291 WWUS84 KSHV 130017 SPSSHV ARZ050-051-059>061-070>073-LAZ001>006-010>014-017>022-OKZ077-TXZ096- 097-108>112-124>126-136>138-149>153-165>167-130600- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA 616 PM CST SUN JAN 12 2003 ...A MIXTURE OF WINTER PRECIPITATION ACROSS THE FOUR STATE REGION TONIGHT... LIGHT RAIN...OCCASIONALLY MIXED WITH SLEET WILL FALL ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF EAST TEXAS AND NORTH LOUISIANA TONIGHT. THE RAIN WILL GENERALLY BE TO THE SOUTH OF A LINE FROM NACOGDOCHES TEXAS TO NATCHITOCHES AND WINNFIELD LOUISIANA. LIGHT SNOW AND SLEET WILL FALL OVER THE REMAINDER OF NORTH LOUISIANA...NORTHEAST TEXAS...SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS TONIGHT. UP TO ONE INCH ACCUMULATION OF SNOW AND SLEET CAN BE EXPECTED...GENERALLY TO THE NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM CENTER TEXAS TO TEXARKANA TO NASHVILLE ARKANSAS. THE SNOW AND SLEET WILL ACCUMULATE MAINLY ON GRASSY AREAS...CARS AND ROOFS. HOWEVER SOME ICING MAY OCCUR ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. $$  952 WWUS84 KLZK 130341 SPSLIT ARZ032>034-039-042>047-053>057-062>064-130900- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LITTLE ROCK AR 935 PM CST SUN JAN 12 2003 ...ICING POSSIBLE ON ROADWAYS OVERNIGHT... DURING SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...LIGHT SNOW SPREAD ACROSS MAINLY CENTRAL AND EAST CENTRAL ARKANSAS. THIS WOULD INCLUDE AREAS SOUTH OF HEBER SPRINGS...EAST OF HOT SPRINGS AND NORTH OF STAR CITY. IN THESE AREAS...LESS THAN AN INCH OF SNOW WAS COMMON...WITH SNOW MOSTLY ACCUMULATING ON GRASSY AREAS. HOWEVER...MELTING SNOW HAS MADE ROADWAYS WET. WITH TEMPERATURES BELOW FREEZING...ICING WAS OCCURRING. PATCHY ICE WAS REPORTED ON ROADWAYS FROM CENTRAL INTO EASTERN ARKANSAS SUNDAY EVENING...WITH ICING MORE OF A PROBLEM ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. AS OF 9 PM...PARTS OF INTERSTATE 440 EAST OF LITTLE ROCK WERE CLOSED DUE TO ICE. WHILE CREWS WILL BE TREATING ROADWAYS OVERNIGHT...ICING WILL CONTINUE TO BE A PROBLEM ON UNTREATED ROADS...ESPECIALLY NEAR BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES. MOTORISTS FROM CENTRAL INTO EASTERN ARKANSAS ARE ADVISED TO USE CAUTION WHILE DRIVING OVERNIGHT. SLOW DOWN NEAR BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES WHERE ICING WILL BE MOST LIKELY. $$ 46  161 WWUS84 KSHV 130353 SPSSHV ARZ050-051-059>061-070>073-LAZ001>006-010>014-017>022-OKZ077-TXZ096- 097-108>112-124>126-136>138-149>153-165>167-130545- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SHREVEPORT LA 952 PM CST SUN JAN 12 2003 ...WINTER PRECIPITATION ENDING ACROSS THE FOUR STATE REGION... LIGHT RAIN...OCCASIONALLY MIXED WITH SLEET WILL END OVER NORTH CENTRAL LOUISIANA SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. LIGHT SNOW AND SLEET HAS ENDED OVER EAST TEXAS...SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA...SOUTHWEST ARKANSAS AND NORTHWEST LOUISIANA. THERE WILL BE SOME SNOW FLURRIES OVER NORTHWEST LOUISIANA...SOUTH ARKANSAS...NORTHEAST TEXAS AND SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA AND DRIZZLE OVER THE SOUTHERN SECTIONS OF NORTHEAST TEXAS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT. ROADS ACROSS THE AREA ARE WET...HOWEVER THERE MAY BE SOME ICE ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES...GENERALLY TO THE NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM JACKSONVILLE TEXAS TO TEXARKANA TO NASHVILLE ARKANSAS. MOTORIST ARE ADVISED TO USE CAUTION. $$  992 WWUS84 KSJT 130931 SPSSJT TXZ049-054-064>066-071>073-076>078-098-099-113-114-127-128-139-140- 154-155-168>170-131500- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX 330 AM CST MON JAN 13 2003 ...ARCTIC BLAST HEADED FOR WEST CENTRAL TEXAS THURSDAY... ARCTIC AIR IN SOUTHERN CANADA WILL MOVE INTO WEST CENTRAL TEXAS ON THURSDAY. THE ARCTIC FRONT SHOULD REACH INTERSTATE 20 AROUND 6 AM THURSDAY...THEN PASS SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 10 BEFORE NOON. