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FXUS64 KHGX 261153
AFDHGX
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
653 AM CDT THU MAR 26 2026
..NEW AVIATION
KEY MESSAGES
- WEATHER REMAINS ABOUT STATUS QUO THROUGH FRIDAY - WARM AND DRY.
- A WEAK/DRY COOL FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGION FRIDAY NIGHT
EARLY SATURDAY. WHILE IT WON'T RAIN, IT WILL BRING LOWER
HUMIDITY AND TEMPERATURES IN THE 70S TO LOW 80S SATURDAY.
- THE LOWER HUMIDITY WILL BE SHORT-LIVED; AN UPTICK IN MOISTURE
AND A RETURN TO ABOVE-NORMAL TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED HEADING
INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. MAYBE SOME SLIGHT RAIN CHANCES DURING THE
SECOND PART OF THE WEEK.
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 1222 AM CDT THU MAR 26 2026
WARM AND DRY WX CONTINUES TODAY AND FRIDAY. THERE WILL BE SOME LATE
NIGHT AND MORNING CLOUDS AND PATCHY FOG, BUT THAT SHOULD BURN OFF
FAIRLY QUICKLY IN THE MORNING. PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL BE A BIT
TIGHTER TODAY, SO LOOK FOR SSE WINDS TO INCREASE TO 10-15 MPH AS THE
DAY PROGRESSES WITH SOME GUSTS TO 20-25 MPH AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON.
SHALLOW COLD FRONT STILL FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE REGION FRIDAY
NIGHT BRINGING SOME DRIER AND SLIGHTLY COOLER AIR INTO THE REGION
SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT. BY SUNDAY, THE SURFACE HIGH BEHIND IT
SHOULD BE SITUATED FAR ENOUGH TO OUR EAST THAT WE'LL SEE ONSHORE
WINDS RESUME...AND ALONG WITH IT, GRADUALLY INCREASING DEWPOINTS AND
HUMIDITIES AS WE PROGRESS THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.
BEYOND THAT, THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT THE STRONG PESKY MID-UPPER
RIDGING THAT HAS BEEN DOMINATING AREA WX WEAKENS AND PASSES TO OUR
EAST BY MIDWEEK. THIS WOULD AT LEAST OPEN THE DOOR FOR A LESS
SUBSIDENT ENVIRONMENT AND MAYBE ALLOW FOR THE RETURN OF SOME LOW
RAIN CHANCES DURING THE SECOND HALF OF NEXT WEEK. MEDIUM RANGE
GUIDANCE SUGGESTS THE POTENTIAL FOR A TROF TO MAKE ITS WAY ACROSS
THE PLAINS NEXT THURS-FRI, BUT THERE ARE SOME DIFFERENCES IN
REGARDS TO ITS OVERALL STRENGTH/TIMING/FORCING AT THIS POINT. 47
AVIATION
(12Z TAF ISSUANCE)
ISSUED AT 641 AM CDT THU MAR 26 2026
LOW VSBYS AND CIGS AHVE RESULTED IN LIFR CONDITIONS FOR LBX. AN
AREA OF LOW VSBYS PERSISTS JUST NORTH AND WEST OF THE HOUSTON
METRO. WHILE IAH REMAINS UNIMPACTED, SATELLITE SHOWS FOG
SLOWLY SPREADING SOUTH AND EAST TOWARDS THE TERMINAL. MAY HAVE
A COUPLE OF HOURS OF LOW VSBYS BEFORE DAYTIME HEATING TAKES PLACE.
VFR CONDITIONS WILL RETURN BY THE AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT
OUT OF THE SOUTH THIS MORNING; HOWEVER, BY AFTERNOON HOURS EXPECT
GUSTS UP TO 25 KTS DUE TO A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT. ANOTHER
ROUND OF MVFR TO LIFR CONDITIONS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT TONIGHT INTO
FRIDAY MORNING DUE TO FOG AND LOW CIGS.
MARINE
ISSUED AT 1222 AM CDT THU MAR 26 2026
LIGHT TO MODERATE SOUTH-SOUTHEAST WINDS LOW SEAS WILL PREVAIL
THROUGH FRIDAY. WINDS COULD BE LOCALLY GUSTY IN THE BAYS DURING THE
LATE AFTERNOON HOURS TODAY. A COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PUSH OFF THE
COAST LATE FRIDAY NIGHT BRINGING A PERIOD OF MODERATE NORTHEAST AND
EAST WINDS AND SOME HIGHER SEAS INTO SATURDAY. CAUTION FLAGS MAY BE
NEEDED FOR A SHORT PERIOD OF TIME DURING THE MORNING INTO EARLY
AFTERNOON HOURS. SOUTHEAST WINDS SHOULD RESUME SUNDAY THEN CONTINUE
FOR MUCH OF NEXT WEEK. 47
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
COLLEGE STATION (CLL) 87 64 87 58 / 0 0 10 0
HOUSTON (IAH) 85 64 87 61 / 0 0 0 0
GALVESTON (GLS) 76 68 78 64 / 0 0 10 0
HGX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
TX...NONE.
GM...NONE.
DISCUSSION...47
AVIATION...BAILEY
MARINE...47
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