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Small Craft Advisory 22, NWS Brownsville, TX
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. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RGV
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490 WHUS74 KBRO 120350 MWWBRO URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 950 PM CST FRI MAR 11 2011 ...MODERATE TO STRONG WINDS AFFECTING THE LOWER TEXAS COASTLINE... .INTERACTION BETWEEN SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF AND A DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE AREA ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL LEAD TO A STRENGTHENING OF THE ONSHORE FLOW OVERNIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING. THE STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE GULF WATERS OVERNIGHT. THE GULF SEAS WILL INCREASE STEADILY BY SATURDAY MORNING. AS THE SURFACE LOW CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN ON SATURDAY THE SOUTHERLY WINDS OVER THE BAY WATERS WILL THEN INCREASE RESULTING IN ROUGH BAY CONDITIONS. GMZ130-132-135-121200- /O.NEW.KBRO.SI.Y.0020.110312T1600Z-110313T0000Z/ LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE PORT OF BROWNSVILLE TO THE ARROYO COLORADO- LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE ARROYO COLORADO TO 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TX- LAGUNA MADRE FROM 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TO BAFFIN BAY TX- 950 PM CST FRI MAR 11 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY. * WINDS: THE SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE 20 TO 25 KNOT RANGE AFTER SUNRISE TOMORROW WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL THEN FALL BELOW SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS AFTER SUNSET TOMORROW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ 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. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RGV
521 WHUS74 KBRO 120845 MWWBRO URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 245 AM CST SAT MAR 12 2011 ...STRONGER WINDS ALONG THE LOWER TEXAS COAST TODAY... .INTERACTION BETWEEN SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF AND DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE AREA ACROSS NORTHWEST TEXAS WILL LEAD TO STRONGER ONSHORE WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS TODAY. GMZ130-132-135-121500- /O.EXT.KBRO.SI.Y.0020.110312T1500Z-110313T0000Z/ LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE PORT OF BROWNSVILLE TO THE ARROYO COLORADO- LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE ARROYO COLORADO TO 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TX- LAGUNA MADRE FROM 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TO BAFFIN BAY TX- 245 AM CST SAT MAR 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: SOUTH SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS WILL DEVELOP TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ 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. && $$ GMZ150-155-121500- /O.EXT.KBRO.SC.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-110313T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD OUT 20 NM- 245 AM CST SAT MAR 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * WINDS AND WAVES: SOUTH SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS WILL CONTINUE TODAY. WAVE HEIGHTS OF FOUR TO SIX FEET WILL BUILD. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT...GENERALLY WITH COMBINED SEAS OF 7 FEET OR MORE. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RGV
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. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RGV
471 WHUS74 KBRO 122029 MWWBRO URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 229 PM CST SAT MAR 12 2011 ...UNSETTLED MARINE CONDITIONS TO PREVAIL TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL CONTINUE TO PERSIST ACROSS THE LOWER TEXAS COASTAL WATERS AND COMBINE WITH A STRENGTHENING LOW LEVEL JET OVERNIGHT TO PRODUCE MODERATE AND GUSTY WINDS AND ELEVATED SEAS. GMZ170-175-130430- /O.NEW.KBRO.SC.Y.0023.110313T0300Z-110313T1500Z/ WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 229 PM CST SAT MAR 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM CST THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM CST THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CDT SUNDAY. * WINDS AND WAVES: SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS AND SEAS UP TO 7 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE OFFSHORE GULF OF MEXICO WATERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT...GENERALLY WITH COMBINED SEAS OF 7 FEET OR MORE. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ 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. && $$ GMZ150-155-130430- /O.EXT.KBRO.SC.Y.0022.000000T0000Z-110313T1500Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD OUT 20 NM- 229 PM CST SAT MAR 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT SUNDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT SUNDAY. * WINDS AND WAVES: SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS WILL PERSIST TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING. ELEVATED SEAS AS HIGH AS 6 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE NEARSHORE GULF OF MEXICO WATERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT...GENERALLY WITH COMBINED SEAS OF 7 FEET OR MORE. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RGV
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. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RGV
735 WHUS74 KBRO 130336 MWWBRO URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 936 PM CST SAT MAR 12 2011 ...UNSETTLED MARINE CONDITIONS TO PREVAIL TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... .A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL CONTINUE TO PERSIST ACROSS THE LOWER TEXAS COASTAL WATERS AND COMBINE WITH A STRENGTHENING LOW LEVEL JET OVERNIGHT TO PRODUCE MODERATE AND GUSTY WINDS AND ELEVATED SEAS. GMZ130-132-135-131000- /O.NEW.KBRO.SI.Y.0021.110313T1700Z-110314T0000Z/ LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE PORT OF BROWNSVILLE TO THE ARROYO COLORADO- LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE ARROYO COLORADO TO 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TX- LAGUNA MADRE FROM 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TO BAFFIN BAY TX- 936 PM CST SAT MAR 12 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 7 PM CDT SUNDAY. * WINDS: THE SOUTHEAST BAY WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE 20 TO 25 KNOT RANGE BY MIDDAY TOMORROW ACROSS THE LAGUNA MADRE AND WILL PERSIST INTO THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. THESE STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL GENERATE ROUGH BAY CONDITIONS MAINLY DURING THE LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON HOURS TOMORROW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ 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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