FNUS74 KHGX 091044 FWSHGX SPOT FORECAST FOR CAUSEWAY...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 444 AM CST THU FEB 9 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... NORTHEAST WINDS 10-15 KNOTS THIS MORNING WILL SLIGHTLY WEAKEN AND BECOME EAST THIS AFTERNOON. MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES AND DRY CONDITIONS TODAY. AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE INTO THE AREA LATE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY BRINGING A GOOD CHANCE OF RAINFALL. A COLD FRONT WILL FILTER INTO THE REGION IN THE WAKE OF THE DISTURBANCE. NORTHEAST AND EAST WINDS WILL STRAIGHTEN THIS WEEKEND AND TIDE LEVELS WILL RUN 1-1.5 FEET ABOVE NORMAL BY SUNDAY MORNING. A SERIES OF UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCES ARE FORECAST TO MOVE THROUGH NEXT WEEK...WITH MONDAY AND WEDNESDAY BEING PENCILED IN AS THE MORE FAVORABLE DAYS FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. .TODAY... TIME (CST) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............51 52 56 59 61 61 20FT WIND DIR...NE NE NE E E E 20FT WIND (MPH).13 13 13 13 13 10 20FT WIND GUST..15 15 15 15 15 CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY MCLDY CLOUDY CLOUDY WEATHER COV.....S CHC S CHC S CHC LIKELY LIKELY LIKELY WEATHER TYPE....RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR RNSHWR TEMP............59 56 55 54 53 52 20FT WIND DIR...E E E E E NE 20FT WIND (MPH).8 8 7 6 6 8 20FT WIND GUST..10 10 10 CWR.............20 20 20 60 60 60 SKY...SKY CONDITIONS WEATHER TYPE...FOG/SHOWERS/THUNDERSTORMS TEMP...TEMPERATURE 20 FT WIND...WIND AT 20 FEET ABOVE THE WATER WIND GUSTS...WINDS GUSTS DIRECTION...8 POINT COMPASS CWR...CHANCE OF WETTING RAIN .FRIDAY...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. CHANCE OF RAIN 70 PERCENT. .FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTH WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE EVENING. .SATURDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. .SATURDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. .SUNDAY...EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT. .SUNDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. CHANCE OF RAIN 50 PERCENT. .MONDAY...SOUTH WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. CHANCE OF RAIN 50 PERCENT. .MONDAY NIGHT...SOUTHWEST WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS BECOMING WEST AFTER MIDNIGHT. CHANCE OF RAIN 20 PERCENT. .TUESDAY...VARIABLE WINDS 5 TO 10 KNOTS. .TUESDAY NIGHT... SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 10 KNOTS. .WEDNESDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS. A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. $$ FORECASTER...47 REQUESTED BY...NWS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120209.CAUSE.01/HGX