Small Craft Advisory 30, NWS Brownsville, TX

444 
WHUS74 KBRO 110645
MWWBRO

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
145 AM CDT MON APR 11 2011

...WINDS AND SEAS WILL REMAIN ELEVATED THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING...

.MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE
GULF OF MEXICO WATERS THROUGH SUNRISE. SEAS WILL REMAIN ELEVATED
AROUND 7 FEET.

GMZ150-155-170-175-111200-
/O.CON.KBRO.SC.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-110411T1200Z/
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-
145 AM CDT MON APR 11 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS
MORNING...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS
MORNING. 

* WINDS: FROM THE SOUTHEAST 15 TO 25 KNOTS FOR THE REMAINDER OF
  THE NIGHT WILL DIMINISH TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS AFTER SUNRISE.

* WAVES: OF 6 TO 8 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT SUBSIDING TO 4
  TO 6 FEET AFTER SUNRISE.

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

376 
WHUS74 KBRO 110930
MWWBRO

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
430 AM CDT MON APR 11 2011

...MARINE CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN UNSETTLED TODAY ACROSS THE LOWER
TEXAS COASTAL WATERS..

.A COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH AND PUSH THROUGH THE COASTAL WATERS
THIS MORNING. MODERATE TO STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS AHEAD OF THE
FRONT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SUNRISE ACROSS THE GULF WATERS BEFORE
DIMINISHING. SEAS WILL REMAIN ELEVATED BUT ALSO SUBSIDE WITH TIME
THROUGH THE MORNING. WINDS ACROSS THE BAY WILL INCREASE BEHIND THE
FRONT AND REMAIN BREEZY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

GMZ130-132-135-111730-
/O.NEW.KBRO.SI.Y.0030.110411T1700Z-110411T2300Z/
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-
430 AM CDT MON APR 11 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO
6 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO
6 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: LIGHT FROM THE SOUTH WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTH
  AROUND NOON AND REMAIN BREEZY UNTIL EARLY THIS EVENING. BAY
  WATERS WILL REMAIN CHOPPY THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

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.

&&

$$

GMZ150-155-170-175-111200-
/O.CON.KBRO.SC.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-110411T1200Z/
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-
430 AM CDT MON APR 11 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS
MORNING...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS
MORNING. 

* WINDS: WILL BE FROM THE SOUTHEAST 15 TO 20 KNOTS THROUGH SUNRISE
  BEFORE DIMINISHING. THEY WILL SWITCH TO THE NORTH AND REMAIN
  ELEVATED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

* WAVES: OF 6 TO 8 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE OFFSHORE GULF
  WATERS EARLY THIS MORNING BEFORE SUBSIDING AFTER SUNRISE.
  ELEVATED SEAS WILL PERSIST DURING THE DAY BUT REMAIN BELOW
  ADVISORY LEVELS.

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

069 
WHUS74 KBRO 111143
MWWBRO

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
643 AM CDT MON APR 11 2011

...MARINE CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN UNSETTLED TODAY ACROSS THE LOWER
TEXAS COASTAL WATERS..

.WINDS AND SEAS REMAIN HIGH THIS MORNING WITH THE COLD FRONT STILL
OVER FAR WESTERN PORTIONS OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS. WINDS ARE NOT
EXPECTED TO BEGIN DIMINISHING UNTIL MID MORNING WITH SEAS EVEN
SLOWER TO SUBSIDE. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN EXTENDED
THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. THEN A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH BY
EARLY AFTERNOON. A MODERATE AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WIND TO KEEP
ADVISORIES HOISTED FOR THE LAGUNA THIS AFTERNOON AND WILL KEEP
SEAS AT LEAST AT MODERATE HEIGHTS THROUGH THE DAY. 

GMZ150-155-170-175-111700-
/O.EXT.KBRO.SC.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-110411T1700Z/
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-
643 AM CDT MON APR 11 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY. 

* WINDS: WILL BE FROM THE SOUTHEAST AROUND 20 KNOTS THROUGH MID
  MORNING BEFORE DIMINISHING. THEY WILL SWITCH TO THE NORTH AND
  REMAIN ELEVATED THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

* WAVES: OF 6 TO 8 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE OFFSHORE GULF
  WATERS THIS MORNING BEFORE SUBSIDING LATE IN THE MORNING. ELEVATED
  SEAS WILL PERSIST DURING THE DAY BUT REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY
  LEVELS.

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.

