Area Forecast Discussion
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
Issued by NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
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712 FXUS64 KHGX 241136 AFDHGX Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 636 AM CDT Tue Sep 24 2024 ...New AVIATION... .SHORT TERM... (Today through Wednesday Night) Issued at 330 AM CDT Tue Sep 24 2024 A stationary boundary draped across the NW portion of SE Texas this morning will contribute to scattered showers and storms today, particularly during the afternoon hours. Max temperatures today will be in the 90s under partly to mostly cloudy skies. Tonight`s temperatures will be in the 70s for the majority of the area. Locations behind the stalled front will experience slightly cooler lows as temperatures dip into the mid to upper 60s. Wednesday`s temperatures will be a few degrees cooler in the NW portion of the area as the front sags further into SE Texas and N/NE winds bring in cooler air. The front is projected to slowly move through Wednesday during the day, reaching the coast late Wednesday night into early Thursday morning. As the front cuts across the area it will interact with ample moisture in place resulting in scattered showers and thunderstorms ahead of and along the front. Closer to I- 10 and south, compressional heating ahead of the front should allow for highs to reach into the low 90s. Wednesday night into Thursday morning lows in the Brazos Valley and Piney Woods will certainly feel more fall like as temperatures drop into the low 60s. Closer to the metro and south to the coast lows will be in the mid 60s to low 70s. Adams && .LONG TERM... (Thursday through Monday) Issued at 330 AM CDT Tue Sep 24 2024 In the wake of the cold front, area weather should be on the quiet side through much of the period. Mid/upper level low will be situated off to our northeast, and we might need to watch for increasing clouds occasionally circulating around the low. Main weather story will be the lower humidities each day, bottoming out in the 30s/40s inland and in the 50s closer to the coast. For temperatures, highs will be in a mid to upper 80s range at the start of the period (Thursday) and will gradually increase almost daily back towards an upper 80s to mid 90s range at the end of the period (Monday). Lows will be in the 60s for much of the area. 42 && .AVIATION... (12Z TAF Issuance) Issued at 630 AM CDT Tue Sep 24 2024 VFR at all sites this morning. A weak frontal boundary will result in scattered showers and thunderstorms this afternoon into the early evening hours. Kept with previous forecast and maintained VCTS/PROB30. Rain should wind down after 00Z. VFR conditions will prevail overnight into Wednesday morning. && .MARINE... Issued at 330 AM CDT Tue Sep 24 2024 Light to occasionally moderate onshore flow, low seas and increasing chances of showers and thunderstorms can be expected through today. Winds will gradually back to the northeast on Wednesday ahead of an approaching cold front, and there will also be increasing chances of the showers and thunderstorms. This cold front is expected to move through the area late Wednesday night into Thursday bringing moderate to strong northerly winds through Thursday night. Seas will likely increase to 4 to 6 feet due to the increase in winds. Small Craft Advisories may be needed. 42 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... College Station (CLL) 90 70 88 65 / 40 40 20 0 Houston (IAH) 92 74 90 69 / 50 30 30 10 Galveston (GLS) 88 77 87 72 / 30 20 40 10 && .HGX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... TX...None. GM...None. && $$ SHORT TERM...Adams LONG TERM....42 AVIATION...Adams MARINE...42