FNUS74 KHGX 122245 FWSHGX SPOT FORECAST FOR CAUSEWAY...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 445 PM CST SUN FEB 12 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A STORM SYSTEM WILL ORGANIZE OVER WEST TEXAS AND MOVE ACROSS THE STATE. A WARM FRONT WILL MOVE INTO COASTAL TEXAS ON MONDAY MORNING. THIS WILL ALLOW MODERATE EAST WINDS TO BECOME SOUTHEAST. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL BE MODERATE TO STRONG FOR MUCH OF MONDAY AND WILL LIKELY EXCEED 15 KNOTS FOR MOST OF THE DAY. IN ADDITION TO THE WINDS...LIGHT RAIN WILL DEVELOP THIS EVENING. THE RAIN WILL BE INTERMITTENT THIS EVENING AND VERY LIGHT. THE RAIN COULD BE MIXED WITH A BIT OF SLEET AT THE ONSET THIS EVENING BEFORE THE ATMOSPHERE WARMS. ON MONDAY...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BEGIN TO INCREASE IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY. THESE IS SOME POTENTIAL FOR STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS BY LATE MORNING...CONTINUING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THE STORMS COULD PRODUCE WIND DAMAGE...HEAVY RAIN AND FREQUENT LIGHTNING. .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY WEATHER COV.....SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH SCH CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....RN RN RN RN RN RN RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............46 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 54 55 RH..............65 68 68 68 71 71 74 74 74 77 80 80 20FT WIND DIR...E E E E E E E SE SE SE SE SE 20FT WIND (MPH).14 14 15 15 16 16 17 17 18 18 18 20 20FT WIND GUST..20 20 20 20 20 20 25 25 25 25 25 25 CWR.............20 20 20 20 20 20 30 30 30 30 30 30 .MONDAY... TIME (CST) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).........CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY WEATHER COV.....DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............56 57 59 60 61 63 64 65 65 65 65 64 RH..............80 83 80 84 84 81 81 81 84 87 87 90 20FT WIND DIR...SE SE SE SE SE S S S S S S S 20FT WIND (MPH).20 20 21 21 21 21 21 20 18 17 15 14 20FT WIND GUST..25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 25 20 20 CWR.............90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 90 .TUESDAY...WEST WINDS WILL BE LIGHT IN THE MORNING AND BECOME SOUTHEAST NEAR 10 KNOTS BY EVENING. TUESDAY WILL BE DRY WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES NEAR 70. .WEDNESDAY...RAIN WILL RETURN LATE TUESDAY NIGHT AND PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE DAY. SOUTHEAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS WILL PREVAIL. A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL CROSS THE LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT WITH NORTH WINDS BETWEEN 10 TO 15 KNOTS BY THURSDAY MORNING. .THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES ARE EXPECTED ON THURSDAY WITH NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS WITH SOME GUSTS TO NEAR 20 KNOTS AT TIMES. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL AGAIN BE NEAR 70 DEGREES. .FRIDAY...PARTLY TO MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES ARE EXPECTED WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE MID TO UPPER 60S. RAIN IS NOT EXPECTED. NORTHEAST WINDS NEAR 15 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED THURSDAY NIGHT WITH NORTHEAST WINDS AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS EXPECTED ON FRIDAY. EAST WINDS WILL DEVELOP FRIDAY NIGHT AND INCREASE TO AROUND 15 KNOTS AND GUSTY BY SATURDAY MORNING. .SATURDAY...A COASTAL LOW WILL DEVELOP ON SATURDAY. AT THIS TIME...THE POSITION OF THIS FEATURE WILL BE CRITICAL TO WIND SPEED AND DIRECTION. CURRENTLY... NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS NEAR 20 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED ON SATURDAY WITH A SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE MID 60S. HERE IS THE OFFICIAL NWS GALVESTON COUNTY FORECAST: $$ FORECASTER...ROESELER REQUESTED BY...NWS TYPE OF REQUEST...WILDFIRE .TAG 20120212.CAUSE.03/HGX