Hazardous Weather Outlook

LIBERTY, December 22, 2008 - TONIGHT AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL BE DEVELOPING OFF THE LOWER TEXAS COAST. AS THIS LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM DEVELOPS STRONG WINDS ALOFT WILL SPREAD INTO THE AREA DRAGGING GULF MOISTURE NORTHWARD INTO THE REGION. TOWARD SUNRISE THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN THE OFFSHORE GULF WATERS WITH WATERSPOUTS BEING THE PRIMARY THREAT.

TUESDAY THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM SHOULD BE CENTERED NEAR THE MATAGORDA COUNTY COAST TUESDAY MORNING AND EVENTUALLY MOVING INLAND DURING THE DAY. THERE IS A REMOTE CHANCE THAT INLAND AREAS SOUTH OF A BAY CITY TO LIVINGSTON LINE COULD SEE ISOLATED STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS DURING THE DAY. THE PRIMARY THREAT WOULD BE TORNADOES. BUT FOR THIS TO OCCUR...THE ATMOSPHERE WILL NEED TO BECOME MUCH MORE UNSTABLE THAN CURRENTLY EXPECTED. WE WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS SITUATION SHOULD THINGS CHANGE. SCATTERED STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS WILL REMAIN A POSSIBILITY IN THE OFFSHORE GULF WATERS HOWEVER...WITH WATERSPOUTS BEING THE PRIMARY THREAT.

WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY SEA FOG MAY RETURN LATE CHRISTMAS DAY AND POSSIBLY CONTINUE UNTIL THE NEXT COLD FRONT PUSHES OFF THE COAST SATURDAY. OTHERWISE...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

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