June Weather Discussion

[wxdata]

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
902 PM CDT WED JUN 30 2010

...A COASTAL FLOOD WARNING CONTINUES...

.STRONG EASTERLY WINDS ALONG THE NORTHERN PERIPHERY OF ALEX IN COMBINATION
WITH LARGE LONG PERIOD SEAS WILL KEEP THE THREAT OF COASTAL FLOODING IN PLACE
THROUGH THURSDAY. STRONG RIP CURRENTS CAN ALSO BE EXPECTED.

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/O.CON.KHGX.CF.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100702T0000Z/
BRAZORIA-CHAMBERS-GALVESTON-HARRIS-JACKSON-MATAGORDA-
902 PM CDT WED JUN 30 2010

...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THURSDAY...

WATER LEVELS ARE CURRENTLY RUNNING 1.8 TO 2.6 FEET ABOVE NORMAL IN THE BAY
AND 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL ALONG THE BEACHES. THOUGH MOST AREAS WILL BE
GOING INTO LOW TIDE IN THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS...EXPECT LEVELS TO REMAIN
ABOUT AS THEY ARE OR SLIGHTLY DROP...THEN GO BACK UP TOWARD HIGH TIDE AROUND
815 AM. THERE IS ONGOING COASTAL FLOODING TAKING PLACE. PORTIONS OF HIGHWAY 87
ON BOLIVAR PENINSULA ARE CLOSED. WATER 18 INCHES DEEP IS BEING OBSERVED COVERING THE
INTERSECTION OF HIGHWAY 87 AND HIGHWAY 124. OTHER COMMUNITIES ON THE WEST END
OF GALVESTON ISLAND ARE REPORTING WATER OVER BULKHEADS AND SOME WATER IN YARDS.
LONG PERIOD SEAS OF 8 TO 14 FT SHOULD PERSIST OVERNIGHT CAUSING WAVE RUN-UP ISSUES
ALONG GULF FACING BEACHES.

THE THREAT OF STRONG RIP CURRENTS IS HIGH WITH THE COMBINATION
OF THE LARGE BATTERING WAVES AND EXTENSIVE BEACH FLOODING. SWIMMERS
SHOULD AVOID THE GULF FACING BEACHES.

THESE HIGH TIDE LEVELS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON THEN
BEGIN TO VERY SLOWLY RECEDE.

.TIDE LEVEL FORECAST FOR THE UPPER TEXAS COAST AND BAYS...

NOTE...TIDE LEVELS ARE REFERENCED FROM MEAN LOWER LOW WATER.

.TIDE FORECAST FOR THE UPPER TEXAS COAST AND BAYS...

LOCATION TIDE TIMES EXPECTED TIDE TYPE
WATER LEVEL
MORGANS POINT...
THU 6:03 AM 2.0 FEET LOW TIDE
THU 2:25 PM 3.3 FEET HIGH TIDE

MANCHESTER...
THU 6:46 AM 2.0 FEET LOW TIDE
THU 2:58 PM 3.3 FEET HIGH TIDE

ROLLOVER PASS...
THU 3:51 AM 2.1 FEET LOW TIDE
THU 11:50 AM 2.5 FEET HIGH TIDE

EAGLE POINT...
THU 4:32 AM 2.8 FEET LOW TIDE
THU 2:08 PM 3.5 FEET HIGH TIDE

GALVESTON CHANNEL (PIER 21)...
THU 1:08 AM 2.9 FEET LOW TIDE
THU 9:21 AM 3.7 FEET HIGH TIDE

GALVESTON PLEASURE PIER...
THU 12:21 AM 3.1 FEET LOW TIDE
THU 8:13 AM 4.2 FEET HIGH TIDE
THU 3:33 PM 3.3 FEET LOW TIDE

FREEPORT USCG...
THU 12:11 AM 3.2 FEET LOW TIDE
THU 8:10 AM 4.1 FEET HIGH TIDE
THU 3:33 PM 3.3 FEET LOW TIDE

PORT OCONNOR...
THU 2:42 AM 3.0 FEET LOW TIDE
THU 12:29 PM 3.1 FEET HIGH TIDE

[wxdata]

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
1122 PM CDT WED JUN 30 2010

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BRAZORIA-GALVESTON-
1122 PM CDT WED JUN 30 2010

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY...

AT 1118 PM CDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
STRONG THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING SEA ISLE ON WESTERN
GALVESTON ISLAND TO 18 MILES OFFSHORE...MOVING NORTHWEST AT 30 MPH.

WINDS GREATER THAN 40 MPH...BRIEF HEAVY DOWNPOURS...ARE POSSIBLE WITH
THESE STORMS.

LOCATIONS IN THE PATH OF THESE STORMS INCLUDE...ROSHARON...CHOCOLATE
BAYOU...SURFSIDE BEACH...LIVERPOOL...HILLCREST...BONNEY...ANGLETON
AND ALVIN.

[SusieinLP]

Finally these storms are making it further inland....I am getting a pretty good shower with gusty winds at times...

[wxman57]

Got home from work yesterday afternoon and checked my rain gauge - 0.55". That seemed low. It's a RainWise 8" diameter wireless tipping bucket gauge placed about 20 feet from my bedroom window atop the fence. No trees nearby (not after Ike). Fortunately, I have another 4" diameter clear plastic gauge that holds up to 11" a few feet away with the same exposure. I could see water in that gauge almost half way up the outer cylinder to the top, indicating maybe 6".

Looking closer at the 8" gauge from the window (it was raining), I could see water droplets hitting the opening and bouncing up in the air. Strange, why would they do that? Unless... unless the small grate at the bottom of the funnel that filters debris was clogged. It was. The gauge itself holds about 3" of rain then it spills over the side if it's clogged.

I went outside when the rain slacked off and unclogged the 8" gauge then measured out the 4" gauge. Got approximately 6.5" yesterday in Westbury (Hillcroft/Willowbend).

[Ptarmigan]

Got home from work yesterday afternoon and checked my rain gauge - 0.55". That seemed low. It's a RainWise 8" diameter wireless tipping bucket gauge placed about 20 feet from my bedroom window atop the fence. No trees nearby (not after Ike). Fortunately, I have another 4" diameter clear plastic gauge that holds up to 11" a few feet away with the same exposure. I could see water in that gauge almost half way up the outer cylinder to the top, indicating maybe 6".

Looking closer at the 8" gauge from the window (it was raining), I could see water droplets hitting the opening and bouncing up in the air. Strange, why would they do that? Unless... unless the small grate at the bottom of the funnel that filters debris was clogged. It was. The gauge itself holds about 3" of rain then it spills over the side if it's clogged.

I went outside when the rain slacked off and unclogged the 8" gauge then measured out the 4" gauge. Got approximately 6.5" yesterday in Westbury (Hillcroft/Willowbend).

6 inches is about right. Southwest side of Houston got 5 to 6 inches of rain yesterday.

[Ptarmigan]

June 2010 is in the top 10 hottest Junes on record.

Top 10
Warmest
85.9 1906
85.6 2009
85.5 1998
85.1 1980
84.8 1990
84.7 2010
84.7 1953
84.5 2008
84.0 1958
83.8 1911

http://www.srh.noaa.gov/hgx/?n=climate_iah_top10_june