Red Flag Warning 26, NWS Brownsville, TX

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
334 AM CDT TUE JUL 21 2009

.DISCUSSION...THE RECORD BREAKING HEAT WAVE WILL CONTINUE ACROSS
THE CWA THROUGHOUT THIS UPCOMING WEEK AS 500 MB RIDGING CONTINUES
TO DOMINATE THE WESTERN SECTIONS OF THE LOWER 48 STATES AND BROAD
TROFFING PREVAILING OVER THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTRY. A
STRONG SHORT WAVE WILL MOVE DOWN THE EAST SIDE OF THE RIDGE
AXIS MAINTAINING THE CONV THREAT OVER NORTHERN AND CENTRAL TX
DURING THE LATTER HALF OF THIS WEEK. HOWEVER...THIS FEATURE WILL
NOT DIP FAR ENOUGH SOUTH TO HAVE MUCH OF A EFFECT INITIATING CONV
ACROSS THE BRO CWA AS OVERALL MOISTURE LEVELS WILL REMAIN PRETTY
LIMITED THROUGH DAY 7. THE WESTERN RIDGING MAY EDGE A LITTLE
FURTHER WEST LATE IN THE FORECAST PERIOD TO ALLOW ENOUGH TROFFING
ALONG THE TX COASTLINE TO POSSIBLY ALLOW SOME ISOLD SEA BREEZE
CONV TOWARDS NEXT WEEKEND. OTHERWISE...NIL POPS TO CONTINUE. WITH
THE PERSISTENT RIDGING OVER THE REGION COMBINING WITH THE VERY LOW
ATMS MOISTURE LEVELS...EXPECT A PERSISTENCE PATTERN TO CONTINUE
FOR OVERALL TEMPS. MAV AND MET TEMP GUIDANCE HAVE BEEN PRETTY
CLOSE TO OVERALL OBSERVED TEMPS OVER THE LAST SEVERAL DAYS FOR
BOTH BRO AND HRL. MFE IS A DIFFERENT STORY...WITH MAV AND MET
FORECAST HIGH TEMPS CONSISTENTLY UNDERESTIMATING OBSERVED TEMPS.
ACCORDINGLY... WILL CONTINUE TO GO A BIT HIGHER THAN BOTH MAV AND
MET HIGH TEMP GUIDANCE FOR MFE.
&&

.AVIATION...THE LOCAL TAF SITES ARE REPORTING FEW TO SCT LOW
CLDS WITH HIGHER CIRRUS PASSING OVERHEAD PER IR SATL IMAGES.
SUSTAINED SE WINDS REMAIN AROUND 15 KTS WITH GUSTS AROUND OR JUST
IN EXCESS OF 20 KTS ATTM. THINK THE WINDS WILL REMAIN BREEZY AT
TIMES THE NEXT FEW HRS BUT DIMINISH BEFORE SUNRISE TDA. SKIES
GENERALLY WILL REMAIN CLR WITH THE PREVIOUSLY MENTIONED CIRRUS
REMAINING THE ONLY SKY IMPACTS THRU THE FCST PERIOD. MODERATE TO
STRONG SE WINDS WILL IMPACT THE LOCAL TERMINALS DURING THE DAY
TDA. SE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PEAK BETWEEN 20 TO 30 KTS THRU THE
MIDDAY AND AFTN HRS. EXPECT VFR CONDITIONS TO PREVAIL THE NEXT 24
HRS.
&&

.MARINE...THE 2 AM OBSERVATION FROM BUOY020 INDICATED WINDS WERE
SOUTH SOUTHEAST AROUND 21 KTS GUSTING TO AROUND 25 KTS AND SEAS WERE
AROUND 6 FT WITH A PERIOD OF 6 SECONDS. HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE
WESTERN GULF WILL CONTINUE TO INTERACT WITH AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE
LOCATED WEST AND NORTH OF DEEP SOUTH TX TO PRODUCE A MODERATE TO AT
TIMES STRONG ONSHORE FLOW ACROSS THE LOWER TX COASTAL WATERS THE
NEXT COUPLE DAYS. ANTICIPATING EXERCISE CAUTION CONDITIONS WITH
PERIODIC SCA CONDITIONS POSSIBLE THRU MIDWEEK. MODERATE TO
OCCASIONALLY STRONG SE WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE DAYTIME
TDA ACROSS THE LAGUNA MADRE. DECIDED TO ISSUE AN SCA FOR THE
LAGUNA FROM LATE THIS MRNG TO THIS EVE DUE TO THE EXPECTED
STRONGER WINDS. WINDS HAVE PEAKED DURING THIS PERIOD THE LAST
COUPLE DAYS AND WOULD EXPECT TDA TO BE NO EXCEPTION. OFFSHORE
WINDS WILL REMAIN MODERATE TO STRONG DURING THE OVRNGT AND EARLY
MRNG PERIODS. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN CHECK REMAINING IN A
LOW TO MODERATE STATE THRU THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT WILL BEGIN TO RELAX A BIT TWD THE END OF THE
WEEK...RESULTING IN LIGHTER WINDS AND LOW TO MODERATE SEAS.
&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
BAYVIEW/PORT ISABEL  96  80  96  79 /  10  10  10  10
BROWNSVILLE          97  79  97  77 /  10  10  10  10
HARLINGEN            99  78  99  76 /  10  10  10  10
MCALLEN             104  79 103  77 /  10  10  10  10
RIO GRANDE CITY     105  80 104  79 /  10  10  10  10
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND   91  81  90  80 /  10  10  10  10
&&