&&

$$

GMZ130-132-135-111700-
/O.CON.KBRO.SI.Y.0030.110411T1700Z-110411T2300Z/
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-
643 AM CDT MON APR 11 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON
TODAY TO 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON
TODAY TO 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: LIGHT FROM THE SOUTH WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE NORTH
  AROUND NOON AND REMAIN BREEZY NEAR 20 KNOTS UNTIL EARLY THIS
  EVENING. BAY WATERS WILL REMAIN CHOPPY THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

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
GB

617 
WHUS74 KBRO 111701
MWWBRO

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
1201 PM CDT MON APR 11 2011

...MARINE CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN UNSETTLED TODAY ACROSS THE LOWER
TEXAS COASTAL WATERS..

.COLD FRONT TO MOVE OFFSHORE SHIFTING WINDS TO THE NORTHWEST. SEAS
TO MIX OFFSHORE AND LOWER BELOW 7 FEET. WINDS OVER THE LAGUNA TO
INCREASE TO 20 KNOTS WITH OFFSHORE WATERS SEEING MARGINAL SMALL
CRAFT CONDITIONS.


GMZ150-155-170-175-111815-
/O.EXP.KBRO.SC.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-110411T1700Z/
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-
1201 PM CDT MON APR 11 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CDT TODAY...

...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION OFFSHORE TODAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT NOON CDT TODAY. HOWEVER
NORTHWEST WINDS TO INCREASE 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH SEAS AT 4 TO 6
FEET. 

$$

GMZ130-132-135-112300-
/O.CON.KBRO.SI.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-110411T2300Z/
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-
1201 PM CDT MON APR 11 2011

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

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

* WINDS: INCREASING FROM THE NORTHWEST TO 20 KNOTS GUSTING TO 25
  KNOTS BETWEEN NOON AND 1 PM AND CONTINUING THROUGH 6 PM. BAY
  WATERS BECOMING CHOPPY TO ROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

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.

&&

$$


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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
700 PM CDT SUN APR 10 2011

.UPDATE...FOR AVIATION

&&

.AVIATION...STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
THIS EVENING THEN BECOMING MODERATE AS AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT
MOVES TOWARD THE AREA.  A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE REGIONAL
AIRPORTS MONDAY MORNING CAUSING WINDS TO BE MODERATE FROM THE
NORTHWEST AND CONTINUING THROUGHOUT THE DAY.  VFR CONDITIONS WILL BE
THE RULE OVER THE REGIONAL AIRPORTS THROUGH MIDNIGHT THEN MVFR CIG
AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.  DRIER AND MORE STABLE
AIRMASS WILL INFLUENCE THE AREA MONDAY AFTERNOON CAUSING VFR
CONDITIONS.
&&

PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 136 PM CDT SUN APR 10 2011/

.SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/...HAVE KEPT THE
PREVIOUS FORECAST PRETTY MUCH IN TACT EVEN WITH THE MODEL GUIDANCE
BACKING OFF ON MONDAY/S WINDS AND DEW POINT FALLS. WARM AND SULTRY
IN ADVANCE OF THE COLD FRONT THAT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH THE
CWA MONDAY MORNING. WINDS AND SOME DEVELOPMENT OF STRATUS TO KEEP
TEMPERATURES WELL ABOVE NORMAL. TIMING OF THE FRONT AND DRIER AIR
INTRUSION WILL BE CRITICAL FOR FIRE WEATHER HAZARDS. HAVE OPTED TO
UPGRADE THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR THE AREAS WEST OF HIGHWAY 281
TO A RED FLAG WARNING AND UP THE TIME TO 10 AM. DRIEST AIR AND
PEAK WINDS NOT EXPECTED IN HIDALGO COUNTY UNTIL BETWEEN NOON AND 2
PM BUT DID NOT WANT TO ADD ANY CONFUSION ON THE HEADLINES. ALSO
INTRODUCED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR THE COASTAL COUNTIES WITH WEST
PORTIONS OF THE COUNTIES LIKELY TO SEE APPROACHING CRITICAL
CONDITIONS FOR AT LEAST A FEW HOURS. FIRES TODAY ALONG HIGHWAY 77
NEAR HIGHWAY 100 ALSO RAISE CONCERNS FOR MONDAY. ANY MORNING
CLOUDS SHOULD RAPIDLY DISSIPATE AS THE LOWER DEWPOINTS INVADE THE
AREA DESPITE WHAT THE MODELS INDICATE. TEMPERATURES ALSO WARMER
THEN GUIDANCE AS THE DRY AIR HEATS UP WITH ADDED DOWNSLOPING
COMPRESSION. DID LOWER MONDAY NIGHT TUESDAY MORNING TEMPERATURES A
FEW DEGREES WITH THE DRY AIR IN PLACE AND LIMITED RELATIVE
HUMIDITY RECOVERY.

.LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...BY TUESDAY THE FRONT SHOULD
BE THROUGH THE AREA. HIGH PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE WILL BE SINKING
SOUTH OVER MUCH OF EAST TEXAS...PLACING DEEP SOUTH TEXAS UNDER
WEAK EASTERLY FLOW. IN THE MEANTIME...WEAK UPPER LEVEL RIDGING
WILL BE BUILDING OVER THE AREA AS THE UPPER TROUGH CONTINUES TO
PUSH EAST OVER THE EASTERN STATES. TEMPERATURES WILL BE SLIGHTLY
COOLER ON TUESDAY BEHIND THE COLD FRONT...REMAINING IN THE MID AND
UPPER 80S FOR MOST LOCATIONS FOR HIGHS.

MOVING INTO WEDNESDAY...THE HIGH WILL CONTINUE TO SHIFT TO THE EAST
AS A WEAK DISTURBANCE BEGINS TO DEVELOP OVER THE LOWER PLAINS.  THIS
WILL ALLOW FOR SOUTHEASTERLY LOW LEVEL FLOW TO RETURN TO DEEP SOUTH
TEXAS.  THIS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE WORK
WEEK...ALLOWING FOR ABOVE NORMAL TEMPERATURES TO RETURN AS WELL AS
SOME MOISTURE.

ON FRIDAY...A WEAK COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE FORECAST AREA.  FOR
THE MOST PART...THIS FRONT APPEARS TO BE DRY.  HOWEVER...HAVE
CONTINUED SOME MENTION OF VERY SMALL POPS FOR LIGHT RAIN FOR NOW.
OTHERWISE...THE FRONT IS EXPECTED TO RATHER WEAK...AND IS NOT
EXPECTED TO BRING MUCH EFFECTS TO DEEP SOUTH TEXAS.

&&

.MARINE...TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...WINDS HAVE BEEN BEHAVING
AS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON WITH SCA OVER THE BAY AND SCEC ACROSS
THE OFFSHORE WATERS. BELIEVE THIS WILL REVERSE TONIGHT. GRADIENT
TO REMAIN TIGHT OVERNIGHT PUSHING WINDS AND SEAS OFFSHORE THAT
EXTRA NOTCH. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN ISSUED FOR THE
OFFSHORE WATERS FROM 10 PM TONIGHT THROUGH 10 AM MONDAY. GRADIENT
TO WEAKEN MONDAY MORNING AS FRONT APPROACHES THE COASTAL WATERS.
PASSAGE IS LIKELY IN THE AFTERNOON WITH NORTH WINDS BECOMING
MODERATE. SEAS TO MIX WITH THE SOUTH SWELL THEN SLOWLY LOWER INTO
THE EVENING. A FEW SHOWERS OR EVEN AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM IS
POSSIBLE MONDAY AFTERNOON.

TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...LIGHT TO MODERATE EAST TO SOUTHEAST LOW
LEVEL FLOW WILL PERSIST THROUGH THE LONG TERM PORTION OF THE
FORECAST OVER THE LOWER TEXAS COASTAL WATERS.  AS SUCH...SEAS WILL
REMAIN MODERATE THROUGH THIS TIME PERIOD AS WELL. THIS WILL RESULT
AS HIGH PRESSURE WILL SIT TO THE NORTH AND EAST OF THE AREA OVER THE
NORTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO AND SOUTHEASTERN STATES.  THESE
CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH THURSDAY BEFORE ANOTHER WEAK COLD
FRONT APPROACHES ON FRIDAY.  OTHERWISE...CONDITIONS SHOULD REMAIN
BELOW SCA CRITERIA...HOWEVER WILL NOT RULE OUT THE NEED FOR PERIODS
OF SCEC DUE TO WINDS.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...ONCE AGAIN UPGRADED THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH TO A RED
FLAG WARNING FOR THE WESTERN TWO THIRDS AND ADDED THE EASTERN
COUNTIES INTO A FIRE WEATHER WATCH.  MAIN LIMITING FACTOR WILL BE
WINDS AND DURATION OF THE STRONGEST WINDS. IF SKIES CLEAR AS THE
FRONT PASSES ADDED MIXING OF THE BOUNDARY LAYER SHOULD PUSH
SUSTAINED WINDS TO 20 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS UP TO 30 MPH.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
BAYVIEW/PORT ISABEL  75  88  67  81 /  10  20  10  10
BROWNSVILLE          75  89  63  83 /  10  20  10  10
HARLINGEN            75  92  60  87 /  10  20  10  10
MCALLEN              75  93  59  89 /  10  20   0  10
RIO GRANDE CITY      75  94  59  90 /  10  10   0  10
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND   75  80  69  82 /  10  20  10  10

&&

.BRO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...RED FLAG WARNING FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CDT MONDAY FOR TXZ248>250-
     252-253.

     FIRE WEATHER WATCH MONDAY AFTERNOON FOR TXZ251-254>257.

GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS UNTIL 1 AM CDT MONDAY FOR
     GMZ130-132-135.

&&

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

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
508 AM CDT SUN APR 10 2011

TXZ248>250-252-253-102130-
ZAPATA-JIM HOGG-BROOKS-STARR-HIDALGO-
508 AM CDT SUN APR 10 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE DEEP SOUTH TEXAS BRUSH
COUNTRY.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

HEAT: TEMPERATURES REACHING 100 COMBINED WITH HUMIDITY BETWEEN 30
AND 40 PERCENT WILL MAKE IT FEEL LIKE 105 TO 107. THIS HEAT AND
HUMIDITY...OCCURRING A FULL THREE MONTHS BEFORE THESE CONDITIONS
TYPICALLY OCCUR...MAY PRODUCE SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS ON PEOPLE AND
PETS. IF OUTSIDE...BE SURE TO DRINK PLENTY OF WATER...BEFORE YOU
GET THIRSTY. WEAR LIGHT WEIGHT...LOOSE FITTING CLOTHING. WEAR A
HAT TO PROTECT FROM THE SUN.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

MONDAY: A FRONT WILL BRING VERY DRY BUT STILL HOT AIR...ALONG WITH
BRIEFLY STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS. THE THREAT FOR RAPID WILDFIRE
GROWTH IS GREAT...AND A FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT. BURN BANS
REMAIN IN HIDALGO AND STARR COUNTY.

TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY: FAIR HOT CONDITIONS WITH GRADUALLY
INCREASING HUMIDITY TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. AN ELEVATED RISK FOR
RAPID WILDFIRE GROWTH WILL CONTINUE AS EXTREME DROUGHT IS
MAINTAINED. A WEAK FRONT MAY TRIGGER AN ISOLATED STORM ON SATURDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

TXZ251-254>257-102130-
KENEDY-INLAND WILLACY-INLAND CAMERON-COASTAL WILLACY-
COASTAL CAMERON-
508 AM CDT SUN APR 10 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR DEEP SOUTH TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

WIND: GUSTY WINDS TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED BETWEEN 10 AM AND 6 PM
THIS AFTERNOON. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE ALL LIGHTWEIGHT ITEMS
INDOORS OR FASTEN THEM DOWN OUTSIDE BEFORE 10 AM. DRIVERS OF
LIGHTWEIGHT OR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT FOR CROSS WINDS.

HEAT: THE FEELS LIKE TEMPERATURE WILL REACH 100 THIS AFTERNOON
ALONG THE HIGHWAY 77 CORRIDOR. STRONG WINDS WILL TAKE THE EDGE
FROM THE UNUSUALLY EARLY SEASON SWELTER.

CURRENTS: MODERATE RISK FOR RIP AND ALONG SHORE CURRENTS AT SOUTH
PADRE ISLAND BEACHES TODAY. POOR TO AVERAGE SWIMMERS SHOULD STAY
IN SHALLOW WATER. OTHERS SHOULD SWIM WITH A NON INFLATABLE
FLOTATION DEVICE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

MONDAY: GUSTY NORTH WINDS...FALLING HUMIDITY...AND DRYING SOILS
WILL ELEVATE THE RISK FOR RAPID WILDFIRE GROWTH AND ERRATIC
WILDFIRE BEHAVIOR THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

TUESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY: FAIR WARM CONDITIONS WITH GRADUALLY
INCREASING HUMIDITY TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. AN ELEVATED RISK FOR
RAPID WILDFIRE GROWTH WILL CONTINUE AS SEVERE TO EXTREME DROUGHT
IS MAINTAINED FOR MOST AREAS. A WEAK FRONT MAY TRIGGER AN ISOLATED
STORM ON SATURDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

GMZ130-132-135-102130-
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-
508 AM CDT SUN APR 10 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE LAGUNA MADRE.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

