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Small Craft Advisory 39, NWS Brownsville, TX

April 2, 2009

NWS Brownsville, TX issued this small craft advisory at Apr 2, 2009, 3:56 AM CDT. It took effect at Apr 2, 2009, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 7 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 2, 2009, 3:56 AM CDT (08:56 UTC)
In effect from
Apr 2, 2009, 12:00 PM CDT
Expired
Apr 2, 2009, 7:00 PM CDT
In force
7 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 Apr 2, 3:10 AM CDT, 46 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 2, 3:10 AM CDT, 46 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 1, 5:13 AM CDT, 22 hours 43 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
513 AM CDT WED APR 1 2009

TXZ248>257-021015-
ZAPATA-JIM HOGG-BROOKS-KENEDY-STARR-HIDALGO-INLAND WILLACY-
INLAND CAMERON-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON-
513 AM CDT WED APR 1 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR DEEP SOUTH TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

A COUPLE OF COLD FRONTS WILL RESULT IN SHIFTING WINDS AND
CONTINUED DRY CONDITIONS FOR MOST AREAS THE REST OF THE WEEK INTO
THE WEEKEND. AS A RESULT...THE WILDFIRE THREAT WILL BE OF HIGHER
CONCERN. DRY AIR AND LOWER RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES COULD BE AN
ISSUE BEHIND A FRONT ARRIVING THURSDAY AFTERNOON. A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ZAPATA...STARR AND JIM HOGG COUNTIES FROM
THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

GMZ130-132-135-150-155-170-175-021015-
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-
513 AM CDT WED APR 1 2009

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE FROM THE SOUTHEAST TONIGHT AND
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED FOR THE OFFSHORE
WATERS TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

A COUPLE OF COLD FRONTS WILL KEEP WINDS AND SEAS UNSETTLED THROUGH
SUNDAY. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP AHEAD OF AND
BEHIND FRONTS ON THURSDAY AND EARLY SUNDAY. THE RIP CURRENT RISK
WILL BE ELEVATED AT TIMES DURING THE REST OF THE WEEK INTO THE WEEKEND.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

CASTILLO

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 1, 10:08 PM CDTRed Flag WarningBROBrooks, Cameron, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, Starr and 2 more20 hr
Apr 2, 1:36 PM CDTWind AdvisoryBROBrooks, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, Zapata5 hr

Nearby

Small Craft Advisories in Texas, 2009Every small craft advisory in 2009

Sources

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