Alert archive / Texas / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 3, NWS Brownsville, TX
NWS Brownsville, TX issued this gale warning at Feb 9, 2011, 3:41 AM CST. It took effect at Feb 9, 2011, 9:00 AM CST. It was in force for 18 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 9, 2011, 3:41 AM CST (09:41 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 9, 2011, 9:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 10, 2011, 3:00 AM CST
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Brownsville, TX
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
544 WHUS74 KBRO 090941 MWWBRO URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 341 AM CST WED FEB 9 2011 ...STRONG COLD FRONT TO MOVE THROUGH THE COASTAL WATERS THIS AFTERNOON... .AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFFSHORE THE LOWER TEXAS COAST THIS AFTERNOON. WIND GUSTS NEAR GALE FORCE ARE LIKELY WITH THE INITIAL COLD AIR SURGE AND A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO WILL RESULT IN SUSTAINED GALES FOR SEVERAL HOURS. SEAS WILL RESPOND QUICKLY BUILDING TO OVER 10 FEET BY TONIGHT. GMZ150-155-170-175-091745- /O.EXT.KBRO.SC.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-110209T1800Z/ /O.UPG.KBRO.GL.A.0003.110209T2200Z-110210T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KBRO.GL.W.0003.110209T1800Z-110210T1200Z/ 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- 341 AM CST WED FEB 9 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 KNOTS THIS MORNING WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH AND INCREASE TO 25 AND 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. * SEAS: WAVE HEIGHTS OF 6 TO 8 FEET WILL BUILD TO 9 TO 12 FEET AND POSSIBLY HIGHER TONIGHT AS VERY STRONG NORTH WINDS DEVELOP BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE OCCURRING...OR FORECAST TO OCCUR WITHIN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT...GENERALLY WITH COMBINED SEAS OF 7 FEET OR MORE. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ130-132-135-091745- /O.NEW.KBRO.GL.W.0003.110209T1800Z-110210T0600Z/ LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE PORT OF BROWNSVILLE TO THE ARROYO COLORADO- LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE ARROYO COLORADO TO 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TX- LAGUNA MADRE FROM 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TO BAFFIN BAY TX- 341 AM CST WED FEB 9 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 10 KNOTS THIS MORNING WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH AND INCREASE TO 30 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 35 KNOTS. VERY ROUGH BAY WATERS WILL DEVELOP AS A RESULT. WINDS WILL DECREASE TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 30 KNOTS LATE TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE OCCURRING...OR FORECAST TO OCCUR WITHIN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RGV
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008 WHUS74 KBRO 090952 CCA MWWBRO URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 352 AM CST WED FEB 9 2011 ...STRONG COLD FRONT TO MOVE THROUGH THE COASTAL WATERS THIS AFTERNOON... .AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFFSHORE THE LOWER TEXAS COAST THIS AFTERNOON. WIND GUSTS NEAR GALE FORCE ARE LIKELY WITH THE INITIAL COLD AIR SURGE AND A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO WILL RESULT IN SUSTAINED GALES FOR SEVERAL HOURS. SEAS WILL RESPOND QUICKLY BUILDING TO OVER 10 FEET BY TONIGHT. GMZ150-155-170-175-091815- /O.COR.KBRO.SC.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-110209T1800Z/ /O.UPG.KBRO.GL.A.0003.110209T2200Z-110210T1200Z/ /O.COR.KBRO.GL.W.0003.110209T1800Z-110210T1200Z/ 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- 352 AM CST WED FEB 9 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM CST THURSDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 KNOTS THIS MORNING WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH AND INCREASE TO 25 AND 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. * SEAS: WAVE HEIGHTS OF 6 TO 8 FEET WILL BUILD TO 9 TO 12 FEET AND POSSIBLY HIGHER TONIGHT AS VERY STRONG NORTH WINDS DEVELOP BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE OCCURRING...OR FORECAST TO OCCUR WITHIN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT...GENERALLY WITH COMBINED SEAS OF 7 FEET OR MORE. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ130-132-135-091815- /O.NEW.KBRO.GL.W.0003.110209T1800Z-110210T0600Z/ LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE PORT OF BROWNSVILLE TO THE ARROYO COLORADO- LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE ARROYO COLORADO TO 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TX- LAGUNA MADRE FROM 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TO BAFFIN BAY TX- 352 AM CST WED FEB 9 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 10 KNOTS THIS MORNING WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH AND INCREASE TO 30 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 35 KNOTS. VERY ROUGH BAY WATERS WILL DEVELOP AS A RESULT. WINDS WILL DECREASE TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 30 KNOTS LATE TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE OCCURRING...OR FORECAST TO OCCUR WITHIN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RGV
