#1198 Postby Tireman4 » Tue Jun 20, 2017 3:52 pm
HGX AFD this afternoon::
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FXUS64 KHGX 202049
AFDHGX
Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
349 PM CDT Tue Jun 20 2017
.DISCUSSION...
Newly upgraded Tropical Storm Cindy continues to dominate the
forecast as it meanders over the Central Gulf. The new advisory
drifts the track a bit more to the west, necessitating the upgrade
of the tropical storm watch area to a tropical storm warning. The
expectation for primary threat to the area continues to be for
heavy rainfall along and east of the track`s expected center,
which may cause some limited flooding threat. Some minor impacts
from wind gusts and elevated tidal levels may be seen in parts of
the Bolivar Peninsula as well. More details can be found in issued
tropical products.
.NEAR TERM [Through Tonight]...
Weather continues to be hot and largely dry across Southeast Texas
today while Tropical Storm Cindy continues to try to organize well
offshore. Radar has shown some showers trying to develop along a
coastal boundary from Liberty County southwest through Brazoria
County towards Matagorda Bay. For the most part, these showers have
been isolated, light, and short-lived. However, near Matagorda Bay,
these showers have been a bit more successful.
These showers should come to an end this evening, but overnight look
for rain chances over the offshore waters to increase as the
circulation of Cindy continues to draw nearer. Over land, expect
scattered clouds to become a bit more dominant overnight, but
don`t expect temperatures to fall below the middle to upper 70s
thanks to high dewpoints.
.SHORT TERM [Wednesday Through Thursday Night]...
The caveat right up front: This portion of the forecast is going
to be very dependent on the precise track of Cindy. A deviation in
track to the left or right will move impact areas accordingly.
Now, much of the morning should continue as past days have.
The key harbinger of change will be increasing clouds from the
southeast as Cindy moves closer to the area. Most should stay dry
Wednesday morning with most outer rains still offshore - however,
immediate coastal areas may start to see increased showers begin
to pop up. Rainfall potential will increase through the afternoon,
with the prime time for rain occurring Wednesday night into
Thursday morning. Some heavy rains will obviously be possible,
with the highest threat along and east of the storm`s center.
As of the current forecast track for the storm, this will put the
heaviest rain east of the Houston metro, from the coast up towards
Livingston. It`s worth noting that Cindy`s lopsided appearance
means that the rainfall gradient on the west side of the center is
likely to be very sharp, with the difference between solid rain
totals and very little rain not likely to be separated by a great
distance. Because of this, will hold off on any flash flood
watches for now to gain some more confidence on where the heaviest
rain is likely to fall.
Cindy`s center will continue to move north through Thursday and
Thursday night, before a northern stream trough passing through
the Great Lakes will draw what`s left of the storm to the
northeast through Louisiana. As it does so, rain chances will draw
down, but continue to linger into Thursday night. It probably goes
without saying, but high temperatures will be noticeably cooler
with cloudy skies and rain keeping temperatures down. Overnight,
though, these factors will also keep low temperatures elevated,
suppressing the diurnal curve in temperatures.
.LONG TERM [Friday Through Tuesday]...
Friday and Friday night look a bit drier as Cindy accelerates
away from the region. But this trend does not look to be terribly
long lived as the upper trough that takes the storm away will dig
into the Eastern US, and help a cold front slide into the area.
There is considerable uncertainty in exactly how this front will
behave, but for now models suggest it may stall out in the general
vicinity of the coast, and could provide a focus for continued
rainy activity into early next week. Previous guidance had also
brought in a surge of very high moisture - about 2.3 inches of
precipitable water - as well, which alerted to potential that
Cindy may be a predecessor event for later high rainfall. The GFS
has since backed off of that, but still keeps precipitable water
around or above 1.75 inches with weak to non-existent capping,
which could allow for some very rainy showers and storms. With
strong focus put on Cindy, simply want to highlight the fact that
continued showers and storms may be possible.
&&
.AVIATION [18Z TAF Issuance]...
Expecting VFR conditions across SE TX through the rest of the af-
ternoon into most of the overnight hours. Forecast tomorrow will
be including the mention of precipitation/lower CIGS as TS Cindy
near the coast. Gusty winds this afternoon should decouple a bit
tonight, but are expected to increase once again tomorrow. 41
&&
.MARINE...
Tropical Storm Warnings are now in effect for the eastern portions
of the marine CWA as TS Cindy approaches from the Gulf. SCECs/SCAs
will be in effect for the western half of our marine zones at 00Z.
Tides are currently running from 1/2 to 1 foot above normal in and
around Galveston Bay. Based on the current track of TS Cindy...the
forecast calls for slightly above 3 ft mllw at the beaches at high
tide Weds...then followed by levels falling to 1-2 ft below normal
as the storms moves inland Weds night/Thurs.
Looking ahead (in the wake of the storm) moderate/strong southerly
winds should develop/prevail areawide by Thurs afternoon into Fri.
The pressure gradient is expected to weaken late Fri night on into
the weekend as a frontal boundary moves in from the NNE. This pat-
tern will produce light SE winds Sat over the coastal waters. This
weak backdoor cold front is progged to push into the eastern bays/
nearshore waters Sun. 41
&&
.HYDROLOGY...
Widespread rises to action stage are expected across rivers and
tributaries in Southeast Texas. Minor river flooding is possible
for areas east of I-45. Keep in mind that higher intensity
rainfall, especially in areas where rain accumulates over 3-4+
inches, increases flood potential. Need to keep an eye on
tributaries of San Jacinto and Trinity River basins with the
current track.
&&
.TROPICAL...
Nothing more to add on Cindy that hasn`t already been said earlier
in this discussion and in other tropical products issued by this
office and the National Hurricane Center. Please refer to those
for more details.
In the Caribbean, Bret has succumbed to hostile conditions as
expected and opened into a tropical wave. Do not expect any
troubles from this feature in Southeast Texas.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
College Station (CLL) 74 91 75 87 76 / 10 20 40 60 40
Houston (IAH) 78 88 77 86 78 / 10 50 80 70 60
Galveston (GLS) 80 85 80 86 83 / 20 70 80 70 50
&&
.HGX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...Tropical Storm Warning for the following zones:
Chambers...Galveston...Harris...Liberty.
GM...Small Craft Advisory from 7 AM Wednesday to 2 PM CDT Thursday
for the following zones: Coastal waters from Freeport to
the Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM...Matagorda Bay.
SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION from 7 PM CDT this evening
through Wednesday morning for the following zones: Coastal
waters from Freeport to the Matagorda Ship Channel out 20
NM...Matagorda Bay.
Tropical Storm Warning for the following zones: Coastal waters
from High Island to Freeport out 20 NM...Galveston
Bay...Waters from High Island to Freeport from 20 to 60 NM.
Small Craft Advisory from 7 PM this evening to 2 PM CDT Thursday
for the following zones: Waters from Freeport to the
Matagorda Ship Channel from 20 to 60 NM.
&&
$$
NEAR TERM...Luchs
SHORT TERM...Luchs
LONG TERM...Luchs
AVIATION...41
MARINE...41
HYDROLOGY...38
TROPICAL...Luchs
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