000 FPUS74 KFWD 252226 NOWFWD SHORT TERM FORECAST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORT WORTH TX 525 PM CDT SAT JUN 25 2005 TXZ092>095-103>107-118>123-133>135-145>148-158>162-174-175-260015- ANDERSON-BELL-COLLIN-COOKE-DALLAS-DELTA-DENTON-ELLIS-FALLS-FANNIN- FREESTONE-GRAYSON-HENDERSON-HILL-HOPKINS-HUNT-JOHNSON-KAUFMAN-LAMAR- LEON-LIMESTONE-MCLENNAN-MILAM-NAVARRO-RAINS-ROBERTSON-ROCKWALL- TARRANT-VAN ZANDT- 525 PM CDT SAT JUN 25 2005 .NOW... A WEAK DISTURBANCE MOVED WESTWARD INTO SOUTHEAST TEXAS TODAY. AIDED BY THE SEA BREEZE FRONT...AND RESIDUAL BOUNDARIES FROM PREVIOUS CONVECTION...SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS DEVELOPED THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS. SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS HAVE AFFECTED AREAS SOUTHEAST OF WACO...AND WILL CONTINUE DRIFTING SLOWLY NORTHWEST. THE UPPER RIDGE TO THE NORTH IS SUPPRESSING WIDESPREAD CONVECTION... BUT IS CENTERED FAR ENOUGH AWAY TO ALLOW HIT AND MISS SHOWERS ACROSS NORTHEAST TEXAS. MODERATE INSTABILITY HAS BEEN REALIZED WITH THE HELP OF DAYTIME HEATING...BUT THE SHOWERS ARE FEW AND FAR BETWEEN. MOST AREAS WILL SEE NO RAIN AT ALL...BUT SOME LOCATIONS ALONG AND EAST OF THE I-35 CORRIDOR COULD SEE A BRIEF DOWNPOUR AND POSSIBLY A CLOUD-TO- GROUND LIGHTNING STRIKE. THE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THAT DO OCCUR THIS AFTERNOON ARE NOT EXPECTED TO BE SEVERE...BUT LIGHTNING CAN BE VERY DANGEROUS. THOSE ENGAGED IN OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES SHOULD KEEP ABREAST OF THE WEATHER... AND SEEK SHELTER IMMEDIATELY IF LIGHTNING IS SEEN OR THUNDER IS HEARD. $$ 25