Wednesday, August 16, 2017

Aug. 16 17

Northwest Houston, TX, during the early morning.
Northwest Houston, TX, during the early evening.


Summary: The day was sunny, hot, and dry. Some rain. There looked to be a few light to moderate showers in and around the Houston, TX area, during the morning and then scattered light to moderately heavy showers and maybe a few thunderstorms in and around the Houston, TX area, on TWC's Houston, TX radar, during the early and mid-afternoon. I saw a huge cluster of light to moderate and some moderately heavy rain showers, or maybe thunderstorms to the south of the Houston, TX area, on TWC's Houston, TX radar, during the evening. I didn't see, feel, or hear any rain drops. Stratus and stratocumulus clouds looked to be scattered across the sky with maybe some alto stratus clouds, during the morning, afternoon, evening, and maybe night. The wind speeds looked to be calm with gentle to moderate gusts with some moderately strong gusts. It felt warm, during the early morning and night. It felt very warm, during the mid-morning. It felt hot, during the late morning and early evening. It felt very hot, during the afternoon. It felt hot, becoming warm, during the late evening. There was a Hazardous Weather Outlook issued for the Houston, TX area, by NOAA and a Heat Advisory issued for the Houston, TX area. There were no other watches, warnings, alerts, advisories, or weather statements issued for the Houston, TX area, that I know of. The low temps looked to be in the 70's, or maybe 80's with some 70's, or 70's with maybe some 80's and the high temps looked to be in the 90's, for the Houston, TX area.


Storm Summary: I didn't hear about any reports of any flooding, or storm damages anywhere in, or near the Houston, TX area.


My Storm Summary: It had looked like it had wanted to rain during the morning, but I didn't see, feel, or hear any rain drops. I didn't see any flooding, wet roads, or storm damage.


Locations: Northwest Houston, TX.


Thoughts: More sun, more dry weather. Nothing new expected to change. There are just a few small chances for rain, for the Houston, TX area, for the rest of this week and next week. Monday looks to be the best chance for rain, for the Houston, TX area.


Area Forecast Discussion 
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
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FXUS64 KHGX 170010
AFDHGX

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
710 PM CDT Wed Aug 16 2017

.AVIATION...
There are still a few SHRAs around SE TX this evening (mostly near
the coast), but will be expecting this activity to wind down soon.
Overall not a lot of changes with the general trends with the TAFS
as weather pattern remains in a familiar summer pattern. Will keep
brief MVFR CIGS in at the northern sites for early Thu morning and
the mention of VCSH at southern/coastal sites for possible daytime
heating/seabreeze induced activity. 41

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 321 PM CDT Wed Aug 16 2017/

A heat advisory is in effect for portions of SE Texas through 7
PM this afternoon. Several obs are coming in at or above 108
within the advisory area, and the breezy onshore winds are not
causing the dew points to mix out as much as initially
anticipated. A handful of showers and thunderstorms have developed
across the southeastern portion of the area this afternoon, and
this activity will likely continue through this evening.

Otherwise, a typical summer-like pattern will continue through the
period. Ridging overhead will allow high temperatures to rise well
into the 90s with heat indices generally in the 104-109 degree
range each afternoon. Like today, a heat advisory may be required
at times over the next several days. Isolated showers and
thunderstorms will continue to be possible each afternoon, with
some small variations in coverage and location depending on slight
differences in the upper-level pattern each day. The upper-level
ridge loosens its grip somewhat heading into next week, cooling
temperatures down just a touch and allowing for slightly higher
rain chances to start out the work week.  11

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
College Station (CLL)      78  99  76  99  77 /  10  10  10  20  10
Houston (IAH)              80  96  78  96  78 /  10  20  10  20  10
Galveston (GLS)            84  91  83  90  82 /  10  20  10  20  10

&&

.HGX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...Heat Advisory until 7 PM CDT this evening for the following
     zones: Brazoria...Chambers...Fort Bend...Galveston...
     Harris...Jackson...Liberty...Matagorda...Wharton.

     High Rip Current Risk until midnight CDT tonight for the
     following zones: Brazoria...Chambers...Galveston...
     Matagorda.

GM...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION through Thursday 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...Waters from Freeport to the
     Matagorda Ship Channel from 20 to 60 NM...Waters from High
     Island to Freeport from 20 to 60 NM.

&&

$$

Hazardous Weather Outlook

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
328 PM CDT Wed Aug 16 2017

TXZ200-213-214-226-227-235>238-172030-
Brazoria-Chambers-Fort Bend-Galveston-Harris-Jackson-Liberty-
Matagorda-Wharton-
328 PM CDT Wed Aug 16 2017

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of Southeast Texas..

.DAY ONE...This Afternoon and Tonight

Heat indices of 106-110 degrees are already occurring across the
area this afternoon. A Heat Advisory is in effect until 7 PM this
evening. Please use caution when working outside and drink plenty
of water. Seek immediate medical attention if you suspect that you
or someone else is experiencing heat illness.


.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday

Hot afternoons will persist through the upcoming weekend. The
maximum heat indices each day are expected to range from 104 to
109 degrees.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed.

$$

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