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Issued by NWS Brownsville, TX
Issued by NWS Brownsville, TX
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588 FXUS64 KBRO 091839 AAA AFDBRO Area Forecast Discussion...UPDATED National Weather Service Brownsville TX 139 PM CDT Thu Oct 9 2025 ...New UPDATE... .KEY MESSAGES... Updated at 135 PM CDT Thu Oct 9 2025 - Tropical moisture moving ashore will bring a 20-30% chance of showers (mostly E of US 281/I-69C) tonight through early tomorrow before high pressure sets in and drier weather takes hold for most of next week. - Seasonable high temperatures are expected throughout the week, with slightly cooler low temperatures starting this weekend. - High risk of rip currents at area beaches expected to continue into tomorrow, with minor coastal flooding expected around high tide this evening. && .UPDATE... Issued at 135 PM CDT Thu Oct 9 2025 Due to recent coastal observations and webcam footage of the surf, we have upgraded the Rip Current Risk to High for the rest of today and tonight. In addition, we have issued a Coastal Flood Statement. Minor coastal flooding is expected this evening into tonight, especially around high tide. Additional Coastal Flood Statments may be needed. && .DISCUSSION... Issued at 1219 PM CDT Thu Oct 9 2025 A tropical disturbance to our south is moving inland from the Bay of Campeche into Mexico, bringing a wave of tropical moisture and increased precipitation chances to our area tonight into early tomorrow. From there, upper level ridging is expected to settle over our area into the next week, which will dry out conditions and reduce precipitation chances to less than 10 percent for all of Deep South Texas starting Friday evening and continuing through next week. The exception is on Tuesday when a short-lived, weak coastal trough off the Mexican will bring a brief wave of moisture that could result in a small (20% or less) chance of isolated sea breeze showers to the central Rio Grande Valley. High temperatures are expected to be around seasonal, with highs getting up into the lower 90s. Low temperatures are expected to get into the low 70s while moisture remains in place, but as drier air and clearer skies start to settle in on Friday evening, lows will be in the mid to upper 60s for a majority of the CWA, excepting coastal areas, which will continue to see lows in the 70s. Winds are expected to be overall northeasterly for the weekend into early next week, veering to a more southeasterly direction by the middle of next week. A high risk of rip currents is expected to continue through tonight, and may continue into the weekend as the area receives onshore flow. && .AVIATION... (18Z TAFS) Issued at 1219 PM CDT Thu Oct 9 2025 VFR conditions with light to moderate northeasterly winds are expected at all airports throughout the TAF period. Winds could become gusty throughout the afternoon. Ongoing showers could impact any of the airports over the next few hours, which could temporarily deteriorate conditions, so a tempo was added to each TAF to account for this possibility. Shower activity is expected to diminish throughout the evening. && .MARINE... Issued at 1219 PM CDT Thu Oct 9 2025 Elevated winds due to a tropical disturbance coming ashore to the south into Mexico along with an increased pressure gradient are expected to continue Small Craft Exercise Caution conditions in the bay and offshore waters through tomorrow night. High pressure is then expected to settle in, which will improve marine conditions to more favorable levels with light to moderate northeasterly winds and wave heights between 2 and 4 feet. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... BROWNSVILLE 77 89 71 89 / 40 30 0 0 HARLINGEN 73 91 66 91 / 20 20 0 0 MCALLEN 76 94 69 94 / 20 30 0 0 RIO GRANDE CITY 72 93 65 93 / 20 30 0 0 SOUTH PADRE ISLAND 81 86 79 85 / 40 20 0 0 BAYVIEW/PORT ISABEL 76 88 71 87 / 30 20 0 0 && .BRO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... TX...High Rip Current Risk through Friday morning for TXZ451-454-455. GM...None. && $$ SHORT TERM...55-MM LONG TERM....55-MM AVIATION...55-MM