Area Forecast Discussion Issued by NWS Corpus Christi, TX
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FXUS64 KCRP 211815 AAC
AFDCRP
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
115 PM CDT TUE MAY 21 2013
.DISCUSSION...UPDATED FOR THE 18Z AVIATION DISCUSSION.
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.AVIATION...SCT/BKN VFR CIGS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...WITH GUSTY
WINDS AROUND 25KTS (LESS AT LRD). WINDS SHOULD RELAX WITH THE
APPROACH OF A FRONTAL BOUNDARY. EXPECTING THE DEVELOPING LINE OF
STORMS OVER NORTHERN TEXAS TO EXTEND FARTHER SOUTH THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON...WITH SHOWERS AND STORMS TO REACH SOUTH TEXAS THIS
EVENING. A STRONG CAP REMAINS OVER THE AREA BUT IS EXPECTED TO
WEAKEN THIS AFTERNOON/EVENING. FROM WEST TO EAST...EXPECTING
MOSTLY SHOWERS HOWEVER BETTER CHANCES FOR THUNDER WILL EXIST FOR
LRD AND VCT WHERE THE CAP SHOULD WEAKEN THE MOST. THE 4KM WRF
MODELS SUGGEST THAT OVERNIGHT THE LINE OF STORMS WOULD BE ABLE TO
REACH THE COAST AS THE CAP FURTHER ERODES HOWEVER WITH WEAK UPPER
LEVEL SUPPORT...HAVE LEFT MENTION OF THUNDER OUT FOR ALI AND CRP.
RAIN CHANCES WILL DROP OFF WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH GENERAL LIGHT
ESE WINDS DEVELOPING.
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.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
CORPUS CHRISTI 90 77 92 74 92 / 10 20 10 10 10
VICTORIA 89 76 89 73 90 / 10 30 20 10 10
LAREDO 100 76 98 76 99 / 10 20 10 10 10
ALICE 93 76 94 73 94 / 10 20 10 10 10
ROCKPORT 84 76 82 75 86 / 10 20 10 10 10
COTULLA 99 74 96 73 97 / 10 30 10 10 10
KINGSVILLE 90 77 93 74 93 / 10 20 10 10 10
NAVY CORPUS 84 76 84 75 85 / 10 10 10 10 10
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.CRP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...NONE.
GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE
FOLLOWING ZONES: BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT
ARANSAS.
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CB/85...AVIATION