Saturday, September 30, 2017

Sep. 30 17

Northwest Houston, TX, during the early afternoon.


Summary: The day was very warm, sunny, and dry. There were no showers, or thunderstorms anywhere in the Houston, TX area, during anytime of the day, that I know of. I didn't see, feel, or hear any rain drops. The sky looked to be mostly clear with some cirro stratus clouds, during the morning, afternoon, evening, and night. The wind speeds looked to be calm with gentle to moderate gusts and maybe some moderately strong gusts. It felt warm, during the early and mid-morning, late evening and night. It felt very warm, almost hot, during the late morning and afternoon. It felt very warm, during the early evening. There was a Air Quality Alert issued for the Houston, TX area for tomorrow Sunday Oct. 1, 2017. 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 60's with maybe some 70's and the high temps looked to be in the 90's with maybe some 80's, for the Houston, TX area.


Houston, TX Storm Summary: There were no showers, or thunderstorms anywhere in the Houston, TX area, during anytime of the day, that I know of. I didn't hear about any reports of flooding, or storm damage.


My Storm Summary: I didn't see, feel, or hear any rain drops. I didn't see any flooding, or wet roads/ground, or any lightning, or storm clouds, or damage. I didn't hear any rumbles of thunder.


Locations: Northwest Houston, TX.


Thoughts: I enjoyed the dry sunny weather today.


Air Quality Alert

TXZ213-237-238-012230-

AIR QUALITY ALERT MESSAGE
TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
RELAYED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
228 PM CDT Sat Sep 30 2017

...OZONE ACTION DAY SUNDAY...

THE TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY (TCEQ)...HAS ISSUED AN
OZONE ACTION DAY FOR THE HOUSTON...GALVESTON...AND BRAZORIA AREAS FOR
SUNDAY OCTOBER 1 2017.

ATMOSPHERIC CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE FAVORABLE FOR PRODUCING
HIGH LEVELS OF OZONE POLLUTION IN THE HOUSTON...GALVESTON AND
SURROUNDING AREAS ON SUNDAY. YOU CAN HELP PREVENT OZONE POLLUTION BY
SHARING A RIDE...WALKING...RIDING A BICYCLE...TAKING YOUR LUNCH TO
WORK...AVOIDING DRIVE THROUGH LANES...CONSERVING ENERGY AND KEEPING YOUR
VEHICLE PROPERLY TUNED.

FOR MORE INFORMATION ON OZONE:

OZONE: THE FACTS (WWW.TCEQ.TEXAS.GOV/AIRQUALITY/MONOPS/OZONEFACTS.HTML)
EPA AIR NOW:
(WWW.AIRNOW.GOV/INDEX.CFM?ACTION=AIRNOW.LOCAL_CITY&CITYID=236)
TAKE CARE OF TEXAS: (WWW.TAKECAREOFTEXAS.ORG/AIR/AIRQUALITY)

$$

Sep. 29 17

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


Summary: The day was sunny, very warm, and dry. Isolated light to moderately heavy and maybe some heavy showers and some possible thunderstorms looked to be scattered across the Houston, TX area (mainly the southern areas), during the evening and maybe afternoon and parts of the morning and night. I saw some light drizzle on my cars windshield, on my way home from work, in the northwest Houston, TX area, during the early evening. Alto stratus clouds looked to be widely scattered across the sky, during the early morning. Wavy cirro stratus with thick alto stratus clouds looked to be widely scattered across the sky, during the mid and late morning. Wavy cirro stratus with thick alto stratus and stratus clouds looked to cover most of the sky, during the afternoon. Alto stratus and stratus clouds looked to cover most of the sky, during the evening and maybe night. The wind speeds looked to be calm with gentle to moderate gusts with some moderately strong and maybe some occasional really strong (20 mph) gusts. It felt warm, during the early morning, late evening and night. It started to feel very warm, during the mid-morning. It felt very warm, during the late morning and afternoon. It felt very warm, during the early evening. There were no 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 80's, or maybe low 90's with some 80's, for the Houston, TX area.


Houston, TX Storm Summary: Isolated light to moderately heavy and maybe some heavy showers and some possible thunderstorms looked to be scattered across the Houston, TX area (mainly the southern areas), during the evening and maybe afternoon and parts of the morning and night. I didn't hear about, or see any reports of flooding, or storm damage in any of the areas of Houston, TX.


My Storm Summary: I saw some light drizzle on my cars windshield, on my way home from work, in the northwest Houston, TX area, during the early evening. I don't remember seeing any storm clouds. I didn't see any flooding, wet roads, lightning strikes, or storm damage. I think I saw some small to big puddles left over from yesterdays rain, in northwest and west Houston, TX. I didn't hear any rumbles of thunder.


Locations: Northwest and west Houston, TX.


Thoughts: If felt nice today during the morning. I really enjoyed seeing the white and wavy cirro stratus clouds.

Thursday, September 28, 2017

Sep. 28 17

Northwest Houston, TX, during the early morning.

Northwest Houston, TX, during the late afternoon.

Northwest Houston, TX, during the early evening.


