FNUS74 KHGX 062349 FWSHGX SPOT FORECAST FOR CAUSEWAY...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 549 PM CST MON FEB 6 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A SURGE OF MID LEVEL MOISTURE SHOULD ALLOW CLOUDS TO REDEVELOP OVER THE REGION TONIGHT. MID LEVEL CLOUDINESS SHOULD MIX OUT BY AFTERNOON LEAVING PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES IN THE AFTERNOON. A COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE COAST AROUND SUNSET WITH DRIER AIR WORKING INTO THE REGION FROM THE NORTH ON WEDNESDAY MORNING. RAIN IS NOT EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 15 KNOTS ON TUESDAY NIGHT AND REMAIN NEAR 15 KNOTS THROUGH MUCH OF WEDNESDAY. .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............54 53 53 52 51 51 50 50 50 50 49 49 20FT WIND DIR...NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE NE 20FT WIND (MPH).7 6 5 5 5 5 6 6 7 7 6 6 20FT WIND GUST..7 5 CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 .TUESDAY... TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC MC WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE.... TEMP............49 49 50 52 55 57 59 61 62 62 62 61 20FT WIND DIR...NE NE NE NE NE NE E NE NE NE NE NE 20FT WIND (MPH).7 7 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 20FT WIND GUST.. 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 THURSDAY...A PASSING SHORT WAVE WILL BRING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS TO THE REGION. MOISTURE APPEARS LIMITED AT THIS TIME SO RAIN CHANCES SHOULD REMAIN LOW. THE BEST CHANCE OF RAIN SHOULD OCCUR IN THE LATE AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING. WINDS WILL REMAIN OUT OF THE NORTHEAST. FRIDAY AND SATURDAY...DRY AIR WILL REMAIN ENTRENCHED OVER THE REGION. NORTH TO NORTHEAST SURFACE WINDS WILL PREVAIL BOTH DAYS. WIND SPEEDS COULD BE ON THE STRONG SIDE BOTH DAYS WITH SPEEDS EXCEEDING 15 KNOTS BOTH DAYS. SUNDAY...EAST WINDS SHOULD RETURN BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND SPEEDS SHOULD DECREASE SLIGHTLY BY SUNDAY NIGHT. THE AIR MASS APPEARS TO BE TOO DRY TO GENERATE MUCH IN THE WAY OF RAIN. MONDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL RETURN AND WIND SPEEDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS. A STRONG DISTURBANCE WILL GENERATE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY NIGHT. THE OUTLOOK FOR SUNDAY AND MONDAY IS SUBJECT TO CHANGE. MODEL CONSENSUS REMAINS POOR AND SEVERAL MODELS BRING THE DISTURBANCE ACROSS THE REGION ON SUNDAY. AT THIS TIME...IT APPEARS THAT SUNDAY OR MONDAY WILL FEATURE STORMY WEATHER WITH HIGH WINDS AND PERIODS OF THUNDERSTORMS. $$ FORECASTER...ROESELER REQUESTED BY...NWS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120206.CAUSE.02/HGX