Snow Friday?

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cab595
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thanks for pointing that out highwayman. Got the perma ban after the KState debacle so had to get a new username.
highwayman
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No prob. I was just trying to figure out who you were
David_Puddy
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quote:
highwayman
posted 9:23a, 12/02/09



No prob. I'm a creepy stalker
Westicles
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You don't need to be an anybody to make fun of you for being someone who is on an Aggie message board talking about a university who likely used his application as a jizz rag.

The janitor on the set of "2 girls 1 cup" has the right to make light of your situation.
cab595
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quote:
No prob. I was just trying to figure out who you were


Just an aggie grad making fun of a concordia grad who got his UT application....well i think everyone else has done a good job explaining that one

Your just like my cousin every year at Thanksgiving. The dude spends all his extra money on UT clothes (his 2 kids come decked out in UT gear) and tickets (season ticket holder 5 years running or), and he likes to brag to be every year how theyre gonna mop the floor with us. Funny thing is Lamar actually gets their football program back next year, I wonder if he is going buy tickets to his alma mater or continue to throw on his ut t-shirt. Maybe Lamar will play Concordia, o wait nevermind.
highwayman
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The holidays are all about spending quality time with family. I'm glad your cousin was able to make it.
BarryProfit
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Can I get a Jeff Lindner update?
spadilly
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linder update:

(note: this was from this morning. there is probably another one out by now, but i will check and post a new one tonight or tomorrow)

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Winter precipitation possible Friday



Large storm system that resulted in widespread moderate to heavy rains Tuesday evening is progressing eastward this morning while cold arctic air surges down the front range of the Rockies. Widespread 1-2 inches of rain fell yesterday evening over much of the area.



Cold arctic air mass with current temperatures in the teens over E CO and 20’s over W KS and NE NM will be surging southward into Texas tonight and into coastal Texas late Thursday. Short wave noted over the NW Rockies will track slowly ESE today and then gets kicked SE Thursday into eastern New Mexico as upstream speed max rotates into the system. Active sub-tropical jet is already pulling moisture toward central and NE Mexico this morning….El Nino??



Thursday night-Friday night:



Critical period comes Friday as cold arctic air mass settles over coastal Texas while W TX short wave then moves ESE and E across central into E TX during the day. 00Z GFS forecast soundings for 600am Friday morning for IAH are above freezing with the surface to near 800mb level (around 3,000 ft) above freezing. KCLL soundings for the same time shows a freezing level at 961mb (roughly 800 ft above the ground). By 600pm Friday, IAH, CLL, VCT, and HOU all show a profile with both air temperature and dewpoint at or below freezing. This suggest at NW to SE change over from rain to snow during the afternoon on Friday as cold air advection within the lower atmosphere brings the lower levels to below freezing.



So what about the moisture? GFS and NAM have trended drier when compared to yesterday and do not produce as much QPF across the region. GFS has also shifted the axis of heavier precipitation NW along a line from near Austin to Huntsville. Models also support the idea of another coastal low developing off the south Texas coast with the best moisture remaining offshore. I am tempted to go a little more wet than the models given the active look to the upstream sub-tropical jet and the overall wet fall pattern we have seen with these coastal low systems over the past few weeks.



Feel a large part of the area stands a decent shot of seeing snow by Friday evening…but the intensity and duration of the snow along with surface temperatures will greatly dictate any accumulations. Best chances of accumulations are currently along and NW of a line from Conroe to Wallis to Columbus and HPC is indicating 4” or greater possible into the Austin metro area and then into our extreme NW counties. For metro Houston and areas along US 59 expect to see the rain mix with and then change to snow Friday afternoon/evening. Will not go with accumulation just yet as ground temperatures will be warm and intensity of snowfall will have to overcome melting on impact. Will even see a mix and possible change over along the coast and into Victoria, northern Calhoun, and northern Jackson counties by Friday afternoon. If models trend wetter or offshore moisture moves a tad northward some significant accumulations would be possible all areas under meso scale snow bands.



