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FXUS64 KCRP 141829
AFDCRP
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
129 PM CDT FRI AUG 14 2026
..NEW DISCUSSION, AVIATION, MARINE
KEY MESSAGES
ISSUED AT 123 PM CDT FRI AUG 14 2026
- MODERATE TO MAJOR RISK OF HEAT-RELATED IMPACTS INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK,
WITH PEAK AFTERNOON HEAT INDICES AROUND 110
- DAILY BORDERLINE ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS OVER THE RIO
GRANDE PLAINS
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 123 PM CDT FRI AUG 14 2026
BEYOND THIS AFTERNOON'S FEW SHOWERS AND STORMS OVER THE COASTAL
PLAINS FROM THE TROUGH RIDING THE SOUTHWESTERN PERIPHERY OF THE
RIDGE USHERING MOISTURE, MID-LEVEL RIDGING WILL FLATTEN OUT OVER THE
SOUTHERN CONUS AND LEAD TO NEAR NORMAL MOISTURE, HOT, AND GENERALLY
RAIN-FREE CONDITIONS INTO THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. HEAT INDICES WILL
PEAK AROUND 110 OVER THE COASTAL PLAINS DAILY, WITH MAX TEMPERATURES
RANGING FROM 90-105 DEGREES AND LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE MID TO UPPER
70S. THEREFORE, A MODERATE TO MAJOR RISK OF HEAT-RELATED IMPACTS
WILL REMAIN SOUTH TEXAS' GREATEST WEATHER CONCERN.
HEADING INTO THE LATTER PART OF NEXT WEEK, A MID TO UPPER LEVEL
TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO PUSH EASTWARD ACROSS THE MIDWEST TO GREAT
LAKES REGION, POTENTIALLY REFLECTING ALL THE WAY SOUTH INTO PARTS OF
TEXAS. CURRENTLY, ANY IMPACTS OR INCREASED RAIN CHANCES REMAIN
NORTH OF OUR AREA.
AVIATION
(18Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 123 PM CDT FRI AUG 14 2026
A FEW SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE CURRENTLY ONGOING ACROSS THE
NORTHERN VICTORIA CROSSROADS AND INLAND COASTAL PLAINS, MAINLY
IMPACTING VCT OVER THE NEXT HOUR OR SO. ADDITIONAL SHOWERS MAY
DEVELOP WESTWARD AS THE SEABREEZE PUSHES THROUGH, BUT CONFIDENCE
IS TOO LOW TO INCLUDE AT THIS TIME. BREEZY SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS
WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE WEAKENING, LEAVING MVFR
POTENTIAL OVER VCT BETWEEN 10-14Z. DIURNAL WINDS PICK UP BY MID TO
LATE MORNING HOURS, NEAR THE END OF THE FORECAST.
MARINE
ISSUED AT 123 PM CDT FRI AUG 14 2026
GENTLE TO MODERATE SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW WILL PERSIST INTO THE MIDDLE
OF NEXT WEEK, WITH OCCASIONAL FRESH FLOW SOUTH OF PORT ARANSAS THIS
AFTERNOON AND EVENING. LOW RAIN CHANCES THIS AFTERNOON WILL REDUCE
TO NEAR ZERO FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST.
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
CORPUS CHRISTI 80 94 78 94 / 0 0 0 0
VICTORIA 77 98 74 99 / 0 0 0 0
LAREDO 79 104 77 103 / 0 0 0 10
ALICE 77 99 75 99 / 0 0 10 10
ROCKPORT 82 92 80 91 / 0 0 0 0
COTULLA 78 104 75 104 / 10 0 0 0
KINGSVILLE 78 96 76 96 / 0 0 0 10
NAVY CORPUS 82 90 81 90 / 0 0 0 0
CRP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
TX...NONE.
GM...NONE.
DISCUSSION...EMF/94
AVIATION...EMF/94
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