041
FNUS74 KHGX 241235
FWSHGX
SPOT FORECAST FOR SKILLERN NORTH...USFWS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
635 AM CST TUE FEB 24 2026
IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE.
DISCUSSION
THOUGH CURRENTLY HIDDEN EARLY THIS MORNING BY LIGHT AND SOMEWHAT
VARIABLE WINDS, EXPECT SOUTHERLY WINDS TO EMERGE THIS MORNING AND
STRENGTHEN THROUGH THE DAY, STAYING IN THE 10-15 MPH RANGE EVEN
INTO THE NIGHTTIME HOURS. WINDS SHOULD INCREASE SOMEWHAT QUICKLY
THROUGH THE MORNING, GOING FROM NEARLY CALM BEFORE SUNRISE TO
PASSING THROUGH 10 MPH SUSTAINED BY 1100 OR SO. AT THEIR PEAK THIS
AFTERNOON, THESE SOUTHERLIES SHOULD BE CLOSER TO THE 15 MPH END
OF THE RANGE, WITH GUSTS INTO THE LOWER HALF OF THE 20S. THESE
WINDS WILL USHER IN MORE HUMID AIR FROM THE GULF, THOUGH THE VERY
DRY CONDITIONS WE'VE HAD IN PLACE WILL TAKE SOME TIME TO MODIFY -
AS A RESULT, MINIMUM RH VALUES EVEN HERE CLOSE TO THE COAST STILL
LOOK TO FALL TO AROUND 35 PERCENT. NOT CRITICALLY DRY, BUT MUCH
LOWER THAN TYPICAL FOR THIS STRENGTH OF ONSHORE FLOW.
TOMORROW, WINDS LOOK TO BE EVEN A BIT STRONGER AS THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT TIGHTENS AHEAD OF A DRY COLD FRONT EXPECTED TO ARRIVE
THURSDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS LOOK TO PEAK OUT AROUND 20 MPH TOMORROW
AFTERNOON, WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 MPH. THE PERSISTENT, STRONG
ONSHORE FLOW WILL BECOME MUCH MORE FULLY FELT TOMORROW, WITH
MINIMUM RH STAYING ABOVE 50 PERCENT, AND POTENTIALLY MAY NOT EVEN
FALL BELOW 60 PERCENT DESPITE TACKING ON ANOTHER 10 DEGREES OR SO
TO AFTERNOON HIGH TEMPERATURES.
REST OF TODAY
TIME (CST) 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......CLR MCR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR CLR MCR
SKY (%).........5 9 2 1 1 1 2 1 2 2 10
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............41 47 56 61 63 66 67 67 66 66 65
RH..............73 67 54 45 42 37 38 42 47 49 52
APARNT TMP (F)..39 45 56 61 63 66 67 67 66 66 65
20 FT WIND DIR..E SE S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..3 5 6 9 10 13 14 15 15 15 14
20 FT WIND GUST.6 7 9 13 16 18 20 21 22 21 21
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.4 0.7 1.3 3.0 3.4 3.6 3.6 3.7 3.6 3.5 3.3
MIX HGT (KM)....0.1 0.2 0.4 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.0
TRANSP WIND DIR.SE S S S S S S S S S S
TRANSP WIND SPD.5 5 8 15 16 17 17 20 21 22 24
TRANS WIND DIR..SE S S S S S S S S S S
TRANS SPD (M/S).2 2 4 7 7 8 8 9 9 10 11
CEILING (KFT)...25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25
VISIBILITY (SM).7 7 7 8 9 9 9 9 9 9 8
TONIGHT
TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM
SKY COVER.......MCR MCR MCR MCR MCR PC MCR PC PC MCR PC PC
SKY (%).........14 11 17 20 14 38 22 27 28 18 34 32
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............61 60 59 59 60 60 60 58 60 61 61 62
RH..............66 71 76 79 81 82 83 88 86 86 86 83
APARNT TMP (F)..61 60 59 59 60 60 60 58 60 61 61 62
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 13
20 FT WIND GUST.20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20 20
MIX HGT (KFT)...1.3 0.9 0.7 0.6 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.6 0.6 0.8
MIX HGT (KM)....0.4 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.2
TRANSP WIND DIR.S S S S S S S SW S SW SW SW
TRANSP WIND SPD.20 18 18 17 18 20 20 21 20 22 20 20
TRANS WIND DIR..S S S S S S S SW S SW SW SW
TRANS SPD (M/S).9 8 8 8 8 9 9 9 9 10 9 9
CEILING (KFT)...25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25
VISIBILITY (SM).8 9 8 8 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 9
WEDNESDAY
TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM
SKY COVER.......PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC PC
SKY (%).........36 48 44 40 41 41 42 43 43 44 42 41
WEATHER COV.....
WEATHER TYPE....
TSTM COV........
CWR.............0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
TEMP............62 62 65 69 71 73 74 75 75 75 73 72
RH..............83 85 81 74 68 64 62 60 62 63 65 69
APARNT TMP (F)..62 62 65 69 71 73 74 75 75 75 73 72
20 FT WIND DIR..S S S S S S S S S S S S
20 FT WIND SPD..13 14 15 17 17 18 20 20 20 18 17 16
20 FT WIND GUST.20 21 22 24 25 26 28 29 29 28 26 24
MIX HGT (KFT)...0.9 1.5 2.3 3.0 3.4 3.6 3.5 3.3 2.9 2.4 2.1 1.8
MIX HGT (KM)....0.3 0.5 0.7 0.9 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.0 0.9 0.7 0.6 0.5
TRANSP WIND DIR.SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S
TRANSP WIND SPD.17 21 24 26 29 30 31 31 30 29 26 24
TRANS WIND DIR..SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW SW S
TRANS SPD (M/S).8 9 11 12 13 13 14 14 13 13 12 11
CEILING (KFT)...25 25 25 4.5 4.5 25 25 25 25 25 25 25
VISIBILITY (SM).9 9 8 8 10 10 8 9 9 9 9 10
FORECASTER...LUCHS
REQUESTED BY...STEPHEN LEJEUNE III
TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED
.TAG 2603721.0/HGX
.DELDT 02/24/26
.FORMATTERVERSION 2.0.0
.EMAIL JON_KING@FWS.GOV,JESSE_RODRIGUEZ@FWS.GOV,STEPHEN_LEJEUNE@FWS.GOV
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