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Small Craft Advisory 80, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

February 1, 2011

NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this small craft advisory at Feb 1, 2011, 3:35 AM CST. It took effect at Feb 1, 2011, 7:00 AM CST. It was in force for 3 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 1, 2011, 3:35 AM CST (09:35 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 1, 2011, 7:00 AM CST
Expired
Feb 1, 2011, 9:48 AM CST
In force
3 hr
Issued by
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this small craft advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Houston/Galveston, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this small craft advisory went out at Jan 31, 5:56 PM CST, 9 hours 39 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 31, 5:56 PM CST, 9 hours 39 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 31, 3:54 PM CST, 11 hours 41 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
354 PM CST MON JAN 31 2011

TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-012200-
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-
354 PM CST MON JAN 31 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

A LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP
NORTHWEST OF THE REGION AND MOVE TOWARD SOUTHEAST TEXAS OVERNIGHT.
AT THIS TIME IT APPEARS THE STORMS WILL ARRIVE SOMETIME AFTER 3
AM AND POSSIBLY EFFECT LOCATIONS NORTHWEST OF A LINE FROM GROVETON
TO COLUMBUS BETWEEN 3 AM AND SUNRISE. STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS ARE
POSSIBLE...WITH DAMAGING WINDS BEING THE PRIMARY THREAT. HAIL AND
ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE A SECONDARY POSSIBILITY.

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO...TUESDAY

THE LINE OF STORMS IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE MOVING IN THE REMAINDER
OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS BETWEEN 6 AM AND 11 AM. STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS
WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE NORTHEAST OF A COLUMBUS TO FREEPORT LINE.
DAMAGING WINDS WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREAT WITH HAIL AND TORNADOES
SECONDARY.

AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL PUSH IN BEHIND THE STORMS. STRONG
NORTHERLY WINDS WILL LIKELY REQUIRE A WIND ADVISORY FOR PARTS OF
THE AREA. TEMPERATURES WILL START OUT IN THE 60S AHEAD OF THE
FRONT AND FALL INTO THE 30S AND 40S BY LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON.
A HARD FREEZE IS EXPECTED ALMOST EVERYWHERE BUT NEAR THE IMMEDIATE
COAST. WIND CHILLS WILL BE IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS. RESIDENTS
ARE ENCOURAGED TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SENSITIVE TO PROLONGED
FREEZING TEMPERATURES.

.DAYS THREE THROUGH FIVE...WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

A COLD ARCTIC AIRMASS WILL REMAIN IN PLACE THROUGH THE WORKWEEK
WITH A HARD FREEZE EXPECTED ACROSS MOST INLAND AREAS WEDNESDAY AND
POSSIBLY THURSDAY NIGHTS. DAYTIME HIGHS MAY NOT MAKE IT OUT OF THE
30S THROUGH FRIDAY. WIND CHILLS WILL BE EXTREMELY LOW. RESIDENTS
ARE ENCOURAGED TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SENSITIVE TO PROLONGED
FREEZING TEMPERATURES.

MOISTURE IS EXPECTED TO OVERRIDE THE COOLER AIR AT THE SURFACE
BEGINNING THURSDAY. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE IS EXPECTED TO
MOVE OVER SOUTHEAST TEXAS SOMETIME BETWEEN THURSDAY NIGHT AND
EARLY FRIDAY EVENING WHICH MAY SUPPORT THE DEVELOPMENT OF FROZEN
PRECIPITATION. THE LOCATION...TYPE AND ACCUMULATIONS OF ANY FROZEN
PRECIPITATION WILL LARGELY DEPEND ON THE TRACK OF THE DISTURBANCE
AND UPPER LEVEL TEMPERATURE PROFILE AT THAT TIME. METEOROLOGISTS
WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THIS SITUATION AND UPDATE THE FORECAST AS
REQUIRED. RESIDENTS SHOULD CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST
DEVELOPMENTS REGARDING THIS SITUATION.

.DAYS SIX THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TUESDAY MORNING.

GMZ330-335-350-355-370-375-012200-
GALVESTON BAY-MATAGORDA BAY-
WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL 20 NM TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT OUT 20 NM-
354 PM CST MON JAN 31 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

PERIODS OF DENSE SEA FOG ARE EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

A STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PUSH OFF THE UPPER
TEXAS COAST TUESDAY MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. PERIODS OF DENSE
SEA FOG ARE LIKELY UNTIL THE FRONT CLEARS THE COAST. A LINE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE FRONT. STRONG
NORTHERLY WINDS WILL PUSH A MUCH COLDER AIRMASS OVER THE COASTAL
WATERS. NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 KNOTS WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH GUSTS
TO 40 KNOTS POSSIBLE. A GALE WATCH IS IN EFFECT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE REQUIRED LATE TONIGHT OR EARLY TUESDAY
MORNING.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 1, 4:39 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementHGXAustin, Colorado, Grimes, Houston, Jackson, Madison and 5 more66 min
Feb 1, 4:47 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXBrazos, Burleson, Grimes, Houston, Madison, Walker43 min
Feb 1, 4:52 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXAustin, Brazos, Burleson, Colorado, Grimes, Houston and 6 more53 min
Feb 1, 5:00 AM CSTHard Freeze WarningHGXAustin, Brazoria, Brazos, Burleson, Chambers, Colorado and 17 more29 hr
Feb 1, 5:29 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXAustin, Colorado, Fort Bend, Jackson, Waller, Wharton61 min
Feb 1, 5:50 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXFort Bend, Grimes, Harris, Houston, Montgomery, Polk and 5 more40 min
Feb 1, 6:11 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningHGX2 hr
Feb 1, 6:33 AM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXBrazoria, Chambers, Fort Bend, Galveston, Harris, Jackson and 8 more57 min
Feb 1, 6:52 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningHGX113 min
Feb 1, 7:32 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningHGX118 min
Feb 1, 8:04 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementHGXChambers56 min
Feb 1, 9:48 AM CSTGale WarningHGX12 hr
Feb 1, 3:49 PM CSTSmall Craft AdvisoryHGX71 hr
Feb 1, 3:54 PM CSTWind Chill AdvisoryHGXAustin, Brazos, Burleson, Colorado, Grimes, Houston and 4 more17 hr

Nearby

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.