUPPLY OF COLD AIR WILL KEEP TEMPERATURES
BELOW FREEZING IN THE FORECAST TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.

TXZ248>255-050200-
/O.CAN.KBRO.HZ.W.0002.000000T0000Z-110204T1800Z/
/O.CON.KBRO.HZ.W.0003.110205T0200Z-110205T1500Z/
ZAPATA-JIM HOGG-BROOKS-KENEDY-STARR-HIDALGO-INLAND WILLACY-
INLAND CAMERON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ZAPATA...HEBBRONVILLE...FALFURRIAS...
SARITA...RIO GRANDE CITY...ROMA...MCALLEN...EDINBURG...PHARR...
MISSION...WESLACO...RAYMONDVILLE...BROWNSVILLE...HARLINGEN
1132 AM CST FRI FEB 4 2011

...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING
TO 9 AM CST SATURDAY...
...HARD FREEZE WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR TODAY...

A HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO
9 AM CST SATURDAY.

TONIGHT...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 22 AND 26 DEGREES AS
CLEAR SKIES AND RADIATIONAL COOLING MAINTAIN THE COLD WEATHER
PATTERN.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS A POTENTIALLY DEVASTATING FREEZE IS
LIKELY DURING THE NEXT 24 TO 48 HOURS.  THIS MEANS AT LEAST
2 HOURS WITH TEMPERATURES BELOW 28 DEGREES...AND GENERALLY AT
LEAST 8 HOURS WITH TEMPERATURES BELOW 32.  SUCH CONDITIONS WILL
KILL TEMPERATURE SENSITIVE VEGETATION AND COULD CAUSE WIDESPREAD
DAMAGE OR DESTRUCTION TO CROPS.

&&

$$

TXZ256-257-050200-
/O.CAN.KBRO.FZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110204T1800Z/
/O.CON.KBRO.FZ.W.0004.110205T0200Z-110205T1500Z/
COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORT MANSFIELD...PORT ISABEL...
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND...LAGUNA HEIGHTS...LAGUNA VISTA
1132 AM CST FRI FEB 4 2011

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO
9 AM CST SATURDAY...
...FREEZE WARNING IS CANCELLED FOR TODAY...

A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM
CST SATURDAY.

TONIGHT...TEMPERATURES WILL ONCE AGAIN FALL TO AROUND 30 DEGREES
AS CLEAR SKIES AND RADIATIONAL COOLING MAINTAIN THE COLD WEATHER
TREND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL
TO BETWEEN 28 AND 32 DEGREES FOR 2 OR MORE HOURS OVER A
WIDESPREAD AREA.

RESIDENTS SHOULD COVER OR MOVE INDOORS ANY COLD SENSITIVE
PLANTS...AND BRING PETS INDOORS THIS EVENING.

&&

$$

683 
WWUS74 KBRO 050016
NPWBRO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
616 PM CST FRI FEB 4 2011

...FREEZING TEMPERATURES CONTINUE ACROSS DEEP SOUTH TEXAS
AGAIN OVERNIGHT TONIGHT AND SATURDAY MORNING...

.ARCTIC AIR PERSISTS ACROSS DEEP SOUTH TEXAS. THE WINDS WILL
BECOME LIGHT OVERNIGHT WHICH COMBINED WITH CLEAR SKIES WILL ALLOW
RADIATIONAL COOLING AND FREEZING TEMPERATURES ACROSS MOST OF DEEP
SOUTH TEXAS ONE MORE NIGHT. 



TXZ248>255-051015-
/O.CON.KBRO.HZ.W.0003.110205T0200Z-110205T1500Z/
ZAPATA-JIM HOGG-BROOKS-KENEDY-STARR-HIDALGO-INLAND WILLACY-
INLAND CAMERON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ZAPATA...HEBBRONVILLE...FALFURRIAS...
SARITA...RIO GRANDE CITY...ROMA...MCALLEN...EDINBURG...PHARR...
MISSION...WESLACO...RAYMONDVILLE...BROWNSVILLE...HARLINGEN
616 PM CST FRI FEB 4 2011

...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST
SATURDAY...

A HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING
THROUGH 9 AM CST SATURDAY.

TONIGHT...TEMPERATURES WILL FALL TO BETWEEN 22 AND 26 DEGREES AS
CLEAR SKIES AND RADIATIONAL COOLING MAINTAIN THE COLD WEATHER
PATTERN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS A POTENTIALLY DEVASTATING FREEZE IS
LIKELY DURING THE NEXT 24 TO 48 HOURS.  THIS MEANS AT LEAST
2 HOURS WITH TEMPERATURES BELOW 28 DEGREES...AND GENERALLY AT
LEAST 8 HOURS WITH TEMPERATURES BELOW 32.  SUCH CONDITIONS WILL
KILL TEMPERATURE SENSITIVE VEGETATION AND COULD CAUSE WIDESPREAD
DAMAGE OR DESTRUCTION TO CROPS.

