Wind Advisory 12, NWS Corpus Christi, TX

592 
WWUS74 KCRP 142359
NPWCRP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
659 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012

...SOUTHEAST WIND SPEEDS WILL CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THIS
EVENING...

.THE STRONG SOUTHEAST WIND ACROSS MUCH OF THE COASTAL BEND WILL
CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS. HOWEVER...BREEZY
TO WINDY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT.

TXZ229>234-239>247-150100-
/O.EXP.KCRP.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-120415T0000Z/
LA SALLE-MCMULLEN-LIVE OAK-BEE-GOLIAD-VICTORIA-WEBB-DUVAL-
JIM WELLS-KLEBERG-NUECES-SAN PATRICIO-ARANSAS-REFUGIO-CALHOUN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COTULLA...CALLIHAM...CROSS...
LOMA ALTA...TILDEN...GEORGE WEST...THREE RIVERS...BEEVILLE...
GOLIAD...VICTORIA...LAREDO...FREER...BENAVIDES...SAN DIEGO...
ALICE...ORANGE GROVE...KINGSVILLE...CORPUS CHRISTI...PORTLAND...
INGLESIDE...ARANSAS PASS...SINTON...MATHIS...ROCKPORT...REFUGIO...
WOODSBORO...PORT LAVACA
659 PM CDT SAT APR 14 2012

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

SOUTHEAST WIND SPEEDS HAVE DIMINISHED OVER THE PAST HOUR ACROSS
MUCH OF SOUTH TEXAS AND HAVE FALLEN BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA.
THUS...THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOW TO EXPIRE. 

$$

RG

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
1147 PM CDT FRI APR 13 2012

.DISCUSSION...UPDATED FOR 06Z AVIATION SECTION BELOW. NO UPDATES
NEEDED IN THIS EVENINGS FORECAST PACKAGE. A FEW STREAMER SHOWERS
SHOWING UP KCRP RADAR...HOWEVER FIGHTING HIGHER CIN VALUES ALONG
THE COAST HOWEVER AND NOT AMOUNTING TO MUCH. DO EXPECT AN INCREASE
IN SHOWERS OVER THE WATERS AND AREAS EAST OF HIGHWAY 281 OVERNIGHT
AS CAP WEAKENS AND STRONG LOW LEVEL JET PERSISTS. WIND SPEEDS WILL
ALSO STAY UP FOR MUCH OF THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...HOWEVER WILL RELAX
SLIGHTLY EARLY MORNING. WINDS WILL THEN INCREASE LATE MORNING AND
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...WITH A WIND ADVISORY POSSIBLE.

&&

.AVIATION...MIX OF SCT/BKN CLOUDS BETWEEN 2-3KFT WILL BECOME
GENERALLY BKN/OVC AFTER 06Z AND PREVAIL AT MVFR LEVELS. THIS
CLOUD DECK MAY LOWER TO AROUND 1500FT AT TIMES THROUGH EARLY
MORNING. WITH WIND SPEEDS AT THE SURFACE REMAINING ELEVATED...WS
LESS OF A FACTOR DESPITE THE STRONG LOW LEVEL JET OVERHEAD. WILL
KEEP WS IN THE TAF FOR LRD WHERE SURFACE WINDS WILL LIKELY
DIMINISH BRIEFLY. WILL MAINTAIN VCSH FOR AREAS ACROSS THE EAST
FOR ISOLATED/STREAMER SHOWERS AFTER 15Z SATURDAY. SOUTHEAST WIND
AROUND 20KT TO 25KT EXPECT DURING THE LATE AFTERNOON/EVENING WITH
GUSTS NEAR 30KTS. DURING THIS PERIOD...CLOUDS ARE EXPECTED TO LIFT
AND SCT TO VFR LEVELS. CLOUDS WILL LOWER AND FILL IN AGAIN LATE IN
THE PERIOD...GENERALLY BETWEEN 03Z-06Z SUNDAY.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
CORPUS CHRISTI    74  83  75  89  72  /  10  20  20  30  70
VICTORIA          72  84  73  84  68  /  10  20  20  40  70
LAREDO            73  95  74  97  70  /  10  10  10  10  40
ALICE             74  88  74  92  71  /  10  20  20  30  60
ROCKPORT          75  82  75  84  71  /  10  20  20  20  70
COTULLA           72  89  73  92  67  /  10  10  20  10  30
KINGSVILLE        74  86  75  91  72  /  10  20  20  20  60
NAVY CORPUS       76  82  75  86  73  /  10  20  20  20  60

&&

.CRP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...NONE.
GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM CDT SATURDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
     ZONES: BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS...
     BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO PORT O'CONNOR...
     COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS OUT 20 NM...
     COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL
     OUT 20 NM...WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS FROM 20
     TO 60 NM...WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP
     CHANNEL FROM 20 TO 60 NM.

&&

RG/82...UPDATE/AVATION

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
458 AM CDT FRI APR 13 2012

TXZ229>234-239>247-141000-
LA SALLE-MCMULLEN-LIVE OAK-BEE-GOLIAD-VICTORIA-WEBB-DUVAL-
JIM WELLS-KLEBERG-NUECES-SAN PATRICIO-ARANSAS-REFUGIO-CALHOUN-
458 AM CDT FRI APR 13 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH TEXAS AND THE MIDDLE
TEXAS COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS
EXTENDING TO THE SOUTHEASTERN COASTAL BEND.

A MODERATE TO HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY AND
TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS SUNDAY NIGHT
AND MONDAY. THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS OVER
THE NORTHERN COASTAL BEND INTO THE VICTORIA CROSSROADS LATE SUNDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. IT IS LIKELY THAT THE SEVERE WEATHER CONCERNS
WILL BE NORTH OF THE AREA MONDAY...BUT A FEW STRONG STORMS CAPABLE
OF PRODUCING HEAVY RAIN WILL BE POSSIBLE.

ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER THE WESTERN BRUSH COUNTRY AND
RIO GRANDE PLAINS ARE POSSIBLE SATURDAY.

THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS FOR THE BEACHES OF THE
MIDDLE TEXAS COAST SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

GMZ230-235-250-255-270-275-141000-
BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS-
BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO PORT O'CONNOR-
COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT
20 NM-WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
458 AM CDT FRI APR 13 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH TEXAS AND THE MIDDLE
TEXAS COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

STRONG ONSHORE FLOW CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT ACROSS THE
BAYS AND MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS. GUSTS TO NEAR GALE FORCE CAN
BE EXPECTED TONIGHT ACROSS THE OFFSHORE WATERS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE BAYS AND GULF
WATERS SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

TE/TMT