GUSTY SOUTH WINDS UP TO 30 KNOTS WILL PRODUCE ROUGH BAY WATERS AND
2 FEET OR HIGHER WAVES IN THE CENTER CHANNEL OF THE
BAY BETWEEN PORT ISABEL AND SOUTH PADRE ISLAND. WINDS WILL
GRADUALLY DIMINISH TONIGHT BUT REMAIN ABOVE 20 KNOTS WITH 1 TO 2
FOOT WAVES IN THE CENTER CHANNEL.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

MONDAY: A FRONT WILL SURGE NORTH WINDS 20 KNOTS AND GUSTY...AND
REBUILD WAVES IN THE CENTER CHANNEL BACK TO 2 FEET BY NOON OR SO.
WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHEAST AND GRADUALLY DIMINISH DURING THE EVENING.

TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT:  LIGHT TO MODERATE WINDS WILL PREVAIL.

WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY: DAYTIME AND EARLY EVENING SOUTHEAST WINDS
WILL EDGE CLOSE TO 20 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS...AND WATERS BECOME
CHOPPY.

SATURDAY: WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHEAST AND MAY INCREASE TO 20
KNOTS. AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM IS POSSIBLE AS THE ATMOSPHERE
COOLS SLIGHTLY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

GMZ150-155-170-175-102130-
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-
508 AM CDT SUN APR 10 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

BOATERS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION TODAY FOR SOUTH WINDS NEAR 20
KNOTS AND SEAS HOLDING AROUND 6 FEET. WINDS SHOULD INCREASE TO 20
TO 25 KNOTS TONIGHT AND SEAS BUILD GO 7 FEET...WITH ADVISORIES LIKELY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

MONDAY: A FRONT WILL EASE THROUGH THE WATERS...TURNING WINDS
NORTHERLY AND REQUIRING BOATERS TO MAINTAIN CAUTION AS SEAS REMAIN
NEAR 7 FEET.

TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY: LIGHT TO MODERATE WINDS AND SLIGHT TO
MODERATE SEAS THROUGH WEDNESDAY. GRADUALLY INCREASING SEAS
WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY WITH OVERNIGHT SOUTHEAST WIND
SURGES ABOVE 15 KNOTS REQUIRING SOME CAUTION FOR SMALL CRAFT
OPERATORS.

SATURDAY: WINDS MAY SHIFT TO NORTHEAST AND INCREASE TO NEAR 20
KNOTS...WITH SEAS BUILDING TOWARD 6 FEET. AN ISOLATED THUNDERSTORM
MAY DEVELOP AS A WEAK FRONT PASSES.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

52/BSG

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
812 PM CDT SUN APR 10 2011

TXZ251-253>257-110400-
KENEDY-HIDALGO-INLAND WILLACY-INLAND CAMERON-COASTAL WILLACY-
COASTAL CAMERON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SARITA...MCALLEN...EDINBURG...PHARR...
MISSION...WESLACO...RAYMONDVILLE...BROWNSVILLE...HARLINGEN...
PORT MANSFIELD...PORT ISABEL...SOUTH PADRE ISLAND...
LAGUNA HEIGHTS...LAGUNA VISTA
812 PM CDT SUN APR 10 2011

...STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS CONTINUE ACROSS EASTERN PORTIONS OF DEEP
SOUTH TEXAS THIS EVENING...

SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO AND LOW PRESSURE
OVER SOUTHWEST TEXAS CONTINUES TO PRODUCE A TIGHT PRESSURE
GRADIENT ACROSS THE LOWER TEXAS COAST THIS EVENING. THIS IN
COMBINATION WITH THE PRESENCE OF A STRONG LOW LEVEL JET ACROSS THE
NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO THIS EVENING...WILL PRODUCE SOUTHEAST
WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH. THESE
STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH THE EVENING HOURS
AND WILL AFFECT AREAS EAST OF THE HIGHWAY 281 CORRIDOR IN HIDALGO
COUNTY.

WINDS OF THIS STRENGTH CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR
HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHTWEIGHT VEHICLES. MOTORISTS ARE URGED TO USE
CAUTION WHILE TRAVELING KEEPING BOTH HANDS ON THE WHEEL.
ALSO...RESIDENTS SHOULD FASTEN DOWN OR BRING INDOORS ANY LOOSE
OBJECTS THAT COULD BE PICKED UP BY THE WIND AND BLOWN AROUND.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR MONITOR OUR
WEBSITE...WEATHER.GOV/RGV...FOR FURTHER UPDATES.

CASTILLO