&&

$$

TXZ256-257-051015-
/O.CON.KBRO.FZ.W.0004.110205T0200Z-110205T1500Z/
COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORT MANSFIELD...PORT ISABEL...
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND...LAGUNA HEIGHTS...LAGUNA VISTA
616 PM CST FRI FEB 4 2011

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST SATURDAY...

A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING
THROUGH 9 AM CST SATURDAY.

TONIGHT...TEMPERATURES WILL ONCE AGAIN FALL TO AROUND 30 DEGREES
AS CLEAR SKIES AND RADIATIONAL COOLING MAINTAIN THE COLD WEATHER
TREND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL
TO BETWEEN 28 AND 32 DEGREES FOR 2 OR MORE HOURS OVER A
WIDESPREAD AREA.

RESIDENTS SHOULD COVER OR MOVE INDOORS ANY COLD SENSITIVE
PLANTS...AND BRING PETS INDOORS THIS EVENING.

&&

$$


MARTIN

078 
WWUS74 KBRO 050949
NPWBRO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
349 AM CST SAT FEB 5 2011

...FREEZING TEMPERATURES CONTINUE ACROSS DEEP SOUTH TEXAS AGAIN
THIS MORNING...

.ARCTIC AIR PERSISTS ACROSS DEEP SOUTH TEXAS. THE WINDS CONTINUE
TO BE LIGHT WHICH COMBINED WITH CLEAR SKIES IS ALLOWING FOR GOOD 
RADIATIONAL COOLING AND FREEZING TEMPERATURES ACROSS MOST OF DEEP
SOUTH TEXAS.

TXZ248>255-051500-
/O.CON.KBRO.HZ.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110205T1500Z/
ZAPATA-JIM HOGG-BROOKS-KENEDY-STARR-HIDALGO-INLAND WILLACY-
INLAND CAMERON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ZAPATA...HEBBRONVILLE...FALFURRIAS...
SARITA...RIO GRANDE CITY...ROMA...MCALLEN...EDINBURG...PHARR...
MISSION...WESLACO...RAYMONDVILLE...BROWNSVILLE...HARLINGEN
349 AM CST SAT FEB 5 2011

...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS
MORNING...

A HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS
MORNING. 

TONIGHT...TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO FALL BETWEEN 22 AND 26
DEGREES AS CLEAR SKIES AND RADIATIONAL COOLING MAINTAIN THE COLD
WEATHER PATTERN.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS A POTENTIALLY DEVASTATING FREEZE IS
LIKELY DURING THE NEXT 24 TO 48 HOURS.  THIS MEANS AT LEAST
2 HOURS WITH TEMPERATURES BELOW 28 DEGREES...AND GENERALLY AT
LEAST 8 HOURS WITH TEMPERATURES BELOW 32.  SUCH CONDITIONS WILL
KILL TEMPERATURE SENSITIVE VEGETATION AND COULD CAUSE WIDESPREAD
DAMAGE OR DESTRUCTION TO CROPS.

&&

$$

TXZ256-257-051500-
/O.CON.KBRO.FZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110205T1500Z/
COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORT MANSFIELD...PORT ISABEL...
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND...LAGUNA HEIGHTS...LAGUNA VISTA
349 AM CST SAT FEB 5 2011

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING...

A FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING. 

TONIGHT...TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO FALL TO AROUND 30 DEGREES
AS CLEAR SKIES AND RADIATIONAL COOLING MAINTAIN THE COLD WEATHER
TREND.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL
TO BETWEEN 28 AND 32 DEGREES FOR 2 OR MORE HOURS OVER A
WIDESPREAD AREA.

RESIDENTS SHOULD COVER OR MOVE INDOORS ANY COLD SENSITIVE
PLANTS...AND BRING PETS INDOORS THIS EVENING.

&&

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
959 PM CST THU FEB 3 2011

...DANGEROUS ICING CONDITIONS CONTINUE TO SPREAD ACROSS DEEP SOUTH
TEXAS TONIGHT...

.SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH 6 AM SATURDAY/...MINOR CHANGES WERE
MADE TO THE FORECAST IN THE SHORT TERM PERIOD. LIGHT TO HEAVY
DRIZZLE IS DEVELOPING OVER THE SOUTHEAST PORTION OF DEEP SOUTH
TEXAS...AND BECOMING FREEZING RAIN WITH OCCASIONAL SLEET AND SNOW
IN CAMERON... WILLACY...AND HIDALGO COUNTY. PRECIPITATION IS
EXPECTED TO INCREASE IN INTENSITY TONIGHT...AND SPREAD
WESTWARD...AS A MID- LEVEL AREA OF LOW PRESSURE CENTERED IN THE
VICINITY OF THE TEXAS BIG BEND MOVES TO THE NORTHEAST. CONDITIONS
WILL RAPIDLY IMPROVE FRIDAY AFTERNOON AS THIS SYSTEM MOVES INTO
THE MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND AWAY FROM DEEP SOUTH TEXAS. FOR
NOW...NUMEROUS WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF DEEP
SOUTH TEXAS AND THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. HAVE EXPANDED THE HARD
FREEZE WATCH FRI NIGHT INTO SAT MORNING AS CLEAR SKIES AND CALM
WINDS WILL ALLOW IDEAL RADIATIONAL COOLING FOR TEMPERATURES TO
FALL INTO THE MID TO UPPER 20S ACROSS MOST OF THE CWA.
&&

