Freeze Warning 2, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

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

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
1122 AM CST MON DEC 10 2012

.AVIATION...
SKIES IN THE PROCESS OF CLEARING FROM THE NW. ONLY ISSUE FOR THE
REMAINDER OF THE DAY WILL BE GUSTY NNW WINDS. THOSE SHOULD TAPER
OFF INLAND SHORTLY AFTER SUNSET.  47

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.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 1033 AM CST MON DEC 10 2012/
A QUICK UPDATE TO THE SHORT TERM 24 HOUR GRIDS TO KEEP UP WITH
ONGOING CONDITIONS. QUITE THE BLOW ACROSS THE COASTAL COUNTIES AND
ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST THIS MORNING...WINDS IN THE SUSTAINED
25-30 GUST TO 35 MPH RANGE AT SCHOLES FIELD. WIND ADVISORY IN
EFFECT FOR THESE AREAS THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE MORNING.
OFFSHORE GRADIENT IS FORECAST TO GRADUALLY WEAKEN THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON AS SURFACE RIDGING CENTERED OVER CENTRAL TEXAS EXPANDS
OVER SOUTHEAST TEXAS. CLEARING SKIES FROM THE NORTH-WEST TO SOUTH
THROUGH SUNSET WILL SET THE STAGE FOR A FRIGID NIGHT. ANTICIPATING
AN AFTERNOON-ISSUED FREEZE WARNING FOR TONIGHT/EARLY TUESDAY AS
MOST INLAND COMMUNITIES...NOT WITHIN THE CITY OR IMMEDIATE
COASTLINE...WILL FALL TO (OR BELOW) FREEZING BY MIDNIGHT OR
SHORTLY THEREAFTER. DUE TO THE RECENT WARM UP...PLEASE REMEMBER TO
BRING IN POTTED PLANTS AND POSSIBLY COVER THE MORE TENDER
VEGETATION. OUTSIDE PETS MAY ALSO BENEFIT FROM WARM SHELTER THIS
EVENING INTO MID-TUESDAY MORNING. PIPES WILL BE FINE DUE TO THE
FACT THAT THIS WILL NOT BE A HARD FREEZE NOR A VERY LONG-IN-
DURATION FREEZE EVENT. 31

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.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
COLLEGE STATION (CLL)      49  28  52  30  59 /   0   0   0  10  10
HOUSTON (IAH)              51  32  54  34  60 /   0   0   0  10  10
GALVESTON (GLS)            57  41  55  46  61 /   0  10  10  10  10

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.HGX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL NOON CST TODAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
     BRAZORIA...CHAMBERS...GALVESTON...HARRIS...JACKSON...
     MATAGORDA.

GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR THE
     FOLLOWING ZONES: GALVESTON BAY...MATAGORDA BAY.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT FOR THE
     FOLLOWING ZONES: 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.

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
443 AM CST MON DEC 10 2012

TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-111045-
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-
443 AM CST MON DEC 10 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A WIDESPREAD LIGHT FREEZE IS POSSIBLE ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS
TONIGHT. TEMPERATURES WILL FALL INTO THE UPPER 20S ACROSS OUR
NORTHERN COUNTIES AND LOWER 30S CLOSER TO THE COAST. FAR NORTHERN
AREAS COULD SEE UP TO 10 HOURS OF BELOW FREEZING TEMPERATURES WHILE
AREAS FURTHER SOUTH WILL SEE TEMPERATURES FALL BELOW FREEZING FOR
2-6 HOURS. ONLY THE INTERIOR PORTIONS OF THE CITY OF HOUSTON AND
IMMEDIATE COASTAL AREAS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE FREEZING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

A LIGHT FREEZE WILL BE POSSIBLE AGAIN WEDNESDAY MORNING. SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL RETURN TO THE REGION FRIDAY AND SATURDAY
AHEAD OF ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.