Avondale, TX Special Weather Statement

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK

Issued:

500 AM CDT SUN JUL 20 2008

Expires:

500 AM CDT MON JUL 21 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR DEEP SOUTH TEXAS...THE GULF OF MEXICO AND THE LAGUNA MADRE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THE TROPICAL WAVE IN THE WESTERN CARIBBEAN SEA REMAINS WELL ORGANIZED. THIS SYSTEM HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION OR TROPICAL STORM OVER THE NEXT DAY OR TWO AS IT MOVES TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST AT 15 TO 20 MPH. COMPUTER MODELS CONTINUE TO BRING THIS SYSTEM INTO THE SOUTHERN GULF OF MEXICO BY MONDAY MORNING AND MOVING IT WESTWARD WITH TIME. ALTHOUGH THIS FEATURE HAS NOT BEEN DETERMINED TO BE A TROPICAL CYCLONE...THE CONFIDENCE IS HIGH THAT LONG PERIOD SWELLS SHOULD BEGIN TO MOVE INTO THE LOWER TEXAS GULF WATERS BY EARLY TUESDAY. CURRENT MARINE FORECASTS REFLECT THE MARINE INFLUENCE OF THIS TROPICAL FEATURE OVER THE ADJACENT LOWER TEXAS GULF WATERS...ALTHOUGH THE MAGNITUDE OF THE WAVE HEIGHTS MAY CHANGE GREATLY IF AND WHEN THIS SYSTEM INCREASES IN INTENSITY. RESIDENTS OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT THE REST OF THIS WEEKEND AS THIS TROPICAL FEATURE BECOMES BETTER DEFINED. CLOSELY MONITOR THE LATEST STATEMENTS AND FORECASTS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE AND THE TROPICAL PREDICTION CENTER IN MIAMI. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED AT THIS TIME.