Flash Flood Warning 1, NWS Brownsville, TX

691 
WGUS74 KBRO 140105
FFSBRO

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
805 PM CDT THU JUN 13 2013

TXC505-140200-
/O.CON.KBRO.FF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130614T0200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ZAPATA TX-
805 PM CDT THU JUN 13 2013

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN ZAPATA COUNTY
UNTIL 900 PM CDT...

  LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...LOPENO...MORALES-SANCHEZ...ALEJANDRENAS 
  AND NEW FALCON.

AT 801 PM CDT...THE ZAPATA COUNTY SHERIFFS DEPARTMENT REPORTED FLOODING
AFFECTING HIGHWAY 83 IN THE VICNITY OF FALCON IN SOUTHERN ZAPATA COUNTY. 
THE DEPTH AND MOVEMENT OF THE FLOODWATERS IS UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.

RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
OCCUR.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

EXCESSIVE RUNOFF WILL CAUSE FLOODING OF SMALL ARROYOS AND STREAMS...
AND SOME COUNTRY ROADS. FARMLAND ALONG STREAM BANKS WILL BE INUNDATED. 
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE INTO AREAS WHERE THE WATER COVERS THE ROAD.
THE WATER DEPTH MAY BE TOO GREAT TO ALLOW YOUR CAR TO CROSS SAFELY.
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND.

TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN
BROWNSVILLE.

&&

LAT...LON 2697 9913 2699 9896 2678 9896 2668 9901
      2657 9917 2658 9918 2662 9918 2667 9921
      2672 9921 2675 9925 2679 9925 2681 9927

$$

TOMASELLI

331 
WGUS74 KBRO 140137
FFSBRO

FLASH FLOOD STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
837 PM CDT THU JUN 13 2013

TXC505-140200-
/O.CON.KBRO.FF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-130614T0200Z/
/00000.0.ER.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.000000T0000Z.OO/
ZAPATA TX-
837 PM CDT THU JUN 13 2013

...FLASH FLOOD WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN ZAPATA COUNTY
UNTIL 900 PM CDT...

  LOCATIONS AFFECTED INCLUDE...LOPENO...MORALES-SANCHEZ...ALEJANDRENAS 
  AND NEW FALCON.

AT 835 PM CDT...THE ZAPATA COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGER REPORTED FLOODWATERS 
OF 1 FOOT DEEP ON HIGHWAY 83 IN THE VICINITY OF FALCON. 

RUNOFF FROM THIS EXCESSIVE RAINFALL WILL CAUSE FLASH FLOODING TO
CONTINUE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

WIDESPREAD FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR WILL OCCUR SOON. MOST ARROYOS AND
CREEKS WILL FLOOD. NUMEROUS ROADS WILL BE CLOSED...AND LIVESTOCK WILL
BE LOST. MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IMMEDIATELY!

BE ESPECIALLY CAUTIOUS AT NIGHT WHEN IT IS HARDER TO RECOGNIZE THE
DANGERS OF FLOODING. IF FLASH FLOODING IS OBSERVED ACT QUICKLY. MOVE
UP TO HIGHER GROUND TO ESCAPE FLOOD WATERS. DO NOT STAY IN AREAS
SUBJECT TO FLOODING WHEN WATER BEGINS TO RISE.

THIS IS A LIFE THREATENING FLOOD! MOST FLOOD DEATHS OCCUR IN
AUTOMOBILES. STAY HOME. IF TRAVELING...DO NOT CROSS FLOODED ROADWAYS
OR STREAMS. WHEN NEARING A FLOOD AREA...TURN AROUND AND DRIVE TO
HIGHER TERRAIN.

TO REPORT FLOODING...HAVE THE NEAREST LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY RELAY
YOUR REPORT TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN
BROWNSVILLE.

&&

LAT...LON 2697 9913 2699 9896 2678 9896 2668 9901
      2657 9917 2658 9918 2662 9918 2667 9921
      2672 9921 2675 9925 2679 9925 2681 9927

$$

TOMASELLI

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
633 PM CDT THU JUN 13 2013

.DISCUSSION...UPDATED FOR LATEST AVIATION DISCUSSION BELOW.

&&

.AVIATION...EARLIER CONVECTION HAS MOVED TO THE FAR WESTERN AND
NORTHERN PARTS OF THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND DEEP SOUTH TEXAS.
EXPECT VFR CONDITIONS TO PREVAIL THROUGH THE EVENING WITH CIRRUS
OVERHEAD. MVFR CEILINGS WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AS MIXING
DECREASES AND CLOUD BASES LOWER. CANNOT RULE OUT SOME SHOWERS
EARLY FRIDAY MORNING BUT EXPECT COVERAGE TO BE SPOTTY. VFR
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TOMORROW WITH CEILINGS RISING BY
MIDMORNING.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 256 PM CDT THU JUN 13 2013/

SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT/...
ELONGATED 500MB LOW ACROSS NORTHERN MEXICO CONTINUES TO PROVIDE
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED CONVECTION ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTH TEXAS THIS
AFTERNOON. THIS FEATURE IS EXPECTED TO DRIFT SLOWLY NORTHWARD INTO
WEST TX TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY. LOW TO MID LEVEL MOISTURE WILL REMAIN
HIGH ACROSS WEST TX INTO NORTHERN MEXICO WITH DRIER AIR ACROSS EAST
TX. WITH THE WEAKNESS IN THE RIDGE ACROSS THE AREA...A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE
VALLEY TONIGHT THROUGH FRI NIGHT AS WEAK VORTICITY ROTATES AROUND
THE UPPER LOW ACROSS NORTHEAST MEXICO INTO SOUTH TX. /61/

LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...
WEATHER ACROSS OUR AREA WILL LIKELY BE INFLUENCED...AT LEAST
INITIALLY...BY A SHORTWAVE TROUGH STRETCHED FROM THE CAPROCK TO THE
BIG BEND.  THIS FEATURE IS EXPECTED TO DAMPEN AS IT HEADS EAST...AND
ALLOWS BROAD RIDGING ALOFT TO REBUILD OVER OUR AREA BY SUNDAY.

