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Issued by NWS Brownsville, TX
Issued by NWS Brownsville, TX
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152 FXUS64 KBRO 312301 AAB AFDBRO Area Forecast Discussion...UPDATED National Weather Service Brownsville TX 601 PM CDT Sun Aug 31 2025 ...New AVIATION... .DISCUSSION... Issued at 1216 PM CDT Sun Aug 31 2025 The main concern for the remainder of the holiday weekend continues to be the heat. As a mid-level ridge continues to linger over Deep South Texas and the Rio Grande Valley, and low-level southerly to southeasterly flow continues bring in more low-level moisture into the region. These factors result in higher temperatures and higher heat indices as well. With nearly a majority of the CWA in a major (level 3 of 4) heat risk, and the rest of the region in a moderate (level 2 of 4). With the range of the heat indices in the range of 105 to 110 for today and tomorrow, additional Special Weather Statements could be issued for elevated heat indices. For resources on staying safe in the heat, visit weather.gov/heatsafety. With the previously mentioned mid-level ridge over the area, the chances for rain will remain low (less than 20%) for today. However, a frontal boundary is expected to move southward and stall towards the north of the CWA by tomorrow afternoon. With the southerly to southeasterly low-level moisture flow expected at this time, there will be an opportunity for moisture to pool ahead of the boundary and allow for the development of showers and thunderstorms. Add in some instability from the diurnal heating as well, and the environment is capable of producing some showers and thunderstorms. Current rain chances for tomorrow afternoon and Tuesday remain around medium (40-50%). WPC has a small portion of the Northern Ranchlands in a marginal risk (level 1 of 4). While the environmental conditons seem favorable, the key to the forecast for the rain will be where the frontal boundary stalls out. Should the frontal boundary stall out further north, then the chances for rain will decrease for tomorrow and Tuesday afternoon. Further updates on this developing situation are expected. The frontal boundary is expected to finally move through the region Tuesday afternoon. At this point, the temperatures are not expected to change much with this frontal passage, but the winds are expected to shift towards the north after the frontal passage. Most of next week generally has low rain chances (less than 30%). Most showers and thunderstorms will be related to any sort of seabreeze activity. There is some model guidance that suggests that another front may try to move through the region late next week. The latest model guidance does bring the chances of rain up to a medium chance (40- 60%) for next weekend, however further forecast shifts will need to continue to monitor the model trends to see how the forecast continues to evolve. && .AVIATION... (00Z TAFS) Issued at 552 PM CDT Sun Aug 31 2025 VFR conditions will prevail through the TAF period. South to southeasterly winds will turn more easterly around midday Monday as a front begins to push into Deep South Texas. As we head into Monday afternoon, chances of showers and thunderstorms will increase across the aerodromes with PROB30s in place. Any rain or thunderstorm that moves over the airports could reduce visibilities briefly to MVFR/IFR. && .MARINE... Issued at 1216 PM CDT Sun Aug 31 2025 Generally favorable conditions with mostly light to moderate southerly to southeasterly winds and low to moderate seas. Medium chances (40-50%) of rain are expected for tomorrow afternoon and Tuesday as a frontal boundary stalls out towards the north. By late Tuesday into Wednesday, the front is expected to push through in the Lower Texas Coast and the winds are expected to turn to towards the north while remaining light to moderate. The winds should return to the south fairly quickly. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... BROWNSVILLE 79 95 78 94 / 10 40 40 60 HARLINGEN 75 96 74 95 / 0 50 40 60 MCALLEN 79 101 79 97 / 0 40 50 60 RIO GRANDE CITY 77 101 76 96 / 0 30 60 50 SOUTH PADRE ISLAND 82 88 80 88 / 10 40 40 50 BAYVIEW/PORT ISABEL 78 92 77 91 / 10 40 40 60 && .BRO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... TX...None. GM...None. && $$ SHORT TERM...64 LONG TERM....64 AVIATION...68