Hazardous Weather Outlook

HOUSTON, March 16, 2008 - TONIGHT STRENGTHENING EASTERLY WINDS COULD REACH WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA THIS EVENING ALONG THE COAST. ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS MAY BEGIN TO AFFECT THE COAST...ALSO. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT FOR MORE DETAILS.

MONDAY A WIND ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED AREAWIDE AS THE SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT CONTINUES TO TIGHTEN AND RESULTS IN SUSTAINED WINDS IN THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL CAUSE ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS ALONG THE COAST. REFER TO THE LATEST MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT FOR FURTHER DETAILS.

TUESDAY THERE IS A THREAT FOR SEVERE STORMS AND HEAVY RAINFALL ON TUESDAY AS A STRONG UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE STATE. THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL INCREASE DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON TUESDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAYTIME HOURS. THE VERY STRONG WINDS...ABUNDANT MOISTURE...LIFT FROM THE APPROACHING STORM SYSTEM...AND EVENTUALLY THE COLD FRONT WILL LEAD TO THE POSSIBILITY OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPING INTO A SQUALL LINE. THREATS WILL RANGE FROM ISOLATED TORNADOES AND LARGE HAIL AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT...TRANSITIONING OVER TO DAMAGING WINDS WITH THE ARRIVAL OF THE SQUALL LINE TUESDAY LATE MORNING OR AFTERNOON. HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH WIDESPREAD AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES LIKELY AND ISOLATED ACCUMULATIONS UP TO 4 INCHES POSSIBLE.