CR - UH Practice = weather & YR cancelled

Amy Forsyth aforsyth at UH.EDU
Tue Dec 12 12:39:26 PST 2000


Hello all,

Weather on campus is very cold and cloudy with a light breeze.  (When
walking around I was ok in a coat with gloves and a scarf around my head,
but I was wishing that I had thermals on underneath my jeans.)

However:
NOAA has a Special Weather Statement issued for Houston concerning a
Hazardous Weather Outlook:
http://weather.noaa.gov/cgi-bin/iwszone?Sites=:txz163
(text quoted at end)

I have spoken with Christoforo and Youth Rapier is cancelled for tonight.

Delphina and Meliora have both stated that they are going to be at the
practice site in order to uh....do whatever it is they're going to do ---
pass out maps, meet and go eat, or whatever.

I'm going to heed the hint and keep little Mary out of the cold, so I will
not be there either.

If anyone is interested in watching the rapier movies that we used to show
at the College practice when it was ran by Christoforo and Diego, I've got
them and the offer is tossed out there.....
E-mail me privately before 5 p.m. and I'll send you directions to the house.
(For reference, we live near Loop 610 and I-10 East.)

Thanks
And you all stay warm and be careful on the roads tonight and tomorrow,
~Adela

>Special Weather Statement for Houston, TX
>   Top of pageTable of contents for Houston, TX
>
>WWUS84 KHGX 121032
>SPSHOU
>TXZ163-164-176>179-195>200-210>214-226-227-235>238-122200-
>
>
>HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
>NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
>430 AM CST TUE DEC 12 2000
>
>
>WINTER STORM WATCH NORTH OF AN EDNA TO HOUSTON TO LIBERTY LINE
>TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY
>
>PROLONGED PERIOD OF FREEZING TEMPERATURES EXPECTED FOR FAR
>INLAND SECTIONS
>
>AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE OVER MEXICO EARLY THIS MORNING WILL MOVE
>ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS TONIGHT. AREAS OF RAIN AND FREEZING RAIN...
>POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SLEET...WILL DEVELOP ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS THIS
>EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. TEMPERATURES ARE
>EXPECTED TO HOLD IN THE 27 TO 32 DEGREE RANGE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY
>MORNING MAINLY NORTH OF A LINE FROM EDNA TO HOUSTON TO LIBERTY. A
>GLAZE OF ICE WILL LIKELY FORM ON ROADWAYS...TREES...AND POWER LINES
>IN THIS AREA.
>
>THE GREATEST THREAT AREA FOR ICE ACCUMULATIONS IS NORTH OF A LINE FROM
>BRENHAM TO HUNTSVILLE TO GROVETON. IN THESE AREAS...1/4 TO 1/2 INCH OF
>ICE ACCUMULATION WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY. FURTHER
>SOUTH IN THE WATCH AREA...ICE ACCUMULATIONS OF AROUND 1/10 INCH ARE
>EXPECTED. HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY DEVELOP IN THESE
>AREAS AND SOME ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE.
>
>TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN BELOW FREEZING NORTH OF A LINE FROM BRENHAM
>TO HUNTSVILLE TO GROVETON THROUGH MIDDAY WEDNESDAY...A TOTAL PERIOD
>OF ABOUT 48 HOURS. TO PREVENT FREEZING AND POSSIBLE BURSTING OF
>OUTDOOR WATER PIPES...PIPES SHOULD BE WRAPPED...DRAINED...OR ALLOWED
>TO DRIP SLOWLY. TEMPERATURES WILL DIP TO NEAR FREEZING AS FAR SOUTH AS
>AN EDNA TO HOUSTON TO LIBERTY LINE THIS MORNING AND AGAIN TONIGHT.
>
>THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH AND TEMPERATURES
>IN THE UPPER 20S TO UPPER 30S WILL PRODUCE VERY COLD WIND CHILL
>TEMPERATURES OF ZERO TO 15 DEGREES ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS THROUGH
>WEDNESDAY MORNING.
>
>PERSONS ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR ICY ROADWAYS
>TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY. MAKE PLANS TO DELAY TRAVEL IF HAZARDOUS
>DRIVING CONDITIONS DEVELOP. BE PREPARED FOR POWER OUTAGES RESULTING
>FROM FALLEN TREES OR POWER LINES. IF YOU MUST BE OUTDOORS TODAY OR
>TONIGHT...DRESS WARMLY IN LAYERS AND LIMIT YOUR EXPOSURE TO THE COLD.
