HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK

HOUSTON, May 5, 2008 - TONIGHT SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL PERSIST THIS EVENING. THE SHOWERS WILL END AS AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE EXITS THE REGION AND THE ATMOSPHERE BEGINS TO STABILIZE AND DRY OUT.

TUESDAY ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE TOWARD SOUTHEAST TEXAS TOWARD SUNRISE. ANOTHER ROUND OF SHOWERS IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER CENTRAL TEXAS AND APPROACH THE REGION. HEAVY RAIN IS NOT
EXPECTED WITH THE NEXT DISTURBANCE.

WEDNESDAY A STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM AND ASSOCIATED DRYLINE WILL CROSS NORTH TEXAS WEDNESDAY. A SQUALL LINE IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AHEAD OF THE DRYLINE...HOWEVER STRONG CAPPING IN THE ATMOSPHERE WILL LIMIT THE SOUTHERN EXTENT OF THE THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT. IF THE CAP CAN BE BROKEN...THEN A FEW STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS COULD AFFECT THE NORTHERN HALF OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS.