000 FLUS44 KBRO 011452 AAA HWOBRO HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 900 AM CST TUE JAN 01 2008 TXZ248>257-021200- ZAPATA-JIM HOGG-BROOKS-KENEDY-STARR-HIDALGO-INLAND WILLACY- INLAND CAMERON-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- 900 AM CST TUE JAN 01 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR DEEP SOUTH TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE LAGUNA MADRE AND OUT TO 20 NAUTICAL MILES...WITH A GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 20 TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES OFFSHORE. A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT THE BEACHES OF SOUTH PADRE ISLAND AND BOCA CHICA WILL ACCOMPANY THE HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS. AND...THERE IS AN INCREASED RISK OF WILDFIRES DUE TO GUSTY WINDS...VERY DRY AIR...AND ABUNDANT DRY VEGETATION. A FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR KENEDY...BROOKS...JIM HOGG...ZAPATA AND STARR COUNTIES THROUGH 7 AM WEDNESDAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL BE IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO WATERS EAST OF PADRE ISLAND...WITH A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALSO EXPECTED AT THE LOCAL BEACHES. ANOTHER SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY AND HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS MAY BE NEEDED LATE IN THE WEEKEND AND EARLY NEXT WEEK AS WINDS AND SEAS INCREASE ALONG THE LOWER TEXAS COAST. AND...THERE IS A FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS FOR EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. $$ PHILO