#368 Postby Rgv20 » Thu Sep 12, 2013 3:47 pm
NWS Brownsville afternoon discussion regarding potential impacts on Deep South Texas.
.LONG TERM /SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...WITH THE TROPICAL
DISTURBANCE NOW OVER THE WARM WATERS OF THE BAY OF CAMPECHE THE
FORECAST BECOME MORE TRICKY AND IMMINENT. VISIBLE SATELLITE LOOPS,
SURFACE OBSERVATIONS AND MEXICAN RADAR INDICATE SOME ORGANIZATION
OF THE DISTURBANCE. A HURRICANE HUNTER PLANE IS IN ROUTE TO
INVESTIGATE AND SEE IF A DEPRESSION IS FORMING. OF COURSE THE
LATEST AND FUTURE FORECAST WILL BE DEPENDENT OF THE FUTURE TRACK
AND STRENGTHENING OF THIS DISTURBANCE.
MAIN DRIVING FACTOR FOR THE TRACK WILL BE THE MID LEVEL HIGH
PRESSURE RIDGE EXPECTED TO SET SHOP OVER TEXAS BETWEEN TWO TROUGHS
ONE OVER THE GREAT BASIN AND ANOTHER ONE OVER THE GREAT LAKES AND
NORTHEAST. ALL MODEL GUIDANCE SUGGEST THAT THIS RIDGE REMAINS IN
PLACE WITH THE CENTER DRIFTING EVER SO SLIGHTLY TO THE EAST OVER
LOUISIANA LATER SUNDAY AND MONDAY. THIS WILL LIKELY ALLOW THE
DISTURBANCE TO MOVE IN A GENERAL WEST-NORTHWEST TO NORTHWEST
DIRECTION. STEERING CURRENTS ARE WEAK AND IT MAY TAKE UP UNTIL
EARLY MONDAY FOR THIS SYSTEM TO REACH THE MEXICAN COAST SOMEWHERE
IN THE VICINITY OF TAMPICO. THE IMPACT WINDOW FOR THIS SYSTEM WILL
BE SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. THE FIRST IMPACTS WILL BE EXPERIENCED
ALONG THE COAST AND OVER THE COASTAL WATERS SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.
COASTAL FLOODING COMING INTO PLAY AS THE PERSIST EAST FLOW
STRENGTHENS AND COMBINES WITH AN ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDE AND SEAS
BUILDING OVER 7 FEET. OVERWASH ON LOCAL BEACHES AND DANGEROUS RIP
CURRENTS WILL BE THE MAIN THREAT. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MAY ALSO BE
ISSUED EARLY ON AS A LONG SWELL COULD ALLOW FOR BREAKERS OVER HEAD
HIGH.
RAIN CHANCES GRADUALLY INCREASE OVER THE WEEKEND WITH SATURDAY STARTING
OFF RATHER LOW ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE NORTHERN AND WESTERN PORTIONS
OF THE CWA. SATURDAY THERE WILL BE A BATTLE BETWEEN DRIER AIR PUSHING
IN FROM THE NORTH WITH THE HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE AND THE TROPICAL
SYSTEM. THE LOWER VALLEY AND COASTAL AREAS WILL BE IN THE DEEPER
MOISTURE AND WILL HAVE THE BEST CHANCES SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND
EVENING. EVENTUALLY THE TROPICAL SYSTEM IS FORECAST TO WIN OUT BY
SUNDAY AND MONDAY WITH DEEP TROPICAL MOISTURE SURGING NORTHWARD
AS THE CENTER OF THE HIGH PRESSURE SHIFTS EAST. LIKELY SHOWERS
AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS TO SPREAD THROUGH THE REGION WITH HEAVY
RAIN A GIVEN WITH ANY BANDING OF THE CONVECTION THAT MAY DEVELOP.
FLASH FLOOD WATCHES MIGHT HAVE TO BE ISSUED WITH RECENT RAINS AND
THE PROJECTIONS OF WIDESPREAD AREAS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES IN THE LOWER
AND MID VALLEY AND 2 TO 4 INCHES IN THE UPPER VALLEY AND RANCH
LANDS. RAIN CHANCES THEN GRADUALLY TAPER OFF TUESDAY THROUGH THE
END OF THE WEEK WITH ANTICIPATION OF THE SYSTEM MOVING INLAND
MONDAY. GFS SUGGEST OTHERWISE KEEPING SOME TYPE OF LOW OFF THE
MEXICAN COAST WHICH IS NOT A LIKELY SCENARIO AS THE GENERAL
STEERING CURRENTS SHOULD KEEP THE SYSTEM MOVING IN THE SLOW W-NW
TRACK AS MENTIONED ABOVE.
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