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Small Craft Advisory 22, NWS Brownsville, TX

March 11, 2011

NWS Brownsville, TX issued this small craft advisory at Mar 11, 2011, 1:53 PM CST. It took effect at Mar 11, 2011, 9:00 PM CST. It was in force for 36 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 11, 2011, 1:53 PM CST (19:53 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 11, 2011, 9:00 PM CST
Expired
Mar 13, 2011, 10:00 AM CDT
In force
36 hr
Issued by
NWS Brownsville, TX

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

737 
WHUS74 KBRO 111953
MWWBRO

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
153 PM CST FRI MAR 11 2011

...MODERATE TO STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TONIGHT ACROSS THE GULF...

.INTERACTION BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF AND
DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL LEAD TO A
STRENGTHENING OF THE ONSHORE FLOW OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING.
MODERATE TO STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE GULF
WATERS OVERNIGHT. SEAS WILL RESPOND AND BEGIN TO ELEVATE REACHING
5 FEET OFFSHORE BY SATURDAY MORNING.

GMZ150-155-170-175-120400-
/O.NEW.KBRO.SC.Y.0022.110312T0300Z-110312T1200Z/
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-
153 PM CST FRI MAR 11 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM
CST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 AM CST SATURDAY. 

* WINDS AND WAVES: SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS WITH
  LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE. SEAS WILL BUILD UP TO 5
  FEET ACROSS THE NEARSHORE AND OFFSHORE GULF OF MEXICO WATERS
  DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

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.

&&

$$


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7 follow-up statements
490 
WHUS74 KBRO 120350
MWWBRO

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
950 PM CST FRI MAR 11 2011

...MODERATE TO STRONG WINDS AFFECTING THE LOWER TEXAS COASTLINE...

.INTERACTION BETWEEN SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE NORTHERN
GULF AND A DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE AREA ACROSS THE SOUTHERN
PLAINS WILL LEAD TO A STRENGTHENING OF THE ONSHORE FLOW OVERNIGHT
INTO SATURDAY MORNING. THE STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED
ACROSS THE GULF WATERS OVERNIGHT. THE GULF SEAS WILL INCREASE 
STEADILY BY SATURDAY MORNING. AS THE SURFACE LOW CONTINUES TO
STRENGTHEN ON SATURDAY THE SOUTHERLY WINDS OVER THE BAY WATERS
WILL THEN INCREASE RESULTING IN ROUGH BAY CONDITIONS. 

GMZ130-132-135-121200-
/O.NEW.KBRO.SI.Y.0020.110312T1600Z-110313T0000Z/
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-
950 PM CST FRI MAR 11 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM
CST SATURDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM
CST SATURDAY. 

* WINDS: THE SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE 20 TO
  25 KNOT RANGE AFTER SUNRISE TOMORROW WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS
  POSSIBLE. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL THEN FALL BELOW SMALL CRAFT
  ADVISORY LEVELS AFTER SUNSET TOMORROW. 

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.

&&

$$

GMZ150-155-170-175-121200-
/O.CON.KBRO.SC.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-110312T1200Z/
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-
950 PM CST FRI MAR 11 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
SATURDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY.

* WINDS AND WAVES: SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS WITH
  LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT THE OVERNIGHT
  HOURS. THE SEAS WILL BUILD UP TO 5 TO 6 FEET ACROSS THE
  NEARSHORE AND OFFSHORE GULF OF MEXICO WATERS DURING THE
  OVERNIGHT HOURS.

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.

&&

$$


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521 
WHUS74 KBRO 120845
MWWBRO

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
245 AM CST SAT MAR 12 2011

...STRONGER WINDS ALONG THE LOWER TEXAS COAST TODAY...

.INTERACTION BETWEEN SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE NORTHERN
GULF AND DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE AREA ACROSS NORTHWEST TEXAS WILL
LEAD TO STRONGER ONSHORE WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS TODAY.

GMZ130-132-135-121500-
/O.EXT.KBRO.SI.Y.0020.110312T1500Z-110313T0000Z/
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-
245 AM CST SAT MAR 12 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS
MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM
THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTH SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH LOCALLY
  HIGHER GUSTS WILL DEVELOP TODAY.

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.

&&

$$

GMZ170-175-121500-
/O.EXT.KBRO.SC.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-110312T1500Z/
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-
245 AM CST SAT MAR 12 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS
MORNING...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS
MORNING. 

* WINDS AND WAVES: SOUTH SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH
  HIGHER GUSTS WILL PERSIST THROUGH MID MORNING. SEAS WILL BUILD
  TO AROUND SIX FEET.

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.

&&

$$

GMZ150-155-121500-
/O.EXT.KBRO.SC.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-110313T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD OUT 20 NM-
245 AM CST SAT MAR 12 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING. 

* WINDS AND WAVES: SOUTH SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH
  LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS WILL CONTINUE TODAY. WAVE HEIGHTS OF FOUR
  TO SIX FEET WILL BUILD.

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.

&&

$$


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444 
WHUS74 KBRO 121515
MWWBRO

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
915 AM CST SAT MAR 12 2011

...STRONGER WINDS ALONG THE LOWER TEXAS COAST TODAY...

.INTERACTION BETWEEN SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE NORTHERN
GULF AND DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE AREA ACROSS NORTHWEST TEXAS WILL
LEAD TO STRONGER ONSHORE WINDS AND ELEVATED SEAS TODAY.

GMZ170-175-121615-
/O.EXP.KBRO.SC.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-110312T1500Z/
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-
915 AM CST SAT MAR 12 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WINDS AND SEAS
HAVE SUBSIDED BELOW ADVISORY CRITERIA.

$$

GMZ130-132-135-122315-
/O.CON.KBRO.SI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-110313T0000Z/
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-
915 AM CST SAT MAR 12 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM
CST THIS EVENING...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTH SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH LOCALLY
  HIGHER GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY.

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.

&&

$$

GMZ150-155-122315-
/O.CON.KBRO.SC.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-110313T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD OUT 20 NM-
915 AM CST SAT MAR 12 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING. 

* WINDS AND WAVES: SOUTH SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH
  LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS WILL CONTINUE TODAY. SEAS BETWEEN 4 AND 6
  FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE.

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.

&&

$$


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471 
WHUS74 KBRO 122029
MWWBRO

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
229 PM CST SAT MAR 12 2011

...UNSETTLED MARINE CONDITIONS TO PREVAIL TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL CONTINUE TO PERSIST ACROSS THE
LOWER TEXAS COASTAL WATERS AND COMBINE WITH A STRENGTHENING LOW
LEVEL JET OVERNIGHT TO PRODUCE MODERATE AND GUSTY WINDS AND
ELEVATED SEAS.

GMZ170-175-130430-
/O.NEW.KBRO.SC.Y.0023.110313T0300Z-110313T1500Z/
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-
229 PM CST SAT MAR 12 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM CST THIS EVENING TO
10 AM CDT SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM CST THIS EVENING TO
10 AM CDT SUNDAY. 

* WINDS AND WAVES: SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS WITH LOCALLY
  HIGHER GUSTS AND SEAS UP TO 7 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE
  OFFSHORE GULF OF MEXICO WATERS.


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.

&&

$$

GMZ130-132-135-130300-
/O.EXT.KBRO.SI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-110313T0300Z/
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-
229 PM CST SAT MAR 12 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST
THIS EVENING...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM
CST THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS
  WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING LATE
  TONIGHT.

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.

&&

$$

GMZ150-155-130430-
/O.EXT.KBRO.SC.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-110313T1500Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD OUT 20 NM-
229 PM CST SAT MAR 12 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT SUNDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT SUNDAY.

* WINDS AND WAVES: SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
  GUSTS WILL PERSIST TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. ELEVATED SEAS AS
  HIGH AS 6 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE NEARSHORE GULF OF
  MEXICO WATERS.

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.

