Alert archive / Texas / Gale Warnings in 2014
Gale Warning 7, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this gale warning at Dec 23, 2014, 3:19 AM CST. It took effect at Dec 23, 2014, 3:00 PM CST. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 23, 2014, 3:19 AM CST (09:19 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 23, 2014, 3:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Dec 24, 2014, 3:24 AM CST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
501 WHUS74 KHGX 230919 MWWHGX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 319 AM CST TUE DEC 23 2014 ...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE COASTAL WATERS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS MATAGORDA BAY AND THE GULF WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO PORT O'CONNOR EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND THE REMAINDER OF THE COASTAL WATERS BY THIS EVENING. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 KNOTS WILL DEVELOP IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. WINDS WILL GUST TO AROUND GALE FORCE AT TIMES TONIGHT OFFSHORE. GMZ370-231730- /O.UPG.KHGX.SC.Y.0081.141223T2100Z-141224T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KHGX.GL.W.0007.141223T2100Z-141224T1200Z/ WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL 20 NM TO 60 NM- 319 AM CST TUE DEC 23 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HOUSTON/GALVESTON HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS AROUND 35 KNOTS. * BAY WATERS...VERY ROUGH. * SEA HEIGHTS...SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FEET OFFSHORE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ375-231730- /O.UPG.KHGX.SC.Y.0081.141224T0000Z-141224T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KHGX.GL.W.0007.141224T0000Z-141224T1200Z/ WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT 20 TO 60 NM- 319 AM CST TUE DEC 23 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS AROUND 35 KNOTS. * BAY WATERS...VERY ROUGH. * SEA HEIGHTS...SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FEET OFFSHORE. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HOUSTON/GALVESTON HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ330-350-231730- /O.CON.KHGX.SC.Y.0081.141223T2100Z-141224T1200Z/ MATAGORDA BAY- WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20 NM- 319 AM CST TUE DEC 23 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 25 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * BAY WATERS...VERY ROUGH. * SEA HEIGHTS...SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 8 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ335-355-231730- /O.CON.KHGX.SC.Y.0081.141224T0000Z-141224T1200Z/ GALVESTON BAY-WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT OUT 20 NM- 319 AM CST TUE DEC 23 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO AROUND 25 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * BAY WATERS...VERY ROUGH. * SEA HEIGHTS...SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
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803 WHUS74 KHGX 231010 MWWHGX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 410 AM CST TUE DEC 23 2014 ...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE COASTAL WATERS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS MATAGORDA BAY AND THE GULF WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO PORT O'CONNOR EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND THE REMAINDER OF THE COASTAL WATERS BY THIS EVENING. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 KNOTS WILL DEVELOP IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. WINDS WILL GUST TO AROUND GALE FORCE AT TIMES TONIGHT OFFSHORE. GMZ370-231815- /O.CON.KHGX.GL.W.0007.141223T2100Z-141224T1200Z/ WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL 20 NM TO 60 NM- 410 AM CST TUE DEC 23 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS AROUND 35 KNOTS. * BAY WATERS...VERY ROUGH. * SEA HEIGHTS...SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FEET OFFSHORE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ375-231815- /O.CON.KHGX.GL.W.0007.141224T0000Z-141224T1200Z/ WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT 20 TO 60 NM- 410 AM CST TUE DEC 23 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS AROUND 35 KNOTS. * BAY WATERS...VERY ROUGH. * SEA HEIGHTS...SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FEET OFFSHORE. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HOUSTON/GALVESTON HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ330-350-231815- /O.NEW.KHGX.MF.Y.0033.141223T1010Z-141224T1500Z/ /O.CON.KHGX.SC.Y.0081.141223T2100Z-141224T1200Z/ MATAGORDA BAY- WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20 NM- 410 AM CST TUE DEC 23 2014 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HOUSTON/GALVESTON HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 25 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * BAY WATERS...VERY ROUGH. * SEA HEIGHTS...SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 8 FEET. * VISIBILITY...AREAS OF FOG WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN 1 MILE THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. MARINERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN CHANGES IN VISIBILITY OVER SHORT DISTANCES. REDUCE YOUR SPEED AND KEEP A LOOKOUT FOR OTHER VESSELS...BUOYS AND BREAKWATERS. KEEP YOUR NAVIGATION LIGHTS ON. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER CRAFT OR NOT EQUIPPED WITH RADAR...SHOULD CONSIDER SEEKING SAFE HARBOR. && $$ GMZ335-355-231815- /O.NEW.KHGX.MF.Y.0033.141223T1010Z-141224T1500Z/ /O.CON.KHGX.SC.Y.0081.141224T0000Z-141224T1200Z/ GALVESTON BAY-WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT OUT 20 NM- 410 AM CST TUE DEC 23 2014 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HOUSTON/GALVESTON HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO AROUND 25 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * BAY WATERS...VERY ROUGH. * SEA HEIGHTS...SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET. * VISIBILITY...AREAS OF FOG WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN 1 MILE THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. MARINERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN CHANGES IN VISIBILITY OVER SHORT DISTANCES. REDUCE YOUR SPEED AND KEEP A LOOKOUT FOR OTHER VESSELS...BUOYS AND BREAKWATERS. KEEP YOUR NAVIGATION LIGHTS ON. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER CRAFT OR NOT EQUIPPED WITH RADAR...SHOULD CONSIDER SEEKING SAFE HARBOR. && $$
611 WHUS74 KHGX 231558 MWWHGX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 958 AM CST TUE DEC 23 2014 ...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE COASTAL WATERS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS MATAGORDA BAY AND THE GULF WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO PORT O'CONNOR EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND THE REMAINDER OF THE COASTAL WATERS BY THIS EVENING. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 KNOTS WILL DEVELOP IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. WINDS WILL GUST TO AROUND GALE FORCE AT TIMES TONIGHT OFFSHORE. GMZ370-240000- /O.CON.KHGX.GL.W.0007.141223T2100Z-141224T1200Z/ WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL 20 NM TO 60 NM- 958 AM CST TUE DEC 23 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS AROUND 35 KNOTS. * BAY WATERS...VERY ROUGH. * SEA HEIGHTS...SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FEET OFFSHORE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ375-240000- /O.CON.KHGX.GL.W.0007.141224T0000Z-141224T1200Z/ WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT 20 TO 60 NM- 958 AM CST TUE DEC 23 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS AROUND 35 KNOTS. * BAY WATERS...VERY ROUGH. * SEA HEIGHTS...SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FEET OFFSHORE. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HOUSTON/GALVESTON HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ330-350-240000- /O.EXT.KHGX.MF.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-141223T2000Z/ /O.CON.KHGX.SC.Y.0081.141223T2100Z-141224T1200Z/ MATAGORDA BAY- WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20 NM- 958 AM CST TUE DEC 23 2014 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 25 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * BAY WATERS...VERY ROUGH. * SEA HEIGHTS...SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 8 FEET. * VISIBILITY...AREAS OF FOG WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN 1 MILE THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. MARINERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN CHANGES IN VISIBILITY OVER SHORT DISTANCES. REDUCE YOUR SPEED AND KEEP A LOOKOUT FOR OTHER VESSELS...BUOYS AND BREAKWATERS. KEEP YOUR NAVIGATION LIGHTS ON. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER CRAFT OR NOT EQUIPPED WITH RADAR...SHOULD CONSIDER SEEKING SAFE HARBOR. && $$ GMZ335-355-240000- /O.EXT.KHGX.MF.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-141223T2000Z/ /O.CON.KHGX.SC.Y.0081.141224T0000Z-141224T1200Z/ GALVESTON BAY-WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT OUT 20 NM- 958 AM CST TUE DEC 23 2014 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO AROUND 25 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * BAY WATERS...VERY ROUGH. * SEA HEIGHTS...SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET. * VISIBILITY...AREAS OF FOG WILL REDUCE VISIBILITY TO LESS THAN 1 MILE THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. MARINERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR SUDDEN CHANGES IN VISIBILITY OVER SHORT DISTANCES. REDUCE YOUR SPEED AND KEEP A LOOKOUT FOR OTHER VESSELS...BUOYS AND BREAKWATERS. KEEP YOUR NAVIGATION LIGHTS ON. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER CRAFT OR NOT EQUIPPED WITH RADAR...SHOULD CONSIDER SEEKING SAFE HARBOR. && $$
