SE TX/SW LA Discussion Thread - Mid 80's and sunny this week

[JenBayles]

Now THAT's a great idea Yankee!

[JenBayles]

My frazzled old brain recalls a similar situation in very late March back in the mid 80's here in Houston. I remember stepping out on my porch to go to work, and similar to a Three Stooges move, both legs went up in the air and I ended up sprawled on the steps in a very unladylike position. My apartment stairs were a solid sheet of ice. I made it back inside to replace the ripped hosiery and change clothes, when I got a call from the boss saying, "Stay home!" Timing really is everything...

Pics, we want pics!!!!LOL j/k Jen!!!! I remember when you are talking about. I wish my boss had said to stay home then!!

Lord only knows if pics exist of that little contretemps, but I'd rather NOT see them myself! Actually, I am glad to hear you remember that event as I seem to be the only one of my acquaintance who recalls it.

[Bunkertor]

He folks ! I don´t want to ask if that´s normal. But...OK...Is that normal ?

[Stratosphere747]

He folks ! I don´t want to ask if that´s normal. But...OK...Is that normal ?

If you are talking about this upcoming cold snap, it is about as abnormal as you can get. This weekend Texans should be out doing some BBQ' or frolicking at the beach. Not huddled up inside freezing cold...

Off topic - I sure miss Germany... Lived in Fulda and Wurzburg.

[jeff]

Someone explain to me how a Northeast wind results in water moving ONSHORE? I've launched enough boats in my lifetime to remember that a southern quadrant gale blows water towards shore; North winds blow it all out of the bays. Tell me this is a misprint?!

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 726 AM CDT FRI APR 6 2007/

MARINE...
TIDE LEVELS AND WIND ARE THE MAIN ITEMS OF CONCERN THIS WEEKEND. A
COASTAL TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO FORM BY SATURDAY MORNING JUST OFF
THE COAST. THE COMBINATION OF THIS LOW PRESSURE INTERACTING WITH
THE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE PLAINS AND THE COLD AIR MOVING OVER THE
RELATIVELY WARM GULF WATERS WILL HELP GENERATE SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY CONDITIONS BY TONIGHT. BY SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY
SOME GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS LOOK LIKELY IF THE MODELS PAN OUT.

THE PERSISTANT AND STRONG NORTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL HELP PUSH WATER
LEVELS ONTO THE COAST. AM EXPECTING ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS BY
SATURDAY AFTERNOON. TIDES MAY BECOME A PROBLEM SATURDAY NIGHT AND
SUNDAY IF THE GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS PAN OUT FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD
OF TIME. A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH MAY BE ISSUED LATER TODAY IF
CONDITIONS WARRENT...MEANING IF TIDES ARE FORECAST TO REACH ABOVE
4.5 FEET ABOVE THE MEAN LOWER LOW WATER LEVEL.

E and ENE winds result in Ekamn pumping and transport toward the right or N toward the coast. This results in tidal pile-up and overwash. Same thing happens when a tropical cyclone passes to our south and the tides increase due to E winds on the north side of the circulation

[Bunkertor]

He folks ! I don´t want to ask if that´s normal. But...OK...Is that normal ?

If you are talking about this upcoming cold snap, it is about as abnormal as you can get. This weekend Texans should be out doing some BBQ' or frolicking at the beach. Not huddled up inside freezing cold...

Off topic - I sure miss Germany... Lived in Fulda and Wurzburg.

I thought so, too. We have some cold days dureing late spring, called (*sheep cold - means some cold days when sheep´s wool has already been cut off*) but i couldn´t remember having heard such about US-Cities at the latitude of greek or something.

@Offtopic: So you served i guess - but take it easy, we sent our best Würzburger as a ~little~ compensation

[Ptarmigan]

He folks ! I don´t want to ask if that´s normal. But...OK...Is that normal ?

No way. It suppose to be warm. A cold April is abnormal. It does happen, but rarely. The last time April was this cold was in 1987.

[JenBayles]

Thanks for the response Jeff! Yes, I can understand the E or ENE directions piling up the water on the coast. It was the NWS stating "NE" that had me all cornfuzzled. I noticed in your morning update that you talked about ENE winds, and THAT made sense to me. Thanks again!

[Ptarmigan]

Here's something interesting. April of 1987 had a cold start, in fact it had record lows. Then in the later half of April, there was record warmth. Using history as a way to predict the future, I expect warmer than normal April. The latest freeze ever recorded was on April 13, 1940. The latest snowfall ever recorded was on March 10, 1932.

