FXUS64 KBRO 100234
AFDBRO
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
934 PM CDT SAT MAY 9 2009
.DISCUSSION...ISSUED UPDATED ZONE FORECAST...INCREASING SKY COVER
FOR TONIGHT TO ACCOUNT FOR CLOUDINESS ASSOCIATED WITH THUNDERSTORMS
OVER NORTHEAST MEXICO...AND TO BRING FORECAST MORE IN LINE WITH
CURRENT TAF PACKAGE. NO END IN SIGHT TO ONGOING PERIOD OF VERY DRY
WEATHER AND HOT TEMPERATURES. HOWEVER...LONG RANGE MODELS SUGGEST
THAT TEMPERATURES MAY GRADUALLY COOL FROM WELL ABOVE NORMAL TO NEAR
NORMAL LEVELS DURING THE NEXT SEVEN DAYS. NO FORECAST ADJUSTMENTS
MADE BEYOND TONIGHT.
&&
.MARINE...BOY020 REPORTED WINDS FROM THE EAST AT 12 TO 14 KNOTS WITH 
SEAS 4.6 FEET AT 7 SECONDS. SOUTHEAST WINDS SHOULD BE LIGHT TO 
MODERATE SUNDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE AREA. A WEAK COLD 
FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH NORTH TEXAS MONDAY AND THIS SHOULD 
PROVIDE LIGHT TO MODERATE SOUTHEAST WINDS ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS 
THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. WINDS AND SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE LATE 
TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY AS A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM SLOWLY MOVES ACROSS 
THE SOUTHERN PLAINS.
&&
.AVIATION...VFR CONDITIONS SHOULD PREVAIL OVER THE REGIONAL AIRPORTS 
THROUGH THIS EVENING. LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL ALLOW MVFR CIGS TO 
FORM LATER TONIGHT. VFR CONDITIONS SHOULD PREVAIL BY LATE SATURDAY 
MORNING AS A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE AREA.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
BAYVIEW/PORT ISABEL  77  91  77  90 /   0   0   0   0 
BROWNSVILLE          76  93  76  92 /   0   0   0   0 
HARLINGEN            76  94  75  94 /   0   0   0   0 
MCALLEN              76  96  75  96 /   0   0   0   0 
RIO GRANDE CITY      76 100  74 101 /   0   0   0   0 
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND   77  86  77  86 /   0   0   0   0 
&&
.BRO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...NONE. 
&&
$$
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SYNOPTIC/GRIDS...TOMASELLI-66
MARINE/AVIATION/MESO...FLATT-65