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NWS Brownsville, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at May 10, 12:43 PM CST, 5 hours 32 minutes earlier.
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 143 PM CDT WED MAY 10 2006 .DISCUSSION... TEMPERATURES ARE SOARING THIS AFTERNOON...WITH TWO SEPARATE FACTORS. FOR THE LOWER VALLEY...DUE SOUTH WINDS ARE CONTRIBUTING TO HOT AND VERY HUMID CONDITIONS. TO THE NORTH AND WEST...A PREFRONTAL TROUGH HAS TURNED WINDS TO THE NORTHWEST AND IS BEGINNING TO USHER IN DRIER AIR. THE DRIER AIR IS LETTING TEMPERATURES JUMP UP...WITH HEBBRONVILLE AND FALFURRIAS HITTING 106 DEGREES AT THE LAST UPDATE. THE MAIN COLD FRONT IS JUST NOW REACHING THE SAN ANTONIO AREA. HEATING AND THE FRONT WILL LIKELY SPARK SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORM ACTIVITY ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS LATER THIS AFTERNOON. IT LOOKS LIKE SEVERE WEATHER WILL BE LIMITED IN DEEP SOUTH TEXAS...WITH THE BEST DYNAMICS FARTHER NORTH AND EAST. TCU ARE ALREADY STARTING TO POP FROM HBV TO ZAPATA. THE FRONT WILL SWEEP THROUGH TONIGHT AND EARLY TOMORROW. ONCE THE FRONT PASSES...MODELS INDICATE THAT MOST PRECIPITATION WILL END...BUT CLOUD COVER WILL REMAIN THROUGH MOST OF THE AFTERNOON. TEMPS WILL BE MUCH LOWER TOMORROW IN THE MID TO UPPER 80S. WINDS WILL TURN BACK TO SOUTHEAST BY SATURDAY. A SECOND FRONT IS POSSIBLE ON SUNDAY...BUT MAY BE MORE OF A BACK DOOR FRONT. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHEAST...BUT CONDITIONS MAY BE TOO DRY FOR RAINFALL. CONDITIONS SHOULD REMAIN QUIET THEREAFTER WITH DRIER AIR AND NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT. && .MARINE... BUOY 020 INDICATES SOUTH WINDS AT AROUND 15 KNOTS AND SEAS OF 4 TO 5 FEET AT 11 AM. WINDS PICKED UP SOME OVER THE LAGUNA MADRE...SO ISSUED A SCA THROUGH 8 PM. A FRONT PUSHES THROUGH THE LOWER TEXAS COASTLINE THURSDAY MORNING AROUND DAY BREAK...SHIFTING THE WINDS TO THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST. WAVE WATCH III GUIDANCE INDICATES THAT SEAS WILL BUILD TO 2.5 METERS FROM 12 TO 15Z THURSDAY. WINDS WILL BE STRONG FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER THE FRONT MOVES THROUGH...REACHING 25 TO 30 KNOTS OFFSHORE BY MID MORNING. THE GRADIENT WILL BEGIN TO RELAX BY THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING HOWEVER...AS THE SURFACE HIGH IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT SHIFTS TO THE EAST. THIS WILL RESULT IN A MORE ONSHORE SURFACE FLOW INTO SATURDAY AND SUNDAY. MODEL GUIDANCE PUSHES ANOTHER COLD FRONT THROUGH THE AREA SUNDAY NIGHT TO EARLY MONDAY MORNING...SHIFTING WINDS TO NORTHEAST AGAIN...BUT THE MODEL INDICATES A SLIGHTLY WEAKER PUSH...WITH WINDS AND SEAS NOW PROGGED TO BE LESS THAN BEFORE...AND PERHAPS BORDERLINE SCA CRITERIA. && .AVIATION... A COLD FRONT IS NOW MOVING THROUGH SOUTH TEXAS AT AROUND 15 KNOTS. THIS FRONT MAY HELP SPARK CONVECTIVE ACTIVITY LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT AS IT APPROACHES FROM THE NORTH. HEAVIER STORMS MAY OCCUR IN THE MID VALLEY AROUND MCALLEN. HEAVY RAINFALL AND GUSTY WINDS ARE THE MAIN THREATS AT THE MOMENT. GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL SET UP FOR EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...WITH THE FRONT MOVING THROUGH BROWNSVILLE AROUND DAYBREAK. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... BAYVIEW/PORT ISABEL 73 79 65 85 73 / 40 30 10 10 10 BROWNSVILLE 74 83 65 89 73 / 40 30 10 10 10 HARLINGEN 72 83 64 89 71 / 40 30 10 10 10 MCALLEN 72 87 66 90 72 / 40 30 10 10 10 RIO GRANDE CITY 72 89 66 92 72 / 30 20 10 10 10 SOUTH PADRE ISLAND 74 80 69 82 74 / 40 30 10 10 10 && .BRO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... NONE. && 64/54/MARTINEZ
