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Wind Advisory 4, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this wind advisory at Feb 8, 2011, 10:16 PM CST for 15 counties in Texas. It took effect at Feb 9, 2011, 8:00 AM CST. It was in force for 16 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 8, 2011, 10:16 PM CST (04:16 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 9, 2011, 8:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 10, 2011, 12:00 AM CST
- In force
- 16 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
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, Jackson County, TX, Madison County, TX, Matagorda County, TX, Waller County, TX, Washington County, TX, Wharton County, TX
The radar
The Houston radar (KHGX), 94 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 04:21 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
Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 00:00Z, 4.3 hours before the alert went out and 267 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
- 1035 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 66 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 244 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 400 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
702 WWUS74 KHGX 090416 NPWHGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 1016 PM CST TUE FEB 8 2011 ...HARD FREEZE WATCH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY MORNING... ...WIND ADVISORY ALONG THE COAST WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... .VERY COLD AIR MASS USHERED BY ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL RESULT IN BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT OVER THE REGION. TXZ214-235>238-091230- /O.NEW.KHGX.WI.Y.0004.110209T2000Z-110210T0300Z/ 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 1016 PM CST TUE FEB 8 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 9 PM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HOUSTON/GALVESTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM TO 9 PM CST WEDNESDAY. A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH THROUGH THE AREA DURING THE LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON WEDNESDAY. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH IN ITS WAKE WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE IN THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. THIS ADVISORY MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED IN TIME. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ TXZ163-164-176>179-195>199-210>212-091230- /O.CON.KHGX.HZ.A.0002.110210T0700Z-110210T1400Z/ AUSTIN-BRAZOS-BURLESON-COLORADO-GRIMES-HOUSTON-MADISON-MONTGOMERY- POLK-SAN JACINTO-TRINITY-WALKER-WALLER-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BELLVILLE...BRENHAM...BROOKSHIRE... BRYAN...CALDWELL...COLDSPRING...COLLEGE STATION...COLUMBUS... CONROE...CORRIGAN...CROCKETT...EAGLE LAKE...GROVETON... HEMPSTEAD...HUNTSVILLE...LAKE SOMERVILLE...LIVINGSTON... MADISONVILLE...NAVASOTA...ONALASKA...PRAIRIE VIEW...SEALY... SHEPHERD...THE WOODLANDS...TRINITY...WEIMAR...WILLIS 1016 PM CST TUE FEB 8 2011 ...HARD FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING... AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL USHER VERY COLD AIR TO THE REGION WEDNESDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL LIKELY FALL BELOW 25 DEGREES FOR MORE THAN 2 HOURS WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A HARD FREEZE WARNING WILL LIKELY BE ISSUED ON WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HARD FREEZE WATCH MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE. THESE CONDITIONS COULD KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. TEMPERATURES BELOW 25 DEGREES ARE POSSIBLE FOR 2 HOURS OR MORE. && $$
4 follow-up statements
086 WWUS74 KHGX 091039 NPWHGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 439 AM CST WED FEB 9 2011 ...HARD FREEZE WARNING FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING... ...WIND ADVISORY FOR THE WESTERN HALF OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS TODAY AND FOR THE COASTAL COUNTIES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS TODAY. STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL BELOW FREEZING ACROSS THE AREA AS THE FRONT PASSES...AND REMAIN BELOW FREEZING UNTIL MID MORNING THURSDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BOTTOM OUT IN THE UPPER TEENS TO MID 20S TONIGHT. TXZ176-195>198-210>212-092300- /O.UPG.KHGX.HZ.A.0002.110210T0700Z-110210T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KHGX.HZ.W.0007.110210T0000Z-110210T1600Z/ /O.EXB.KHGX.WI.Y.0004.110209T1400Z-110209T2300Z/ AUSTIN-BRAZOS-BURLESON-COLORADO-GRIMES-MADISON-WALLER-WASHINGTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BELLVILLE...BRENHAM...BROOKSHIRE... BRYAN...CALDWELL...COLLEGE STATION...COLUMBUS...EAGLE LAKE... HEMPSTEAD...LAKE SOMERVILLE...MADISONVILLE...NAVASOTA... PRAIRIE VIEW...SEALY...WEIMAR 439 AM CST WED FEB 9 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...