Summary: The day was hot, mostly cloudy, and calm. Isolated moderate to moderately heavy and maybe heavy showers and maybe a few thunderstorms looked to be scattered across the Houston, TX area, during the afternoon. Scattered moderate to moderately heavy to heavy with maybe some really heavy showers and some thunderstorms passed through the Houston, TX area, during the evening and early night. A series of moderately heavy showers passed over where I work and at my house in northwest Houston, TX, during the late afternoon and evening. Alto stratus with maybe some cirro stratus and stratus clouds looked to be widely scattered across the sky, during the early morning. Stratus and stratocumulus clouds with maybe some alto stratus clouds, looked to have started to cover most of the sky, sometime during the late, or maybe mid-morning. Stratus and stratocumulus clouds with maybe some alto stratus clouds looked to cover most of the sky, during the afternoon, evening, and maybe night. The wind speeds looked to be calm with maybe some gentle to moderate gusts and some occasional moderately strong gusts. It felt warm, during the early morning, late afternoon, evening, and night. It felt very warm, becoming hot, during the mid-morning. It felt hot, almost very hot, during the late morning and early and mid-afternoon. There was a Hazardous Weather Outlook 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.


Houston, TX Storm Summary: Isolated moderate to moderately heavy and maybe heavy showers and maybe a few thunderstorms looked to be scattered across the Houston, TX area, during the afternoon. Scattered moderate to moderately heavy to heavy with maybe some really heavy showers and some thunderstorms passed through the Houston, TX area, during the evening and early night. There still looked to be some moderate to moderately heavy and heavy showers and possible thunderstorms passing through the Houston, TX area, on TWC's radar over Houston, TX, during the early night. I didn't hear about any reports of flooding, or storm damage anywhere in the Houston, TX area, during anytime of the day.


My Storm Summary: A series of moderately heavy showers passed over where I work and at my house in northwest Houston, TX, during the late afternoon and evening. The rain may have even extended into the early night, at my house, in northwest Houston, TX. The rain was also a heavy at times. I didn't see any flooding, lightning, or storm damage. I saw some huge puddles, wet roads, and full ditches. I didn't hear any rumbles of thunder.


Locations: Northwest Houston, TX.


Thoughts: Lots more rain than I was expecting to see today. I don't think Houston, TX is ready for anymore rain yet. At least Houston, TX has been seeing lots of dry days lately.



Hazardous Weather Outlook

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
356 AM CDT Thu Sep 28 2017

TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-290900-
Austin-Brazoria-Brazos-Burleson-Chambers-Colorado-Fort Bend-
Galveston-Grimes-Harris-Houston-Jackson-Liberty-Madison-Matagorda-
Montgomery-Polk-San Jacinto-Trinity-Walker-Waller-Washington-
Wharton-
356 AM CDT Thu Sep 28 2017

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Scattered showers and storms are expected today. Though no severe
weather is anticipated, the strongest cells of the day could
produce briefly heavy rain in localized spots.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed.

$$

Wednesday, September 27, 2017

Sep. 27 17

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


Summary: The day was hot, sunny, and mostly cloudy. Isolated moderate to moderately heavy and heavy showers and maybe a few thunderstorms looked to be scattered across the Houston, TX area, during the afternoon, evening, and maybe morning. Some light drizzle looked to be falling on my car's front window, on my way to work in northwest Houston, TX, during the early morning. Alto stratus and stratus clouds looked to cover most of the sky, during the early morning. Cirro stratus, alto stratus and stratus clouds started to cover most of the sky, sometime during the early, or maybe mid-afternoon, or maybe late, or mid-morning. Cirro stratus, alto stratus, and stratus clouds looked to cover most of the sky, during the late afternoon and evening. The wind speeds looked to be calm with maybe some gentle to moderate gusts and maybe some occasional moderately strong gusts. It felt warm, during the early morning, late evening and night. It felt very warm, starting to feel hot, during the mid-morning. It felt hot, during the late morning, afternoon, and early evening. There was a Hazardous Weather Outlook 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.


Houston TX Storm Summary: Isolated moderate to moderately heavy and heavy showers and maybe a few thunderstorms looked to be scattered across the Houston, TX area, during the afternoon, evening, and maybe morning. I didn't hear about any reports of flooding, or storm damage.


My Storm Summary: Some light drizzle looked to be falling on my car's front window, on my way to work in northwest Houston, TX, during the early morning. I also saw a rainbow when I arrived to work in northwest Houston, TX, during the early morning. I didn't see any flooding, wet roads, puddles, lightning, storm clouds, or storm damage. I didn't hear any rumbles of thunder.


Locations: Northwest Houston, TX.


Thoughts: I am waiting for fall weather to arrive. Although I know this means that my pool swimming days will be over for awhile.


Hazardous Weather Outlook

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
347 AM CDT Wed Sep 27 2017

TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-280900-
Austin-Brazoria-Brazos-Burleson-Chambers-Colorado-Fort Bend-
Galveston-Grimes-Harris-Houston-Jackson-Liberty-Madison-Matagorda-
Montgomery-Polk-San Jacinto-Trinity-Walker-Waller-Washington-
Wharton-
347 AM CDT Wed Sep 27 2017

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Isolated to scattered showers and storms are expected today.
This activity is expected to be mostly weaker. However, the
strongest of cells could produce briefly heavy rain in localized
spots.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday

Showers and storms in the vicinity of a passing cold front could
produce some locally heavy rainfall on Thursday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed.

$$

Tuesday, September 26, 2017

Sep. 26 17

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

Northwest Houston, TX, during the early evening.


