FXUS64 KHGX 141943
AFDHGX

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
242 PM CDT SAT AUG 14 2004

.DISCUSSION...
NO MAJOR CHANGES PLANNED FOR THE NEXT PACKAGE. THIS DRY/QUIET FALL 
LIKE WX TO CONTINUE ON FOR ANOTHER DAY OR SO BEFORE THE GULF OPENS 
BACK UP AND POPS RETURN. SIGNIFICANT CHANGES IN RH LEVELS AND PCPN 
CHANCES NOT REALLY SLATED UNTIL TUES AT THE EARLIEST WHEN S/SE SFC 
WINDS BECOME MORE PRONOUNCED IN RESPONSE TO THE RIDGE FINALLY MOV- 
ING OFF TO THE EAST AND THE NEXT LOW DEEPENS IN THE LEE OF THE SRN 
ROCKIES. NWLY FLOW ALOFT PROGGED TO BECOME MORE ZONAL WITH TIME AS 
ENERGY SNEAKS UNDER THE RIDGE AND HELPS TO BREAK IT DOWN. STRONGER 
S/WS FORECAST TO MOVE ACROSS BY MID WEEK...AND PROVIDED THAT THERE 
IS ENOUGH MOISTURE WE COULD SEE SOME ISOLATED SH/TSRA BY THEN WITH 
THE SEABREEZE. WE DID MANAGE TO BREAK ONE RECORD THIS MORNING WITH 
A 65 AT IAH (SEE CHART BELOW). AND GIVEN THE CURRENT DEWPOINTS AND 
THE OVERALL LACK OF CLOUD COVER ACROSS THE REGION...IT IS ENTIRELY 
CONCEIVABLE THAT WE'LL BREAK ANOTHER TONIGHT/TOMORROW MORNING. 41/45

RECORD MINS...
            TODAY       SUNDAY      MONDAY
GLS       68 (1915)    70 (1899)   70 (1933)
IAH       67 (1931)    66 (1972)   63 (1992)
CLL       61 (1967)    66 (1923)   62 (1992)
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.HGX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. 
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.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
COLLEGE STATION (CLL) 64 88 65 91 68/ 00 00 00 00 00 
HOUSTON (IAH)         62 88 64 90 68/ 00 00 00 00 00 
GALVESTON (GLS)       72 86 72 88 73/ 00 00 00 00 00
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