Red Flag Warning 25, NWS Brownsville, TX

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
915 PM CST SAT DEC 13 2008

.DISCUSSION...SURFACE WINDS AROUND THE BRO CWA CONTINUE TO DIMINISH
WITH GENERALLY CLEAR SKIES PREVAILING. EXPECT SOME SCT/BKN SC DECKS
TO FORM AFTER MIDNIGHT THROUGH SUN MORNING ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE
EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE BRO CWA. THE STRENGTHENING WAA TODAY AND
TOMORROW WILL CONTINUE TO WARM UP TEMPS NICELY. THIS IS WELL
REFLECTED IN THE CURRENT ZFP. WILL MAKE SOME MINOR ADJUSTMENTS TO
THE CURRENT CLD WORDING BUT NO OTHER CHANGES ARE NEEDED AT THIS
TIME.
&&

.MARINE...SEAS WERE NEAR 10 FEET WITH SOUTHEAST WINDS NEAR 21 KNOTS
WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 29 KNOTS AT BUOY020 THIS EVENING. WILL CONTINUE
SCA FOR THE OFFSHORE WATERS TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY AS THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT REMAINS TIGHT ACROSS THE LOWER TX COAST. WILL ADJUST WAVE
HEIGHTS GRIDS SLIGHTLY TO REFLECT CURRENT TRENDS. OTHERWISE...NO
CHANGES EXPECTED TO THE CURRENT MARINE GRIDS.
&&

.AVIATION...SATELLITE IMAGES AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATE CLEAR
SKIES ACROSS DEEP SOUTH TX THIS EVENING. VFR CONDITIONS TO PREVAIL
TONIGHT BEFORE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE ALLOWS MVFR CEILINGS TO DEVELOP BY
12Z. KBRO 88D RADAR VAD WINDS INDICATED MAX WINDS OF 43KTS AT
4000FT. WILL CONTINUE TO MENTION LOW LEVEL WIND SHEAR AS WINDS AT
THE SURFACE DIMINISH WITH THE LOSS OF DIURNAL HEATING. CEILINGS
SHOULD IMPROVE TO VFR CONDITIONS AFTER 15Z AS DIURNAL HEATING
INCREASES. WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE AS WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE LOW
LEVEL JET ACROSS THE LOWER TX COAST MIX DOWN.
&&

.BRO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...FIRE WEATHER WATCH THROUGH
SUNDAY EVENING FOR TXZ248>257. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 6 AM TO
6 PM CST SUNDAY FOR GMZ130-132-135. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 7
PM CST SUNDAY FOR GMZ150-155-170-175.
&&

THIS PRODUCT IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BROWNSVILLE

SYNOPTIC/GRIDS...60
MARINE/AVIATION/MESO...61

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
605 PM CST SAT DEC 13 2008

GMZ130-132-135-150-155-170-175-TXZ248>257-141200-
LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE PORT OF BROWNSVILLE TO THE ARROYO COLORADO-
LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE ARROYO COLORADO TO 5 NM NORTH OF PORT
MANSFIELD TX-
LAGUNA MADRE FROM 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TO BAFFIN BAY TX-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-ZAPATA-JIM HOGG-BROOKS-KENEDY-STARR-HIDALGO-INLAND WILLACY-
INLAND CAMERON-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON-
605 PM CST SAT DEC 13 2008

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR DEEP SOUTH TEXAS...THE GULF
OF MEXICO AND THE LAGUNA MADRE.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES OF DEEP OUTH
TEXAS THROUGH TONIGHT.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL COUNTIES OF DEEP SOUTH
TEXAS THROUGH TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL CONTINUE FOR THE OFFSHORE GULF OF MEXICO
COASTAL WATERS THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL
BE IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR
THE LAGUNA MADRE.

THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES
OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS SUNDAY.

A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL COUNTIES OF DEEP SOUTH
TEXAS THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

SPEECE