.LONG TERM /6 AM SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...ONLY CHANGES MADE TO
THE LONG TERM FORECAST ARE TO HIGH TEMPERATURES SATURDAY AS
TEMPERATURES WILL BE DETERMINED BY HOW COLD TEMPS FALL FRI NIGHT
INTO SAT MORNING.
&&

.AVIATION...LOW FLIGHT CATEGORIES AND ADVERSE FLYING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST 04/1200 UTC BEFORE IMPROVING.  A POWERFUL
UPPER-LEVEL LOW WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SE ACROSS TX OVERNIGHT...
ALLOWING THE WINTRY MIX OF PRECIPITATION TO CONTINUE OVER AREA
TERMINALS.  UPPER-AIR AND MODEL FORECAST SOUNDINGS CONTINUE TO
SUGGEST MAINLY A FZRA/PL MIX /ESPECIALLY AT KBRO AND KHRL/.  A
SLIGHTLY HIGHER POSSIBILITY EXISTS AT KMFE AND POINTS W FOR A BIT OF
-SN MIXING WITH THE FZRA/PL.  WIDESPREAD MVFR CIGS/VSBYS SHOULD
CONTINUE OVERNIGHT...WITH PERIODS OF IFR CIGS EXPECTED.  CONDITIONS
SHOULD GRADUALLY IMPROVE W TO E AFTER 04/1200 UTC...WITH FLIGHT
CATEGORIES GRADUALLY BECOMING VFR AT AREA TERMINALS BETWEEN
04/1500-1800 UTC.  GUSTY NW/N WINDS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGH
MUCH OF THE UPCOMING TAF FORECAST PERIOD.  /D. BUTTS/
&&

.MARINE...STRONG NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS SHOULD CONTINUE ACROSS THE MARINE
AREA OVERNIGHT AS A STRONG STORM SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE REGION.  I
EXPECT A COLD RAIN TO CONTINUE OVER MUCH OF THE NEARSHORE AND
OFFSHORE GULF WATERS...WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF A FREEZING RAIN/SLEET
MIX OVER THE LAGUNA MADRE.  IT STILL LOOKS LIKE ALL OF THE
PRECIPITATION WILL DIMINISH FROM WEST TO EAST FRIDAY MORNING AS THE
STORM SYSTEM MOVES OUT OF THE REGION.  IN ITS WAKE...WINDS/SEAS
SHOULD GRADUALLY DIMINISH FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.  UNTIL
THEN...THE ONGOING FORECAST APPEARS TO BE IN GOOD SHAPE AND SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORIES WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT.  /D. BUTTS/

6 AM SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...LIGHT NORTHWEST WINDS FRI NIGHT WILL
VEER TO THE EAST SATURDAY AND SOUTH SAT NIGHT AS HIGH PRESSURE
ACROSS THE LOWER TX COAST MOVES EASTWARD. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE
THROUGH THE COASTAL WATERS SUNDAY ALLOWING WINDS TO SHIFT TO THE
NORTHWEST AND INCREASE. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES WILL LIKELY BE
NEEDED SUNDAY AND SUN NIGHT AS A RESULT. WINDS AND SEAS SHOULD
DIMINISH MONDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS
ALLOWING THE PRESSURE GRADIENT TO BRIEFLY RELAX UNTIL MON NIGHT AS
WINDS VEER TO THE SOUTHEAST AND INCREASE WITH LOW PRESSURE PROGGED
TO DEVELOP ACROSS NORTHERN MEXICO. MODERATE TO STRONG SOUTHEAST TO
SOUTH WINDS SHOULD PREVAIL ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO TUESDAY.
&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 128 PM CST THU FEB 3 2011/
SHORT TERM /NOW THROUGH 6 AM SATURDAY/...FIRST ROUND OF PRECIP
HAS DECREASED WITH MAIN EFFECTS BEING ICING ON BRIDGES. SOME SNOW
STILL BEING REPORTED IN HARLINGEN...WITH VERY LIGHT PRECIP ON AND
OFF THROUGH THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON. PRECIP INCREASES AFTER
SUNSET TONIGHT AS UPPER DYNAMICS FROM FAVORABLE JET STREAK
LOCATION AND INCREASED ISENTROPIC UPGLIDE COMBINE. MOST FAVORABLE
AREAS OF PRECIP WILL BE ROUGHLY EAST OF US 281...ESPECIALLY AROUND
BKS. FINAL PRECIP TYPE AMOUNTS SHOULD BREAK DOWN IN BANDS AS
FOLLOWS. AREAS WEST OF US 281 WILL BE ALL SNOW...WITH 1/2 TO 1
INCH ACCUMULATION POSSIBLE DUE TO EXTENDED PERIOD OF SUBFREEZING
TEMPS. FROM US 281 TO US 77...THE SNOW WILL TRANSITION TO SLEET
WITH INCREASE OF MID LEVEL LAYER ABOVE FREEZING. ACCUMULATION OF
1/10 TO 2/10 INCH POSSIBLE ON EXPOSED AREAS. FROM US 77 EAST TO
THE COAST...PRECIP WILL TRANSITION FROM SLEET TO FREEZING
RAIN/DRIZZLE. EQUIVALENT LIQUID PRECIPITATION COULD REACH 1/4 INCH
FOR THE EASTERN COUNTIES...SO SIGNIFICANT ICING COULD OCCUR IN
CAMERON AND WILLACY COUNTIES. ALL THIS PRECIPITATION WOULD OCCUR
MAINLY THROUGH SUNRISE FRIDAY. FRIDAY MORNING...DRIER AIR ALOFT
WILL ARRIVE AS THE UPPER LOW AND COASTAL TROUGH DEPART TO THE
EAST. SOME RESIDUAL MIXED BAG PRECIP WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE COAST
AND FLURRIES FURTHER WEST. SKIES SHOULD QUICKLY CLEAR TOMORROW
AFTERNOON...ALLOWING TEMPS TO RISE INTO THE LOW 40S. BUT CLEAR
SKIES FRIDAY NIGHT WILL AGAIN ALLOW TEMPS TO PLUNGE INTO THE
20S...SO HARD FREEZE WARNINGS WILL BE NEEDED ONE MORE NIGHT.