135 WHUS74 KBRO 091426 MWWBRO URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 826 AM CST WED FEB 9 2011 ...GALES IMMINENT... .AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFFSHORE THE LOWER TEXAS COAST THIS MORNING. WIND GUSTS TO GALE FORCE AND ABOVE ARE LIKELY WITH THE INITIAL COLD AIR SURGE. SEAS WILL RESPOND QUICKLY BUILDING TO OVER 10 FEET BY TONIGHT. GMZ150-155-170-175-092130- /O.EXT.KBRO.SC.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-110209T1500Z/ /O.EXT.KBRO.GL.W.0003.110209T1500Z-110210T1200Z/ 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- 826 AM CST WED FEB 9 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY... THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING. * WINDS: NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 25 AND 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 KNOTS. * SEAS: WAVE HEIGHTS OF 6 TO 8 FEET WILL BUILD TO 9 TO 12 FEET AND POSSIBLY HIGHER TONIGHT AS VERY STRONG NORTH WINDS DEVELOP BEHIND A COLD FRONT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE OCCURRING...OR FORECAST TO OCCUR WITHIN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT...GENERALLY WITH COMBINED SEAS OF 7 FEET OR MORE. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ130-132-135-092130- /O.EXT.KBRO.GL.W.0003.110209T1500Z-110210T0600Z/ LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE PORT OF BROWNSVILLE TO THE ARROYO COLORADO- LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE ARROYO COLORADO TO 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TX- LAGUNA MADRE FROM 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TO BAFFIN BAY TX- 826 AM CST WED FEB 9 2011 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS. VERY ROUGH BAY WATERS WILL DEVELOP AS A RESULT. WINDS WILL DECREASE TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 30 KNOTS TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE OCCURRING...OR FORECAST TO OCCUR WITHIN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RGV
200 WHUS74 KBRO 091513 MWWBRO URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 913 AM CST WED FEB 9 2011 ...GALES IMMINENT... .AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFFSHORE THE LOWER TEXAS COAST THIS MORNING. WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 45 KNOTS ARE LIKELY WITH THE INITIAL COLD AIR SURGE. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 12 FEET OFFSHORE BY TONIGHT. GMZ150-155-170-175-092130- /O.EXP.KBRO.SC.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-110209T1500Z/ /O.EXT.KBRO.GL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110210T0900Z/ 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- 913 AM CST WED FEB 9 2011 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY. * WINDS: NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 45 KNOTS. * SEAS: WAVE HEIGHTS OF 6 TO 8 FEET WILL BUILD TO 9 TO 12 FEET TONIGHT AS VERY STRONG NORTH WINDS DEVELOP BEHIND A COLD FRONT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE OCCURRING...OR FORECAST TO OCCUR WITHIN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ130-132-135-092130- /O.EXT.KBRO.GL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110210T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBRO.SI.Y.0010.110210T0000Z-110210T0900Z/ LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE PORT OF BROWNSVILLE TO THE ARROYO COLORADO- LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE ARROYO COLORADO TO 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TX- LAGUNA MADRE FROM 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TO BAFFIN BAY TX- 913 AM CST WED FEB 9 2011 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM CST THURSDAY. THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS. VERY ROUGH BAY WATERS. WINDS WILL DECREASE TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 30 KNOTS TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE OCCURRING...OR FORECAST TO OCCUR WITHIN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RGV
