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KEY MESSAGES

- Weather remains about status quo through Friday - warm and dry.

- A weak/dry cool front will move through the region Friday night early Saturday. While it won't rain, it will bring lower humidity and temperatures in the 70s to low 80s Saturday.

- The lower humidity will be short-lived; an uptick in moisture and a return to above-normal temperatures are expected heading into early next week. Maybe some slight rain chances during the second part of the week.

DISCUSSION

Issued at 1222 AM CDT Thu Mar 26 2026

Warm and dry wx continues today and Friday. There will be some late night and morning clouds and patchy fog, but that should burn off fairly quickly in the morning. Pressure gradient will be a bit tighter today, so look for SSE winds to increase to 10-15 mph as the day progresses with some gusts to 20-25 mph at times this afternoon.

Shallow cold front still forecast to move into the region Friday night bringing some drier and slightly cooler air into the region Saturday and Saturday night. By Sunday, the surface high behind it should be situated far enough to our east that we'll see onshore winds resume...and along with it, gradually increasing dewpoints and humidities as we progress through early next week.

Beyond that, the good news is that the strong pesky mid-upper ridging that has been dominating area wx weakens and passes to our east by midweek. This would at least open the door for a less subsident environment and maybe allow for the return of some low rain chances during the second half of next week. Medium range guidance suggests the potential for a trof to make its way across the Plains next Thurs-Fri, but there are some differences in regards to its overall strength/timing/forcing at this point. 47

AVIATION

(12Z TAF Issuance) Issued at 641 AM CDT Thu Mar 26 2026

Low VSBYs and CIGs ahve resulted in LIFR conditions for LBX. An area of low VSBYs persists just north and west of the Houston Metro. While IAH remains unimpacted, satellite shows fog slowly spreading south and east towards the terminal. May have a couple of hours of low VSBYs before daytime heating takes place. VFR conditions will return by the afternoon. Winds will be light out of the south this morning; however, by afternoon hours expect gusts up to 25 kts due to a tightening pressure gradient. Another round of MVFR to LIFR conditions expected overnight tonight into Friday morning due to fog and low CIGs.

MARINE

Issued at 1222 AM CDT Thu Mar 26 2026

Light to moderate south-southeast winds low seas will prevail through Friday. Winds could be locally gusty in the bays during the late afternoon hours today. A cold front is expected to push off the coast late Friday night bringing a period of moderate northeast and east winds and some higher seas into Saturday. Caution flags may be needed for a short period of time during the morning into early afternoon hours. Southeast winds should resume Sunday then continue for much of next week. 47

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS

College Station (CLL) 87 64 87 58 / 0 0 10 0 Houston (IAH) 85 64 87 61 / 0 0 0 0 Galveston (GLS) 76 68 78 64 / 0 0 10 0

HGX WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

TX...None. GM...None.