Summary: The day started out cloudy and then the clouds started to break apart sometime during the afternoon. Low white and grey stratus clouds looked to be widely scattered across the sky through the rest of the day, I think. The wind speeds were light with moderate gusts. It felt a little cool, during the morning, evening, and night. It felt warm during the afternoon. A moderate drizzle was falling while on my way to my sister's house in the heights with my mom, during the mid-morning.
Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
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000 FXUS64 KHGX 252349 AFDHGX Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 649 PM CDT Sun Oct 25 2020 .AVIATION [00Z TAF Issuance]... Light to moderate southeasterly flow will continue through the period with lighter winds developing overnight tonight and the moderate winds of 10 to 15 mph developing tomorrow afternoon. Like last night, MVFR to IFR CIGs of 700 to 1500 ft will develop across the area by the late evening and continuing through mid- morning tomorrow. Areas north of I-10 will have the better chance of getting IFR CIGs compared to the southern portion of the area. Patchy fog will also be an issue for a few hours overnight, especially at CXO, UTS, and maybe even IAH. Fowler && .PREV DISCUSSION /Issued 335 PM CDT Sun Oct 25 2020/... .SHORT TERM [Through Tomorrow night]... Tonight will be another cloudy and misty night with low stratus and some chances of drizzle in some areas. Ridging continues to move into the CWA and winds will stay easterly to southeasterly through tomorrow night. Tomorrow will not be much different from today aside from some warmer conditions with a warm front passing through the area. Most of the CWA will reach the 80s tomorrow afternoon with some higher dew points. Tuesday night will be a bit strange. A cool front is expecting to stall midway through the CWA that could leave College Station reaching the upper 40s, Houston Metro area in the low 60s and Galveston in the mid 70s. This is based on the ridge currently over us now moving to the east and being blocked by TS Zeta in eastern LA. Exact timing of the frontal passage is still uncertain, but drier and cooler temperatures will be behind the front. 35 .LONG TERM [Tuesday through Sunday]... The main consistency with the long-term portion of the forecast does seem to be its inconsistency. The slow moving cold front that was to push across SE TX late Mon is now forecast to stall either NW of the CWA or over the NW/W portions of the CWA on Tues, then tracking back to the north by Tues night. The brief (or partial) foray of the cold front into SE TX could have quite the potential for wild temperature busts for these locations. Otherwise, the proximity of this boundary should be a focus for isolated/widely scattered activity across much of the area on Tues. One of the main reasons for this cold front slowing/stalling appears to be the very same thing that`s helping to keep Tropical Storm Zeta away from the TX coast - the strong upper trof/closed low deepening/ approaching from the W/NW on Tues. As this upper level system begins to move across the state on Weds (and TS Zeta approaches the central Gulf coast), the strengthening onshore winds/increased Gulf moisture should support elevated POPs across SE TX on Weds. Then as the upper trof/low lifts out to the NE, the cold front should push through the CWA by Weds night. Cool/dry weather is expected the remainder of the week with slowly warming temperatures by next weekend. 41 .MARINE... Onshore flow strengthens through out the rest of the day bordering, with speeds high enough to justify SCS for the southwestern coastal waters from 1am-10am tomorrow morning. Tomorrow, winds will begin to shift more easterly, weakening the onshore flow. Wednesday morning wind speeds increase as a cold front passes through the coastal waters. Seas are anticipated to build as well and a Small Craft Advisory will likely be needed for the coastal waters through thursday morning. Also, on Wednesday TS Zeta is expected to pass in neighboring waters into eastern LA. At this time, ridging to the east of the CWA will ensure the turn away for the SETX coast, but mariners should closely monitor the forecast for TS Zeta that is forecasted to reach hurricane strength upon entering the GOM. Prior to landfall, it is anticipated that Zeta will weaken to just below hurricane strength. After that, by around Friday, seas will subside to the 3-4ft range and winds northerly around 15kts. 35 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... College Station (CLL) 68 80 48 68 56 / 10 40 40 30 40 Houston (IAH) 68 80 61 78 66 / 10 10 20 20 40 Galveston (GLS) 74 77 73 78 73 / 0 10 20 20 40 && .HGX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... TX...None. GM...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION from 1 AM CDT Monday through Monday morning for the following zones: Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM...Waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX from 20 to 60 NM. && $$
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