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FXUS64 KHGX 241114
AFDHGX
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
514 AM CST TUE FEB 24 2026
..NEW AVIATION
KEY MESSAGES
- ONSHORE FLOW RETURNS ON TODAY, WARMING CONDITIONS THROUGH
THURSDAY AHEAD OF ANOTHER COLD FRONT THURSDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING.
- COLD FRONT STALLS OVER THE GULF ON FRIDAY WITH ONSHORE FLOW
RETURNING FRIDAY NIGHT. WARM WEATHER CONTINUES AFTERWARDS.
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 1130 PM CST MON FEB 23 2026
ONSHORE FLOW RETURNS TODAY AS SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE SLIDES OFF TO
THE EAST. THIS WILL USHER IN A WARMING TREND THROUGH MID WEEK WITH
HIGHS TODAY REACHING THE UPPER 60S/LOWER 70S WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS IN
THE UPPER 50S/LOWER 60S. WE'LL ALSO SEE SOME BREEZY WEATHER SETTLE
IN TOO AS THE GRADIENT TIGHTENS FROM A DEEPENING LOW NEAR THE TX/OK
PANHANDLE. TEMPERATURES FOR WEDNESDAY SHOULD SEE A SIGNIFICANT BUMP
WITH HIGHS REACHING THE 70S/MID 80S ACROSS THE AREA WITH LOWS
OVERNIGHT GENERALLY IN THE 60S.
THURSDAY SHOULD BE PRETTY WARM DURING THE DAYTIME WITH HIGHS PUSHING
THE UPPER 80S IN SOME SPOTS. HOWEVER, A COLD FRONT IS ANTICIPATED TO
PUSH THROUGH SE TEXAS IN THE EVENING LATER STALLING OUT OVER THE
GULF WATER. THIS WILL BRIEFLY COOL DOWN THE REGION WITH LOWS FOR
FRIDAY MORNING DROPPING TO THE 50S/60S. HIGHS ON FRIDAY WILL BE
SLIGHTLY COOLER, THOUGH THE DAY ITSELF WILL STILL BE PRETTY WARM
WITH AFTERNOON HIGHS CLIMBING TO THE 70S/LOWER 80S. ONSHORE FLOW
RETURNS FRIDAY NIGHT, ALLOWING THE WARMING TREND TO RESUME THROUGH
THE WEEKEND INTO NEXT WEEK.
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AVIATION
(12Z TAF ISSUANCE)
ISSUED AT 514 AM CST TUE FEB 24 2026
VFR WITH LIGHT WINDS EARLY GIVING WAY TO STRENGTHENING SOUTHERLIES
INTO THE AFTERNOON AND NIGHTTIME HOURS. GUSTINESS IN THE AFTERNOON
SHOULD TEND TO DROP OFF AFTER SUNSET. HOWEVER, WITH STRONG WINDS
JUST ALOFT, EVEN A MODEST LULL IN WINDS COULD INTRODUCE WIND SHEAR
CONCERNS. HAVE LLWS MENTIONS FROM IAH NORTHWARD TONIGHT TO ADDRESS
THIS. LESS CONFIDENCE IN SEEING LLWS CLOSER TO THE COAST, SO WILL
LEAVE SOUTHERN HALF OF TERMINALS OUT FOR NOW...BUT DEPENDING ON
TRENDS IN WINDS, MAY NEED TO INTRODUCE MENTIONS THERE AS WELL.
MARINE
ISSUED AT 1130 PM CST MON FEB 23 2026
NEGATIVE WATER LEVELS ARE ANTICIPATED IN THE BAYS, REACHING AROUND -
0.5 FT MLLW AT LOW TIDE THIS MORNING. ONSHORE FLOW RETURNS AND
STRENGTHENS TODAY AS WELL. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL BE IN EFFECT
EARLY THIS EVENING THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY MORNING. COULD SEE
SOME LULLS IN WIND SPEEDS DURING THE DAYTIME ON WEDNESDAY, THOUGH
WINDS SHOULD STRENGTHEN AGAIN WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A DRY COLD FRONT
WILL PUSH OFF THE COAST THURSDAY EVENING, STALLING OFF IN THE GULF
ON FRIDAY. ONSHORE FLOW RAPIDLY RETURNS BY FRIDAY NIGHT.
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PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
COLLEGE STATION (CLL) 73 57 85 63 / 0 0 0 0
HOUSTON (IAH) 73 60 81 66 / 0 0 0 0
GALVESTON (GLS) 69 62 76 66 / 0 0 10 0
HGX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
TX...NONE.
GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY
FOR GMZ330-350-355-370-375.
DISCUSSION...03
AVIATION...LUCHS
MARINE...03
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