Small Craft Advisory 92, NWS Corpus Christi, TX

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
1143 PM CST SAT NOV 26 2011

.DISCUSSION...INCREASED OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES A FEW DEGREES
DUE TO WIND SPEEDS STAYING UP LONGER...AND FEW/SCT UPPER LEVEL
CLOUDS ACROSS THE REGION. HAVE CANCELED THE WIND ADVISORY AS WELL
WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS NOW ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS.

&&

.AVIATION...VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE TAF PERIOD
WITH FEW/SCT CLOUDS AROUND 12KFT...COULD SEE SCT/BKN CLOUDS
BETWEEN 5-8KFT SINK DOWN FROM THE HILL COUNTRY AND IMPACT KVCT
AFTER 09Z. WIND SPEEDS SHOULD RELAX A BIT MORE TONIGHT ACROSS THE
EAST WITH A FEW GUSTS AROUND 20KTS. NORTHERLY WIND SPEEDS WILL
INCREASE AROUND 15K WITH GUSTS UP TO 30KTS THROUGH THE EVENING.
HIGH PRESSURE WILL BEGIN TO SETTLE INTO THE REGION AND ALLOW WIND
SPEEDS TO RELAX AROUND 00Z MONDAY.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 828 PM CST SAT NOV 26 2011/

DISCUSSION...NORTHERLY WINDS CONTINUE TO INCREASE AS THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT TIGHTENS. EXTENDED THE WIND ADVISORY THROUGH MIDNIGHT AS
WIND GUSTS ARE FREQUENTLY EXCEEDING 40 MPH...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE
COASTAL COUNTIES. FORECAST WINDS SHOULD RELAX ACROSS THE INLAND
AREAS LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE TO INCREASE OVER THE COASTAL
WATERS WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS. WINDS WILL INCREASE AGAIN LATE IN
THE MORNING AND PERSIST THROUGH THE EARLY TOMORROW EVENING. THESE
WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH EXTREMELY LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES TO
PRODUCE A CRITICAL WILDFIRE THREAT. WIND SPEED SHOULD RELAX LATE
TOMORROW ACROSS THE INLAND AREAS AND OVER THE COASTAL WATERS. THE
FIRST WIDESPREAD FREEZE OF THE SEASON CONTINUES TO LOOK FAVORABLE
FOR EARLY MONDAY MORNING...FREEZE WARNINGS WILL LIKELY BE ISSUED
WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
CORPUS CHRISTI    43  65  34  71  38  /  10   0   0   0   0
VICTORIA          40  60  29  67  36  /  10   0   0   0   0
LAREDO            44  64  37  75  43  /  10   0   0   0   0
ALICE             42  65  32  73  38  /  10   0   0   0   0
ROCKPORT          45  61  40  67  43  /  10   0   0   0   0
COTULLA           39  63  30  73  34  /  10   0   0   0   0
KINGSVILLE        41  65  30  73  35  /  10   0   0   0   0
NAVY CORPUS       49  64  42  68  46  /  10   0   0   0   0

&&

.CRP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...FREEZE WATCH LATE SUNDAY NIGHT FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: BEE...
     CALHOUN...GOLIAD...JIM WELLS...KLEBERG...LA SALLE...LIVE
     OAK...MCMULLEN...NUECES...REFUGIO...SAN PATRICIO...VICTORIA.

     RED FLAG WARNING FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
     ZONES: ARANSAS...BEE...CALHOUN...DUVAL...GOLIAD...JIM
     WELLS...KLEBERG...LA SALLE...LIVE OAK...MCMULLEN...NUECES...
     REFUGIO...SAN PATRICIO...VICTORIA...WEBB.

GM...GALE WARNING UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES:
     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.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY FOR THE FOLLOWING
     ZONES: BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS...
     BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO PORT O'CONNOR.

&&

RG/82...UPDATE/AVIATION

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
309 PM CST SAT NOV 26 2011

TXZ229>234-239>247-271300-
LA SALLE-MCMULLEN-LIVE OAK-BEE-GOLIAD-VICTORIA-WEBB-DUVAL-
JIM WELLS-KLEBERG-NUECES-SAN PATRICIO-ARANSAS-REFUGIO-CALHOUN-
309 PM CST SAT NOV 26 2011

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 8 PM FROM WEBB COUNTY TO
KLEBERG COUNTY AND ALONG THE COAST TO CALHOUN COUNTY FOR NORTH
WINDS 25 TO 35 MPH GUSTING TO AROUND 40 MPH. NO OTHER HAZARDOUS
WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY
A RED FLAG WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR SUNDAY AS GUSTY NORTHWEST
WINDS AND VERY LOW HUMIDITY WILL OCCUR THROUGH MOST OF THE
DAYTIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

GMZ230-235-250-255-270-275-271300-
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-
309 PM CST SAT NOV 26 2011

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

.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
A GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS LATE
THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING FOR NORTH WINDS 30 TO
35 KNOTS GUSTING IN EXCESS OF 40 KNOTS.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE BAYS AND WATER WAYS
THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING FOR NORTH WINDS 25 TO
30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO NEAR GALE FORCE.

THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR NON-SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH
THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE BAYS AND GULF WATERS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE BAYS AND GULF
WATERS SUNDAY WITH WINDS DECREASING BY MONDAY. SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED AGAIN TUESDAY NIGHT.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

GW/TE/TMT