LONG TERM /SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY/...ECMWF/GEM GLOBAL
SOLUTIONS FAVORED WITH ARCTIC AIR MASS FOLLOWING LARGE WAVE SLIDING
DOWN FRONT RANGE OF THE ROCKIES SATURDAY INTO SUNDAY. DEEP SOUTH
TEXAS WILL EMERGE FROM THE CURRENT WINTER EVENT SATURDAY MORNING
WITH WARMER TEMPS DURING THE DAY...AND EVEN A RETURN FLOW LATE IN
THE DAY AS HIGH PRESSURE SLIDES EAST INTO THE GULF. ISOLATED SHOWERS
MAY DEVELOP SUNDAY OVER THE GULF AS THE RETURN FLOW CONTINUES. HIGH
TEMPS MAY ALSO WARM INTO THE 70S. H5 RIDGING WILL BUILD UPSTREAM AS
A MID LEVEL TROUGH DEEPENS OVER THE MIDWEST. THIS SHORTWAVE IS THE
ONE DISCUSSED ABOVE...WITH HIGH PRESSURE DIVING INTO THE NORTH
CENTRAL PLAINS ON SUNDAY AND HEADED SOUTH. FRONT COULD BE HERE ON
MONDAY IN WHAT WOULD BE A SLIGHTLY EARLIER SOLUTION THAN PREVIOUSLY
THOUGHT. A DAY OF BREEZY TO WINDY NORTH WINDS AND COOLER TEMPS WILL
FOLLOW. TEMPS WILL DECREASE BACK DOWN INTO THE 30S MONDAY NIGHT BUT
SO FAR NOT LOOKING LIKE ANOTHER FREEZE. HIGHS IN THE 60S FORECAST
FOR TUESDAY. A COASTAL TROUGH WILL BEGIN TO SET UP ON WEDNESDAY AS
RETURN FLOW SETS UP...INCREASING COASTAL SHOWER CHANCES THROUGH
WEDNESDAY. IN THE MEAN TIME...ANOTHER TROUGH WILL MOVE SOUTH DOWN
THE FRONT RANGE OF THE ROCKIES WITH MORE ARCTIC AIR IN ITS WAKE.
THIS NEXT FRONT WILL BLAST THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY...WHEN TEMPS WILL
HAVE AGAIN MADE IT INTO THE 70S...AND WILL AGAIN ARREST THE WARMING
TREND WITH COOLER AIR. RETURN FLOW WILL BE QUICK TO SET UP AGAIN ON
THURSDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE SHIFTS EAST. NOTE GFS MODEL USED IN
CURRENT FORECAST REFLECTS TIMING OF FRONT ON MONDAY...BUT TEMPS
LIKELY NOT LOW ENOUGH PER FAVORED ECMWF/GEM GLOBAL. THUS...FUTURE
FORECAST TRENDS MAY REFLECT COOLER TEMPS IN LONG TERM.

