December: Warm Days & Cool-Foggy Nights To End 2011

Thu Dec 29, 2011 3:41 am

HGX issues Dense Fog Advisory for the Metro Houston Area.

Thu Dec 29, 2011 8:37 am

That's because you're on the western edge of a very large fog deck, Ed. Take a look at a visible satellite shot. The fog deck is 250 miles long stretching from north-central Houston to Shreveport. And it's 150 miles wide. But it covers only the NE third of Harris County now.

Thu Dec 29, 2011 9:03 am

wxman57 wrote:That's because you're on the western edge of a very large fog deck, Ed. Take a look at a visible satellite shot. The fog deck is 250 miles long stretching from north-central Houston to Shreveport. And it's 150 miles wide. But it covers only the NE third of Harris County now.

Thu Dec 29, 2011 9:08 am

This is still a bit too far out for the shorter range meso models (WRF/NMM/NAM), but there is some indications of clouds and possible very light showers for the New Years Eve festivities...

Thu Dec 29, 2011 10:21 am

The 12Z GFS agrees with the WRF/NMM suggesting clouds and possible light showers as the front passes in the early morning hours of New Years Day 2012.

Thu Dec 29, 2011 8:16 pm

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
802 PM CST THU DEC 29 2011

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT...

.PATCHY DENSE FOG WILL BE DEVELOPING THIS EVENING WITH MORE
WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG DEVELOPING AFTER MIDNIGHT. VISIBILITIES BELOW
1/4 MILE WILL BECOME COMMON.

TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-301600-
/O.NEW.KHGX.FG.Y.0016.111230T0202Z-111230T1600Z/
AUSTIN-BRAZORIA-BRAZOS-BURLESON-CHAMBERS-COLORADO-FORT BEND-
GALVESTON-GRIMES-HARRIS-HOUSTON-JACKSON-LIBERTY-MADISON-MATAGORDA-
MONTGOMERY-POLK-SAN JACINTO-TRINITY-WALKER-WALLER-WASHINGTON-
WHARTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALVIN...ANAHUAC...ANGLETON...BAY CITY...
BELLVILLE...BRENHAM...BROOKSHIRE...BRYAN...CALDWELL...CLEVELAND...
COLDSPRING...COLLEGE STATION...COLUMBUS...CONROE...CORRIGAN...
CROCKETT...DAYTON...EAGLE LAKE...EDNA...EL CAMPO...FREEPORT...
FRIENDSWOOD...GALVESTON...GROVETON...HEMPSTEAD...HOUSTON...
HUMBLE...HUNTSVILLE...KATY...LAKE JACKSON...LAKE SOMERVILLE...
LEAGUE CITY...LIBERTY...LIVINGSTON...MADISONVILLE...
MISSOURI CITY...MONT BELVIEU...NAVASOTA...ONALASKA...PALACIOS...
PASADENA...PEARLAND...PIERCE...PRAIRIE VIEW...RICHMOND...
ROSENBERG...SEALY...SHEPHERD...SUGAR LAND...TEXAS CITY...
THE WOODLANDS...TOMBALL...TRINITY...WEIMAR...WHARTON...WILLIS...
WINNIE
802 PM CST THU DEC 29 2011

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HOUSTON/GALVESTON HAS ISSUED A
DENSE FOG ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST FRIDAY.

* EVENT...DENSE FOG WILL DEVELOP REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO 1/4 MILE
FOR LESS.

* TIMING...WIDESPREAD DENSE FOG WILL BECOME MORE COMMON AFTER
MIDNIGHT. THE FOG SHOULD LIFT AFTER 9 AM.

* IMPACT...DENSE FOG WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES AND DRIVERS SHOULD
USE CAUTION WHEN ENCOUNTERING THE FOG. SLOW DOWN.

Fri Dec 30, 2011 2:25 pm

It appears that we will end December near or just below average regarding temps. The un La Nina pattern we saw for most of the month did have an influence after all...

Fri Dec 30, 2011 7:35 pm

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
632 PM CST FRI DEC 30 2011

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEAST PORTIONS OF
SOUTHEAST TEXAS TONIGHT...

.AREAS OF DENSE FOG OVER MATAGORDA BAY THIS EVENING ARE EXPECTED
TO EXPAND...SPREADING NORTH AND INLAND TONIGHT.