270 WHUS74 KBRO 091824 MWWBRO URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 1224 PM CST WED FEB 9 2011 ...GALES OVER THE MARINE AREAS... .AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT MOVED OFFSHORE THE LOWER TEXAS COAST. WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 45 KNOTS ARE LIKELY WITH THE INITIAL COLD AIR SURGE. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 12 FEET OFFSHORE BY TONIGHT. GMZ130-132-135-092130- /O.CON.KBRO.GL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110210T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBRO.SI.Y.0010.110210T0000Z-110210T0900Z/ 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- 1224 PM CST WED FEB 9 2011 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM CST THURSDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM CST THURSDAY. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS. VERY ROUGH BAY WATERS. WINDS WILL DECREASE TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 30 KNOTS TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE OCCURRING...OR FORECAST TO OCCUR WITHIN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ150-155-170-175-092130- /O.CON.KBRO.GL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110210T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KBRO.SC.Y.0011.110210T0900Z-110210T1500Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 1224 PM CST WED FEB 9 2011 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM CST THURSDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY. * WINDS: NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 45 KNOTS. * SEAS: WAVE HEIGHTS OF 6 TO 8 FEET WILL BUILD TO 9 TO 12 FEET TONIGHT AS VERY STRONG NORTH WINDS DEVELOP BEHIND A COLD FRONT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE OCCURRING...OR FORECAST TO OCCUR WITHIN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT...GENERALLY WITH COMBINED SEAS OF 7 FEET OR MORE. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RGV
198 WHUS74 KBRO 092137 MWWBRO URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 337 PM CST WED FEB 9 2011 ...GALES OVER THE MARINE AREAS... .AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT MOVED OFFSHORE THE LOWER TEXAS COAST. WIND GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS OFFSHORE AND 35 KNOTS OVER PORTIONS OF THE BAY TO PERSIST. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 12 FEET OFFSHORE BY TONIGHT. GMZ130-132-135-100545- /O.CON.KBRO.GL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110210T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBRO.SI.Y.0010.110210T0000Z-110210T0900Z/ 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- 337 PM CST WED FEB 9 2011 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS. VERY ROUGH BAY WATERS. WINDS WILL DECREASE TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 30 KNOTS TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE OCCURRING...OR FORECAST TO OCCUR WITHIN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ150-155-170-175-100545- /O.CON.KBRO.GL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110210T0900Z/ /O.CON.KBRO.SC.Y.0011.110210T0900Z-110210T1500Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 337 PM CST WED FEB 9 2011 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM CST THURSDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM CST THURSDAY. * WINDS: NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 KNOTS. * SEAS: WAVE HEIGHTS OF 6 TO 8 FEET WILL BUILD TO 9 TO 14 FEET TONIGHT AS VERY STRONG NORTH WINDS DEVELOP BEHIND A COLD FRONT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE OCCURRING...OR FORECAST TO OCCUR WITHIN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT...GENERALLY WITH COMBINED SEAS OF 7 FEET OR MORE. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RGV
269 WHUS74 KBRO 100020 MWWBRO URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 620 PM CST WED FEB 9 2011 ...GALES OVER THE MARINE AREAS... .THE STRONGEST WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED OVER THE LAGUNA MADRE BUT REMAIN VERY STRONG OVER THE OFFSHORE COASTAL WATERS. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES TO REPLACE THE GALE WARNING ACROSS THE LAGUNA WITH GALES TO CONTINUE OVER THE GULF WATERS THROUGH EARLY MORNING THURSDAY. SEAS OFFSHORE TO APPROACH 14 FEET OVERNIGHT. GMZ130-132-135-100830- /O.EXP.KBRO.GL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110210T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBRO.SI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-110210T0900Z/ 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- 620 PM CST WED FEB 9 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY... ...