Weesatche, TX Special Weather Statement

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK

Issued:

505 AM CDT FRI AUG 29 2008

Expires:

515 AM CDT SAT AUG 30 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH TEXAS AND THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE REGION...WITH THE GREATEST CHANCE OVER THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS REGION. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE SATURDAY ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES INTO THE REGION. ON SUNDAY...ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE FEASIBLE...MAINLY WEST OF STATE HIGHWAY 281...AS THE MAIN AXIS OF MOISTURE THAT WAS RESIDING OVER THE RIO GRANDE PULLS FURTHER INTO OLD MEXICO. TROPICAL STORM GUSTAV...LOCATED NEAR JAMAICA...IS EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO AS A HURRICANE SUNDAY MORNING AND MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO ON EARLY MONDAY MORNING. RESIDENTS OF SOUTH TEXAS SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS AND FORECASTS OF GUSTAV FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER THROUGH THE WEEK. IT SHOULD BE STRESSED THAT THE FORECAST ERROR CONE AT 96 HOURS...OR ON EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...REMAINS LARGE AND STILL INCLUDES THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO AND TEXAS. SWELLS FROM GUSTAV COULD BEGIN REACHING THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS AS EARLY AS MONDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED