Severe Thunderstorm Warning 60, NWS Corpus Christi, TX

COASTAL BEND FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
910 AM CST TUE NOV 26 2002

CAA WILL CONT THRU THE AFTERNOON. HIGH TEMPS HAVE ALREADY BEEN
REACHED AND TEMPS ARE STEADILY FALLING. THIS AFT TEMPS SHOULD HOLD
STEADY IN THE 40S ACROSS MUCH OF S TX. WILL TWEAK TEMP FCST TO
REFLECT CURRENT CONDITIONS. SFC TROF LOCATED OVER THE COASTAL
WATERS...IS EXPECTED TO MOVE E ACROSS THE OPEN WATERS THIS
AFTERNOON...AS A S/WV TREKS NE. CURRENTLY THE REGION IS UNDER THE
LFQ OF UPPER JET. MODELS SHIFT THE JET NE...PLACING REGION IN RRQ
LATER THIS AFTERNOON...ALONG WITH ANOTHER IN A SERIES OF S/WVS. THE
850MB FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THRU LATER THIS EVENING. THE
COMBINATION IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE ANOTHER ROUND OF ELEVATED
CONVECTION THIS AFTERNOON. WILL CONT WITH PERIODS OF RAIN AND A FEW
TSRAS. WITH HIGH PRES BLDG...WINDS EXPECTED TO INCREASE THIS
AFTERNOON AND THRU TONIGHT...THUS NO CHANGES TO WIND FCST.

MARINE...COLD FRONT/FRONTAL WAVE AND ASSOCIATED BOUNDARY LAYER
FORCING 40NM OFFSHORE WILL MOVE EAST THIS AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL JET
DYNAMIC SUPPORT(LFQ) CURRENTLY AFFECTING THE NORTHERN BAYS WILL EXIT
NORTH THIS AFTERNOON. GIVEN THIS SCENARIO...FEEL SCATTERED AREAL
COVERAGE WOULD BE MORE APPROPRIATE. COLD THERMAL ADVECTION POISED
ALONG THE COAST WILL OVERSPREAD THE WATERS THIS AFTERNOON BEHIND THE
DEPARTING FRONTAL WAVE. WILL MAINTAIN SCA CONDITIONS AND MAYBE
INCREASE WINDS A TAD(ESPECIALLY OFFSHORE).

.CRP...SCA GMZ230-235-250-255-270-275.

TE...81
BB...85

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
600 AM CST TUE NOV 26 2002

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
NUMEROUS RAIN SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED. BRIEF
HEAVY RAIN AND SMALL HAIL IS POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGEST
THUNDERSTORMS TODAY.  OTHERWISE...ARCTIC AIR WILL CONTINUE TO FILTER
ON INTO THE REGION BEHIND A SECONDARY COLD FRONT.  WINDS WILL BE
STRONG...ESPECIALLY TONIGHT...AND SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES ARE POSTED
FOR THE MARINE AREAS.

.SPOTTER CALL TO ACTION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
THE CHANCE OF RAIN WILL REMAIN IN THE FORECAST THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS SHOULD BE LIGHT AND FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE COLD...HOWEVER NO FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE
ANTICIPATED.  NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

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