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL THROUGHOUT THE DAY...WITH READINGS DROPPING INTO THE 30S BY LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S CAN BE EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON...AS NORTH WINDS HOWL AT 20 TO 30 MPH. WIND CHILLS MAY DROP INTO THE TEENS THURSDAY EVENING. BY FRIDAY MORNING THE WINDS WILL SUBSIDE...BUT THE COLDEST AIR OF THE SEASON WILL BE IN PLACE. TEMPERATURES COULD PLUMMET INTO THE UPPER TEENS IN THE BIG COUNTRY...TO AROUND 20 ELSEWHERE. WHILE NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED...TAKE EXTRA CAUTION TO PROTECT YOURSELF FROM THE BITTERLY COLD AIR. DRESS ADEQUATELY WITH SEVERAL LAYERS OF CLOTHING. IN ADDITION...INSULATE OUTDOOR PIPES AND PROTECT OR BRING INSIDE ANY TENDER PLANTS. MAKE SURE PETS HAVE WARM DRY SHELTER. PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FOOD AND FRESH UNFROZEN WATER TO OUTSIDE ANIMALS. $$ STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR COMMERCIAL RADIO OR TELEVISION...OR YOUR CABLE TELEVISION PROVIDER FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION CONCERNING THIS WINTER WEATHER SITUATION. 17  723 WWUS84 KBRO 131110 SPSBRO TXZ248>257-132200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 429 AM CST MON JAN 13 2003 ...COLD BLAST ON TAP FOR THE VALLEY LATER THIS WEEK... COLD AIR IS NOW POOLING IN NORTHWEST CANADA...AND IS EXPECTED TO SURGE SOUTH THIS WEEK, REACHING DEEP SOUTH TEXAS LATE THURSDAY. THE COLD FRONT WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG NORTH WINDS THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING, WITH TEMPERATURES PLUMMETING INTO THE 30S FOR MUCH OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. SATURDAY MORNING WILL ALSO SEE BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES AS SKY CONDITIONS SHOULD BE CLEAR. WHILE A HARD FREEZE IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME, AREAS OF FROST ARE LIKELY FRIDAY MORNING FOR THE INLAND AREAS OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS THAT ARE AWAY FROM THE COAST. IN ADDITION, STRONG NORTH WINDS EARLY FRIDAY WILL PRODUCE A WIND CHILL THAT MAKES THE TEMPERATURE FEEL MUCH LOWER. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LESS FRIDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY. WHILE THE EXACT PATH AND SEVERITY OF THIS COLD OUTBREAK ARE NOT ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN, AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS IN THE VALLEY, ESPECIALLY VEGETABLE, NURSERY AND LIVESTOCK MANAGERS, SHOULD KEEP UP WITH THE LATEST WEATHER DEVELOPMENTS AND FORECASTS THIS WEEK. $$ MILLER  735 WWUS85 KBYZ 131104 SPSBYZ MTZ028>042-056>058-WYZ098-099-132300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 405 AM MST MON JAN 13 2003 ...THE CHANCE OF ACCUMULATING SNOW RETURNS TO SOUTHERN MONTANA AND NORTHERN WYOMING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... A DEVELOPING STORM SYSTEM WILL GAIN STRENGTH OVER WYOMING TUESDAY AND DROP INTO COLORADO BY WEDNESDAY. THIS STORM WILL SPREAD SNOW INTO THE WESTERN PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL PUSH EAST INTO THE PLAINS TUESDAY NIGHT...BEFORE TAPERING OFF EARLY WEDNESDAY. SOME AREAS...ESPECIALLY OVER SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA AND NORTH CENTRAL WYOMING...COULD RECEIVE 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW. THIS WOULD REPRESENT THE BEST CHANCE OF ACCUMULATING SNOW IN NEARLY A MONTH. THE EXACT TRACK OF THIS SYSTEM IS STILL A BIT UNCERTAIN...SO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECAST AND/OR STATEMENTS FOR UPDATES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS. $$ FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT (LOWER CASE) HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/BILLINGS. WCJIN-WYNW-WYNE HUMPHREY  000 WWUS84 KBRO 131110 SPSBRO TXZ248>257-132200- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 429 AM CST MON JAN 13 2003 ...COLD BLAST ON TAP FOR THE VALLEY LATER THIS WEEK... COLD AIR IS NOW POOLING IN NORTHWEST CANADA...AND IS EXPECTED TO SURGE SOUTH THIS WEEK, REACHING DEEP SOUTH TEXAS LATE THURSDAY. THE COLD FRONT WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG NORTH WINDS THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING, WITH TEMPERATURES PLUMMETING INTO THE 30S FOR MUCH OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. SATURDAY MORNING WILL ALSO SEE BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES AS SKY CONDITIONS SHOULD BE CLEAR. WHILE A HARD FREEZE IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME, AREAS OF FROST ARE LIKELY FRIDAY MORNING FOR THE INLAND AREAS OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS THAT ARE AWAY FROM THE COAST. IN ADDITION, STRONG NORTH WINDS EARLY FRIDAY WILL PRODUCE A WIND CHILL THAT MAKES THE TEMPERATURE FEEL MUCH LOWER. