000 FPUS74 KEWX 290151 NOWEWX SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 839 PM CDT SAT AUG 28 2004 TXZ209-220>225-290251- ATASCOSA-DEWITT-FAYETTE-GONZALES-KARNES-LAVACA-WILSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CUERO...FLORESVILLE...GONZALES... HALLETTSVILLE...JOURDANTON...KARNES CITY...LA GRANGE 839 PM CDT SAT AUG 28 2004 .NOW... ISOLATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE EVENING WITH SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS INCREASING BY MIDNIGHT AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE AREA. $$ TXZ183>187-189-202>208-290251- BANDERA-BEXAR-CALDWELL-COMAL-EDWARDS-GUADALUPE-KENDALL-KERR-KINNEY- MEDINA-REAL-UVALDE-VAL VERDE- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BANDERA...BOERNE...BRACKETTVILLE... DEL RIO...HONDO...KERRVILLE...LEAKEY...LOCKHART...NEW BRAUNFELS... ROCKSPRINGS...SAN ANTONIO...SEGUIN...UVALDE 839 PM CDT SAT AUG 28 2004 .NOW... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA FOR THE NEXT COUPLE HOURS. STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A COLD FRONT FROM GEORGETOWN TO BURNET TO SOUTH OF LLANO WILL MOVE SOUTHWARD TOWARD THE AREA BY AROUND MIDNIGHT...WITH ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE. $$ TXZ217>219-228-290251- DIMMIT-FRIO-MAVERICK-ZAVALA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CARRIZO SPRINGS...CRYSTAL CITY... EAGLE PASS...PEARSALL 839 PM CDT SAT AUG 28 2004 .NOW... SCATTERED SHOWERS AND STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN WILL BE FROM LA PRYOR TO BATESVILLE TO PEARSALL AND ASHERTON. THESE STORMS WILL DRIFT SLOWLY SOUTHEAST ACROSS THE AREA. WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH...SMALL HAIL AND RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED. THE STRONGEST STORMS WILL BE ACROSS NORTHERN ZAVALA COUNTY INTO FRIO AND DIMMIT COUNTIES DURING THE NEXT HOUR. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR VERY HEAVY RAIN AND POSSIBLE FLOODING OF LOW WATER CROSSINGS. $$ TXZ171>173-188-190>194-290251- BASTROP-BLANCO-BURNET-GILLESPIE-HAYS-LEE-LLANO-TRAVIS-WILLIAMSON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...AUSTIN...BASTROP...BURNET... FREDERICKSBURG...GEORGETOWN...GIDDINGS...JOHNSON CITY...LLANO... SAN MARCOS 839 PM CDT SAT AUG 28 2004 .NOW... A LINE OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH HEAVY RAIN FROM CHERRY SPRING TO LAKE LBJ TO GEORGETOWN AND TAYLOR WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD OVER THE NEXT COUPLE HOURS ALONG A SLOW MOVING COLD FRONT. THESE STORMS WILL PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO THREE INCHES WITH GUSTY WINDS NEAR 40 MPH POSSIBLE. THE STORMS WILL CONTINUE SOUTHWARD TOWARDS THE FREDERICKSBURG...JOHNSON CITY...AND AUSTIN AREAS BETWEEN 10 AND 11 PM. MOTORISTS TRAVELING THROUGH THESE STORMS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO ENCOUNTER RISES STREET FLOODING. $$