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Small Craft Advisory 67, NWS Brownsville, TX

July 20, 2009

NWS Brownsville, TX issued this small craft advisory at Jul 20, 2009, 7:15 PM CDT. It was in force for 2 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jul 20, 2009, 7:15 PM CDT (00:15 UTC)
Expired
Jul 20, 2009, 9:37 PM CDT
In force
2 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 Jul 20, 1:37 PM CDT, 5 hours 38 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jul 20, 1:37 PM CDT, 5 hours 38 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jul 20, 5:31 AM CDT, 13 hours 44 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
531 AM CDT MON JUL 20 2009

GMZ130-132-135-150-155-170-175-TXZ248>257-211100-
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-
531 AM CDT MON JUL 20 2009

...ELEVATED HEAT INDEX VALUES CONTINUE TODAY...

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THE COMBINATION OF WARM TEMPERATURES AND HIGH DEW POINTS WILL
PRODUCE HEAT INDEX VALUES BETWEEN 105 AND 110 DEGREES TODAY.
RESIDENTS WITH OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES PLANNED ARE URGED TO DRINK
PLENTY OF WATER...WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT AND LIGHT COLORED CLOTHING
AND TAKE FREQUENT BREAKS FROM THE HEAT. YOUNG CHILDREN AND PETS
SHOULD NEVER BE LEFT UNATTENDED IN VEHICLES. THIS IS ESPECIALLY
TRUE DURING WARM OR HOT WEATHER WHEN CAR INTERIORS CAN REACH
LETHAL TEMPERATURES IN A MATTER OF MINUTES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

ELEVATED HEAT INDEX VALUES OF 105 TO 110 DEGREES WILL LIKELY OCCUR
THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK.

AN ELEVATED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THE
MIDDLE OF THE WEEK AT THE BEACHES OF SOUTH PADRE ISLAND AND BOCA
CHICA.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jul 21, 3:43 AM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryBRO15 hr
Jul 21, 8:09 AM CDTRed Flag WarningBROBrooks, Cameron, Hidalgo, Kenedy, Willacy11 hr
Jul 21, 10:25 AM CDTSmall Craft Advisory for WindsBRO6 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.