000 FLUS44 KCRP 151156 HWOCRP HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 556 AM CST SUN JAN 15 2006 GMZ230-235-250-255-270-275-TXZ229>234-239>247-151800- BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS- BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO PORT O'CONNOR- COASTAL WATERS BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20 NM- WATERS BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL 20 TO 60 NM- LA SALLE-MCMULLEN-LIVE OAK-BEE-GOLIAD-VICTORIA-WEBB-DUVAL- JIM WELLS-KLEBERG-NUECES-SAN PATRICIO-ARANSAS-REFUGIO-CALHOUN- 556 AM CST SUN JAN 15 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH TEXAS AND THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE IN THE PLAINS WILL RESULT IN INCREASING ONSHORE FLOW ACROSS THE COASTAL BEND AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES ARE POSTED FOR THE NEARSHORE AND OFFSHORE WATERS BEGINNING THIS EVENING FOR WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS. WINDS SHOULD REMAIN SLIGHTLY LOWER IN THE BAYS...HOWEVER SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION AS THE BAYS WILL STILL BE CHOPPY AT TIMES WITH 15 TO 20 KNOT WINDS. OTHERWISE...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY... ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT AS A PRE-FRONTAL TROUGH AND COLD FRONT CROSS THE REGION. A STRONG UPPER STORM SYSTEM ACCOMPANING THE FRONT WILL PROVIDE SLIGHT POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS CAPABLE OF PRODUCING LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES AND VERY HEAVY DOWPOURS MAINLY NORTH OF A CORPUS CHRISTI TO COTULLA LINE. BEHIND THE FRONT...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS GUSTING BETWEEN 35 AND 40 MPH COMBINED WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND VERY DRY FUELS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN RED FLAG WARNING CONDITIONS ON TUESDAY. FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE LIKELY ACROSS MUCH OF THE INTERIOR TUESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS ALL OF THE WATERS MONDAY NIGHT AND TUESDAY BEHIND THE STRONG COLD FRONT. SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL REACH SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CRITERIA LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL RESULT IN NORTHERLY WINDS ATTAINING SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY STATUS SATURDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVIATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. $$ MJG/BB