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Gale Warning 8, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

December 19, 2018

NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this gale warning at Dec 19, 2018, 3:37 PM CST. It took effect at Dec 20, 2018, 10:39 AM CST. It was in force for 19 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued: Dec 19, 2018, 3:37 PM CST (21:37 UTC)
In effect from: Dec 20, 2018, 10:39 AM CST
Expired: Dec 21, 2018, 6:00 AM CST
In force: 19 hr
Issued by: NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale warning 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 warning went out at Dec 19, 3:04 PM CST, 33 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Dec 19, 3:04 PM CST, 33 minutes before

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Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 19, 6:23 AM CST, 9 hours 14 minutes before

Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
623 AM CST Wed Dec 19 2018

GMZ335-TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-227-237-238-300-313-337-
338-437-438-201230-
Austin-Brazoria Islands-Brazos-Burleson-Chambers-Coastal Brazoria-
Coastal Galveston-Coastal Harris-Colorado-Fort Bend-Galveston Bay-
Galveston Island and Bolivar Peninsula-Grimes-Houston-
Inland Brazoria-Inland Galveston-Inland Harris-Madison-Montgomery-
Northern Liberty-Polk-San Jacinto-Southern Liberty-Trinity-Walker-
Waller-Washington-
623 AM CST Wed Dec 19 2018

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of Southeast Texas..

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Patchy fog has developed across portions of SE TX this morning,
mainly north of I-10 and west of I-45. Showers and isolated
thunder will be possible today with the passage of a cold front.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday

A Wind Advisory may be needed along the coast Thursday.
Otherwise, no hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed.

GMZ350-355-370-375-201230-
Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out
20 NM-Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM-
Waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX from 20 to
60 NM-Waters from High Island to Freeport TX from 20 to 60 NM-
623 AM CST Wed Dec 19 2018

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of Southeast Texas..

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Showers and isolated thunder will be possible today with the
passage of a cold front.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday

A Gale Watch is in effect for the Gulf waters Thursday into
Friday. Additionally, a Low Water Advisory will likely be needed
Thursday, behind the passage of the cold front.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation will not be needed.

GMZ330-TXZ226-235-236-335-336-436-201230-
Coastal Jackson-Coastal Matagorda-Inland Jackson-Inland Matagorda-
Matagorda Bay-Matagorda Islands-Wharton-
623 AM CST Wed Dec 19 2018

This hazardous weather outlook is for portions of Southeast Texas..

.DAY ONE...Today and Tonight

Dense fog has developed over Matagorda, Wharton, and Jackson
counties, as well as over Matagorda Bay. A Dense Fog Advisory and
a Marine Dense Fog Advisory are in effect through 10 AM this
morning. Showers and isolated thunder will be possible today with
the passage of a cold front.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday

A Wind Advisory may be needed along the coast Thursday.
Otherwise, no hazardous weather is expected at this time.

The office that day

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

Issued	Product	Office	Counties	Lasted
Dec 19, 3:58 AM CST	Gale Watch	HGX		12 hr
Dec 19, 6:17 AM CST	Dense Fog Advisory	HGX	Jackson, Matagorda, Wharton	4 hr
Dec 19, 6:22 AM CST	Marine Dense Fog Advisory	HGX		4 hr
Dec 19, 10:39 AM CST	Marine Dense Fog Advisory	HGX		2 hr
Dec 19, 1:55 PM CST	Marine Dense Fog Advisory	HGX		9 hr
Dec 19, 3:37 PM CST	Small Craft Advisory	HGX		19 hr
Dec 19, 3:37 PM CST	Small Craft Advisory	HGX		44 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.