(Sorry no pictures today. I forgot!)
Summary: The day was hot, sunny, and dry. There were no storms, or showers anywhere in, or near the Houston, TX area, that I know of. I didn't see, feel, or hear any rain drops. Stratus and stratocumulus clouds with maybe some alto stratus clouds looked to be scattered across the sky, during the morning, afternoon, evening, and maybe night. The wind speeds looked to be calm with gentle to moderate gusts with maybe some occasional moderately strong to really strong gusts. It felt warm, during the early morning and night. It felt very warm, during the mid-morning and late evening. It felt hot, during the late morning and early evening. It felt very hot, during the afternoon. There was a Heat Advisory issued for the Houston, TX area and a Hazardous Weather Outllook issued for the Houston, TX area, by NOAA. There were no other watches, warnings, alerts, advisories, or weather statements/outlooks issued for the Houston, TX area, that I know of. The low temps looked to be in the 70's and the high temps looked to be in the 90's, for the Houston, TX area.
Locations: Northwest Houston, TX.
Thoughts: More hot weather ahead with little relief.
Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
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966 FXUS64 KHGX 140020 AFDHGX Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 720 PM CDT Sun Aug 13 2017 .AVIATION... Quiet radar this evening. The eastern passage of a shortwave disturbance across northeastern Texas is currently sparking convection about 75 miles northeast of UTS this evening. Short range high resolution models keep this activity well off to the northeast and dissipate it across northern Louisiana Monday morning. 3-5 hours of near sunrise lower MVFR decks across the northern hubs...VFR elsewhere. Persistent southwest becoming southerly flow wind pattern with few-sct VFR cu field forming from 14 through 18Z. Surge of slightly higher moisture moving in from the western Gulf along and behind the inland-advancing sea breeze boundary has VCSH in around metro during the mid to late afternoon hours. 31 && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 347 PM CDT Sun Aug 13 2017/ DISCUSSION... A few showers and thunderstorms possible across the far northern areas this afternoon as an upper disturbance moves through. Hot weather will be the norm this week as high pressure tends to dominate our weather pattern. Afternoon temperatures climbing to the mid to upper 90s each afternoon inland will combine with the onshore flow of moisture to boost the heat index into the 103-109 degree range. Slightly cooler conditions may develop Saturday as ridging may weaken. Galveston got to 111 heat index earlier this afternoon with other inland sites 103 to 108 at 3 pm. Another heat advisory may be needed again for Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday could be slightly cooler if showers and thunderstorms develop across the southern areas as depth of richer low level moisture increases on slightly stronger southerly flow (and mixing). Rain chance still look relatively low in the 20-40 percent range Tue and Wed. Guidances in general is consistent with ridging remaining over the area and then by Saturday diverge with the placement and strength of the ridge. ECMWF breaks down the western end of the ridge over CA/NV/AZ maintaining the ridging over AZ/TX which could allow for greater rain chances and cooler weather...while the GFS solution slides the ridge eastward parking it overhead which would maintain the heat and lower rain chances. Currently favoring the GFS solution with low pops and continued above normal temperatures and unfortunately heat index readings. Tropics... Newly upgraded tropical storm Gert recurves over the Atlantic and poses no threat to SETX. Another tropical disturbance in the east central Atlantic is forecast to move west and could become an issue for the Gulf or Western Sargasso Sea a week from Wednesday...so still way to early to do anything other than monitor it. 45 MARINE... An increasing pressure gradient between Gulf high pressure and Plains low pressure will boost wind speeds tonight and into the midweek. Each night, expect caution level winds for small craft to be reached, with gradually building waves following behind. In the back half of the week, the high will gradually come more into control, allowing winds to modestly diminish. As the Gulf high wobbles about through the week, as well as with subtle diurnal effects, the winds may vary from southeasterly to southwesterly, but that base southerly state will be persistent. This persistence will help keep tides above astronomical norms by roughly half a foot. Luchs && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... College Station (CLL) 77 98 77 97 78 / 0 10 0 10 0 Houston (IAH) 79 96 79 95 79 / 0 10 10 30 10 Galveston (GLS) 83 92 83 91 83 / 10 10 10 30 10 && .HGX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... TX...NONE. GM...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION from midnight CDT tonight through Monday morning for the following zones: Coastal waters from Freeport to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM...Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport out 20 NM...Galveston Bay...Matagorda Bay...Waters from Freeport to the Matagorda Ship Channel from 20 to 60 NM...Waters from High Island to Freeport from 20 to 60 NM. && $$ Discussion...31 Aviation/Marine...08
Hazardous Weather Outlook
Hazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 318 PM CDT Sun Aug 13 2017 TXZ210>214-226-227-235>238-142030- Austin-Brazoria-Chambers-Colorado-Fort Bend-Galveston-Harris- Jackson-Matagorda-Waller-Wharton- 318 PM CDT Sun Aug 13 2017 This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of Southeast Texas.. .DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight A Heat Advisory is in effect for this afternoon. High temperatures in the mid 90s this afternoon coupled with high humidity levels will produce heat index values between 103 and 110 degrees. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Monday through Saturday Very warm temperatures will persist for the next seven days. Heat index values will range from 103 to 109 degrees. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation will not be needed. $$
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