HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
SAT NOV 7 2009
AUSTIN-BRAZORIA-BRAZOS-BURLESON-CHAMBERS-COLORADO-FORT BEND-
GALVESTON-GRIMES-HARRIS-HOUSTON-JACKSON-LIBERTY-MADISON-MATAGORDA-
MONTGOMERY-POLK-SAN JACINTO-TRINITY-WALKER-WALLER-WASHINGTON-
WHARTON-
A COMPLEX WEATHER SYSTEM WILL APPROACH THE AREA ON SUNDAY.
INCREASING MOISTURE COUPLED WITH A STRONG UPPER LEVEL TROUGH OF
LOW PRESSURE WILL PRODUCE SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
LATE SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. THE SYSTEM WILL BE FAST MOVING SO
HEAVY RAIN IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
MODERATE EAST WINDS WILL DEVELOP SATURDAY AND PERSIST THROUGH
SUNDAY. TIDE LEVELS WILL INCREASE 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL. DUE TO
THE HIGH ASTRONOMICAL TIDE...ACTUAL TIDE LEVELS WILL RISE TO
BETWEEN 3 AND 4 FEET AND COULD PRODUCE MINOR FLOODING ON THE
BOLIVAR PENINSULA AND THE WEST END OF GALVESTON ISLAND. THE
COASTAL FLOOD THREAT WILL END SUNDAY NIGHT AS SURFACE WINDS
BECOME MORE NORTHERLY.