FNUS74 KHGX 221729 FWSHGX SPOT FORECAST FOR 5I50 EVENT...GCOEM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 1229 PM CDT SAT SEP 22 2012 IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION... BROAD AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE ACROSS THE REGION WILL KEEP WINDS LIGHT AND VARIABLE BETWEEN EAST NORTHEAST TO SOUTHEAST TODAY. WINDS WILL BECOME MORE SOUTHERLY BY EARLY EVENING BEFORE BECOMING VARIABLE AGAIN OVERNIGHT. HIGH TEMPERATURES TODAY WILL REACH THE MID TO UPPER 80S WITH PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES. FEW SHOWERS HAVE DEVELOPED WELL OFFSHORE BUT NOT EXPECTED TO IMPACT GALVESTON ISLAND TODAY. OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL BE IN THE MID 70S WITH SOME SCATTERED LOW CLOUDS DEVELOPING BEFORE SUNRISE. WATER TEMPERATURES ALONG THE COAST ARE APPROXIMATELY 78-81 DEGREES. .TONIGHT... TIME (CDT) 6 PM 8 PM 10 PM MIDNGT 2 AM 4 AM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............85 82 80 79 78 78 RH..............61 69 77 79 82 79 20FT WIND DIR...S S S S SW W 20FT WIND (MPH).7 7 6 5 3 2 20FT WIND GUST.. 5 5 MIX HGT (FT)....2600 1900 1400 1400 1500 1400 MIX HGT (M).....790 580 430 430 460 430 TRANS WIND DIR..110 120 140 160 180 260 TRANS SPD (KTS).7 8 8 8 7 5 TRANS SPD (M/S).4 4 4 4 4 3 CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 .SUNDAY... TIME (CDT) 6 AM 8 AM 10 AM NOON 2 PM 4 PM SKY (%).........PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY PCLDY WEATHER COV..... WEATHER TYPE....NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE NONE TEMP............77 78 82 85 87 88 RH..............82 79 72 65 61 59 20FT WIND DIR...NW N NE E E SE 20FT WIND (MPH).2 5 6 7 7 7 20FT WIND GUST.. 10 10 MIX HGT (FT)....1100 1000 1500 2500 3200 3200 MIX HGT (M).....340 300 460 760 980 980 TRANS WIND DIR..330 350 030 080 090 100 TRANS SPD (KTS).2 2 5 7 8 9 TRANS SPD (M/S).1 1 3 4 4 5 CWR.............10 10 10 10 10 10 $$ FORECASTER...MCKINNEY REQUESTED BY...DAVID POPOFF TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR .TAG 20120922.5I50E.01/HGX