By contrast, here's what Houston/Galveston has to say....

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
335 PM CDT WED SEP 22 2004

.DISCUSSION...
WE SHALL RAISE THE COASTAL FLOOD WATCH FROM HIGH ISLAND TO SAN LUIS
PASS TO A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING. THIS WILL OUT AT 4 PM CDT. COASTAL
FLOOD WATCH WILL REMAIN FROM SAN LUIS PASS TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP
CHANNEL. WINDS AND WAVE HEIGHTS NEAR SCA CRITERIA AS PER BUOYS 019 AND
035. WE SHALL CONTINUE WITH SCA FOR COASTAL WATERS...GALVESTON BAY...
WITH CAUTION FOR MATAGORDA BAY. DISTURBANCE OVER NORTH CENTRAL GULF
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE MOVING WEST TO WEST NORTHWEST THROUGH THURSDAY.
PW VALUES WILL INCREASE TO TWO INCHES BY LATE THURSDAY OVER MUCH OF
CWFA. MAIN LIFT SHOULD BE LATE THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING
AS TROUGH LINE MOVES THROUGH. MOISTURE LEVELS WILL REMAIN QUITE HIGH
THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. DEWPOINTS SHOULD GRADUALLY LOWER LATER ON
SATURDAY FROM THE NORTH BUT SOUTHERN ZONES WILL REMAIN AS MOISTURE
POOLING CONTINUE OVER SW ZONES AND SOUTHWARD TO DEEP SOUTH TEXAS.
DAYTIME TEMPERATURES THE NEXT FEW DAYS SHOULD REMAIN BELOW SEASONAL
NORMS DUE TO EXTENSIVE CLOUD COVER. NOT MUCH CHANGE TO EXTENDED
PORTION OF CWFHGX AND ZFPHGX.

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They refer to it only as a "disturbance"...

For yet another take on the situation, the AFD from Corpus Christi has a pretty good discussion posted. It's a little long, so I'll just post the link:

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/hgx/productview.php?pil=CRPAFDCRP&version=0