Special Weather Statement
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 115 AM CDT SUN MAY 10 2009 TXZ183-184-100715- EDWARDS-VAL VERDE- 115 AM CDT SUN MAY 10 2009 ...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS AFFECTING SOUTHWESTERN EDWARDS COUNTY... AT 112 AM CDT...NWS METEOROLOGISTS ARE TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 12 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CARTA VALLEY...OR 21 MILES SOUTHEAST OF LOMA ALTA...MOVING NORTH AT 25 MPH. PEOPLE IN SOUTHWESTERN EDWARDS AND VAL VERDE COUNTIES...SHOULD MONITOR THE WEATHER SITUATION CLOSELY. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AND BE PREPARED TO TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION SHOULD SEVERE WEATHER THREATEN. MARBLE SIZE HAIL...AND WINDS 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED WITH THIS STORM. $$
Hazardous Weather Outlook
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 720 PM CDT SAT MAY 9 2009 TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-101200- LLANO-BURNET-WILLIAMSON-VAL VERDE-EDWARDS-REAL-KERR-BANDERA- GILLESPIE-KENDALL-BLANCO-HAYS-TRAVIS-BASTROP-LEE-KINNEY-UVALDE- MEDINA-BEXAR-COMAL-GUADALUPE-CALDWELL-FAYETTE-MAVERICK-ZAVALA- FRIO-ATASCOSA-WILSON-KARNES-GONZALES-DE WITT-LAVACA-DIMMIT- 720 PM CDT SAT MAY 9 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT... NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY... A WEAK FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL REMAIN ACROSS THE NORTHERN PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. THIS WILL ONCE AGAIN ACT AS THE FOCUS FOR ISOLATED SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS SUNDAY EVENING. THE MAIN THREAT AREA WILL BE NORTH OF A LINE FROM LLANO TO TAYLOR OR NORTH OF HIGHWAY 29. THE MAIN SEVERE THREAT WILL BE HAIL ONE INCH OR LARGER AND WINDS 60 MPH OR GREATER. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS ACTIVATION WILL NO BE REQUIRED. $$
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 700 PM CDT SAT MAY 9 2009 GMZ130-132-135-150-155-170-175-TXZ248>257-101100- LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE PORT OF BROWNSVILLE TO THE ARROYO COLORADO- LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE ARROYO COLORADO TO 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TX- LAGUNA MADRE FROM 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TO BAFFIN BAY TX- COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM-ZAPATA-JIM HOGG-BROOKS-KENEDY-STARR-HIDALGO-INLAND WILLACY- INLAND CAMERON-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- 700 PM CDT SAT MAY 9 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR DEEP SOUTH TEXAS...THE GULF OF MEXICO AND THE LAGUNA MADRE. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS FOR AREA BEACHES TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. THE DRY AND HOT WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH NEXT FRIDAY. THE WILDFIRE RISK WILL CONTINUE TO BE ENHANCED...WHILE HEAT INDICES WILL REMAIN ELEVATED PAST THE 100 DEGREE MARK OVER MUCH OF THE AREA THROUGHOUT THE END OF THE WEEK. RED FLAG WARNINGS MAY BE NEEDED FOR PORTIONS OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS THROUGH FRIDAY DUE TO THE COMBINATION OF BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS...DRY FUELS AND LOWERED RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES. THE RIP CURRENT RISK IS LIKELY TO REMAIN ELEVATED THROUGH SUNDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. $$ 65
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 435 AM CDT SAT MAY 9 2009 GMZ230-235-250-255-270-275-TXZ229>234-239>247-101100- BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS- BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO PORT O`CONNOR- COASTAL WATERS BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20 NM- WATERS BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL 20 TO 60 NM- LA SALLE-MCMULLEN-LIVE OAK-BEE-GOLIAD-VICTORIA-WEBB-DUVAL- JIM WELLS-KLEBERG-NUECES-SAN PATRICIO-ARANSAS-REFUGIO-CALHOUN- 435 AM CDT SAT MAY 9 2009 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH TEXAS AND THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT HOT TEMPERATURES AND THE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL LEAD TO HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 104 TO 109 ACROSS WESTERN SECTIONS OF THE COASTAL BEND...THE BRUSH COUNTRY AND RIO GRANDE PLAINS TODAY. DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE ACROSS WESTERN TEXAS WILL LEAD TO BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS THE AREA AND SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE BAYS AND COASTAL WATERS. THE STRONG WINDS AND DRY CONDITIONS WILL ALSO LEAD TO AN ELEVATED WILD FIRE DANGER MAINLY ACROSS AREAS WEST OF INTERSTATE 37 AND HIGHWAY 77. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. $$ MJG
Short Term Forecast
SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 1229 AM CDT SUN MAY 10 2009 TXZ183-184-202-217-100730- VAL VERDE-EDWARDS-KINNEY-MAVERICK- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DEL RIO...ROCKSPRINGS...BRACKETTVILLE... EAGLE PASS 1229 AM CDT SUN MAY 10 2009 .NOW... .THROUGH 230 AM...A CLUSTER OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN BETWEEN COMSTOCK..DEL RIO AND CARTA VALLEY. LITTLE MOVEMENT WAS INDICATED IN THE STORMS. WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH MAY STILL ACCOMPANY THESE STORMS ALONG WITH SMALL HAIL AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL. BOATERS ON LAKE AMISTAD SHOULD BE ON THE LOOKOUT FOR ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS. OUTFLOWS FROM THESE STORMS COULD FORM ADDITIONAL SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY ACROSS EDWARDS..KINNEY AND MAVERICK COUNTIES DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS WITH A FEW OF THESE STORMS POSSIBLY BECOMING SEVERE. $$