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KEY MESSAGES

Updated at 1218 AM CDT Sun May 3 2026

- Coastal Flood Advisory this morning for Gulf-facing beaches

- Moderate Rip Current Risk today

DISCUSSION

Issued at 1218 AM CDT Sun May 3 2026

Partly cloudy skies and high temperatures in the upper 70s to mid 80s is not a bad way to start May! We will start to warm up early this week with highs in the mid 80s to mid 90s by Tuesday. The good news is that this won't last much longer than Wednesday when another cold front approaches South Texas, briefly lowering temperatures back into the low to mid 80s. It is still uncertain if the cold front will actually make across South Texas, but guidance is in fairly good agreement that we will still see a low to medium chance (15-45%) chance of showers and thunderstorms Wednesday night through the weekend. Will it end our drought? No, but any rain is beneficial. It is still unclear the cold front makes it through S TX, cooler temperatures can be expected the latter half of the work week.

A Coastal Flood Advisory is in effect this morning from 6 AM to 1 PM along the Gulf-facing beaches. Winds have diminished and seas are subsiding, but with the nearly full moon and longer period swell still reaching our shores, P-ETSS guidance still looks like water could approach the dunes. We have also continued the moderate rip current risk for today.

AVIATION

(06Z TAFS) Issued at 1218 AM CDT Sun May 3 2026

VFR conditions are expected to prevail for the entirety of the TAF cycle. Light and variable winds will be expected through this afternoon, increasing to around 10 knots out of the southeast.

MARINE

Issued at 1218 AM CDT Sun May 3 2026

A gentle to moderate flow (BF 3-4) today will turn east to southeast this afternoon and tonight. Winds will increase to a moderate to fresh (BF 4-5) flow once again late Monday and will continue through the middle of the week as a cold front approaches the area.

FIRE WEATHER

Issued at 1218 AM CDT Sun May 3 2026

Relative humidity values will generally remain at or above 35% through the forecast period. This, combined with winds generally less than 20 mph and ERC in the 0-40 percentile, will prevent fire weather concerns. Wetting rains expected to return the later in the week.

PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS

Corpus Christi 80 65 84 73 / 0 0 0 0 Victoria 81 58 85 68 / 0 0 0 0 Laredo 84 65 89 72 / 0 0 0 0 Alice 83 61 89 70 / 0 0 0 0 Rockport 81 69 83 74 / 0 0 0 0 Cotulla 84 63 90 70 / 0 0 0 0 Kingsville 81 62 87 71 / 0 0 0 0 Navy Corpus 78 71 81 75 / 0 0 0 0

CRP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES

TX...Coastal Flood Advisory from 6 AM this morning to 1 PM CDT this afternoon for TXZ345-442-443-447.

GM...None.