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 335 PM CDT WED MAY 10 2006 TXZ248>257-111100- BROOKS-COASTAL CAMERON-COASTAL WILLACY-HIDALGO-INLAND CAMERON- INLAND WILLACY-JIM HOGG-KENEDY-STARR-ZAPATA- 335 PM CDT WED MAY 10 2006 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR DEEP SOUTH TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. SEVERE THUNDERSTORM WATCH NUMBER 337 HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR DEEP SOUTH TEXAS UNTIL 10 PM CDT. THIS INCLUDES THE COUNTIES OF ZAPATA...JIM HOGG...STARR...WILLACY...HIDALGO...KENEDY...BROOKS AND CAMERON. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH DAMAGING WINDS...HAIL AND VERY HEAVY RAINFALL ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THURSDAY MORNING FOR STRONG NORTH WINDS AND HIGHER SEAS BEHIND A COLD FRONT. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE BY THURSDAY EVENING. WINDS AND SEAS MAY BUILD TO SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CRITERIA BEGINNING SATURDAY AHEAD OF ANOTHER FRONT EXPECTED SUNDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO NORTHEAST BEHIND THE FRONT SUNDAY NIGHT...AND THEN REMAIN NEAR 20 KNOTS THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED THIS EVENING.
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
538 PM CDT WED MAY 10 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0520 PM HAIL FALFURRIAS 27.22N 98.14W
05/10/2006 M0.75 INCH BROOKS TX PUBLIC
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KVANSPEYPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
543 PM CDT WED MAY 10 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0535 PM HAIL 1 N SAN MANUEL 26.58N 98.12W
05/10/2006 M0.75 INCH HIDALGO TX CO-OP OBSERVER
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KVANSPEYPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
546 PM CDT WED MAY 10 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0545 PM HAIL SAN MANUEL 26.57N 98.12W
05/10/2006 M0.75 INCH HIDALGO TX CO-OP OBSERVER
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KVANSPEYPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
639 PM CDT WED MAY 10 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0605 PM HAIL SARITA 27.22N 97.80W
05/10/2006 E0.75 INCH KENEDY TX CO-OP OBSERVER
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APPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
646 PM CDT WED MAY 10 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0640 PM TSTM WND GST HIDALGO 26.10N 98.26W
05/10/2006 E60 MPH HIDALGO TX CO-OP OBSERVER
BORDER PATROL REPORTED WIND GUST LASTED 4 TO 5 MINUTES
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KVANSPEYPRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
650 PM CDT WED MAY 10 2006
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0634 PM TORNADO 25 S SARITA 26.85N 97.80W
05/10/2006 KENEDY TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
REPORTED NEAR ARMSTRONG BY BORDER PATROL
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KVANSPEYThe Brownsville radar (KBRO), 86 km away, was scanning. The volume nearest the first event began at 00:13 UTC.
1 thunderstorm wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Damaging thunderstorm winds knocked down trees, tore shingles off roofs, and snapped a power pole.
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