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FXUS64 KBRO 250359
AFDBRO
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
1059 PM CDT FRI JUL 24 2026
..NEW DISCUSSION, MARINE
KEY MESSAGES
UPDATED AT 1053 PM CDT FRI JUL 24 2026
- SEASONABLE TEMPERATURES HEADING INTO THE WEEKEND. A WARMING
TREND WILL RESULT IN WIDESPREAD TRIPLE-DIGIT TEMPERATURES AND
HEAT INDEX VALUES FOR MOST OF NEXT WEEK.
- MODERATE HEAT RISK THROUGH THE WEEKEND, INCREASING TO MAJOR
HEAT RISK NEXT WEEK.
- A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE LOWER TEXAS BEACHES
THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING.
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 1053 PM CDT FRI JUL 24 2026
AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE CENTRAL US WILL CONTINUE TO SUPPORT
HOT AND GENERALLY RAIN FREE CONDITIONS THROUGH THE FORECAST. HIGH
TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO RANGE FROM THE UPPER 90S TO JUST
OVER 100 DEGREES THIS WEEKEND. HIGH TEMPERATURES IN THE TRIPLE
DIGITS ARE FORECAST TO SPREAD ACROSS THE AREA MONDAY, WITH HIGHS
IN THE 100-110 DEGREE RANGE THROUGH THE WEEK. PAIRED WITH
SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS ADVECTING MOISTURE FROM THE GULF, THIS WILL
LIKELY SUPPORT HEAT INDICES REACHING 110-115 ACROSS PORTIONS OF
DEEP SOUTH TEXAS. HEAT ADVISORIES WILL BE POSSIBLE EACH AFTERNOON
NEXT WEEK, AND AN EXTREME HEAT WARNING MAY BE REQUIRED LATE NEXT
WEEK. WIDESPREAD MODERATE TO MAJOR HEAT RISK IS EXPECTED ACROSS
THE AREA, WITH POCKETS OF EXTREME HEAT RISK POSSIBLE IN THE RIO
GRANDE VALLEY.
WHILE CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO BE GENERALLY SUNNY AND RAIN FREE,
THERE IS A VERY LOW (<10%) CHANCE FOR SEA BREEZE SHOWERS OR
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE COAST SUNDAY AFTERNOON.
AVIATION
(00Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 619 PM CDT FRI JUL 24 2026
VFR CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE PERIOD. GUSTY
SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BECOME LIGHT OVERNIGHT, WITH
GUSTS RETURNING SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
MARINE
ISSUED AT 1053 PM CDT FRI JUL 24 2026
FAVORABLE MARINE CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO RETURN TONIGHT AND
REMAIN FAVORABLE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. LIGHT TO MODERATE
SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS WILL SUPPORT SLIGHT TO MODERATE SEAS ACROSS
THE COASTAL GULF WATERS. WINDS SPEEDS MAY INCREASE ALONG THE COAST
THROUGH THE AFTERNOONS EARLY NEXT WEEK, POSSIBLY REQUIRING BRIEF
SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION HEADLINES.
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
BROWNSVILLE 79 96 79 96 / 0 0 0 0
HARLINGEN 76 97 75 98 / 0 0 0 10
MCALLEN 79 102 78 103 / 0 0 0 0
RIO GRANDE CITY 78 102 77 102 / 0 0 0 0
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND 81 88 80 88 / 0 0 0 0
BAYVIEW/PORT ISABEL 78 93 78 94 / 0 0 0 0
BRO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
TX...NONE.
GM...NONE.
SHORT TERM...60-BE
LONG TERM....60-BE
AVIATION...60
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