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FXUS64 KHGX 170759
AFDHGX

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
259 AM CDT FRI MAY 17 2013

.DISCUSSION...

AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVING SE IN THE NW FLOW IS PRODUCING
SOME ELEVATED SHOWER ACTIVITY NW OF SE TX TONIGHT. THESE SHOWERS
ARE BASED AROUND 10 KFT. ADDED A 20 POP TO ACCOUNT FOR SOME OF THIS
PRECIP MAKING IT TO THE GROUND ACROSS THE NORTHERN HALF OF SE TX
LATER TONIGHT AND INTO THE MORNING HOURS.

IN GENERAL EXPECT A DRY AND WARM FORECAST THROUGH THE FORECAST PD.
NOT A LOT OF CHANGE IN THIS FORECAST FROM DAY TO DAY. THE LATEST
GFS AND ECMWF ARE IN PRETTY GOOD AGREEMENT CONCERNING THE MID-
LEVEL FLOW PATTERN THROUGH NEXT WEEK. A WEAK TROF AXIS EXTENDING
SOUTHWARD FROM A BROAD LOW PRESSURE AREA CENTERED OVER THE
NORTHERN PLAINS COULD PROVIDE ENOUGH LIFT FOR SOME CONVECTION
ACROSS SE TX TUE/WED NEXT WEEK. AT THIS POINT WILL ADVERTISE SOME
LOW POPS FOR THIS TIME PD...ESPECIALLY ACROSS NORTHERN AREAS. BY
THU/FRI NEXT WEEK AN IMPRESSIVE RIDGE BUILDS OVR TX WHICH SHOULD
LEAD TO WARMER TEMPS...EXPECT MAX TEMPS ABOVE CURRENT GUIDANCE AT
THE END OF NEXT WEEK WITH THIS DEGREE OF RIDGING IN THE MODELS.

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&&

.MARINE...
HIGH PRESSURE OVER FLORIDA WILL ALLOW FOR A MODERATE ONSHORE FLOW
THROUGH THE WEEKEND. WINDS WILL BE RIGHT AROUND SCEC CRITERIA BUT HAVE
SO FAR REMAINED MOSTLY BELOW. TIDE LEVELS WILL COME UP A BIT INTO THE
WEEKEND AS SURFACE LOW PRESSURE FORMS OVER THE PLAINS. 23

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
COLLEGE STATION (CLL) 89 71 89 71 89 / 20 10 10 10 10
HOUSTON (IAH)         88 71 89 71 89 / 10 10 10 10 10
GALVESTON (GLS)       80 74 82 74 83 / 10 10 10 10 10

&&

.HGX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...NONE.
GM...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION UNTIL 5 AM CDT EARLY THIS
     MORNING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: 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.

&&

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