000 FPUS74 KEWX 300001 NOWEWX SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 700 PM CDT THU JUL 29 2004 TXZ171>173-183>194-202>208-217>221-228-300100- ATASCOSA-BANDERA-BASTROP-BEXAR-BLANCO-BURNET-CALDWELL-COMAL-DIMMIT- EDWARDS-FRIO-GILLESPIE-GUADALUPE-HAYS-KENDALL-KERR-KINNEY-LEE-LLANO- MAVERICK-MEDINA-REAL-TRAVIS-UVALDE-VAL VERDE-WILLIAMSON-WILSON- ZAVALA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUSTIN...BANDERA...BASTROP...BOERNE... BRACKETTVILLE...BURNET...CARRIZO SPRINGS...CRYSTAL CITY...DEL RIO... EAGLE PASS...FLORESVILLE...FREDERICKSBURG...GEORGETOWN...GIDDINGS... HONDO...JOHNSON CITY...JOURDANTON...KERRVILLE...LEAKEY...LLANO... LOCKHART...NEW BRAUNFELS...PEARSALL...ROCKSPRINGS...SAN ANTONIO... SAN MARCOS...SEGUIN...UVALDE 700 PM CDT THU JUL 29 2004 .NOW... FLASH FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT THROUGH TONIGHT. THROUGH 8 PM...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE SOUTH ACROSS THE HILL COUNTRY AND THE ESCARPMENT COUNTIES OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS. THE HEAVIEST STORMS ARE FROM NEAR UVALDE TO SAN ANTONIO TO AUSTIN. MOVEMENT IS SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH. EXPECT RAINFALL AMOUNTS AVERAGING BETWEEN ONE AND TWO INCHES WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS UP TO THREE INCHES. IN ADDITION...OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING...HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH THIS ACTIVITY. $$ TXZ209-222>225-300100- DEWITT-FAYETTE-GONZALES-KARNES-LAVACA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CUERO...GONZALES...HALLETTSVILLE... KARNES CITY...LA GRANGE 700 PM CDT THU JUL 29 2004 .NOW... THROUGH 8 PM...ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL MOVE NORTHEAST AROUND 10 MPH ACROSS THE COASTAL PLAINS. EXPECT BRIEF DOWNPOURS WITH RAINFALL AMOUNTS AVERAGING ONE HALF TO ONE INCH. IN ADDITION...OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING AND WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE. $$