141 WHUS74 KHGX 231807 MWWHGX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 1207 PM CST TUE DEC 23 2014 ...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE COASTAL WATERS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS MATAGORDA BAY AND THE GULF WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO PORT O'CONNOR EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND THE REMAINDER OF THE COASTAL WATERS BY THIS EVENING. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 KNOTS WILL DEVELOP IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. WINDS WILL GUST TO AROUND GALE FORCE AT TIMES TONIGHT OFFSHORE. GMZ330-350-240215- /O.CAN.KHGX.MF.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-141223T2000Z/ /O.CON.KHGX.SC.Y.0081.141223T2100Z-141224T1200Z/ MATAGORDA BAY- WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20 NM- 1207 PM CST TUE DEC 23 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HOUSTON/GALVESTON HAS CANCELLED THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 25 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * BAY WATERS...VERY ROUGH. * SEA HEIGHTS...SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 8 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ335-355-240215- /O.CAN.KHGX.MF.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-141223T2000Z/ /O.CON.KHGX.SC.Y.0081.141224T0000Z-141224T1200Z/ GALVESTON BAY-WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT OUT 20 NM- 1207 PM CST TUE DEC 23 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HOUSTON/GALVESTON HAS CANCELLED THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING TO AROUND 25 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * BAY WATERS...VERY ROUGH. * SEA HEIGHTS...SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 7 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ370-240215- /O.CON.KHGX.GL.W.0007.141223T2100Z-141224T1200Z/ WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL 20 NM TO 60 NM- 1207 PM CST TUE DEC 23 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS AROUND 35 KNOTS. * BAY WATERS...VERY ROUGH. * SEA HEIGHTS...SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FEET OFFSHORE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ375-240215- /O.CON.KHGX.GL.W.0007.141224T0000Z-141224T1200Z/ WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT 20 TO 60 NM- 1207 PM CST TUE DEC 23 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS AROUND 35 KNOTS. * BAY WATERS...VERY ROUGH. * SEA HEIGHTS...SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FEET OFFSHORE. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HOUSTON/GALVESTON HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$
170 WHUS74 KHGX 231832 MWWHGX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 1232 PM CST TUE DEC 23 2014 ...A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE COASTAL WATERS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL CROSS MATAGORDA BAY AND THE GULF WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO PORT O'CONNOR EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND THE REMAINDER OF THE COASTAL WATERS BY THIS EVENING. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 KNOTS WILL DEVELOP IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. WINDS WILL GUST TO AROUND GALE FORCE AT TIMES TONIGHT OFFSHORE. GMZ370-240245- /O.CON.KHGX.GL.W.0007.141223T2100Z-141224T1200Z/ WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL 20 NM TO 60 NM- 1232 PM CST TUE DEC 23 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS AROUND 35 KNOTS. * BAY WATERS...VERY ROUGH. * SEA HEIGHTS...SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FEET OFFSHORE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ375-240245- /O.CON.KHGX.GL.W.0007.141224T0000Z-141224T1200Z/ WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT 20 TO 60 NM- 1232 PM CST TUE DEC 23 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS AROUND 35 KNOTS. * BAY WATERS...VERY ROUGH. * SEA HEIGHTS...SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FEET OFFSHORE. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HOUSTON/GALVESTON HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ330-335-350-355-240245- /O.EXT.KHGX.SC.Y.0081.141223T1832Z-141224T1200Z/ MATAGORDA BAY-GALVESTON BAY- WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT OUT 20 NM- 1232 PM CST TUE DEC 23 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 25 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * BAY WATERS...VERY ROUGH. * SEA HEIGHTS...SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 8 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