Will continue to apply the degree of the forecast uncertainty in regards to how much moisture, timing of the short wave, and cooling of the air column. All ingredients must come together within about a 12 hour window Friday afternoon/evening for this event to produce snow. Best chances for this to happen is over our N and NW counties, but we are still over 48 hours from the start of the event and much can/will change in that amount of time.



Other item of concern will be very cold air by Saturday morning as short wave departs by midnight allowing skies to clear. Will likely see a widespread freeze over all areas with lows falling into the upper 20’s. This would be the first freeze of this winter and will require widespread freezing warnings. If snow cover is on the ground, temperatures could bottom out in the mid 20’s as ground warmth will be trapped under the snow cover.



Very cold Saturday under clear skies early as sun will go into melting any snow…especially N of I-10. Expect highs only in the mid to upper 40’s with a rapid increase in clouds during the afternoon. Another short wave in this very fast flow aloft approaches on Sunday with a coastal trough developing in the NW Gulf resulting in Gulf moisture upgliding over the cold arctic dome. Doubt this entrenched air mass will modify quickly and expect cloudy, cold, and periods of rain by Sunday.


Houston_Ag
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How do you get those?
spadilly
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no clue how to get on his email list...i just reposted it from khou's message board.

http://z.khou.com/forums/viewforum.php?f=9 - this board has a great 19 page (so far) discussion on the possible snow.

khou is revamping their message boards, so its kinda crappy looking right now, but click on the link and scroll down.
Jock 07
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http://www.kxnet.com/video.asp?ArticleId=479520&VideoId=32640 what you people have to look forward to
BrazosDog02
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Jeff Lindner Wed. PM Update:

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Increasing confidence in snow event on Friday for SE TX.

With temperatures forecast to fall to or below freezing during the day on Friday accumulations and dangerous travel conditions are possible by Friday afternoon.

There has been little change today with respect to model progs of the upcoming event. 12Z GFS is a little more wet along with NAM with ECMWF and CMC the driest. GFS solution would produce some significant accumulations while ECMWF would be flurries. One question appears to be answered and that is it will be cold enough for snow. All soundings show a classic snow profile by midday Friday as strong arctic cold air advection overspreads the entire region bringing the low levels to and below freezing. Will start the day with surface temps. in the upper 30's falling toward 30 by late afternoon and the upper 20's by evening. I am very tempted to lean toward the wetter solutions given the consistency of the GFS and NAM and the fact that the NAM is usually the drier model. However, will hold off on getting too carried away with the moisture as the greatest amounts may remain just offshore or along the coast.

Friday:

Strong dynamic lift arrives by late morning with light rain developing from SW to NE across the entire region. NW counties will likely go quickly to snow with the rain/snow line dropping SE over time during the afternoon hours as the lows level cool. Strong lift may help to overcome the lack of good moisture amounts and such situations do not require a lot of moisture any how.

Accumulations:

A tough call as intensities will play a big role here and that depends on moisture available. Will go with a dusting to 1 inch north of I-10 with much of this melting on impact early on. As surface temperatures fall during the day...will begin to see accumulations on grassy surfaces, rooftops, and elevated roadways. S of I-10 change over will take longer and may be delayed until Friday afternoon resulting in less accumulation if any. Any meso scale banding or periods of heavy snow could bring a quick 2-4 inches of accumulation and this would impact not only elevated surfaces but also surface streets.

Impacts:

We are close enough to the event with enough confidence to be concerned with impacts. Given the surface temperature forecast to fall to freezing, snow accumulation, slush, icing of bridges and overpasses appears possible if not likely by Friday afternoon N of I-10. Any periods of heavy snow could accumulate on area surface roads. Expect a heavy wet snow with decent water content and with trees still heavily leaved the weight of the snow could bring down some limbs on to power lines especially with the expected strong NW winds Friday evening.

