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KEY MESSAGES

- Onshore flow returns on today, warming conditions through Thursday ahead of another cold front Thursday afternoon/evening.

- Cold front stalls over the Gulf on Friday with onshore flow returning Friday night. Warm weather continues afterwards.

DISCUSSION

Issued at 1130 PM CST Mon Feb 23 2026

Onshore flow returns today as surface high pressure slides off to the east. This will usher in a warming trend through mid week with highs today reaching the upper 60s/lower 70s with overnight lows in the upper 50s/lower 60s. We'll also see some breezy weather settle in too as the gradient tightens from a deepening low near the TX/OK panhandle. Temperatures for Wednesday should see a significant bump with highs reaching the 70s/mid 80s across the area with lows overnight generally in the 60s.

Thursday should be pretty warm during the daytime with highs pushing the upper 80s in some spots. However, a cold front is anticipated to push through SE Texas in the evening later stalling out over the gulf water. This will briefly cool down the region with lows for Friday morning dropping to the 50s/60s. Highs on Friday will be slightly cooler, though the day itself will still be pretty warm with afternoon highs climbing to the 70s/lower 80s. Onshore flow returns Friday night, allowing the warming trend to resume through the weekend into next week.

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AVIATION

(00Z TAF Issuance) Issued at 512 PM CST Mon Feb 23 2026

VFR. Winds will continue to relax this evening and become VRB at 5 knots or less tonight. During the day Tue, expect S winds at around 10 knots in the morning, strengthening to 12-17 knots with gusts up to 25 knots in the afternoon. Winds will remain elevated, around 08-12 knots, Tue night. Llvl wind shear may be a concern for Tue night as a 30-40 knot llvl jet develops overhead.

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MARINE

Issued at 1130 PM CST Mon Feb 23 2026

Negative water levels are anticipated in the bays, reaching around - 0.5 ft MLLW at low tide this morning. Onshore flow returns and strengthens today as well. A Small Craft Advisory will be in effect early this evening through at least Thursday morning. Could see some lulls in wind speeds during the daytime on Wednesday, though winds should strengthen again Wednesday night. A dry cold front will push off the coast Thursday evening, stalling off in the gulf on Friday. Onshore flow rapidly returns by Friday night.

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PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS

College Station (CLL) 63 36 73 57 / 0 0 0 0 Houston (IAH) 65 40 73 60 / 0 0 0 0 Galveston (GLS) 60 52 69 62 / 0 0 0 0

HGX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

TX...None. GM...Small Craft Advisory from 6 PM Tuesday to 6 AM CST Thursday for GMZ330-350-355-370-375.