Summary: The day was mostly cloudy, mostly dry, and calm. Isolated moderate to moderately heavy and heavy showers with some possible thunderstorms looked to have passed over the Houston, TX area, during the afternoon and evening. A moderately heavy shower passed over where I work, in northwest Houston, TX, during the early evening and maybe parts of the late afternoon. Alto stratus clouds looked to be widely scattered across the sky, during the early morning. Alto stratus, stratus and stratocumulus clouds looked to have started to cover most of the sky, sometime during the late, or maybe mid-morning. Alto stratus, stratus, and stratocumulus clouds looked to cover most of the sky, during the afternoon and evening. Alto stratus with maybe some stratus clouds, looked to be scattered across the sky, during the night. The wind speeds looked to be calm with maybe some gentle to moderate gusts and maybe some occasional moderately strong gusts. It felt warm, during the early morning and evening. It started to feel very warm, during the mid-morning. It felt very warm, almost hot, during the late morning and afternoon. It felt very warm, during the night. There were no 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 80's with maybe some 90's, or 90's with maybe some 80's, for the Houston, TX area.


Houston, TX, Storm Summary: Isolated moderate to moderately heavy and heavy showers with some possible thunderstorms looked to have passed over the Houston, TX area, during the afternoon and evening. I didn't hear about any reports of flooding, or storm damage.


My Storm Summary: A moderately heavy shower passed over where I work, in northwest Houston, TX, during the early evening and maybe parts of the late afternoon. I drove through wet roads with small to big puddles, on my way home, during the late evening. I didn't see any flooding, lightning, or storm damage. I didn't hear any rumbles of thunder.


Locations: Northwest and west Houston, TX.


Thoughts: Not much going on with the weather, just some chances showers and thunderstorm for the Houston, TX area, for the rest of the week.

Monday, September 25, 2017

Sep. 25 17

Northwest Houston, TX, during the early morning.

Northwest Houston, TX, during the early evening.
Cypress, TX, during the late evening.


Summary: The day was very warm. mostly cloudy, and mostly dry. Isolated showers and maybe some thunderstorms were scattered across the Houston, TX area, during the afternoon, evening, and maybe night and morning. I drove through a brief moderate shower and a few drizzle showers, in northwest Houston, TX, Cypress, TX, and Katy, TX, from northwest Houston, TX, on my way to and back from Al's Pizza House, in Katy, TX, during the evening. Alto stratus, mostly stratus and stratocumulus clouds looked to be widely scattered across the sky, during the early morning. Alto stratus, stratus and stratocumulus clouds started to cover most of the sky, sometime during the late, or maybe mid-morning and continued covering most of the sky, during the evening and maybe night. The wind speeds looked to be calm with maybe some gentle to moderate gusts and some occasional moderately strong gusts. It felt warm, during the early morning, evening, and night. It started to feel very warm, during the mid-morning. It started to feel very warm, almost hot, during the late morning. It felt very warm, almost hot, during the afternoon. There were no watches, warnings, advisories, alerts, or weather statements/outlooks issued for the Houston, TX area, that I know of.


Houston, TX area Storm Summary: Isolated showers and maybe some thunderstorms were scattered across the Houston, TX area, during the afternoon, evening, and maybe night and morning. I didn't hear any reports about any flooding, or storm damage.


My Storm Summary: I drove through a brief moderate shower and a few drizzle showers, in northwest Houston, TX, Cypress, TX, and Katy, TX, from northwest Houston, TX, on my way to and back from Al's Pizza House, in Katy, TX, during the evening. I saw wet roads from recent showers in northwest Houston, TX, Cypress, TX, and Katy, TX, during the evening. I saw storm looking clouds, from sometime during the late, or maybe mid-afternoon, through the evening. I didn't see any flooding, lightning, or storm damage. I may have heard a distant rumble of thunder, where I work in northwest Houston, TX, sometime during the late afternoon, or maybe early evening, but I wasn't sure. It may have been other noise from maybe the cars and trucks driving past where I work in northwest Houston, TX.


Locations: Northwest Houston, TX, Cypress, TX, and Katy, TX.


Thoughts: Been seeing some isolated light to moderate showers lately. I enjoy this kind of weather.

Sunday, September 24, 2017

Sep. 24 17

Northwest Houston, TX, or maybe Cypress, TX, during the mid-afternoon.
Northwest Houston, TX, or maybe Katy, TX, during the mid-afternoon.
Katy, TX, during the late afternoon.
Katy, TX, during the early evening.
Cypress, TX, during the early evening.


Summary: The day was very warm, sunny, and mostly dry. Isolated moderate to moderately heavy with some heavy showers and maybe thunderstorms were scattered across the Houston, TX area, during the morning, afternoon, and evening. There might have still been a few light to moderately heavy showers and possible thunderstorms in the Houston, TX area, during the night. There might have also been some fog, during the morning. I didn't see, feel, or hear any rain drops, or fog. Alto stratus, stratus and stratocumulus clouds looked to be widely scattered across the sky, during the morning, afternoon, and evening. I also saw some nimbus clouds, during the early evening. The sky looked to be clear with maybe some cirro stratus clouds, during the early 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, evening, and night. It felt very warm, during the mid-morning. It started to feel hot, during the late morning. It felt hot, during the early afternoon. It felt very warm, almost hot, during the mid and late afternoon. There were no 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.