Aviation travel will experience issues with possible icing at terminals and taxi-ways. Aircraft control surface may ice and be required to de-ice before departing the terminal gate forcing long delays. Reduced visibility and very low ceiling will also delay both incoming and outgoing traffic.

Actions:

TXDOT will begin applying de-icing agent to the major freeway flyovers and overpasses Thursday morning. Focus will be on I-45 N between Beltway 8 and Hardy Toll Rd, US 59 N between Beltway 8 and the San Jacinto River, US 290 overpasses from HWY NW to Hempstead, and the high Beltway 8 interchanges. This agent helps raise the freezing level of water to a degree to help prevent freezing of overpasses when air temps are near the freezing mark. TXDOT and local counties are staffing for sanding operations to begin Friday if needed if bridges begin to glaze over.

Freeze:

Will see temperatures fall below freezing Friday afternoon and bottom out in the upper 20's Saturday AM. Some locations could fall into the mid 20's. This will require a freeze warning for near all areas as this will be the first killing freeze this winter. Additionally, some locations could be at of below freezing for 8-10 hours increasing the risk of damage to tender vegetation. This does not appear to be a pipe threat, but any exposed outside pipes should be protected.

Forecast Confidence:

Forecast confidence while increasing is really no greater than 50% at this time that snow will fall and accumulate. Several factors must combine just right and at the right time for this event to actually be an event. Confidence is close enough to at least start to consider Winter Storm Watches. Cannot emphasize enough the small scale factors that can make a hugh difference and some of these will not be resolved until Friday morning.

spadilly
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Update from Jeff Lindner - Thursday morning:

And here we go….

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NWS has issued a Winter Storm Watch effective from 600am Friday until midnight Friday for the northern ½ of SE TX this includes the following counties: Montgomery, Waller, Washington, Austin, Colorado, Grimes, Brazos, Burleson, Walker, Houston, Polk, Trinity, Madison, and San Jacinto counties.



Winter Storm Watch issued for all extreme SE TX and SW LA for Friday night including coastal counties.



Winter Storm Watch will likely be issued later today for additional portions of SE TX and northern counties of the coastal bend.



Discussion:

Powerful short wave dropping into New Mexico this morning will begin to swing into W and SW TX overnight. 295-300k isentropic lift begins to spread northward out of SW TX while strong forcing aloft develops surface low pressure over the western Gulf of Mexico. Cold arctic high pressure cell over WY this morning bleeds into the state with the low level air mass falling near to below freezing during the day on Friday. Impressive dynamical lift will come to bear over the region Friday afternoon and evening as the thermal profiles fall to freezing. GFS shows the formation of meso scale snow banding Friday afternoon along a line from Victoria to Houston while 06Z NAM shows for the first time no precip at all. Feel the NAM is under-forecasting the amount of moisture and will side with the wetter GFS and potential for greater accumulations. Given the fact that we are within 24 hours of the event…not sure more confidence will be gained. ECMWF and CMC still show little to no precip with this event while the GFS has also been very consistent since Monday on its placement of the QPF. All models do agree the air will be cold enough for snow along and north of a line from Beeville to Port Lavaca to Galveston.



Accumulations:



Winter Storm Watch Counties:

With temperatures falling to freezing early Friday over our NW and N counties, expect the most accumulation in this area. First few hours of snow will accumulate on grassy surfaces and elevated surfaces, as temperatures fall into the lower 30’s/upper 20’s will start to get widespread accumulations over bridges/overpasses and even some surface streets. Will go with 1-4” of snow accumulation within the Winter Storm Watch counties Friday afternoon/evening.



US 59 from Victoria to Liberty Co including metro Houston:

More impact melting will occur in this zone with first hours of snow melting on impact. Surface temperatures fall to freezing from NW to SE Friday afternoon with accumulations following the freeze line. Will likely see some accumulation on elevated surfaces with bridges/overpasses glazing over as the temperature falls to freezing. Will go with anywhere from a dusting to 2 inches in this corridor. Should the GFS verify significant accumulating snow will occur in this area…much greater than currently being predicted…if you go with the NAM or ECMWF a dusting is most likely.



