000 FLUS44 KHGX 052104 HWOHGX HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 404 PM CDT SUN JUL 5 2009 GMZ330-335-350-355-370-375-TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226- 227-235>238-062115- AUSTIN-BRAZORIA-BRAZOS-BURLESON-CHAMBERS-COLORADO-FORT BEND- GALVESTON-GALVESTON BAY-GRIMES-HARRIS-HOUSTON-JACKSON-LIBERTY- MADISON-MATAGORDA-MATAGORDA BAY-MONTGOMERY-POLK-SAN JACINTO- TRINITY-WALKER-WALLER-WASHINGTON- WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL 20 NM TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT OUT 20 NM-WHARTON- 404 PM CDT SUN JUL 5 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NEAR RECORD HEAT IS POSSIBLE AGAIN AS AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE HANGS AROUND FOR JUST ONE MORE DAY. ABOVE NORMAL HIGH TEMPERATURES APPROACHING OR EXCEEDING 100 DEGREES ALONG WITH HEAT INDEX VALUES IN A 102 TO 108 RANGE WILL BE POSSIBLE IN SOME INLAND AREAS. A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING NEAR A WEAK SURFACE BOUNDARY OVER NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS ARE EXPECTED TO MOVE INTO THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. SOME OF THESE STORMS COULD BE STRONG GIVEN THE ABUNDANT HEATING SO FAR THIS AFTERNOON. DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREAT ALONG WITH BRIEF HEAVY RAINFALL AND DANGEROUS CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY LOWER DAYTIME HIGH TEMPERATURES AND A CHANCE OF MUCH NEEDED RAIN IS EXPECTED AS THE UPPER LEVEL RIDGE WEAKENS AND MOVES OFF TO THE WEST. SOME BENEFICIAL RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS...ESPECIALLY MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. $$