000 FLUS44 KBRO 030153 HWOBRO HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 740 PM CST TUE JAN 2 2007 TXZ248>257-031200- ZAPATA-JIM HOGG-BROOKS-KENEDY-STARR-HIDALGO-INLAND WILLACY- INLAND CAMERON-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- 740 PM CST TUE JAN 2 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR DEEP SOUTH TEXAS. .DAY ONE...REMAINDER OF TONIGHT SHOWERS WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP BY MORNING...BRINGING RAINFALL OF 1/10 TO 1/4 INCH IN SOME ISOLATED AREAS. A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS CONTINUES OVERNIGHT FOR THE BEACHES OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY A SURFACE LOW DEVELOPING OVER THE WESTERN GULF COMBINED WITH AN UPPER LOW OVER NORTHERN MEXICO WILL PRODUCE SHOWERS AND EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED TOTALS OF 3 TO 4 INCHES...ARE POSSIBLE FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. THIS RAINFALL COULD CAUSE FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS AND ROADWAY PONDING. DRIVE WITH CARE DURING TIMES OF HEAVY RAIN. MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN WITH LOW CEILINGS AND FOG WILL PERSIST DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS OF WEDNESDAY...AS MOISTURE AND UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES ARE ADVECTED OVER OUR COOL AND STABLE AIRMASS. SOME THUNDERSTORMS COULD BECOME SEVERE AS A WELL-SHEARED ENVIRONMENT AND AMPLE FORCING SUPPORTS THE POSSIBILITY OF DAMAGING HAIL IN ISOLATED LOCATIONS. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES ARE PROBABLE WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AS WINDS AND SEAS INCREASE OFFSHORE. ALSO...A MODERATE TO HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT THE BEACHES OF SOUTH PADRE ISLAND AND BOCA CHICA WILL ACCOMPANY THESE WINDS AND SEAS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. $$ PHILO/TOMASELLI