&&

$$


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920 
WHUS74 KBRO 130324
MWWBRO

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
924 PM CST SAT MAR 12 2011

...UNSETTLED MARINE CONDITIONS TO PREVAIL TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL CONTINUE TO PERSIST ACROSS THE
LOWER TEXAS COASTAL WATERS AND COMBINE WITH A STRENGTHENING LOW
LEVEL JET OVERNIGHT TO PRODUCE MODERATE AND GUSTY WINDS AND
ELEVATED SEAS.

GMZ130-132-135-130430-
/O.EXP.KBRO.SI.Y.0020.000000T0000Z-110313T0300Z/
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-
924 PM CST SAT MAR 12 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS HAS EXPIRED...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THE
LAGUNA MADRE AS THE BAY WINDS HAVE FALLEN BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS.

$$

GMZ170-175-131115-
/O.CON.KBRO.SC.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-110313T1500Z/
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-
924 PM CST SAT MAR 12 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT
SUNDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT SUNDAY. 

* WINDS AND WAVES: SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS WITH LOCALLY 
  HIGHER GUSTS AND SEAS UP TO 7 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE 
  OFFSHORE GULF OF MEXICO WATERS. 

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.

&&

$$

GMZ150-155-131115-
/O.CON.KBRO.SC.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-110313T1500Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD OUT 20 NM-
924 PM CST SAT MAR 12 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT
SUNDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT SUNDAY. 

* WINDS AND WAVES: SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 WITH LOCALLY HIGHER 
  GUSTS WILL PERSIST TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. ELEVATED SEAS 
  AS HIGH AS 6 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE NEARSHORE GULF 
  OF MEXICO WATERS. 

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.

&&

$$


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735 
WHUS74 KBRO 130336
MWWBRO

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
936 PM CST SAT MAR 12 2011

...UNSETTLED MARINE CONDITIONS TO PREVAIL TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...

.A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL CONTINUE TO PERSIST ACROSS THE
LOWER TEXAS COASTAL WATERS AND COMBINE WITH A STRENGTHENING LOW
LEVEL JET OVERNIGHT TO PRODUCE MODERATE AND GUSTY WINDS AND
ELEVATED SEAS.

GMZ130-132-135-131000-
/O.NEW.KBRO.SI.Y.0021.110313T1700Z-110314T0000Z/
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-
936 PM CST SAT MAR 12 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CDT
SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM
CDT SUNDAY. 


* WINDS: THE SOUTHEAST BAY WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE 20 TO 25
  KNOT RANGE BY MIDDAY TOMORROW ACROSS THE LAGUNA MADRE AND WILL
  PERSIST INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. THESE STRONG SOUTHEAST
  WINDS WILL GENERATE ROUGH BAY CONDITIONS MAINLY DURING THE LATE
  MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS TOMORROW. 


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.

&&

$$

GMZ170-175-131000-
/O.CON.KBRO.SC.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-110313T1500Z/
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-
936 PM CST SAT MAR 12 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT
SUNDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT SUNDAY. 

* WINDS AND WAVES: SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS WITH LOCALLY 
  HIGHER GUSTS AND SEAS UP TO 7 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE 
  OFFSHORE GULF OF MEXICO WATERS. 

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.

&&

$$

GMZ150-155-131000-
/O.CON.KBRO.SC.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-110313T1500Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD OUT 20 NM-
936 PM CST SAT MAR 12 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT
SUNDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT SUNDAY. 

* WINDS AND WAVES: SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 WITH LOCALLY HIGHER 
  GUSTS WILL PERSIST TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. ELEVATED SEAS 
  AS HIGH AS 6 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE NEARSHORE GULF 
  OF MEXICO WATERS. 

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.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RGV
579 
WHUS74 KBRO 130836
MWWBRO

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
336 AM CDT SUN MAR 13 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES IN EFFECT FOR THE LOWER TEXAS COAST...

.HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL CONTINUE TO INTERACT
WITH LOW PRESSURE OVER NORTHERN MEXICO AND THE TEXAS BIG BEND TO
PRODUCE STRONG WINDS FOR THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS OF DEEP SOUTH
TEXAS TODAY.

