Alert archive / Texas / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 3, NWS Brownsville, TX
NWS Brownsville, TX issued this gale warning at Feb 18, 2012, 2:59 AM CST. It took effect at Feb 18, 2012, 12:00 PM 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
- Feb 18, 2012, 2:59 AM CST (08:59 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 18, 2012, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Feb 19, 2012, 12:00 AM CST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Brownsville, TX
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
643 WHUS74 KBRO 180859 MWWBRO URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 259 AM CST SAT FEB 18 2012 ...RAPID STORM DEVELOPMENT THIS MORNING TO BRING GALE FORCE WINDS TO THE LOWER TEXAS COASTAL WATERS THIS AFTERNOON... .A RAPID DEVELOPING SURFACE LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL MOVE ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY EARLY THIS MORNING WITH A COLD FRONT MOVING OFFSHORE LATER THIS MORNING. SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...SOME STRONG TO SEVERE...WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT THIS MORNING... WITH STRONG POST FRONTAL WINDS FROM THE NORTHWEST TO NEAR GALE FORCE BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. GMZ150-155-170-175-181700- /O.UPG.KBRO.GL.A.0003.120218T1500Z-120219T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBRO.GL.W.0003.120218T1800Z-120219T0600Z/ 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- 259 AM CST SAT FEB 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS THIS MORNING WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND RAPIDLY INCREASE TO 30 TO 35 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * SEAS: SEAS OF 3 TO 5 FEET THIS MORNING WILL QUICKLY BUILD TO 4 TO 6 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. 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. && $$ GMZ130-132-135-181700- /O.UPG.KBRO.GL.A.0003.120218T1500Z-120219T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBRO.SI.Y.0014.120218T1500Z-120219T0600Z/ LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE PORT OF BROWNSVILLE TO THE ARROYO COLORADO- LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE ARROYO COLORADO TO 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TX- LAGUNA MADRE FROM 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TO BAFFIN BAY TX- 259 AM CST SAT FEB 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS THIS MORNING WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND RAPIDLY INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * SEAS: BAY WATERS WILL BE VERY ROUGH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RGV
4 follow-up statements
597 WHUS74 KBRO 181535 MWWBRO URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 935 AM CST SAT FEB 18 2012 ...RAPID STORM DEVELOPMENT THIS MORNING TO BRING GALE FORCE WINDS TO THE LOWER TEXAS COASTAL WATERS THIS AFTERNOON... .THE FRONTAL PASSAGE IN RELATION TO A SURFACE LOW OVER THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE EAST ACROSS THE GULF WATERS THIS MORNING. SCATTERED SHOWERS AHEAD OF THE FRONT WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE OFFSHORE WATERS. EXPECT STRONG POST FRONTAL WINDS FROM THE NORTHWEST TO NEAR GALE FORCE BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. GMZ150-155-170-175-182345- /O.CON.KBRO.GL.W.0003.120218T1800Z-120219T0600Z/ 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- 935 AM CST SAT FEB 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS THIS MORNING WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND RAPIDLY INCREASE TO 30 TO 35 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * SEAS: SEAS OF 3 TO 5 FEET THIS MORNING WILL QUICKLY BUILD TO 4 TO 6 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. 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. && $$ GMZ130-132-135-182345- /O.CON.KBRO.SI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-120219T0600Z/ LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE PORT OF BROWNSVILLE TO THE ARROYO COLORADO- LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE ARROYO COLORADO TO 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TX- LAGUNA MADRE FROM 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TO BAFFIN BAY TX- 935 AM CST SAT FEB 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS THIS MORNING WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND RAPIDLY INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. * SEAS: BAY WATERS WILL BE VERY ROUGH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RGV
