688  
FXUS64 KCRP 091552  
AFDCRP  
 
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX  
952 AM CST TUE FEB 9 2010  
   
DISCUSSION
 
A CHILLY DAY IS EXPECTED TDA EVEN WITH THE CLOUDS  
GRADUALLY DIMINISHING FROM NORTH TO SOUTH. CURRENT TRENDS AND LAMP  
DATA SUGGEST HIGHS ONLY IN THE 50S TDA. THE GRADIENT WL RELAX  
THROUGH THE DAY WITH A SLOW DOWNWARD TREND IN WIND SPEEDS. THIS IS  
REFLECTED IN THE GRIDS AND ONLY MINOR CHANGES WERE NEEDED. NO  
SIGNIFICANT CHANGES WERE MADE THIS MORNING TO THE REST OF THE  
PACKAGE.  
 

 
   
MARINE
 
EXTENDED THE SMALL CRAFT ADVY FOR THE BAYS BY ANOTHER  
HOUR. OTHERWISE...MAINTAINED THE CURRENT SCA CONFIGURATION.  
SEAS/WINDS MAY BRIEFLY DROP BELOW SCA CONDITIONS AFTER MIDNIGHT  
TNT BUT WL LKLY COME BACK UP AGAIN AS A COASTAL TROUGH BEGINS  
DEVELOPING ON WED AHEAD OF THE NEXT CALIFORNIA CLOSED LOW.  
 

 
   
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
 
 
CORPUS CHRISTI 53 36 48 42 49 / 0 10 50 70 90  
VICTORIA 51 30 47 37 45 / 0 10 30 70 90  
LAREDO 56 37 46 39 42 / 0 10 60 80 70  
ALICE 53 33 47 39 46 / 0 10 60 70 90  
ROCKPORT 52 36 48 41 50 / 0 10 40 70 90  
COTULLA 53 35 43 37 43 / 0 10 60 80 70  
KINGSVILLE 53 35 49 40 48 / 0 10 50 70 90  
NAVY CORPUS 52 41 49 44 51 / 0 10 40 70 90  
 

 
   
CRP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
 
 
TX...FREEZE WARNING FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING  
ZONES: GOLIAD...VICTORIA.  
 
GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 5 PM CST WEDNESDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING  
ZONES: 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.  
 
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 1 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE  
FOLLOWING ZONES: BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT  
ARANSAS...BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO PORT  
O'CONNOR.  
 
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR THE  
FOLLOWING ZONES: COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT  
ARANSAS OUT 20 NM...COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO  
MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20 NM.  
 

 
 

 
 
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