Houston, TX Storm Summary: Isolated moderate to moderately heavy with some heavy showers and maybe thunderstorms were scattered across the Houston, TX area, during the morning, afternoon, and evening. There might have still been a few light to moderately heavy showers and possible thunderstorms in the Houston, TX area, during the night. All of the roads that were closed because of Harvey look to now to be open and fully operational! I didn't hear about any reports of flooding, or storm damages.


My Storm Summary: I didn't see, feel, or hear any rain drops. I saw some storm looking clouds in northwest Houston, TX, at my house, during the early afternoon. I then saw a storm cloud when I was in Katy, TX, during the early evening. I saw what looked like puddles from a recent shower on my way towards my house in northwest Houston, TX, from Katy, TX, in Katy TX and maybe parts of northwest Houston, TX, during the early evening. I didn't see any flooding, lightning, or storm damages. I didn't hear any rumbles of thunder.


Locations: Northwest Houston, TX, Cypress, TX, and Katy, TX.


Thoughts: Well I guess all of the roads that were closed due to Harvey are now open, in the Houston, TX area. 


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FXUS64 KHGX 250158
AFDHGX

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
858 PM CDT Sun Sep 24 2017

.UPDATE...
A shower or two are still lingering out there this evening but
should continue to die off over the next hour or so. A quiet
night is in store with some patchy fog expected to develop across
the northern half of the CWA by sunrise. Another round of
scattered showers and thunderstorms is expected tomorrow
afternoon.
11

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 745 PM CDT Sun Sep 24 2017/

AVIATION...
Lone storm near 11R should dissipate shortly. VFR conditions
through 07z then expect some patchy fog with VISBY falling into
IFR ranges for a few hours toward sunrise at CXO and possibly at
LBX. Scattered showers should redevelop Monday afternoon dotting
the area. VCSH at most inland sites may need a tempo as storms
develop and get closer to IAH/HOU/CXO/UTS sites between 18-00z.
45

PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 250 PM CDT Sun Sep 24 2017/

DISCUSSION...
Influx of low level moisture along axes of convergence continues
to support widely scattered showers and thunderstorms this
afternoon in moderately unstable airmass. These will remain hit-
or-miss into the early evening before diminishing quickly by
sunset. We could see a few patches of fog once again tonight given
the abundant surface moisture in place.

All in all, expect very little change over the next several days
with models maintaining a chance of mostly afternoon showers and
thunderstorms into mid week. Better chances will remain nearer the
coast. We will also remain warm and humid each day with afternoon
highs topping out around 90f, with overnight lows near 80 along
the coast and in the lower 70s farther inland.

Some relief is in the forecast at least as a cool front is
forecast to backdoor into the area Friday into Saturday, dipping
temps 5-10 degrees with a more noticeable reduction in dew points
behind the front next weekend.

48

MARINE...
Low pressure over the central plains will maintain onshore winds
through Monday. A weak area of low pressure will develop over the southern
Gulf and this will allow winds to back to the east mid week. A cold
front will cross the coastal waters on Friday and winds will become NE
and increase Friday night into Saturday. Tide levels will remain slightly
elevated this week due to the persistent onshore flow.  43


&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
College Station (CLL)      72  90  72  90  74 /  10  20  10  20  30
Houston (IAH)              74  87  73  89  72 /  10  30  10  30  10
Galveston (GLS)            79  88  80  88  79 /  10  40  10  30  10

&&

.HGX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...NONE.
GM...NONE.
&&

$$

Discussion...11

Saturday, September 23, 2017

Sep. 23 17

(No pictures today. Sorry I forgot to take some.)


Summary: The day was hot, sunny, and dry. Isolated light to moderately heavy to heavy showers and thunderstorms were scattered across the Houston, TX area, during the morning, afternoon, evening, and maybe night. I didn't see, feel, or hear any rain drops. I did see some ground, or maybe rolling fog, during the early morning, in northwest Houston, TX. Alto stratus. stratus and stratocumulus 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 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, afternoon, and early evening. It started to feel warm, during the late evening. There were no 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.


Houston, TX Storm Summary: Isolated light to moderately heavy to heavy showers and thunderstorms were scattered across the Houston, TX area, during the morning, afternoon, evening, and maybe night. There are still a few road closures going on in and around the Houston, TX area with maybe a few roads still covered in water. I didn't hear about any storm damages.


My Storm Summary: I didn't see, feel, or hear any rain drops. I did see some storm looking clouds, sometime during the afternoon, or maybe early evening. I saw some cool looking ground, or maybe rolling fog, during the early morning, in northwest Houston, TX, on my way to work. I didn't see any flooding, wet roads, lightning. or storm damage. I didn't hear any rumbles of thunder.


Locations: Northwest and west Houston, TX.


Thoughts: Nothing new to report. Just more sunshine with some possible rain chances for the Houston, TX area.

Friday, September 22, 2017

Sep. 22 17

Northwest Houston, TX, during the mid-morning.
Tomball, TX, during the mid-morning.
Tomball, TX, during the mid-afternoon.


