000 FLUS44 KBRO 040307 AAC HWOBRO HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 907 PM CST WED JAN 3 2007 TXZ248>257-041200- ZAPATA-JIM HOGG-BROOKS-KENEDY-STARR-HIDALGO-INLAND WILLACY- INLAND CAMERON-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- 907 PM CST WED JAN 3 2007 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR DEEP SOUTH TEXAS. .DAY ONE...REST OF TONIGHT. SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL BE ON THE INCREASE LATER THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. SOME OF THESE STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS FROM 25 TO 35 MILES AN HOUR... OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING AND PERIODS OF LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN. THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL AMOUNTS FOR THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT WILL LIKELY BE CONFINED TO THE EASTERN THREE COUNTIES OF KENEDY...WILLACY AND CAMERON WHERE ONE HALF TO ONE INCH OF RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH SUNRISE THURSDAY MORNING. ALSO..A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS POSTED FOR THE GULF WATERS. THE RIP CURRENT RISK FOR THE BEACHES ALONG THE LOWER TEXAS COAST IS MODERATE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY WILL BE POSSIBLE ONCE AGAIN ON THURSDAY MAINLY DURING THE MORNING HOURS. SOME OF THESE STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS FROM 25 TO 35 MILES AN HOUR...OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING AND PERIODS OF LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN. ONCE AGAIN...THE HEAVIEST RAINFALL WILL LIKELY BE CONFINED TO THE EASTERN THREE COUNTIES OF KENEDY...WILLACY AND CAMERON WHERE AN ADDITIONAL ONE HALF INCH TO INCH OF RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM SUNRISE THURSDAY THROUGH SUNSET THURSDAY. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY. THE RIP CURRENT RISK WILL CONTINUE AT MODERATE ON THURSDAY. A LATE SATURDAY COLD FRONT WILL PRODUCE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OVER THE MARINE AREAS...AND A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED THROUGH SUNDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED AT THIS TIME. $$ SPEECE/CAFFREY