Coastal Counties:

This area will be the last to change to snow and see freezing temperatures arrive. Matagorda Bay region will fall below freezing by late afternoon with a dusting to 1” of accumulation possible. Eastward over Brazoria, Galveston and Chambers counties, snow is likely but much will melt on impact and current thinking is little to no accumulation.



Impacts:

Will see some significant impacts as the temperatures fall toward and below freezing Friday and the precipitation develops/moves into the region. Initial impact melting on bridges/overpasses will then glaze over as the temperatures fall followed by slushy accumulation on top of a layer of ice. Troubles on the bridges will start NW and slide SE during the afternoon hours. Do not see surface streets being much of an issue given the warm ground conditions…but if it comes down hard enough…this could change.



Snow will be very heavy and wet given a moist air mass with decent water content. This is not ice that glazes everything over however accumulation on trees may be enough to bring down a few tree limbs.



Aviation will see the greatest impacts as freezing temperatures and precipitation result in de-icing procedures at the terminals. With the freezing level tanking to the surface during the day…aircraft will experience icing of their control surfaces in the low levels and on the ground. Low visibilities and ceilings along with de-icing with result in increasing delays at area airports. Think taxiways should remain clear unless heavy snow bands develop.



Actions:

TXDOT will begin applying de-icing agent to area freeways (US 290, I-45, US 59) this morning along with some of the high connector/flyover ramps that are usual problem areas during such events. Any bridge/overpass will have ice potential and extreme caution should be used when approaching these areas. Travel will become increasingly hazardous Friday afternoon as temperatures fall to freezing and glazing begins on area bridges/overpasses. Locations in the Winter Storm Watch area may see ice accumulation as early as mid morning Friday. A tough call for Harris County and metro Houston, but would expect issues to start in Montgomery and Waller counties and then spread SE into Harris County during the afternoon hours.



As with any winter weather event…high uncertainty remains until the event is usually in progress. Significant changes to the forecast and accumulations will be possible today and Friday and residents should stay alert to the forecast and changes.

Summer95
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I am so glad my son has a Dr's appt tomorrow morning - which means that if the weather/traffic is crap, then I can decide to work from home afterwards, intead of trying to figure out how to get home from work.
sts7049
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sounds like the morning commute won't be the messy part...the afternoon / evening one could get interesting though.
Summer95
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Exactly. If there was no Dr. apt, I would drive in and then possibly be stuck at work. With Dr. appt, I should still be at home when things start to get nasty. We're in Cypress and I don't expect we'll be done at the Dr. until lunchtime or later.
sts7049
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ah, right. gotcha.
BrazosDog02
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Lindner Update Just in:

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All models have trended wetter and colder for the Friday event.



Will likely need a Winter Storm Warning for metro Houston and all US 59 corridor counties this afternoon and possible upgrade for the coastal counties also.



Winter Weather Advisory issues for all of C and SC TX.



Discussion:



Moisture advection noted on the visible images out of central Texas moving up the Rio Grande while powerful short wave dips into the southern Rockies. Impressive lift comes to bear over the region starting by mid morning Friday and really cranks into gear by noon. Profiles show a frozen profile all the way down to Hobby and Victoria by noon Friday with a rapid change to all snow north of this line and change to all snow to the coast by mid afternoon. GFS strongly supports a 60-80 mile wide banded heavy snow axis roughly 60 miles either side of US 59 with significant surface accumulations possible. 12Z GFS model pounds the US 59 corridor with 4-6 inches of accumulation. Trend has been a southward shift in the snowfall axis and the heaviest totals may in fact end up over the coastal counties and first inland tier counties. Starting to look very similar to the historic 2004 Christmas Eve event where the moisture near the coast meets the cold air..although not expecting a foot of snow and a version more to the northeast than in 2004.



