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Port Arthur, Texas, United States (77640)  Lat: 29.90N, Lon: 93.93W
Wx Zone: TXZ215
Warnings, Watches and Advisories:
TORNADO WATCH
Warning Issue Date: 843 PM CST WED DEC 23 2009
TORNADO WATCH 806 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 700 AM CDT FOR THE
 FOLLOWING LOCATIONS
TXC005-015-037-039-041-051-063-067-071-073-089-157-159-167-183-
185-199-201-203-225-241-245-291-313-315-321-339-343-347-351-361-
365-373-387-401-403-405-407-419-423-449-455-457-459-471-473-477-
481-499-241200-
/O.NEW.KWNS.TO.A.0806.091224T0245Z-091224T1200Z/
TX
.    TEXAS COUNTIES INCLUDED ARE
ANGELINA             AUSTIN              BOWIE
BRAZORIA             BRAZOS              BURLESON
CAMP                 CASS                CHAMBERS
CHEROKEE             COLORADO            FORT BEND
FRANKLIN             GALVESTON           GREGG
GRIMES               HARDIN              HARRIS
HARRISON             HOUSTON             JASPER
JEFFERSON            LIBERTY             MADISON
MARION               MATAGORDA           MONTGOMERY
MORRIS               NACOGDOCHES         NEWTON
ORANGE               PANOLA              POLK
RED RIVER            RUSK                SABINE
SAN AUGUSTINE        SAN JACINTO         SHELBY
SMITH                TITUS               TRINITY
TYLER                UPSHUR              WALKER
WALLER               WASHINGTON          WHARTON
WOOD
$$

HYDROLOGIC OUTLOOK
Warning Issue Date: 959 AM CST THU DEC 24 2009
RIVER OUTLOOK FOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS...
WIDESPREAD RAINFALL...WITH LOCALIZED MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL...
IS EXPECTED LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT OVER SOUTHEAST TEXAS.
THE AMOUNT OF RAINFALL THAT IS FORECAST OVER SOUTHEAST TEXAS
DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS WILL QUICKLY RUN OFF ALREADY SATURATED
SOILS.
WIDESPREAD BASIN-AVERAGED RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN EXCESS OF 1 TO 2
INCHES WITH HEAVIER LOCALIZED AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES MAY CAUSE
RIVERS AND STREAMS TO RISE TO LEVELS THAT RESULT IN FLOODING.
THIS RIVER FLOOD OUTLOOK IS IN EFFECT DUE TO THE POTENTIAL FOR...
- MINOR FLOODING ON THE BAYOU ANACOCO NEAR ROSEPINE.
- MINOR FLOODING ON THE PINE ISLAND BAYOU NEAR SOUR LAKE.
A RIVER FLOOD OUTLOOK MEANS THERE IS A POTENTIAL FOR RIVER
FLOODING...BUT IT IS NOT IMMINENT. FORECAST RAINFALL MAY CAUSE
RIVERS AND STREAMS TO RISE TO CRITICAL STAGES. PERSONS WITH
INTERESTS ALONG THE AREAS MENTIONED ABOVE SHOULD REMAIN INFORMED
OF THE LATEST WEATHER AND RIVER INFORMATION AND BE PREPARED TO
TAKE ACTION AS NECESSARY. PLEASE REFER TO NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
RIVER FLOOD WARNINGS AND STATEMENTS FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION IN
YOUR AREA.
$$

LAKE WIND ADVISORY
Warning Issue Date: 405 PM CST THU DEC 24 2009
...LAKE WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST
THURSDAY...
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN LAKE CHARLES HAS ISSUED A LAKE
WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM
CST THURSDAY.
GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS...WHICH HAVE REACHED ADVISORY CRITERIA AT
SEVERAL LOCATIONS NEAR THE COAST THIS AFTERNOON...ARE EXPECTED TO
DIMINISH SLIGHTLY THIS EVENING...BUT RE-INTENSIFY AFTER MIDNIGHT
AS A STRONG LOW LEVEL JET DEVELOPS. THESE STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS
WILL CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT FORECAST TO MOVE
THROUGH THE AREA IN THE MORNING. WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH WILL BE
POSSIBLE. BEHIND THE FRONT...THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR STRONG
WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS WHICH MAY ALSO REACH ADVISORY CRITERIA.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A LAKE WIND ADVISORY INDICATES THAT WINDS WILL CAUSE ROUGH CHOP
ON AREA LAKES. SMALL BOATS WILL BE ESPECIALLY PRONE TO CAPSIZING.
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