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Wind Advisory 3, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this wind advisory at Jan 31, 2011, 5:20 PM CST for 23 counties in Texas. It took effect at Feb 1, 2011, 8:00 AM CST. It was in force for 21 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 31, 2011, 5:20 PM CST (23:20 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 1, 2011, 8:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 2, 2011, 5:02 AM CST
- In force
- 21 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
All 23 counties
Austin County, TX, Brazoria County, TX, Brazos County, TX, Burleson County, TX, Chambers County, TX, Colorado County, TX, Fort Bend County, TX, Galveston County, TX, Grimes County, TX, Harris County, TX, Houston County, TX, Jackson County, TX, Liberty County, TX, Madison County, TX, Matagorda County, TX, Montgomery County, TX, Polk County, TX, San Jacinto County, TX, Trinity County, TX, Walker County, TX, Waller County, TX, Washington County, TX, Wharton County, TX
The radar
The Houston radar (KHGX), 91 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 23:20 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Lake Charles Mun, LA (KLCH), launched 12:00Z, 11.3 hours before the alert went out and 242 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 988 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 137 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 109 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
441 WWUS74 KHGX 312320 NPWHGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 520 PM CST MON JAN 31 2011 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST TUESDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT 8 AM CST TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH 6 PM CST TUESDAY EVENING... ...HARD FREEZE WATCH TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING... .SEA FOG WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. THE FOG IS EXPECTED TO PERSIST INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING BUT THEN DIMINISH AS AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS AND OFF THE COAST LATE TUESDAY MORNING. THE FRONT WILL USHER STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS. MUCH COLDER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. TXZ214-235>238-020000- /O.NEW.KHGX.WI.Y.0003.110201T1400Z-110202T0000Z/ /O.CON.KHGX.FG.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110201T1500Z/ /O.CON.KHGX.HZ.A.0001.110202T0300Z-110202T1500Z/ BRAZORIA-CHAMBERS-GALVESTON-JACKSON-MATAGORDA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALVIN...ANAHUAC...ANGLETON...BAY CITY... EDNA...FREEPORT...FRIENDSWOOD...GALVESTON...LAKE JACKSON... LEAGUE CITY...MONT BELVIEU...PALACIOS...PEARLAND...TEXAS CITY... WINNIE 520 PM CST MON JAN 31 2011 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST TUESDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY... ...HARD FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HOUSTON/GALVESTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS THE REGION BY LATE MORNING TUESDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS CAN BE EXPECTED ONCE THE COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH. A DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST TUESDAY. A HARD FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. THIS AFTERNOON...DENSE SEA FOG WILL BECOME WIDESPREAD MAINLY ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COASTAL AREAS. THE FOG IS THEN EXPECTED TO EXPAND INLAND DURING THE EVENING. THE FOG WILL LIFT TUESDAY MORNING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. THE FOG WILL LIMIT THE VISIBILITY TO UNDER ONE HALF MILE AT TIMES. IN ADDITION TO THE COLD TEMPERATURES...BLUSTERY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL SEND WIND CHILL VALUES INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS. RESIDENTS SHOULD BEGIN THEIR PREPARATIONS FOR THIS VERY COLD WEATHER AS SOON AS THEY CAN. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AHEAD OF THE FRONT TOMORROW. AND IF WAITING UNTIL TUESDAY EVENING...YOU WILL BE OUTSIDE IN THE COLD BLUSTERY CONDITIONS. READINGS MIGHT NOT MAKE IT OUT OF THE 30S ON WEDNESDAY FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER POSSIBLE HARD FREEZE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. REMEMBER TO TAKE CARE OF PLANTS...PETS...PIPES... AND PEOPLE. ALSO REMEMBER TO WINTERIZE OR DRAIN YOUR SPRINKLER SYSTEMS AS THEY WILL BE PRONE TO THE ELEMENTS AS WELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HARD FREEZE WATCH MEANS TEMPERATURES BELOW 25 DEGREES ARE POSSIBLE FOR 2 OR MORE HOURS. A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN... USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU. DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS... ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS && $$ TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>213-226-227-020000- /O.NEW.KHGX.WI.Y.0003.110201T1400Z-110202T0000Z/ /O.CON.KHGX.HZ.A.0001.110202T0300Z-110202T1500Z/ AUSTIN-BRAZOS-BURLESON-COLORADO-FORT BEND-GRIMES-HARRIS-HOUSTON- LIBERTY-MADISON-MONTGOMERY-POLK-SAN JACINTO-TRINITY-WALKER-WALLER- WASHINGTON-WHARTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BELLVILLE...BRENHAM...BROOKSHIRE... BRYAN...CALDWELL...CLEVELAND...COLDSPRING...COLLEGE STATION... COLUMBUS...CONROE...CORRIGAN...CROCKETT...DAYTON...EAGLE LAKE... EL CAMPO...GROVETON...HEMPSTEAD...HOUSTON...HUMBLE...HUNTSVILLE... KATY...LAKE SOMERVILLE...LIBERTY...LIVINGSTON...MADISONVILLE... MISSOURI CITY...NAVASOTA...ONALASKA...PASADENA...PIERCE... PRAIRIE VIEW...RICHMOND...ROSENBERG...SEALY...SHEPHERD... SUGAR LAND...THE WOODLANDS...TOMBALL...TRINITY...WEIMAR... WHARTON...WILLIS 520 PM CST MON JAN 31 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY... ...HARD FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HOUSTON/GALVESTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS THE REGION EARLY TO MID MORNING TUESDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS CAN BE EXPECTED ONCE THE COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH. A HARD FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION TO THE COLD TEMPERATURES...BLUSTERY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL SEND WIND CHILL VALUES INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS. RESIDENTS SHOULD BEGIN THEIR PREPARATIONS FOR THIS VERY COLD WEATHER AS SOON AS THEY CAN. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED AHEAD OF THE FRONT TOMORROW. AND IF WAITING UNTIL TUESDAY EVENING...YOU WILL BE OUTSIDE IN THE COLD BLUSTERY CONDITIONS. READINGS MIGHT NOT MAKE IT OUT OF THE 30S ON WEDNESDAY FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER POSSIBLE HARD FREEZE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. REMEMBER TO TAKE CARE OF PLANTS...PETS...PIPES... AND PEOPLE. ALSO REMEMBER TO WINTERIZE OR DRAIN YOUR SPRINKLER SYSTEMS AS THEY WILL BE PRONE TO THE ELEMENTS AS WELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HARD FREEZE WATCH MEANS TEMPERATURES BELOW 25 DEGREES ARE POSSIBLE FOR 2 OR MORE HOURS. DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS... ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS && $$
4 follow-up statements
932 WWUS74 KHGX 011100 NPWHGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 500 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT 8 AM CST TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HARD FREEZE WATCH TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING... .DENSE FOG HAS LIFTED BUT PATCHY FOG WILL REMAIN IN THE AREA UNTIL AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT PUSHES THROUGH SOUTHEAST TEXAS. VERY GUSTY WINDS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT WILL PERSIST INTO TONIGHT. THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN EXTENDED INTO THE LATE EVENING HOURS AND ALSO THROUGH THE NIGHT FOR AREAS ALONG THE GULF COAST. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP RAPIDLY BEHIND THE FRONT. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO REACH THE MID 20S TONIGHT FOR MUCH OF THE REGION. A HARD FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. ANOTHER HARD FREEZE WARNING WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. TXZ214-235>238-011900- /O.CAN.KHGX.FG.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110201T1500Z/ /O.UPG.KHGX.HZ.A.0001.110202T0300Z-110202T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KHGX.HZ.W.0004.110202T0300Z-110202T1500Z/ /O.EXT.KHGX.WI.Y.0003.110201T1400Z-110202T1200Z/ BRAZORIA-CHAMBERS-GALVESTON-JACKSON-MATAGORDA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALVIN...ANAHUAC...ANGLETON...BAY CITY... EDNA...FREEPORT...FRIENDSWOOD...GALVESTON...LAKE JACKSON... LEAGUE CITY...MONT BELVIEU...PALACIOS...PEARLAND...TEXAS CITY... WINNIE 500 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... ...HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY... ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HOUSTON/GALVESTON HAS ISSUED A HARD FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY. THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. THE HARD FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS CAN BE EXPECTED ONCE THE COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH. A HARD FREEZE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS AS TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE LOW TO MID 20S TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION TO THE COLD TEMPERATURES BLUSTERY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL SEND WIND CHILL VALUES INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS. RESIDENTS SHOULD BEGIN THEIR PREPARATIONS FOR THIS VERY COLD WEATHER AS SOON AS THEY CAN. IF WAITING UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON YOU WILL BE OUTSIDE IN THE COLD BLUSTERY CONDITIONS. TEMPERATURES MIGHT NOT MAKE IT OUT OF THE 30S ON WEDNESDAY FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER POSSIBLE HARD FREEZE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. REMEMBER TO TAKE CARE OF PLANTS...PETS...PIPES... AND PEOPLE. ALSO REMEMBER TO WINTERIZE OR DRAIN YOUR SPRINKLER SYSTEMS AS THEY WILL BE PRONE TO THE ELEMENTS AS WELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HARD FREEZE WATCH MEANS TEMPERATURES BELOW 25 DEGREES ARE POSSIBLE FOR 2 OR MORE HOURS. DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS... ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS... ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG EAST WEST ORIENTED ROADS. && $$ TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>212-011900- /O.UPG.KHGX.HZ.A.0001.110202T0300Z-110202T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KHGX.HZ.W.0004.110202T0300Z-110202T1500Z/ /O.EXT.KHGX.WI.Y.0003.110201T1400Z-110202T0300Z/ AUSTIN-BRAZOS-BURLESON-COLORADO-GRIMES-HOUSTON-LIBERTY-MADISON- MONTGOMERY-POLK-SAN JACINTO-TRINITY-WALKER-WALLER-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BELLVILLE...BRENHAM...BROOKSHIRE... BRYAN...CALDWELL...CLEVELAND...COLDSPRING...COLLEGE STATION... COLUMBUS...CONROE...CORRIGAN...CROCKETT...DAYTON...EAGLE LAKE... GROVETON...HEMPSTEAD...HUNTSVILLE...LAKE SOMERVILLE...LIBERTY... LIVINGSTON...MADISONVILLE...NAVASOTA...ONALASKA...PRAIRIE VIEW... SEALY...SHEPHERD...THE WOODLANDS...TRINITY...WEIMAR...WILLIS 500 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HOUSTON/GALVESTON HAS ISSUED A HARD FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE HARD FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS CAN BE EXPECTED ONCE THE COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH. A HARD FREEZE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS AS TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE LOW TO MID 20S TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION TO THE COLD TEMPERATURES BLUSTERY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL SEND WIND CHILL VALUES INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS. RESIDENTS SHOULD BEGIN THEIR PREPARATIONS FOR THIS VERY COLD WEATHER AS SOON AS THEY CAN. IF WAITING UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON YOU WILL BE OUTSIDE IN THE COLD BLUSTERY CONDITIONS. TEMPERATURES MIGHT NOT MAKE IT OUT OF THE 30S ON WEDNESDAY FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER POSSIBLE HARD FREEZE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. REMEMBER TO TAKE CARE OF PLANTS...PETS...PIPES... AND PEOPLE. ALSO REMEMBER TO WINTERIZE OR DRAIN YOUR SPRINKLER SYSTEMS AS THEY WILL BE PRONE TO THE ELEMENTS AS WELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HARD FREEZE WATCH MEANS TEMPERATURES BELOW 25 DEGREES ARE POSSIBLE FOR 2 OR MORE HOURS. DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS... ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS... ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS. && $$ TXZ213-226-227-011900- /O.UPG.KHGX.HZ.A.0001.110202T0300Z-110202T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KHGX.HZ.W.0004.110202T0300Z-110202T1500Z/ /O.EXT.KHGX.WI.Y.0003.110201T1400Z-110202T1200Z/ FORT BEND-HARRIS-WHARTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EL CAMPO...HOUSTON...HUMBLE...KATY... MISSOURI CITY...PASADENA...PIERCE...RICHMOND...ROSENBERG... SUGAR LAND...TOMBALL...WHARTON 500 AM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... ...HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HOUSTON/GALVESTON HAS ISSUED A HARD FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. THE HARD FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS CAN BE EXPECTED ONCE THE COLD FRONT PASSES THROUGH. A HARD FREEZE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS AS TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE LOW TO MID 20S TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION TO THE COLD TEMPERATURES BLUSTERY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL SEND WIND CHILL VALUES INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS. RESIDENTS SHOULD BEGIN THEIR PREPARATIONS FOR THIS VERY COLD WEATHER AS SOON AS THEY CAN. IF WAITING UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON YOU WILL BE OUTSIDE IN THE COLD BLUSTERY CONDITIONS. TEMPERATURES MIGHT NOT MAKE IT OUT OF THE 30S ON WEDNESDAY FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER POSSIBLE HARD FREEZE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. REMEMBER TO TAKE CARE OF PLANTS...PETS...PIPES... AND PEOPLE. ALSO REMEMBER TO WINTERIZE OR DRAIN YOUR SPRINKLER SYSTEMS AS THEY WILL BE PRONE TO THE ELEMENTS AS WELL. && PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS... ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS. && $$