GMZ130-132-135-131645-
/O.EXT.KBRO.SI.Y.0021.110313T1500Z-110314T0100Z/
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-
336 AM CDT SUN MAR 13 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS
MORNING TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM
THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE LAGUNA MADRE. 

* WINDS: SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS WILL DEVELOP DURING THE
  LATE MORNING HOURS...AND PERSIST THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS.
 
* BAY CONDITIONS: ROUGH BAY WATERS ARE EXPECTED DUE TO THE STRONG
  WINDS FROM THE SOUTHEAST. 

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.

&&

$$

GMZ170-175-131500-
/O.CON.KBRO.SC.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-110313T1500Z/
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-
336 AM CDT SUN MAR 13 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS
MORNING...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS
MORNING FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO WATERS EAST OF PADRE ISLAND FROM 20
TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES OFFSHORE. 

* WINDS: SOUTHEAST WINDS OF AROUND 20 KNOTS WILL DIMINISH SLIGHTLY
  TO BETWEEN 15 AND 20 KNOTS BEGINNING AROUND THE MID-MORNING HOURS
  OF TODAY.

* WAVES: SEAS OF 4 TO 6 FEET ARE EXPECTED. 

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.

&&

$$

GMZ150-155-131500-
/O.CON.KBRO.SC.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-110313T1500Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD OUT 20 NM-
336 AM CDT SUN MAR 13 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS
MORNING...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS
MORNING FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO WATERS EAST OF PADRE ISLAND FROM 0
TO 20 NAUTICAL MILES OFFSHORE. 

* WINDS: SOUTHEAST WINDS OF AROUND 20 KNOTS WILL DIMINISH SLIGHTLY
  TO BETWEEN 15 AND 20 KNOTS BEGINNING AROUND THE MID-MORNING HOURS
  OF TODAY.

* WAVES: SEAS OF 5 TO 6 FEET ARE EXPECTED.

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.

&&

$$

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RGV

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 11, 10:53 AM CST, 3 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 11, 10:53 AM CST, 3 hours before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
1053 AM CST FRI MAR 11 2011

.SHORT TERM /TODAY THROUGH 6 PM SATURDAY/...A FEW MINOR CHANGES MADE
TO TODAYS FORECAST FOR TODAY. SFC HIGH PRESSURE CURRENTLY CENTERED
ACROSS THE LWR MS VALLEY WITH SE LLVL FLOW IN PLACE ACROSS THE CWA.
ANTICIPATE THIS TO STRENGTHEN WITH TIME TODAY AS LAND/SEA
DIFFERENTIAL HEATING EFFECTS BEGIN TO PUSH SOUTHEAST WINDS UPWARD
NOW THRU THIS AFTN. DID BUMP UP WINDS SPEEDS IN A COUPLE OF
ZONES...ESPECIALLY WEST...BUT OVERALL CHANGES TO THE WIND FORECAST
WERE LEFT ALONE. DID PULL DOWN DEW POINT TEMPERATURES DURING THE
MIDDAY AND AFTN...ESPECIALLY ACROSS CENTRAL AND WESTERN COUNTIES
WHICH WILL MEAN RH VALUES WILL BE A BIT LWR THAN PREVIOUSLY
FCST...SEE FIRE WEATHER SECTION BELOW FOR MORE INFO. ALSO...NUDGED
AFTN HIGH TEMPERATURES UP IN MOST ZONES...BY A DEGREE OR TWO OWING
TO PERSISTENCE AND DRY ATMS PRESENT. OTHERWISE...NO OTHER CHANGES
ARE EXPECTED TO THE REMAINDER OF THE PERIOD AT THIS TIME.
&&

.LONG TERM /6 PM SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...A ZONAL FLOW ACROSS
THE THE SOUTHERN UNITED STATES SATURDAY WILL PREVAIL INTO EARLY
NEXT WEEK WITH A WEAK SHORTWAVE TROUGH DEVELOPING ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS SUNDAY AND MOVING EASTWARD MONDAY. THIS WILL
PROVIDE A SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS
ACROSS THE CWA MONDAY. ANOTHER WEAK SHORTWAVE IS PROGGED TO MOVE
ACROSS TEXAS TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY PROVIDING A SLIGHT CHANCE OF
RAIN FOR THE REST OF THE FORECAST PERIOD.
&&

