Olivia, TX Special Weather Statement

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK

Issued:

1052 PM CST MON DEC 1 2008

Expires:

1100 PM CST TUE DEC 02 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH TEXAS AND THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT CLEAR SKIES...LIGHT WINDS AND LOW DEW POINTS WILL RESULT IN A COLD NIGHT ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS. MANY LOCATIONS ACROSS GOLIAD AND VICTORIA COUNTIES WILL DIP BELOW THE FREEZING MARK FOR SEVERAL HOURS EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL BOTTOM OUT BETWEEN 30 AND 32 DEGREES ACROSS MANY LOCATIONS. AFREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR GOLIAD AND VICTORIA COUNTIES FROM 3 AM TO 8 AM CST. ISOLATED DRAINAGE AREAS ACROSS MCMULLEN COUNTY...LIKE CROSS AND FOWLERTON...WILL LIKELY DIP BELOW FREEZING AS WELL...IN ADDITION TO ISOLATED POCKETS IN RURAL NORTHERN REFUGIO COUNTY. HOWEVER... FREEZING CONDITIONS WILL NOT BE WIDESPREAD ENOUGH ACROSS THESE COUNTIES TO WARRANT A WARNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY SOUTHERLY WINDS WIND SPEEDS DURING THE EARLY AND MID AFTERNOON ON TUESDAY WILL GUST IN EXCESS OF 25 MPH ACROSS EASTERN PORTIONS OF SOUTH TEXAS...AND BETWEEN 20 AND 25 MPH ACROSS WESTERN PORTIONS OF SOUTH TEXAS. IN ADDITION...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES IN THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 30S WILL OCCUR. THE COMBINATION OF THESE WEATHER CONDITIONS...IN CONJUNCTION WITH EXTREMELY DRY FUELS ACROSS THE REGION...WILL RESULT IN A CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER DAY DURING TUESDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS EASTERN PORTIONS OF SOUTH TEXAS...AND AN ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER DAY ACROSS WESTERN PORTIONS OF SOUTH TEXAS. A RED FLAG WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR EASTERN AREAS OF SOUTH TEXAS. NO OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.