457 WWUS74 KHGX 012158 NPWHGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 358 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT 8 AM CST TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... ...HARD FREEZE WATCH TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING... .VERY GUSTY WINDS WILL PERSIST TONIGHT. COLD TEMPERATURES FALLING INTO THE 20S WILL COMBINE WITH THE WINDS TO LOWER WIND CHILL VALUES INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS TO NEAR ZERO. WITH OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE MID 20S TONIGHT FOR MUCH OF THE AREA...A HARD FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. ANOTHER HARD FREEZE WARNING WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED WEDNESDAY NIGHT INTO THURSDAY MORNING. TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>212-020600- /O.EXT.KHGX.HZ.W.0004.110202T0000Z-110202T1600Z/ /O.CON.KHGX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110202T0300Z/ AUSTIN-BRAZOS-BURLESON-COLORADO-GRIMES-HOUSTON-LIBERTY-MADISON- MONTGOMERY-POLK-SAN JACINTO-TRINITY-WALKER-WALLER-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BELLVILLE...BRENHAM...BROOKSHIRE... BRYAN...CALDWELL...CLEVELAND...COLDSPRING...COLLEGE STATION... COLUMBUS...CONROE...CORRIGAN...CROCKETT...DAYTON...EAGLE LAKE... GROVETON...HEMPSTEAD...HUNTSVILLE...LAKE SOMERVILLE...LIBERTY... LIVINGSTON...MADISONVILLE...NAVASOTA...ONALASKA...PRAIRIE VIEW... SEALY...SHEPHERD...THE WOODLANDS...TRINITY...WEIMAR...WILLIS 358 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...HARD FREEZE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST WEDNESDAY... THE HARD FREEZE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST WEDNESDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS WILL DIMINISH SLOWLY THROUGH THE NIGHT. A HARD FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS AS TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE LOW TO MID 20S TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION TO THE COLD TEMPERATURES THE BLUSTERY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL SEND WIND CHILL VALUES FROM NEAR ZERO WELL INLAND TO THE SINGLE DIGITS ELSEWHERE. RESIDENTS SHOULD BEGIN THEIR PREPARATIONS FOR THIS VERY COLD WEATHER AS SOON AS THEY CAN. IF WAITING UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON YOU WILL BE OUTSIDE IN THE COLD BLUSTERY CONDITIONS. TEMPERATURES MIGHT NOT MAKE IT OUT OF THE 30S ON WEDNESDAY FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER POSSIBLE HARD FREEZE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. REMEMBER TO TAKE CARE OF PLANTS...PETS...PIPES... AND PEOPLE. ALSO REMEMBER TO WINTERIZE OR DRAIN YOUR SPRINKLER SYSTEMS AS THEY WILL BE PRONE TO THE ELEMENTS AS WELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HARD FREEZE WATCH MEANS TEMPERATURES BELOW 25 DEGREES ARE POSSIBLE FOR 2 OR MORE HOURS. DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS... ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS... ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS. && $$ TXZ213-214-226-227-235>238-020600- /O.EXT.KHGX.HZ.W.0004.110202T0000Z-110202T1600Z/ /O.CON.KHGX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110202T1200Z/ BRAZORIA-CHAMBERS-FORT BEND-GALVESTON-HARRIS-JACKSON-MATAGORDA- WHARTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALVIN...ANAHUAC...ANGLETON...BAY CITY... EDNA...EL CAMPO...FREEPORT...FRIENDSWOOD...GALVESTON...HOUSTON... HUMBLE...KATY...LAKE JACKSON...LEAGUE CITY...MISSOURI CITY... MONT BELVIEU...PALACIOS...PASADENA...PEARLAND...PIERCE... RICHMOND...ROSENBERG...SUGAR LAND...TEXAS CITY...TOMBALL... WHARTON...WINNIE 358 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... ...HARD FREEZE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST WEDNESDAY... THE HARD FREEZE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST WEDNESDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH TONIGHT. A HARD FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST TEXAS AS TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE LOW TO MID 20S TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION TO THE COLD TEMPERATURES BLUSTERY NORTHWEST WINDS WILL SEND WIND CHILL VALUES INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS. RESIDENTS SHOULD BEGIN THEIR PREPARATIONS FOR THIS VERY COLD WEATHER AS SOON AS THEY CAN. IF WAITING UNTIL THIS AFTERNOON YOU WILL BE OUTSIDE IN THE COLD BLUSTERY CONDITIONS. TEMPERATURES MIGHT NOT MAKE IT OUT OF THE 30S ON WEDNESDAY FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER POSSIBLE HARD FREEZE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. REMEMBER TO TAKE CARE OF PLANTS...PETS...PIPES... AND PEOPLE. ALSO REMEMBER TO WINTERIZE OR DRAIN YOUR SPRINKLER SYSTEMS AS THEY WILL BE PRONE TO THE ELEMENTS AS WELL. A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS... ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS. && $$
291 WWUS74 KHGX 020329 NPWHGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 929 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT NEAR THE COAST UNTIL 8 AM CST WEDNESDAY... .TEMPERATURES HAVE FALLEN BELOW FREEZING ACROSS ALMOST ALL OF INLAND SOUTHEAST TEXAS THIS EVENING AND ARE NEAR FREEZING AT THE COAST. READINGS WILL CONTINUE TO FALL OVERNIGHT AND WILL BOTTOM OUT IN THE MID TO UPPER TEENS INLAND AND IN THE LOW TO MID 20S ALONG THE COAST. MODERATE TO STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS...ESPECIALLY NEAR AND ALONG THE COAST...WILL DROP WIND CHILL VALUES INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS OVERNIGHT. A HARD FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...AND ANOTHER HARD FREEZE WARNING WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>212-021600- /O.EXP.KHGX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110202T0300Z/ /O.CON.KHGX.HZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110202T1600Z/ AUSTIN-BRAZOS-BURLESON-COLORADO-GRIMES-HOUSTON-LIBERTY-MADISON- MONTGOMERY-POLK-SAN JACINTO-TRINITY-WALKER-WALLER-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BELLVILLE...BRENHAM...BROOKSHIRE... BRYAN...CALDWELL...CLEVELAND...COLDSPRING...COLLEGE STATION... COLUMBUS...CONROE...CORRIGAN...CROCKETT...DAYTON...EAGLE LAKE... GROVETON...HEMPSTEAD...HUNTSVILLE...LAKE SOMERVILLE...LIBERTY... LIVINGSTON...MADISONVILLE...NAVASOTA...ONALASKA...PRAIRIE VIEW... SEALY...SHEPHERD...THE WOODLANDS...TRINITY...WEIMAR...WILLIS 929 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... TEMPERATURES HAVE FALLEN BELOW FREEZING THIS EVENING. READINGS WILL CONTINUE TO FALL OVERNIGHT AND WILL BOTTOM OUT IN THE MID TO UPPER TEENS. MODERATE AND GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DROP WIND CHILL VALUES INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS OVERNIGHT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY DECREASE OVERNIGHT AND SHOULD BE JUST BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA...OR AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH AND GUSTY. THEREFORE...THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. TEMPERATURES MIGHT NOT MAKE IT OUT OF THE 30S ON WEDNESDAY FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER POSSIBLE HARD FREEZE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. REMEMBER TO TAKE CARE OF PLANTS...PETS...PIPES...AND PEOPLE. ALSO REMEMBER TO WINTERIZE OR DRAIN YOUR SPRINKLER SYSTEMS AS THEY WILL BE PRONE TO THE ELEMENTS AS WELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ TXZ213-214-226-227-235>238-021600- /O.CON.KHGX.HZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110202T1600Z/ /O.CON.KHGX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110202T1200Z/ BRAZORIA-CHAMBERS-FORT BEND-GALVESTON-HARRIS-JACKSON-MATAGORDA- WHARTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALVIN...ANAHUAC...ANGLETON...BAY CITY... EDNA...EL CAMPO...FREEPORT...FRIENDSWOOD...GALVESTON...HOUSTON... HUMBLE...KATY...LAKE JACKSON...LEAGUE CITY...MISSOURI CITY... MONT BELVIEU...PALACIOS...PASADENA...PEARLAND...PIERCE... RICHMOND...ROSENBERG...SUGAR LAND...TEXAS CITY...TOMBALL... WHARTON...WINNIE 929 PM CST TUE FEB 1 2011 ...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... ALL INLAND TEMPERATURES HAVE FALLEN BELOW FREEZING THIS EVENING...AND READINGS ALONG THE COAST WILL FALL BELOW FREEZING BEFORE MIDNIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO FALL OVERNIGHT AND WILL BOTTOM OUT IN THE UPPER TEENS TO AROUND 20 INLAND AND IN THE MID 20S AT THE COAST. GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN A 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE FOR MUCH OF THE NIGHT AND THESE WINDS WILL DROP WIND CHILL VALUES INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS OVERNIGHT. TEMPERATURES MIGHT NOT MAKE IT OUT OF THE 30S ON WEDNESDAY FOLLOWED BY ANOTHER POSSIBLE HARD FREEZE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. REMEMBER TO TAKE CARE OF PLANTS...PETS...PIPES...AND PEOPLE. ALSO REMEMBER TO WINTERIZE OR DRAIN YOUR SPRINKLER SYSTEMS AS THEY WILL BE PRONE TO THE ELEMENTS AS WELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$
