080  
FNUS74 KHGX 141023  
FWSHGX  
 
SPOT FORECAST FOR PICKETTS BAYOU...USFWS  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX  
423 AM CST WED JAN 14 2026  
 
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER  
SERVICE.  
   
DISCUSSION
 
 
WHILE SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS AROUND 5-10 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 15 MPH  
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE MID-MORNING, A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED  
TO PASS THROUGH SITE DURING LATE MORNING/EARLY AFTERNOON AND USHER  
IN NORTHWESTERLY WINDS AROUND 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 20-25 MPH.  
THESE WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. CANNOT  
OUT RULE A LIGHT SPRINKLE/SHOWER AS THE FRONT PASSES, BUT THIS  
FRONT WILL BE LARGELY RAIN-FREE. MUCH DRIER CONDITIONS FILTER IN  
BEHIND THE FRONT WITH AFTERNOON MINIMUM RH VALUES DROPPING TO NEAR  
35% TODAY, AND THEN NEAR 25% ON THURSDAY. MIXING HEIGHTS THIS  
AFTERNOON WILL PEAK AROUND 5,000 FT, AND THEN AROUND 3,000 FT  
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.  
 
   
REST OF TONIGHT
 
 
TIME (CST) 5AM  
SKY COVER.......PC  
SKY (%).........30  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0  
TEMP............47  
RH..............86  
APARNT TMP (F)..45  
20 FT WIND DIR..SW  
20 FT WIND SPD..5  
20 FT WIND GUST.10  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3  
MIX HGT (KM)....0.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10  
TRANS WIND DIR..W  
TRANS SPD (M/S).4  
CEILING (KFT)...25  
VISIBILITY (SM).10  
   
TODAY
 
 
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......PC PC MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR  
SKY (%).........30 30 17 25 20 19 16 14 10 10 7 8  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............47 47 49 53 58 61 65 66 67 68 67 66  
RH..............86 86 83 71 60 53 46 43 40 36 37 37  
APARNT TMP (F)..44 44 46 53 58 61 65 66 67 68 67 66  
20 FT WIND DIR..W W W W W NW NW NW N N N NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..5 6 7 8 9 10 12 12 13 14 13 12  
20 FT WIND GUST.13 13 15 20 20 21 23 24 25 26 25 23  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.3 0.4 0.5 0.8 1.3 1.9 2.6 3.4 4.2 4.9 4.3 2.6  
MIX HGT (KM)....0.1 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 1.0 1.3 1.5 1.3 0.8  
TRANSP WIND DIR.W W W W W NW NW N N N N N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 12 13 15 17 20 22 24 28 29 28 21  
TRANS WIND DIR..W W W W W NW NW N N N N N  
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 13 13 13 9  
CEILING (KFT)...25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25  
VISIBILITY (SM).10 10 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
   
TONIGHT
 
 
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM  
SKY COVER.......MCR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR  
SKY (%).........8 5 5 4 4 4 3 2 1 2 2 2  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............63 59 57 55 54 52 50 49 47 46 43 42  
RH..............41 47 49 53 52 52 54 52 53 51 55 55  
APARNT TMP (F)..63 59 57 55 54 52 46 45 42 41 38 37  
20 FT WIND DIR..NW NW NW N N N N N N N N N  
20 FT WIND SPD..9 9 10 9 9 8 8 7 7 7 7 7  
20 FT WIND GUST.20 21 21 21 21 20 17 17 15 15 13 13  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.6 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4  
MIX HGT (KM)....0.2 0.2 0.1 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1  
TRANSP WIND DIR.NW N N N N N N N N N N N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.16 15 16 16 16 15 14 13 13 12 12 12  
TRANS WIND DIR..NW N N N N N N N N N N N  
TRANS SPD (M/S).7 7 7 7 7 7 6 6 6 5 5 5  
CEILING (KFT)...25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25  
VISIBILITY (SM).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
   
THURSDAY
 
 
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM  
SKY COVER.......CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR  
SKY (%).........2 1 0 0 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1  
WEATHER COV.....  
WEATHER TYPE....  
TSTM COV........  
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0  
TEMP............41 40 41 44 47 49 52 55 57 58 57 55  
RH..............55 57 54 49 42 35 31 26 23 23 24 27  
APARNT TMP (F)..36 36 37 41 44 46 52 55 57 58 57 55  
20 FT WIND DIR..N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW NW  
20 FT WIND SPD..6 6 6 6 5 6 6 6 5 3 2 2  
20 FT WIND GUST.13 12 12 12 10 10 10 9 9 8 7 5  
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.8 1.3 2.0 2.5 2.7 2.9 3.0 3.0 2.8 2.1 1.1  
MIX HGT (KM)....0.1 0.2 0.4 0.6 0.8 0.8 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.9 0.6 0.3  
TRANSP WIND DIR.N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW N  
TRANSP WIND SPD.10 10 12 12 10 9 9 8 8 8 7 3  
TRANS WIND DIR..N N N N N NW NW NW NW NW NW N  
TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 1  
CEILING (KFT)...25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25  
VISIBILITY (SM).10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10  
 

 
FORECASTER...FOWLER  
REQUESTED BY...JESSE RODRIGUEZ  
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED  
.TAG 2600105.0/HGX  
.DELDT 01/14/26  
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0  
.EMAIL JESSE_RODRIGUEZ@FWS.GOV  
 
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