Issued by the National Weather Service at 1:03 am CST on November 23, 2009
Dense fog is beginning to develop across portions of south Texas with the lowest visibilities of 1/4 mile or less located generally around the Victoria area. Visibilities are expected to lower to 1/4 of a mile across all of south Texas including the coastal Bend...Rio Grande plains and Victoria Crossroads through 4 am. Motorists should drive with caution in areas of reduced visibility. Use low beam headlights and allow extra time to reach your destination. The fog is expected to lift by mid morning.
Rest of Tonight
Mostly clear late in the evening then becoming mostly cloudy. Patchy fog late in the evening...then areas of dense fog after midnight. Lows in the upper 40s. Light south winds.
Monday
Areas of dense fog in the morning. Mostly cloudy. Highs in the mid 70s. Light southeast winds increasing to 10 to 15 mph in the afternoon.
Monday Night
Partly cloudy. A slight chance of showers in the evening...then a chance of showers after midnight. Areas of fog after midnight. Lows in the upper 50s. Southeast winds around 10 mph. Chance of showers 30 percent.
Tonight Northwest winds around 5 knots becoming southeast after midnight. Bay waters smooth. Areas of dense fog with visibility 1 nm or less after midnight. Visibility 1 nm or less after midnight.
Monday Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. Areas of dense fog with visibility 1 nm or less early in the morning. Visibility 1 nm or less early in the morning.
Monday Night Southeast winds 5 to 10 knots. Bay waters smooth. A slight chance of showers.
Showers and thunderstorms likely in the morning...then a chance of showers and thunderstorms in the afternoon. Highs in the upper 60s. North winds 10 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon. Chance of precipitation 60 percent.
Tuesday Night
Partly cloudy in the evening then clearing. Cooler. Lows in the mid 40s. North winds 10 to 15 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny. Highs in the upper 60s.
Wednesday Night
Clear. Lows in the lower 40s.
Thanksgiving Day and Thursday Night
Mostly clear. Lows in the lower 40s. Highs in the upper 60s.
Friday and Friday Night
Partly cloudy. Lows in the mid 40s. Highs in the upper 60s.
Saturday
Partly cloudy. Highs in the lower 70s.
Saturday Night and Sunday
Mostly cloudy. Lows in the lower 50s. Highs in the lower 70s.
... Flood Warning extended until late Tuesday night... the Flood Warning continues for the San Antonio River at Goliad. * Until late Tuesday night... or until the warning is cancelled. * At 7:00 PM Sunday the stage was 26.7 feet. * Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast. * Flood stage is 25.0 feet. * Forecast... the river will continue rising to near 28.8 feet Monday evening. Then begin to fall to below flood stage by Tuesday evening.
* At 30.0 feet moderate lowland flooding occurs... covering much of camping area at Goliad State Park.
Below are the latest river stages and stage forecasts:
fld latest forecast 6 am lst location stg stg day time Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri
Guadalupe River Victoria 21 26.7 sun 07 PM 27.3 28.4 23.0 14.2 9.5 Bloomington 20 25.8 sun 07 PM 26.8 26.9 27.0 26.2 22.3
San Antonio River Goliad 25 26.7 sun 07 PM 27.7 28.3 16.5 11.1 9.7
744 PM CST sun Nov 22 2009
The Flood Warning continues for the Guadalupe River near Bloomington. * Until further notice... or until the warning is cancelled. * At 7:00 PM Sunday the stage was 25.8 feet. * Moderate flooding is occurring and major flooding is forecast. * Flood stage is 20.0 feet. * Forecast... the river will continue rising to near 27.1 feet early Wednesday morning then begin falling.
* At 27.0 feet major flooding occurs. Flow downstream near Highway 35 is several hundred yards wide... cutting off many of the lowest homes. Livestock are cut off and could drown. Pumps... tank batteries... and any equipment in the flood plain below Victoria are flooded. The campground near Tivoli below Highway 35 and residences just above Highway 35 are flooded.
744 PM CST sun Nov 22 2009
... Flood Warning extended until late Wednesday night... the Flood Warning continues for the Guadalupe River at Victoria. * Until late Wednesday night... or until the warning is cancelled. * At 7:17 PM Sunday the stage was 26.7 feet. * Minor flooding is occurring and moderate flooding is forecast. * Flood stage is 21.0 feet. * Forecast... the river will continue rising to near 28.4 feet by Tuesday morning. Then begin to fall to below flood stage by Wednesday evening.
* At 28.5 feet water is in the first parking lot on mccright and in the field across from the zoo. Water reaches Spring Creek drive at the Railroad underpass... and may begin to flow over constitution and Craig. The Old Town area may be threatened.
... Dense fog advisory remains in effect from 1 am to 9 am CST Monday...
A dense fog advisory remains in effect from 1 am to 9 am CST Monday.
Areas of fog will develop late this evening and increase in coverage overnight. The fog will become dense in many areas... leading to visibilities less than one quarter mile.
Motorist should allow for extra time to reach their destination during early morning morning.
Precautionary/preparedness actions...
A dense fog advisory means that fog has reduced visibilities to one-quarter of a mile or less for 2 or more hours.
2009 Hurricane Coverage
Flood Warning
Dense Fog Advisory