AVIATION...LOW CIGS DOMINANT THROUGH 24 HOURS WITH OVERRUNNING
CREATING 1KFT OVC CIGS. PRECIPITATION WILL CONTINUE THIS
AFTERNOON...REMAINING VERY LIGHT...BUT WILL VARY FROM LIQUID TO
SOLID...BUT WITH SFC TEMPS BELOW FREEZING...ANY LIQUID PRECIP WILL
FREEZE ON CONTACT. HIGHER PRECIP CHANCES OVERNIGHT WITH IP/ZR FOR
KBRO AND KHRL...AND IP/SN-- FOR KMFE. WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY FROM
THE NORTH THROUGH THE REST OF THE NIGHT AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS GUSTING TO
NEAR 30 AT TIMES. SKIES WILL GRADUALLY CLEAR THROUGH THE MORNING AS
DRIER AIR ARRIVES FROM THE NORTHWEST.

MARINE...TONIGHT THROUGH 6 AM SATURDAY...STRONG NORTH WINDS
CONTINUE AREA WIDE TODAY AND TONIGHT BETWEEN POLAR HIGH AND COASTAL
TROUGH. COLD RAIN EXPECTED TONIGHT FOR THE GULF WATERS...WITH
TRANSITION TO A MIXED WINTRY PRECIPITATION RIGHT ALONG THE COAST.
PRECIP WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH TOMORROW MORNING AS THE COASTAL
TROUGH WEAKENS. THIS WILL ALLOW WINDS TO FINALLY DECREASE FRIDAY
AFTERNOON. SEAS WILL REMAIN 7 TO 8 FEET OFFSHORE BEFORE FALLING TO 5
TO 7 FEET LATE FRIDAY NIGHT.

SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY...LOW TO MODERATE SEAS AND LIGHT TO
MODERATE WINDS WILL OPEN THE LONG TERM AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO
THE AREA. RETURN FLOW FROM THE SOUTH WILL BE MODERATE ON SUNDAY WITH
ISOLATED SHOWERS POSSIBLE OFFSHORE. OTHERWISE...NEXT FRONT ON MONDAY
WILL RESULT IN STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS
THROUGH TUESDAY. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY.
&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
BAYVIEW/PORT ISABEL  30  37  25  56 /  80  30  10   0
BROWNSVILLE          27  39  25  59 /  70  30  10   0
HARLINGEN            27  39  25  62 /  70  30  10   0
MCALLEN              25  43  26  64 /  60  20  10   0
RIO GRANDE CITY      25  45  26  65 /  50  10  10   0
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND   32  39  36  54 /  80  40  10   0
&&

.BRO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...HARD FREEZE WARNING UNTIL NOON CST FRIDAY FOR TXZ248>255.

     HARD FREEZE WATCH FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING
     FOR TXZ248>255.

     WIND CHILL WARNING UNTIL NOON CST FRIDAY FOR TXZ248>257.

     WINTER STORM WARNING UNTIL NOON CST FRIDAY FOR TXZ248>257.

     FREEZE WATCH FROM FRIDAY EVENING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING FOR
     TXZ256-257.

     FREEZE WARNING UNTIL NOON CST FRIDAY FOR TXZ256-257.

GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY FOR GMZ130-
     132-135.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM CST FRIDAY FOR GMZ150-155-170-
     175.
&&

THIS PRODUCT IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BROWNSVILLE

SHORT TERM...66/53
LONG TERM...61
MESO/FXC...VEGA

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
1029 AM CST THU FEB 3 2011

TXZ248>257-041630-
ZAPATA-JIM HOGG-BROOKS-KENEDY-STARR-HIDALGO-INLAND WILLACY-
INLAND CAMERON-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON-
1029 AM CST THU FEB 3 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR DEEP SOUTH TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS
NOW THROUGH NOON FRIDAY. A HARD FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR
ALL OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS EXCEPT THE COASTAL PORTIONS OF CAMERON AND
WILLACY COUNTY THROUGH NOON FRIDAY. A FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT
FOR THE COASTAL PORTIONS OF CAMERON AND WILLACY COUNTY NOON
FRIDAY. A WIND CHILL WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF DEEP SOUTH
TEXAS THROUGH NOON FRIDAY. THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT
THE BEACHES OF SOUTH PADRE ISLAND AND BOCA CHICA.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

THE WINTER STORM WARNING...HARD FREEZE WARNING...FREEZE WARNING...
AND WIND CHILL WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON FRIDAY.
ADDITIONAL FREEZE AND HARD FREEZE WARNINGS WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED
FRIDAY NIGHT. A MODERATE TO HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IS LIKELY AT
THE LOCAL BEACHES THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

RESIDENTS SHOULD REPORT ANY OBSERVATIONS OF SLEET...SNOW...AND ICE
ACCUMULATION THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING TO LOCAL LAW
ENFORCEMENT OR THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BROWNSVILLE.

