Low, white, grey, and blue stratus clouds looked to cover the whole sky, at my house and neighborhood in northwest Houston, TX, during the morning and afternoon. Low, white, grey, and blue stratus clouds started to cover only most of the sky, at my house in northwest Houston, TX, during the evening, I think. The sky looked to have become clear, at my house, sometime during the early night. The sky looked to be clear at my house, during the late night. The wind speeds were light to moderate with moderately strong to strong gusts up to at least 30 mph, maybe a little more at times. It felt warm during the morning, afternoon, and evening. It felt a little cool during the night. I only felt a few drops, at my house in northwest Houston, TX, throughout the day. Light to moderate and moderately heavy with some possible heavy rain looked to have trained over the east side of Houston, TX for a good portion of the day.
Thoughts: Well another hurricane is gone and out of the gulf and from threatening the Houston, TX area. Delta gave the Houston, TX area the most wind out of all of the tropical systems that have been grazing and passing through the Houston, TX area all hurricane season. I even heard that there was some wind damage in Galveston that has seen some real tropical damage this hurricane season from Laura, Beta, and now Delta. Galveston, TX looks to have gotten the most rain as well from Delta with heavy rain band after heavy rain band. And is Delta going to be the last tropical system that the Houston, TX area is going to have to deal with? Until next hurricane season!
Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
331 FXUS64 KHGX 100449 AFDHGX Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 1149 PM CDT Fri Oct 9 2020 .AVIATION... There is a deck around 3000 feet slowly edging westward into the UTS- CXO-IAH-HOU-GLS corridor, and we could be dealing with these clouds throughout the overnight hours. Might also see some fog develop. Expect gradual clearing tomorrow, then VFR for the rest of the day. There are some hints of another chance of fog development Saturday night through Sunday morning. 42 && PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 423 PM CDT Fri Oct 9 2020/ SHORT TERM [Tonight Through Saturday Afternoon]... With the heaviest rains associated with Hurricane Delta remaining well east of the CWA...and it`s imminent landfall into SW LA late this afternoon/early this evening, we should see POPs (as well as winds/wind gusts) decrease dramatically tonight. The highest rain totals have been over our far E/SE counties...with average totals from 1-2 inches and isolated amounts of 3-6 inches in some spots. Wind gusts have been strongest along the coast so far. So for tonight, as these overall conditions improve, the forecast should be a quiet one by midnight into tomorrow. The one sticking point could be the possibility of patchy fog developing overnight into early tomorrow morning for inland portions of the CWA. Clear (or clearing) skies/decreasing winds/lingering low-level moisture are supportive of this idea, but confidence remains low for this. Did not add any mention in the grids at this time. Otherwise, low temperatures tonight should range from the mid/upper 60s for most inland areas...around 70 at the coast. Light N/NW winds and clear skies tomorrow should make for a rather warm day as highs warm to the mid/upper 80s...but don`t be too surprised if a few sites hit the lower 90s. 41 LONG TERM [Saturday Night Through Friday]... Strong cap expanding across the region will bring near record temperatures to the region Sunday and Monday. Afternoon highs in the 92-98 degree range. Cooler on Tuesday both with some increase in mid/high level cloudiness as a cold front slowly slides south into the area with a shallow broad upper trough to the west of the region. The front will slowly creep through the region Tuesday then usher in some dry and slightly cooler weather for a few days. Another cold front arrives on Friday and have introduced 20 POPs for the area with the FROPA. 45 MARINE... Strong tropical storm force winds in the eastern waters on the immediate west side of Hurricane Delta. Seas of 15 feet near 42019 and likely in the 17 to 25 feet in the extreme eastern areas. Winds of 47 gusting to 64 knots at 3 pm near 42035 should be diminishing this evening and expect that the Tropical Storm Warnings and Hurricane Warnings will be expiring this evening in the new few updates. Seas and winds diminish through the night and by Saturday should be looking for relatively benign marine conditions through Tuesday. 45 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... College Station (CLL) 65 89 66 94 70 / 10 0 0 0 0 Houston (IAH) 68 88 69 93 72 / 20 0 0 0 0 Galveston (GLS) 71 84 75 85 77 / 30 0 0 0 0 && .HGX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... TX...Coastal Flood Advisory until 3 PM CDT Saturday for the following zones: Brazoria Islands...Chambers...Coastal Galveston... Coastal Harris...Galveston Island and Bolivar Peninsula... Matagorda Islands. GM...Small Craft Advisory until 3 PM 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...Galveston Bay...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. && $$
Hurricane Local Statement
Hurricane Delta Local Statement Advisory Number 22 TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-300-313-335>338-436>438-101130- Hurricane Delta Local Statement Advisory Number 22 National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX AL262020 1020 PM CDT Fri Oct 9 2020 This product covers Southeast Texas **DELTA CONTINUES MOVING INLAND OVER SOUTHWESTERN LOUISIANA** ** ALL WARNINGS HAVE BEEN CANCELLED FOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS ** NEW INFORMATION --------------- * CHANGES TO WATCHES AND WARNINGS: - All watches and warnings have been canceled * CURRENT WATCHES AND WARNINGS: - None * STORM INFORMATION: - About 130 miles northeast of High Island TX - 30.6N 92.6W - Storm Intensity 75 mph - Movement North-northeast or 25 degrees at 15 mph SITUATION OVERVIEW ------------------ Delta is a Category 1 hurricane with with maximum sustained winds of 75 mph. The center of Delta was located inland over central Louisiana and a rapid weakening to a Tropical Storm is expected over the next hours. Delta will continue to move north-northeast into the Mississippi Valley tonight into Saturday. Delta is expected to become a tropical depression by late Saturday. For the Houston/Galveston County Warning Area, Delta will no longer pose a threat; therefore, all watches and warnings have been canceled. At the coast, the combination of seas and elevated tides will still produce some minor flooding. Given that, the Coastal Flood Warning has been replaced by a Coastal Flood Advisory in effect through seas and elevated tides will combine and continue to lead to some minor coastal flooding. Therefore, the current Coastal Flood Warnings and Advisories will continue in effect through 3 PM CDT Saturday. Small Craft Advisories for Galveston Bay and Gulf waters will also remain in effect through 3 PM CDT Saturday. POTENTIAL IMPACTS ----------------- * WIND: Little to no additional wind impacts expected. * SURGE: Little to no impacts are anticipated at this time across Southeast Texas. * ADDITIONAL SOURCES OF INFORMATION: - For information on appropriate preparations see ready.gov - For information on creating an emergency plan see getagameplan.org - For additional disaster preparedness information see redcross.org NEXT UPDATE ----------- As it pertains to this event...this will be the last local statement issued by the National Weather Service in Houston/Galveston TX regarding the effects of tropical cyclone hazards upon the area. $$
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