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Small Craft Advisory 38, NWS Brownsville, TX

May 1, 2011

NWS Brownsville, TX issued this small craft advisory at May 1, 2011, 3:01 AM CDT. It took effect at May 1, 2011, 10:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 59 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 1, 2011, 3:01 AM CDT (08:01 UTC)
In effect from
May 1, 2011, 10:00 AM CDT
Expired
May 3, 2011, 9:09 PM CDT
In force
59 hr
Issued by
NWS Brownsville, TX

The text

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

271 
WHUS74 KBRO 010801
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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
301 AM CDT SUN MAY 1 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ON THE LAGUNA
MADRE AND WILL REDEVELOP ON THE GULF TODAY...

.HIGH PRESSURE TO THE EAST WILL INTERACT WITH LOWER PRESSURE
INLAND AND UPSTREAM TO TIGHTEN THE PRESSURE GRADIENT AND MAINTAIN
STRONG SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS AND HIGHER SEAS.

GMZ150-155-170-175-011500-
/O.CAN.KBRO.SC.Y.0037.000000T0000Z-110502T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KBRO.SC.Y.0038.110501T1500Z-110502T0600Z/
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-
301 AM CDT SUN MAY 1 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM
CDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO
1 AM CDT MONDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH BETWEEN 20 AND 25 KNOTS WITH LOCALLY
  HIGHER GUSTS.

* WAVES: SIX TO EIGHT FEET ACROSS THE NEAR SHORE GULF OF MEXICO
  WATERS AND SIX TO TEN FEET OFFSHORE.

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.

&&

$$

GMZ130-132-135-011500-
/O.CON.KBRO.SI.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-110502T0000Z/
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-
301 AM CDT SUN MAY 1 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM
CDT THIS EVENING...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT
THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH BETWEEN 20 AND 30 KNOTS WITH LOCALLY 
  HIGHER GUSTS. 

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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10 follow-up statements
501 
WHUS74 KBRO 011459
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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
959 AM CDT SUN MAY 1 2011

...VERY UNSETTLED MARINE CONDITIONS EXPECTED TODAY...

.HIGH PRESSURE TO THE EAST WILL INTERACT WITH LOWER PRESSURE
INLAND AND UPSTREAM TO TIGHTEN THE PRESSURE GRADIENT AND MAINTAIN
STRONG SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS AND HIGHER SEAS.

GMZ130-132-135-012300-
/O.CON.KBRO.SI.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-110502T0000Z/
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-
959 AM CDT SUN MAY 1 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM
CDT THIS EVENING...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT
THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTHEAST 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS UP TO
  GALE FORCE.

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.

&&

$$

GMZ150-155-170-175-012300-
/O.CON.KBRO.SC.Y.0038.110501T1500Z-110502T0600Z/
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-
959 AM CDT SUN MAY 1 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT MONDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT MONDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTHEAST 20 AND 25 KNOTS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS.

* WAVES: SIX TO EIGHT FEET ACROSS THE NEAR SHORE GULF OF MEXICO 
  WATERS AND SIX TO TEN FEET OFFSHORE. 

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
088 
WHUS74 KBRO 011917
MWWBRO

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
217 PM CDT SUN MAY 1 2011

...MARINE CONDITIONS TO REMAIN UNSETTLED INTO TONIGHT...

.A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL PERSIST INTO THIS EVENING BEFORE
RELAXING AS A COLD FRONT BEGINS TO APPROACH THE REGION FROM THE
NORTH. WINDS WILL DIMINISH THIS EVENING ACROSS THE LAGUNA MADRE
WHILE MODERATE WINDS AND SEAS PERSIST THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING
ACROSS THE GULF WATERS.

GMZ150-155-170-175-020400-
/O.EXT.KBRO.SC.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-110502T0900Z/
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-
217 PM CDT SUN MAY 1 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT MONDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT MONDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTHEAST AROUND 20 KNOTS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS.

* WAVES: OF 5 TO 7 FEET ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE NEARSHORE WATERS
  WHILE SEAS OF 7 TO 9 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE OFFSHORE
  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.

