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Small Craft Advisory 29, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

March 4, 2014

NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this small craft advisory at Mar 4, 2014, 3:56 AM CST. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 4, 2014, 3:56 AM CST (09:56 UTC)
Expired
Mar 4, 2014, 12:00 PM CST
In force
8 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 Mar 3, 3:10 PM CST, 12 hours 46 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 3, 3:10 PM CST, 12 hours 46 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 3, 4:20 AM CST, 23 hours 36 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
420 AM CST MON MAR 3 2014

TXZ163-164-176>179-195>199-210>212-041030-
AUSTIN-BRAZOS-BURLESON-COLORADO-GRIMES-HOUSTON-MADISON-MONTGOMERY-
POLK-SAN JACINTO-TRINITY-WALKER-WALLER-WASHINGTON-
420 AM CST MON MAR 3 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A HARD FREEZE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR AREAS NORTH OF A COLUMBUS
TO CONROE TO LIVINGSTON LINE. TEMPERATURES WILL BOTTOM OUT IN THE
LOWER 20S THIS MORNING. THESE COLD TEMPERATURES COUPLED WITH
STRONG NORTH WINDS HAVE PRODUCED WIND CHILL VALUES IN THE SINGLE
DIGITS NORTH OF A BRENHAM TO GROVETON LINE AND INTO THE TEENS
NORTH OF A WHARTON TO HOUSTON TO CLEVELAND LINE. STRONG WINDS HAVE
ALSO PROMPTED A WIND ADVISORY FOR COASTAL AREAS THROUGH 9 AM.

A STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL APPROACH SOUTHEAST TEXAS
LATE TONIGHT. RAIN OR FREEZING RAIN WILL DEVELOP AFTER 2 AM AND
OVERSPREAD THE AREA. AT THIS TIME...TEMPERATURES LOOK TO BE BELOW
FREEZING NORTH OF A WHARTON TO TOMALL TO CLEVELAND LINE. AREAS TO
THE NORTH OF THIS LINE WILL PROBABLY EXPERIENCE A WINDOW OF
FREEZING RAIN WHILE AREAS SOUTH OF THIS LINE WILL PROBABLY ENDURE
A COLD RAIN. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MAY BE REQUIRED FOR TONIGHT
INTO TUESDAY MORNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 9 AM. TEMPERATURES
ARE EXPECTED TO WARM ABOVE FREEZING BY 9 AM AND RAIN SHOULD BE THE
PREDOMINANT PRECIPITATION TYPE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE EVENT. THE
RAIN SHOULD END SHORTLY AFTER NOON.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

GMZ330-335-350-355-370-375-TXZ214-235>238-041030-
BRAZORIA-CHAMBERS-GALVESTON-GALVESTON BAY-JACKSON-MATAGORDA-
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-
420 AM CST MON MAR 3 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A WIND ADVISORY WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 9 AM. STRONG NORTH WINDS OF
20 TO 25 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH LATER THIS
MORNING. VERY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL PERSIST AND WIND CHILL VALUES
WILL RANGE BETWEEN 15 AND 25 DEGREES.

OVER THE BAYS AND GULF WATERS...A GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT
THROUGH 9 AM. WINDS WILL DECREASE LATER THIS MORNING AND A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY WILL REPLACE THE GALE WARNING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

A STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL BRING A GOOD CHANCE OF RAIN
TO THE AREA LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL
AVERAGE AROUND AN INCH.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

TXZ200-213-226-227-041030-
FORT BEND-HARRIS-LIBERTY-WHARTON-
420 AM CST MON MAR 3 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 9 AM. VERY COLD
TEMPERATURES COUPLED WITH STRONG NORTH WINDS HAVE PRODUCED WIND
CHILL VALUES BETWEEN 10 AND 15 DEGREES. WINDS SHOULD BEGIN TO
DECREASE LATER THIS MORNING BUT HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL STRUGGLE TO
WARM INTO THE LOWER 40S.

A STRONG UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL APPROACH SOUTHEAST TEXAS
LATE TONIGHT. RAIN OR FREEZING RAIN WILL DEVELOP AFTER 2 AM AND
OVERSPREAD THE AREA. AT THIS TIME...TEMPERATURES LOOK TO BE BELOW
FREEZING NORTH OF A WHARTON TO TOMALL TO CLEVELAND LINE. AREAS TO
THE NORTH OF THIS LINE WILL PROBABLY EXPERIENCE A WINDOW OF
FREEZING RAIN WHILE AREAS SOUTH OF THIS LINE WILL PROBABLY ENDURE
A COLD RAIN. A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY MAY BE REQUIRED FOR TONIGHT
INTO TUESDAY MORNING FOR PARTS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 9 AM. TEMPERATURES
ARE EXPECTED TO WARM ABOVE FREEZING BY 9 AM AND RAIN SHOULD BE THE
PREDOMINANT PRECIPITATION TYPE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE EVENT. THE
RAIN SHOULD END SHORTLY AFTER NOON.

.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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 3, 10:09 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementHGXHarris51 min
Mar 4, 2:31 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementHGXWharton44 min
Mar 4, 3:21 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementHGXBrazoria39 min
Mar 4, 3:51 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementHGXHarris39 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.