.FIRE WEATHER...ANTICIPATE DEW POINT TEMPERATURES TO COME BACK DOWN
TWD MIDDAY AND AFTN AFTER THE MRNG RECOVERING PERIOD...ESPECIALLY
ACROSS OUR CENTRAL AND WESTERN COUNTIES. WITH TEMPS WARMING INTO THE
LOW/MID 80S IN THESE AREAS...RH VALUES WILL FALL INTO THE 20 TO 30
PERCENT RANGE DURING THE AFTN HRS. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO
REMAIN BREEZY AT TIMES THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. 20 FT WINDS WILL BE
BETWEEN 15 AND 20 MPH ACROSS THE AREA THRU THE AFTN. DEW POINT
TEMPERATURES WILL BE A LITTLE HIGHER THRU THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY
ACROSS COASTAL COUNTIES/HIGHWAY 77 CORRIDOR...BUT WITH SIMILAR
WINDS. THEREFORE...THE THREAT FOR WILDFIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD WILL BE
HIGHER FARTHER WEST TODAY. WILL ISSUE A RANGELAND FIRE DISCUSSION
PRODUCT FOR OUR CENTRAL AND WESTERN COUNTIES.
&&

.AVIATION...THE 3 LOCAL TAF SITES ARE REPORTING CLEAR SKIES WITH
MODERATE SOUTHEAST BREEZES THIS MORNING. THE WINDS WILL BECOME AN
INCREASING ISSUE AT THE LOCAL TERMINALS TODAY INTO TOMORROW AS THE
GRADIENT TIGHTENS BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE GULF AND
DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS. ANTICIPATE
BREEZY SOUTHEAST WINDS THRU TODAY WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT AND THEN
INCREASE THRU THE LATE MRNG HRS TOMORROW. CLEAR SKIES WILL PERSIST
THRU TODAY...WITH SOME INCREASE IN CLOUDS OVERNIGHT AND DURING THE
DAY SATURDAY. MAINLY VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL INTO TONIGHT WITH
POTENTIAL FOR SOME MVFR CIGS POSSIBLE LATE INTO SAT MRNG.
&&

.MARINE...
TODAY THROUGH 6 PM SATURDAY...THE 10 AM OBSERVATION FROM BUOY020
INDICATED WINDS WERE SOUTHEAST AROUND 14 KTS GUSTING TO AROUND 18
KTS AND SEAS WERE AROUND 3 FT WITH A PERIOD OF 3 SECONDS. EXERCISE
CAUTION CONDITIONS CAN BE EXPECTED THRU THE DAY TODAY ACROSS ALL
MARINE AREAS...BUT MORE SO ACROSS THE BAY AND NEARSHORE GULF
WATERS...AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT TIGHTENS. A STRENGTHENING ONSHORE
FLOW IS EXPECTED OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY...WHICH WILL PUSH UP WINDS
A BIT MORE TOMORROW VERSUS TODAY AND ALLOW SEAS TO BUILD. ANTICIPATE
SCA CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP OVERNIGHT ACROSS THE GULF WITH SCA
CONDITIONS ACROSS THE BAY AND NEARSHORE TOMORROW DUE TO THE MORE
BREEZY SE WINDS. NO MARKED CHANGES FOR THE CWF FOR THE UPDATE THIS
MRNG. WILL HAVE A CLOSER LOOK AT INCOMING MODEL GUIDANCE REGARDING
THE DEVELOPING SCA CONDITIONS AND HAVE A FULL UPDATE DURING THE
AFTERNOON FORECAST ISSUANCE.