&&

$$

GMZ130-132-135-020000-
/O.CON.KBRO.SI.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-110502T0000Z/
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-
217 PM CDT SUN MAY 1 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM
CDT THIS EVENING...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT
THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTHEAST AROUND 20 KNOTS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS WILL
  CONTINUE INTO THIS EVENING BEFORE DIMINISHING AFTER SUNSET.

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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912 
WHUS74 KBRO 020007 AAA
MWWBRO

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
707 PM CDT SUN MAY 1 2011

...MARINE CONDITIONS TO REMAIN UNSETTLED TONIGHT...

.A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL PERSIST INTO THIS EVENING BEFORE
RELAXING AS A COLD FRONT BEGINS TO APPROACH THE REGION FROM THE
NORTH. MODERATE WINDS AND SEAS WILL PERSIST THROUGH EARLY MONDAY
MORNING ACROSS THE GULF WATERS.

GMZ130-132-135-020115-
/O.EXP.KBRO.SI.Y.0039.000000T0000Z-110502T0000Z/
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-
707 PM CDT SUN MAY 1 2011

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

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THE
LAGUNA MADRE.

$$

GMZ150-155-170-175-020800-
/O.CON.KBRO.SC.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-110502T0900Z/
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-
707 PM CDT SUN MAY 1 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT MONDAY...

* WINDS: SOUTHEAST AROUND 20 KNOTS WITH LOCALLY HIGHER GUSTS.

* WAVES: WAVES OF 7 TO 9 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE ENTIRE
  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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675 
WHUS74 KBRO 020911
MWWBRO

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
411 AM CDT MON MAY 2 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES ALONG THE LOWER TEXAS COAST...

.A COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS OF
DEEP SOUTH TEXAS THIS MORNING. ROUGH SWELLS AHEAD OF THE FRONT...
AND STRONG WINDS WITH ROUGHER SEAS BEHIND THE FRONT...WILL CREATE
ADVERSE CONDITIONS FOR MARINERS TODAY THROUGH AT LEAST TONIGHT.

GMZ130-132-135-021715-
/O.NEW.KBRO.SI.Y.0040.110502T1400Z-110503T1200Z/
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-
411 AM CDT MON MAY 2 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS
MORNING TO 7 AM CDT TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS
MORNING TO 7 AM CDT TUESDAY FOR THE LAGUNA MADRE.

* WINDS: NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED.

* BAY CONDITIONS: ROUGH BAY WATERS WILL DEVELOP 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.

&&

$$

GMZ150-155-170-175-021715-
/O.EXT.KBRO.SC.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-110503T1200Z/
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-
411 AM CDT MON MAY 2 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY
FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO WATERS EAST OF PADRE ISLAND FROM 0 TO 60
NAUTICAL MILES OFFSHORE. 

* WINDS: NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. 

* WAVES: SEAS OF 6 TO 10 FEET WILL PREVAIL IN RESPONSE TO THE
  STRONG WINDS. 

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
185 
WHUS74 KBRO 021730
MWWBRO

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
1230 PM CDT MON MAY 2 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT ACROSS THE MARINE AREAS OF
DEEP SOUTH TEXAS...

.A COLD FRONT MOVED THROUGH THE MARINE AREAS SHIFTING THE WINDS TO
THE NORTHWEST. THE WINDS AND SEAS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE MARINE
AREAS THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.



GMZ130-132-135-030200-
/O.EXT.KBRO.SI.Y.0040.000000T0000Z-110503T0200Z/
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-
1230 PM CDT MON MAY 2 2011

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

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

* WINDS: NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS ARE FORECASTED
  ACROSS THE LAGUNA MADRE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING.

* BAY CONDITIONS: CHOPPY TO ROUGH BAY WATERS WILL DEVELOP IN
  RESPONSE TO THE INCREASED NORTHERLY 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.

&&

$$

GMZ150-155-170-175-030200-
/O.CON.KBRO.SC.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-110503T1200Z/
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-
1230 PM CDT MON MAY 2 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT
TUESDAY...

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

* WINDS: NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS ARE
  FORECASTED. 

* WAVES: SEAS OF 6 TO 10 FEET WILL PREVAIL IN RESPONSE TO THE
  INCREASED WINDS. 

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
269 
WHUS74 KBRO 030203
MWWBRO

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
903 PM CDT MON MAY 2 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT OVER THE OPEN WATERS
THROUGHOUT THE NIGHT...

