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FXUS64 KCRP 252330
AFDCRP
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
530 PM CST WED FEB 25 2026
..NEW AVIATION
KEY MESSAGES
UPDATED AT 528 PM CST WED FEB 25 2026
- ELEVATED TO CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS DAILY
- VERY WARM TODAY/THURSDAY
- LATE-WEEK COLD FRONT
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 138 PM CST WED FEB 25 2026
WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT ACROSS THE
EASTERN HALF OF SOUTH TEXAS. NEAR RECORD HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE
FORECAST FOR MUCH OF SOUTH TEXAS FOR THE REST OF TODAY AND TOMORROW
BEFORE A WEAK FRONT MOVES IN THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING.
THIS FRONT IS NOT EXPECTED TO IMPACT TEMPERATURES TOO MUCH (ABOUT 10
DEGREES COOLER FRIDAY) BUT IT WILL USHER IN A DRIER AIRMASS.
AVIATION
(00Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 528 PM CST WED FEB 25 2026
WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS EASTERN SITES WILL RELAX TO UNDER 15
KNOTS BY 04-06Z. MVFR CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE TOMORROW MORNING
FROM 10-14Z ACROSS THE EASTERN SITES AND SOME PATCH FOG AND LOW
CLOUDS DEVELOP. THIS WILL NOT LAST LONG BEFORE VFR CONDITIONS
RETURN WITH LIGHTER WINDS.
MARINE
ISSUED AT 138 PM CST WED FEB 25 2026
A SOUTHERLY STRONG BREEZE(BF 6) WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO NEAR GALE
(BF 7) WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WINDS THURSDAY
WILL RELAX TO MODERATE TO FRESH BREEZE (BF 4-5) AND TO A GENTLE (BF
3) BREEZE THURSDAY NIGHT. RAIN CHANCES WILL BE MINIMAL (UNDER 5%)
THROUGH THE END OF THE WORK WEEK.
FIRE WEATHER
ISSUED AT 138 PM CST WED FEB 25 2026
ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH LATE THIS
WEEK. NEAR RECORD WARM TEMPERATURES TODAY AND THURSDAY WILL RESULT
IN RH VALUES DROPPING TO AT LEAST 15% OUT WEST AND 30-40% EAST.
SOUTHERLY WINDS TODAY WILL BE STRONGEST ACROSS EASTERN AREAS WITH
MUCH LIGHTER WINDS OUT WEST. THIS WILL LEAD TO WIDESPREAD ELEVATED
TO NEAR CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS. WHILE EVEN DRIER AIR MOVES
IN THURSDAY AFTERNOON, WINDS WILL WEAKEN A BIT AHEAD OF AN
APPROACHING FRONT AND WILL BEGIN TO SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST BY
THURSDAY AFTERNOON/EVENING BEHIND THE FRONT. WINDS WILL REMAIN
LIGHTER FRIDAY INTO SATURDAY, THOUGH LOW RH LEVELS WILL PERSIST.
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
CORPUS CHRISTI 63 91 63 81 / 0 0 0 0
VICTORIA 60 86 60 83 / 0 0 0 0
LAREDO 60 99 63 90 / 0 0 0 0
ALICE 59 96 61 85 / 0 0 0 0
ROCKPORT 64 79 63 78 / 0 0 0 0
COTULLA 58 98 61 89 / 0 0 0 0
KINGSVILLE 61 96 62 84 / 0 0 0 0
NAVY CORPUS 65 79 65 75 / 0 0 0 10
CRP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
TX...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR TXZ245-342>347-442-
443-447.
GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY FOR GMZ231-232-236-
237-250-255-270-275.
DISCUSSION...JCP/84
AVIATION...CLM/93
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