Accumulations:



Austin to College Station to Huntsville:

Will be lowering totals in this region as focus is shifting southward. A dusting to 2” is possible starting early Friday morning.



Columbus to Conroe to Lake Livingston:

This area should be on the north side of the heavier snow band with accumulations of 1-4 inches possible. Should see onset of snow by early to mid morning with accumulations by late morning as temperatures fall to freezing.



US 59 from Victoria to Liberty Co including metro Houston:

Will be upping accumulations into the 2-4” range across this area including metro Houston with some areas possibly picking up 6”. Will onset snow between 1000am and noon Friday and continue into early evening. May need to add moderate and heavy snow with visibilities tanking to below 1/4th of a mile at times in heavy snow bands. Could see up to 1” per hour of accumulation. Given the possible increased snowfall rates…not only bridges, but surface streets may become issues by Friday afternoon as surface temperatures fall to and below freezing.



Coastal Counties:

Will need to add accumulation to the coastal counties given the latest data with 1-2” likely including the beaches. Will see snow onset before noon in the Victoria area and spread NE up the coast by early afternoon. May need to go even higher on the accumulation in this region if the models continue to trend southward.



Freeze Warning:

Other change was to add a freeze warning to all counties for Friday into mid morning Saturday. Will be lowering temperatures into the mid to upper 20’s by Saturday morning. Freezing and sub-freezing temperatures are expected for 10-12 hours across the region…this will be an advection freeze leading to greater impact to vegetation as ground warmth will be stripped away.



Actions:

TXDOT, Harris County Toll Road Authority, and all county Precincts are applying de-icing agent to area freeways and connector ramps and preparing to sand bridges and overpasses.



Travel will become increasingly hazardous during the day on Friday and should be avoided if possible after snow begins to fall as elevated surfaces glaze over and then accumulate slush.


sts7049
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sweet!
Jackal99
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Effin' A, man. I just hope I get home on Friday afternoon before most of the idiots hit the road.

If anybody wants to hang out and watch the festivities tomorrow night, come on over to my place and we can sit on top of the Westpark overpass and watch the morons slip and slide their way up and down (mostly down) on the ice. It'll be like a giant slip 'n' slide, except with cars instead of people, and ice instead of water. I've got some beers in the fridge and a few bottles of stuff, but if you have a favorite beverage, feel free to bring it.

Email (in profile) for my info.
highwayman
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jackal, take some video
gougler08
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Message just came out from work saying to work from home if needed, jackpot
Finn Maccumhail
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Wow- 70% chance of snow for Houston tomorrow.
FincAg
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quote:
Oh the weather outside is weather


MouthBQ98
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Vacation day, baby!
P.H. Dexippus
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Guess I better hurry up and replace the balding tires on my truck between now and lunch tomorrow...
Summer95
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that seals the deal - I'm staying home all day tomorrow.
BrazosDog02
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And the Latest:

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Winter Storm Event likely Friday with historic accumulating snowfall over SE TX.



Winter Storm Watch will be in effect from 600am Friday morning to midnight Friday…watch will likely be upgraded to a warning later tonight or early Friday.



Discussion:

Arctic boundary slicing through C TX moving toward the coast with temperatures falling into the lower 40’s and upper 30’s north of this boundary. Powerful trough/short wave over New Mexico is rounding toward W TX with snow breaking out and being reported now at Lubbock. Impressive isentropic lift and jet dynamics come to bear on the region after daybreak Friday. Visible images show rapid N expansion of S TX moisture/cloud shield suggesting the GFS may in fact be getting ready to nail this event from Monday. Things appear to be coming together just as the GFS has been suggesting. With this in mind will go ahead and bump up to 70% chance of snow for Friday in line with the GFS output and mirror accumulations close to this model…especially since the 18Z NAM is falling in line with this thinking and the other drier models have swung toward the wetter solutions. Event is starting to look very similar to the Great 2004 Christmas snowstorm…although totals do not look as likely as in 2004.