Summary: The day was hot, sunny, and dry. Some isolated moderately heavy to really heavy showers and thunderstorms in the Houston, TX area, during the morning, afternoon, evening, and maybe night. There looked to be some isolated moderately heavy to heavy and maybe really heavy, showers and thunderstorms in the Woodlands, TX area, during the evening. I was told that there was fog in the early morning, in the Woodlands, TX area. I don't know if there was any fog in the Houston, TX area. I didn't see, feel, or hear any rain drops, or see any fog. Alto stratus, stratus and stratocumulus clouds looked to be scattered across the sky, during the early and mid-morning. Alto stratus, stratus, and stratocumulus clouds looked to be widely scattered across the sky, during the late morning, afternoon, and early evening. The sky looked to be clear, or maybe mostly clear, during the late evening and early night. The wind speeds looked to be calm with maybe some gentle to moderate gusts and maybe some moderately strong gusts. It felt warm, during the early morning and night. It felt very warm, almost hot, during the mid-morning. It felt hot, during the late morning, afternoon, and early evening. It started to feel warm, from feeling hot, during the late evening. There were no 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.


Houston, TX and The Woodlands, TX Storm Summary: There looked to be some isolated moderately heavy to really heavy showers and thunderstorms in the Houston, TX area, during the late morning, afternoon, evening, and maybe night. There looked to be a few isolated moderately heavy to heavy and maybe really heavy showers and thunderstorms in the Houston, TX area, during the evening. I also heard that there was some fog in the Woodlands, TX area, during the early morning. I didn't hear about any flooding, or storm damages. There are still roads closed because of Harvey in the Houston, TX area. I do not know if these closed roads still have water covering them.


My Storm Summary: I didn't see, feel, or hear any rain drops. I didn't see any storm clouds, wet roads, flooding, or lightning strikes. I didn't hear any rumbles of thunder. I may have seen a few small puddles of water on the sides of streets, but I don't remember. I did see a Animal Hospital that looked to be closed because of Harvey, in northwest Houston, TX, on my way to The Woodlands, TX.


Locations: Nortthwest, west, and southwest Houston, TX, Tomball, TX, Woodlands, TX, and maybe Klien, TX.


Thoughts: It felt pretty hot today. The pool water actually felt nice, even though the thermometer only read 82 degrees. Which can sometimes feel really cool in a pool. 85 degrees is the ideal warm temperature in a swimming pool.


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FXUS64 KHGX 230005
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Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
705 PM CDT Fri Sep 22 2017

.DISCUSSION...
Quick update to clear out skies and lower pops overnight.

&&

.AVIATION...
Skies clearing out rapidly and expect winds to decouple at most
sites by 06z. Patchy fog a good bet at the rural sites and may see
some MIFG at IAH. By 13-14z skies become CU filed with SCT
possibly BKN VFR CIGS for a few hours 14-16z. Narrow band of
moisture lingers along the I-10 corridor and could get a few
showers or even a thunderstorm but coverage looks less than today
with subsidence increasing on northeasterly flow aloft edging down
over the region. Will hold off on VCSH/VCTS as expectation for
coverage is so low.

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&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 335 PM CDT Fri Sep 22 2017/

DISCUSSION...
Best shower/thunderstorm coverage so far today has been in/around
the Matagorda Bay and Jackson County areas where the highest moisture
levels have been found. Isolated to widely scattered storm development
is still possible across the rest of our area over the next several
hours (peak heating) with all activity expected to dissipate early
this evening. The area still looks to be on the warm and dry side
over the weekend with only spotty mainly daytime shower/thunderstorm
development anticipated. Models are generally trending next week`s
increasing rain chances associated with an approaching storm system
and accompanying cold front to be setting up across the western and
central parts of the state as weak mid/upper level ridging centered
out in the Gulf tries to be a player for our area. Once the ridging
breaks and we do get the front on through, look for some drier and
slightly cooler weather to eventually work its way into our area. 42

MARINE...
Light to moderate onshore winds, seas around 2 to 3 feet,
and periods of showers and thunderstorms are expected across
the waters this weekend and into next week. A cold front may
push off the coast late in the week next week. Tides continue
to run about 0.5 to 1 foot above normal but should remain
below any critical thresholds for impacts.

PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 1238 PM CDT Fri Sep 22 2017/

AVIATION...
A few isolated showers and storms will be possible across the
western portion of the area today, but coverage is expected to be
too low to include in the tafs. Expect some fog/low stratus once
again overnight tonight and into tomorrow morning, with the
greatest potential north of KIAH. Conditions will probably be
slightly better than what occurred this morning due to slightly
less available moisture. Any fog/low cigs that do develop will
improve around mid-morning, with VFR conditions expected for the
rest of the period. Isolated showers and storms will be possible
once again tomorrow afternoon, but coverage is expected to be too
sparse to include in this taf package.

11

PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 1016 AM CDT Fri Sep 22 2017/

CLIMATE...
Through the first three weeks of the month...

-College Station had an average temperature of 79.4 degrees (1.9
 degrees below normal) and a rainfall total of 0.22 inches (2.03
 inches below normal)

-Houston Intercontinental Airport had an average temperature of
 79.0 degrees (1.9 degrees below normal) and a rainfall total of
 0.98 inches (1.99 inches below normal).

