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WWUS84 KLUB 221241
SPSLUB

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LUBBOCK TX
741 AM CDT WED OCT 22 2008

TXZ021>024-027>030-033>036-039>041-222200-
PARMER-CASTRO-SWISHER-BRISCOE-BAILEY-LAMB-HALE-FLOYD-COCHRAN-
HOCKLEY-LUBBOCK-CROSBY-YOAKUM-TERRY-LYNN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FRIONA...BOVINA...DIMMITT...HART...
TULIA...SILVERTON...QUITAQUE...MULESHOE...LITTLEFIELD...OLTON...
PLAINVIEW...FLOYDADA...LOCKNEY...MORTON...LEVELLAND...LUBBOCK...
SLATON...WOLFFORTH...CROSBYTON...RALLS...PLAINS...DENVER CITY...
BROWNFIELD...TAHOKA...O'DONNELL
741 AM CDT WED OCT 22 2008

...FREEZING TEMPERATURES POSSIBLE EARLY THURSDAY MORNING AND
AGAIN ON FRIDAY MORNING...

IN THE WAKE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT THAT SWEPT THROUGH THE REGION
WEDNESDAY MORNING...A COOLER AND DRIER AIRMASS WILL SETTLE INTO
THE REGION TONIGHT. THIS WILL BRING THE COLDEST TEMPERATURES OF
THE SEASON SO FAR. THE WINDY CONDITIONS WILL DIMINISH AFTER
SUNSET...AND THE COMBINATION OF LIGHT WINDS AND MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES
WILL RESULT IN TEMPERATURES DROPPING TO NEAR OR SLIGHTLY BELOW THE
FREEZING MARK ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE CAPROCK. THE MAIN AREA OF
CONCERN IS ACROSS THE EXTREME SOUTHWEST PANHANDLE AND NORTHWEST
SOUTH PLAINS...NORTH AND WEST OF A LINE FROM MORTON...TO
LITTLEFIELD...TO PLAINVIEW. PERSONS IN THIS AREA MAY WISH TO TAKE
PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT SUSCEPTIBLE VEGETATION. SIMILAR CONDITIONS
ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND LOCAL MEDIA FOR LATER UPDATES
ON THE FREEZING TEMPERATURES INCLUDING THE POTENTIAL FOR A FREEZE
WARNING.

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