6 PM SATURDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...MODERATE TO STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS
WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS SAT NIGHT INTO SUNDAY AS
THE PRESSURE GRADIENT REMAINS STRONG ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF OF
MEXICO WITH LOW PRESSURE ACROSS NORTHEAST MEXICO AND HIGH PRESSURE
ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO. SOUTHEAST FLOW SHOULD PREVAIL
ACROSS THE LOWER TEXAS COAST MONDAY AND TUESDAY WITH HIGH PRESSURE
PREVAILING ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF.
&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 303 AM CST FRI MAR 11 2011/
SHORT TERM /TODAY THROUGH 6 PM SATURDAY/...A BONE DRY SOUNDING
WITH 0.12 INCHES PWAT WAS NOTED ON THE BRO SOUNDING OF YESTERDAY
EVENING. BROAD HIGH PRESSURE OVERHEAD IS PROVIDING SUBSIDENCE AND
FAIR BUT DRY WEATHER. LOW PRESSURE WILL DEVELOP UPSTREAM TODAY
WHILE HIGH PRESSURE SHIFTS EAST...RESULTING IN BREEZY SOUTHEAST
WINDS NEAR THE COAST THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH PRESSURE WILL BUILD OVER
THE NORTH GULF THROUGH SATURDAY...WITH MODERATE SOUTHEAST WINDS
OVERNIGHT BECOMING WINDY NEAR THE COAST SATURDAY AFTERNOON. NOT
MANY CLOUDS IN THE MEAN TIME...BUT A FEW WILL DEVELOP SATURDAY
AFTERNOON WITH SOME MOISTURE MOVING IN FROM THE GULF. TEMPS WILL
BE NEAR NORMAL WITH LITTLE CHANCE FOR RAIN.

LONG TERM /6 PM SATURDAY THROUGH FRIDAY/...INHERITED A SOUND
FORECAST FROM THE PREVIOUS SHIFT FOR THE LONG TERM PERIOD. BEST
CHANCES OF PRECIPITATION STILL APPEAR TO OCCUR ON MONDAY IN
ASSOCIATION WITH THE APPROACH AND PASSAGE OF A MID-LEVEL TROUGH OF
LOW PRESSURE FROM THE WEST. HOWEVER...REINSERTED A SLIGHT CHANCE
OF RAINFALL INTO THE FORECAST FOR TUESDAY AND WEDNESDAY DUE TO A
CONTINUED SERIES OF MID-LEVEL DISTURBANCES AND SUFFICIENT MOISTURE
PROVIDED BY ONSHORE FLOW. OTHERWISE...DRY WEATHER WITH NEAR NORMAL
TEMPERATURES WILL PREVAIL FOR A REMAINDER OF THE FORECAST.

AVIATION...VFR CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TODAY WITH HIGH PRESSURE
IN PLACE OVERHEAD. SATELLITE IMAGERY SHOWS VERY LITTLE IN THE WAY
OF CLOUDS THIS MORNING. WINDS ARE CURRENTLY CALM TO LIGHT ACROSS
DEEP SOUTH TEXAS. LOW PRESSURE WILL DEEPEN UPSTREAM OVER NORTHWEST
TEXAS TODAY...A TROUGH WHICH IS PART OF A PLAINS STORM SYSTEM
FARTHER NORTH. THIS WILL BRING BREEZY SOUTHEAST WINDS TO COASTAL
AREAS THIS AFTERNOON. MODERATE SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE
FRIDAY NIGHT UNDER MOSTLY CLEAR TO CLEAR SKIES.

MARINE...
TODAY THROUGH 6 PM SATURDAY...LIGHT SOUTHEAST WINDS AND LOW SEAS
PREVAIL AT BUOY 020 THIS MORNING...AS WELL AS AT OTHER BUOY SITES IN
THE AREA. A TIGHTENING PRESSURE GRADIENT DUE TO PRESSURE FALLS
UPSTREAM OVER NORTHWEST TEXAS WILL ALLOW SOUTHEAST WINDS TO INCREASE
ALONG THE COAST. EXERCISE CAUTION CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE
LAGUNA MADRE AND NEAR SHORE WATERS. SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE
OFFSHORE BY MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...THE RESULT OF HIGH PRESSURE SHIFTING
EAST AND BUILDING IN THE NORTH GULF. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS
FOR WINDS WILL DEVELOP TONIGHT FOR THE OFFSHORE GULF WATERS AS A
MINIMUM...AND POSSIBLY FOR ALL GULF WATERS. SEAS WILL BUILD TO SIX
FEET DURING THIS EVENT. THE STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL SHIFT TOWARD
SHORE ON SATURDAY...WITH ADVISORY CONDITIONS POSSIBLE FOR THE NEAR
SHORE WATERS AND LAGUNA MADRE.

