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Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

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FXUS64 KHGX 162331
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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
631 PM CDT THU MAY 16 2013

.DISCUSSION...
SEE AVIATION FOR 00Z TAF ISSUANCE

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.AVIATION...
CLOUDS HAVE SCATTERED OUT FOR OUR NORTHERN SITES THIS EVENING BUT
EXPECT MVFR CIGS TO BUILD IN AREAWIDE OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS.
HAVE INCLUDED TEMPO IFR CIGS FOR A FEW SITES OVERNIGHT BUT LATEST
HIGH RES MODEL RUNS ARE MORE AGGRESSIVE WITH IFR CIGS. AM MORE
CONFIDENT IN MVFR CIGS FOR METRO AREA SITES FOR NOW BUT MAY NEED
TO ADJUST DOWNWARD WITH THE 03Z OR 06Z ISSUANCES IF LATER MODEL
DATA AND OBS TRENDS CONTINUE TO GO LOWER THAN CURRENT FORECAST. 38

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.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
COLLEGE STATION (CLL)      71  88  68  90  70 /  10  10  10  10  10
HOUSTON (IAH)              71  88  68  88  70 /  10  10  10  10  10
GALVESTON (GLS)            73  80  72  78  73 /  10  10  10  10  10

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.HGX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...NONE.
GM...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION UNTIL 5 AM CDT FRIDAY 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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DISCUSSION...39
AVIATION/MARINE...38