709 FPUS74 KHGX 072131 NOWHOU SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 422 PM CDT MON OCT 7 2002 TXZ163-164-176>179-195>199-080000- BRAZOS-BURLESON-GRIMES-HOUSTON-MADISON-MONTGOMERY-POLK-SAN JACINTO- TRINITY-WALKER-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRENHAM...BRYAN/COLLEGE STATION... CALDWELL...COLDSPRING...CONROE...CROCKETT...GROVETON...TRINITY... HUNTSVILLE...LIVINGSTON...CORRIGAN...MADISONVILLE...NAVASOTA 422 PM CDT MON OCT 7 2002 .NOW... THROUGH 7 PM...A STATIONARY FRONT FROM ROUGHLY BRENHAM TO CONROE TO LIVINGSTON WILL BECOME A FOCUS FOR SCATTERED TO NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS AS THE BOUNDARY GRADUALLY MOVES PACK NORTH. LOCATIONS ALONG AND NORTH OF THE BOUNDARY COULD SEE SOME STRONG STORMS...PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH AND RAINFALL RATES OF 2 TO 2.5 INCHES PER HOUR. LOCALIZED STREET AND FEEDER ROAD FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. $$ GMZ330-335-350-355-TXZ200-210>214-226-227-235>238-080000- AUSTIN-BRAZORIA-CHAMBERS-COLORADO-FORT BEND-GALVESTON-GALVESTON BAY- HARRIS-JACKSON-LIBERTY-MATAGORDA-MATAGORDA BAY-WALLER- WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT OUT 20 NM-WHARTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ANAHUAC...ANGLETON...PEARLAND...BAY CITY... COLUMBUS...EDNA...EL CAMPO...WHARTON...HEMPSTEAD...HOUSTON... PASADENA...LIBERTY...RICHMOND...SUGARLAND...SEALY...BELLVILLE... TEXAS CITY...GALVESTON 422 PM CDT MON OCT 7 2002 .NOW... THROUGH 7 PM...AREAS OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN WILL PERSIST FOR THE NEXT COUPLE HOURS. AVERAGE RAINFALL WILL BE 1/4 INCH OR LESS. CLOSER TO THE COAST AND JUST OFFSHORE...HEAVIER RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS PRODUCING RAINFALL RATES OF 1 TO 1.5 INCHES PER HOUR. $$