Strong southerly winds occurred across the Coastal Bend on the 21st as a strong surface low pressure area moved out of west Texas into central Texas. Southerly winds gusted from 50 to 55 mph over the Coastal Bend.
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Strong southerly winds occurred across the Coastal Bend on the 21st as a strong surface low pressure area moved out of west Texas into central Texas. Southerly winds gusted from 50 to 55 mph over the Coastal Bend. The winds produced power outages in the Corpus Christi area.
The local office's own words before the first event, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Corpus Christi, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before the first event at Mar 21, 10:48 AM CST, 2 hours 12 minutes earlier.
Area Forecast Discussion...UPDATED
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
1148 AM CDT Mon Mar 21 2022
.UPDATE...
18Z aviation discussion is included below.
Just a couple updates this morning to account for a hefty cap over
the region and recent observed and model trends. PoPs were
lowered this morning over all but Calhoun and Victoria counties
where shallow streamer showers continue to race north along a
50-60 knot LLJ. The cap is expected to hold firm over much of the
region this afternoon with dry and windy conditions in general,
except over portions of the northern Brush Country and northern
Coastal Plains where stronger heating along a developing dryline
could compromise the cap just enough for some deep convection.
However, these prospects are looking more conditional so have
lowered PoPs there to just 20-30%. Compared to remaining CAMs
that keep the cap intact through the daylight hours, the HRRR is
quickly becoming an outlier with scattered TS developing in our
north-central counties from 5-7 PM. Further revisions to PoPs may
be required this afternoon based on both observed and model
trends. Other than inserting a severe mention in the grids
throughout much of the Slight risk area, no other forecast
updates necessary at this time.
&&
.AVIATION...
MVFR CIGs are already improving from LRD-COT, with a similar
trend for ALI and CRP in the next few hours. IFR layers are likely
to occupy VCT through tonight. A strong southerly low level jet
of 50-60 knots over CRP and VCT will depart north through the
afternoon ahead of a developing dryline expected to stall just
west of ALI by 4 PM or so.
It's looking less likely that TS will develop along the dryline
thanks to strong capping, but overnight and especially after
midnight ISO-SCT TS can't be ruled out from ALI-CRP with even
higher probabilities at VCT ahead of a cold front. Some severe TS
are possible with large hail and downbursts. Otherwise, CIGs will
lower to MVFR from CRP-ALI after sunset and not return to VFR
until FROPA Tue morning. The strongest southerly winds of 30-40
knots at CRP will taper this evening, so an Airport Weather
Warning for 35+ knots continues here until 7 PM.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
Corpus Christi 83 63 82 48 73 / 20 50 10 0 0
Victoria 78 61 76 44 69 / 50 70 20 0 0
Laredo 95 58 82 48 75 / 0 20 0 0 0
Alice 92 60 84 46 76 / 20 40 0 0 0
Rockport 78 64 81 50 73 / 20 60 20 0 0
Cotulla 95 56 80 46 76 / 10 10 0 0 0
Kingsville 90 62 83 47 74 / 10 50 0 0 0
Navy Corpus 77 65 78 53 69 / 20 50 20 0 0
&&
.CRP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...Fire Weather Watch from Tuesday morning through Tuesday evening
For the following zones: Bee...Coastal Kleberg...Coastal
Nueces...Duval...Inland Kleberg...Inland Nueces...Inland
San Patricio...Jim Wells...La Salle...Live Oak...McMullen...
Webb.
Wind Advisory until 7 PM CDT this evening For the following
zones: Aransas Islands...Bee...Calhoun Islands...Coastal
Aransas...Coastal Calhoun...Coastal Kleberg...Coastal
Nueces...Coastal Refugio...Coastal San Patricio...Goliad...
Inland Calhoun...Inland Kleberg...Inland Nueces...Inland
Refugio...Inland San Patricio...Jim Wells...Kleberg
Islands...Live Oak...Nueces Islands...Victoria.
High Rip Current Risk through Tuesday morning For the following
zones: Aransas Islands...Calhoun Islands...Kleberg
Islands...Nueces Islands.
Red Flag Warning until 9 PM CDT this evening For the following
zones: Duval...Inland Kleberg...Inland Nueces...Jim Wells...
La Salle...Live Oak...McMullen...Webb.
GM...Gale Warning until 7 PM CDT this evening 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.
&&
MCZ/93...AVIATIONHazardous Weather Outlook National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX 527 AM CDT Mon Mar 21 2022 TXZ229>234-239>247-342>347-442-443-447-221030- La Salle-McMullen-Live Oak-Bee-Goliad-Victoria-Webb-Duval- Jim Wells-Inland Kleberg-Inland Nueces-Inland San Patricio- Coastal Aransas-Inland Refugio-Inland Calhoun-Coastal Kleberg- Coastal Nueces-Coastal San Patricio-Aransas Islands- Coastal Refugio-Coastal Calhoun-Kleberg Islands-Nueces Islands- Calhoun Islands- 527 AM CDT Mon Mar 21 2022 This hazardous weather outlook is for South Texas. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight There is a Slight Risk for severe thunderstorms today and tonight for the northern Brush Country, northern Coastal Plains and the Victoria Crossroads, with a Marginal Risk farther south and west. The main hazards are isolated large hail and damaging winds. A few tornadoes cannot be ruled out. Continue to monitor the forecast for the latest updates. Wind Advisory in effect from 10 AM to 7 PM for the Coastal Plains, generally near and east of US Highway 281. High Rip Current Risk in effect today and tonight for gulf-facing beaches of the Middle Texas Coast. Red Flag Warning in effect from 1 PM to 9 PM today for areas generally west of I-37 for Critical Fire Weather. A new Fire Weather Watch is in effect for Tuesday for Critical Fire Weather as well. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday A Fire Weather Watch is in effect Tuesday afternoon for areas generally west of a Corpus Christi to Beeville line in the. wake of a cold front. Elevated fire weather is likely on Wednesday. There is a Moderate risk of rip currents for the beaches of the Middle Texas coast Tuesday. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated. GMZ230-235-250-255-270-275-221030- 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- 527 AM CDT Mon Mar 21 2022 This hazardous weather outlook is for the Middle Texas Coastal Waters. .DAY ONE...Today and Tonight Gale Warning in effect from 11 AM to 7 PM today for the bays and gulf waters. Small Craft Advisories are in place this morning ahead of the Gale Warning, and are expected to resume tonight behind the Gale Warning. Scattered thunderstorms are expected today through early Tuesday morning. Some storms may become strong to severe ahead of and along a cold front Tuesday morning. Continue to monitor the forecast for the latest updates. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Tuesday through Sunday Small Craft Advisory conditions are expected over the Gulf waters Tuesday into Tuesday night. Isolated to scattered thunderstorms are possible early Tuesday morning. Some storms may be strong along a cold front early Tuesday morning. Continue to monitor the forecast for the latest updates. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Spotter activation is not anticipated. CB/TMT
The national radar mosaic for the moment the first event began.
1 high wind. Local standard time, as filed.
Southerly winds gusted from 50 to 55 mph across the Coastal Bend during the afternoon of the 21st. The winds caused power outages across the city of Corpus Christi.
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