@BillyForney3

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Nathaniel Tabor
@WeatherCast3Oct 21
This is amazing. Radial shear and vortex rossby waves shaping the eyewall of champi into a hexagonal shape. Similar vortex dynamics can be seen at the poles Saturn. Incredibly intense vortex represented here.
Jesse Ferrell
@WeatherMatrixOct 21
Also Super Typhoon #Champi
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Landon Schaeffer
@LandonWX10Oct 20
What a specimen #Champi t 7.5-8 dvorak should be somewhat weaker once it affects Taiwan to Japan’s but much larger size. But for now what a textbook super typhoon
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NWS Houston
@NWSHoustonOct 17
These winds along our coast are still strong enough to elicit a High Risk of Rip Currents for our Gulf-facing beaches. Risk continues through Sunday morning. #TXwx
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston graphic displaying a High Risk of Rip Currents in effect through 7 AM Sunday for Gulf-facing beaches across the region. The graphic includes safety instructions warning that rip currents can sweep swimmers away from shore, advising against swimming directly against the current, and recommending swimming parallel to the shoreline to escape or drawing attention if unable to reach shore.

ALT National Weather Service Houston/Galveston graphic displaying a High Risk of Rip Currents in effect through 7 AM Sunday for Gulf-facing beaches across the region. The graphic includes safety instructions warning that rip currents can sweep swimmers away from shore, advising against swimming directly against the current, and recommending swimming parallel to the shoreline to escape or drawing attention if unable to reach shore.

National Weather Service Houston/Galveston safety graphic titled Rip Current Safety, updated October 17, 2026. It advises beachgoers to watch for channels of different water colors or choppy and foamy water, and to stay away from rocks due to dangerous rip currents.

ALT National Weather Service Houston/Galveston safety graphic titled Rip Current Safety, updated October 17, 2026. It advises beachgoers to watch for channels of different water colors or choppy and foamy water, and to stay away from rocks due to dangerous rip currents.

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Ryan Maue
@RyanWeatherOct 15
Here comes the "giant eraser" ... powerful mid-October cold front with dry Canadian Arctic air into this weekend. It might be chilly for some folks! Florida is not participating, of course.
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Landon Schaeffer
@LandonWX10Oct 15
We’re about 24 hours if not less from fall finally arriving in Houston. Gusty winds and temps falling off quickly by late tomorrow afternoon will likely need a light jacket by Friday evening. Will be somewhat of a shock to the system after we have had highs in the 90s all week. Enjoy!
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Nathaniel Tabor
@WeatherCast3Oct 15
That’s definitely the sub tropical jet starting to really fire as we move towards Halloween. Going to start getting very rainy in the southern tier of the U.S. it seems.
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Notice that gap in the clouds down wind of Galveston Bay? It is a “bay shadow!” Cooler bay water stabilizes the air, shutting down the rising thermals that create cloud streets. This creates clear skies stretching for miles until the air warms up again. #houwx #txwx @NWSHouston
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NWS Houston
@NWSHoustonOct 13
Looks like this front is shaping up to be the first "real" fall front of the season🍂 The front is expected to pass over our region on Friday, bringing cooler, drier, and breezier weather. Hazardous marine conditions are likely with this frontal passage. Mariners, stay safe!
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston graphic detailing a cold front expected on Friday, bringing cooler and breezy weather, a wind shift to north/northeast, possible rain ahead of the front, and weekend temperatures with highs in the 70s to 80s and lows in the 50s to 60s.

ALT National Weather Service Houston/Galveston graphic detailing a cold front expected on Friday, bringing cooler and breezy weather, a wind shift to north/northeast, possible rain ahead of the front, and weekend temperatures with highs in the 70s to 80s and lows in the 50s to 60s.

National Weather Service Houston/Galveston graphic detailing late-week hazardous marine conditions behind the first fall front, featuring strong winds and hazardous seas, Small Craft Advisory conditions Friday night into Saturday, an increasing chance of gale conditions, and seas of 5 to 8 feet with potential for over 10 feet.

ALT National Weather Service Houston/Galveston graphic detailing late-week hazardous marine conditions behind the first fall front, featuring strong winds and hazardous seas, Small Craft Advisory conditions Friday night into Saturday, an increasing chance of gale conditions, and seas of 5 to 8 feet with potential for over 10 feet.

National Weather Service Houston/Galveston probability map graphic showing the chance of temperatures falling below 60°F during the weekend, featuring high probabilities (>80% chance) north of I-10 and medium probabilities (50-60% chance) south of I-10 following the season's first real fall front.

ALT National Weather Service Houston/Galveston probability map graphic showing the chance of temperatures falling below 60°F during the weekend, featuring high probabilities (>80% chance) north of I-10 and medium probabilities (50-60% chance) south of I-10 following the season's first real fall front.