.A COLD FRONT MOVED THROUGH THE MARINE AREAS SHIFTING THE WINDS
FROM THE NORTHWEST AND CAUSING STRONG WINDS OVER THE GULF WATERS.  

GMZ130-132-135-030315-
/O.EXP.KBRO.SI.Y.0040.000000T0000Z-110503T0200Z/
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-
903 PM CDT MON MAY 2 2011

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

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

$$

GMZ150-155-170-175-031000-
/O.CON.KBRO.SC.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-110503T1200Z/
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-
903 PM CDT MON MAY 2 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT
TUESDAY...

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

* WINDS: NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS ARE 
  FORECASTED. 

* WAVES: SEAS OF 6 TO 10 FEET WILL PREVAIL IN RESPONSE TO THE 
  INCREASED WINDS. 

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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356 
WHUS74 KBRO 030723
MWWBRO

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
223 AM CDT TUE MAY 3 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES ALONG THE LOWER TEXAS COAST...

.STRONG WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS CONTINUE ALONG THE LOWER TEXAS COAST
IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT THAT PASSED THROUGH THE ADJACENT COASTAL
WATERS OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS MONDAY MORNING. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
FOR WINDS FOR THE LAGUNA MADRE WILL END THIS AFTERNOON AS SURFACE
HIGH PRESSURE MOVES CLOSER AND DIMINISHES THE WINDS...BUT THE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO WATERS EAST OF PADRE ISLAND
MAY CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND ROUGH
SEAS OFFSHORE. 

GMZ130-132-135-031530-
/O.NEW.KBRO.SI.Y.0041.110503T0723Z-110503T1800Z/
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-
223 AM CDT TUE MAY 3 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON FOR THE LAGUNA MADRE. 

* WINDS: NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS THIS MORNING WILL DIMINISH
  TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. 

* BAY CONDITIONS: ROUGH BAY WATERS THIS MORNING WILL BECOME CHOPPY
  BAY WATERS 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.

&&

$$

GMZ150-155-170-175-031530-
/O.EXT.KBRO.SC.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-110504T1200Z/
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-
223 AM CDT TUE MAY 3 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY
FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO WATERS EAST OF PADRE ISLAND FROM 0 TO 60
NAUTICAL MILES OFFSHORE. 

* WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED.

* WAVES: SEAS OF 6 TO 10 FEET ARE EXPECTED IN RESPONSE TO THE
  STRONG WINDS. 

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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488 
WHUS74 KBRO 031518
MWWBRO

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
1018 AM CDT TUE MAY 3 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES PERSIST OFFSHORE THE LOWER TEXAS
COAST...

.PRESSURE GRADIENT WEAKENING INLAND ACROSS DEEP SOUTH TEXAS. WINDS
HAVE BEEN SHOWING SIGNS OF LOWERING THIS MORNING AND HAVE DROPPED
BELOW SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CRITERIA ACROSS THE LAGUNA MADRE. AS
HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO BUILD OVER THE REGION TODAY WINDS AND
SEAS WILL CONTINUE A GRADUAL LOWERING TREND. SEAS TO BE THE
SLOWEST TO SUBSIDE AS STRONGER WINDS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE
CENTRAL GULF WATERS MAINTAINING AND DIRECTING A MODERATELY HIGH
SWELL TOWARDS THE LOWER TEXAS COAST THROUGH AT LEAST WEDNESDAY 
MORNING.


GMZ130-132-135-031630-
/O.CAN.KBRO.SI.Y.0041.000000T0000Z-110503T1800Z/
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-
1018 AM CDT TUE MAY 3 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS CANCELLED THE
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS. 

SMALL CRAFT SHOULD CONTINUE TO EXERCISE CAUTION WITH NORTH WINDS
15 TO 20 KNOTS THROUGH THE DAY. WINDS TO DIMINISH TO LESS THAN 15
KNOTS THIS EVENING. BAY WATERS CHOPPY TODAY...BECOMING A MODERATE
CHOP TONIGHT. 

$$

GMZ150-155-170-175-032330-
/O.CON.KBRO.SC.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-110504T1200Z/
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-
1018 AM CDT TUE MAY 3 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY...

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

* WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KNOTS TO PERSIST.

