HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 746 AM CST TUE DEC 1 2009
Expiration: 800 AM CST WED DEC 02 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE THAT DEVELOPED OVER THE LOWER TEXAS COAST
OVERNIGHT WILL BE MOVING NORTHEASTWARD TOWARD THE TEXAS LOU SIANA
BORDER TODAY AND TONIGHT. EAST AND NORTHEAST WINDS HAVE DEVELOPED
OVER THE AREA IN RESPONSE TO THIS SYSTEM AND SHOULD CONTINUE TO
INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST. THESE WINDS
WILL SUPPORT HIGHER TIDE LEVELS THROUGH MUCH OF TODAY PARTICULARLY
DURING HIGH TIDE THIS AFTERNOON. A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY HAS BEEN
ISSUED FOR LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST LINE FOR THE
THREAT OF MINOR COASTAL FLOODING..
THIS SYSTEM WILL ALSO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD RAINFALL OVER MUCH OF
SOUTHEAST TEXAS TODAY AND TONIGHT. MOST AREAS WILL GENERALLY HAVE AROUND
ONE INCH OF RAINFALL WITH POSSIBLY SOME LOCALIZED AREAS OF
BETWEEN AN INCH AND 3 INCHES. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL WILL FALL OFF
THE UPPER TEXAS COAST BUT A FEW THUNDERSTORMS MAY STILL BE
POSSIBLE JUST ALONG THE COAST.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
AS A VERY COLD ARCTIC AIR MASS MOVES DOWN INTO THE STATE TOWARD THE
END OF THE WEEK...THE SUBTROPICAL JET ALOFT WILL CONTINUE TO DRAW
MOISTURE ACROSS THE STATE. THIS PATTERN COMBINED WITH THE POSSIBLE
DEVELOPMENT OF AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE COULD PRODUCE SOME
WINTRY WEATHER ON FRIDAY. A RAIN SNOW MIX OR LIGHT SNOW RAIN
COULD BEGIN EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. POTENTIAL SNOW ACCUMULATIONS
...IF ANY...WILL BE REFINED WITH LATER FORECASTS.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED.
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