010 WHUS74 KHGX 232122 MWWHGX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 322 PM CST TUE DEC 23 2014 ...STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS BEHIND COLD FRONT THIS EVENING... .STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS HAVE FORMED THIS AFTERNOON BEHIND A COLD FRONT THAT MOVED OVER THE WATERS THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE BETWEEN 20 AND 30 KNOTS IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. WINDS WILL GUST TO AROUND GALE FORCE AT TIMES TONIGHT OFFSHORE. GMZ375-240530- /O.EXB.KHGX.SC.Y.0081.000000T0000Z-141224T0000Z/ /O.CON.KHGX.GL.W.0007.141224T0000Z-141224T1200Z/ WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT 20 TO 60 NM- 322 PM CST TUE DEC 23 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HOUSTON/GALVESTON HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 25 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * BAY WATERS...VERY ROUGH. * SEA HEIGHTS...SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 8 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ370-240530- /O.CON.KHGX.GL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-141224T1200Z/ WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL 20 NM TO 60 NM- 322 PM CST TUE DEC 23 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS AROUND 35 KNOTS. * BAY WATERS...VERY ROUGH. * SEA HEIGHTS...SEAS BUILDING TO 8 TO 11 FEET OFFSHORE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ330-335-350-355-240530- /O.CON.KHGX.SC.Y.0081.000000T0000Z-141224T1200Z/ MATAGORDA BAY-GALVESTON BAY- WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT OUT 20 NM- 322 PM CST TUE DEC 23 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 25 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS. * BAY WATERS...VERY ROUGH. * SEA HEIGHTS...SEAS BUILDING TO 4 TO 8 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
447 WHUS74 KHGX 240333 MWWHGX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 933 PM CST TUE DEC 23 2014 ...GALE WARNINGS AND SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES IN EFFECT TONIGHT... .STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS WILL AFFECT THE MARINE AREAS TONIGHT... WITH GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS OCCURRING OVER THE GULF WATERS. THE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. GMZ370-375-241145- /O.CON.KHGX.GL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-141224T1200Z/ WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL 20 NM TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT 20 TO 60 NM- 933 PM CST TUE DEC 23 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. * SEA HEIGHTS...SEAS 7 TO 10 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS TO 13 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OR FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ330-335-350-355-241145- /O.CON.KHGX.SC.Y.0081.000000T0000Z-141224T1200Z/ MATAGORDA BAY-GALVESTON BAY- WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT OUT 20 NM- 933 PM CST TUE DEC 23 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO NEAR GALE FORCE EARLY. WINDS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS OVER THE BAYS. * BAY WATERS...ROUGH SUBSIDING TO CHOPPY. * SEA HEIGHTS...SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS TO 7 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
229 WHUS74 KHGX 240924 MWWHGX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 324 AM CST WED DEC 24 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES IN EFFECT THIS MORNING... .STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS CONTINUE THIS MORNING. GMZ375-241730- /O.CAN.KHGX.GL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-141224T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KHGX.SC.Y.0082.141224T0924Z-141224T1800Z/ WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT 20 TO 60 NM- 324 AM CST WED DEC 24 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HOUSTON/GALVESTON HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS...NORTHWEST 25 TO 30 KNOTS...SUBSIDING THIS AFTERNOON. * SEA HEIGHTS...SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS TO 11 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ370-241730- /O.CAN.KHGX.GL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-141224T1200Z/ /O.EXB.KHGX.SC.Y.0081.000000T0000Z-141224T1800Z/ WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL 20 NM TO 60 NM- 324 AM CST WED DEC 24 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HOUSTON/GALVESTON HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS...SUBSIDING THIS AFTERNOON. * SEA HEIGHTS...SEAS 6 TO 9 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS TO 11 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ330-335-241030- /O.CAN.KHGX.SC.Y.0081.000000T0000Z-141224T1200Z/ MATAGORDA BAY-GALVESTON BAY- 324 AM CST WED DEC 24 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HOUSTON/GALVESTON HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. NORTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING. $$ GMZ350-355-241730- /O.EXT.KHGX.SC.Y.0081.000000T0000Z-141224T1800Z/ WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT OUT 20 NM- 324 AM CST WED DEC 24 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS...SUBSIDING THIS AFTERNOON. * SEA HEIGHTS...SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS TO 6 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning 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 gale warning went out at Dec 22, 11:37 PM CST, 3 hours 42 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 22, 11:37 PM CST, 3 hours 42 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
1137 PM CST MON DEC 22 2014
.UPDATE...