428 WWUS74 KHGX 021102 NPWHGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 502 AM CST WED FEB 2 2011 ...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST TODAY AND RE-ISSUED FROM 6PM CST WEDNESDAY TO 10 AM CST THURSDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED... .TEMPERATURES HAVE FALLEN BELOW FREEZING ACROSS ALL OF INLAND SOUTHEAST TEXAS THIS MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL BOTTOM OUT IN THE MID TO UPPER TEENS INLAND AND IN THE LOW TO MID 20S ALONG THE COAST THIS MORNING. MODERATE TO STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS... ESPECIALLY NEAR AND ALONG THE COAST...WILL DROP WIND CHILL VALUES INTO THE SINGLE DIGITS. A HARD FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING...AND THE HARD FREEZE WARNING HAS BEEN RE-ISSUED FOR TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING AS MINIMUM TEMPERATURES WILL DROP INTO THE TEENS AND LOW 20S AGAIN. TXZ213-214-226-227-235>238-021915- /O.CAN.KHGX.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110202T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KHGX.HZ.W.0005.110203T0000Z-110203T1600Z/ /O.CON.KHGX.HZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110202T1600Z/ BRAZORIA-CHAMBERS-FORT BEND-GALVESTON-HARRIS-JACKSON-MATAGORDA- WHARTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALVIN...ANAHUAC...ANGLETON...BAY CITY... EDNA...EL CAMPO...FREEPORT...FRIENDSWOOD...GALVESTON...HOUSTON... HUMBLE...KATY...LAKE JACKSON...LEAGUE CITY...MISSOURI CITY... MONT BELVIEU...PALACIOS...PASADENA...PEARLAND...PIERCE... RICHMOND...ROSENBERG...SUGAR LAND...TEXAS CITY...TOMBALL... WHARTON...WINNIE 502 AM CST WED FEB 2 2011 ...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING... ...HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CST THURSDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HOUSTON/GALVESTON HAS ISSUED A HARD FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CST THURSDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. A HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING. MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES TODAY ARE ONLY EXPECTED TO WARM IN TO THE LOW TO MID 30S ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS. TEMPERATURES TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING WILL AGAIN DROP INTO THE TEENS AND LOW 20S ACROSS THE REGION. REMEMBER TO TAKE CARE OF PLANTS...PETS...PIPES...AND PEOPLE. ALSO REMEMBER TO WINTERIZE OR DRAIN YOUR SPRINKLER SYSTEMS AS THEY WILL BE PRONE TO THE ELEMENTS AS WELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>212-021915- /O.NEW.KHGX.HZ.W.0005.110203T0000Z-110203T1600Z/ /O.CON.KHGX.HZ.W.0004.000000T0000Z-110202T1600Z/ AUSTIN-BRAZOS-BURLESON-COLORADO-GRIMES-HOUSTON-LIBERTY-MADISON- MONTGOMERY-POLK-SAN JACINTO-TRINITY-WALKER-WALLER-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BELLVILLE...BRENHAM...BROOKSHIRE... BRYAN...CALDWELL...CLEVELAND...COLDSPRING...COLLEGE STATION... COLUMBUS...CONROE...CORRIGAN...CROCKETT...DAYTON...EAGLE LAKE... GROVETON...HEMPSTEAD...HUNTSVILLE...LAKE SOMERVILLE...LIBERTY... LIVINGSTON...MADISONVILLE...NAVASOTA...ONALASKA...PRAIRIE VIEW... SEALY...SHEPHERD...THE WOODLANDS...TRINITY...WEIMAR...WILLIS 502 AM CST WED FEB 2 2011 ...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING... ...HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HOUSTON/GALVESTON HAS ISSUED A HARD FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CST THURSDAY. A HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING. MAXIMUM TEMPERATURES TODAY ARE ONLY EXPECTED TO WARM IN TO THE LOW TO MID 30S ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS. TEMPERATURES TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING WILL AGAIN DROP INTO THE TEENS AND LOW 20S ACROSS THE REGION. REMEMBER TO TAKE CARE OF PLANTS...PETS...PIPES...AND PEOPLE. ALSO REMEMBER TO WINTERIZE OR DRAIN YOUR SPRINKLER SYSTEMS AS THEY WILL BE PRONE TO THE ELEMENTS AS WELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this wind 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 wind advisory went out at Jan 31, 3:28 PM CST, 1 hour 52 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 31, 3:28 PM CST, 1 hour 52 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
328 PM CST MON JAN 31 2011
...SLIGHT CHANCE OF SEVERE WEATHER LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING...
