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Marine Weather and Tides Danbury, 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 6:25AM

Sunset 8:26PM

Thursday July 2, 2020 4:54 AM CDT (09:54 UTC)

Moonrise 5:11PM

Moonset 3:05AM

Illumination 89%

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 Danbury, TX

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Area Discussion for - Houston/Galveston, TX

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FXUS64 KHGX 020901 AFDHGX

Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 401 AM CDT Thu Jul 2 2020

SHORT TERM [Through Friday].

The radar shows some (very) light echoes upstream on the western fringes of our area, and I spy in IR and lightning detection networks some solid thunderstorm signatures way, way to our west nearer the Rio Grande. Of course, with high pressure anchored not too far to our east, none of this is really our problem.

Instead, the focus for the next couple of days (and perhaps even a bit longer, but more on that in the long term section) will be heat. Even by July in SE Texas standards, things are looking pretty hot and humid, particularly this morning when a slew of record high min temps will be in danger for yet another day. With 500 heights only just a shade above 590 that does help keep things from getting too out of hand in the afternoon, but highs will still be on the warm side. Pair that with ample humidity, and maximum heat indices will peak out near the advisory threshold, generally around 105 degrees. The hottest heat index will likely come somewhere on the coastal plain - close enough to the Gulf to maximize humidity, but far enough away that the boundary layer doesn't mix quite as effectively.

As discussed last night, this puts us in a situation that is perhaps not a significant anomaly for the area, but just by the nature of where we are, could still be dangerously hot for folks that must spend significant stretches out in the sun and/or in locations that don't get a lot of air flow.

Beyond the heat, one thing we *may* need to keep an eye on for Friday is an upper trough in the Southeast US retrograding back towards Louisiana. If it moves west enough, quickly enough, we could see a little potential for rain try to sneak in to our eastern edge (Trinity, Polk, Liberty, Chambers counties) Friday afternoon I don't. think . that this will be an issue, but I do creep some slight chances for showers and thunderstorms in to account for that scenario.

LONG TERM [Friday Night Through Thursday].

High temperatures in the mid to upper 90s will continue through the start of next week. Some spots in Burleson County may even get into the triple digits without factoring in the heat index on Saturday and Sunday. Speaking of the heat index, values will remain in the 100 to 105 through next week. Temperatures may cool a few degrees for midweek, but high humidity will persist and you may not notice those few degrees.

The upper level trough mentioned in the short term discussion will remain over the central Gulf coast through most of next week bringing a chance of showers and thunderstorms pretty much every day in the long term period. With the upper trough located to the east, areas generally east of I-45 will have the highest chances of seeing precipitation. Though if the trough slides a bit further west, then pretty much our entire area would be fair game. Coverage of showers and thunderstorms will be higher during the daytime hours thanks to the sun heating us up. Guidance does finally bring high pressure back to the Gulf Coast by the end of next week decreasing the chance of precipitation (but increasing temperatures again).

MARINE.

Winds over the waters are just high enough to continue the need for a SCEC early this morning, but expect that the typical slight weakening of winds in the daytime should allow that to drop off in not too long. From there, expectations are for the usual summertime regime of onshore winds that are closer to 10 knots during the day, and closer to 15 knots at night for the next several days. Some stronger winds may crop up at some point next week, but it's too early to try and pin down specifics on that just yet.

With the onshore flow continuing, look for tides to continue above their astronomical values, but that difference will be smaller as the winds look to be a little weaker. This is a good thing, as astronomical cycles will be bringing normal tides up, keeping the actual expected values of high tide in the general vicinity of 2.5 feet above MLLW.

CLIMATE.

July started a lot like how June ended, with record high minimums being set. The City of Galveston again tied the record high minimum temperature of 84 degrees last set in 2005. The City of Houston broke its record high minimum of 80 degrees set in 1983 with a low of 82 degrees. Houston-Hobby also broke its record high minimum of 80 degrees (set in 1992) with a low of 81 degrees. Record high minimum temperatures will again be possible tonight.

Fowler

PREV DISCUSSION /Issued 1147 PM CDT Wed Jul 1 2020/.

AVIATION [06Z TAF Issuance].

Lower ceilings continue to form through the night bringing MVFR conditions from 06-15Z. Winds will continue to taper off through the evening at 10KTs or less out of the SSW with slightly higher winds coastal.

Tomorrow winds will remain out of the south at 10KTs or less and ceilings will scatter out in the morning. Tomorrow night is showing indications of lowered visibility in most flying areas through early Friday morning with some MVFR to IFR ceilings. 35

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS.

College Station (CLL) 96 74 97 74 98 / 0 0 10 0 10 Houston (IAH) 95 75 96 75 98 / 0 0 10 10 20 Galveston (GLS) 89 79 91 80 91 / 10 10 10 10 10

HGX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES.

TX . High Rip Current Risk until 7 AM CDT this morning for the following zones: Brazoria Islands . Galveston Island and Bolivar Peninsula . Matagorda Islands.

GM . SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION until 4 AM CDT early this morning for the following zones: Coastal waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX out 20 NM . Coastal waters from High Island to Freeport TX out 20 NM . Matagorda Bay . Waters from Freeport to Matagorda Ship Channel TX from 20 to 60 NM . Waters from High Island to Freeport TX from 20 to 60 NM.



SHORT TERM . Luchs LONG TERM . Fowler AVIATION . 35 MARINE . Luchs CLIMATE . Fowler

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Weather Reporting Stations

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Stations	Dist	Age	Wind	Air Temp	Water Temp	Waves	Pressure	DewPt
LUIT2	7 mi	55 min	S 9.9 G 15		84°F
FPST2	16 mi	55 min	S 15 G 18		89°F
GRRT2	19 mi	55 min	SSW 11 G 14		86°F
42043 - GA-252 TABS B	20 mi	115 min	S 12 G 14		83°F		1013.2 hPa (+0.0)
GTOT2	24 mi	55 min	S 8 G 15		86°F
EPTT2 - 8771013 - Eagle Point, TX	27 mi	55 min	S 13 G 16		85°F
GNJT2 - 8771341 - Galveston Bay (North Jetty), TX	29 mi	55 min	S 16 G 18		83°F
SGNT2	35 mi	55 min	S 13 G 19		86°F
MGPT2 - 8770613 - Morgans Point, TX	38 mi	55 min	S 5.1 G 11		85°F
NCHT2 - 8770777 - Manchester, TX	39 mi	55 min	SSW 5.1 G 8		84°F
42035 - GALVESTON 22NM East of Galveston, TX	42 mi	35 min	SSW 14 G 18	83°F	84°F		1012.8 hPa	81°F
RLOT2 - 8770971 - Rollover Pass, TX	44 mi	55 min	SSW 7 G 12		84°F
EMAT2	49 mi	55 min	SSE 12 G 18		86°F

Wind History for USCG Freeport, TX

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Airport Reports

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Airport	Dist	Age	Wind kt	Visibility	Sky/Weather	Temp	DewPt	Humidity	Pressure
Angleton / Lake Jackson, Brazoria County Airport, TX	15 mi	62 min	S 6	8.00 mi	Overcast	81°F	78°F	91%	1013.4 hPa
Galveston, Scholes Field, TX	19 mi	63 min	S 13	10.00 mi	Overcast	84°F	79°F	85%	1013.5 hPa

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Tide / Current Tables for Alligator Point, West Bay, Texas

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Tide / Current Tables for San Luis Pass, Texas

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Wind Forecast for Houston/Galveston, TX (5,6,7,8)

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Ground Weather Radar Station Houston/Galveston, TX

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