000 FLUS44 KBRO 021104 HWOBRO HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 504 AM CST FRI JAN 2 2009 GMZ130-132-135-150-155-170-175-TXZ248>257-031100- LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE PORT OF BROWNSVILLE TO THE ARROYO COLORADO- LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE ARROYO COLORADO TO 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TX- LAGUNA MADRE FROM 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TO BAFFIN BAY TX- COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM-ZAPATA-JIM HOGG-BROOKS-KENEDY-STARR-HIDALGO-INLAND WILLACY- INLAND CAMERON-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- 504 AM CST FRI JAN 2 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR DEEP SOUTH TEXAS...THE GULF OF MEXICO AND THE LAGUNA MADRE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. AREAS OF DENSE PATCHY FOG WILL REDUCED VISIBILITIES BETWEEN ONE QUARTER AND ONE MILE THROUGH 9 AM. MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN...USE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS...AND MAINTAIN A SAFE FOLLOWING DISTANCE BETWEEN VEHICLES AS VISIBILITIES COULD RAPIDLY LOWER OVER SHORT DISTANCES. THERE WILL BE A MODERATE RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS AT THE BEACHES OF SOUTH PADRE ISLAND AND BOCA CHICA LATER TODAY. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES MAY BE NECESSARY FOR THE LAGUNA MADRE AND THE OFFSHORE WATERS LATE SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE COASTAL WATERS. THERE WILL BE AN ELEVATED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG AREA BEACHES BOTH SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. $$