GMZ130-132-135-150-155-170-175-041630-
LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE PORT OF BROWNSVILLE TO THE ARROYO COLORADO-
LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE ARROYO COLORADO TO 5 NM NORTH OF PORT
MANSFIELD TX-
LAGUNA MADRE FROM 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TO BAFFIN BAY TX-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
1029 AM CST THU FEB 3 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO AND THE
LAGUNA MADRE.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE LOWER TEXAS BAY AND
GULF WATERS THROUGH TODAY AND TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE LOWER TEXAS BAY AND
GULF WATERS THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

MARINERS SHOULD REPORT ANY OBSERVATIONS OF SLEET...SNOW...AND ICE
ACCUMULATION THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING TO UNITED STATES
COAST GUARD OR THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BROWNSVILLE.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
919 PM CST THU FEB 03 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0820 PM     FREEZING RAIN    5 W PORT MANSFIELD      26.55N 97.51W
02/03/2011  E0.00 INCH       WILLACY            TX   EMERGENCY MNGR

            *** 1 FATAL, 2 INJ *** WILLACY COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGER
            REPORTS A VEHICLE ROLLOVER ON HIGHWAY 186 BETWEEN PORT
            MANSFIELD AND RAYMONDVILLE. DRIVER LOST CONTROL ON ICY
            BRIDGE WHILE TRAVELING EASTBOUND TO PORT MANSFIELD. TWO
            PEOPLE WERE EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE WHICH CONTAINED A
            TOTAL OF THREE OCCUPANTS. ONE CONFIRMED FATALITY OF A
            53-YEAR-OLD MALE AND TWO CONFIRMED CRITICAL INJURIES.

&&

TOMASELLI

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
921 PM CST THU FEB 03 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0920 PM     FREEZING RAIN    RAYMONDVILLE            26.48N 97.78W
02/03/2011  E0.00 INCH       WILLACY            TX   EMERGENCY MNGR

            WILLACY COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTS A TOTAL OF 20
            VEHICLE ACCIDENTS BETWEEN 5PM AND 9PM TONIGHT DUE TO ICY
            ROADS.

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PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
1002 PM CST THU FEB 03 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0959 PM     FREEZING RAIN    BROWNSVILLE             25.93N 97.48W
02/03/2011  E1.00 INCH       CAMERON            TX   NWS EMPLOYEE

            APPROXIMATELY 1/4 OF AN INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATED ON
            VEHICLES PARKED AT BROWNSVILLE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
            OFFICE PARKING LOT.

0959 PM     FREEZING RAIN    WESLACO                 26.16N 97.98W
02/03/2011  E0.00 INCH       HIDALGO            TX   PUBLIC

            PUBLIC REPORTS STEADY FREEZING RAIN IN WESLACO.

&&

TOMASELLI

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
1017 PM CST THU FEB 03 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0959 PM     FREEZING RAIN    BROWNSVILLE             25.93N 97.48W
02/03/2011  E0.25 INCH       CAMERON            TX   NWS EMPLOYEE

            APPROXIMATELY 1/4 OF AN INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATED ON
            VEHICLES PARKED AT BROWNSVILLE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
            OFFICE PARKING LOT.

&&

TOMASELLI

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT...SUMMARY
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
1034 PM CST THU FEB 03 2011

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0313 PM     FREEZING RAIN    WESLACO                 26.16N 97.98W
02/03/2011  E0.00 INCH       HIDALGO            TX   PUBLIC

            PUBLIC REPORTED FREEZING RAIN AND SNOW FLURRIES IN
            INTERVALS. LIGHT DUSTING OF ICE ALSO OBSERVED ON
            WINDSHIELDS. TEMPERATURE 27 DEGREES.

0345 PM     FREEZING RAIN    SOUTH PADRE ISLAND      26.08N 97.18W
02/03/2011  E0.00 INCH       CAMERON            TX   EMERGENCY MNGR

            EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTS LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE ON CARS
            AND PALM TREES ON SOUTH PADRE ISLAND. QUEEN ISABELLA
            MEMORIAL CAUSEWAY REMAINS OPEN.

0345 PM     FREEZING RAIN    RAYMONDVILLE            26.48N 97.78W
02/03/2011  E0.00 INCH       WILLACY            TX   EMERGENCY MNGR

            WILLACY COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTS LIGHT FREEZING
            DRIZZLE IN RAYMONDVILLE. ICE ACCUMULATION BEGINNING TO
            OCCUR ON OVERPASSES. TXDOT SPREADING SAND ON OVERPASSES
            AND THEY REMAIN OPEN AT THIS TIME.

0345 PM     FREEZING RAIN    WESLACO                 26.16N 97.98W
02/03/2011  E0.00 INCH       HIDALGO            TX   EMERGENCY MNGR

            WESLACO EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTS A TRACE OF FREEZING
            DRIZZLE ON CAR WINDSHIELDS. PASEO DEL NORTE OVERPASS IN
            THE VICINITY OF KRGV-TV5 STUDIOS WILL BE CLOSED AT 4PM IN
            ANTICIPATION OF ADDITIONAL FREEZING PRECIPITATION.

