HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK

HOUSTON, December 17, 2007 - TUESDAY AND THURSDAY A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHEAST TEXAS LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. THE ATMOSPHERE IS FORECAST TO BECOME SUFFICIENTLY UNSTABLE AHEAD OF THIS FRONT. THERE IS A MODERATE CHANCE FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR A FEW OF THESE STORMS TO BECOME STRONG...OR POSSIBLY SEVERE. THE THREAT FOR SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE HIGHLY DEPENDENT UPON THE AMOUNT OF MOISTURE AND INSTABILITY PRESENT AHEAD OF THE FRONT.

FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAYA STRONGER COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO PASS ACROSS THE REGION ON SATURDAY. AHEAD OF THIS FRONT...THERE WILL BE AN INCREASED CHANCE FOR MORE WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. THE BULK OF THE PRECIPITATION WILL FALL FROM FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY SATURDAY. THERE WILL BE A POTENTIAL FOR ISOLATED STRONG CELLS AS THIS STORM SYSTEM MAY ORGANIZE INTO A MULTI-CELL LINE AS ACTIVITY BECOMES BETTER ORGANIZED AHEAD OF THE MAIN COLD FRONT.

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