.BRO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 10
AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR GMZ130-132-135.
&&

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

SYNOPTIC/GRIDS...60
MARINE/AVIATION/MESO...57

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
530 AM CDT TUE JUL 21 2009

GMZ130-132-135-150-155-170-175-TXZ248>257-221100-
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-
530 AM CDT TUE JUL 21 2009

...ELEVATED HEAT INDEX VALUES CONTINUE TODAY...

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THE COMBINATION OF WARM TEMPERATURES AND HIGH DEW POINTS WILL
PRODUCE HEAT INDEX VALUES BETWEEN 105 AND 110 DEGREES TODAY.
RESIDENTS WITH OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES PLANNED ARE URGED TO DRINK
PLENTY OF WATER...WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LIGHT COLORED CLOTHING
AND TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS FROM THE HEAT. YOUNG CHILDREN AND PETS
SHOULD NEVER BE LEFT UNATTENDED IN VEHICLES. THIS IS ESPECIALLY
TRUE DURING WARM OR HOT WEATHER WHEN CAR INTERIORS CAN REACH
LETHAL TEMPERATURES IN A MATTER OF MINUTES.

THERE IS MODERATE RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS AT THE BEACHES OF SOUTH
PADRE ISLAND AND BOCA CHICA.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

ELEVATED HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 105 TO 110 DEGREES WILL LIKELY OCCUR
THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK.

AN ELEVATED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON WEDNESDAY AT
THE BEACHES OF SOUTH PADRE ISLAND AND BOCA CHICA.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
723 AM CDT TUE JUL 21 2009

TXZ248>257-212030-
ZAPATA-JIM HOGG-BROOKS-KENEDY-STARR-HIDALGO-INLAND WILLACY-
INLAND CAMERON-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ZAPATA...HEBBRONVILLE...FALFURRIAS...
SARITA...RIO GRANDE CITY...ROMA...MCALLEN...EDINBURG...PHARR...
MISSION...WESLACO...RAYMONDVILLE...BROWNSVILLE...HARLINGEN...
PORT MANSFIELD...PORT ISABEL...SOUTH PADRE ISLAND...
LAGUNA HEIGHTS...LAGUNA VISTA
723 AM CDT TUE JUL 21 2009

...HEAT INDEX VALUES EXPECTED TO REACH 105 TO 110 DEGREES THIS
AFTERNOON...

ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE TO COMBINE WITH
MODERATELY HIGH AFTERNOON HUMIDITY VALUES TO PRODUCE HEAT INDEX
VALUES OF 105 TO 110 DEGREES DURING THE PEAK HEATING HOURS THIS
AFTERNOON ACROSS MUCH OF THE LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND DEEP
SOUTH TEXAS.

HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 90 TO 95 DEGREES WERE ALREADY OCCURRING IN
SOME LOCATIONS ACROSS DEEP SOUTH TEXAS THIS MORNING. VERY WARM
TEMPERATURES AND HIGH HUMIDITY ACROSS THE LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY
WILL PROVIDE HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 95 TO 100 DEGREES LATER THIS
MORNING AS TEMPERATURES QUICKLY CLIMB FROM THE WARM TEMPERATURES
CURRENTLY ACROSS THE AREA.

DRINK PLENTY OF WATER...BEFORE YOU GET THIRSTY. WEAR LIGHTWEIGHT
AND LIGHT COLORED CLOTHING. RESERVE STRENUOUS EXERCISE FOR EVENING
HOURS. TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS FROM THE HEAT. STAY IN AIR CONDITIONED
LOCATIONS IF POSSIBLE. DO NOT LEAVE CHILDREN OR PETS UNATTENDED IN
VEHICLES UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE DURING
WARM OR HOT WEATHER WHEN VEHICLE INTERIORS CAN REACH LETHAL
TEMPERATURES IN A MATTER OF MINUTES.

CASTILLO