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Small Craft Advisory 35, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

April 29, 2016

NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this small craft advisory at Apr 29, 2016, 2:40 PM CDT. It was in force for 19 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 29, 2016, 2:40 PM CDT (19:40 UTC)
Expired
Apr 30, 2016, 10:00 AM CDT
In force
19 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 Apr 29, 12:42 PM CDT, 1 hour 58 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 29, 12:42 PM CDT, 1 hour 58 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 29, 11:24 AM CDT, 3 hours 16 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
1124 AM CDT FRI APR 29 2016

TXZ163-164-177>179-199-213-226-227-301630-
FORT BEND-HARRIS-HOUSTON-MONTGOMERY-POLK-SAN JACINTO-TRINITY-
WALKER-WHARTON-
1124 AM CDT FRI APR 29 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT AT 1 PM.

THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE STORMS LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND
OVERNIGHT. DAMAGING WIND...HAIL AND ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE
POSSIBLE. HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO POSSIBLE. THE GROUND IS
SATURATED...SO EVEN BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS CAN QUICKLY RUNOFF TO
CAUSE FLASH FLOODING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY
NEXT WEEK WITH THE THREAT OF FLOODING AND FLASH FLOODING
PERSISTING. IN ADDITION...DUE TO SATURATED SOILS...GUSTY WINDS IN
ANY STRONGER STORMS MAY UPROOT AND TOPPLE TREES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED LATER THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY.

TXZ200-214-235>238-301630-
BRAZORIA-CHAMBERS-GALVESTON-JACKSON-LIBERTY-MATAGORDA-
1124 AM CDT FRI APR 29 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. GIVEN THE
WET TO SATURATED SOILS ACROSS THE AREA STRONG WINDS FROM
THUNDERSTORMS MAY INCREASE THE LIKELIHOOD OF TREES BEING UPROOTED
AND FALLING. STREET FLOODING WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE IN ASSOCIATION
WITH LOCALLY HEAVY DOWNPOURS.

ELEVATED TIDES AND MODERATE TO STRONG RIP CURRENTS WILL BE
POSSIBLE ON GULF FACING BEACHES. MINOR COASTAL FLOODING WILL BE
POSSIBLE ALONG THE LOWEST LYING ROADS AROUND TIMES OF HIGH TIDE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE AREA TONIGHT AND
SATURDAY. IN ADDITION...A MARGINAL RISK FOR STRONG TO SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS WILL EXIST. THE PRIMARY THREATS OF SEVERE WEATHER
WILL BE GUSTY WINDS AND HAIL.

RIP CURRENTS WILL REMAIN A RISK AT AREA BEACHES THIS WEEKEND. SWIM
NEAR A LIFEGUARD.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY.

GMZ330-335-350-355-370-375-301630-
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-
1124 AM CDT FRI APR 29 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS AND
SEAS WILL BE HIGHER IN AND NEAR STORMS. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES
MAY BE REQUIRED AS WINDS AND SEAS INCREASE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

UNSETTLED WEATHER AND ELEVATED SEAS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE
WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES WILL
LIKELY BE NEEDED. WINDS AND SEAS WILL BE HIGHER IN AND NEAR
STORMS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

TXZ176-195>198-210>212-301630-
AUSTIN-BRAZOS-BURLESON-COLORADO-GRIMES-MADISON-WALLER-WASHINGTON-
1124 AM CDT FRI APR 29 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT AT 1 PM.

THERE IS A RISK OF SEVERE STORMS LATER THIS AFTERNOON AND
OVERNIGHT. TORNADOES THREAT WILL INCREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY SATURDAY MORNING HOURS. IN ADDITION DAMAGING
WIND...HAIL ARE POSSIBLE. HEAVY RAINFALL IS ALSO LIKELY. THE
GROUND IS SATURATED...SO EVEN BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS CAN QUICKLY
RUNOFF TO CAUSE FLASH FLOODING.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

UNSETTLED WEATHER WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY
NEXT WEEK WITH THE THREAT OF FLOODING AND FLASH FLOODING
PERSISTING. IN ADDITION...DUE TO SATURATED SOILS...GUSTY WINDS IN
ANY STRONGER STORMS MAY UPROOT AND TOPPLE TREES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED LATER THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 29, 6:32 AM CDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryHGXBrazoria, Chambers, Galveston35 hr

Nearby

Small Craft Advisories in Texas, 2016Every small craft advisory 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.