>
>LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER NEWS SOURCES FOR THE LATEST
>STATEMENTS ON THIS DEVELOPING SITUATION.
>
>35
>
>
>
>
>Urgent Weather Message for Houston, TX
>   Top of pageTable of contents for Houston, TX
>
>WWUS44 KHGX 121045
>WSWHOU
>
>URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
>NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
>445 AM CST TUE DEC 12 2000
>
>
>WINTER STORM WATCH TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY NORTH OF AN EDNA
>TO HOUSTON TO LIBERTY LINE
>
>.AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS
>TONIGHT. WITH COLD AIR IN PLACE AT THE SURFACE...A MIXTURE OF LIGHT
>FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE WATCH AREA
>THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. ICE ACCUMULATIONS
>OF 1/10 TO 1/2 INCH WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WATCH AREA TONIGHT AND
>EARLY WEDNESDAY. TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE AREA WILL WARM ABOVE FREEZING
>WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
>
>TXZ163-164-176-177-195>198-122200-
>BRAZOS-BURLESON-GRIMES-HOUSTON-MADISON-TRINITY-WALKER-WASHINGTON-
>INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRENHAM...BRYAN/COLLEGE STATION...
>CALDWELL...CROCKETT...GROVETON...TRINITY...HUNTSVILLE...
>MADISONVILLE...NAVASOTA
>443 AM CST TUE DEC 12 2000
>
>
>WINTER STORM WATCH TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY
>
>AN UPPER LEVEL DISTURBANCE WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA TONIGHT. AREAS
>OF FREEZING RAIN...POSSIBLY MIXED WITH SLEET...WILL DEVELOP EARLY
>THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. SURFACE
>TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 20S WILL ALLOW A THICK GLAZE TO FORM ON
>EXPOSED SURFACES INCLUDING ROADWAYS. DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL
>DETERIORATE THIS EVENING AND SOME ROADS MAY BECOME IMPASSABLE. ICE
>ACCUMULATIONS OF 1/4 TO 1/2 INCH ARE POSSIBLE.
>
>MAKE PLANS TO DELAY TRAVEL DUE TO THE LIKELIHOOD OF GLAZED ROADWAYS
>TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY. BE PREPARED FOR POWER OUTAGES RESULTING
>FROM FALLEN TREES OR POWER LINES.
>
>THE WINTER STORM WATCH WILL LIKELY BE UPGRADED TO A WINTER STORM
>WARNING LATER TODAY.
>
>
>
>
>Zone Forecast for Houston, TX
>   Top of pageTable of contents for Houston, TX
>
>FPUS54 KHGX 121610
>ZFPHGX
>
>SOUTHEAST TEXAS ZONE FORECASTS
>NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
>1015 AM CST TUE DEC 12 2000
>
>
>TXZ163-164-176-177-195>198-122200-
>BRAZOS-BURLESON-GRIMES-HOUSTON-MADISON-TRINITY-WALKER-WASHINGTON-
>INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BRENHAM...BRYAN/COLLEGE STATION...
>CALDWELL...CROCKETT...GROVETON...TRINITY...HUNTSVILLE...
>MADISONVILLE...NAVASOTA
>1015 AM CST TUE DEC 12 2000
>
>
>WINTER STORM WATCH TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY
>
>THIS AFTERNOON
>MOSTLY CLOUDY...BLUSTERY...AND COLD. NEAR STEADY 
>TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 20S TO LOWER 30S. GUSTY NORTHEAST WIND 15 
>TO 25 MPH DIMINISHING TO 15 MPH THIS AFTERNOON.
>
>TONIGHT
>FREEZING RAIN DEVELOPING EARLY. LOWS IN THE UPPER 20S. 
>NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 MPH.
>
>WEDNESDAY
>FREEZING RAIN...POSSIBLY CHANGING TO RAIN BEFORE ENDING 
>IN THE AFTERNOON. HIGHS NEAR 35. NORTHEAST WIND 10 MPH BECOMING 
>LIGHT AND VARIABLE.
>
>WEDNESDAY NIGHT
>PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 25 TO 30. LIGHT WIND.
>
>EXTENDED FORECAST
>
>THURSDAY
>SUNNY AND WARMER. HIGHS NEAR 50.
>
>FRIDAY
>PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS 40 TO 45. HIGHS NEAR 60.
>
>SATURDAY
>MOSTLY CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
>LOWS 45 TO 50. HIGHS 60 TO 65.
>
>SUNDAY
>PARTLY CLOUDY. LOWS NEAR 40. HIGHS 55 TO 60.
>
>MONDAY
>INCREASING CLOUDINESS. A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS. LOWS 
>NEAR 40. HIGHS NEAR 60.

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