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 WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. THE HARD FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 TO 40 MPH AS THE FRONT PASSES. WINDS WILL DECREASE TO 15 TO 20 MPH AROUND SUNSET. TEMPERATURES WILL QUICKLY FALL BELOW FREEZING WITHIN A COUPLE OF HOURS FOLLOWING THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP INTO THE MID TO UPPER 20S THIS AFTERNOON AND BOTTOM OUT IN THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 20S LATE TONIGHT. GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE COLD TEMPERATURES TO RESULT IN WIND CHILLS OF 5 TO 15 DEGREES TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY. 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. && $$ TXZ163-164-177>179-199-092300- /O.UPG.KHGX.HZ.A.0002.110210T0700Z-110210T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KHGX.HZ.W.0007.110210T0000Z-110210T1600Z/ HOUSTON-MONTGOMERY-POLK-SAN JACINTO-TRINITY-WALKER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COLDSPRING...CONROE...CORRIGAN... CROCKETT...GROVETON...HUNTSVILLE...LIVINGSTON...ONALASKA... SHEPHERD...THE WOODLANDS...TRINITY...WILLIS 439 AM CST WED FEB 9 2011 ...HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HOUSTON/GALVESTON HAS ISSUED A HARD FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CST THURSDAY. THE HARD FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL QUICKLY FALL BELOW FREEZING WITHIN A COUPLE OF HOURS FOLLOWING THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP INTO THE MID TO UPPER 20S THIS AFTERNOON AND BOTTOM OUT IN THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 20S LATE TONIGHT. GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE COLD TEMPERATURES TO RESULT IN WIND CHILLS OF 5 TO 15 DEGREES TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY. REMEMBER TO TAKE CARE OF PLANTS...PETS...PIPES...AND PEOPLE. ALSO REMEMBER TO WINTERIZE OR DRAIN YOUR SPRINKLER SYSTEMS AS THEY WILL BE PRONE TO THE ELEMENTS AS WELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ TXZ226-227-092300- /O.NEW.KHGX.HZ.W.0007.110210T0000Z-110210T1600Z/ /O.EXB.KHGX.WI.Y.0004.110209T1400Z-110209T2300Z/ FORT BEND-WHARTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...EL CAMPO...MISSOURI CITY...PIERCE... RICHMOND...ROSENBERG...SUGAR LAND...WHARTON 439 AM CST WED FEB 9 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...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 WIND ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH AS THE FRONT PASSES. WINDS WILL DECREASE TO 15 TO 20 MPH AROUND SUNSET. TEMPERATURES WILL QUICKLY FALL BELOW FREEZING WITHIN A COUPLE OF HOURS FOLLOWING THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP INTO THE UPPER 20S THIS AFTERNOON AND BOTTOM OUT IN THE LOWER 20S LATE TONIGHT. GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE COLD TEMPERATURES TO RESULT IN WIND CHILLS OF 10 TO 15 DEGREES TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY. 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... 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. && $$ TXZ214-235>238-092300- /O.NEW.KHGX.HZ.W.0007.110210T0000Z-110210T1600Z/ /O.EXT.KHGX.WI.Y.0004.110209T1700Z-110210T0600Z/ BRAZORIA-CHAMBERS-GALVESTON-JACKSON-MATAGORDA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALVIN...ANAHUAC...ANGLETON...BAY CITY... EDNA...FREEPORT...FRIENDSWOOD...GALVESTON...LAKE JACKSON... LEAGUE CITY...MONT BELVIEU...PALACIOS...PEARLAND...TEXAS CITY... WINNIE 439 AM CST WED FEB 9 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...HARD FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HOUSTON/GALVESTON HAS ISSUED A HARD FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CST THURSDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE AREA IN THE LATE MORNING TO EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH AS THE FRONT PASSES. WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. TEMPERATURES