FXUS64 KHGX 102313 AFDHGX Area Forecast Discussion National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX 513 PM CST Sat Jan 10 2026 ...New AVIATION... .KEY MESSAGES... - Except at the coast, breezy north winds gradually diminish this evening and overnight. For the mariners, Small Craft and Low Water Advisories continue until noon Sunday. - Fairly seasonable weather is expected through most of next week. - The next two cold fronts are penciled in for Wednesday and Saturday. && .DISCUSSION... Issued at 129 PM CST Sat Jan 10 2026 Temperatures are running 20-30F lower today than they were this time yesterday thanks to last nights frontal passage. Winds will lose their gustiness overnight, though sustained speeds 5-13mph should linger for a good part of the night. Look for overnight lows to fall into 35-45 degree range for most of the region (lowest inland). Areas up near Houston County may see a brief, light freeze. Plenty of sunshine, low RH's and lighter winds on Sunday with highs topping out in the upper 50s-low 60s. The southwestern portion of the parent mid-upper trough of last nights front will cut off and retrograde back toward the Baja area. It'll eventually kick out on Monday, track across Texas Tuesday, then become absorbed by a deepening trough to our east on Wednesday. We should see some increased mid-upper level cloudiness as it approaches, and perhaps some virga or a few sprinkles as it gets close...but overall quality llvl moisture return doesn't look favorable for anything of significance. On the backside of this system, we'll see another cold front pass through late Wednesday or Wednesday night. It'll come through dry. High pressure behind this front will pass off to the east later Thursday. Southerly flow then resumes. Combination of some returning Gulf moisture, and maybe some mid-upper Pacific moisture, might allow for some slightly better chances of rain in advance of another front forecast to move through next Saturday. 47 && .AVIATION... (00Z TAF Issuance) Issued at 513 PM CST Sat Jan 10 2026 VFR throughout, putting focus squarely on gusty north winds. Winds a little west of due north tonight, and gusts in the 20s continue across SE TX. Those gusts should gradually drop off this evening and winds diminish slightly, but remain in the ballpark of 10 kts through the night. Tomorrow, look for winds to continue at roughly that same speed, but veering slightly more towards due north, and maybe even a little east of due north at times late in the period. Only exception to this is GLS. With fetch there off Galveston Bay, winds will be slower to diminish. Expecting around 20G30kt tonight and gusts holding much deeper into the night than inland, with gradual diminishment into the teens tomorrow. Direction trends should be the same as elsewhere. && .MARINE... Issued at 129 PM CST Sat Jan 10 2026 Moderate to strong north winds and elevated seas will continue into Sunday morning before gradually diminishing during the day Sunday. This offshore flow has pushed some water out of the bays and mariners should anticipate negative tide levels...especially around low tide cycles through late Sunday morning. Small Craft Advisories and a Low Water Advisory will remain in effect til about noon Sunday. High pressure will move overhead early next week allowing for light winds and continued subsiding seas. The next cold front is expected to push into the waters late Wednesday or Wednesday night. SCAs look probable behind this front too. 47 && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... College Station (CLL) 35 60 38 59 / 0 0 0 0 Houston (IAH) 41 62 40 59 / 0 0 0 0 Galveston (GLS) 47 61 48 57 / 10 0 0 0 && .HGX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... TX...None. GM...Small Craft Advisory until noon CST Sunday for GMZ330-335-350- 355-370-375. Low Water Advisory until noon CST Sunday for GMZ330-335. && $$ DISCUSSION...47 AVIATION...Luchs MARINE...47