Wind Advisory 16, NWS Brownsville, TX

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WWUS74 KBRO 232318
NPWBRO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
618 PM CDT THU APR 23 2009

...WINDS DIE DOWN AS HEAT LOW TO WEST WEAKENS...

.WINDS HAVE DECREASED LATE THIS AFTERNOON AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT
BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE IN THE GULF AND LOW PRESSURE INLAND HAS
LOOSENED. 

TXZ250-251-253>257-240030-
/O.EXP.KBRO.WI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-090423T2300Z/
BROOKS-KENEDY-HIDALGO-INLAND WILLACY-INLAND CAMERON-
COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALFURRIAS...SARITA...MCALLEN...
EDINBURG...PHARR...MISSION...WESLACO...RAYMONDVILLE...
BROWNSVILLE...HARLINGEN...PORT MANSFIELD...PORT ISABEL...
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND...LAGUNA HEIGHTS...LAGUNA VISTA
618 PM CDT THU APR 23 2009

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
938 PM CDT WED APR 22 2009

.DISCUSSION...NO SIGNIFICANT NEW CHANGES SINCE THE LATE AFTERNOON
UPDATE. THE EVENING SOUNDING CAME IN AT A BONE DRY 0.22 INCHES OF
PWAT. THE DRY TREND SHOULD REVERSE THURSDAY AS STRONGER SOUTHEAST
WINDS DEVELOP. LOW PRESSURE OVER THE TEXAS PANHANDLE WILL TIGHTEN
THE LOCAL PRESSURE GRADIENT. DEW POINTS WILL BEGIN A SLOW CLIMB AS
MOISTURE FLUX FROM THE GULF INCREASES. FIRE WEATHER CONCERNS WILL
STILL BE ELEVATED TOMORROW DUE TO CRITICALLY DRY CONDITIONS AND
WINDS. THE WINDIER PATTERN WILL CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT FEW DAYS.
&&

.PREV UPDATE...ISSUED AT 410 PM CDT WED APR 22 2009...ISSUED A
RED FLAG WARNING FOR INLAND SECTIONS DUE TO A COMBINATION OF
FACTORS THIS AFTERNOON. CRITICALLY DRY FUELS...LOW RELATIVE
HUMIDITY VALUES AND WINDS HAVE INCREASED THE RISK OF WILDFIRES.
GOOD MIXING UNDER SUNNY SKIES HAS ALSO INCREASED GUSTINESS.

IN ADDITION...UPDATED THE MARINE FORECAST TO DELAY THE ONSET OF
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS OFFSHORE. WINDS AND SEAS ARE
BELOW CRITERIA AND NOT FORECAST TO INCREASE SIGNIFICANTLY UNTIL
AT LEAST LATER TONIGHT.
&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
BAYVIEW/PORT ISABEL  70  85  74  86 /   0   0  10   0
BROWNSVILLE          68  85  73  88 /   0   0  10   0
HARLINGEN            65  85  69  89 /   0   0  10   0
MCALLEN              66  90  70  92 /   0   0  10   0
RIO GRANDE CITY      66  91  72  93 /   0   0  10   0
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND   72  82  74  83 /   0   0  10   0

&&

.BRO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM 9 AM CDT THURSDAY THROUGH THURSDAY
     EVENING FOR TXZ248-251>255.

GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS FROM 10 AM TO 7 PM CDT THURSDAY
     FOR GMZ130-132-135.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 4 AM TO 7 PM CDT THURSDAY FOR GMZ150-
     155-170-175.

&&

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

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
935 PM CDT WED APR 22 2009

GMZ130-132-135-150-155-170-175-TXZ248>257-231100-
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-
935 PM CDT WED APR 22 2009

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

THERE IS A MODERATE RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES OF
DEEP SOUTH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

MODERATE TO STRONG WINDS ARE LIKELY THROUGH THE UPCOMING WEEKEND.
THERE IS A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THURSDAY. THE WINDS
COMBINED WITH ABUNDANT DRY AND CURED FUELS WILL ENHANCE THE RISK
FOR WILDFIRES THROUGH THE PERIOD. WINDY CONDITIONS IN PLACE ACROSS
INLAND AREAS COULD RESULT IN THE NEED FOR WIND ADVISORIES.

MODERATE TO STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS ACROSS THE LOWER TEXAS
COASTAL WATERS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY ALONG WITH BUILDING SEAS WILL
LIKELY REQUIRE THE NEED FOR SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES DURING THE
PERIOD. THERE WILL BE A MODERATE RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS AT THE
BEACHES OF SOUTH PADRE ISLAND AND BOCA CHICA ON THURSDAY INTO THE
WEEKEND DUE TO INCREASING WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

MARTIN