WILL QUICKLY FALL BELOW FREEZING WITHIN A COUPLE OF HOURS FOLLOWING THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP INTO THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S THIS AFTERNOON AND BOTTOM OUT IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S LATE TONIGHT. GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE COLD TEMPERATURES TO RESULT IN WIND CHILLS OF 10 TO 15 DEGREES TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY. REMEMBER TO TAKE CARE OF PLANTS...PETS...PIPES...AND PEOPLE. ALSO REMEMBER TO WINTERIZE OR DRAIN YOUR SPRINKLER SYSTEMS AS THEY WILL BE PRONE TO THE ELEMENTS AS WELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS... ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS. A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ TXZ200-213-092300- /O.NEW.KHGX.HZ.W.0007.110210T0000Z-110210T1600Z/ HARRIS-LIBERTY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLEVELAND...DAYTON...HOUSTON...HUMBLE... KATY...LIBERTY...PASADENA...TOMBALL 439 AM CST WED FEB 9 2011 ...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. AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL QUICKLY FALL BELOW FREEZING WITHIN A COUPLE OF HOURS FOLLOWING THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP INTO THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S THIS AFTERNOON AND BOTTOM OUT IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S LATE TONIGHT. GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE COLD TEMPERATURES TO RESULT IN WIND CHILLS OF 10 TO 15 DEGREES TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY. 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. && $$
362 WWUS74 KHGX 091643 NPWHGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 1043 AM CST WED FEB 9 2011 ...HARD FREEZE WARNING FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING... ...WIND ADVISORY FOR THE WESTERN HALF OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS TODAY AND FOR THE COASTAL COUNTIES THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS TODAY. STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL BELOW FREEZING ACROSS THE AREA AS THE FRONT PASSES...AND REMAIN BELOW FREEZING UNTIL MID MORNING THURSDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BOTTOM OUT IN THE UPPER TEENS TO MID 20S TONIGHT. TXZ176-195>198-210>212-226-227-100330- /O.CON.KHGX.HZ.W.0007.110210T0000Z-110210T1600Z/ /O.CON.KHGX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110209T2300Z/ AUSTIN-BRAZOS-BURLESON-COLORADO-FORT BEND-GRIMES-MADISON-WALLER- WASHINGTON-WHARTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BELLVILLE...BRENHAM...BROOKSHIRE... BRYAN...CALDWELL...COLLEGE STATION...COLUMBUS...EAGLE LAKE... EL CAMPO...HEMPSTEAD...LAKE SOMERVILLE...MADISONVILLE... MISSOURI CITY...NAVASOTA...PIERCE...PRAIRIE VIEW...RICHMOND... ROSENBERG...SEALY...SUGAR LAND...WEIMAR...WHARTON 1043 AM CST WED FEB 9 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CST THURSDAY... A HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CST THURSDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH AS THE FRONT PASSES. WINDS WILL DECREASE TO 15 TO 20 MPH AROUND SUNSET. TEMPERATURES WILL QUICKLY FALL BELOW FREEZING WITHIN A COUPLE OF HOURS FOLLOWING THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP INTO THE MID TO UPPER 20S THIS AFTERNOON AND BOTTOM OUT IN THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 20S LATE TONIGHT. GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE COLD TEMPERATURES TO RESULT IN WIND CHILLS OF 5 TO 15 DEGREES TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY. 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. && $$ TXZ214-235>238-100330- /O.CON.KHGX.HZ.W.0007.110210T0000Z-110210T1600Z/ /O.CON.KHGX.WI.Y.0004.110209T1700Z-110210T0600Z/ 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 1043 AM CST WED FEB 9 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CST THURSDAY... A HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CST THURSDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE AREA IN THE LATE MORNING TO EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 MPH AS THE FRONT PASSES. WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. TEMPERATURES WILL QUICKLY FALL BELOW FREEZING WITHIN A COUPLE OF HOURS FOLLOWING THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP INTO THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S THIS AFTERNOON AND BOTTOM OUT IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S LATE TONIGHT. GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE COLD TEMPERATURES TO RESULT IN WIND CHILLS OF 10 TO 15 DEGREES TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY. 