June 2023

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.AVIATION...
(18Z TAF Issuance)
Issued at 1225 PM CDT Thu Jun 1 2023

VFR conditions likely to prevail through the TAF period. However,
cannot rule out brief, localized sub VFR conditions around
daybreak Friday morning. Best chance of less than VFR will be at
LBX and CXO. Winds will generally be from the southeast and
occasionally over 10 knots during the afternoon hours.
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Cpv17 wrote: Thu Jun 01, 2023 12:34 pm
Stratton20 wrote: Thu Jun 01, 2023 12:14 pm Looking like june is going to be a quiet month in the tropics, dont really see any signs of potential development through at least the first half of june and maybe longer, i expect an average to below average season
Head over to the tropics thread on Storm2k if you wanna read some good information about the tropics. Could be some wrenches being thrown in the mix.
91L is heading south. Snoresville.
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That is probably one of the weirdest tracks ive ever seen a tropical invest/disturbance take
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It won't last long, but we have Gainesville, FL kind of weather for the next week.

Enjoy it before The Big Suck begins!

Just 92 days to college football season...
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The Sunday - Wednesday rain chances are looking a little more weak sauce. At least it will be cloudy and the upper 80s.

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National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
312 PM CDT Thu Jun 1 2023

...New SHORT TERM, LONG TERM, MARINE...

.SHORT TERM...
(This evening through Friday Night)
Issued at 312 PM CDT Thu Jun 1 2023

We begin June with toasty temps and cumulus filled skies. Cannot
rule out a few of those cumulus growing into an isolated shower or
thunderstorm. There have been a few specs on radar this afternoon.
But generally, increased mid/upper region is suppressing today`s
PoPs. So any rain will be limited to isolated shower/thunderstorm
activity. Any little showers or storms that do manage to form in
this suppressive environment will die off this evening. After
afternoon temps around 90F, expected overnight lows tonight to dip
into the upper-60s to low-70s. Areas near the coast and potentially
within Houston`s urban heat island will struggle to drop below the
mid-70s.

Tomorrow looks similar to today. Afternoon temperatures are expected
to be a degree or two warmer with most locations surpassing the 90
degree mark. And despite continued ridging, an isolated shower/storm
or two cannot be ruled out.

&&

.LONG TERM...
(Saturday through next Wednesday)
Issued at 312 PM CDT Thu Jun 1 2023

In general, a fairly seasonable weekend and new week is ahead
with temperatures starting in the upper 60s and lower 70s, rising
to around 90 degrees in the afternoon, with daily chances for
showers and thunderstorms. However, there are some nuances to be
discussed that may modulate how busy particular days get as far as
thunderstorm development goes.

Starting on Saturday, we find ourselves looking at northwest flow
aloft as a weak mid-level ridge works by, and so we`ll have to
keep an eye out for incoming, weakening convection from the
northwest overnight into the early morning. I don`t anticipate too
much trouble, but given the weak synoptic forcing, some slight
chances of PoPs in the northern part of the area seem reasonable.

Going into Sunday and the first part of the work week, however,
there is increasing consensus that a weak mid-level low will spin
up over Texas. This looks like a barely there low forming in a
pretty stagnant upper air pattern, so I`m not looking for any sort
of big, organized development. However, this looks like we will
have several days with lower heights and cooler temperatures aloft
(some ensemble data suggests 500 mb temps could approach the 10th
percentile) and that could allow for higher coverage of showers
and storms than a typical June day.
I definitely go above climo on
PoPs Sunday Monday afternoon, then gradually step things down into
the midweek as uncertainty in the pattern increases.

For the mid and late week, the broad, multi-model consensus for
below normal heights aloft starts to wash out, and the primary
ensemble cluster is actually a little higher than the multi-model
mean. I don`t go fully dry here, but this does signal to me that
stepping PoPs back to around or even a little below climo is the
right move here. My high temps are a bit higher to go with that,
but not by very much. We`re just making small adjustments to the
dial here, not cranking things around.

&&

.AVIATION...
(18Z TAF Issuance)
Issued at 1225 PM CDT Thu Jun 1 2023

VFR conditions likely to prevail through the TAF period. However,
cannot rule out brief, localized sub VFR conditions around
daybreak Friday morning. Best chance of less than VFR will be at
LBX and CXO. Winds will generally be from the southeast and
occasionally over 10 knots during the afternoon hours.

&&

.MARINE...
Issued at 312 PM CDT Thu Jun 1 2023

Expectations for several days of typical early summer weather on
the waters continues. Without significant weather drivers, we`ll
look to persistent onshore flow, with adjustments by the daily
seabreeze/landbreeze cycle to prevail. With light to moderate
winds in place, expect seas of three feet or less throughout.
Isolated to scattered showers or storms are favored, typically
following the usual trend of occurring over the waters in the late
night and early morning, gradually pushing towards the bays and
inland towards mid-day and into the afternoon.

Mariners with interests in the eastern Gulf will want to keep up
to date on the latest information from the National Hurricane
Center regarding Invest 91L, an area of developing low pressure
off the coast of Florida. Regardless of any development with this
low pressure center, no impacts to local waters are anticipated.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
College Station (CLL) 69 90 69 91 / 0 0 0 10
Houston (IAH) 72 91 71 92 / 0 0 0 10
Galveston (GLS) 78 86 77 87 / 0 0 0 0
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Rain chances look pretty good Sunday through Thursday for Wharton County. About 40-60% each day.
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We officially have tropical depression #1 and soon to be Arliene, its that time again
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Stratton20 wrote: Thu Jun 01, 2023 4:54 pm We officially have tropical depression #1 and soon to be Arliene, its that time again
August should be an interesting month around here. I’m gonna go with 17/9/3 with my range being 15-19/7-10/3-4.
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Cpv17 agreed, my prediction is close to yours i have 16/9/4
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I would not be surprised if we have Arlene come morning.
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