Tag: houston/galveston

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Red Flag Warning issued March 20 at 2:46AM CDT until March 20 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Houston/Galveston TX

...Elevated Weather Conditions Expected Today... .Low relative humidity, breezy winds, and dry fuel will lead to elevated fire weather conditions across Southeast Texas. The National Weather Service in Houston/Galveston has issued a Red Flag Warning for winds and low relative humidity, which is in effect from 1 PM this afternoon to 7 PM CDT this evening. * WINDS...North 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph. * RELATIVE HUMIDITY...As low as 18 percent. * TEMPERATURES...Up to 70. * IMPACTS...Any wildfires that start could rapidly increase in size and intensity, and move quickly.
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Red Flag Warning issued March 19 at 2:25AM CDT until March 19 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Houston/Galveston TX

...ELEVATED TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED FOR WEDNESDAY... .Elevated to critical fire weather conditions are expected across portions of Southeast Texas. Northwest winds 10 to 15 mph with gusts up to 25 mph alongside relative humidity values in the teens on Wednesday will lead to elevated to critical fire weather conditions. The National Weather Service in Houston/Galveston has issued a Red Flag Warning for elevated winds and low relative humidity, which is in effect from 1 PM this afternoon to 7 PM CDT this evening. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. * WINDS...Northwest 15 to 20
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Small Craft Advisory issued March 18 at 9:35AM CDT until March 19 at 7:00AM CDT by NWS Houston/Galveston TX

* WHAT...South winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt and seas 6 to 11 ft. * WHERE...Upper Texas Coast bays and adjacent Gulf waters. * WHEN...Until 7 AM CDT Wednesday. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Onshore winds and seas will increase today and peak during the overnight hours tonight.
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Rip Current Statement issued March 18 at 4:59AM CDT until March 19 at 7:00AM CDT by NWS Houston/Galveston TX

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Gulf-facing beaches, including the Matagorda Peninsula, Brazoria County beaches, Galveston Island and the Bolivar Peninsula. * WHEN...Through Wednesday morning. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water.
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Dense Fog Advisory issued March 15 at 4:29AM CDT until March 15 at 10:00AM CDT by NWS Houston/Galveston TX

* WHAT...Dense fog will reduce visibility to 1 NM or less. * WHERE...Portions of Gulf of America. * WHEN...Until 10 AM CDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Low visibility will make navigation difficult. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Patches and banks of dense sea fog will be possible overnight ahead of a cold front. The threat of dense sea fog should come to and end mid Saturday morning as this cold front pushes offshore and drier conditions set in.
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Small Craft Advisory issued March 15 at 4:29AM CDT until March 15 at 7:00AM CDT by NWS Houston/Galveston TX

* WHAT...South winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 35 kt and seas 5 to 7 ft. * WHERE...Waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX from 20 to 60 NM and Waters from High Island to Freeport TX from 20 to 60 NM. * WHEN...Until 7 AM CDT Saturday. * IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...For the rest of today, seas building to around 6 feet are expected with 15 to 20 knot winds. Winds and seas will increase further tonight into early tomorrow morning.
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Red Flag Warning issued March 15 at 4:40AM CDT until March 15 at 9:00PM CDT by NWS Houston/Galveston TX

...Elevated to Critical Fire Weather Conditions Expected Today... Elevated to critical fire weather conditions are expected across the large majority of Southeast Texas on Saturday. Dry weather in the wake of a cold front will bring only modestly cooler, but much drier air into the area. Westerly sustained winds around 10 to 20 mph and frequent gusts up to 30 mph, alongside afternoon relative humidity values in the teens to middle 20s will lead to critical fire weather conditions, mainly along to the west of I-45. Rain from overnight storms may provide some delay to the onset of very low
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Severe Thunderstorm Watch issued March 15 at 2:56AM CDT until March 15 at 10:00AM CDT by NWS Houston/Galveston TX

The National Weather Service has issued Severe Thunderstorm Watch 43 in effect until 10 AM CDT this morning for the following areas In Texas this watch includes 13 counties In southeast Texas Austin Brazos Burleson Grimes Houston Madison Montgomery Polk San Jacinto Trinity Walker Waller Washington This includes the cities of Bellville, Brenham, Brookshire, Bryan, Caldwell, Coldspring, College Station, Conroe, Corrigan, Crockett, Groveton, Hempstead, Huntsville, Livingston, Madisonville, Navasota, Prairie View, Sealy, Shepherd, Somerville, The Woodlands, Trinity, and Waller.