...ARCTIC AIRMASS WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION TUESDAY...
.DISCUSSION...
LLJ EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 40-50KT OVERNIGHT TRANSPORTING GULF
MOISTURE INTO THE AREA AHEAD OF APPROACHING FRONTAL BOUNDARY.
EXPECT PRECIP TO DEVELOP NW OF THE REGION AND EVENTUALLY EVOLVE
INTO A FAST MOVING LINE OF SHRA/TSTMS AS IT APPROACHES NW PARTS
OF THE AREA AFTER 3 AM. ANTICIPATE INCREASING DIFFLUENT FLOW
ALOFT ACROSS N/NE ZONES AS THE NOSE OF A 140KT JET APPROACHES THE
AREA FROM THE SW. ALTHOUGH INSTABILITY ISN'T ALL THAT IMPRESSIVE...WILL
MENTION THE THREAT OF SVR WX (MAINLY ALONG AND JUST AHEAD OF THE FRONTAL
BOUNDARY WHERE SFC CONVERGENCE WILL BE BEST) WITH STORM MOTION
30-35KT WITH LOTS OF WIND ENERGY JUST ABOVE THE SFC & ALOFT. WIND
DAMAGE SHOULD BE THE PRIMARY THREAT BUT REALLY CAN'T RULE OUT
HAIL OR EVEN VERY ISOLATED TORNADOES WITHIN THE LINE. THREAT PERIOD
WILL BE 4AM-11AM AND THREAT AREA NE OF A BRENHAM-FREEPORT LINE
(AND MORE SPECIFICALLY OUR NE ZONES).
ARCTIC FRONT SHOULD CLEAR THE CLL AREA 6-8AM AND THE SE COAST NEAR
GLS BY NOON. TEMPS IN THE 60S AT THE START OF THE DAY WILL FALL
INTO THE 30S AND 40S PRIOR TO SUNSET. WINDS WILL BE STRONG IN THE
WAKE OF THE FRONT AT 20-35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. WILL NEED A WIND
ADVSY BUT WILL LET THE MIDNIGHT CREW TAKE CARE OF THAT ONCE THEY
DETERMINE BEST LOCATIONS/TIMING. WIND CHILLS TUE/WED NIGHT WILL BE
IN THE SINGLE DIGITS AND TEENS. SEVERAL COLD DAYS ON TAP AS THE
ARCTIC HIGH BUILDS INTO TX. EXPECT A HARD FREEZE ALMOST EVERYWHERE
EXCEPT THE BEACHES TUE/WED (AND POSSIBLY THURS) NIGHTS. DAYTIME
HIGHS LIKELY WON'T GET OUT OF THE 30S.
MEDIUM RANGE MODELS STILL IN GOOD AGREEMENT REGARDING DROPPING A
TROF NEAR THE 4-CORNERS WED...INTO NRN MEXICO THURS...THEN
EJECTING EWD INTO TX THURS NIGHT & FRI. STILL SOME MINOR
DIFFERENCES IN TIMING WITH THE GFS BEING AROUND 6 HOURS FASTER
THAN THE ECMWF/CANADIAN. WILL SEE INCREASING ISENTROPIC LIFT AND MOISTURE
OVER THE COLD LLVLS BEGINNING THURS. THERE IS INCREASING CONFIDENCE
THAT WE COULD SE SOME WINTERY PRECIP WITH THIS SYSTEM (MOST LIKELY
SNOW ATTM) AS HISTORICALLY IT IS A CLASSIC SETUP FOR THIS AREA.
