Printable ProductProvided by - NWS Southern Region HQ - Print 000 FXUS64 KHGX 150241 AFDHGX AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 941 PM CDT SUN SEP 14 2008 .DISCUSSION... A STARK CONTRAST IN THE WEATHER PATTERN IS BEGINNING TO TAKE SHAPE. THE NEAR 1.1"-1.3" PWAT AIR MASS (BEHIND THE COOL FRONT THAT QUICKLY EXITED THE COAST THIS MORNING) WILL BE THE IMPETUS TO PARTLY TO MOSTLY SUNNY DAYS AND SUB-NORMAL TEMPERATURES/RELATIVE HUMIDITIES. MOTHER NATURE CUTTING THE MILLION(S) HERE IN THE GREATER HOUSTON-GALVESTON AREA WITHOUT POWER A BREAK. DEW POINTS WILL CONTINUALLY DROP INTO THE LOWER 60S TO UPPER 50S THROUGH MID- WEEK...UNDER NORTHERLY BREEZES THROUGH THOSE OPEN WINDOWS...INTRODUCING ATYPICAL RELIEF IN THIS POST-STORM ENVIRONMENT. RIDGING AND PERSISTENT OFFSHORE FLOW TO MAINTAIN ITS HOLD OVER THE STATE THROUGH THE MAJORITY OF THE COMING WEEK. 31 && .PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 516 PM CDT SUN SEP 14 2008/ DISCUSSION... AN UPDATE TO CANCEL THE COASTAL COUNTY FLOOD WATCH. PER RECENT RADAR TRENDS...ONLY ANTICIPATING SCATTERED LIGHT INLAND/NEAR COASTAL SHOWER ACTIVITY WITH THE HIGHEST ACCUMULATIONS OVER THE GULF. THE COOL FRONT HAS MADE IT WELL OFF THE COAST PER NORTHERLY WINDS BEING REPORTED AT BOTH BUOYS. THUS BEST FOCUS WILL REMAIN OVER TH GULF...OR ALONG THE 700-925MB LAYER WEAKNESS/TROFFING LOCATED ABOUT 20-60 NM OFFSHORE. NORTHEAST WINDS BETTER ESTABLISHING THEMSELVES AS DRIER AIR FILTERS ITS WAY TOWARDS COAST...DEW POINTS HAVE BEEN STEADILY LOWERING INTO THE UPPER 60S/NEAR 70 SINCE EARLY MORNING. WILL SEND OUT ANOTHER EVENING UPDATE TO ADVERTISE DROPPING OF FFA...BUT THE NEXT FEW DAYS ARE STILL LOOKING PRISTINE FOR THE ONGOING DISASTER RECOVERY AND CLEAN UP EFFORTS. 31 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... COLLEGE STATION (CLL) 63 84 58 84 60 / 10 10 10 10 10 HOUSTON (IAH) 66 82 59 83 60 / 10 10 10 10 10 GALVESTON (GLS) 71 81 68 82 69 / 20 10 10 10 10 && .HGX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... TX...NONE. GM...NONE. && $$ DISCUSSION...31