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE LESS FRIDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY. WHILE THE EXACT PATH AND SEVERITY OF THIS COLD OUTBREAK ARE NOT ABSOLUTELY CERTAIN, AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS IN THE VALLEY, ESPECIALLY VEGETABLE, NURSERY AND LIVESTOCK MANAGERS, SHOULD KEEP UP WITH THE LATEST WEATHER DEVELOPMENTS AND FORECASTS THIS WEEK. $$ MILLER  240 WWUS81 KBOX 131137 SPSBOX CTZ002>004-MAZ002>021-NHZ011-012-RIZ001>007-132100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 636 AM EST MON JAN 13 2003 ...BELOW ZERO WIND CHILLS EXPECTED TONIGHT... A COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO PUSH THROUGH SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND THIS AFTERNOON...BRINGING A SURGE OF ARCTIC AIR. OVERNIGHT LOWS ARE FORECAST TO RANGE FROM NEAR 5 ABOVE TO THE MID TEENS ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. BRISK WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT TO 10 TO 15 MPH. THE COMBINATION OF THE FALLING TEMPERATURES AND WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF ZERO TO 10 BELOW ZERO ACROSS MUCH OF INTERIOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. ALONG EAST AND SOUTH COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS AS WELL AS COASTAL RHODE ISLAND...WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH THE ZERO TO 5 BELOW ZERO RANGE AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH FOR TUESDAY. HOWEVER NOT MUCH REPRIEVE IS EXPECTED...WITH DAYTIME HIGHS ONLY IN THE MID TEENS TO MID 20S. $$ NMB  141 WWUS35 KISN 131137 SPSISN NDZ001-009-017-131436- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILLISTON ND 536 AM CST (436 AM MST) MON JAN 13 2003 THE LIGHT SNOW THAT HAS FALLEN OVERNIGHT HAS COVERED ROADWAYS MAKING DRIVING HAZARDOUS. AREAS OF FOG CAN BE EXPECTED IN SOME LOW LYING AREAS REDUCING VISIBILITIES. THE SNOW IS EXPECTED TO END MID LATER THIS MORNING AND VISIBILITIES WILL IMPROVE. USE CAUTION TO ASSURE SAFETY WHILE DRIVING THIS MORNING. $$ ASSID  821 WWUS85 KTFX 131207 SPSTFX MTZ008>015-044>055-131700- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE GREAT FALLS MT 500 AM MST MON JAN 13 2003 ...A RETURN TO MORE WINTER LIKE WEATHER... A CANADIAN COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SOUTH THROUGH MONTANA TODAY. TEMPERATURES AHEAD OF THE FRONT ARE GENERALLY IN THE LOWER 40S. BEHIND THE FRONT...TEMPERATURES ARE FALLING QUICKLY INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND LOWER TEENS. THIS COLD FRONT SHOULD MOVE THROUGH THE GREAT FALLS AND LEWISTOWN AREAS BY MID DAY...AND THEN THROUGH SOUTHWEST MONTANA THIS EVENING. ADDITIONALLY...AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE AND ANOTHER CANADIAN COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. THIS FRONT...COMBINED WITH MOIST PACIFIC AIR ALOFT...WILL ALLOW FOR SNOW TO DEVELOP OVER MUCH OF THE REGION. CURRENT FORECAST MODELS INDICATE POSSIBLE SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. THE EXACT TRACK OF THIS SYSTEM IS STILL A BIT UNCERTAIN...SO STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO...OR YOUR FAVORITE MEDIA SOURCE...FOR FURTHER UPDATES. $$ BRUSDA  000 WWUS84 KOUN 131208 SPSOKC OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-131800- WINTER STORM OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 605 AM CST MON JAN 13 2002 ...MUCH COLDER AIR WITH SNOW POSSIBLE FOR THE SOUTHERN PLAINS LATE WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY... ALTHOUGH THE BEGINNING OF THE WORK WEEK WILL START WITH ABOVE AVERAGE TEMPERATURES...BY LATE WEDNESDAY INTO