TXZ213-214-226-227-235>238-311500-
/O.NEW.KHGX.FG.Y.0017.111231T0032Z-111231T1500Z/
BRAZORIA-CHAMBERS-FORT BEND-GALVESTON-HARRIS-JACKSON-MATAGORDA-
WHARTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALVIN...ANAHUAC...ANGLETON...BAY CITY...
EDNA...EL CAMPO...FREEPORT...FRIENDSWOOD...GALVESTON...HOUSTON...
HUMBLE...KATY...LAKE JACKSON...LEAGUE CITY...MISSOURI CITY...
MONT BELVIEU...PALACIOS...PASADENA...PEARLAND...PIERCE...
RICHMOND...ROSENBERG...SUGAR LAND...TEXAS CITY...TOMBALL...
WHARTON...WINNIE
632 PM CST FRI DEC 30 2011

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HOUSTON/GALVESTON HAS ISSUED A
DENSE FOG ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST SATURDAY.

* EVENT...DENSE FOG IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AND SPREAD
INLAND TONIGHT REDUCING VISIBILITIES TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS.

* TIMING...DENSE FOG IS EXPECTED TO BE COMMON ACROSS THE ADVISORY
AREA BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 2 AM CST. THE FOG SHOULD BEGIN LIFTING
AROUND 9 AM.

* IMPACT...DRIVERS SHOULD USE CAUTION WHEN ENCOUNTERING THE FOG.

Fri Dec 30, 2011 11:23 pm

You know its going to be foggy when you are washing your car at night and can never get it dry....

I hate that...yep another La Nina in the books for 2011....Possible Nuetral going into next years TC season...

going back under rock now....

Sat Dec 31, 2011 9:51 am

HGX extends Dense Fog Advisory until noon and until 3:00 PM for Galveston Bay and Coastal Waters...

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
923 AM CST SAT DEC 31 2011

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH NOON...

.AREAS OF DENSE FOG WILL PERSIST OVER MUCH OF SOUTHEAST TEXAS
THROUGH THE MORNING INTO THE EARLY AFTERNOON.

TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-311800-
/O.EXP.KHGX.FG.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-111231T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KHGX.FG.Y.0018.111231T1523Z-111231T1800Z/
AUSTIN-BRAZORIA-BRAZOS-BURLESON-CHAMBERS-COLORADO-FORT BEND-
GALVESTON-GRIMES-HARRIS-HOUSTON-JACKSON-LIBERTY-MADISON-MATAGORDA-
MONTGOMERY-POLK-SAN JACINTO-TRINITY-WALKER-WALLER-WASHINGTON-
WHARTON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALVIN...ANAHUAC...ANGLETON...BAY CITY...
BELLVILLE...BRENHAM...BROOKSHIRE...BRYAN...CALDWELL...CLEVELAND...
COLDSPRING...COLLEGE STATION...COLUMBUS...CONROE...CORRIGAN...
CROCKETT...DAYTON...EAGLE LAKE...EDNA...EL CAMPO...FREEPORT...
FRIENDSWOOD...GALVESTON...GROVETON...HEMPSTEAD...HOUSTON...
HUMBLE...HUNTSVILLE...KATY...LAKE JACKSON...LAKE SOMERVILLE...
LEAGUE CITY...LIBERTY...LIVINGSTON...MADISONVILLE...
MISSOURI CITY...MONT BELVIEU...NAVASOTA...ONALASKA...PALACIOS...
PASADENA...PEARLAND...PIERCE...PRAIRIE VIEW...RICHMOND...
ROSENBERG...SEALY...SHEPHERD...SUGAR LAND...TEXAS CITY...
THE WOODLANDS...TOMBALL...TRINITY...WEIMAR...WHARTON...WILLIS...
WINNIE
923 AM CST SAT DEC 31 2011

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HOUSTON/GALVESTON HAS EXTENDED
THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY THROUGH NOON CST TODAY.

* EVENT...DENSE FOG COVERS MUCH OF THE AREA REDUCING
VISIBILITIES TO 1/4 MILE OR LESS.

* TIMING...THROUGH NOON.

December: Warm Days & Cool-Foggy Nights To End 2011

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