6 PM SATURDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...BROAD SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER
THE GULF OF MEXICO INTERACTING WITH SURFACE LOW PRESSURE OVER THE
TEXAS BIG BEND AND NORTH-CENTRAL MEXICO MAY SUPPORT SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY WINDS AND/OR SEAS SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH MOST OF SUNDAY
FOR PORTIONS OF THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS.
MODERATE WINDS AND SEAS...POSSIBLY WITHIN SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
CRITERIA...WILL OCCUR SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY AS THE SURFACE
PRESSURE GRADIENT WEAKENS ALONG THE LOWER TEXAS COAST. WEAKER
WINDS AND LOWER SEAS ARE THEN EXPECTED MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
AS A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES SLOWLY THROUGH TEXAS. SOME PERIODIC
SMALL CRAFT EXERCISE CAUTION CONDITIONS CANNOT BE RULED OUT
ENTIRELY DURING THIS TIME PERIOD.

FIRE WEATHER...CONTEMPLATED A FIRE DANGER STATEMENT FOR SOME AREAS
DUE TO A COMBINATION OF CRITERIA. CURED FUELS...EXPANDING DROUGHT
CONDITIONS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AND 20 FT WINDS WERE ALL
CONSIDERED...BUT THE CONJUNCTION OF ALL THESE CRITERIA WAS BRIEF AND
MARGINAL FOR THIS AFTERNOON. HELD OFF ON THE RFD PRODUCT BUT WANTED
TO MENTION HERE IN THE AFD THAT THE POTENTIAL FOR ENHANCED WILDFIRE
GROWTH AND SPREAD UNDER THE CURRENT CONDITIONS CONTINUES TO BE OF
CONCERN. STRONGER SOUTHEAST WINDS NEAR THE COAST ON SATURDAY WILL
BE COUNTERED BY HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES...POSSIBLY AGAIN
PRECLUDING FIRE WEATHER PRODUCTS...ALBEIT NOT ENHANCED CONCERN...
THEN.
&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
BAYVIEW/PORT ISABEL  75  59  76  67 /   0   0   0   0
BROWNSVILLE          78  59  78  66 /   0   0   0   0
HARLINGEN            79  57  79  65 /   0   0   0   0
MCALLEN              82  56  82  65 /   0   0   0   0
RIO GRANDE CITY      84  55  84  64 /   0   0   0   0
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND   71  63  69  68 /   0   0   0   0
&&

.BRO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...NONE.
GM...NONE.
&&

THIS PRODUCT IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT:
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/BROWNSVILLE

SHORT TERM...57
LONG TERM...61
MESO/FXC...VEGA
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 11, 4:45 AM CST, 9 hours 8 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
445 AM CST FRI MAR 11 2011

TXZ248>250-252>255-121045-
ZAPATA-JIM HOGG-BROOKS-STARR-HIDALGO-INLAND WILLACY-
INLAND CAMERON-
445 AM CST FRI MAR 11 2011

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...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

GMZ130-132-135-150-155-170-175-121045-
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-
445 AM CST FRI MAR 11 2011

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS WILL BE POSSIBLE ON THE GULF
WATERS TONIGHT.

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

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE NEAR SHORE
WATERS AND THE LAGUNA MADRE ON SATURDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

TXZ251-256-257-121045-
KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON-
445 AM CST FRI MAR 11 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR DEEP SOUTH TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

RIP CURRENT RISK WILL INCREASE TO MODERATE TONIGHT.

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

THERE WILL BE A MODERATE OR ELEVATED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS
SATURDAY THROUGH MONDAY...AND AGAIN ON THURSDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

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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.