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Gale Watch 7, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this gale watch at Dec 28, 2016, 3:39 PM CST. It took effect at Dec 29, 2016, 11:00 AM CST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 28, 2016, 3:39 PM CST (21:39 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 29, 2016, 11:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Dec 29, 2016, 4:12 AM 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 Dec 28, 12:04 PM CST, 3 hours 35 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 28, 12:04 PM CST, 3 hours 35 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 28, 6:56 AM CST, 8 hours 43 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 656 AM CST WED DEC 28 2016 TXZ176-195>198-200-210>214-226-227-235>238-291300- AUSTIN-BRAZORIA-BRAZOS-BURLESON-CHAMBERS-COLORADO-FORT BEND- GALVESTON-GRIMES-HARRIS-JACKSON-LIBERTY-MADISON-MATAGORDA-WALLER- WASHINGTON-WHARTON- 656 AM CST WED DEC 28 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY MORNING FOG...LOCALLY DENSE...WILL LOWER VISIBILITIES TO UNDER A MILE DURING RUSH HOUR. THE MOST DENSE FOG WILL OCCUR JUST OUTSIDE OF THE METRO AREA...OR THOSE COUNTIES SURROUNDING HARRIS COUNTY INCLUDING RURAL HARRIS COUNTY...THROUGH 9 AM. IF ENCOUNTERING DENSE FOG ON THE ROADWAY...REMEMBER TO MAINTAIN A LARGE DISTANCE BETWEEN YOU AND THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF YOU AND TO USE YOUR LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER AWARENESS WILL NOT BE REQUIRED. GMZ330-335-350-355-370-375-291300- COASTAL WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20 NM-COASTAL WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT OUT 20 NM- GALVESTON BAY-MATAGORDA BAY- WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 656 AM CST WED DEC 28 2016 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT PATCHY DENSE SEA FOG WILL CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE BAYS AND NEARSHORE GULF WATERS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER AWARENESS WILL NOT BE REQUIRED.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 27, 7:44 PM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | HGX | Harris | 61 min |
| Dec 28, 9:04 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | HGX | Brazoria, Chambers, Galveston, Matagorda | 2 hr |
| Dec 28, 12:51 PM CST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | HGX | 15 hr |
Nearby
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.