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE GALE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS 20 T0 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS. VERY ROUGH BAY WATERS. WINDS WILL DECREASE TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH LESS FREQUENT GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS AFTER 3 AM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ150-155-170-175-100830- /O.CON.KBRO.GL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110210T0900Z/ /O.CON.KBRO.SC.Y.0011.110210T0900Z-110210T1500Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 620 PM CST WED FEB 9 2011 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM CST THURSDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM CST THURSDAY. * WINDS: NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 KNOTS. WINDS DIMINISHING 20 TO 25 KNOTS GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS AFTER 3 AM. * SEAS: WAVE HEIGHTS 8 TO 14 FEET TONIGHT AS VERY STRONG NORTH WINDS CONTINUE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE OCCURRING...OR FORECAST TO OCCUR WITHIN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT...GENERALLY WITH COMBINED SEAS OF 7 FEET OR MORE. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RGV
778 WHUS74 KBRO 100906 MWWBRO URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 306 AM CST THU FEB 10 2011 ...WIND GUSTS TO NEAR GALE FORCE CONTINUE OFFSHORE THE LOWER TEXAS COAST EARLY THIS MORNING... .THE STRONGEST WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED OVER THE LAGUNA MADRE BUT REMAIN VERY STRONG OVER THE OFFSHORE COASTAL WATERS. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES CONTINUE ACROSS THE LAGUNA MADRE WITH WIND GUSTS NEAR GALE FORCE OVER THE GULF WATERS THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING. SEAS OFFSHORE WILL CONTINUE TO BE VERY HIGH AND VERY ROUGH AS A RESULT. GMZ150-155-170-175-101715- /O.EXP.KBRO.GL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-110210T0900Z/ /O.UPG.KBRO.SC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-110210T1500Z/ /O.NEW.KBRO.GL.W.0004.110210T0906Z-110210T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KBRO.SC.Y.0012.110210T1200Z-110211T0000Z/ 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- 306 AM CST THU FEB 10 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 35 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 30 KNOTS AFTER 6 AM AND GRADUALLY DIMINISH TO AROUND 20 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. * SEAS: WAVE HEIGHTS OF 8 TO 12 FEET WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS MORNING BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING TO 6 TO 10 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE OCCURRING...OR FORECAST TO OCCUR WITHIN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT...GENERALLY WITH COMBINED SEAS OF 7 FEET OR MORE. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ130-132-135-101715- /O.EXP.KBRO.SI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-110210T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KBRO.SI.Y.0011.110210T0906Z-110210T1800Z/ LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE PORT OF BROWNSVILLE TO THE ARROYO COLORADO- LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE ARROYO COLORADO TO 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TX- LAGUNA MADRE FROM 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TO BAFFIN BAY TX- 306 AM CST THU FEB 10 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS HAS EXPIRED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS 20 T0 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING BECOMING 15 TO 20 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. VERY ROUGH BAY WATERS THIS MORNING WILL BECOME CHOPPY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RGV
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning 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 gale warning went out at Feb 8, 8:15 PM CST, 7 hours 26 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 8, 8:15 PM CST, 7 hours 26 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
815 PM CST TUE FEB 8 2011
.SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH 6 AM THURSDAY/...MAIN CHANGE FOR THE
EVENING PACKAGE IS TO EXPAND THE FREEZE WATCH WHICH RESULTED IN
LOWER TEMPERATURES ACROSS MUCH OF THE CWA WEDNESDAY NIGHT. ALL ZONES
WITH EXCEPTION OF WILLACY AND CAMERON WILL BE UNDER THE WATCH. VERY
COLD AIR OVER OKLAHOMA AND NORTHWEST TEXAS TO STEADILY HEAD SOUTH.
PLENTY OF COLD AIR ADVECTION TO OVERCOME CLOUDY SKIES AND STRONG
WINDS ALLOWING TEMPERATURES TO REACH OR FALL BELOW THE FREEZING
MARK. GUIDANCE HAS BEEN CONSISTENT ON A MORE WIDESPREAD FREEZE THE
LAST FEW RUNS AND DO NOT SEE ANY REASON TO VARY. LATER SHIFTS WILL
HAVE TO MONITOR TO INCLUDE WILLACY AND CAMERON. A WIND CHILL
ADVISORY WILL LIKELY ACCOMPANY THE EVENTUAL FREEZE WARNING WITH
NORTH WINDS NOT EXPECTED TO ABATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. TIMING OF THE
FRONT STILL LOOKS TO BE AROUND MID TO LATE MORNING ACROSS THE WEST
AND BETWEEN NOON AND 2 PM FOR THE UPPER AND MIDDLE VALLEY AND AFTER
2 PM IN THE LOWER VALLEY. TEMPERATURES COULD FALL OFF 10 TO MAYBE
EVEN 20 DEGREES 2 TO 4 HOURS IN WAKE OF THE FRONT THEN CONTINUE
THEIR FREE FALL TO FREEZING.