BIG QUESTION IS WHETHER WE WILL CONTINUE TO SEE SPOTTY SHOWERS INTO
SATURDAY AS THIS BIT OF FORCING TRAVERSES OUR REGION.  GIVEN THE
FLOW ALOFT...ANY ADDITIONAL FORCING /PROVIDED BY A FRONT FOR
EXAMPLE/ SHOULD REMAIN NORTH OF THE RED RIVER AND WILL LIKELY NOT
PROVIDE ANY ADDITIONAL SUPPORT.

AMPLE BOUNDARY LAYER MOISTURE IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN ACROSS OUR
REGION...WITH PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES BETWEEN 1 AND 2 STANDARD
DEVIATIONS ABOVE NORMAL FOR JUNE.  SOME INSTABILITY MAY ALSO BE
PRESENT...BUT FORECAST SOUNDINGS SUGGEST THAT MUCH OF THE AVAILABLE
INSTABILITY WILL NOT BE SURFACE-BASED.  BESIDES...THE BEST FORCING
/SO-TO-SPEAK/ WILL LIKELY BE AFFECTING THE RGV/DEEP SOUTH TEXAS
DURING A DIURNAL MINIMUM IN INSTABILITY.

ALL OF THIS LEADS ME TO PROVIDE A FAIRLY LOW CONFIDENCE
PROGNOSTICATION OF THE LOW POSSIBILITY OF SPOTTY SHOWERS.  RIGHT
NOW...IT LOOKS LIKE THE BEST ODDS OF SEEING MEASURABLE RAIN WILL
OCCUR WEST OF US-281 CONCURRENT WITH SLIGHTLY BETTER FORCING.  OTHER
SHOWERS MAY BE SEEN CLOSER TO THE COAST...WHERE SOME STREAMER
SHOWERS MAY MOVE ONSHORE.  THAT SAID...I HAVE INCREASED SHOWER
PROBABILITIES FOR SATURDAY...WITH TAPERING VALUES THROUGH THE DAY.

LUCKY FOR ALL INVOLVED...FORECAST CONFIDENCE INCREASES BY THE START
OF THE THIRD FULL WEEK IN JUNE.  BROAD RIDGING ALOFT SHOULD KEEP THE
MAIN STORM TRACK WELL TO OUR NORTH...WITH A DEEP FETCH OF EAST TO
SOUTHEAST SURFACE WINDS CIRCULATING AROUND A SURFACE HIGH IN THE
ATLANTIC.  WE SHOULD RETURN TO A DRIER WEATHER PATTERN BY
MONDAY...AS THE AXIS OF BOUNDARY LAYER MOISTURE SHIFTS WEST OF THE
AREA.  AND WITH RIDGING LARGELY EXPECTED TO HOLD...LOOK FOR DRY
CONDITIONS FOR MUCH OF THE UPCOMING WORKWEEK.

A STORM SYSTEM IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ONSHORE IN THE PACIFIC NORTHWEST
BY MID-WEEK...WHICH SHOULD RESULT IN SOME AMPLIFICATION OF THE
RIDGING ACROSS THE LONE STAR STATE.  AS SUCH...THE BIGGEST POTENTIAL
IMPACT FOR THE LONG TERM PORTION OF THE FORECAST SHOULD BE AFTERNOON
TEMPERATURES.  CONFIDENCE IS FAIRLY HIGH THAT TEMPERATURES WILL
REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL /LOWER-MIDDLE 90S/ FOR MID-JUNE...AND THIS TREND
HAS BEEN MAINTAINED WITH THE FORECAST PACKAGE THIS AFTERNOON.  /53/

MARINE...

TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT...
SEAS WERE NEAR 3 FEET WITH EAST-SOUTHEAST WINDS NEAR 10 KNOTS AT
BUOY020 EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. LIGHT TO MODERATE SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL
PREVAIL ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY AS WEAK HIGH
PRESSURE PREVAILS ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO.  /61/

SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...
MODERATE WINDS AND SEAS ARE GENERALLY EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY NEXT
WEEK.  COMBINED SEAS SHOULD AVERAGE 4 FEET OR LESS /ESPECIALLY THIS
WEEKEND/.  WINDS/SEAS MAY INCREASE SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...AND
COULD NECESSITATE SMALL CRAFT TO EXERCISE CAUTION BY THE END OF THE
WEEKEND OR EARLY NEXT WEEK.  /53/

&&

.BRO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...NONE.
GM...NONE.
&&

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

58

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
545 AM CDT THU JUN 13 2013

TXZ248>257-141100-
ZAPATA-JIM HOGG-BROOKS-KENEDY-STARR-HIDALGO-INLAND WILLACY-
INLAND CAMERON-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON-
545 AM CDT THU JUN 13 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR DEEP SOUTH TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE
TODAY AND TONIGHT. SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE BRIEF
HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND WIND GUSTS FROM 15 TO 25 MPH.

NO OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

GMZ130-132-135-150-155-170-175-141100-
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-
545 AM CDT THU JUN 13 2013

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE
TODAY AND TONIGHT. SOME OF THESE THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE BRIEF
HEAVY DOWNPOURS AND BRIEF WIND GUSTS FROM 15 TO 20 KNOTS.

NO OTHER HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.