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FXUS64 KBRO 032113
AFDBRO
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
313 PM CST WED DEC 3 2008
.UPDATE...CANCELLED THE WINDS ADVISORY FOR HIDALGO AND BROOKS
COUNTIES WITH WINDS DIMINISHING AS THE LOW LEVEL JET SHIFTS EAST
AND COLD FRONT APPROACHING SOUTH TEXAS. WINDS STILL HANGING ON
ACROSS THE COASTAL COUNTIES SO WILL MAINTAIN THE NPW UNTIL 6 PM.
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION...ISSUED 119 PM CST WED DEC 3 2008...WINDY
CONDITIONS CONTINUE TODAY AS AIR RUSHES AHEAD THE APPROACHING COLD
FRONT. WINDS WILL REMAIN HIGH TODAY...BUT WILL HAVE SOME SLIGHT
DECREASE AS THE MAIN JET IS FORCED OFFSHORE BY THE APPROACHING
FRONT. CURRENTLY THE FRONT RUNS FROM DFW METROPLEX SOUTHWEST TO
JUNCTION...AND IS PROGRESSING SOUTHEAST AROUND 25 MPH. THE FRONT
SHOULD SWEEP THROUGH DEEP SOUTH TEXAS BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND
3AM...AND WILL SWITCH WINDS TO THE NORTHWEST AROUND 15MPH. FRONT
WILL ALSO INTRODUCE COLDER DRIER AIR INTO THE REGION FOR TOMORROW.
THE WILL BE SOME TEMPERATURES RISES DURING THE DAY TOMORROW...AS
DAYTIME HEATING SHOULD OVERCOME THE CAA SPEED. OVERRUNNING
CONDITIONS WILL SET UP ON FRIDAY...AS THE SFC HIGH TO THE NORTH
CREATES WEAK EAST WINDS...WHILE WINDS ALOFT CONTINUE TO RACE IN
FROM THE WEST AND SOUTHWEST. WHILE MOISTURE MAY BE HARD TO COME BY
FOR PRECIPITATION...CLOUD COVER WILL BE THICK. TEMPS BEHIND THE
FRONT WILL HAVE TROUBLE REACHING NORMAL IN THE LOWER 70S THROUGH
SATURDAY DUE TO CAA AND DEEP CLOUD COVER.
AVIATION...
VFR CONDITIONS WILL DOMINATE THE REGIONAL AIRPORTS FOR THE NEXT
24 HOURS. WINDS WILL BE STRONG FROM THE SOUTH TODAY BECOMING LIGHT
TO MODERATE TONIGHT. WINDS WILL BE MODERATE FROM THE NORTH ON
THURSDAY.
MARINE...
THE 12 NOON BOY020 REPORTED WINDS FROM THE SOUTH AT 19 KNOTS
GUSTING TO 25 KNOTS WITH SEAS 8.9 FEET AT 8 SECONDS. THE
COMBINATION OF A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE GREAT
PLAINS AND HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GULF IS CAUSING VERY STRONG
WINDS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS TODAY. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES ARE IN
EFFECT FOR THE BOTH THE LAGUNA AND THE OPEN WATERS TODAY. A COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE COASTAL WATERS OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS ON
THURSDAY CAUSING MODERATE NORTH WINDS IN ITS WAKE. SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORIES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT ON THURSDAY.
WINDS AND SEAS WILL DECREASE BY FRIDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS
INTO THE AREA THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
BAYVIEW/PORT ISABEL 56 64 51 67 / 10 10 10 20
BROWNSVILLE 54 64 50 66 / 10 10 10 20
HARLINGEN 54 65 48 66 / 10 10 10 20
MCALLEN 55 68 49 62 / 10 10 10 20
RIO GRANDE CITY 51 67 43 57 / 10 0 10 20
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND 59 66 51 68 / 10 10 10 20
&&
.BRO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR TXZ251-254>257.
GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR GMZ130-
132-135.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR GMZ150-155-
170-175.
&&
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