This is one of the most highly forecast snow events I have ever seen with some near excellent model agreement…with that in mind a few things could still go wrong and prevent the accumulation totals below. I am glad we only deal with this now once every year!



Accumulation:



Will leave these unchanged from the previous thinking…will probably tinker some late tonight or early Friday.



Austin to College Station to Huntsville:

Will be lowering totals in this region as focus is shifting southward. A dusting to 2” is possible starting early Friday morning.



Columbus to Conroe to Lake Livingston:

This area should be on the north side of the heavier snow band with accumulations of 1-3 inches possible. Should see onset of snow by early to mid morning with accumulations by late morning as temperatures fall to freezing.



US 59 from Victoria to Liberty Co including metro Houston:

Accumulations in the 2-4” range across this area including metro Houston with some areas possibly picking up 6”. Will onset snow between 1000am and noon Friday and continue into early evening. May need to add moderate and heavy snow with visibilities tanking to below 1/4th of a mile at times in heavy snow bands. Could see up to 1” per hour of accumulation. Given the possible increased snowfall rates…not only bridges, but surface streets may become issues by Friday afternoon as surface temperatures fall to and below freezing.



Coastal Counties:

Will need to add accumulation to the coastal counties given the latest data with 1-2” likely including the beaches. Will see snow onset before noon in the Victoria area and spread NE up the coast by early afternoon. May need to go even higher on the accumulation in this region if the models continue to trend southward.



Actions:

Same as the earlier e-mail.



I have had several questions regarding timing and road impacts. Best I can tell is onset of SN over Montgomery/Waller Counties in the 900-1100am then Fort Bend/N and W Harris 1000am-noon and the rest of Harris, Brazoria/Galveston noon-200pm. Initial SN will melt on impact until air temp reaches freezing or snowfall rates exceed melting rates. Once SN begins to fall expect about 1-2 hours before bridges/overpasses ice/glaze over. Remember this is snow falling at your destination not your location.



Travel will become increasingly hazardous Friday afternoon as snowfall rates increase in heavy banding. May see a period of heavy snow with visibilities down to 1/4 or less or a mile in meso scale snow bands. Quick accumulations even of surface streets will be likely under the heavy snow bands.



Freezing Temperatures:

May need to go lower on overnight lows Saturday morning given expected snow cover on the ground. Could see lower 20’s in a few locations N/W and mid 20’s into several locations…even as far S as VCT. Will see little warming Saturday as sun light goes into snow melt instead of low level warming.



Request:

I rarely have request of folks, but am asking for you help as this event unfolds on Friday. There is a general lack of good surface data W, SW, and NW or in the area from College Station to Victoria. Any persons that could provide P-type information and intensities it would be greatly appreciated.



Next update will be Friday morning unless there are significant changes this evening.
metrag06
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Afternoon forecast discussion from NWS Houston office:

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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
232 PM CST THU DEC 3 2009

...EARLY WINTER SNOW EVENT POSSIBLE ON FRIDAY...