0423 PM     FREEZING RAIN    PORT ISABEL             26.07N 97.22W
02/03/2011  E0.00 INCH       CAMERON            TX   EMERGENCY MNGR

            CAMERON COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTS LIGHT FREEZING
            DRIZZLE ON EXPOSED SURFACES IN PORT ISABEL. PAREDES LINE
            ROAD SHUT DOWN FROM FM 511 TO ALTON GLOOR DUE TO ICY
            PATCHES AND PREVIOUS 4-6 CAR PILEUP.

0438 PM     FREEZING RAIN    BROWNSVILLE             25.93N 97.48W
02/03/2011  E0.00 INCH       CAMERON            TX   EMERGENCY MNGR

            BROWNSVILLE EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTS FREEZING DRIZZLE IN
            CITY OF BROWNSVILLE. TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS OCCURRING AT THE
            RATE OF ONE EVERY TWO MINUTES. NUMEROUS TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS
            OCCURRING ON OVERPASSES OF FM 511...HIGHWAY 48...AND
            PAREDES LINE ROAD.

0446 PM     FREEZING RAIN    BROWNSVILLE             25.93N 97.48W
02/03/2011  E0.00 INCH       CAMERON            TX   NWS EMPLOYEE

            HEAVY FREEZING DRIZZLE OCCURRING AT BROWNSVILLE NATIONAL
            WEATHER SERVICE STATION. VISIBLE ICE ON VEHICLES...TREES
            AND PLANTS. TEMPERATURE 29 DEGREES.

0451 PM     FREEZING RAIN    MCALLEN                 26.22N 98.24W
02/03/2011  E0.00 INCH       HIDALGO            TX   PUBLIC

            PUBLIC REPORTED LIGHT FREEZING DRIZZLE BEGINNING TO FORM
            ON WINDSHIELD ON JACKSON ROAD.

0500 PM     FREEZING RAIN    MCALLEN                 26.22N 98.24W
02/03/2011  E0.00 INCH       HIDALGO            TX   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN CONTINUES TO DEVELOP AND
            BEGINNING TO STICK ON CARS IN THE AREA.

0513 PM     FREEZING RAIN    WESLACO                 26.16N 97.98W
02/03/2011  E0.00 INCH       HIDALGO            TX   EMERGENCY MNGR

            WESLACO EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTS ICE ACCUMULATING ON
            EXPRESSWAY 83 BETWEEN DONNA AND WESLACO. ONE AUTOMOBILE
            ACCIDENT HAS RESULTED FROM ICY CONDITIONS.

0528 PM     FREEZING RAIN    RAYMONDVILLE            26.48N 97.78W
02/03/2011  E0.00 INCH       WILLACY            TX   EMERGENCY MNGR

            WILLACY COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTS MODERATE
            FREEZING RAIN WITH MULTIPLE VEHICLE ACCIDENTS. TXDOT IS
            IN THE PROCESS OF CLOSING EXPRESSWAY 77 THROUGH WILLACY
            COUNTY AT THIS TIME.

0716 PM     FREEZING RAIN    FALFURRIAS              27.23N 98.15W
02/03/2011  E0.00 INCH       BROOKS             TX   EMERGENCY MNGR

            BROOKS COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTS FREEZING DRIZZLE
            WITH ACCRETION ON EXPOSED SURFACES. PRECIPITATION BEGAN
            ABOUT 6PM.

0716 PM     FREEZING RAIN    SARITA                  27.22N 97.80W
02/03/2011  E0.00 INCH       KENEDY             TX   OTHER FEDERAL

            BORDER PATROL CHECKPOINT IN SARITA REPORTS LIGHT FREEZING
            DRIZZLE. PRECIPITATION BEGAN AT 530PM.

0757 PM     FREEZING RAIN    WESLACO                 26.16N 97.98W
02/03/2011  E0.00 INCH       HIDALGO            TX   EMERGENCY MNGR

            WESLACO EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTS 17 VEHICLE ACCIDENTS IN
            CITIES OF WESLACO AND DONNA COMBINED BETWEEN 430PM AND
            7PM. NO FATALITIES OR SERIOUS INJURIES.

0757 PM     FREEZING RAIN    ZAPATA                  26.89N 99.26W
02/03/2011  E0.00 INCH       ZAPATA             TX   EMERGENCY MNGR

            ZAPATA COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTS ICING ON BRIDGES
            AND WINDSHIELDS THAT BEGAN AROUND 730PM. ALREADY 5
            VEHICLE ACCIDENTS. TXDOT TO BEGIN SANDING BRIDGES
            SHORTLY.

0812 PM     SLEET            RIO GRANDE CITY         26.38N 98.83W
02/03/2011  E0.00 INCH       STARR              TX   EMERGENCY MNGR

            STARR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTS SLEET WITH
            FREEZING RAIN. TEMPERATURE 27 DEGREES.

0812 PM     SLEET            HEBBRONVILLE            27.32N 98.69W
02/03/2011  E0.00 INCH       JIM HOGG           TX   EMERGENCY MNGR

            JIM HOGG COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTS LIGHT SLEET
            BEGAN ABOUT 630PM OR 7PM.