FINAL EVENING UPDATE TO THE FORECAST TO EXPAND ONGOING DENSE FOG
ADVISORY TO INCLUDE AREAS ALONG AND SOUTH OF INTERSTATE 10 AND
WEST OF INTERSTATE 45. VISIBILITIES MAY FLUCTUATE OVER THE
REMAINDER OF THE EVENING HOURS...BUT WILL BE LOW ENOUGH TO PROVIDE
TRAVEL IMPACTS. NO OTHER CHANGES MADE TO ONGOING FORECAST.
HUFFMAN
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 1121 PM CST MON DEC 22 2014/
DISCUSSION...
SEE 06Z AVIATION DISCUSSION.
AVIATION...
A MESSY 18-20 HOURS FOR AVIATION INTERESTS IS ON TAP. VSBYS
CONTINUE TO BOUNCE AROUND BUT MANY SITES ARE NOW REPORTING VSBY
BELOW A MILE. HRRR VSBY PROG SHOWS FOG WITH VSBY 1/2 MILE OR LESS
OVER MUCH OF THE SE HALF OF THE AREA INCLUDING KIAH...KHOU...KLBX
AND KGLS. FCST SOUNDINGS SHOWS A BKN015 DEVELOPING BETWEEN 09-12Z
WITH IFR CIGS DEVELOPING ON TUESDAY MORNING. WARM AIR ADVECTION
WILL YIELD SOME LIGHT RAIN OR DRIZZLE ON TUESDAY AND SOME SCT SHRA
ALONG THE FRONT IN THE LATE MORNING INTO AFTN. WINDS WILL INCREASE
RAPIDLY IN THE WAKE OF TOMORROW AFTNS FRONT. EXPECTING VFR CONDS
TO DEVELOP AFTER 03Z. 43
PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 851 PM CST MON DEC 22 2014/
UPDATE...
TWO PRIMARY CONCERNS WITH THE FORECAST UPDATE TONIGHT...FOG /SOME
POTENTIALLY DENSE/ AND TIMING SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED
WITH INCOMING FRONT.
SURFACE ANALYSIS AS OF 7 PM PLACED THE COLD FRONT SURGING THROUGH
TEXAS ROUGHLY ALONG A TEXARKANA TO TEMPLE TO OZONA TO CARLSBAD NM
LINE...WITH SURFACE PRESSURE RISES BEHIND THE FRONT ON THE ORDER
OF 2 TO 3 MB OVER THE PAST 3 HOURS. THE COLDER AIR ASSOCIATED WITH
THIS FRONT IS LAGGING BEHIND THIS BOUNDARY A BIT AS 30S AND 40S
OOZE INTO THE TEXAS PANHANDLE AND WESTERN OKLAHOMA ...WITH LITTLE
IMMEDIATE CHANGE IN TEMPERATURES BOTH AHEAD AND BEHIND THE FRONT
IN THE MID TO UPPER 50S TO NEAR 60. BECAUSE OF THIS LAG IN COLDER
AIR...LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW 50S IN CENTRAL TEXAS TO LOW 60S
ALONG THE COAST SHOULD BE ON TRACK. PRESENT TIMING FOR THE COLD
FRONT HAS IT ENTERING THE HOUSTON METRO AREA AROUND 7-9 AM TUESDAY
MORNING.
