Alert archive / Texas / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 1, NWS Brownsville, TX
NWS Brownsville, TX issued this gale warning at Jan 11, 2012, 9:19 AM CST. It took effect at Jan 12, 2012, 3:00 AM CST. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 11, 2012, 9:19 AM CST (15:19 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 12, 2012, 3:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Jan 12, 2012, 3:00 PM CST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Brownsville, TX
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
957 WHUS74 KBRO 111519 MWWBRO URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 919 AM CST WED JAN 11 2012 ...GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS EXPECTED THURSDAY... .A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE FROM NORTH TO SOUTH ACROSS THE LOWER TEXAS COASTAL WATERS THURSDAY MORNING...ESSENTIALLY MOVING THROUGH THE MARINE ZONES BY DAWN. STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 KNOTS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND THE FRONT...WITH WIND GUSTS UP TO 45 KNOTS POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. GMZ150-155-170-175-112330- /O.UPG.KBRO.SI.Y.0004.120112T0900Z-120112T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KBRO.GL.W.0001.120112T0900Z-120112T2100Z/ /O.UPG.KBRO.GL.A.0001.120112T1200Z-120112T1800Z/ 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- 919 AM CST WED JAN 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM CST THURSDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: NORTH 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS. * SEAS: THREE TO FIVE FEET BUILDING TO EIGHT TO TEN FEET. * WINDS AND SEAS MAY REMAIN ABOVE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS BEYOND 3 PM THURSDAY. MONITOR FOR UPDATED FORECASTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE OCCURRING...OR FORECAST TO OCCUR WITHIN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ130-132-135-112330- /O.EXT.KBRO.SI.Y.0004.120112T0900Z-120112T2100Z/ LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE PORT OF BROWNSVILLE TO THE ARROYO COLORADO- LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE ARROYO COLORADO TO 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TX- LAGUNA MADRE FROM 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TO BAFFIN BAY TX- 919 AM CST WED JAN 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM CST THURSDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM CST THURSDAY. * WINDS: NORTH 20 KNOTS BECOMING 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RGV
3 follow-up statements
672 WHUS74 KBRO 120311 MWWBRO URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 911 PM CST WED JAN 11 2012 ...GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS EXPECTED THURSDAY... .A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE FROM NORTH TO SOUTH ACROSS THE LOWER TEXAS COASTAL WATERS JUST AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT...MOVING THROUGH THE MARINE ZONES BY DAWN. STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 30 KNOTS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND THE FRONT...WITH WIND GUSTS NEARING 35 KNOTS POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON. GMZ150-155-170-175-121200- /O.CON.KBRO.GL.W.0001.120112T0900Z-120112T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KBRO.SC.Y.0003.120112T2100Z-120113T1200Z/ 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- 911 PM CST WED JAN 11 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM CST THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THURSDAY TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THURSDAY TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 3 PM CST THURSDAY. * WINDS: NORTH 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS OF 35 KNOTS. * SEAS: THREE TO FIVE FEET BUILDING TO NINE TO TWELVE FEET. * WINDS AND SEAS MAY REMAIN ABOVE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS BEYOND 3 PM THURSDAY. MONITOR FOR UPDATED FORECASTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE OCCURRING...OR FORECAST TO OCCUR WITHIN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ GMZ130-132-135-121200- /O.EXT.KBRO.SI.Y.0004.120112T0900Z-120113T0300Z/ LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE PORT OF BROWNSVILLE TO THE ARROYO COLORADO- LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE ARROYO COLORADO TO 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TX- LAGUNA MADRE FROM 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TO BAFFIN BAY TX- 911 PM CST WED JAN 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 PM CST THURSDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 PM CST THURSDAY. * WINDS: NORTH 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RGV
475 WHUS74 KBRO 120833 MWWBRO URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 233 AM CST THU JAN 12 2012 ...GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS EXPECTED TODAY... .A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE FROM NORTH TO SOUTH ACROSS THE LOWER TEXAS COASTAL WATERS BY DAWN. STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 30 KNOTS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND THE FRONT...WITH WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 KNOTS POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. GMZ150-155-170-175-121530- /O.CON.KBRO.GL.W.0001.120112T0900Z-120112T2100Z/ /O.CON.KBRO.SC.Y.0003.120112T2100Z-120113T1200Z/ 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- 233 AM CST THU JAN 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY. * WINDS: NORTH 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS. * SEAS: THREE TO FIVE FEET BUILDING TO NINE TO TWELVE FEET. * WINDS AND SEAS MAY REMAIN ABOVE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS BEYOND 3 PM THURSDAY. MONITOR FOR UPDATED FORECASTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE OCCURRING...OR FORECAST TO OCCUR WITHIN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ GMZ130-132-135-121530- /O.EXT.KBRO.SI.Y.0004.120112T0900Z-120113T0000Z/ LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE PORT OF BROWNSVILLE TO THE ARROYO COLORADO- LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE ARROYO COLORADO TO 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TX- LAGUNA MADRE FROM 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TO BAFFIN BAY TX- 233 AM CST THU JAN 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: NORTH 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RGV
609 WHUS74 KBRO 121637 MWWBRO URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 1037 AM CST THU JAN 12 2012 ...GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON... .STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE IN THE WAKE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT THAT CLEARED THE AREA THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY TAPER OFF BUT VERY ROUGH SEAS...ON THE ORDER OF UP TO 9 TO 11 FEET...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY EVENING AND SEAS WILL REMAIN ABOVE 6 FEET THROUGH EARLY MORNING FRIDAY. GMZ150-155-170-175-130045- /O.CON.KBRO.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-120112T2100Z/ /O.CON.KBRO.SC.Y.0003.120112T2100Z-120113T1200Z/ 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- 1037 AM CST THU JAN 12 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM CST FRIDAY. * WINDS: NORTH 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS. * SEAS: NINE TO TWELVE FEET. * WINDS AND SEAS WILL REMAIN ABOVE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS UNTIL AT LEAST 6 AM FRIDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE OCCURRING...OR FORECAST TO OCCUR WITHIN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ GMZ130-132-135-130000- /O.CON.KBRO.SI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120113T0000Z/ LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE PORT OF BROWNSVILLE TO THE ARROYO COLORADO- LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE ARROYO COLORADO TO 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TX- LAGUNA MADRE FROM 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TO BAFFIN BAY TX- 1037 AM CST THU JAN 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: NORTH 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RGV
The office that day
Everything else NWS Brownsville, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 11, 1:12 AM CST | Gale Watch | BRO | 8 hr | |
| Jan 11, 1:12 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory for Winds | BRO | 41 hr | |
| Jan 11, 1:05 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | BRO | Brooks, Cameron, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, Starr and 1 more | 12 hr |
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