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Gale Watch 2, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

February 22, 2016

NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this gale watch at Feb 22, 2016, 4:43 AM CST. It took effect at Feb 23, 2016, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 22, 2016, 4:43 AM CST (10:43 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 23, 2016, 6:00 PM CST
Expired
Feb 22, 2016, 3:20 PM CST
In force
Issued by
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale watch 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 watch went out at Feb 22, 4:14 AM CST, 29 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 22, 4:14 AM CST, 29 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 22, 4:33 AM CST, 10 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
433 AM CST MON FEB 22 2016

TXZ163-164-177>179-199-200-213-227-231045-
FORT BEND-HARRIS-HOUSTON-LIBERTY-MONTGOMERY-POLK-SAN JACINTO-
TRINITY-WALKER-
433 AM CST MON FEB 22 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

A POTENT UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA EARLY
TUESDAY BRING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SEVERE STORMS. ISOLATED
TORNADOES...STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND HAIL ARE ALL POSSIBILITIES IN
ANY STRONG CELLS THAT MAY DEVELOP. PRECIPITATION SHOULD TAPER OFF
IN THE EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON HOURS. IN THE WAKE OF THE DEPARTING
SYSTEM AND COLD FRONT...FREQUENT WIND GUSTS TO BETWEEN 30 AND 40
MPH ARE EXPECTED INTO WEDNESDAY. A WIND ADVISORY WILL BE LIKELY.
NO SIGNIFICANT WEATHER IS EXPECTED BEYOND WEDNESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED EARLY TUESDAY.

GMZ330-335-350-355-370-375-TXZ214-236>238-231045-
BRAZORIA-CHAMBERS-GALVESTON-GALVESTON BAY-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-
433 AM CST MON FEB 22 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

PERIODS OF DENSE FOG ARE EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

SEA FOG WILL REMAIN A THREAT INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

A POTENT UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA EARLY
TUESDAY BRING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SEVERE STORMS...MAINLY CLOSER TO
THE COAST AND INLAND. ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS OR TORNADOES...STRAIGHT
LINE WINDS AND HAIL ARE ALL POSSIBILITIES IN ANY STRONG CELLS THAT
MAY DEVELOP. PRECIPITATION SHOULD TAPER OFF IN THE EARLY TO MID
AFTERNOON HOURS TUESDAY. IN THE WAKE OF THE DEPARTING SYSTEM AND
COLD FRONT...FREQUENT WIND GUSTS TO BETWEEN 30 AND 45 MPH ARE
EXPECTED INTO WEDNESDAY. A WIND ADVISORY WILL BE LIKELY INLAND AND
GALE WARNINGS OFFSHORE. THESE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS MAY ALSO
CAUSE WATER TO BE TRANSPORTED OUT OF THE BAYS POSSIBLY REQUIRING
LOW WATER ADVISORIES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

TXZ176-195>198-210>212-226-235-231045-
AUSTIN-BRAZOS-BURLESON-COLORADO-GRIMES-JACKSON-MADISON-WALLER-
WASHINGTON-WHARTON-
433 AM CST MON FEB 22 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A POTENT UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA LATE
TONIGHT AND BRING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SEVERE STORMS. ISOLATED
TORNADOES...STRAIGHT LINE WINDS AND HAIL ARE ALL POSSIBILITIES IN
ANY STRONG CELLS THAT MAY DEVELOP.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

PRECIPITATION SHOULD TAPER OFF IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON HOURS
TUESDAY. IN THE WAKE OF THE DEPARTING SYSTEM AND COLD
FRONT...FREQUENT WIND GUSTS TO BETWEEN 30 AND 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED
INTO WEDNESDAY. A WIND ADVISORY WILL BE LIKELY. NO SIGNIFICANT
WEATHER IS EXPECTED BEYOND WEDNESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED LATE TONIGHT.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 22, 12:34 AM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryHGXChambers, Galveston9 hr
Feb 22, 12:36 AM CSTMarine Dense Fog AdvisoryHGX10 hr
Feb 22, 4:43 AM CSTSmall Craft AdvisoryHGX37 hr
Feb 22, 3:20 PM CSTGale WarningHGX42 hr
Feb 22, 3:30 PM CSTWind AdvisoryHGXAustin, Brazoria, Brazos, Burleson, Chambers, Colorado and 17 more42 hr

Nearby

Gale Watches in Texas, 2016Every gale watch in 2016

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.