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“SUMMARY...A few slow moving showers/thunderstorms are expected to impact portions of southeastern TX into western LA through the afternoon. Slow movement and high rain rates may result in Isolated flash flooding through 23Z.” #houwx #txwx
NWS Weather Prediction Center
@NWSWPCOct 13
#WPC_MD 1486 affecting southeastern TX into western LA, #lawx #txwx, wpc.ncep.noaa.gov/metwatch/m…
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Allow me to geek out for a moment. I took a timelapse of sunrise this morning in Houston, & I think I captured a mesoscale low at altitude. Watch the high-based cirrocumulus clouds at ~22,000' at the top-quarter of the video’s screen. Watch their movement. Pinging: @NWSHouston
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You can see large scale areas of low pressure rotating counter clockwise in the northern hemisphere on satellite, such as with a hurricane or a nor’easter. You can see microscale lows, such as tornadoes or dust devils. But, it isn’t often one can see a meso-low from the ground.
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If I am correct, this is a really cool capture from the ground (and not from satellite)! This is the type of thing the naked eye would never have been able to discern in real time. But, in timelapse, this 36-second video, covering ~40 minutes in real time, caught it. Enjoy!
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NWS Houston
@NWSHoustonOct 13
Do you notice how muggy it feels today? That's because of high Precipitable Water (PW) values over SE TX. Thanks to persistent onshore flow, lots of Gulf moisture is being advected inland and causing increased humidity today. Plus, high PW helps increase rain chances. #TXwx
A map of the Houston-Galveston region displaying precipitable water values exceeding 2 inches, illustrating above-normal atmospheric moisture levels originating from the Gulf of America.

ALT A map of the Houston-Galveston region displaying precipitable water values exceeding 2 inches, illustrating above-normal atmospheric moisture levels originating from the Gulf of America.

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DeAndre Bevins@BevinsWxOct 11
THEORY THREAD | What happened in Pensacola, Florida during Hurricane #Isaias. The strongest winds in a tropical cyclone is typically seen in the NE Quadrant of the cyclone. However, Isaias strongest winds near landfall occurred in the NW & SW quadrants. So what happened?
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NWS Houston
@NWSHoustonOct 12
Let's talk about this cold front! It should arrive to our area sometime on Friday. The strength of the front is uncertain, but there are decent chances of reaching temps below 60°F, especially for our northern counties! Regardless, this front will bring cooler, breezy weather.
National Weather Service forecast graphic for the Houston/Galveston area detailing an upcoming cold front on Friday that will bring cooler and breezy weather for the weekend. It notes uncertainty in strength, with some guidance suggesting seasonable conditions (lows in the lower 60s, highs in the lower 80s) and others indicating a stronger front (lows in the 40s, highs in the 70s). The graphic includes a timestamp of Monday, October 12, 2026, at 2:25 PM, National Weather Service branding, and the @NWSHouston social media handle.

ALT National Weather Service forecast graphic for the Houston/Galveston area detailing an upcoming cold front on Friday that will bring cooler and breezy weather for the weekend. It notes uncertainty in strength, with some guidance suggesting seasonable conditions (lows in the lower 60s, highs in the lower 80s) and others indicating a stronger front (lows in the 40s, highs in the 70s). The graphic includes a timestamp of Monday, October 12, 2026, at 2:25 PM, National Weather Service branding, and the @NWSHouston social media handle.

National Weather Service extended outlook forecast graphic for the Houston-Galveston area, featuring multi-day forecast categories including high temperatures in Fahrenheit, low temperatures in Fahrenheit, probability of rain percentage, and wind speed in miles per hour. The graphic includes a timestamp of Monday, October 12, 2026, at 2:25 PM, National Weather Service Office Houston-Galveston branding, the weather.gov/Houston website, and the @NWSHouston social media handle.

ALT National Weather Service extended outlook forecast graphic for the Houston-Galveston area, featuring multi-day forecast categories including high temperatures in Fahrenheit, low temperatures in Fahrenheit, probability of rain percentage, and wind speed in miles per hour. The graphic includes a timestamp of Monday, October 12, 2026, at 2:25 PM, National Weather Service Office Houston-Galveston branding, the weather.gov/Houston website, and the @NWSHouston social media handle.

National Weather Service forecast graphic for the Houston/Galveston area showing the chance percentage for fall temperatures below 60°F this weekend. The map indicates higher probabilities in the northern portion of the region and lower probabilities near the coast, noting uncertainty in the strength of the incoming cold front. The graphic includes a timestamp of Monday, October 12, 2026, at 2:38 PM, National Weather Service branding, and the @NWSHouston social media handle.

ALT National Weather Service forecast graphic for the Houston/Galveston area showing the chance percentage for fall temperatures below 60°F this weekend. The map indicates higher probabilities in the northern portion of the region and lower probabilities near the coast, noting uncertainty in the strength of the incoming cold front. The graphic includes a timestamp of Monday, October 12, 2026, at 2:38 PM, National Weather Service branding, and the @NWSHouston social media handle.

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Nathaniel Tabor
@WeatherCast3Oct 12
After a brief cool shot this weekend it’s looking like warmth’s returns for a good chunk of North America. However, looking into the longer range on the euro weeklies it’s becoming increasingly obvious (at least on guidance) that our El Niño will be exerting itself on the pattern more and more the deeper we get into fall. Notice the sub tropical jet beginning to show up in the long range with undercutting across the southern tier of the U.S., and higher than normal precipitation analogies beginning to show themselves as well.
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Below are some of the preliminary observed rainfall reports associated with Isaias over the last two days.
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Saildrone@saildroneOct 9
JUST IN: Saildrone Explorer SD-1045 passed through the eye of Category 3 Hurricane Isaias, recording wind gusts over 90 knots (103 mph). This is the same USV that filmed inside Hurricane Sam in 2021, setting a Guinness World Record. Watch ↓ @NOAA_AOML @noaapmel
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