BOTH INLAND AND COASTAL AREAS ARE AT RISK FOR AT LEAST PATCHY FOG
DEVELOPMENT TONIGHT. GENERALLY CLEAR SKIES AND LIGHT WINDS ALONG
AND SOUTH OF THE HIGHWAY 59 CORRIDOR HAVE SET THE STAGE FOR A
RADIATION FOG EVENT...WITH SEVERAL COASTAL COUNTIES ALREADY
REPORTING REDUCED VISIBILITIES FROM FOG. LATEST RAP/HRRR RUNS
SHOW FOG CONTINUING TO DEVELOP ALONG AND SOUTH OF HIGHWAY 59
OVERNIGHT AND THE PREVIOUS FORECAST UPDATE HANDLES THIS
ANTICIPATED DEVELOPMENT WELL. MAIN QUESTION WILL BE HOW DENSE FOG
WILL ACTUALLY GET /VISIBILITY AT KBYY HAS ALREADY DROPPED BELOW 1
MILE/. WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR TRENDS FOR POTENTIAL DENSE FOG
ADVISORY LATER TONIGHT. FOR MORE INFORMATION REGARDING THE UPDATE
TO THE MARINE FORECAST...PLEASE SEE THE MARINE DISCUSSION APPENDED
BELOW.
REGARDING RAIN CHANCES...REGIONAL RADAR MOSAIC AS OF 830 PM
SHOWED A COMPLEX OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE PERMIAN
BASIN DEVELOPING ALONG AND BEHIND THE FRONT. 00Z MODEL DATA
CONTINUES TO TRICKLE IN BUT THE LATEST SOLUTIONS STILL INDICATE
THAT THIS ACTIVITY WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD EAST TOWARDS SOUTHEAST
TEXAS AS THE ASSOCIATED UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM MOVES ACROSS THE STATE.
RAIN CHANCES WILL BEGIN INCREASING ALONG AND BEHIND THE PASSAGE OF
THE FRONT TONIGHT BUT BEST FORCING FOR RAIN DEVELOPMENT WILL BE
ALONG THE 850 MB FRONT...DELAYING HIGHEST RAIN CHANCES AROUND 3-6
HOURS AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE. CURRENT FORECAST HANDLES THE
EVOLUTION OF TOMORROW/S RAIN...INCREASING FROM WEST TO EAST DURING
THE DAY AS THE UPPER LEVEL TROUGH PASSES...FAIRLY WELL AND NO
CHANGES WERE MADE TO ONGOING RAIN CHANCES.
HUFFMAN
MARINE...
SURFACE DEW PTS ARE IN THE MID 60S AND WATER TEMPS ARE NEAR 60.
SOME PATCHY SEA FOG DEVELOPED NEAR GALVESTON EARLIER AND FEEL SOME
PATCHY FOG COULD PLAGUE MARINE AREAS OFF AND ON THROUGH TUESDAY
AFTERNOON. NOT SURE HOW WIDESPREAD OR DENSE THE FOG WILL BECOME SO
WILL JUST CALL FOR AREAS OF FOG AND WATCH TRENDS.
A STRONG COLD FRONT SHOULD REACH MATAGORDA BAY BY EARLY
AFTERNOON...GALVESTON BAY AROUND 3 PM AND CROSS THE COASTAL WATERS
BY 6 PM. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY IN THE WAKE OF THE
FRONT AND SPEEDS SHOULD EXCEED 20 KNOTS OVER THE ENTIRE MARINE
AREA BY 00Z WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE MARINE AREAS FOR LATE TUESDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. THE STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW WILL
DRIVE WATER OUT OF GALVESTON BAY AND FEEL THE UPPER REACHES OF
GALVESTON BAY NEAR MORGANS PT AND MANCHESTER WILL SUFFER FROM LOW
WATER ISSUES. A LOW WATER ADVISORY MAY BE REQUIRED LATE TUESDAY
NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. MODERATE TO STRONG WINDS WILL PREVAIL ON
WEDNESDAY BEFORE SPEEDS BEGIN TO DECREASE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. AN
ONSHORE FLOW WILL REDEVELOP THURSDAY AND STRENGTHEN ON FRIDAY.
ANOTHER COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE MARINE AREA ON SATURDAY NIGHT.
43
PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 619 PM CST MON DEC 22 2014/
DISCUSSION...
SEE 00Z AVIATION DISCUSSION.
AVIATION...