WILL NUDGE CHANCES OF PRECIP UP TO 40% AREAWIDE THURS NT AND FRI
WITH THE EVENTUAL PLAN TO PIN DOWN TIMING/QPF AS IT BECOMES MORE
CLEAR AND INCREASE CHANCES (AS WARRANTED). FWIW THIS FAR OUT...MODEL
BASED ACCUMULATIONS SUGGEST ANYWHERE FROM A TRACE TO SEVERAL
INCHES.
GRADUAL WARMING TREND STARTS THIS WEEKEND AS ONSHORE WINDS RESUME.
NEXT FRONT ON TRACK TO ARRIVE MONDAY. ECMWF HAS AN EVEN COLDER
AIRMASS FILTERING INTO THE REGION DURING THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK
(1050MB HIGH IN TX)...GFS NOT SO MUCH (1030MB-ISH). HOPEFULLY THE
GROUNDHOG WON'T SEE HIS SHADOW ON WED! 47
&&
.MARINE...
DENSE SEA FOG ALONG THE COAST AND OVER THE BAYS IS THE FIRST
CONCERN. SURFACE DEWPOINTS IN THE LOWER TO MID 60S WERE ADVECTING
SLOWLY NORTHWARD FROM BETWEEN MATAGORDA AND FREEPORT. WITH WATER
TEMPERATURES IN THE MID AND UPPER 50S...PATCHY FOG HAD ALREADY
DEVELOPED EARLIER TODAY. AM EXPECTING THE FOG TO BECOME WIDESPREAD
BY THIS EVENING.
THE FOG WILL LIFT TUESDAY MORNING AS A PREFRONTAL MOVES OFF THE
COAST BY MID MORNING AND SWITCHES THE SOUTHERLY WINDS TO THE WEST.
THE COLD FRONT WILL MOVE QUICKLY OFFSHORE BY MIDDAY. OFFSHORE WINDS
GUSTING TO GALE FORCE ARE LIKELY TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND
MAY LINGER OVER THE OFFSHORE WATERS INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.
WILL GO WITH A GALE WATCH AT THIS TIME FOR THE BAYS AND GULF WATERS.
THE BEST CHANCES FOR GALE FORCE WINDS ARE OVER THE GULF.... ALTHOUGH
FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE ARE POSSIBLE OVER BOTH BAYS. ALTHOUGH WINDS
WILL DIMINISH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY...ADVISORY CRITERIA
WINDS MAY LAST INTO FRIDAY. 40
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
COLLEGE STATION (CLL) 55 55 19 35 18 / 70 70 10 10 10
HOUSTON (IAH) 62 65 24 37 24 / 50 70 10 10 10
GALVESTON (GLS) 59 61 28 39 30 / 40 70 10 10 10
&&
.HGX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...HARD FREEZE WATCH FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING
FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: 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.
DENSE FOG ADVISORY UNTIL 9 AM CST TUESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: BRAZORIA...CHAMBERS...GALVESTON...JACKSON...
MATAGORDA.
GM...DENSE FOG ADVISORY UNTIL 9 AM CST TUESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: GALVESTON BAY...MATAGORDA BAY...WATERS FROM FREEPORT
TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20 NM...WATERS FROM HIGH
ISLAND TO FREEPORT OUT 20 NM.
GALE WATCH FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES: 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.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 31, 3:54 PM CST, 1 hour 26 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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 30, 6:19 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | HGX | Polk, San Jacinto, Walker | 56 min |
| Jan 30, 6:38 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Liberty, Polk, San Jacinto | 42 min |
| Jan 30, 6:45 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Walker | 45 min |
| Jan 30, 6:56 PM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Houston, Trinity | 34 min |
| Jan 30, 7:25 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | HGX | Madison | 65 min |
| Jan 30, 7:34 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | HGX | Walker | 26 min |
| Jan 30, 8:01 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | HGX | Walker | 29 min |
| Jan 30, 8:19 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | HGX | Walker | 56 min |
| Jan 31, 8:43 AM CST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | HGX | 2 hr | |
| Jan 31, 11:05 AM CST | Hard Freeze Watch | HGX | Austin, Brazoria, Brazos, Burleson, Chambers, Colorado and 17 more | 18 hr |
| Jan 31, 12:53 PM CST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | HGX | 20 hr | |
| Jan 31, 1:02 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | HGX | Brazoria, Chambers, Galveston, Jackson, Matagorda | 16 hr |
| Jan 31, 3:43 PM CST | Gale Watch | HGX | 12 hr |
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