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Gale Watch 2, NWS Corpus Christi, TX

February 8, 2011

NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this gale watch at Feb 8, 2011, 8:18 PM CST. It took effect at Feb 9, 2011, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 8, 2011, 8:18 PM CST (02:18 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 9, 2011, 12:00 PM CST
Expired
Feb 9, 2011, 4:45 AM CST
In force
Issued by
NWS Corpus Christi, TX

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale watch went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Corpus Christi, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale watch went out at Feb 8, 5:46 PM CST, 2 hours 32 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 8, 5:46 PM CST, 2 hours 32 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 8, 6:02 AM CST, 14 hours 16 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
602 AM CST TUE FEB 8 2011

GMZ230-235-250-255-270-275-TXZ229>234-239>247-091215-
BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS-
BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO PORT O'CONNOR-
COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT
20 NM-WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL FROM 20 TO
60 NM-LA SALLE-MCMULLEN-LIVE OAK-BEE-GOLIAD-VICTORIA-WEBB-DUVAL-
JIM WELLS-KLEBERG-NUECES-SAN PATRICIO-ARANSAS-REFUGIO-CALHOUN-
602 AM CST TUE FEB 8 2011

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH TEXAS AND THE MIDDLE
TEXAS COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON OVER
THE SOUTHERN BAYS AND SOUTHERN NEARSHORE COASTAL WATERS...AND OVER
THE OFFSHORE COASTAL WATERS. THIS CONDITION WILL PERSIST TONIGHT
OVER THE OFFSHORE WATERS. PATCHY SEA FOG MAY OCCUR OVER THE BAYS
AND NEARSHORE COASTAL WATERS AFTER MIDNIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

A STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTH TEXAS ON
WEDNESDAY. IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONTAL PASSAGE...FREEZING
TEMPERATURES WILL BE POSSIBLE THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNINGS FOR
MUCH OF SOUTH TEXAS. A HARD FREEZE WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS INLAND
LOCATIONS BOTH THURSDAY AND FRIDAY MORNING.

STRONG SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BEHIND A STRONG
FRONTAL PASSAGE WEDNESDAY WITH BUILDING SEAS OFFSHORE. GALE
CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE OFFSHORE WATERS WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT BEHIND THE FRONT. THE STRONG
OFFSHORE FLOW AND HIGH SEAS WILL LIKELY PERSIST INTO
THURSDAY...ESPECIALLY OFFSHORE.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

87/84

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 8, 8:00 PM CSTWind AdvisoryCRPAransas, Bee, Calhoun, Duval, Goliad, Jim Wells and 9 more20 hr
Feb 8, 8:18 PM CSTSmall Craft AdvisoryCRP45 hr
Feb 9, 4:33 AM CSTHard Freeze WarningCRPAransas, Bee, Calhoun, Duval, Goliad, Jim Wells and 9 more30 hr
Feb 9, 4:45 AM CSTGale WarningCRP19 hr
Feb 9, 9:19 AM CSTFreezing Rain AdvisoryCRPAransas, Bee, Calhoun, Goliad, La Salle, Live Oak and 4 more5 hr

Nearby

Gale Watches in Texas, 2011Every gale watch in 2011

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.