* WAVES: SEAS OF 6 TO 10 FEET ARE EXPECTED IN RESPONSE TO THE 
  STRONG WINDS. 

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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650 
WHUS74 KBRO 032001
MWWBRO

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
301 PM CDT TUE MAY 3 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES PERSIST OFFSHORE THE LOWER TEXAS
COAST...

.PRESSURE GRADIENT WEAKENING INLAND ACROSS DEEP SOUTH TEXAS.
AS HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO BUILD OVER THE REGION TODAY WINDS
AND SEAS WILL CONTINUE A GRADUAL LOWERING TREND. SEAS TO BE THE
SLOWEST TO SUBSIDE AS STRONGER WINDS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE
CENTRAL GULF WATERS MAINTAINING AND DIRECTING A MODERATELY HIGH
SWELL TOWARDS THE LOWER TEXAS COAST THROUGH AT LEAST WEDNESDAY
MORNING.

GMZ150-155-170-175-040415-
/O.CON.KBRO.SC.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-110504T1200Z/
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-
301 PM CDT TUE MAY 3 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT
WEDNESDAY...

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

* WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 KNOTS TO PERSIST.

* WAVES: SEAS OF 6 TO 10 FEET ARE EXPECTED IN RESPONSE TO THE 
  STRONG WINDS. 

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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774 
WHUS74 KBRO 040209
MWWBRO

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
909 PM CDT TUE MAY 3 2011

GMZ150-155-170-175-040315-
/O.CAN.KBRO.SC.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-110504T1200Z/
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-
909 PM CDT TUE MAY 3 2011

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS CANCELLED THE
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. 

WINDS AND SEAS HAVE DECREASED THIS EVENING TO BELOW SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY CRITERIA.  

$$


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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 May 1, 12:57 AM CDT, 2 hours 4 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, May 1, 12:57 AM CDT, 2 hours 4 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
1257 AM CDT SUN MAY 1 2011

.DISCUSSION...SEE AVIATION SECTION FOR 06Z TAFS.

&&

.AVIATION...BREEZY AND GUSTY SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS ARE ONGOING
TONIGHT...AND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...INTENSIFYING
DURING THE DAY...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. CURRENT
RADAR SHOWS A 55 KT LOW LEVEL JET AT 2 KFT...RIGHT AT THE BASE OF
A STRONG INVERSION. SUSTAINED WINDS AT BROWNSVILLE AND HARLINGEN
MAY REACH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS FOR A FEW HOURS TODAY.
HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GULF WILL INTERACT WITH LOWER PRESSURE
INLAND TO MAINTAIN A TIGHT SURFACE PRESSURE GRADIENT THROUGH THIS
EVENING. HIGH PRESSURE APPROACHING FROM THE NORTH WILL BEGIN TO
FILL IN LOW PRESSURE INLAND LATE THIS EVENING...SLOWLY REDUCING
THE GRADIENT AND ASSOCIATED WINDS TONIGHT.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 643 PM CDT SAT APR 30 2011/

DISCUSSION...UPDATED FOR LATEST AVIATION DISCUSSION BELOW.

AVIATION...LOW CLOUD COVER WILL MOVE INTO THE REGION DURING THE
EVENING AND REMAIN THROUGH THE NIGHT BETWEEN 1500 AND 2000 FEET.
WINDY CONTINUES THROUGH THE NIGHT...WITH SOUTHEAST WINDS AT THE
SFC OF 15G25KTS WHILE WINDS ALOFT WILL REMAIN SOUTHERLY 45 TO 50
KNOTS. LLVL JET WILL MIX TO THE SFC AFTER SUNRISE TOMORROW...
BRINGING SFC WINDS OF 25G35KTS THROUGH THE DAY FOR THE COASTAL
REGIONS AND 20G30 FOR INLAND AREAS WEST OF KMFE. SKIES TOMORROW
WILL REMAIN MOSTLY CLEAR...BUT SIGNIFICANT HAZE FROM AGRICULTURAL
FIRES WILL ENVELOP THE REGION.

PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 219 PM CDT SAT APR 30 2011/

SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/...THE MAIN CONCERN
DURING THE SHORT TERM PERIOD WILL CONTINUE TO BE ON THE STRONG
WINDS THAT ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST ACROSS PORTIONS OF DEEP SOUTH
TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. SFC HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO RIDGE
ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO WHILE LOW PRESSURE ORGANIZES ACROSS WEST
TX AND NORTHERN MEXICO. A SFC FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL BE DRAPED WEST
TO EAST ACROSS NORTHERN PORTIONS OF THE STATE EARLY IN THE PERIOD
BEFORE BEGINNING TO PUSH SWD BY THE END OF THE PERIOD. INTERACTION
BETWEEN PRESSURE SYSTEMS WILL PRODUCE A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT
ACROSS EASTERN SECTIONS OF OUR CWA THRU SUN AFTN. THE LLVL JET
WILL STRENGTHEN TONIGHT AND PERSIST ACROSS THE AREA INTO SUNDAY
MRNG. THERMAL DIFFERENCES BETWEEN LAND AND SEA WILL ALSO PLAY A
ROLE IN THE PERSISTENCE OF STRONGER WINDS DURING THE DAYTIME
SUNDAY. MDL GUIDANCE CONTINUES TO POINT TO ANOTHER WINDY DAY
SUNDAY...MUCH LIKE TODAY. POTENTIAL FOR ANOTHER WIND ADVISORY
ACROSS AT LEAST THE COASTAL COUNTIES SUNDAY LOOKS PROBABLE. THE
AFOREMENTIONED FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL MAKE ITS WAY SWD INTO SOUTH
TX BY THE END OF THE PERIOD...POSSIBLY CLOSE TO OUR NORTHERN
COUNTIES LATE SUN NIGHT. WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY
DIMINISH BY LATE SUN AFTN/EVE AS THE FRONT CLOSES IN. ADDED SLIGHT
CHC POPS ACROSS PORTIONS OF OUR NORTHERN ZONES AFTER MIDNIGHT SUN
NIGHT WITH THE APPROACH OF THE FRONT. TEMPERATURES WILL CONTINUE
TO REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL THRU THE PERIOD AS DEEP SOUTH TX REMAINS IN
A RELATIVELY HUMID AND WARM AIR MASS.

LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...500MB TROUGH ACROSS THE
SOUTHWEST UNITED STATES AND NORTHERN MEXICO MOVING EASTWARD MONDAY
WILL BRING THE BEST CHANCE OF RAIN THAT DEEP SOUTH TEXAS HAS SEEN
IN QUITE A WHILE. THE MODELS ARE IN GOOD AGREEMENT WITH LOW LEVEL
MOISTURE POOLING ALONG AND AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT MOVING INTO
CENTRAL TX EARLY MONDAY AND SOUTH TX MON AFTERNOON. AFTERNOON
TEMPERATURES MONDAY WILL BE HIGHLY DEPENDENT ON THE TIMING OF THE
FRONT REACHING THE CWA MON AFTERNOON. SO WILL THE POTENTIAL FOR
SEVERE WEATHER AS INSTABILITY MAY BE LIMITED WITH AN EARLIER
ARRIVAL OF THE FRONT. WITH THAT SAID...WILL GO AHEAD AND INCREASE
POPS MONDAY THROUGH MON NIGHT AS LAPSE RATES SHOULD STEEPEN ENOUGH
TO AT LEAST ERODE THE CAP ACROSS THE LOWER RGV. IN ADDITION...
COOLER AIR WILL ADVECT INTO DEEP SOUTH TX IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT
MON NIGHT INTO TUESDAY WITH RAIN CHANCES LINGERING INTO TUESDAY
BEFORE THE SHARP 500MB TROUGH ACROSS THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES
MOVES EASTWARD BRINGING AN END TO ANY SIGNIFICANT SHOWER AND
THUNDERSTORM DEVELOPMENT. BELOW NORMAL TEMPERATURES TUESDAY WILL
RETURN TO NEAR NORMAL WEDNESDAY AS THE SURFACE RIDGE ACROSS THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS MOVES EASTWARD. AN ONSHORE FLOW WILL RETURN WITH
ABOVE NORMAL TEMPS FOR THE REST OF THE WEEK INTO THE WEEKEND WITH
NOT MUCH IN THE WAY OF RAIN CHANCES EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY AS
BROAD 500MB RIDGE DEVELOPS ACROSS THE WESTERN U.S. TOWARDS THE END
OF THE FORECAST PERIOD.

