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FXUS64 KCRP 072339
AFDCRP
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
639 PM CDT FRI AUG 7 2026
..NEW AVIATION
KEY MESSAGES
ISSUED AT 629 PM CDT FRI AUG 7 2026
- MODERATE TO MAJOR RISK OF HEAT-RELATED IMPACTS THROUGH THE WEEK,
WITH PEAK HEAT INDICES 105 TO 110, AND HIGH TO EXTREME WBGT
VALUES.
- LOW-END CHANCES (20-40%) OF RAIN THIS WEEKEND WITH HIGHEST
TOTALS ALONG THE COAST.
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 201 PM CDT FRI AUG 7 2026
MID-LEVEL HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO BE THE DOMINANT FEATURE THROUGH
THE FORECAST PERIOD, WITH WARM AND MOSTLY RAIN-FREE CONDITIONS
EXPECTED. SEABREEZE CONVECTION WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE AFTERNOONS,
WITH THE BEST CHANCES SATURDAY AND SUNDAY AS DEEP MOISTURE (PWAT
VALUES ~2.1" ALONG THE COAST) INTERACTS WITH AN AREA OF VORTICITY
RIDING AROUND THE PERIPHERY OF THE RIDGE.
TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN HOT, WITH HIGHS IN THE 90S ALONG THE COAST
TO AROUND 105 OVER THE BRUSH COUNTRY. THE GOOD NEWS IS THAT THERE
WILL BE A BIT MORE CLOUD COVER THIS WEEKEND, KEEPING THE HEAT INDEX
GENERALLY BELOW 110, THOUGH ISOLATED LOCATIONS COULD SEE HEAT INDEX
VALUES UP TO 112. BY EARLY NEXT WEEK, EXPECT HEAT ADVISORY
CONDITIONS TO RETURN.
AVIATION
(00Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 629 PM CDT FRI AUG 7 2026
GENERALLY EXPECTING VFR CONDITIONS AT MOST TERMINALS WITH MVFR
VSBYS AT VCT/ALI IN THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. SOME GUIDANCE IS
SUGGESTING MVFR/IFR CIGS AT VCT/ALI BUT OTHER GUIDANCE SUGGESTS
VFR SO HAVE INCLUDED SCT AS CONFIDENCE IS LOW, BUT OVERALL
COVERAGE IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE OVER ALI TONIGHT WITH THE
QUESTION REMAINING HOW LOW WILL THE CEILINGS GET. OTHERWISE VFR
CONDITIONS RETURN LATE MORNING THROUGH THE PERIOD ACCOMPANIED BY
SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS GUSTING TO AROUND 20KT.
MARINE
ISSUED AT 201 PM CDT FRI AUG 7 2026
LIGHT TO MODERATE ONSHORE BREEZES WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE WEEKEND.
WINDS WILL INCREASE TO A MORE MODERATE TO FRESH BREEZE IN THE LATTER
PART OF THE WEEK. THERE IS A LOW TO MEDIUM (20-50%) CHANCE OF
SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS THIS WEEKEND THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
CORPUS CHRISTI 77 94 77 92 / 0 10 10 20
VICTORIA 75 97 75 95 / 0 20 10 30
LAREDO 76 102 76 101 / 10 10 10 10
ALICE 74 98 74 96 / 0 10 10 20
ROCKPORT 80 90 80 91 / 0 10 10 30
COTULLA 75 101 76 101 / 0 0 0 10
KINGSVILLE 75 96 75 95 / 0 10 10 30
NAVY CORPUS 81 88 81 89 / 0 10 10 20
CRP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
TX...NONE.
GM...NONE.
DISCUSSION...LS/77
AVIATION...BF/80
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