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Small Craft Advisory 10, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

February 4, 2012

NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this small craft advisory at Feb 4, 2012, 3:28 PM CST. It took effect at Feb 4, 2012, 10:00 PM CST. It was in force for 29 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 4, 2012, 3:28 PM CST (21:28 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 4, 2012, 10:00 PM CST
Expired
Feb 6, 2012, 3:00 AM CST
In force
29 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 Feb 4, 2:59 PM CST, 29 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 4, 2:59 PM CST, 29 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 4, 3:59 AM CST, 11 hours 29 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
359 AM CST SAT FEB 4 2012

GMZ330-335-350-355-370-375-TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-
227-235>238-051300-
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-
359 AM CST SAT FEB 4 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL ACCOMPANY A COLD FRONT AS IT MOVES THROUGH
SOUTHEAST TEXAS TODAY. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL ALONG WITH A FEW STRONG
OR SEVERE STORMS ARE POSSIBLE. ANY DENSE FOG LINGERING NEAR THE COAST
AND ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS WILL COME TO AN END WITH THE PASSAGE OF
THE FRONT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

RAIN CHANCES REMAIN IN THE FORECAST SUNDAY THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING AS
AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. THE BEST CHANCE
FOR THIS RAIN WILL BE SOUTH AND ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS POSSIBLE TODAY.

In the hours before

Special weather statement, Feb 4, 10:20 AM CST, 5 hours 8 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 3, 6:16 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHGXBrazos3 hr
Feb 3, 6:36 PM CSTTornado WarningHGXBrazos, Burleson24 min
Feb 3, 7:00 PM CSTTornado WarningHGXBrazos, Burleson30 min
Feb 3, 7:05 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningHGXBrazos, Burleson3 hr
Feb 3, 7:28 PM CSTSevere Thunderstorm WarningHGXBrazos, Grimes47 min
Feb 3, 7:47 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHGXBrazos, Grimes118 min
Feb 3, 7:53 PM CSTRiver Flood WarningHGXMontgomery16 hr
Feb 3, 8:15 PM CSTMarine Dense Fog AdvisoryHGX7 hr
Feb 3, 9:20 PM CSTFlash Flood WatchHGXBrazos, Burleson, Grimes, Madison, Walker, Washington9 hr
Feb 3, 10:14 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementHGXMadison61 min
Feb 3, 10:35 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHGXBrazos, Grimes, Madison115 min
Feb 3, 10:54 PM CSTFlash Flood WarningHGXBrazos, Grimes, Madison74 min
Feb 3, 11:22 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementHGXMadison53 min
Feb 4, 12:25 AM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHGXGrimes, Houston, Madison, Walker65 min
Feb 4, 1:24 AM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHGXHouston, Madison, Trinity, Walker66 min
Feb 4, 1:36 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningHGXBrazos, Burleson, Grimes, Madison114 min
Feb 4, 2:24 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningHGXGrimes, Houston, Madison, Trinity, Walker2 hr
Feb 4, 3:13 AM CSTMarine Dense Fog AdvisoryHGX9 hr
Feb 4, 3:25 AM CSTFlash Flood WarningHGXBrazos, Burleson, Grimes, Washington2 hr
Feb 4, 6:09 AM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHGXBrazos, Burleson, Grimes, Houston, Liberty, Madison and 6 more3 hr
Feb 4, 7:22 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningHGXBurleson, Lee3 days
Feb 4, 8:14 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningHGXTrinity, Walker51 hr
Feb 4, 9:11 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningHGX2 hr
Feb 4, 9:56 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningHGXHarris, Liberty4 days
Feb 4, 10:15 AM CSTSpecial Marine WarningHGX2 hr
Feb 4, 10:20 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementHGXGalveston25 min

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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.