WWUS84 KHGX 100939 SPSHOU GMZ330-335-350-355-TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227- 235>238-102200- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 440 AM CDT WED OCT 10 2001 ...LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY... A DISSIPATING COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHEAST TEXAS LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...AND WILL PRODUCE AREAS OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. THE AIRMASS IS BECOMING INCREASINGLY MOIST AHEAD OF THE FRONT. SOME OF THE THUNDERSTORMS COULD PRODUCE LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN AS A RESULT. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES AN HOUR CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE HEAVIEST SHOWERS. TOTALS TONIGHT AND THURSDAY WILL BE LOCALLY AS HIGH AS 2 TO 4 INCHES. BE ALERT FOR HIGH STANDING WATER IN AREAS OF POOR DRAINAGE WHERE HEAVY RAIN OCCURS. A STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE REGION FRIDAY NIGHT. BECAUSE OF THE STRENGTH OF THE FRONT...SOME OF THE STORMS FRIDAY NIGHT COULD BE SEVERE. WINDY AND COOLER CONDITIONS WILL SETTLE IN BEHIND THE FRONT ON SATURDAY. MARINE INTERESTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR THE POSSIBILITY OF NORTHWEST WINDS 20 KNOTS OR HIGHER LATE FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY BECAUSE OF THE COLD FRONT. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR ADDITIONAL WEATHER UPDATES AS THEY ARE ISSUED. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- WWUS84 KHGX 102050 SPSHOU TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-110930- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 350 PM CDT WED OCT 10 2001 ...ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OR LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE OVER THE NORTHERN HALF OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY... ...A GREATER RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER AND HEAVY RAIN FRIDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY... A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL COMBINE WITH MOIST GULF AIR TO PRODUCE SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THE DAY ON THURSDAY. WIND SHEAR AND INSTABILITY MAY BE SUFFICIENT FOR A FEW STORMS TO PRODUCE LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS... OR HEAVY RAIN. THE MAIN THREAT IS ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 10. THE PRIMARY THREAT TIME IS FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM THURSDAY. A SECOND STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL COMBINE WITH MOIST AIR AND STRONG UPPER LEVEL WINDS TO BRING A VERY GOOD CHANCE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY EVENING INTO SATURDAY MORNING. THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE A SQUALL LINE WITH DAMAGING WINDS LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. HOWEVER...A WEAK WARM FRONT WILL MOVE UP THE COAST FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND COULD PRODUCE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND POSSIBLY TORNADOES. HEAVY RAIN WILL AGAIN BE A THREAT. ALL OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS IS IN THE THREAT AREA FRIDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY. AVERAGE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OVER THE NEXT TWO DAYS WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 2 INCHES...WITH SOME SPOTS RECEIVING 3 TO 5 INCHES TOTAL. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER WEATHER NEWS SOURCES FOR FURTHER UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- WWUS84 KHGX 110302 SPSHOU TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-111702- HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 1002 PM CDT WED OCT 10 2001 ...SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE OVER THE NORTHERN HALF OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS LATE TONIGHT AND OVER ALL OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS THURSDAY... ...A GREATER RISK OF SEVERE WEATHER AND HEAVY RAIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY SATURDAY... COOL THUNDERSTORM OUTFLOWS OVER NORTH TEXAS WILL PUSH SLOWLY SOUTH OVERNIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING AND WILL COMBINE WITH MOIST GULF AIR TO PRODUCE SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH THE DAY ON THURSDAY. A BAND OF SHOWERS THUNDERSTORMS MAY SET UP OVER THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS THURSDAY LEADING TO AN INCREASED THREAT OF HEAVY RAINS. WIND SHEAR AND INSTABILITY MAY BE SUFFICIENT FOR A FEW STORMS TO PRODUCE LARGE HAIL...DAMAGING WINDS...OR HEAVY RAIN. THE MAIN THREAT IS ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 10. THE PRIMARY THREAT TIME IS FROM 8 AM TO 6 PM THURSDAY. A SECOND STRONGER COLD FRONT WILL COMBINE WITH MOIST AIR AND STRONG UPPER LEVEL WINDS TO BRING A VERY GOOD CHANCE OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY MORNING. THE MAIN THREAT WILL BE A SQUALL LINE WITH DAMAGING WINDS LATE FRIDAY NIGHT. HOWEVER...A WEAK WARM FRONT WILL MOVE UP THE COAST FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND COULD PRODUCE SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS AND POSSIBLY TORNADOES. HEAVY RAIN WILL AGAIN BE A THREAT. ALL OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS IS IN THE THREAT AREA FRIDAY NIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY. AVERAGE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OVER THE NEXT TWO DAYS WILL RANGE FROM 1 TO 3 INCHES...WITH SOME SPOTS RECEIVING 4 TO 5 INCHES TOTAL. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER WEATHER NEWS SOURCES FOR FURTHER UPDATES AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS.