Galveston Beach Patrol preformed rescues due to rip currents.
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Galveston Beach Patrol preformed rescues due to rip currents.
The local office's own words before the first event, 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 the first event at May 17, 11:26 AM CST, 2 hours 21 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 1226 PM CDT Sat May 17 2025 ...New AVIATION... .SHORT TERM... (Today through Sunday Night) Issued at 304 AM CDT Sat May 17 2025 Well we may not have broken any record high maximum temperatures yesterday (a few sites fell one degree short of tying their records), but we didn't leave empty handed. ALL FIVE climate sites (College Station, Houston/Bush Airport, Houston/Hobby Airport, Palacios, and Galveston) broke their records for daily high minimum temperatures. Would you believe that the LOW temperature at Houston/Bush Airport yesterday was 81°F?! The normal HIGH temperature is 87°F! The hot and humid conditions will continue throughout the weekend with a mid level high remaining centered over the Gulf. A frontal boundary remains to our northwest and we did see some convection develop off of this line, but by the time it made it into Houston County it was just a couple of isolated showers...but there technically was rain in Southeast Texas! Expecting another similar scenario later this afternoon/evening as the dry line becomes better defined out west. We'll see another round of convection develop and drift towards the Brazos Valley/the Piney Woods as an embedded shortwave provides some additional lift along the boundary. Again...this'll just be a matter of will anything survive long enough to make it here, and the 00Z CAM guidance is a bit more enthusiastic about more than one city up north getting some measurable rainfall. The unfortunate part is that the rain won't occur during the heat of the day when we need it the most for some relief. Speaking of heat, 850mb temperatures will remain firmly in the 90th percentile through the weekend as southwesterly flow aloft prevails. Onshore flow will keep dew points elevated in the mid 70s (we've been mixing out into the upper 60s/low 70s in the afternoon though) and PW values peaking in the 1.5-1.8" range (right around the 75th to 90th percentile). The dew points mixing out along with a decent southerly breeze will help us out a bit in terms of keeping us out of a Heat Advisory, but still expect high temperatures in the low to mid 90s with heat indices reaching into the triple digits both today and Sunday. These won't be a slam dunk for breaking records, but we'll at least be near 'em. The HeatRisk map through Sunday outlines most of Southeast Texas in a moderate to major risk for heat-related impacts (levels 2&3 out of 4), so be sure to take the proper precautions to keep you and your loved ones (including your pets) safe from the heat. I'm sure there's a lot of you with outdoor plans this weekend, so be sure to stay hydrated, take plenty of breaks from the heat, LOOK before you LOCK your vehicle, and to know the signs of heat-related illnesses. Temperatures during the overnight hours won't offer much relief as we remain at least near record territory on that end as well with lows mainly in the upper 70s...and based on last night low 80s aren't out of the question. No rain in the forecast for Sunday, so after tonight our rain chances are back to essentially zero. They'll be back soon though...see the long term section below for more. Batiste && .LONG TERM... (Monday through Friday) Issued at 304 AM CDT Sat May 17 2025 Mid/Upper level ridging will remain parked over the Gulf through the early part of next week. This will continue the streak of hotter than normal daytime temperatures through Tuesday. Increasing humidity combined with hot temperatures will result in heat indices in the 100-107F range. Tuesday will feature a transition in the pattern as a mid/upper trough over the western CONUS tracks eastward. Low pressure at the surface will move across the Great Plains and across the Ohio River Valley, ejecting a cold front in the process. This front is projected to move southward towards the Gulf. This may trigger convection; however, there remains uncertainty on how capping will impact convective initiation and whether or not there is enough lift to initiate upward movement of air. In any case, the hot and humid conditions look to continue through at least Tuesday with the potential for conditions to be drier behind the FROPA (how much less humid we will experience varies between guidance). Adams && .AVIATION... (18Z TAF Issuance) Issued at 1222 PM CDT Sat May 17 2025 Generally a fcst of persistence with overnight and morning MVFR stratus, followed by lifting ceilings as we head into the late morning and afternoon hours. We'll need to keep an eye on our northern terminals late in the day/evening as some highres guidances suggests the potential for some iso-sct tstms in the area in the 22-03z timeframe. Also showing the brief potential for iso activity for the metro terminals in the early afternoon. Run- to-run consistency has been somewhat poor, however, so opted not to mention at this time. Will monitor trends and amend as necessary. 47 && .MARINE... Issued at 304 AM CDT Sat May 17 2025 Generally light to moderate onshore flow is expected over the next several days. A steepening pressure gradient is expected to result in somewhat higher winds on Monday into Tuesday, especially at night and during the morning hours. Caution flags may be warranted. Considering the long fetch, we cannot rule out seas reaching Small Craft criteria over Gulf on Monday and Tuesday. Winds may shift more north to northeast by Wednesday and Thursday thanks to a passing frontal boundary. Self && .CLIMATE... Issued at 304 AM CDT Sat May 17 2025 With multiple days of near-record to record-breaking heat possible going into early next week, here's a look at the daily high temperature records through Tuesday (May 20th). May 17th High Temperature Records --------------------------------- - College Station: 96F (1925) - Houston/IAH: 96F (2018) - Houston/Hobby: 94F (2018) - Palacios: 93F (2003) - Galveston: 90F (2020) May 18th High Temperature Records --------------------------------- - College Station: 98F (2022) - Houston/IAH: 95F (2022) - Houston/Hobby: 94F (2022) - Palacios: 89F (2022) - Galveston: 90F (2022) May 19th High Temperature Records --------------------------------- - College Station: 94F (2022) - Houston/IAH: 95F (2003) - Houston/Hobby: 94F (2008) - Palacios: 89F (2024) - Galveston: 90F (2022) May 20th High Temperature Records --------------------------------- - College Station: 96F (2022) - Houston/IAH: 95F (2020) - Houston/Hobby: 95F (2008) - Palacios: 95F (1943) - Galveston: 91F (2022) Batiste && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... College Station (CLL) 95 75 93 75 / 30 20 10 0 Houston (IAH) 95 77 93 77 / 0 0 0 0 Galveston (GLS) 86 79 85 79 / 0 0 0 0 && .HGX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... TX...High Rip Current Risk through late tonight for TXZ436>439. GM...None. && SHORT TERM...Batiste LONG TERM....Adams AVIATION...Batiste MARINE...Self
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
2 rip current. Local standard time, as filed.
Galveston Beach Patrol Rescued 1 male from a rip current near tower 51.
Galveston Beach Patrol Rescued 1 male from a rip current near tower 10.
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