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FXUS64 KBRO 011908
AFDBRO
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
208 PM CDT FRI MAY 1 2026
..NEW DISCUSSION, MARINE
KEY MESSAGES
UPDATED AT 154 PM CDT FRI MAY 1 2026
KEY MESSAGES:
* COLD FRONT BRINGS LOW TO MEDIUM (20-50%) CHANCE OF RAIN THROUGH
TONIGHT, AND GUSTY WINDS TO 40 MPH TONIGHT AND SATURDAY.
THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE.
* LIFE-THREATENING CONDITIONS ALONG THE LOWER TX COAST SATURDAY
WITH HIGH SURF AND HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.
* ADVERSE MARINE CONDITIONS IN WAKE OF THE COLD FRONT WITH A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY.
* SHARP COOL-DOWN SATURDAY, WITH HIGHS IN THE 70S.
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 154 PM CDT FRI MAY 1 2026
A COLD FRONT IS WORKING ITS WAY THROUGH DEEP S TX THIS AFTERNOON,
EXPANDING FROM RIO GRANDE CITY TO KENEDY COUNTY AT THE TIME OF
WRITING. SCATTERED SHOWERS ARE FORMING ALONG AND BEHIND THE COLD
FRONT. LATEST HI-RES MODELS ARE IN DECENT AGREEMENT THAT THE
MAJORITY OF STORMS/CONVECTION ALONG THE FRONT OR ASSOCIATED WITH A
SHORTWAVE OVER CENTRAL TX WILL REMAIN TO THE NORTH OF OUR CWA. A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM OR TWO IN THE NORTHERN RANCHLANDS THIS AFTERNOON-
EVENING CANNOT BE RULED OUT. POPS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ARE LOW-
MODERATE TO CAPTURE THE SPOTTY NATURE OF THE SHOWERS ALONG THE
FRONT. POPS ARE HIGHEST (20-50%) ALONG THE FRONT, WHICH WILL
CONTINUE MOVING SOUTHEASTWARD BEFORE EXITING THE VALLEY BEFORE
MIDNIGHT.
THE ENVIRONMENT IS FAVORABLE FOR SEVERE WEATHER, HOWEVER, THE CAP
OVER DEEP S TX TODAY IS DIFFICULT TO OVERCOME. THE STRONGEST FORCING
MECHANISM - A MIDLEVEL SHORTWAVE IN CENTRAL TX - WILL REMAIN TO THE
NORTH. THE SEVERE THREAT APPEARS LIMITED. SPC HAS PLACED BRO IN A
GENERAL THUNDERSTORM (LIMITED TO NO SEVERE) SEVERE WEATHER
OUTLOOK FOR TODAY AND TONIGHT. WITH ANY THUNDERSTORMS THAT
DEVELOP, THE GREATEST HAZARDS ARE LIGHTNING, BRIEFLY HEAVY RAIN,
SMALL HAIL, AND GUSTY WINDS TO 55MPH.
HIGH TEMPERATURES TODAY HAVE ALREADY STARTED DROPPING BEHIND THE
FRONT - IN THE 60S IN ZAPATA AND HEBBRONVILLE, BUT WILL CONTINUE
CLIMBING TO THE 90S IN THE RGV UNTIL NORTHERLY WINDS SETTLE IN LATER
THIS EVENING. OVERNIGHT, CAA WILL CONTINUE FUNNELING IN COOLER AIR,
LEAVING SATURDAY MORNING LOW TEMPS AROUND 60. HIGH TEMPERATURES
TOMORROW WILL STRUGGLE TO CLIMB PAST THE MID 70S (LOW 70S ALONG THE
COAST).
