HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK

HOUSTON, March 3, 2008 - TONIGHT THE THREAT FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS HAS ENDED WITH THE PASSAGE OF THE FRONT.

A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING FOR THE WESTERN
THIRD OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS...AND THE COASTAL COUNTIES.

OVER THE WESTERN THIRD OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20
TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. THE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH IN THIS
AREA AFTER SUNSET. OVER THE COASTAL COUNTIES...WINDS WILL INCREASE
TO 20 TO 25 MPH INLAND...25 TO 35 MPH COAST LATE THIS AFTERNOON.
THE WINDS WILL PEAK THIS EVENING...WITH GUSTS 35 TO 45 MPH AT
TIMES ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST AND SHORE OF THE BAYS. THE WINDS
OVER THE COASTAL COUNTIES WILL DIMINISH LATER TONIGHT.

TEMPERATURES COULD BRIEFLY DROP TO NEAR FREEZING OVER THE FAR
NORTHERN COUNTIES OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS LATE TONIGHT.