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... 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. && $$ TXZ163-164-177>179-199-200-213-100330- /O.CON.KHGX.HZ.W.0007.110210T0000Z-110210T1600Z/ HARRIS-HOUSTON-LIBERTY-MONTGOMERY-POLK-SAN JACINTO-TRINITY-WALKER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLEVELAND...COLDSPRING...CONROE... CORRIGAN...CROCKETT...DAYTON...GROVETON...HOUSTON...HUMBLE... HUNTSVILLE...KATY...LIBERTY...LIVINGSTON...ONALASKA...PASADENA... SHEPHERD...THE WOODLANDS...TOMBALL...TRINITY...WILLIS 1043 AM CST WED FEB 9 2011 ...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CST THURSDAY... A HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CST THURSDAY. AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL QUICKLY FALL BELOW FREEZING WITHIN A COUPLE OF HOURS FOLLOWING THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP INTO THE MID TO UPPER 20S THIS AFTERNOON AND BOTTOM OUT IN THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 20S LATE TONIGHT. GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE COLD TEMPERATURES TO RESULT IN WIND CHILLS OF 5 TO 15 DEGREES TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY. REMEMBER TO TAKE CARE OF PLANTS...PETS...PIPES...AND PEOPLE. ALSO REMEMBER TO WINTERIZE OR DRAIN YOUR SPRINKLER SYSTEMS AS THEY WILL BE PRONE TO THE ELEMENTS AS WELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$
065 WWUS74 KHGX 092048 NPWHGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 248 PM CST WED FEB 9 2011 ...HARD FREEZE WARNING FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING... ...WIND ADVISORY FOR THE COASTAL COUNTIES OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT... .A STRONG COLD FRONT HAS PUSHED THROUGH SOUTHEAST TEXAS. STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING MAINLY ALONG THE COAST. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL BELOW FREEZING ACROSS THE AREA AS THE FRONT PASSES...AND REMAIN BELOW FREEZING UNTIL MID MORNING THURSDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BOTTOM OUT IN THE UPPER TEENS TO MID 20S TONIGHT. TXZ176-195>198-210>212-226-227-100600- /O.CAN.KHGX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110209T2300Z/ /O.CON.KHGX.HZ.W.0007.110210T0000Z-110210T1600Z/ AUSTIN-BRAZOS-BURLESON-COLORADO-FORT BEND-GRIMES-MADISON-WALLER- WASHINGTON-WHARTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BELLVILLE...BRENHAM...BROOKSHIRE... BRYAN...CALDWELL...COLLEGE STATION...COLUMBUS...EAGLE LAKE... EL CAMPO...HEMPSTEAD...LAKE SOMERVILLE...MADISONVILLE... MISSOURI CITY...NAVASOTA...PIERCE...PRAIRIE VIEW...RICHMOND... ROSENBERG...SEALY...SUGAR LAND...WEIMAR...WHARTON 248 PM CST WED FEB 9 2011 ...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CST THURSDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HOUSTON/GALVESTON HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. A HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CST THURSDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL QUICKLY FALL BELOW FREEZING WITHIN A COUPLE OF HOURS FOLLOWING THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP INTO THE MID TO UPPER 20S THIS AFTERNOON AND BOTTOM OUT IN THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 20S LATE TONIGHT. WINDS AROUND 15 TO 20 MPH WILL COMBINE WITH THE COLD TEMPERATURES TO RESULT IN WIND CHILLS OF 5 TO 15 DEGREES TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY. 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. && $$ TXZ214-235>238-100600- /O.CON.KHGX.HZ.W.0007.110210T0000Z-110210T1600Z/ /O.CON.KHGX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110210T0600Z/ BRAZORIA-CHAMBERS-GALVESTON-JACKSON-MATAGORDA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALVIN...ANAHUAC...ANGLETON...BAY CITY... EDNA...FREEPORT...FRIENDSWOOD...GALVESTON...LAKE JACKSON... LEAGUE CITY...MONT BELVIEU...PALACIOS...PEARLAND...TEXAS CITY... WINNIE 248 PM CST WED FEB 9 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CST THURSDAY... A HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CST THURSDAY. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. A STRONG COLD FRONT HAS PUSHED THROUGH SOUTHEAST TEXAS. NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING AND BEGIN TO DECREASE OVERNIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL QUICKLY FALL BELOW FREEZING WITHIN A COUPLE OF HOURS FOLLOWING THE FRONTAL PASSAGE. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP INTO THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S THIS AFTERNOON AND BOTTOM OUT IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S LATE TONIGHT. GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE COLD TEMPERATURES TO RESULT IN WIND CHILLS OF 10 TO 15 DEGREES TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY. REMEMBER TO TAKE CARE OF PLANTS...PETS...PIPES...AND PEOPLE. ALSO REMEMBER TO WINTERIZE OR DRAIN YOUR SPRINKLER SYSTEMS AS THEY WILL BE PRONE TO THE ELEMENTS AS WELL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS... ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS. A HARD FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ TXZ163-164-177>179-199-200-213-100600- /O.CON.KHGX.HZ.W.0007.110210T0000Z-110210T1600Z/ HARRIS-HOUSTON-LIBERTY-MONTGOMERY-POLK-SAN JACINTO-TRINITY-WALKER- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CLEVELAND...COLDSPRING...CONROE... CORRIGAN...CROCKETT...DAYTON...GROVETON...HOUSTON...HUMBLE... HUNTSVILLE...KATY...LIBERTY...LIVINGSTON...ONALASKA...PASADENA... SHEPHERD...THE WOODLANDS...TOMBALL...TRINITY...WILLIS 248 PM CST WED FEB 9 2011 ...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CST THURSDAY... A HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CST THURSDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO FALL BELOW FREEZING BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT THAT PUSHED THROUGH THE AREA TODAY. TEMPERATURES WILL DROP INTO THE MID TO UPPER 20S THIS EVENING AND BOTTOM OUT IN THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 20S LATE TONIGHT. GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE COLD TEMPERATURES TO RESULT IN WIND CHILLS OF 5 TO 15 DEGREES TONIGHT AND EARLY THURSDAY. 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. && $$
605 WWUS74 KHGX 100621 NPWHGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 1221 AM CST THU FEB 10 2011 ...HARD FREEZE WARNING FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING... ...WIND ADVISORY FOR THE COASTAL COUNTIES OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT... .A STRONG COLD FRONT HAS PUSHED THROUGH SOUTHEAST TEXAS. STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING MAINLY ALONG THE COAST. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL BELOW FREEZING ACROSS THE AREA AS THE FRONT PASSES...AND REMAIN BELOW FREEZING UNTIL MID MORNING THURSDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL BOTTOM OUT IN THE UPPER TEENS TO MID 20S TONIGHT. TXZ214-235>238-101430- /O.EXP.KHGX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-110210T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KHGX.WI.Y.0005.110210T0621Z-110210T1200Z/ /O.CON.KHGX.HZ.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110210T1600Z/ 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 1221 AM CST THU FEB 10 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING... ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HOUSTON/GALVESTON HAS EXTENDED THE WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING. A HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING. NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE EARLY THIS MORNING. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH BELOW 25 MPH BY OR SHORTLY AFTER SUNRISE. TEMPERATURES WILL BOTTOM OUT IN THE LOWER TO MID 20S LATER THIS MORNING BEFORE SUNRISE. GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE COLD TEMPERATURES TO RESULT IN WIND CHILLS OF 10 TO 15 DEGREES. 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 ROADWAYS. && $$ TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>213-226-227-101430- /O.CON.KHGX.HZ.W.0007.000000T0000Z-110210T1600Z/ 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 1221 AM CST THU FEB 10 2011 ...HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING... A HARD FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING. TEMPERATURES WILL BOTTOM OUT IN THE UPPER TEENS TO LOWER 20S LATER THIS MORNING BEFORE SUNRISE. GUSTY WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH THE COLD TEMPERATURES TO RESULT IN WIND CHILLS OF 5 TO 15 DEGREES. 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 Feb 8, 9:52 PM CST, 24 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 8, 9:52 PM CST, 24 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
952 PM CST TUE FEB 8 2011
.DISCUSSION...