VFR CONDS WILL PREVAIL AT MOST TAF SITES THROUGH 06Z WITH SKY
CONDS TRANSITIONING TO MVFR AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT. KGLS HAD A
BRIEF BOUT WITH LOW CIGS EARLIER IN THE EVENING ASSOCIATED WITH
SOME SEA FOG JUST OFF THE COAST. FCST SOUNDINGS SHOW A REASONABLY
DEEP SATURATE LAYER THAT FEEL SOME LIGHT RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE
ALONG AND BEHIND TUESDAYS COLD FRONT. CIGS WILL ALSO LOWER TO
IFR/LIFR IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. WINDS WILL BECOME STRONG IN THE
WAKE OF THE FRONT AS WELL SO WILL CARRY A GUST GROUP AGAIN. VFR
CONDS EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY RETURN AFTER 00Z WED. 43
PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 535 PM CST MON DEC 22 2014/
UPDATE...
QUICK UPDATE TO GRIDS TO ADD MENTION OF PATCHY FOG FOR COASTAL
AREAS THIS EVENING WHERE AFTERNOON VISIBLE SATELLITE AND
GALVESTON WEBCAMS SHOW A LOW STRATUS DECK/FOG BANK SITTING JUST
OFFSHORE. GUIDANCE DEPICTS WINDS BACKING FROM THE SOUTHWEST TO THE
SOUTHEAST DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AND EXPANDED FOG MENTION TO
INLAND AREAS AS THIS OCCURS...WITH AREAS OF FOG LIKELY DEVELOPING
ALONG THE COAST COURTESY CONTINUED LOW LEVEL MOISTURE ADVECTION.
HUFFMAN
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
COLLEGE STATION (CLL) 53 57 37 53 35 / 20 40 10 10 0
HOUSTON (IAH) 58 61 40 54 36 / 20 40 20 10 0
GALVESTON (GLS) 63 65 45 54 44 / 10 30 10 10 0
&&
.HGX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...DENSE FOG ADVISORY UNTIL 9 AM CST TUESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
ZONES: AUSTIN...BRAZORIA...COLORADO...FORT BEND...HARRIS...
JACKSON...MATAGORDA...WALLER...WHARTON.
GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 3 PM TUESDAY TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY FOR
THE FOLLOWING ZONES: 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.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 6 PM TUESDAY TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY FOR
THE FOLLOWING ZONES: GALVESTON BAY...WATERS FROM HIGH
ISLAND TO FREEPORT 20 TO 60 NM...WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO
FREEPORT OUT 20 NM.
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DISCUSSION...14Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 22, 9:40 PM CST, 5 hours 39 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 940 PM CST MON DEC 22 2014 TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-240345- 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- 940 PM CST MON DEC 22 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AREAS OF FOG MAY IMPACT THE UPPER TEXAS COAST TONIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING...WITH VISIBILITIES IN SOME AREAS APPROACHING ONE QUARTER MILE OR LESS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTHEAST TEXAS ON TUESDAY. IT WILL TURN BREEZY AND COLDER BEHIND THE FRONT...AND WIND ADVISORIES MAY BE NEEDED ALONG THE COAST BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. GMZ330-335-350-355-370-375-240345- 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- 940 PM CST MON DEC 22 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT AREAS OF FOG MAY IMPACT THE UPPER TEXAS COAST TONIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE COASTAL WATERS ON TUESDAY. TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH MODERATE TO STRONG WIND GUSTS IN ITS WAKE. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE BAYS AND COASTAL WATERS TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW BEHIND THE FRONT ALSO HAS THE POTENTIAL TO REDUCE WATER LEVELS IN THE BAYS AND LOW WATER ADVISORIES MAY ALSO BE NEEDED BEHIND THE COLD FRONT TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. .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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 22, 9:38 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | HGX | Austin, Brazoria, Chambers, Colorado, Fort Bend, Galveston and 6 more | 11 hr |
| Dec 23, 4:10 AM CST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | HGX | 8 hr | |
| Dec 23, 9:25 AM CST | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | HGX | Brazoria | 20 min |
| Dec 23, 9:48 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | HGX | 27 min | |
| Dec 23, 5:11 PM CST | Wind Advisory | HGX | Brazoria, Chambers, Galveston, Jackson, Matagorda | 4 hr |
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