248 FXUS64 KHGX 060444 AFDHGX Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 1144 PM CDT Thu Sep 5 2019 .AVIATION [06Z TAF Issuance]... VFR conditions are expected to continue through the period. LBX did see some isolated spots of lower visibilities last night, which could pop up again tonight for an hour or two. The seabreeze is expected to push through the coastal TAF sites around 18z, then potentially push all the way up towards HOU and IAH a couple hours later. Fowler && .PREV DISCUSSION /Issued 917 PM CDT Thu Sep 5 2019/... .DISCUSSION... Not a whole lot to talk about tonight as upper level ridging remains over the region. 850 mb temps support high temperatures near 100 inland on Friday but there should be more than enough mixing to keep humidity levels somewhat bearable. Record high temperatures look reachable at Houston on Friday and possibly Galveston. The ridge backs off early next week and temperatures should be a bit cooler but they still look slightly above normal. Made some minor tweaks to hourly grids and bumped MaxT grids up a degree or two on Friday. 43 LONG TERM... Continued hot and dry weather will continue through the weekend with more unsettled weather returning to southeast TX next week. We could threaten daily records on Saturday with highs around 100f inland and perhaps mid 90s at GLS. A weak mid level disturbance is forecast to slide across the region as tropical high pressure aloft builds over the eastern Gulf of Mexico by early next week. With increased moisture, this should bring a return of scattered showers and thunderstorms early to mid next week and temper max temperatures a bit from what we have been experiencing. Evans Marine... With the passage and dissipation of the former TS Fernand, winds and seas have diminished over the coastal waters. While a few lingering showers associated with the outer bands of this system may persist through the remainder of the afternoon, precipitation is expected to diminish by the evening and conditions should remain dry through the weekend. Light E/SE winds will shift to the W/SW overnight, remaining at around 5 to 10 knots. With high pressure situated over the area and light winds, seas are expected to remain within the 1-3 ft range through early next week. By Tuesday, we return to a more moderate onshore flow pattern with increasing chances of shower and thunderstorm development over the coastal waters. Cady && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... College Station (CLL) 75 100 74 103 73 / 0 0 0 0 0 Houston (IAH) 75 99 76 101 76 / 0 0 0 0 0 Galveston (GLS) 83 93 81 94 81 / 0 0 0 0 0 && .HGX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... TX...None. GM...None. && $$