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Marine Weather and Tides Galveston, TX Version 3.4

NOTICE 12/16/2019 NOAA is having trouble with requests that include wind gusts. I am posting graphs without wind gusts until it gets fixed. 10/9/2019 Updated the Marine Zones. 9/4/2019 Fixed the weather maps due to NOAA moving them. 7/25/2019 New feature in the Airports section gives a link to 5 minute updates for data reports.

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Sunrise 6:43AM

Sunset 8:04PM

Monday August 10, 2020 1:46 PM CDT (18:46 UTC)

Moonrise 11:19PM

Moonset 11:50AM

Illumination 57%

NOTE: Some of the data on this page has not been verified and should be used with that in mind. It may and occasionally will, be wrong. The tide reports are by xtide and are NOT FOR NAVIGATION.

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7 Day Forecast for Marine Location Near Galveston, TX

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Area Discussion for - Houston/Galveston, TX

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FXUS64 KHGX 101730 AFDHGX

Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 1230 PM CDT Mon Aug 10 2020


AVIATION [18Z TAF Issuance] . VFR conditions are expected through most of the period. Diurnal FEW-SCT CU field at around 40-60 kft are expected through early this evening. Storm chances are minimal; however, a few storms could develop around the northern terminals later this afternoon. Did not mention VCSH/VCTS in TAFs due to low confidence in occurrence and coverage.

MVFR to occasional IFR conditions are possible across Brazos Valley into eastern TX, mainly impacting KCLL and KUTS terminals early Tuesday morning.

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PREV DISCUSSION. /ISSUED 1105 AM CDT Mon Aug 10 2020/

UPDATE . The majority of the forecast is on track. As of 11 AM CDT,temperatures are quickly climbing into the upper 80s to lower 90s with heat indices between 95-105 degrees. 850 to 700 mba temperatures suggest strong capping for later today into early evening. Have lowered precipitation chances to around 20 percent or less. An isolated storm or two cannot be ruled out north of I-10 later this afternoon. 05

PREV DISCUSSION . /ISSUED 351 AM CDT Mon Aug 10 2020/

SHORT TERM [Today Through Tomorrow Night] .

The next couple of days are looking fairly quiet across the CWA. During the day we can see mostly clear to partly cloudy skies after some morning mist and stratus clears in the northern and western counties. In the afternoon, some coastal showers could form and once influenced by seabreeze, could form into thunderstorms as they move inland. Most storms should not go much further than Montgomery County. High temperatures will range from low 90s coastal to around 100 in the northern counties. Lows will be in the low to mid 70s across the area with the immediate coastal area in the low 80s. Heat indicies today should remain in the mid 100s just below advisory levels and tomorrow is looking to be borderline advisory level in the western counties. 35

LONG TERM [Tuesday Night through Monday] .

Mid/upper level ridging, centered off to our west, will continue to be the state's main weather player for this week. Look for daily rain chances, mainly early in the morning near the coast and further inland during the afternoon. The ridging and associated subsidence looks to be strong enough to keep most of our northwest locations on the dry side through Friday or Saturday. Over the weekend and especially heading into the start of next week, the ridge looks to edge further off to the west, and this should allow for an increase in the mainly diurnal rain chances for most of the area.

Slightly above normal temperatures (little change from what we have been experiencing over the last several days) will continue through the period. Record high minimum temperatures have either been tied or broken at HOU and GLS over the past four days, and look for this trend to continue during this long term period. We will continue to flirt with peak heat index values at or above 108 for much of this week, but at this time these readings look to not be too widespread to warrant a Heat Advisory. As we have been saying for several days now, continue to protect yourself and your loved ones, including pets, if you are to spend time outdoors or in areas with poor ventilation. Continue to practice Heat Safety! 42

MARINE .

Light onshore flow will persist through the forecast period with seas remaining at 1-3ft. Some higher onshore flow can be expected early in the night. A few isolated showers and thunderstorms can be seen in the early morning and evening hours. 35

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS. College Station (CLL) 98 77 98 76 99 / 10 10 10 0 10 Houston (IAH) 97 78 96 77 96 / 20 10 20 0 20 Galveston (GLS) 93 83 90 83 91 / 10 20 20 0 20

HGX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES. TX . NONE. GM . NONE.

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Weather Reporting Stations

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Stations	Dist	Age	Wind	Air Temp	Water Temp	Waves	Pressure	DewPt
42035 - GALVESTON 22NM East of Galveston, TX	27 mi	26 min	S 9.7 G 12	86°F	88°F		1018 hPa	80°F
42043 - GA-252 TABS B	31 mi	106 min	SSE 9.7 G 12		87°F		1019.2 hPa (+0.0)
GTOT2	40 mi	46 min	SSE 6 G 12	89°F	88°F		1018.5 hPa (-0.5)
GNJT2 - 8771341 - Galveston Bay (North Jetty), TX	41 mi	46 min	SSE 9.9 G 12	86°F	88°F		1017.8 hPa (-0.5)
GRRT2	43 mi	46 min	S 8 G 12	87°F	88°F		1018.3 hPa (-0.4)
LUIT2	44 mi	46 min	SSE 7 G 13	89°F	87°F		1020 hPa (-0.6)
RLOT2 - 8770971 - Rollover Pass, TX	47 mi	46 min	S 7 G 9.9		86°F		1019.1 hPa (-0.4)

Wind History for Galveston Pleasure Pier, TX

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Airport Reports

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Link to 5 minute data for KXIH

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Tide / Current Tables for Galveston (Pleasure Pier), Texas (2)

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Tide / Current Tables for Galveston Bay entrance, south jetty, Texas

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Weather Map

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Wind Forecast for Houston/Galveston, TX (14,3,4,5)

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Ground Weather Radar Station Houston/Galveston, TX

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Gulf Stream Current

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