-Hobby Airport had an average temperature of 81.5 degrees (0.3
 degrees above normal) and a rainfall total of 3.16 inches (0.71
 inches below normal)

-Galveston had an average temperature of 82.6 degrees (right at
 normal) and a rainfall total of 0.01 inches (4.51 inches below
 normal). Galveston`s drier September on record is 0.04 inches set
 in 1924.

42

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
College Station (CLL)      72  91  72  91  71 /  10  20  10  20  10
Houston (IAH)              73  91  73  89  73 /  10  20  10  30  10
Galveston (GLS)            79  88  79  88  79 /  10  20  10  30  10

&&

.HGX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...NONE.
GM...NONE.
&&

$$

Discussion...41
Aviation/Marine...45

Thursday, September 21, 2017

Sep. 21 17

Northwest Houston, TX, during the early morning.
Northwest Houston, TX, during the early afternoon.
West Houston, TX, during the early evening.
Northwest Houston, TX, during the early evening.
Northwest Houston, TX, during the late evening.


Summary: The day was mostly cloudy, mostly wet, and warm. Isolated to scattered moderately heavy to really heavy showers and thunderstorms passed over the Houston, TX area, during the late morning, afternoon, evening, and  maybe night. A moderately heavy to heavy thunderstorm passed over where I work, in northwest Houston, TX, during the early afternoon. Alto stratus, stratus and stratocumulus clouds looked to cover most of the sky, 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, and maybe some occasional really strong (20 mph) gusts. It felt warm, during the early morning, afternoon, evening, and night. It felt very warm, during the mid-morning. It felt hot, during the late morning. There was a Flash Flood Warning and Advisory issued, along with probably many other advisories, warnings, and watches, for the Houston, TX area. There was also a Hazardous Weather Outlook issued for the Houston, TX area, by NOAA. The low temps looked to be in the 70's and the high temps looked to be in the 80's with maybe some 90's, for the Houston, TX area.


Houston, TX Storm Summary: Isolated to scattered showers and thunderstorms passed through the Houston, TX area, bringing moderately heavy to really heavy rain to some areas of Houston, TX, during the late morning, afternoon, evening, and maybe night. Flash flooding did occur in some areas of Houston, TX. I didn't hear about any storm damages.


My Storm Summary: A moderately heavy to heavy thunderstorm passed over where I work, in northwest Houston, TX, during the early afternoon. I saw a few big puddles, but no flooding. I didn't see any storm damages. I saw a few lightning strikes. I may even have saw some cloud-to-ground lightning strikes, that may have caused a few car alarms to go off. Near where I work, in northwest Houston, TX. I heard a few loud and deep rumbles of thunder, during the early and maybe mid-afternoon.


Locations: Northwest and west Houston, TX.


Thoughts: More rain for the Houston, TX area. I didn't see as much rain, as some Houstonians saw today.


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Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
651 PM CDT Thu Sep 21 2017

.AVIATION...
Some changes with the 00Z TAFS - lowered CIGS/VIS a bit for to-
night/early Fri morning for some sites and added the mention of
VCSH for most sites tomorrow afternoon. Widespread showers this
afternoon should give way to clearing skies,light winds and wet
grounds across the area tonight. These conditions will be favo-
rable for the development of some patchy fog/low clouds tonight
through sunrise tomorrow morning...in particular locations just
north of IAH. While most models are drying things out tomorrow,
still not confident enough to not mention at least VCSH for the
afternoon hours tomorrow. Of note, NAM is the lone outlier, and
has a slug of 2" PWs moving in from the west tomorrow afternoon.
41

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 332 PM CDT Thu Sep 21 2017/

Scattered to numerous slow moving showers and thunderstorms
continue across Southeast Texas this afternoon as a disturbance
moves eastward across the area. The slow moving activity and
precipitable water values above 2 inches have brought locally
heavy rainfall to the area resulting in several
advisories/warnings. At one point, a Harris County Flood Warning
System rain gage (Cypress Creek at Huffmeister) had rainfall rates
of 0.48 inches in 5 minutes and 0.80 inches in 10 minutes. Expect
decreasing coverage/intensity late this afternoon through early
this evening. The area remains on the southern fringes of ridging
both at the surface and aloft, and enough heating should allow for
some mainly daytime shower and thunderstorm development over the
next several days. But compared to today, expect to see much less
coverage for the end of the week and over the weekend with lower
precipitable water values. Still looking at an eventual increase
in rain chances next week as mid/upper level ridging edges
eastward and a western U.S. trough gradually works its way toward
the east. Will be carrying higher rain chances as we head on into
the middle to end of the week when the trough and associated slow
moving cold front begin to work their way toward our area. Will
need to keep a close eye on model trends over the next several
days as some have precipitable water values approaching a very
high 2.50 inches under the persistent onshore flow ahead of the
slow moving boundary. This potential heavy rain event is still
many days away, and a lot can change with the models. Obviously,
our area does not need to see another significant rainfall event
as the Harvey recovery continues. 42

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
College Station (CLL)      73  91  72  92  72 /  30  20  10  20  10
Houston (IAH)              73  91  72  90  73 /  30  20  10  20  10
Galveston (GLS)            80  89  78  89  80 /  30  20  10  20  10

