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Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
540 PM CST Sun Dec 9 2018

.AVIATION...
MVFR ceilings will be slow to improve tonight, but skies should
eventually clear by sunrise. The clearing line is currently
draped across Tyler to Waco, with stratus decks slowly lifting 
and scattering out closer to this boundary as it sags southward. 
Expect CLL and the northern TAF sites to begin seeing VFR 
conditions between 03-05Z, with coastal TAF sites closer to 
07-09Z. Ceilings will clear from north to south. Otherwise, NW/N 
winds will continue to weaken overnight and fall to between 5-10 
kts by the morning hours.

Hathaway

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.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 307 PM CST Sun Dec 9 2018/ 

DISCUSSION...
Clouds are continuing to break in/around Southeast Texas this
afternoon, and expect skies to clear out this evening and on 
into the overnight hours. Weakening winds will assist in the 
temperature drop tonight, and look for readings possibly at 
or near freezing before sunrise. It will be staying on the 
cool side through Tuesday morning (similar near freezing lows 
possible again tomorrow night/Tuesday morning) followed by 
gradually warming temperatures into midweek as an onshore 
flow comes back to the area. Rain chances return to the 
forecast Wednesday (as moisture levels/precipitable water 
values begin to rise) and continue into Thursday when the 
next storm system and associated cold front move across the 
area. Strong/gusty northwest winds will develop behind the 
front, and some wind advisories might be needed. Cooler and 
drier weather can be expected at the end of the week and 
into the first half of next weekend after this system moves 
off to the east.  42

MARINE...

N/NW winds of 15 to 20 kts continue over the gulf waters. Wave 
heights have decreased today, down to 3 to 5 feet. Will continue the 
caution statement for the 20-60 NM waters and drop caution wording 
elsewhere for tonight. We are near low tide in the bays with water 
levels running -1 to -1.5 feet relative to MLLW, so the low water 
advisory continues into the early evening hours for the bays. 
Onshore winds will return during the day on Tuesday and will 
strengthen on Tuesday night. A cold front is forecast to move across 
the coastal waters Thursday afternoon with strong NW winds 
developing behind it and producing SCA conditions and possibly gusts 
over Gale force offshore. 33


&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
College Station (CLL)      34  55  35  59  45 /   0   0   0   0   0 
Houston (IAH)              38  56  35  59  48 /   0   0   0   0   0 
Galveston (GLS)            44  56  46  59  57 /   0   0   0   0   0 

&&

.HGX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...NONE.
GM...Low Water Advisory until 7 PM CST this evening for the following 
     zones: Galveston Bay...Matagorda Bay.

     SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION until 6 PM CST this evening 
     for the following zones: Coastal waters from Freeport to 
     Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM...Coastal waters from 
     High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM.

     SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION through late tonight for the 
     following zones: Waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship 
     Channel TX from 20 to 60 NM...Waters from High Island to 
     Freeport TX from 20 to 60 NM.

&&

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