EARLY THURSDAY...WINTER LIKE TEMPERATURES WILL MAKE A QUICK RETURN. CURRENT INDICATIONS SUGGEST AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA WEDNESDAY EVENING AND THEN PUSH ACROSS ALL BUT SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA BY SUNRISE THURSDAY. IN ADDITION TO THE COLD AIR WILL BE THE CHANCE OF SNOW. AT THIS TIME...WEATHER FORECAST MODELS INDICATE THAT A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST OUT OF THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL ROCKIES DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY. BY LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT... AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE SOUTHEAST FROM THE TEXAS PANHANDLE AND WILL TRACK ACROSS THE RED RIVER VALLEY. IF THIS OCCURS...THE BEST CHANCE FOR SNOW WILL BE ACROSS CENTRAL AND ESPECIALLY NORTHERN OKLAHOMA. SINCE THE STORM SYSTEM IS STILL THREE TO FOUR DAYS AWAY...IT IS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO ACCURATELY PREDICT SNOWFALL AMOUNTS. HOWEVER...THIS SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE ENOUGH SNOW THAT TRAVEL WOULD BE DIFFICULT AND HAZARDOUS. VERY STRONG WINDS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO ACCOMPANY THIS WINTER STORM SYSTEM WHICH WILL CREATE SIGNIFICANT BLOWING AND DRIFTING OF SNOW ALONG WITH VERY COLD WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES. RESIDENTS OF OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS ARE ENCOURAGED TO KEEP IN TOUCH WITH THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION AND FORECASTS. AS ADDITIONAL FORECAST INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE...THE EFFECTS OF THIS STORM SYSTEM ON THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL BECOME MORE CLEAR IN THE COMING DAYS. ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS WILL BE ISSUED AS NEW INFORMATION COMES IN AND AS THE SITUATION CONTINUES TO DEVELOP. STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES. $$ SIX  771 WWUS85 KBYZ 131716 CCA SPSBYZ MTZ028>042-056>058-WYZ098-099-132300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT...CORRECTED 1015 AM MST MON JAN 13 2003 ...THE CHANCE OF ACCUMULATING SNOW RETURNS TO SOUTHERN MONTANA AND NORTHERN WYOMING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT... A DEVELOPING STORM SYSTEM WILL GAIN STRENGTH OVER WYOMING TUESDAY AND DROP INTO COLORADO BY WEDNESDAY. THIS STORM WILL SPREAD SNOW INTO THE WESTERN PARTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE SNOW WILL PUSH EAST INTO THE PLAINS TUESDAY NIGHT...BEFORE TAPERING OFF EARLY WEDNESDAY. SOME AREAS...ESPECIALLY OVER SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA AND NORTH CENTRAL WYOMING...COULD RECEIVE 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW. THIS WOULD REPRESENT THE BEST CHANCE OF ACCUMULATING SNOW SINCE MID DECEMBER. THE EXACT TRACK OF THIS SYSTEM IS STILL A BIT UNCERTAIN...SO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECAST AND/OR STATEMENTS FOR UPDATES. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS. $$ FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT (LOWER CASE) HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/BILLINGS. WCJIN-WYNW-WYNE HUMPHREY  970 WWUS81 KBOX 131804 SPSBOX CTZ002>004-MAZ002>021-NHZ011-012-RIZ001>007-140300- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 100 PM EST MON JAN 13 2003 ...BELOW ZERO WIND CHILLS EXPECTED TONIGHT... A COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO CROSS ALL OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND THIS AFTERNOON...BRINGING A SURGE OF ARCTIC AIR. TONIGHTS LOWS ARE FORECAST TO RANGE FROM NEAR 5 ABOVE TO THE MID TEENS ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. BRISK WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT TO 10 TO 15 MPH. THE COMBINATION OF THE FALLING TEMPERATURES AND WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF ZERO TO 10 BELOW ZERO ACROSS MUCH OF INTERIOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. ALONG EAST AND SOUTH COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS AS WELL AS COASTAL RHODE ISLAND...WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH THE ZERO TO 5 BELOW ZERO RANGE AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH FOR TUESDAY. HOWEVER NOT MUCH REPRIEVE IS EXPECTED...WITH DAYTIME HIGHS ONLY IN THE MID TEENS TO MID 20S. $$  829 WWUS84 KBRO 131923 SPSBRO TXZ248>257-141000- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 130 PM CST MON JAN 13 2003 ...COLD BLAST ON TAP FOR THE VALLEY LATER THIS WEEK... COLD AIR NOW POOLING IN NORTHWEST CANADA IS EXPECTED TO SURGE SOUTH THIS WEEK, REACHING DEEP SOUTH TEXAS LATE THURSDAY. THE COLD FRONT WILL BE ACCOMPANIED BY STRONG NORTH WINDS THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING, WITH TEMPERATURES PLUMMETING INTO THE 30S FOR MUCH OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. SATURDAY MORNING WILL ALSO SEE COLD TEMPERATURES, AS CONDITIONS FOR RADIATION OF THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BE EVEN BETTER THEN. WHILE A HARD FREEZE IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME, AREAS OF FROST ARE LIKELY FRIDAY MORNING FOR THE INLAND AREAS OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS. IN ADDITION, STRONG NORTH WINDS EARLY FRIDAY WILL PRODUCE A WIND CHILL THAT MAKES THE TEMPERATURE FEEL MUCH LOWER. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT BY EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. WHILE THE EXACT PATH AND SEVERITY OF THIS COLD OUTBREAK ARE NOT CERTAIN, AGRICULTURAL INTERESTS IN THE VALLEY, ESPECIALLY VEGETABLE, NURSERY AND LIVESTOCK MANAGERS, SHOULD KEEP INFORMED OF THE LATEST WEATHER FORECASTS THIS WEEK. $$ PHILO  837 WWUS82 KCAE 131954 SPSCAE SCZ015-016-020>022-026>029-031-037-140130- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE COLUMBIA SC 300 PM EST MON JAN 13 2003 ...RAIN MIXED WITH SNOW POSSIBLE LATE THURSDAY NIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY... A FAST MOVING LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL MOVE EAST ACROSS OR JUST SOUTH OF THE REGION THURSDAY NIGHT. AT THE ONSET ANY SNOW FALLING ALOFT WILL MELT DUE TO A SURFACE LAYER ABOVE FREEZING RESULTING IN A CHANCE OF RAIN THURSDAY EVENING. AS THE LAYER ALOFT BECOMES SATURATED AND EVAPORATIVE COOLING CONTINUES THE FREEZING LEVEL WILL GRADUALLY LOWER. THIS WILL ALLOW SOME SNOW TO MIX WITH THE RAIN AND POSSIBLY REACH THE SURFACE. THE MAIN THREAT FOR THIS OCCURRENCE WILL BE FROM A LINE ROUGHLY FROM SALUDA TO COLUMBIA TO SUMTER NORTHWARD. WITH SURFACE TEMPERATURES EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE FREEZING FOR MOST OF THE EVENT...ROAD SURFACES ARE ONLY EXPECTED TO BECOME WET. OFF ROAD SURFACES COULD RECEIVE A PATCHY LIGHT ACCUMULATION. THERE IS STILL A LARGE AMOUNT OF UNCERTAINTY WITH THIS FORECAST DUE TO THE EXACT TRACK OF THE LOW PRESSURE. LATER FORECASTS WILL PROVIDE MORE DETAIL AS ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS ANALYZED. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. RCC  720 WWUS82 KILM 132009 SPSILM NCZ087-096-097-099>101-SCZ017-023-024-032>034-140230- WINTER STORM OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC 310 PM EST MON JAN 13 2003 ...WINTRY WEATHER POSSIBLE THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY... A STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE PLAINS STATES ON THURSDAY AND QUICKLY MOVE EAST...SPREADING MOISTURE INTO THE EASTERN CAROLINAS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. WITH THE COLD AIR OF THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS STILL AROUND...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR SOME SNOW ACROSS THE AREA THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY. THERE IS MORE UNCERTAINTY THAN USUAL WITH THIS STORM SYSTEM. THE TRACK OF THE STORM CENTER COULD RANGE ALMOST ANYWHERE ALONG THE ENTIRE EASTERN SEABOARD. A SOUTHERN TRACK WOULD VIRTUALLY GUARANTEE SNOW ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA...WHILE A MORE NORTHERN TRACK WOULD MEAN ONLY RAIN. AT THIS TIME...IT APPEARS THE BEST CHANCES FOR ANY SNOW WOULD BE GENERALLY ALONG AND NORTH OF U.S. HIGHWAY 76...FROM FLORENCE AND MARION TO WHITEVILLE AND WILMINGTON. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER UPDATES. && ALSO CHECK OUT OUR WEB PAGE AT HTTP://WWW.ERH.NOAA.GOV/ILM FOR THE LATEST UPDATES INCLUIDNG GRAPHICAL FORECASTS FOR THE NEXT 7 DAYS. $$ TRA  000 WWUS84 KBMX 132107 SPSBHM ALZ001>011-014-016>018-020-141100- WINTER STORM OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BIRMINGHAM AL 304 PM CST MON JAN 13 2003 ...WINTER STORM POSSIBLE FOR THE NORTHERN THIRD OF ALABAMA THURSDAY INTO THURSDAY NIGHT... A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO COME OUT OF THE ROCKIES ON WEDNESDAY AND MOVE QUICKLY EAST TO SOUTHEAST TOWARDS THE STATE OF ALABAMA. THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO TAP SOME GULF MOISTURE AND INTENSIFY AS IT APPROACHES FROM THE WEST. AS RAIN SPREADS ACROSS THE AREA AND TEMPERATURES BEGIN TO FALL...THE RAIN IS EXPECTED TO MIX WITH AND THEN CHANGE OVER TO ALL SNOW. SOME SNOW ACCUMULATIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE. THIS WILL BE A VERY RAPIDLY DEVELOPING WEATHER SITUATION AND ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS WILL BE ISSUED AS WE APPROACH THE EVENT. PERSONS ACROSS THE NORTHERN THIRD OF ALABAMA ARE URGED TO MONITOR THIS POTENTIAL WINTER WEATHER EVENT THROUGH OUR HOMEPAGE AT WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/BMX...NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA OUTLETS. $$  066 WWUS81 KBOX 132139 SPSBOX CTZ002>004-MAZ002>024-NHZ011-012-RIZ001>007-140330- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA 440 PM EST MON JAN 13 2003 ...BELOW ZERO WIND CHILLS EXPECTED TONIGHT... A COLD FRONT WILL BRING A SURGE OF ARCTIC AIR INTO SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND TONIGHT. TONIGHTS LOWS ARE FORECAST TO RANGE FROM NEAR 5 ABOVE TO THE MID TEENS ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. BRISK WEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT TO 10 TO 15 MPH. THE COMBINATION OF THE FALLING TEMPERATURES AND WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE WIND CHILLS OF ZERO TO 10 BELOW ZERO ACROSS MUCH OF INTERIOR SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. ALONG EAST AND SOUTH COASTAL MASSACHUSETTS AS WELL AS COASTAL RHODE ISLAND...WIND CHILLS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH THE ZERO TO 5 BELOW ZERO RANGE AFTER MIDNIGHT. THE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH FOR TUESDAY. HOWEVER IT WILL REMAIN COLD WITH DAYTIME HIGHS ONLY IN THE MID TEENS TO MID 20S. $$ THOMPSON  000 WWUS84 KSJT 132140 SPSSJT TXZ049-054-064>066-071>073-076>078-098-099-113-114-127-128-139-140- 154-155-168>170-141030- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SAN ANGELO TX 340 PM CST MON JAN 13 2003 ...ARCTIC BLAST HEADED FOR WEST CENTRAL TEXAS THURSDAY... THE COLDEST AIR OF THIS WINTER SEASON IS ABOUT TO INVADE WEST CENTRAL TEXAS. ARCTIC AIR CURRENTLY IN CANADA WILL DROP ACROSS THE CENTRAL US THIS WEEK AND MOVE INTO WEST CENTRAL TEXAS EARLY ON THURSDAY. THE ARCTIC FRONT SHOULD REACH INTERSTATE 20 BY 6 AM THURSDAY...THEN PASS SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 10 BEFORE NOON. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL THROUGHOUT THE DAY...WITH READINGS DROPPING INTO THE 30S BY LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...DANGEROUS WIND CHILLS IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S CAN BE EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON...AS NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH ACCOMPANY THE COLD AIR. WIND CHILLS WILL DROP INTO THE TEENS THURSDAY EVENING. BY FRIDAY MORNING THE WINDS WILL SUBSIDE...BUT THE COLDEST AIR OF THE SEASON WILL BE IN PLACE. TEMPERATURES COULD PLUMMET INTO THE UPPER TEENS TO AROUND 20 ELSEWHERE. WHILE NO PRECIPITATION IS EXPECTED IT WILL BE QUITE COLD AND WE HAVE NOT SEEN AIR THIS COLD IN NEARLY A YEAR. SO PREPARE NOW FOR THE COLD AIR TO COME. IT WILL BE VERY MILD THROUGH WEDNESDAY SO THERE IS PLENTY OF TIME TO TAKE THE ACTION NEEDED TO PROTECT YOURSELF AND SURROUNDINGS FROM THE BITTERLY COLD AIR. DRESS ADEQUATELY WITH SEVERAL LAYERS OF CLOTHING. IN ADDITION...INSULATE OUTDOOR PIPES AND PROTECT OR BRING INSIDE ANY TENDER PLANTS. MAKE SURE PETS HAVE WARM DRY SHELTER. PROVIDE ADDITIONAL FOOD AND FRESH UNFROZEN WATER TO OUTSIDE ANIMALS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER DETAILS OR UPDATES. 