NWS Houston-April Daily Records

[Johnny]

I wasn't expecting it to be this chilly when I got up. It's already down to 45.2 here at my house. It was 45.8 when I got up about 10 minutes ago so I guess it is slowly dropping. The winds is blowing hard and we've got solid dark gray overcast skies. It DEFINATELY feels/looks like winter outside!

What do y'all think of the radar this morning from accuweather? That can't be snow heading for Southeast, Texas?? It might be snow in the upper levels but hitting the ground as a cold rain. That's my guess anyways.


http://sirocco.accuweather.com/nx_mosai ... SIRTXE.gif

[Extremeweatherguy]

I have dropped from 47.8-degrees at 10am to 42.8-degrees at 10:25am. We are nosediving!

[Johnny]

We are now at 41.5 here at my house and dropping.

My cousin just called me from the town of Montgomery and they are getting good sleet right now!

[cctxhurricanewatcher]

Just at 50 here in NW Corpus. Went out to get the paper this morning and I thought I woke in January with the cold, north wind slapping my face.

This is kind of like a big early cold front in the fall, but in reverse. At least in the fall we know we'll cool down somewhat again several times. This is probably it until October if we are lucky as far a cold/cool weather. That of course is subject to change if we have wet weather pattern during the summer.

Weird indeed.

[Extremeweatherguy]

We are now at 41.5 here at my house and dropping.

My cousin just called me from the town of Montgomery and they are getting good sleet right now!

wow!

I wonder if we will see any either? Seems like temperatures are certainly falling faster than the NWS expected. I am sitting at 41.9-degrees now and the NWS didn't have us getting that cold until 10pm! We are 12 hours ahead of schedule.

[cctxhurricanewatcher]

I wasn't expecting it to be this chilly when I got up. It's already down to 45.2 here at my house. It was 45.8 when I got up about 10 minutes ago so I guess it is slowly dropping. The winds is blowing hard and we've got solid dark gray overcast skies. It DEFINATELY feels/looks like winter outside!

What do y'all think of the radar this morning from accuweather? That can't be snow heading for Southeast, Texas?? It might be snow in the upper levels but hitting the ground as a cold rain. That's my guess anyways.


http://sirocco.accuweather.com/nx_mosai ... SIRTXE.gif

I think Portstorm is getting his pads and helmet out of storage right now. Lucy might be teeing it up for him later today.

[jasons2k]

A good part of the rapid plunge in temps this morning has been evaporative cooling with the onset of the rain.

[Portastorm]

(Portastorm digging through his sports bin): "Dang it, where are my cleats ... "

[jasons2k]

SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
1042 AM CDT SAT APR 7 2007

TXZ163-164-176>179-195>199-210>212-071915-
HOUSTON-TRINITY-MADISON-WALKER-SAN JACINTO-POLK-BURLESON-BRAZOS-
WASHINGTON-GRIMES-MONTGOMERY-COLORADO-AUSTIN-WALLER-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROCKETT...TRINITY...GROVETON...
MADISONVILLE...HUNTSVILLE...SHEPHERD...COLDSPRING...LIVINGSTON...
CORRIGAN...ONALASKA...CALDWELL...LAKE SOMERVILLE...
COLLEGE STATION...BRYAN...BRENHAM...NAVASOTA...THE WOODLANDS...
CONROE...WILLIS...COLUMBUS...EAGLE LAKE...WEIMAR...SEALY...
BELLVILLE...HEMPSTEAD...PRAIRIE VIEW...BROOKSHIRE
1042 AM CDT SAT APR 7 2007

.NOW...
PATCHY VERY LIGHT RAIN...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SLEET LATER IN THE
DAY...WILL ADVANCE ACROSS THE REGION FROM THE WEST. RAINFALL
AMOUNTS WILL AVERAGE LESS THAN A TENTH OF AN INCH THROUGH MID
AFTERNOON. COLD TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN NEARLY STEADY OR SLOWLY
FALL INTO THE LOWER 40S BY NOON. WIND CHILL VALUES WILL BE IN THE
LOWER 30S UNDER NORTHERLY WINDS BETWEEN 10 TO 15 MPH.

[Yankeegirl]

Its cold here too!!! 41.5!! I thought it was supposed to be 47 for a high??!! This is crazy, I feel like Im up in Rhode Island!!!

[vbhoutex]

Ok, did someone move the North Pole? It is 38.6º at my house!!!!!! I am now very concerned about the rest of this event and how it may unfold. Jeff, can you chime in here?