&&
.LONG TERM/6 AM THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/..NEAR FREEZING
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED OVER THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN COUNTIES OF
DEEP SOUTH TEXAS EARLY THURSDAY MORNING PROMPTING A FREEZE WATCH FOR
WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BE
FAIRLY GUSTY FROM THE NORTH ON THURSDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL WARM
SLIGHTLY ON THURSDAY TO THE LOWER 50S UNDER PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES. A
FREEZE WATCH OR WARNING IS LIKELY TO BE ISSUED ONCE AGAIN FRIDAY
MORNING WITH A GOOD RADIATIONAL COOLING NIGHT WITH CLEAR SKIES AND
LIGHT WINDS. THE AIRMASS WILL MODIFY ON FRIDAY WITH ONLY SLIGHTLY
BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT FROM THE NORTHWEST
ON FRIDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL MOVE EAST ON SATURDAY CAUSING A LIGHT
TO MODERATE SOUTHEAST FLOW OF AIR. PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES WILL BE THE
RULE ON SATURDAY WITH ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES. MOSTLY CLOUDY
SKIES AND NEAR NORMAL TEMPERATURES WILL BE THE RULE FOR THE
BEGINNING OF NEXT WEEK.
&&
.MARINE.../TONIGHT THROUGH 6 AM THURSDAY/...WILL ALLOW FOR THE SCA
TO EXPIRE FOR THE LAGUNA AT 9 PM BUT WILL CONTINUE FOR THE OFFSHORE
WATERS THROUGH 6 AM WEDNESDAY. SEAS WELL OFFSHORE MAY NEVER SUBSIDE
BELOW 7 FEET BEFORE THE STRONG NORTHERLY SURGE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON.
GALE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE OFFSHORE WATERS FROM 4 PM
WEDNESDAY THROUGH NOON THURSDAY. GALES MAY NOT LAST THIS LONG BUT
ANYTIME WITHIN THIS WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY GALES ARE POSSIBLE. THE
GALE WATCH OR POSSIBLE WARNING AND MAY NEED TO BE EXPANDED TO
INCLUDE PORTIONS OF THE LAGUNA. FREQUENT GALE FORCE GUSTS ARE
LOOKING MORE PLAUSIBLE WITH VERY COLD AND DRY AIR SPILLING INTO THE
GULF AND A STRENGTHENING PRESSURE GRADIENT SETTING UP BETWEEN A WEAK
LOW FORMING ALONG THE COLD FRONT THE ARCTIC SURFACE HIGH OVER NORTH
TEXAS. SCA CONDITIONS TO FOLLOW THE WINDOW OF GALE.
6 AM THURSDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...STRONG WINDS AND HIGH SEAS WILL BE
THE RULE OVER THE MARINE AREA IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT MOVING
THROUGH THE AREA LATE WEDNESDAY. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED ON THURSDAY WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE POSSIBLE. WINDS
AND SEAS WILL DECREASE THURSDAY NIGHT TO BELOW SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
CONDITIONS BY FRIDAY MORNING. LIGHT TO MODERATE WINDS WITH LOW SEAS
WILL BE THE RULE FOR THE WEEKEND FOR THE DEEP SOUTH TEXAS MARINE
AREA.
&&
.AVIATION...VFR STRATUS SPREADING SLOWLY WEST. LOW LEVEL INVERSION
TO LOWER OVERNIGHT WITH CEILINGS TO LOWER TO MVFR OVERNIGHT. IFR NOT
EXPECTED AT THIS TIME BUT AS COLD AIR SPILLS INTO THE REGION
WEDNESDAY CIGS COULD LOWER TEMPORARILY TO IFR. SPOTTY SHOWERS OR
LIGHT RAIN BUT NO RESTRICTIONS TO VISIBILITY ANTICIPATED. SOUTHEAST
WINDS TO REMAIN NOTICEABLE WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS 20 TO 25 KNOTS.
STRONG COLD FRONT TO PUSH THROUGH THE REGION BETWEEN 10 AM AND 4 PM
WEDNESDAY. MCALLEN COULD SEE THE FRONT AS EARLY AS 11 AM WITH
BROWNSVILLE AND HARLINGEN BETWEEN 2 AND 3 PM. NORTHWEST TO NORTH
WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS.