.DISCUSSION...
DEFYING ALL LOGIC...IT APPEARS THAT MOTHER NATURE HAS THROWN
SOUTHEAST TEXAS A BIT OF A CURVE BALL OR SHOULD WE SAY A SNOW
BALL? MODELS HAVE COME INTO BETTER AGREEMENT THAT MOISTURE LEVELS
WILL BE SUFFICIENTLY DEEP AND THERMAL PROFILES SUFFICIENTLY COLD
TO GIVE THE AREA SNOW. ISENTROPIC UPGLIDE IS MAXIMIZED DURING THE
LATE MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON AND PRECIPITATION SHOULD BECOME
WIDESPREAD. FORECAST SOUNDINGS SHOW PW VALUES NEAR 0.8 INCHES
WHICH IS ROBUST FOR THIS TYPE OF AIR MASS. FORECAST SOUNDINGS ALSO
REVEAL A SATURATED PROFILE BELOW 0C FROM ABOUT 975MB AND UP. ONLY
THE LOWEST 1000 FEET OF THE ATMOSPHERE WILL BE ABOVE FREEZING AND
THIS WILL LIKELY COOL WITH EVAPORATIVE EFFECTS. THE GROUND IS WARM
SO AM EXPECTING SOME MELTING BEFORE SNOW BEGINS TO ACCUMULATE ON
GRASSY AND ELEVATED SURFACES. SOUTHEAST TEXAS WILL LIE IN A RIGHT
REAR QUAD WHICH WILL ASSIST IN LIFT. ALL THE INGREDIENTS ARE IN
PLACE SO WHAT CAN GO WRONG? PLENTY!! IT IS DIFFICULT TO DETERMINE
WHEN THE PRECIPITATION WILL CHANGE OVER TO SNOW AND IF THE PERIOD
OF SNOW IS SHORTER THAN CURRENTLY DIAGNOSED...AMOUNTS WILL BE
LOWER. WARMING FROM THE GULF COULD AFFECT THE THERMAL PROFILE AS
WELL ALTHO NOT LIKELY WITH SURFACE WINDS OUT OF THE NORTH. AT THIS
TIME...IT APPEARS THAT 1 TO 3 INCHES OF SNOW WILL FALL ACROSS
AREAS ALONG AND EAST OF US HIGHWAY 59 WITH SLIGHTLY LOWER TOTALS
NORTHWEST OF THIS CORRIDOR. A WINTER STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED
FOR THE ENTIRE CWA FOR FRIDAY. NORTH WINDS OF 15 MPH COMBINED WITH
THE FALLING TEMPS WILL PRODUCE WIND CHILL VALUES IN THE MID 20S.
TEMPERATURES WILL PLUNGE FRIDAY NIGHT AS SKIES CLEAR. IF SNOW IS
ON THE GROUND...MIN TEMPS SAT AM WILL FALL INTO THE LOWER 20S. ANY
WET SPOTS WILL FREEZE FRI NITE SO MOTORISTS WILL NEED TO BE VERY
CAREFUL IF DRIVING ESPECIALLY ON THE ELEVATED BRIDGES. MAX TEMPS
ON SATURDAY ARE TRICKY TOO. IF SNOW IS ON THE GROUND TO START THE
DAY...MAX TEMPS WILL NEVER REACH THE LOWER 50S. BASICALLY THE TEMP
FORECAST IS A WORK IN PROGRESS DEPENDING ON HOW THINGS PAN OUT ON
FRIDAY. ANOTHER S/WV APPROACHES THE AREA ON SUNDAY. THIS FEATURE
COUPLED WITH WARM AIR ADVECTION WILL BRING A QUICK SHOT OF RAIN
SUNDAY AND SUNDAY EVENING. ANOTHER SHOT OF RAIN ON TUESDAY WITH A
WEAK FRONT.


notheranymore
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And who is Jeff Lindner???
spadilly
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i think he has another title, but all i could find online is this:

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Jeff Lindner, Meteorologist
Harris County Flood Control District
Houston, TX
jeff.lindner@hcfcd.org


http://www.cocorahs.org/Content.aspx?page=coord_tx
clobberline
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I'm leaving work in Galena Park at 2pm bound for 249/Spring Cypress (GLF). Early Vegas over/under for this trip is 105 minutes.
jetch17
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i heard Shiela hasnt lotioned up for a few days and is in need of some cheese gratin'
metrag06
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Jeff's a hydrometeorologist for Harris County Flood Control. He's also an Aggie.
notheranymore
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Excellent. I look forward to updates. I can't let my husband check out the Houston board right now b/c I have a separate thread asking advice about a Christmas gift for him. I'll relay the info to him.

An Aggie's Wife
 
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