Small Craft Advisory for Winds 2, NWS Brownsville, TX

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
145 PM CST MON JAN 10 2011

.SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH 6 AM WEDNESDAY/..AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT
WILL MOVE THROUGH DEEP SOUTH TEXAS OVERNIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY
MORNING SHIFTING THE WINDS TO THE NORTH. THE WINDS WILL INCREASE
BEHIND THE FRONT AND MODERATE NORTHERLY WINDS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS
THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY ON TUESDAY. THERE IS A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS
MOVING THROUGH PORTIONS OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS AT TIMES OVERNIGHT
TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY.
THE TEMPERATURES WILL BE ABOVE NORMAL THIS EVENING. THE TEMPERATURES
WILL DECREASE BEHIND THE ARCTIC COLD FRONT AND BELOW NORMAL
TEMPERATURES WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE CWA DURING THE DAY ON TUESDAY
AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. NEAR FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL OCCUR ACROSS
PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN COUNTIES WEDNESDAY MORNING.
&&

.LONG TERM /6 AM WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY/...TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN
THE 40S FOR LOWS AND 50S FOR HIGHS WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.  COOL
TEMPERATURES...AREAS OF LIGHT RAIN AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS WILL BE IN
THE WAKE OF ANOTHER SURGE OF COLD AIR MOVES INTO THE AREA TUESDAY
MORNING. OVERRUNNING TYPE LIGHT RAIN AND DRIZZLE WILL BE IN STORE
FOR DEEP SOUTH TEXAS THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK. TEMPERATURES WILL
MODIFY SLIGHTLY FRIDAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH A
STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST FLOW OF AIR. TEMPERATURES WILL BE SLIGHTLY
BELOW NORMAL NORMAL FRIDAY TO ABOVE NORMAL BY SUNDAY.  ANOTHER COLD
FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE AREA ON MONDAY CAUSING COOLER
TEMPERATURES AND GUSTY NORTH WINDS.
&&

.MARINE...TONIGHT THROUGH 6 AM WEDNESDAY...AT NOON BUOY 20 REPORTED
SOUTHEAST WINDS AT 10 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 14 KNOTS AND SEAS AT 5
FEET WITH A 9 SECOND PERIOD. MODERATE SOUTHEAST TO EAST WINDS AND
MODERATE SEAS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE MARINE AREAS THROUGH THIS
EVENING. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE MARINE AREAS OVER NIGHT
AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING SHIFTING THE WINDS TO THE NORTH. SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORIES WILL BE NECESSARY ACROSS THE OFFSHORE GULF OF
MEXICO COASTAL WATERS ON TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT DUE TO THE
INCREASE IN THE WINDS AND SEAS. THERE IS A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS MOVING
ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE MARINE AREAS AT TIMES TONIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY NIGHT ASSOCIATED WITH THE FRONT. THE WINDS WILL INCREASE
ACROSS THE LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE NORTH ON TUESDAY AND SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORIES MAY BE NECESSARY DURING THE DAY ON TUESDAY.

6 AM WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES WILL BE LIKELY
WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY WITH MODERATE TO HIGH WINDS AND SEAS
EXPECTED. COOL TEMPERATURES AND AREA OF LIGHT RAIN AND DRIZZLE WILL
CONTINUE ON WEDNESDAY AS ANOTHER SURGE OF COLD AIR WILL MOVE THROUGH
THE MARINE AREA TUESDAY MORNING. OVERRUNNING LIGHT RAIN AND DRIZZLE
WILL DOMINATE THE AREA WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL
CONTINUE TO BE BELOW NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.  WINDS AND SEAS
WILL DECREASE ON SATURDAY.
&&

.AVIATION...VFR CONDITIONS AND MODERATE TO MODERATE AND GUSTY
SOUTHEAST WINDS ARE OCCURRING AT THE REGIONAL AIRPORTS. THE WINDS
WILL BECOME LIGHT FROM THE SOUTHEAST TO EAST THIS EVENING.
CLOUDINESS WILL INCREASE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT IN ADVANCE OF A
COLD FRONT WHICH WILL MOVE THROUGH THE CWA OVERNIGHT AND EARLY
TUESDAY MORNING. THE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH BEHIND THE
FRONT.  MODERATE NORTHERLY WINDS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS DEEP SOUTH
TEXAS ON TUESDAY. THERE IS A CHANCE FOR SHOWERS MOVING ACROSS
PORTIONS OF THE CWA AT TIMES TONIGHT AND TUESDAY ASSOCIATED WITH THE
FRONT.
&&

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

&&

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

SHORT TERM...63
LONG TERM...65
GRAPHICAST...VEGA

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
931 AM CST MON JAN 10 2011

GMZ130-132-135-150-155-170-175-TXZ248>257-111215-
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-ZAPATA-JIM HOGG-BROOKS-KENEDY-STARR-HIDALGO-INLAND WILLACY-
INLAND CAMERON-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON-
931 AM CST MON JAN 10 2011

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

COLD TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY ACROSS
DEEP SOUTH TEXAS AS HIGHS REMAIN IN THE 40S TO AROUND 50 DEGREES.
TEMPERATURES NEAR FREEZING COULD BE POSSIBLE LATE TUESDAY NIGHT
AND EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING ACROSS PORTIONS OF ZAPATA...JIM
HOGG...BROOKS AND KENEDY COUNTIES.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS LIKELY FOR THE OFFSHORE GULF OF MEXICO
COASTAL WATERS TUESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY DUE TO AN INCREASE IN THE
WINDS AND SEAS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE NECESSARY ACROSS THE
LAGUNA MADRE ON TUESDAY.

HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS IS EXPECTED AT THE LOCAL BEACHES OF
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND AND BOCA CHICA DURING THE MAJORITY OF THE
PERIOD.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.