000 FLUS44 KCRP 161214 HWOCRP HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 614 AM CST MON JAN 16 2006 GMZ230-235-250-255-270-275-TXZ229>234-239>247-162200- 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- 614 AM CST MON JAN 16 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH TEXAS AND THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A VIGOROUS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND A COLD FRONT WILL PROVIDE SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORM MAINLY ACROSS THE COASTAL BEND AND OFFSHORE LATE THIS AFTERNOON EVENING AND TONIGHT. THERE IS A SLIGHT POTENTIAL FOR A FEW OF THESE STORMS TO BECOME SEVERE PRODUCING DAMAGING WIND GUSTS AND LARGE HAIL. THE MAIN THREAT FOR STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE EAST OF A CORPUS CHRISTI TO BEEVILLE LINE. STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW AROUND 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE BEHIND THIS FRONT AS IT MOVES OFFSHORE THIS EVENING. OVER THE BAYS AND GULF WATERS...WINDS WILL REACH 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS APPROACHING 40 KNOTS AT TIMES. THIS WILL PROVIDE DANGEROUS BOATING CONDITIONS AND SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT. GALE WARNINGS MAY ALSO BE REQUIRED OVER THE FAR OFFSHORE WATERS WHERE THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY... VERY GUSTY NORTHWEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THIS COMBINED WITH COMBINED WITH LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITIES AND VERY DRY FUELS WILL LIKELY RESULT IN RED FLAG WARNING CONDITIONS ON TUESDAY. THE STRONG WINDS WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO PROVIDE DANGEROUS BOATING CONDITIONS ON AREAS LAKES AND IN THE ADJACENT BAYS AND GULF WATERS. FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE LIKELY ACROSS MUCH OF THE INTERIOR TUESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. SOUTHERLY WINDS DEVELOP AND INCREASE THROUGH MID WEEK AND WILL LIKELY REACH SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CRITERIA WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY. ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL RESULT IN NORTHERLY WINDS ATTAINING SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY STATUS FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... FORMAL SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED...HOWEVER SPOTTERS ARE ASKED TO ACTIVATE IF WARNINGS ARE ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA. $$ MJG