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FXUS64 KBRO 190524 AAA
AFDBRO
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
1224 AM CDT THU MAR 19 2026
..NEW AVIATION
KEY MESSAGES
UPDATED AT 1219 AM CDT THU MAR 19 2026
KEY MESSAGES:
* WARM AND DRY WEATHER CONTINUES INTO NEXT WEEK.
* WILDFIRE THREAT REMAINS ELEVATED ACROSS DEEP SOUTH TEXAS.
DISCUSSION
ISSUED AT 1048 PM CDT WED MAR 18 2026
AN UPPER-LEVEL RIDGE OVER THE SOUTHWESTERN US LOOKS TO REMAIN IN
PLACE INTO NEXT WEEK, RESULTING IN HAT AND DRY CONDITIONS THROUGH
THE FORECAST. SOUTHERLY TO SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS ARE FORECAST TO
CONTINUE THROUGH THE PERIOD, WITH GUSTS LIKELY EACH AFTERNOON.
AFTERNOON RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL LIKELY RANGE FROM 20-30%,
WITH LOWER VALUES POSSIBLE ACROSS WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE CWA.
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY REMAIN A CONCERN THROUGH EARLY
NEXT WEEK, DUE TO THE LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES. HOWEVER, 20FT
WIND SPEEDS ARE FORECAST TO REMAIN BELOW 15 MPH, WHICH WILL
LIKELY LIMIT THE POTENTIAL FOR ELEVATED FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS.
HIGH TEMPERATURES ARE FORECAST TO REMAIN IN THE 80S THURSDAY,
BEFORE CLIMBING INTO THE 90S FRIDAY AND REMAINING IN THE 90S
THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST.
AVIATION
(06Z TAFS)
ISSUED AT 1219 AM CDT THU MAR 19 2026
VFR TAFS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH THE PERIOD AT ALL TAF
SITES. WITH LIGHT SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS CONTINUING THROUGH THE
PERIOD, THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT SOME LOW-LEVEL CLOUDS COULD
MOVE THROUGH THE REGION, BUT SKIES SHOULD BE MOSTLY CLEAR FOR THE
PERIOD.
MARINE
ISSUED AT 1048 PM CDT WED MAR 18 2026
GENERALLY FAVORABLE MARINE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
THROUGH THE PERIOD. LIGHT TO MODERATE SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS AND
SLIGHT SEAS ARE FORECAST TO CONTINUE INTO NEXT WEEK, COURTESY OF
PERSISTENT HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF. WIND SPEEDS ALONG
THE LAGUNA MADRE MAY INCREASE 15-20 KNOTS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY
AFTERNOONS IN RESPONSE TO TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENTS ALONG THE
LOWER TEXAS COAST, POSSIBLY REQUIRING BRIEF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD
EXERCISE CAUTION HEADLINES.
PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS
BROWNSVILLE 83 61 85 64 / 0 0 0 0
HARLINGEN 85 57 89 60 / 0 0 0 0
MCALLEN 88 62 92 64 / 0 0 0 0
RIO GRANDE CITY 88 57 91 60 / 0 0 0 0
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND 74 67 76 68 / 0 0 0 0
BAYVIEW/PORT ISABEL 80 60 83 63 / 0 0 0 0
BRO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES
TX...NONE.
GM...NONE.
SHORT TERM...60
LONG TERM....60
AVIATION...64-KATZ
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