25  000 WWUS84 KOUN 132146 SPSOKC OKZ004>048-050>052-TXZ083>090-141100- WINTER STORM OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NORMAN OK 345 PM CST MON JAN 13 2002 ...WINDY AND COLDER WEATHER EXPECTED LATE WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY WITH SIGNIFICANT SNOWFALL POSSIBLE... THE LATEST FORECAST INFORMATION CONTINUES TO INDICATE THE ARRIVAL OF WINDY AND SIGNIFICANTLY COLDER CONDITIONS IN THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY. THERE ALSO IS A CHANCE OF SNOW WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY...WITH A CONTINUED POSSIBILITY OF SIGNIFICANT SNOW AND BLOWING SNOW...ESPECIALLY OVER NORTHERN AND EASTERN OKLAHOMA. A STORM SYSTEM...LOCATED JUST OFF THE COAST OF THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST...IS FORECAST TO MOVE SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE ROCKIES AND INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN PLAINS ON WEDNESDAY. A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE CENTER IS EXPECTED TO FORM OVER THE NORTHERN ROCKIES ON TUESDAY...AND DEEPEN AS IT MOVES SOUTHEAST INTO THE TEXAS PANHANDLE LATE WEDNESDAY. THIS LOW WILL THEN TRACK EAST ACROSS THE RED RIVER VALLEY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. AS THE LOW MOVES EAST...SOUTHEAST WINDS ON WEDNESDAY WILL TURN GRADUALLY TO THE EAST...THEN NORTHEAST...AND THEN NORTH ACROSS THE AREA BY LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH INCREASING SPEEDS. BY LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS ARE LIKELY TO REACH 25 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THESE WINDS WILL DRAW UNSEASONABLY COLD ARCTIC AIR SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE AREA. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL INTO THE TEENS BY THURSDAY MORNING IN NORTHWEST OKLAHOMA...WITH 20S ACROSS MOST OF WESTERN NORTH TEXAS AND THE REST OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL OKLAHOMA. THE COMBINATION OF COLD AIR AND STRONG WINDS WILL RESULT IN WIND CHILLS RANGING FROM 10 ABOVE TO 5 BELOW ZERO THURSDAY MORNING. THE APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO SPREAD A BAND OF ACCUMULATING SNOW FROM THE NORTHERN ROCKIES ON TUESDAY... SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL PLAINS ON WEDNESDAY...AND INTO THE MID MISSISSIPPI VALLEY WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. IT NOW APPEARS LIKELY THAT THIS AREA OF SIGNIFICANT SNOW WILL INCLUDE AT LEAST PARTS OF NORTHERN AND EASTERN OKLAHOMA. WITH STRONG WINDS ALSO EXPECTED...ANY AREAS RECEIVING ACCUMULATING SNOW ALSO WILL EXPERIENCE CONSIDERABLE BLOWING AND DRIFTING. NEAR BLIZZARD CONDITIONS COULD DEVELOP WEDNESDAY NIGHT OR EARLY THURSDAY IN PARTS OF THE CENTRAL PLAINS. FOR OKLAHOMA AND NORTH TEXAS...THE CHANCES OF SEVERE WINTER CONDITIONS REMAIN GREATEST ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST OKLAHOMA...WITH DECREASING CHANCES FARTHER SOUTH AND WEST. RESIDENTS OF OKLAHOMA AND WESTERN NORTH TEXAS ARE ENCOURAGED TO KEEP IN TOUCH WITH THE LATEST WEATHER INFORMATION AND FORECASTS. AS ADDITIONAL FORECAST INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE...THE EFFECTS OF THIS STORM SYSTEM ON THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL BECOME MORE CLEAR OVER THE NEXT TWO DAYS. ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS WILL BE ISSUED AS NEW INFORMATION COMES IN AND AS THE SITUATION CONTINUES TO DEVELOP. STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES. $$ 24/30  000 WWUS84 KMEG 132153 SPSMEM ARZ008-009-017-018-026>028-035-036-048-049-058-MOZ113-115-MSZ001>017- 020>024-TNZ001>004-019>021-048>055-088>092-141100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MEMPHIS TN 352 PM CST MON JAN 13 2003 ...SIGNIFICANT WINTER WEATHER POSSIBLE ACROSS THE MID SOUTH... A STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA THURSDAY AND PROVIDE THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT WINTRY WEATHER ACROSS THE MIDSOUTH BEGINNING WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUING INTO THURSDAY NIGHT. AT THIS TIME...IT APPEARS AREAS NORTH OF THE LINE FROM CORINTH TO WEST HELENA...INCLUDING MEMPHIS...WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR SIGNIFICANT ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW AND SLEET. AREAS SOUTH OF THIS LINE...INCLUDING TUPELO AND CLARKSDALE...WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL FOR ICE ACCUMULATIONS. TRAVEL CONDITIONS MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY. IN ADDITION...WINDY CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY...PRODUCING VERY COLD WIND CHILLS. STAY TUNED FOR THE LATEST UPDATES CONCERNING THIS DEVELOPING WINTER WEATHER SITUATION. $$ SWC/JLH  192 WWUS84 KCRP 132223 SPSCRP TXZ229>234-239>247-142130- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 430 PM CST MON JAN 13 2003 ...MUCH COLDER WEATHER IS EXPECTED OVER SOUTH TEXAS LATE THIS WEEK... THE COLDEST WEATHER THIS WINTER SEASON WILL BE COMING TO SOUTH TEXAS BEGINNING THURSDAY. AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL BE MOVING THROUGH THE COASTAL BEND...VICTORIA CROSSROADS AREA...AND RIO GRANDE PLAINS THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS WILL BRING MUCH COLDER AIR TO THE REGION ON THURSDAY NIGHT. LOW TEMPERATURES MAY REACH FREEZING IN THE VICTORIA CROSSROADS AREA AND INLAND AREAS OF THE COASTAL BEND. ALTHOUGH TEMPERATURES WILL FALL WELL INTO THE 30S OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE AREA...FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER TEXAS ON FRIDAY AND THIS WILL ALLOW WINDS TO DIMINISH DURING THE DAY. LIGHT WINDS AND CLEAR SKIES ARE ANTICIPATED FRIDAY NIGHT AND THIS WILL LIKELY LEAD TO THE COLDEST NIGHT OF THE WINTER SEASON. LOW TEMPERATURES SATURDAY MORNING ARE EXPECTED TO DROP INTO THE 20S OVER PARTS OF THE VICTORIA CROSSROADS AREA AND RIO GRANDE PLAINS. TEMPERATURES MAY FALL TO AS LOW AS THE MID 20S NEAR VICTORIA AND COTULLA BRINGING A HARD FREEZE TO THOSE AREAS. OVER INLAND AREAS OF THE COASTAL BEND... TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL BELOW FREEZING AND MAY APPROACH FREEZING NEAR THE COAST. HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHIFT EAST OVER THE GULF ON SATURDAY AND ALLOW FOR MILDER SOUTHERLY FLOW TO DOMINATE. ALTHOUGH TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE 30S AGAIN SUNDAY MORNING OVER INLAND AREAS...A FREEZE IS NOT ANTICIPATED. RESIDENTS SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE THE LATEST FORECASTS AND ADVISORIES THROUGHOUT THE WEEK. ONE WAY TO DO SO IS TO CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT HTTP://WWW.SRH.NOAA.GOV/CRP. WEATHER INFORMATION IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND COMMERCIAL RADIO AND TELEVISION. $$ AP  008 WWUS85 KBYZ 132300 SPSBYZ MTZ028>042-056>058-WYZ098-099-141100- SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BILLINGS MT 341 PM MST MON JAN 13 2003 ...A RETURN TO WINTER WEATHER WITH ACCUMULATING SNOW POSSIBLE FOR SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA AND NORTHERN WYOMING... A STORM SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP OVER EASTERN IDAHO AND NORTHWESTERN WYOMING TUESDAY AFTERNOON. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY EARLY AFTERNOON OVER THE BEARTOOTH MOUNTAINS AND SPREAD EASTWARD DURING THE AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP OVER NORTH CENTRAL WYOMING BY TUESDAY EVENING...BRINGING EASTERLY WINDS AND AN UPSLOPE FLOW TO SOUTH CENTRAL MONTANA AND NORTHERN WYOMING. SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE PLAINS BY TUESDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH MOST OF THE DAY WEDNESDAY. MANY LOCATIONS COULD RECEIVE 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY OVER THE BEARTOOTH AND BIG HORN MOUNTAINS. THE EXACT TRACK AND STRENGTH OF THIS STORM IS STILL UNCERTAIN. THEREFORE...STAYED TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER MEDIA OUTLETS FOR POSSIBLE UPDATES CONCERNING THIS WINTER STORM. $$ FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER INFORMATION...CHECK OUR WEBSITE AT (LOWER CASE) HTTP://WWW.WRH.NOAA.GOV/BILLINGS. WCJIN-WYNW-WYNE HOOLEY