FXUS64 KCRP 261736
AFDCRP

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
1136 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009

.DISCUSSION...UPDATED FOR 18Z AVIATION DISCUSSION BELOW.

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.AVIATION...CIGS WL CONT TO LOWER FM S TO N ACSROSS THE RGN EARLY
THIS AFTN AS ISENTROPIC UPGLIDE STRENGTHENS. PATCHY-AREAS -RA/-DZ
WL ALSO EXPAND SW-NE ACROSS THE COASTAL BEND...VICTORIA CROSSROADS
AND PORTIONS OF THE BRUSH COUNTRY. CIGS IN MVFR RANGE AREAWIDE BY
21Z...WITH A FEW LOCATIONS ALONG AND E OF HBV-ALI-RKP SEEING CIGS
TEMPO IN IFR RANGE. PRECIP WL GRADUALLY END W TO E EARLY THIS
EVE...WITH VFR CONDS SLOWLY DVLPG NW TO SE THRU THE EVE AND OVRNGT
AS CLOUDS BCM SCT MOST LOCATIONS.

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.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 1020 AM CST SAT DEC 26 2009/ 

DISCUSSION...DRIZZLE AND RAIN HAVE BEEN SLOWER TO MATERIALIZE
THIS MORNING WITH ISENTROPIC UPGLIDE RESULTING IN MAINLY JUST
CLOUDS. HOWEVER CEILINGS ARE BEGINNING TO LOWER FINALLY ACROSS
THE FAR SOUTHERN CWA AND PATCHY DRIZZLE IS BEGINNING. UPDATED TO
LOWER POPS FOR MEASURABLE PRECIPITATION DOWN INTO THE CHANCE
CATEGORY ACROSS THE EAST AND SLIGHT CHANCE WEST...WITH MAINLY PATCHY
TO AREAS OF DRIZZLE THIS AFTERNOON.

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.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
CORPUS CHRISTI    45  60  42  53  44  /  10  10  10  10  30 
VICTORIA          39  59  35  55  40  /  20  10  10  10  20 
LAREDO            42  62  47  49  43  /  10  10  10  10  30 
ALICE             43  61  40  50  41  /  10  10  10  10  30 
ROCKPORT          46  60  43  55  45  /  20  10  10  10  20 
COTULLA           37  61  40  48  40  /  10  10  10  10  30 
KINGSVILLE        44  62  42  52  42  /  10  10  10  10  30 
NAVY CORPUS       48  60  46  55  47  /  10  10  10  10  30 

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.CRP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...NONE.
GM...NONE.

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JR/76...SHORT TERM/AVIATION