AFTER THE COLD FRONT MOVES OFFSHORE TONIGHT, A STRONG PRESSURE
GRADIENT WILL BRING GUSTY WINDS FROM SUNSET INTO SATURDAY MORNING,
WITH GUSTS TO 35-40 MPH. COASTAL TROUGHING BEHIND THE FRONT HAS A
LOW-MEDIUM CHANCE (20-50%) TO BRING MORE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
TO THE VALLEY SATURDAY MORNING. THESE SHOULD DIMINISH THROUGH THE
DAY SATURDAY AS THE COASTAL LOW CONTINUES MOVING OFFSHORE. DRY
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED SATURDAY EVENING THROUGH AT LEAST MID-WEEK.
IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT, CONDITIONS ALONG LOWER TX BEACHES WILL BE
HAZARDOUS, WITH DANGEROUS SURF AND A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS.
THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS STARTING TONIGHT AT 7 PM
LASTING THROUGH SATURDAY, AND A HIGH SURF ADVISORY BEGINNING AT 1 AM
TONIGHT. STRONG WINDS MAY LEAVE CONCERNS FOR MINOR COASTAL
FLOODING EARLY TOMORROW MORNING AROUND HIGH TIDE.
SUNDAY THROUGH TUESDAY, TEMPERATURES GRADUALLY CLIMB, RETURNING TO
THE 90S. LONG RANGE GUIDANCE IS HINTING AT ANOTHER COLD FRONT NEAR
THE END OF THE PERIOD; STAY TUNED AS FORECAST DETAILS GET IRONED
OUT.
AVIATION
(18Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 1251 PM CDT FRI MAY 1 2026
UNSETTLED WEATHER WITH A PASSING COLD FRONT. THE FRONT IS
CURRENTLY PASSING OVER RIO GRANDE CITY (35NM WEST OF MFE) MOVING
SOUTHEAST, WITH A LAYER OF MVFR CEILINGS BEHIND. AHEAD OF THE
FRONT, CONDITIONS MAY BRIEFLY DROP TO MVFR. WINDS SHIFT TO
NORTHERLY THIS EVENING, BECOMING CALMER BEFORE INCREASING AGAIN
OVERNIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS ALONG AND BEHIND THE FRONT ARE
POSSIBLE, WITH THUNDERSTORMS BRINGING LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS
POSSIBLE (30% OR LESS CHANCE). EXPECT IFR CONDITIONS BETWEEN
SUNSET AND SUNRISE UNDER ANY SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS, WITH MVFR
CONDITIONS LIKELY HANGING AROUND THROUGH THE MORNING. GUSTY
NORTHERLY WINDS UP TO 30 KTS CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY.
MARINE
ISSUED AT 154 PM CDT FRI MAY 1 2026
SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL SHIFT NORTHERLY FOLLOWING COLD FRONT PASSAGE
THIS EVENING, INCREASING TO STRONG WITH GUSTS TO NEAR-GALE. A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY GOES INTO EFFECT THIS EVENING THROUGH
SATURDAY DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS. THERE IS A LOW TO
MEDIUM (20 TO 50 PERCENT) CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS
ALONG THE FRONT THROUGH THIS EVENING. SIMILAR RAIN CHANCES PERSIST
SATURDAY WITH SHOWERS BEHIND THE FRONT. CONDITIONS BEGIN TO
IMPROVE SUNDAY.
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
BROWNSVILLE 62 74 63 81 / 50 30 0 0
HARLINGEN 59 75 59 82 / 40 20 0 0
MCALLEN 63 77 62 85 / 40 20 0 0
RIO GRANDE CITY 59 76 57 84 / 20 10 0 0
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND 67 73 70 77 / 50 30 0 0
BAYVIEW/PORT ISABEL 62 74 64 80 / 50 30 0 0
BRO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
TX...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK FROM 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING THROUGH
SATURDAY EVENING FOR TXZ451-454-455.
HIGH SURF ADVISORY FROM 1 AM SATURDAY TO 1 AM CDT SUNDAY FOR
TXZ451-454-455.
GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM CDT SUNDAY
FOR GMZ130-132-135-150-155-170-175.
SHORT TERM...69-HK
LONG TERM....69-HK
AVIATION...69-HK
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