FNUS74 KBRO 301221 FWSBRO SPOT FORECAST FOR HURRICANE ALEX...LRGVSUC NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 721 AM CDT WED JUN 30 2010 FORECAST IS BASED ON INCIDENT TIME OF 0641 CDT ON JUNE 30. IF CONDITIONS BECOME UNREPRESENTATIVE...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. .DISCUSSION...MAIN CONCERN WILL BE HEAVY RAIN WITH BANDS AND SQUALL FROM HURRICANE ALEX BECOMING MORE FREQUENT AND INCREASING IN INTENSITY THROUGH THE DAY AND TONIGHT. RAINFALL RATES FROM BANDS THIS MORNING ARE SHOWING AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES PER HOURS. AS THE BANDS INTENSIFY RAINFALL RATES COULD REACH OR EXCEED 3 INCHES PER HOURS. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT AS HURRICANE ALEX MOVES ASHORE ABOUT 100 MILES SOUTH OF BROWNSVILLE. THE STORM IS EXPECT TO TRACK WEST OVER NORTHEAST MEXICO THROUGH THURSDAY. .TODAY... MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85 TO 88. MIN HUMIDITY........67 PERCENT. TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 WEATHER COV.........DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF WEATHER TYPE........RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN TEMP................78 78 79 80 80 82 83 84 84 85 85 85 MIN HUMIDITY........97 95 92 90 89 85 82 80 80 75 75 75 20 FT WIND DIR......N N N N N NE NE NE NE E E E 20 FT WIND SPD......15 15 18 18 20 20 20 21 21 23 24 25 20 FT WIND GUST.....25 25 25 25 25 30 30 30 30 35 35 40 EYE LVL WND DIR.....N N N N N NE NE NE NE E E E EYE LVL WND SPD.....12 12 12 13 13 13 14 15 14 14 14 18 EYE LVL WND GST.....20 20 25 25 25 25 30 30 30 30 35 35 .TONIGHT... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS. MIN TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 80. MAX HUMIDITY........71-83 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....WINDY. NORTHEAST WINDS 23 TO 28 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST AROUND 35 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. NORTHEAST WINDS 23 TO 28 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 45 MPH SHIFTING TO THE EAST AROUND 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 55 MPH EARLY IN THE MORNING. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. TIME (CDT) 6PM 7PM 8PM 9PM 10P 11P MID 1AM 2AM 3AM 4AM 5AM SKY (%).............100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 WEATHER COV.........DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF WEATHER TYPE........RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN TEMP................85 84 84 84 83 82 82 82 81 81 81 80 MIN HUMIDITY........71 72 75 77 79 81 82 83 83 82 83 82 20 FT WIND DIR......N N N N N NE NE NE NE E E E 20 FT WIND SPD......23 23 23 23 24 25 26 28 26 26 26 35 20 FT WIND GUST.....35 35 35 35 35 40 40 45 45 40 40 55 EYE LVL WND DIR.....N N N N N NE NE NE NE E E E EYE LVL WND SPD.....12 12 12 13 13 13 14 15 14 14 14 18 EYE LVL WND GST.....35 35 35 35 35 40 40 45 45 40 40 55 .THURSDAY... SKY/WEATHER.........CLOUDY (95-100 PERCENT). RAIN AND THUNDERSTORMS. MAX TEMPERATURE.....AROUND 85. MIN HUMIDITY........76-81 PERCENT. WIND (EYE LEVEL)....WINDY. EAST WINDS 24 TO 33 MPH DECREASING TO 12 TO 15 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. WIND (20 FT)........WINDY. EAST WINDS 24 TO 33 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH DECREASING TO 12 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 MPH LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. GUSTY AND ERRATIC WINDS EXPECTED NEAR THUNDERSTORMS. TIME (CDT) 6AM 7AM 8AM 9AM 10A 11A 12P 1PM 2PM 3PM 4PM 5PM SKY (%).............100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 100 WEATHER COV.........DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF DEF WEATHER TYPE........RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN RN TEMP................80 80 81 82 83 84 84 85 85 85 85 85 MIN HUMIDITY........81 81 79 77 76 76 76 77 77 76 77 79 20 FT WIND DIR......E E E E E E E E E E E E 20 FT WIND SPD......33 32 31 30 30 29 28 26 26 24 15 12 20 FT WIND GUST.....50 50 50 45 45 45 45 40 40 40 25 15 EYE LVL WND DIR.....E E E E E E E E E E E E EYE LVL WND SPD.....17 17 17 16 16 16 15 14 14 13 8 6 EYE LVL WND GST.....50 50 50 45 45 45 45 40 40 40 25 15 $$ FORECASTER...59 REQUESTED BY...PETER HICKS DPSC SITL TYPE OF REQUEST...SAR .TAG 20100630.HURRI.01/BRO