Alert archive / Texas / Small Craft Advisories in 2011

Small Craft Advisory 96, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

April 11, 2011

NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this small craft advisory at Apr 11, 2011, 3:46 PM CDT. It took effect at Apr 12, 2011, 12:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 10 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 11, 2011, 3:46 PM CDT (20:46 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 12, 2011, 12:00 AM CDT
Expired
Apr 12, 2011, 10:00 AM CDT
In force
10 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 Apr 11, 3:13 PM CDT, 33 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 11, 3:13 PM CDT, 33 minutes before
<!doctype html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
  <meta charset="utf-8">
  <meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1">
  <title>Service Notice</title>
  <link rel="stylesheet" href="index.css">
</head>
<body>
  <main class="wrap">
    <section class="card" role="status" aria-live="polite">
      <div class="status" id="status">Temporary Notice</div>
      <h1 id="headline">This service is currently unavailable.</h1>
      <p id="message1">
        The site you requested is temporarily down for maintenance or an unexpected outage.
      </p>
      <p id="message2">
        Please try again in a few minutes.
      </p>
      <p class="small" id="detail">
        If you are an administrator, restore upstream service and remove the redirect/fallback rule when normal operations resume.
      </p>
    </section>
  </main>
  <script src="index.js"></script>
</body>
</html>
Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 11, 4:21 AM CDT, 11 hours 25 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
421 AM CDT MON APR 11 2011

GMZ330-335-350-355-370-375-TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-
227-235>238-120930-
AUSTIN-BRAZORIA-BRAZOS-BURLESON-CHAMBERS-COLORADO-FORT BEND-
GALVESTON-GALVESTON BAY-GRIMES-HARRIS-HOUSTON-JACKSON-LIBERTY-
MADISON-MATAGORDA-MATAGORDA BAY-MONTGOMERY-POLK-SAN JACINTO-
TRINITY-WALKER-WALLER-WASHINGTON-
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-WHARTON-
421 AM CDT MON APR 11 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
A MILD PACIFIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION BETWEEN 5
AM FOR THE COLLEGE STATION AREA...THE HOUSTON AREA AROUND 10 AM
AND OFF THE COAST AFTER NOON. VERY LITTLE IF ANY RAINFALL IS
EXPECTED WITH THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. VERY DRY AIR WILL SWEEP INTO
THE AREA LATE THIS MORNING AND THROUGHOUT THE AFTERNOON ON NORTHWEST
TO NORTH WINDS OF 10 TO 20 MPH AND GUSTY. A RED FLAG WARNING WILL
BE IN EFFECT FOR THE CRITICAL FIRE DANGER PRESENT. THE CONDITIONS
SHOULD IMPROVE AFTER 7 PM AS TEMPERATURES FALL THE HUMIDITY RISES
WITH THE WINDS DROPPING OFF TO 5 TO 10 MPH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
DRY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ON TUESDAY WITH LIGHT EASTERLY WINDS.
AN ELEVATED FIRE DANGER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

OTHERWISE...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 10, 9:19 PM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryHGX10 hr
Apr 11, 4:21 AM CDTRed Flag WarningHGXAustin, Brazoria, Brazos, Burleson, Chambers, Colorado and 17 more16 hr

Nearby

Small Craft Advisories in Texas, 2011Every small craft advisory in 2011

Sources

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