FRONT CURRENTLY MAKING ITS WAY THRU THE TX PANHANDLE & N TX. TEMPS
BEHIND THE FRONT WERE QUITE A BIT COLDER THAN 18Z MODEL GUIDANCE.
00Z NAM12 CAME IN CLOSER TO REALITY BUT STILL WAS A FEW DEGREES
TOO WARM. MADE SLIGHT CHANGES TO TEMPS AFTER FROPA TOMORROW WITH A
BLEND OF NAM12 RAW DATA...00Z MET...AND CURRENT FCST. FRONT SHOULD
BE OFF THE GLS COAST AROUND 18Z (BEFORE THAT MATAGORDA BAY AREA).
PRECIP LOOKS TO BE MAINLY AHEAD OF THE FRONT AND MAYBE AN HOUR OR
TWO BEHIND IT ACROSS ERN AREAS. WITH THE UPDATED TEMPS...WILL NEED
TO EXPAND THE ADVISORY AREA TO INCLUDE POLK, SAN JAC, AND
MONTGOMERY COUNTIES - BUT NOTE THIS IS MAINLY FOR THE NW PORTIONS
OF EACH OF THOSE COUNTIES. PRECIP SHOULD COME TO AN END ACROSS
VAST MAJORITY OF THE AREA (EXCEPT EXTREME E) BY 3 PM. HAVE A GUT
FEELING THE MAIN ISSUE WITH THIS EVENT WILL BE FREEZING OF THE
RAIN THAT HAS ALREADY FALLEN PRIOR TO THE SUB FREEZING SFC TEMPS
ARRIVING MAINLY ON BRIDGES/OVERPASSES/ETC. WILL AWAIT THE REST OF
THE 00Z MODELS AND LET THE MIDNIGHT CREW ISSUE ANY OTHER UPDATES. 47
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
COLLEGE STATION (CLL) 41 41 22 41 24 / 50 70 10 0 0
HOUSTON (IAH) 44 46 26 45 25 / 40 80 10 0 0
GALVESTON (GLS) 51 54 30 43 34 / 30 80 20 0 0
&&
.HGX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FROM 10 AM TO 5 PM CST WEDNESDAY FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES: AUSTIN...BRAZOS...BURLESON...COLORADO...
GRIMES...HOUSTON...MADISON...MONTGOMERY...POLK...SAN
JACINTO...TRINITY...WALKER...WALLER...WASHINGTON.
HARD FREEZE WATCH FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY
MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: AUSTIN...BRAZOS...
BURLESON...COLORADO...GRIMES...HOUSTON...MADISON...
MONTGOMERY...POLK...SAN JACINTO...TRINITY...WALKER...
WALLER...WASHINGTON.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 2 PM TO 9 PM CST WEDNESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: BRAZORIA...CHAMBERS...GALVESTON...JACKSON...