&&

.HGX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...NONE.
GM...NONE.
&&

$$

Hazardous Weather Outlook

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
341 AM CDT Thu Sep 21 2017

TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-221300-
Austin-Brazoria-Brazos-Burleson-Chambers-Colorado-Fort Bend-
Galveston-Grimes-Harris-Houston-Jackson-Liberty-Madison-Matagorda-
Montgomery-Polk-San Jacinto-Trinity-Walker-Waller-Washington-
Wharton-
341 AM CDT Thu Sep 21 2017

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Showers and thunderstorms are expected to become more widespread
throughout this morning and afternoon. There is a chance for
isolated strong storms to produce locally heavy rainfall that may
lead to localized minor flooding.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Friday through Wednesday

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation may be needed today and early this evening.

$$

Wednesday, September 20, 2017

Sep. 20 17

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

Northwest Houston, TX, during the early evening.


Summary: The day was mostly cloudy, partly wet, and warm. Isolated to scattered moderately heavy to really heavy showers and thunderstorms passed through the Houston, TX area, during the afternoon, evening, and maybe night. A really heavy thunderstorm passed through where I work, during the mid and late afternoon. I didn't see, feel, or hear anymore rain drops after that. Alto stratus, stratus and stratocumulus clouds looked to cover most of the sky, during the morning, afternoon, evening, and maybe night. The wind speeds looked to be calm with gentle to moderate gusts with some moderately strong to possibly really strong (20 mph) gusts. It felt warm, during the early morning, mid and late afternoon, evening, and night. It felt very warm, during the mid-morning. It felt hot, during the late morning and early afternoon. There was a Hazardous Weather Outlook 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 80's with maybe some 90's, for the Houston, TX area.


Houston, TX Storm Summary: Isolated to scattered moderately heavy to really heavy showers and thunderstorms passed through the Houston, TX, during the afternoon, evening, and maybe night. Some flash flooding looked to have occurred in the areas of Houston, TX that got the isolated showers and thunderstorms. I didn't hear anything about any storm damages.


My Storm Summary: Moderately heavy rain turned quickly into really heavy rain, where I work in northwest Houston, TX, during the mid and late afternoon. Huge puddles and flash flooding occurred. I didn't see, feel, or hear anymore rain drops, after that. I heard some deep rumbles of thunder. I didn't see any storm damage.


Locations: Northwest Houston, TX


Thoughts: Houston, TX has been getting some pretty intense rain lately. I am worried about Houston, TX's drainage systems.


Hazardous Weather Outlook

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
636 AM CDT Wed Sep 20 2017

TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-211300-
Austin-Brazoria-Brazos-Burleson-Chambers-Colorado-Fort Bend-
Galveston-Grimes-Harris-Houston-Jackson-Liberty-Madison-Matagorda-
Montgomery-Polk-San Jacinto-Trinity-Walker-Waller-Washington-
Wharton-
636 AM CDT Wed Sep 20 2017

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Chances for mainly daytime and early evening thunderstorms will
occur today. Isolated strong storms could produce strong gusty
winds and locally heavy rainfall.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday

No hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated at this time.

$$

Tuesday, September 19, 2017

Sep. 19 17


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


Summary: The day was hot, sunny, and dry. There looked a to be a few moderately heavy to heavy showers and thunderstorms in the Houston, TX area, during the morning, afternoon, evening, and night. I felt a a few drops of rain, at work in northwest Houston, TX, sometime during the late afternoon, or maybe early evening. Alto status and stratus clouds with some stratocumulus clouds looked to cover most of the sky, during the morning, afternoon, and evening. The sky looked to have become clear, during the night. The wind speeds looked to be calm with gentle gusts and maybe some moderate gusts. It felt warm, during the early morning, late evening, and night. It felt very warm, during the mid-morning and early evening. It felt hot, almost very hot, during the late morning and afternoon. There was a Hazardous Weather Outlook 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.


Houston, TX Storm Summary: There looked to be some isolated moderately heavy to heavy showers and thunderstorms in and around the Houston, TX, during the morning, afternoon, evneing, and night. There were still some road closures going on in the Houston, TX area. There were probably still some roads covered with water in the Houston, TX area. I didn't hear about any reports of any storm damage.


My Storm Summary: The clouds looked to have become darker and I felt some rain drops, while at work in northwest Houston, TX, during the late afternoon, or maybe early evening. I didn't see any wet roads, or flooding, or any lightning strikes. I didn't hear any rumbles of thunder. I didn't see any storm damage.


Locations: Northwest and west Houston, TX.


Thoughts: It felt really hot outside today, compared to yesterday and these past few weeks.\


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AFDHGX

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
652 PM CDT Tue Sep 19 2017

.AVIATION...
Widely scattered storms winding down this evening with the loss of
daytime heating. Will be keeping an eye out west with the activity
associated with an eastward moving shortwave, but will also be ex-
pecting this activity to die off shortly after sunset. MVFR to IFR
CIGS will be possible across the area overnight (particularly over
our northern inland sites)...but the best chances for some ISO WAA
type showers will be closer to the coast. With a slightly more ac-
tive southern stream jet have added the mention of VCSH for all of
the TAFS tomorrow. 41

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 316 PM CDT Tue Sep 19 2017/

More typical late summer weather in Southeast Texas for the next
several days. Several very subtle features will impact the
forecast into early next week. This makes the forecasting process
intriguing, but the impacts appear to be mostly limited to
temperature changes of a few degrees and just how scattered the
scattered showers and storms will be. Based on how how these
subtleties play out, things like preferred days for more numerous
showers may shift a bit in the coming days. However, the broad
concept of typical late summer weather seems clear. Of course,
"typical" does not always mean "no hazards". The strongest of each
day`s storms can be capable of some gusty winds and/or locally
heavy rainfall. This is the type of setup in which one gauge might
see 4 inches of rain, while another gauge nearby sees about a
third of an inch.

