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FXUS64 KHGX 291113
AFDHGX
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
513 AM CST THU JAN 29 2026
..NEW AVIATION
KEY MESSAGES
- LIGHT FREEZE UNTIL MID MORNING ACROSS NORTHERN PARTS OF THE
AREA. THERE IS A NON-ZERO CHANCE OF A FEW ISOLATED POCKETS OF
FREEZING FOG TOWARD SUNRISE.
- COLD FRONT PUSHES THROUGH THIS EVENING, BUT ARCTIC AIR REALLY
DOESN'T FILTER IN UNTIL FRIDAY NIGHT.
- HARD FREEZES FOR NORTHERN PARTS OF THE AREA FRIDAY NIGHT & MOST
OF THE REGION SATURDAY NIGHT.
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 1208 AM CST THU JAN 29 2026
LOOK FOR ANOTHER COOL START TO THE DAY. LATEST GUIDANCE ISN'T QUITE
AS BULLISH WITH THE FREEZING FOG POTENTIAL BETWEEN NOW AND MID
MORNING NEAR THE PINEY WOODS/BRAZOS VALLEY (~30%), VERSUS SOME OF
THE EARLIER (50%+ RUNS), BUT THE POTENTIAL IS THERE SO SOME CAUTION
IS ADVISED FOR THE EARLY MORNING COMMUTE. OTHERWISE, WE SHOULD SEE A
NICE WARM UP WITH READINGS MAKING THEIR WAY INTO THE 60S WITH THE SW
LLVL WINDS AHEAD OF THE NEXT INCOMING FRONT. THIS DRY FRONT WILL
PUSH THRU THE REGION THIS EVENING.
COLD, ARCTIC HIGH PRESSURE WILL SPILL SOUTHWARD INTO SE TX FRIDAY
NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. CORRESPONDING TEMPS WILL TAKE A DIVE
BACK DOWN INTO HARD FREEZE TERRITORY FOR THE PINEY WOODS AREA FRIDAY
NIGHT AND DAYTIME HIGHS ON SAT ONLY BETWEEN 36-45F FOR ALL THE AREA.
BY SATURDAY NIGHT ALMOST ALL INLAND LOCATIONS WILL SEE A HARD FREEZE
WITH LOWS IN THE 17-22F RANGE. CANNOT RULE OUT A COLD WEATHER
ADVISORY OR TWO.
RIDGING TRANSITIONS TO THE EAST LATER SUNDAY, WITH A
WARMING/MODIFYING TREND ENSUING EARLY NEXT WEEK. NEXT CHANCE OF RAIN
COMES INTO PLAY TUESDAY OR WEDNESDAY AS MOISTURE RECOVERS WITH THE
ONSHORE FLOW, WE SEE A SOMEWHAT MESSY UPPER PATTERN, AND ANOTHER
FRONT GETTING CLOSER TO THE REGION. 47
AVIATION
(12Z TAF ISSUANCE)
ISSUED AT 507 AM CST THU JAN 29 2026
PATCHY FOG WILL GENERALLY BRING MVFR TO IFR FLS EARLY TODAY WITH
SOME SPOTS POTENTIALLY REACHING LIFR BRIEFLY. A FEW AREAS ARE
NEAR OR AT THE FREEZING MARK, THUS FREEZING FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE
IN SOME SPOTS EARLY TODAY. FOG SHOULD CLEAR LATER THIS MORNING
WITH VFR CONDITIONS RETURNING. A DRY COLD FRONT SHOULD PUSH
THROUGH THE AREA THIS EVENING, MOVING OFF THE COAST AROUND
MIDNIGHT. BREEZY NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS DEVELOP BEHIND THE
FRONT.
03
MARINE
ISSUED AT 1208 AM CST THU JAN 29 2026
LIGHT WINDS AND LOW SEAS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE DAY. THE NEXT COLD
FRONT WILL PUSH OFF THE COAST LATE THIS EVENING FOLLOWED BY MODERATE
NORTH WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES MAY BE
REQUIRED LATE TONIGHT. WITH A REINFORCING SHOT OF COLD, ARCTIC AIR
ANTICIPATED FRIDAY NIGHT, WINDS AND SEAS SHOULD FURTHER INCREASE
INTO SATURDAY, THEN GRADUALLY DECREASE SUNDAY. ON THE BAYS, ALREADY
LOW ASTRONOMICAL TIDES WILL PRODUCE SOME NEGATIVE WATER LEVELS THIS
WEEK, EVEN MORE SO FRIDAY NIGHT INTO THE WEEKEND WITH STRONGER NORTH
WINDS IN PLACE. LOW WATER ADVISORIES ARE ALREADY IN PLACE. 47
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
COLLEGE STATION (CLL) 65 32 50 24 / 0 0 0 0
HOUSTON (IAH) 67 37 53 30 / 0 0 0 0
GALVESTON (GLS) 64 42 54 34 / 0 0 0 0
HGX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
TX...NONE.
GM...LOW WATER ADVISORY UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST SATURDAY NIGHT FOR GMZ330-
335.
DISCUSSION...47
AVIATION...03
MARINE...47
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