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FXUS64 KBRO 080348
AFDBRO
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
1048 PM CDT MON SEP 7 2026
..NEW DISCUSSION, MARINE, CLIMATE
KEY MESSAGES
UPDATED AT 1046 PM CDT MON SEP 7 2026
- A HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 OM CDT FOR INLAND
KENEDY, INLAND, WILLACY, INLAND CAMERON, HIDALGO, AND STARR COUNTIES.
- WIDESPREAD MAJOR (LEVEL 3 OF 4) TO INCREASING AREAS OF EXTREME
(LEVEL 4 OF 4) HEAT RISK WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.
- THERE REMAINS A LOW (20-30%) CHANCE OF SEA BREEZE SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS EACH AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY.
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 1046 PM CDT MON SEP 7 2026
HOT, MAINLY DRY, AND AT TIMES BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO BE
THE THEME THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK AS AN ANOMALOUSLY STRONG AND
ELONGATED 591-594 DAM HEAT RIDGE COMPLEX REMAINS ANCHORED OVER THE
SOUTHERN U.S. THIS PERSISTENT AND DOMINANT FEATURE IN OUR PATTERN
WILL CONTINUE TO FOSTER RECORD TO NEAR RECORD-BREAKING HEAT OVER THE
NEXT SEVERAL DAYS (SEE CLIMATE SECTION FOR MORE DETAILS). HIGH
TEMPERATURES ARE PROGGED TO CONTINUE IN THE UPPER 90S TO MID 100S
THROUGH THE FORECAST PERIOD WITH OVERNIGHT LOWS IN THE 70S TO LOWER
80S. PEAK HEAT INDICES RANGING BETWEEN 105-115F DEGREES WILL WARRANT
DAY-TO-DAY OR NEAR DAILY SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENTS (SPSS) AND/OR
HEAT ADVISORIES THROUGH THIS WEEK. THE COMBINATION OF VERY HOT
TEMPERATURES DURING THE DAY AND VERY WARM TEMPERATURES AT NIGHT
PROVIDING LITTLE RELIEF, WIDESPREAD MAJOR (LEVEL 3 OF 4) HEAT RISK
TO INCREASING AREAS OF EXTREME (LEVEL 4 OF 4) HEAT RISK WILL BE THE
CASE THROUGH THIS WEEK (AT LEAST).
AIDED BY PERSISTENT SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS, LOW GRADE (20-30%) CHANCES
FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ALONG THE SEA BREEZE IS POSSIBLE
TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY OF THIS WEEK AS DEEP SOUTH TEXAS SITS ON
THE ON THE SOUTHERN PERIPHERY OF THE AFOREMENTIONED HEAT RIDGE. THE
BEST CHANCES FOR ANY SHOWERS AND STORMS WILL BE ALONG AND EAST OF
IH- 69C/US-281. ADDITIONAL RAIN CHANCES (20-30%) ARE POSSIBLE
SUNDAY THROUGH THE EARLY PART OF NEXT WEEK, ACCORDING TO A FEW
COMPUTER MODELS.
AVIATION
(00Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 537 PM CDT MON SEP 7 2026
THROUGH 00Z WEDNESDAY.....VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO PREVAIL
THROUGH THE 00Z TAF CYCLE.
SOUTHEAST WINDS 12-18 KTS GUSTING AS HIGH AS 20-25 KTS WILL DECREASE
AND TREND TOWARDS LIGHT AND VARIABLE TONIGHT. LIGHT AND VARIABLE
WINDS TONIGHT WILL PICK UP OUT OF THE SOUTHEAST ON TUESDAY WITH
SPEEDS BETWEEN 10-15 KTS AND GUSTS UP TO 20 KTS OR SO.
MARINE
ISSUED AT 1046 PM CDT MON SEP 7 2026
OUTSIDE OF ANY SHOWER AND THUNDERSTORMS, MARINE CONDITIONS WILL
REMAIN FAVORABLE THROUGH THIS WEEK WITH LOW TO MODERATE WINDS AND
SEAS (I.E. WAVE HEIGHTS BETWEEN 1-3 FEET). MODERATE SEAS ARE
POSSIBLE OVER THE WEEKEND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK.
CLIMATE
ISSUED AT 1046 PM CDT MON SEP 7 2026
RECORD TO NEAR RECORD-BREAKING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH
SATURDAY, COURTESY OF A PERSISTENT AND STRONG 591-594 DAM HEAT RIDGE
COMPLEX ESTABLISHED OVER THE SOUTHERN U.S. BELOW IS A LIST OF THE
RECORD HIGHS FROM TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 8TH TO SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 12TH.
TUESDAY SEPTEMBER 8, 2026:
BROWNSVILLE: 102F SET IN 2023
HARLINGEN: 103F SET IN 2023
MCALLEN: 105F IN 2012
WEDNESDAY SEPTEMBER 9, 2026:
BROWNSVILLE: 102F IN 1893
HARLINGEN: 102F IN 2023
MCALLEN: 103F IN 2023 & 2016
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 10, 2026:
BROWNSVILLE: 102F IN 2023
HARLINGEN: 102F IN 2023
MCALLEN: 105F IN 2023
FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 11, 2026:
BROWNSVILLE: 100F IN 1900 & 1893
HARLINGEN: 103F IN 1937
MCALLEN: 103F IN 2023
SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 12, 2026:
BROWNSVILLE: 100F IN 1919
HARLINGEN: 101F IN 2011 & 1930
MCALLEN: 103F IN 1987
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
BROWNSVILLE 81 98 81 97 / 10 10 10 40
HARLINGEN 77 101 77 101 / 0 20 10 30
MCALLEN 81 104 81 103 / 0 20 0 20
RIO GRANDE CITY 79 104 79 104 / 0 10 0 10
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND 82 90 82 89 / 10 10 10 20
BAYVIEW/PORT ISABEL 79 96 79 95 / 10 10 10 20
BRO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
TX...HEAT ADVISORY FROM NOON TO 6 PM CDT TUESDAY FOR TXZ251>255-353.
GM...NONE.
SHORT TERM...23-EVBUOMA
LONG TERM....23-EVBUOMA
AVIATION...23-EVBUOMA
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