000 FLUS44 KBRO 020342 AAB HWOBRO HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 940 PM CST TUE JAN 01 2008 TXZ248>257-021200- ZAPATA-JIM HOGG-BROOKS-KENEDY-STARR-HIDALGO-INLAND WILLACY- INLAND CAMERON-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- 940 PM CST TUE JAN 01 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR DEEP SOUTH TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE LOWER TEXAS GULF WATERS THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT THE BEACHES OF SOUTH PADRE ISLAND AND BOCA CHICA WILL ACCOMPANY THE HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS. THERE IS AN INCREASED RISK OF WILDFIRES DUE TO GUSTY WINDS...VERY DRY AIR...AND ABUNDANT DRY VEGETATION. FINALLY...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 LOWER TEXAS GULF WATERS...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. FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE ONCE AGAIN ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF ZAPATA...JIM HOGG AND BROOKS COUNTIES EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. $$ SPEECE