Alert archive / Texas / Gale Warnings in 2011
Gale Warning 7, NWS Brownsville, TX
NWS Brownsville, TX issued this gale warning at Dec 24, 2011, 3:33 PM CST. It was in force for 8 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
- Dec 24, 2011, 3:33 PM CST (21:33 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 25, 2011, 12:00 AM CST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Brownsville, TX
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
779 WHUS74 KBRO 242133 MWWBRO URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 333 PM CST SAT DEC 24 2011 ...HAZARDOUS MARINE CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND... .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE LOWER TEXAS COAST WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY AND INTERACT WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING SOUTHWEST INTO DEEP SOUTH TEXAS AND THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. STRONG WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS WILL PREVAIL AS A RESULT OF THE INTERACTION BETWEEN THE TWO PRESSURE SYSTEMS. GMZ150-155-170-175-250545- /O.UPG.KBRO.SC.Y.0082.000000T0000Z-111226T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBRO.GL.W.0007.111224T2133Z-111225T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KBRO.SC.Y.0083.111225T0600Z-111226T0000Z/ 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- 333 PM CST SAT DEC 24 2011 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO WATERS EAST OF PADRE ISLAND FROM 0 TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES OFFSHORE. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED... AND IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY FOR THE SAME AREA. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 35 KNOTS WILL DIMINISH TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. * WAVES: SEAS OF 10 TO 15 FEET WILL SUBSIDE TO 8 TO 11 FEET AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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. && $$ GMZ130-132-135-250545- /O.EXT.KBRO.SI.Y.0086.000000T0000Z-111225T1500Z/ LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE PORT OF BROWNSVILLE TO THE ARROYO COLORADO- LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE ARROYO COLORADO TO 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TX- LAGUNA MADRE FROM 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TO BAFFIN BAY TX- 333 PM CST SAT DEC 24 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST SUNDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST SUNDAY FOR THE LAGUNA MADRE. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. * BAY CONDITIONS: ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH BAY WATERS ARE LIKELY IN RESPONSE TO THE STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RGV
1 follow-up statement
849 WHUS74 KBRO 250623 MWWBRO URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 1223 AM CST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...HAZARDOUS MARINE CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND... .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ALONG THE LOWER TEXAS COAST WILL CONTINUE TO INTENSIFY AND INTERACT WITH HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING SOUTHWEST INTO DEEP SOUTH TEXAS AND THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. STRONG WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS WILL PREVAIL AS A RESULT OF THE INTERACTION BETWEEN THE TWO PRESSURE SYSTEMS. GMZ150-155-170-175-251500- /O.EXP.KBRO.GL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-111225T0600Z/ /O.CON.KBRO.SC.Y.0083.000000T0000Z-111226T0000Z/ 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- 1223 AM CST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE GALE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 KNOTS WILL DIMINISH TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. * WAVES: SEAS OF 8 TO 11 FEET WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AND WILL DIMINISH INTO THE 6 TO 8 FOOT RANGE BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$ GMZ130-132-135-251500- /O.CON.KBRO.SI.Y.0086.000000T0000Z-111225T1500Z/ LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE PORT OF BROWNSVILLE TO THE ARROYO COLORADO- LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE ARROYO COLORADO TO 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TX- LAGUNA MADRE FROM 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TO BAFFIN BAY TX- 1223 AM CST SUN DEC 25 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE LAGUNA MADRE. * BAY CONDITIONS: ROUGH BAY WATERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT IN RESPONSE TO THE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RGV
The office that day
Everything else NWS Brownsville, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 24, 4:35 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory for Winds | BRO | 28 hr | |
| Dec 24, 5:28 AM CST | Coastal Flood Advisory | BRO | Kenedy | 19 hr |
| Dec 24, 3:33 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | BRO | 30 hr |
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