HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK

LIBERTY, December 8, 2009 - TODAY AND TONIGHT AREAS OF FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING. SOME FOG MAY BE DENSE REDUCING VISIBILITY TO A QUARTER MILE. MOST AREAS WILL TYPICALLY HAVE VISIBILITY AROUND ONE MILE WHICH WILL STILL CAUSE TROUBLES ON AREA ROADS. WINDS SHOULD TURN AND INCREASE FROM THE SOUTHWEST ALLOWING FOR THE FOG TO DISSIPATE DURING THE LATE MORNING HOURS.

WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY STRONG AND PERSISTENT EASTERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE UPPER TEXAS COAST ON THURSDAY BEHIND A COLD FRONT THAT PUSHES THROUGH ON WEDNESDAY. THIS WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO FRIDAY AS A COASTAL AREA OF LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS. THIS AREA OF LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ALONG THE UPPER TEXAS COAST DURING THE DAY FRIDAY ALLOWING WINDS TO TURN FROM THE EAST TO SOUTH DURING THE DAY. OFFSHORE WINDS DEVELOP FRIDAY NIGHT AS THE SYSTEM MOVES OUT OF THE REGION. THE STRONG EASTERLY WINDS THAT DEVELOP THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY WILL LIKELY ENHANCE TIDES TO WHERE COASTAL FLOODING MAY BECOME A PROBLEM ESPECIALLY FOR BOLIVAR PENINSULA AND GALVESTON. RESIDENTS OF THESE AREAS SHOULD MONITOR FORECASTS FOR ANY COASTAL FLOOD WATCHES OR WARNINGS.