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Area Forecast Discussion
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FXUS64 KHGX 090226
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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
826 PM CST SAT MAR 8 2014

.DISCUSSION...

CF EDGING SE ACROSS THE FA THIS EVENING. IT IS CURRENTLY LOCATED
NEAR A VICTORIA TO KATY TO CONROE LINE. WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS HAVE DEVELOPED NEAR THE BOUNDARY AND BEHIND
IT. THE HIRES ARW WRF MODEL HAS A GOOD HANDLE ON THE CURRENT
PRECIP PATTERN. IT SHOWS CONTINUED WIDESPREAD SHOWERS WITH
EMBEDDED ISO TSTMS OVERNIGHT ACROSS SE TX WITH A SLIGHT SE SHIFT
OF THE PRECIP AREA LATER TONIGHT WITH THE BOUNDARY. FOR THE
UPDATE...ADDED THE MENTION OF THUNDER AND BUMPED INLAND POPS UP.
SOME ISOLATED AREAS COULD SEE AROUND 2 INCHES OF RAINFALL WHERE
SOME CONVECTIVE CELL TRAINING SETS UP OVERNIGHT. MIN TEMPS APPEAR
ON TRACK...JUST SPED THE COOLING UP A LITTLE ACROSS THE NW AND
CENTRAL AREAS TO REFLECT CURRENT OBS. 33

&&

.MARINE...

A CAUTION STATEMENT WAS ADDED TO THE SW MARINE AREA FOR OVERNIGHT
WINDS. 33/45

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
COLLEGE STATION (CLL) 42 51 45 68 53 / 100 30 20 30 30
HOUSTON (IAH)         48 55 49 69 54 /  90 50 20 40 50
GALVESTON (GLS)       56 59 54 66 57 /  80 60 20 50 60

&&

.HGX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...NONE.
GM...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION UNTIL 8 AM CDT SUNDAY FOR
     THE FOLLOWING ZONES: MATAGORDA BAY...WATERS FROM FREEPORT
     TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20 NM.

&&

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DISCUSSION...33

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