HWOBRO HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 922 PM CDT WED SEP 22 2004 TXZ248>257-231100- BROOKS-COASTAL CAMERON-COASTAL WILLACY-HIDALGO-INLAND CAMERON- INLAND WILLACY-JIM HOGG-KENEDY-STARR-ZAPATA- 922 PM CDT WED SEP 22 2004 ...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THE LOWER TEXAS COAST THROUGH FRIDAY... THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR DEEP SOUTH TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ALONG LOWER TEXAS COASTAL BEACHES TONIGHT. HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR AT 240 AM...WHEN THE RISK OF WATER ON THE BEACH WILL BE HIGHEST. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. TROPICAL STORM IVAN WILL MOVE NORTHWEST THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS... FROM SOUTH OF NEW ORLEANS TO ALONG THE NORTHWEST GULF COAST. HAZARDS HERE INCLUDE POSSIBLE COASTAL FLOODING THROUGH FRIDAY... AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY IN TROPICAL SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY. DANGERS WITH HEAVY RAINS INCLUDE ROADWAY PONDING...FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS...AND RESTRICTION OF VISIBILITY TO NEAR ZERO AT TIMES. REMEMBER...WHEN CONFRONTED WITH WATERS OF UNKNOWN DEPTH WHILE DRIVING...TURN AROUND...DON'T DROWN. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. $$