SPSBRO SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 1003 AM CDT FRI OCT 9 2009 TXZ248>257-091700- INLAND WILLACY-INLAND CAMERON-JIM HOGG-ZAPATA-BROOKS-STARR-HIDALGO- COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON-KENEDY- 1003 AM CDT FRI OCT 9 2009 ...STRONG WINDS WILL AFFECT MOST AREAS OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS TODAY... STRONG WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH...MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 25 MPH...IS CURRENTLY ON A LINE FROM ZAPATA...HEBBRONVILLE AND ALICE. HEBBRONVILLE HAD GUSTS TO 38 MPH IN THE PAST HOUR. THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO REACH FALFURRIAS BY 11 AM AND MFE AT NOON WITH BRO AT ABOUT 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON. GUSTY WINDS 40 TO 50 MPH MAY CAUSE LOOSE OBJECTS TO BLOW AROUND. MINOR DAMAGE TO TREE LIMBS AND WIRES IS POSSIBLE. RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOUR WILL OCCUR. MOTORISTS CAN EXPECT PONDING OF WATER ON ROADS...AND MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. $$