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Gale Watch 7, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

December 28, 2016

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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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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 27, 7:44 PM CSTAreal Flood AdvisoryHGXHarris61 min
Dec 28, 9:04 AM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryHGXBrazoria, Chambers, Galveston, Matagorda2 hr
Dec 28, 12:51 PM CSTMarine Dense Fog AdvisoryHGX15 hr

Nearby

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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.