MARINE...
TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...THE 1 PM OBSERVATION FROM BUOY 020
INDICATED SOUTH SOUTHEAST WINDS AROUND 21 KTS GUSTING TO AROUND
27 KTS AND SEAS WERE AROUND 8.5 FT WITH A PERIOD OF 8 SECONDS.
MARINE CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN VERY UNSETTLED THRU THE MAJORITY OF
THIS FORECAST PERIOD THANKS TO A STRONG ONSHORE FLOW. A RIDGE OF
HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE GULF AND LOW PRESSURE UPSTREAM ACROSS
NORTHERN MEXICO AND WEST TX WILL ALLOW THE TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT
TO PERSIST TONIGHT THRU SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE GRADIENT WILL BEGIN
TO RELAX SOME SUNDAY NIGHT AS A COLD FRONT BEGINS TO APPROACH THE
REGION FROM THE NORTH. EXPECT MODERATE TO STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS
TO PERSIST THRU THE OVERNIGHT AND DURING THE DAY ON SUNDAY. BAY
WATERS WILL REMAIN ROUGH TO CHOPPY THIS EVENING...POSSIBLY
SETTLING DOWN SOME OVERNIGHT...ONLY TO BECOME ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH
DURING THE DAY ON SUNDAY. SEAS WILL REMAIN AGITATED AND ROUGH THRU
THE MAJORITY OF THE PERIOD...POSSIBLY BEGINNING TO SUBSIDE LATE
SUNDAY NIGHT. WILL BE EXTENDING THE SCA FOR WINDS FOR THE LAGUNA
MADRE AND THE SCA FOR THE GULF WATERS OUT UNTIL SUNDAY EVENING.

MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY...LIGHT TO MODERATE SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL
PREVAIL ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS EARLY MONDAY BEFORE A COLD
FRONT MOVES THROUGH DEEP SOUTH TEXAS AND OFFSHORE THE LOWER TX
COAST MON AFTERNOON THROUGH MON NIGHT. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES WILL
BE NEEDED FOR THE OFFSHORE WATERS MON NIGHT AS WINDS AND SEAS
INCREASE IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT REMAINS
STRONG ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO. WINDS AND SEAS WILL
BEGIN TO DIMINISH AND VEER TO THE NORTHEAST AND EAST TUES NIGHT
INTO WEDNESDAY AS THE SURFACE RIDGE ACROSS THE SOUTHERN PLAINS AND
THE NORTHWEST GULF TUESDAY MOVES EASTWARD WEDNESDAY. WINDS WILL
CONTINUE TO VEER TO THE SOUTHEAST THURSDAY WITH LOW PRESSURE
DEVELOPING ACROSS WEST TX AND HIGH PRESSURE ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST
UNITED STATES.

&&

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

GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING 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, Apr 30, 8:19 AM CDT, 18 hours 42 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
819 AM CDT SAT APR 30 2011

TXZ248-249-252-011030-
ZAPATA-JIM HOGG-STARR-
819 AM CDT SAT APR 30 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...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

GMZ130-132-135-150-155-170-175-011030-
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-
819 AM CDT SAT APR 30 2011

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS ARE PREVAILING WITH 20 KT
SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS...INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 KTS TODAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

UNFAVORABLE MARINE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE FOR THE LOWER TEXAS
COASTAL WATERS THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK. A
COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED EARLY TUESDAY...WITH A FEW THUNDERSTORMS
POSSIBLE. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY OF NEXT
WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

TXZ250-251-253>257-011030-
BROOKS-KENEDY-HIDALGO-INLAND WILLACY-INLAND CAMERON-
COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON-
819 AM CDT SAT APR 30 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR DEEP SOUTH TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

THERE IS A WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THROUGH 6 PM. THERE
IS ALSO A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT AREA BEACHES.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

A WIND ADVISORY WILL BE POSSIBLE ON SUNDAY. ELEVATED RIP CURRENT
RISK WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE PERIOD.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

CASTILLO

The office that day

Everything else NWS Brownsville, TX issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 1, 2:24 AM CDTWind AdvisoryBROCameron, Hidalgo, Kenedy, Willacy16 hr

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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.