0820 PM     FREEZING RAIN    RAYMONDVILLE            26.48N 97.78W
02/03/2011  E0.00 INCH       WILLACY            TX   EMERGENCY MNGR

            WILLACY COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTS HALF OF
            RAYMONDVILLE EXPERIENCING BROWNOUT. AMBULANCE SERVICES
            POSSIBLY WILL BE SUSPENDED DUE TO FRONTAGE ROADS BECOMING
            VERY ICY.

0820 PM     FREEZING RAIN    5 W PORT MANSFIELD      26.55N 97.51W
02/03/2011  E0.00 INCH       WILLACY            TX   EMERGENCY MNGR

            *** 1 FATAL, 2 INJ *** WILLACY COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGER
            REPORTS A VEHICLE ROLLOVER ON HIGHWAY 186 BETWEEN PORT
            MANSFIELD AND RAYMONDVILLE. DRIVER LOST CONTROL ON ICY
            BRIDGE WHILE TRAVELING EASTBOUND TO PORT MANSFIELD. TWO
            PEOPLE WERE EJECTED FROM THE VEHICLE WHICH CONTAINED A
            TOTAL OF THREE OCCUPANTS. ONE CONFIRMED FATALITY OF A
            53-YEAR-OLD MALE AND TWO CONFIRMED CRITICAL INJURIES.

0831 PM     SLEET            RIO GRANDE CITY         26.38N 98.83W
02/03/2011  U0.00 INCH       STARR              TX   EMERGENCY MNGR

            SLLET TURNING TO ICE IN THE AREA MIXED WITH FREEZING
            RAIN.  SOME CARS STALLED ON SIDE OF ROAD.

0840 PM     FREEZING RAIN    BROWNSVILLE             25.93N 97.48W
02/03/2011  E0.00 INCH       CAMERON            TX   EMERGENCY MNGR

            CAMERON COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTS POWER OUTAGE
            ALONG SECTION OF ALTON GLOOR BLVD. ALSO POWER OUTAGES IN
            PORTIONS OF HARLINGEN AND SANTA ROSA.

0920 PM     FREEZING RAIN    RAYMONDVILLE            26.48N 97.78W
02/03/2011  E0.00 INCH       WILLACY            TX   EMERGENCY MNGR

            WILLACY COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTS A TOTAL OF 20
            VEHICLE ACCIDENTS BETWEEN 5PM AND 9PM TONIGHT DUE TO ICY
            ROADS.

0959 PM     FREEZING RAIN    WESLACO                 26.16N 97.98W
02/03/2011  E0.00 INCH       HIDALGO            TX   PUBLIC

            PUBLIC REPORTS STEADY FREEZING RAIN IN WESLACO.

0959 PM     FREEZING RAIN    BROWNSVILLE             25.93N 97.48W
02/03/2011  E0.25 INCH       CAMERON            TX   NWS EMPLOYEE

            APPROXIMATELY 1/4 OF AN INCH OF ICE ACCUMULATED ON
            VEHICLES PARKED AT BROWNSVILLE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
            OFFICE PARKING LOT.

&&

TOMASELLI

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
1210 AM CST FRI FEB 4 2011

TXZ251-254>257-040800-
KENEDY-INLAND WILLACY-INLAND CAMERON-COASTAL WILLACY-
COASTAL CAMERON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SARITA...RAYMONDVILLE...BROWNSVILLE...
HARLINGEN...PORT MANSFIELD...PORT ISABEL...SOUTH PADRE ISLAND...
LAGUNA HEIGHTS...LAGUNA VISTA
1210 AM CST FRI FEB 4 2011

...STRONG WINDS WITHIN THE IMMEDIATE COASTAL COUNTIES...

SURFACE OBSERVATIONS WITHIN CAMERON...WILLACY...AND KENEDY COUNTY
INDICATE THAT WINDS HAVE RECENTLY INCREASED TO BETWEEN 25 AND 30
MPH FROM THE NORTH-NORTHWEST...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

THESE WINDS...COMBINED WITH MODERATE TO HEAVY FREEZING DRIZZLE IN
THESE COUNTIES...WILL LIKELY CAUSE ADDITIONAL POWER OUTAGES...AS
TREES WEIGHTED WITH 1/4 TO 1/2 INCH OF ICE ARE PUSHED INTO...AND
THROUGH...POWER LINES.

THE STRONGER WINDS WILL LIKELY PERSIST FOR THE NEXT 2 TO 4 HOURS...
AND THEN BEGIN TO WEAKEN AROUND SUNRISE. ELECTRICAL CREWS ARE
ADVISED TO TAKE THE EXPECTED STRONGER WINDS INTO ACCOUNT WHEN
WORKING TO RESTORE ELECTRICAL SERVICE TO CUSTOMERS DURING THE NEXT
FEW HOURS.

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