Cooperfield, during the early morning. How the sky looked through the early afternoon.
Eldridge near I-10 during the mid-afternoon. The sky was starting to clear.
West Little York, near Beltway 8. On my way to Missouri City, TX, during the early evening.
Beltway 8, headed north toward I-10, during the late evening.
Beltway 8 ramp onto I-10, during the late evening.
Summary: The sky stayed persistently cloudy through the early afternoon and stayed mostly cloudy through the evening with some clearing during the early night before becoming mostly cloudy again through the late night. It felt very cool, during the early and mid-morning. It felt a little cool, during the late morning, afternoon, and evening. it felt cool during the night. The wind speeds were calm during most of the day. The wind speeds were really strong almost knocking free-standing things over, during the early morning. Moderate to moderately heavy showers with some possibly heavy showers passed over my house in Copperfield off and on through the early morning. A steady light rain was falling at my house in Copperfied, during the mid-morning. The steady light rain stopped sometime during the late, or maybe mid-morning.
Thoughts: I enjoyed getting some good rainfall today and last night.
Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
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000 FXUS64 KHGX 170204 AFDHGX Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 904 PM CDT Fri Oct 16 2020 .SHORT TERM [Tonight Through Saturday]... Skies clearing I-10 north and temperatures should cool down quickly and winds relax while closer to the coast the temperature fall should be tempered by the more extensive cloud cover and winds veering to the east. Lows in the north look to bottom out in the 47-54 degree range and at 55 to 63 at the coast. Toward morning the temperatures at the coast should be on the rise with the onshore flow. Some showers will be possible mainly southwest of Sugarland with the greater chances closer to the frontal boundary moving inland in the early morning around Matagorda Bay. 45 && .AVIATION [00Z TAF Issuance]... IFR ceilings on the coast should continue to rise as drier air spreads southward but this will be short lived as isentropic upglide increases 03-08z from the southwest expanding northward and MVFR ceilings should expand over the area between 03-08z for IAH southward then lower further toward 12z. Some sprinkles possible after 12z with winds turning around to the east and southeast toward morning. MVFR ceilings should mix out with southeasterly flow strengthening after 12z. MVFR ceilings lingering into 17-19z across CLL/UTS area. Late afternoon the trend though is going to be back down with the development of ST early Saturday evening. 45 && .PREV DISCUSSION /Issued 314 PM CDT Fri Oct 16 2020/... .LONG TERM [Sunday through Friday]... Front or not front? That`s the main question during the first days of the long term as model guidance diverges run to run. Upper-level longwave dominates most of the CONUS, keeping Texas under quasi- zonal flow. This pattern will result in different shortwaves/disturbances riding along the flow. The next possible disturbance and associated surface frontal boundary look to move over west Texas Sunday into Monday. Latest deterministic guidance now brings this weak/shallow front across central Texas; however, the GFS and ECMWF significantly weaken the front just before it reaches our northwestern counties. The NAM is the most aggressive model suggesting dewpoints in the 50s behind the front (west-central TX). Our region is still outside the NAM forecast period; thus, will see how it handles the front once it gets closer to our CWA on Monday. For now, the forecast is only based on a weak/no frontal passage. Given that, our region will continue to be dominated by an onshore flow pattern thanks to the surface high expected to be centered over the northeast CONUS by Sunday. The end result will be an increase in temperatures, which are still above normals for this time of year. Highs will generally be in the 80s. Different mid-upper level shortwaves embedded along the upper-flow will move through the region during the extended period. The combination of low-level moisture (PWATS increasing into the 1.5 to 1.9 inch range), onshore warm flow, and decent low-mid level instability will increase rain and storm chances across the region. The best window for precipitation will be in the afternoon/early evening. 05 .MARINE... Cooler air flowing will help to keep wind speeds slightly elevated tonight especially over the offshore waters. Winds over the bays have settled down so will cancel the SCA but have some concerns that the thermal gradient over the bays could tighten later tonight and a SCEC may yet be required over the bays. Will allow the SCA to end over the nearshore waters at 00z and will issue a SCEC through 06z once the SCA expires. Winds will become east later tonight as surface high pressure moves quickly to the east. Winds will become SE on Saturday as the sfc high pushes further east and pressures fall in the panhandle. An E-SE flow will persist through the end of next week as high pressure ridges into the area from the NE and weak low pressure develops over the southern Gulf. 43 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... College Station (CLL) 53 81 68 88 70 / 0 10 10 0 10 Houston (IAH) 56 80 69 86 72 / 0 10 10 10 10 Galveston (GLS) 63 81 75 83 77 / 0 10 10 10 10 && .HGX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... TX...None. GM...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION until 1 AM CDT Saturday for the following zones: Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM...Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM. Small Craft Advisory until 1 AM CDT Saturday for the following zones: Waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX from 20 to 60 NM...Waters from High Island to Freeport TX from 20 to 60 NM. && $$ SHORT TERM/AVIATION...45
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