MATAGORDA.
GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM NOON WEDNESDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST
WEDNESDAY NIGHT 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.
SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING
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.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST WEDNESDAY NIGHT FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES: WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP
CHANNEL 20 NM TO 60 NM...WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO
FREEPORT 20 TO 60 NM.
&&Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 8, 3:47 PM CST, 6 hours 29 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 347 PM CST TUE FEB 8 2011 TXZ163-164-176-177-195>198-210>212-091200- AUSTIN-BRAZOS-BURLESON-COLORADO-GRIMES-HOUSTON-MADISON-TRINITY- WALKER-WALLER-WASHINGTON- 347 PM CST TUE FEB 8 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO AND THREE...WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LIGHT FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET...IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 5 PM CST WEDNESDAY. A STRONG COLD FRONT IN COMBINATION WITH AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE AND AMPLE MOISTURE WILL RESULT IN A CHANCE OF LIGHT FREEZING RAIN OVER THE REGION. THE NORTHEAST HALF OF THE ADVISORY REGION MAY ALSO EXPERIENCE BRIEF PERIODS OF SLEET. THE THREAT WILL PROGRESS FROM WEST TO EAST DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THE MID AND UPPER LEVELS OF THE ATMOSPHERE WILL DRY OFF QUICKLY EARLY WEDNESDAY EVENING ENDING THE WINTER WEATHER THREAT. A HARD FREEZE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL USHER VERY COLD AIR TO THE REGION DROPPING TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT TO SEVERAL HOURS BELOW FREEZING. .DAYS FOUR THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. TXZ178-179-199-091200- MONTGOMERY-POLK-SAN JACINTO- 347 PM CST TUE FEB 8 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO AND THREE...WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS ON WEDNESDAY...BRINGING WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AHEAD OF THE FRONT AND MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES IN ITS WAKE. TEMPERATURES WILL REACH INTO THE 50S DURING THE MORNING...AND THEN FALL INTO THE 30S OVER THE INLAND AREAS AND INTO THE LOWER 40S AT THE COAST DURING THE AFTERNOON. MOST INLAND COUNTIES WILL THEN EXPERIENCE FREEZING TEMPERATURES AROUND SUNSET. OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL LIKELY BE IN THE MID 20S. A HARD FREEZE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL USHER VERY COLD AIR TO THE REGION DROPPING TEMPERATURES OVERNIGHT TO SEVERAL HOURS BELOW FREEZING. .DAYS FOUR THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. GMZ330-335-TXZ200-213-214-226-227-235>238-091200- BRAZORIA-CHAMBERS-FORT BEND-GALVESTON-GALVESTON BAY-HARRIS- JACKSON-LIBERTY-MATAGORDA-MATAGORDA BAY-WHARTON- 347 PM CST TUE FEB 8 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO AND THREE...WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS ON WEDNESDAY...BRINGING WIDESPREAD RAINFALL AHEAD OF THE FRONT AND MUCH COLDER TEMPERATURES IN ITS WAKE. TEMPERATURES WILL REACH INTO THE 50S DURING THE MORNING...AND THEN FALL INTO THE 30S OVER THE INLAND AREAS AND INTO THE LOWER 40S AT THE COAST DURING THE AFTERNOON. MOST INLAND COUNTIES WILL THEN EXPERIENCE FREEZING TEMPERATURES BY OR SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET. OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL LIKELY RANGE FROM THE MID AND UPPER 20S INLAND TO AROUND 30 AT THE COAST. .DAYS FOUR THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 9, 3:45 AM CST | Gale Warning | HGX | 14 hr | |
| Feb 9, 3:45 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | HGX | 36 hr | |
| Feb 9, 4:39 AM CST | Hard Freeze Warning | HGX | Austin, Brazoria, Brazos, Burleson, Chambers, Colorado and 17 more | 30 hr |
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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.