FNUS74 KHGX 162352 FWSHGX SPOT FORECAST FOR CAUSEWAY...NWS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 552 PM CST THU FEB 16 2012 FORECAST IS BASED ON IGNITION TIME OF 0635 CST ON FEBRUARY 16. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... A FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM CST FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. RAIN CHANCES WILL BE INCREASING LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING AS ANOTHER UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE MOVES INTO SOUTHEAST TEXAS. LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. A COASTAL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL DEVELOP FRIDAY NIGHT OVER DEEP SOUTH TEXAS AND MOVE UP THE COAST ON SATURDAY. THIS FEATURE WILL BRING MORE RAIN TO THE REGION LATE FRIDAY NIGHT AND SATURDAY. SOME OF THE RAINFALL WILL AGAIN BE LOCALLY HEAVY. .TONIGHT... TIME (CST) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).........MC CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY CDY WEATHER COV.....CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY WEATHER TYPE....RN RN RN RN RN RN RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............64 62 62 61 61 60 60 60 60 59 59 59 20FT WIND DIR...E E E E E E E E E E E E 20FT WIND (MPH).9 10 10 10 12 12 12 13 13 13 14 14 20FT WIND GUST..10 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 CWR.............30 30 30 30 30 30 60 60 60 60 60 60 .FRIDAY... 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.....LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY LKY CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC CHC WEATHER TYPE....RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW RW TEMP............59 59 59 60 61 62 62 63 63 63 63 63 20FT WIND DIR...E E E E E E E E E E E E 20FT WIND (MPH).14 15 15 15 15 15 15 15 16 16 16 17 20FT WIND GUST..15 20 CWR.............60 60 60 60 60 60 50 50 50 50 50 50 ...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM CST FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... .TONIGHT...CLOUDY. A CHANCE OF RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE AFTER MIDNIGHT. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 30 PERCENT IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO 60 PERCENT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .FRIDAY...CLOUDY. SHOWERS LIKELY AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE AFTERNOON. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL POSSIBLE IN THE MORNING. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 60 PERCENT IN THE MORNING DECREASING TO 50 PERCENT IN THE AFTERNOON. .FRIDAY NIGHT...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. SOME THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE HEAVY RAINFALL. LOWS AROUND 60. EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH. CHANCE OF RAIN 60 PERCENT IN THE EVENING INCREASING TO 80 PERCENT AFTER MIDNIGHT. .SATURDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY. A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IN THE MORNING...THEN A 20 PERCENT CHANCE IN THE AFTERNOON. BREEZY. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. WEST WINDS 10 TO 15 MPH IN THE MORNING BECOMING NORTHWEST AND INCREASING TO 15 TO 25 MPH IN THE AFTERNOON. .SATURDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. WINDY...COOLER. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S. NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH. .SUNDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. HIGHS IN THE LOWER 60S INLAND...AROUND 60 COAST. .SUNDAY NIGHT...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 40S INLAND...IN THE LOWER 50S COAST. .WASHINGTONS BIRTHDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY IN THE MORNING...THEN MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS IN THE MID 60S. .MONDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. .TUESDAY...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. .TUESDAY NIGHT...MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. .WEDNESDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY WITH A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. .WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY...PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 50S. HIGHS IN THE UPPER 60S. $$ FORECASTER...LICHTER REQUESTED BY...NWS TYPE OF REQUEST...PRESCRIBED .TAG 20120216.CAUSE.01/HGX