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Small Craft Advisory 27, NWS Brownsville, TX

March 6, 2009

NWS Brownsville, TX issued this small craft advisory at Mar 6, 2009, 9:13 PM CST. It took effect at Mar 7, 2009, 3:00 AM CST. It was in force for 28 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 6, 2009, 9:13 PM CST (03:13 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 7, 2009, 3:00 AM CST
Expired
Mar 8, 2009, 8:00 AM CDT
In force
28 hr
Issued by
NWS Brownsville, TX

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this small craft advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Brownsville, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this small craft advisory went out at Mar 6, 7:25 PM CST, 1 hour 48 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 6, 7:25 PM CST, 1 hour 48 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 6, 8:55 PM CST, 18 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
855 PM CST FRI MAR 6 2009

GMZ130-132-135-150-155-170-175-TXZ248>257-071200-
LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE PORT OF BROWNSVILLE TO THE ARROYO COLORADO-
LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE ARROYO COLORADO TO 5 NM NORTH OF PORT
MANSFIELD TX-
LAGUNA MADRE FROM 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TO BAFFIN BAY TX-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-ZAPATA-JIM HOGG-BROOKS-KENEDY-STARR-HIDALGO-INLAND WILLACY-
INLAND CAMERON-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON-
855 PM CST FRI MAR 6 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR DEEP SOUTH TEXAS...THE GULF
OF MEXICO AND THE LAGUNA MADRE.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT ACROSS THE OFFSHORE GULF OF
MEXICO COASTAL WATERS FROM 3 AM THROUGH 6 PM SATURDAY. THERE IS A
MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BEACHES OF DEEP SOUTH
TEXAS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

STRONG WINDS WILL OCCUR AGAIN ON SATURDAY. THERE IS A FIRE
WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS ON SATURDAY.
STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS
FOR LIGHT WEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. THE WINDS WILL ALSO
RESULT IN THE POTENTIAL FOR EXPLOSIVE WILDFIRE GROWTH. A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE LAGUNA MADRE FROM 6 AM THROUGH
6 PM SATURDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT ACROSS THE
OFFSHORE GULF OF MEXICO COASTAL WATERS FROM 3 AM THROUGH 6 PM
SATURDAY. THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE
BEACHES OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

MARTIN

The office that day

Everything else NWS Brownsville, TX issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 7, 3:16 AM CSTWind AdvisoryBROBrooks, Cameron, Hidalgo, Kenedy, Willacy15 hr
Mar 7, 3:24 AM CSTRed Flag WarningBROBrooks, Cameron, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, Starr and 1 more15 hr

Nearby

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.