NEAR TERM [Through Tonight]...

A subtle, but readily apparent shortwave ridge is beginning to exit
Southeast Texas per analysis and water vapor imagery. Its impact on
today`s convection has been similarly apparent, with considerably
fewer showers and storms so far today. However, it appears the next
weak shortwave trough will begin to approach the region, and is
attended by an uptick in convective activity to our west. This may
mean a little more activity for the late afternoon until we lose
heating this evening, but we still look unlikely to match
yesterday`s activity. Temperatures today have been a little higher
than forecast as convection so far has been even more limited than
already expected. But with thoughts that clouds may tick up in the
next few hours and our lows look to be governed at least in part by
the high dewpoint floor, don`t think it will have a very significant
effect outside of these first few hours of the forecast.

SHORT TERM [Wednesday Through Thursday Night]...

By Wednesday, a new shortwave trough will be crossing the area,
which should provide some upward boost to that day`s convection.
Now, that said, this doesn`t seem to appear in all of the guidance,
which ranges from virtually dry (NAM) to decently wet. It`s worth
noting that guidance does seem to step precipitable water values
down a little from the two inch numbers we`ve seen of late, and
there may be some timing issues - a slightly faster shortwave may
put us just on the subsident side of the trough by late afternoon.
This could hamper convective development as well.

Probably don`t want to get too terribly wrapped up in the details as
the difference in impacts isn`t huge. What there does seem a clearer
signal of in the guidance is that a coastal boundary looks to be the
primary focus for convection, and we still have enough moisture to
produce locally heavy rainfall. The NCAR WRF ensemble shows a fair
to strong signal for some locally heavy rain along the coast. The
strongest signal looks to lie just east of our area closer to the
TX/LA border, but there`s surely some potential for cells dropping a
quick few inches here.

For Thursday, cyclonic flow aloft looks to stay in place, and give
us stable or slightly falling midlevel heights over the area again
on Thursday. This would bolster the idea the previous shift had that
Thursday could see one more day of relatively higher coverage in
showers and storms. This may be somewhat subject to change as the
broad eastern US ridge will be starting to amplify, and could see a
scenario in which we actually are drier on Thursday. However, given
the relative consistency in seeing a developing upper low on the
Gulf Coast in the models, will hold onto the idea of a wetter
Thursday.

LONG TERM [Friday Through Tuesday]...

Guidance continues to show a trend to an amplifying west trough/east
ridge pattern, but also with an upper low developing along the
northern Gulf Coast. Farther to the east, Jose and Maria continue to
have a tricky interaction - this dance of tropical cyclones won`t be
directly impacting our weather, but I do wonder how it may impact
the aforementioned upper low, as our precip chances this weekend
into early next week may be influenced by just how far west it gets
before being drawn back up into the northern stream westerlies.
Because of this, I try to work in broad strokes on the PoPs with
less variation than I might normally. In general, go a little lower
Friday and Saturday, and a bump up for the rest of the weekend into
early next week. This is not a significant difference from the
previous shift, which had similar trends. As far as temps go, I
don`t see heights going low enough to really imply a big shift in
temperatures, but do get a couple degrees cooler on highs as we head
deeper into the weekend.

It`s beyond the scope of the forecast, but models diverge
significantly later next week as a cold front drags into Texas and
potentially towards the area. There is precious little agreement in
the models outside of the existence of a front, however, so details
on this will have to be sussed out in the coming week.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
College Station (CLL)      76  91  76  92  72 /  20  20  10  30  10
Houston (IAH)              77  90  77  89  73 /  20  50  20  40  10
Galveston (GLS)            81  86  80  87  78 /  20  30  20  30  10

&&

.HGX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...NONE.
GM...NONE.
&&

$$

Hazardous Weather Outlook

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
352 AM CDT Tue Sep 19 2017

TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-201300-
Austin-Brazoria-Brazos-Burleson-Chambers-Colorado-Fort Bend-
Galveston-Grimes-Harris-Houston-Jackson-Liberty-Madison-Matagorda-
Montgomery-Polk-San Jacinto-Trinity-Walker-Waller-Washington-
Wharton-
352 AM CDT Tue Sep 19 2017

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

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Chances for mainly daytime and early evening thunderstorms will
occur today. Isolated strong storms could produce strong gusty
winds and locally heavy rainfall.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday

Chances for mainly daytime and early evening thunderstorms will
continue through Wednesday and Thursday with isolated strong
storms producing strong gusty winds and locally heavy rainfall
possible. Thunderstorm chances are expected to diminish on Friday
and Saturday before returning Sunday and Monday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated at this time.

$$