&&
.FIRE WEATHER...STRONG NORTH WINDS TO ACCOMPANY A CANADIAN COLD
FRONT. NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH
ARE EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT. WINDS TO SHIFT BETWEEN 9 AND 11 AM
ACROSS ZAPATA...JIM HOGG AND STARR COUNTIES AND BETWEEN 11 AM AND 1
PM FROM HIDALGO TO BROOKS THEN 1 PM TO 4 PM FROM HIGHWAY 281 EAST TO
THE COAST. AN INCREASE IN HUMIDITY VALUES ARE POSSIBLE AS
TEMPERATURES AND DEWPOINTS DIFFERENCES INITIALLY BECOME NARROW
HOWEVER DEWPOINTS SHOULD CRASH INTO THE 20S OR EVEN THE UPPER TEENS
BY LATE AFTERNOON ACROSS THE WEST. TEMPERATURES TO START OFF IN THE
UPPER 60S AND TUMBLE INTO THE UPPER 40S TO LOWER 50S BY SUNSET.
NO FIRE WEATHER WATCH OR RED FLAG WARNINGS ARE EXPECTED BUT A RANGE
DANGER STATEMENT /RFD/ MAY NEED TO BE ISSUED.
&&
.BRO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...FREEZE WATCH FROM LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING
FOR TXZ248>253.
GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR
GMZ130-132-135.
GALE WATCH FROM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT
FOR GMZ150-155-170-175.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY FOR GMZ150-155-170-
175.
&&
THIS PRODUCT IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT:
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65/59Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 8, 1:13 PM CST, 14 hours 28 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 113 PM CST TUE FEB 8 2011 TXZ251-256-257-091915- KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- 113 PM CST TUE FEB 8 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR DEEP SOUTH TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. ELEVATED RIP CURRENT RISK WILL CONTINUE THIS WEEK AS UNSETTLED WEATHER ON THE GULF CONTINUES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. TXZ248-252>255-091915- ZAPATA-STARR-HIDALGO-INLAND WILLACY-INLAND CAMERON- 113 PM CST TUE FEB 8 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR DEEP SOUTH TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE INTO THE 30S THURSDAY AND FRIDAY MORNINGS IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT. COLD WEATHER WATCHES AND WARNINGS MAY BE REQUIRED AS THE SITUATION UNFOLDS...BUT ARE NOT CURRENTLY IN EFFECT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. GMZ130-132-135-150-155-170-175-091915- 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- 113 PM CST TUE FEB 8 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO AND THE LAGUNA MADRE. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL ON THE BAY THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH ADVISORY CONDITIONS ON THE GULF WATERS THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. HIGH END SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS WILL OCCUR WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING ON THE BAY AND GULF IN THE WAKE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. WAVE HEIGHTS ON THE GULF WILL BUILD TO BETWEEN 10 AND 12 FEET THURSDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. TXZ249-250-091915- JIM HOGG-BROOKS- 113 PM CST TUE FEB 8 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR DEEP SOUTH TEXAS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. A FREEZE WATCH IS IN EFFECT WEDNESDAY NIGHT...AND TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE INTO THE UPPER 20S FOR A FEW HOURS THURSDAY MORNING. WIND CHILL VALUES MAY ALSO DECREASE TO AROUND 20 DEGREES THURSDAY MORNING. COLD TEMPERATURES WILL RETURN FRIDAY MORNING... BUT MAY BE A DEGREE OR TWO HIGHER AS THE COLD AIR MASS MODIFIES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Brownsville, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 9, 4:15 AM CST | Freeze Watch | BRO | Brooks, Cameron, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, Starr and 2 more | 23 hr |
| Feb 9, 4:15 AM CST | Freeze Warning | BRO | Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr, Willacy | 28 hr |
| Feb 9, 4:15 AM CST | Hard Freeze Warning | BRO | Brooks, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, Willacy, Zapata | 30 hr |
| Feb 9, 4:15 AM CST | Wind Advisory | BRO | Brooks, Cameron, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, Starr and 2 more | 12 hr |
| Feb 9, 4:31 AM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | BRO | Brooks, Cameron, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, Starr and 2 more | 27 hr |
| Feb 9, 9:13 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory for Winds | BRO | 18 hr | |
| Feb 9, 12:16 PM CST | Hard Freeze Watch | BRO | Brooks, Jim Hogg, Kenedy | 15 hr |
| Feb 9, 12:24 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | BRO | 15 hr | |
| Feb 9, 12:29 PM CST | Wind Chill Warning | BRO | Brooks, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, Zapata | 22 hr |
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