744 WHUS74 KBRO 182027 MWWBRO URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 227 PM CST SAT FEB 18 2012 ...GALE FORCE CONDITIONS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS THE LOWER TEXAS GULF WATERS... .STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE LOWER TEXAS BAY AND GULF WATERS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT THAT MOVED THROUGH THE REGION THIS MORNING. THESE NORTHWEST WINDS WILL MAINTAIN SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY AND GALE CONDITIONS ACROSS THE LOWER TEXAS MARINE AREAS THROUGH SUNRISE SUNDAY MORNING. GMZ150-155-170-175-190400- /O.CON.KBRO.GL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120219T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KBRO.SC.Y.0014.120219T0600Z-120219T1200Z/ 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- 227 PM CST SAT FEB 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS FROM 30 TO 35 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE LOWER TEXAS GULF WATERS THROUGHOUT MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THESE NORTHWEST WINDS WILL THEN DIMINISH INTO THE 20 TO 30 KNOT RANGE AFTER MIDNIGHT. * SEAS: SEAS OF 6 TO 8 FEET WILL PREVAIL THROUGHOUT THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS. 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. && $$ GMZ130-132-135-190400- /O.CON.KBRO.SI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-120219T0600Z/ LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE PORT OF BROWNSVILLE TO THE ARROYO COLORADO- LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE ARROYO COLORADO TO 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TX- LAGUNA MADRE FROM 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TO BAFFIN BAY TX- 227 PM CST SAT FEB 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS FROM 20 TO 30 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. AFTER MIDNIGHT THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH INTO THE 15 TO 20 KNOT RANGE. * SEAS: ROUGH BAY WATERS WILL PERSIST THROUGH MIDNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RGV
489 WHUS74 KBRO 190318 MWWBRO URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 918 PM CST SAT FEB 18 2012 ...GALE FORCE CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING ACROSS THE LOWER TEXAS GULF WATERS... .STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE LOWER TEXAS BAY AND GULF WATERS TONIGHT IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT THAT MOVED THROUGH THE REGION THIS MORNING. THESE NORTHWEST WINDS WILL MAINTAIN SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY AND GALE CONDITIONS ACROSS THE LOWER TEXAS MARINE AREAS THROUGH SUNRISE SUNDAY MORNING. GMZ150-155-170-175-191130- /O.CON.KBRO.GL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120219T0600Z/ /O.CON.KBRO.SC.Y.0014.120219T0600Z-120219T1200Z/ 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- 918 PM CST SAT FEB 18 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS FROM 30 TO 35 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE LOWER TEXAS GULF WATERS THROUGHOUT MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. THESE NORTHWEST WINDS WILL THEN DIMINISH INTO THE 20 TO 30 KNOT RANGE AFTER MIDNIGHT. * SEAS: SEAS OF 6 TO 8 FEET WILL PREVAIL THROUGHOUT THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS. 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. && $$ GMZ130-132-135-190600- /O.CON.KBRO.SI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-120219T0600Z/ LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE PORT OF BROWNSVILLE TO THE ARROYO COLORADO- LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE ARROYO COLORADO TO 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TX- LAGUNA MADRE FROM 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TO BAFFIN BAY TX- 918 PM CST SAT FEB 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS FROM 20 TO 30 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. AFTER MIDNIGHT THE WINDS WILL DIMINISH INTO THE 15 TO 20 KNOT RANGE. * SEAS: ROUGH BAY WATERS WILL PERSIST THROUGH MIDNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RGV
262 WHUS74 KBRO 190624 MWWBRO URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 1224 AM CST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS CONTINUE OFFSHORE THE LOWER TEXAS COAST LATE TONIGHT... .STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PERSIST OFFSHORE THE LOWER TEXAS COAST LATE TONIGHT AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT REMAINS STRONG ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO. GMZ150-155-170-175-191200- /O.EXP.KBRO.GL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-120219T0600Z/ /O.CON.KBRO.SC.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-120219T1200Z/ 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- 1224 AM CST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... ...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE GALE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 30 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THE REST OF TONIGHT. * SEAS: SEAS OF 6 TO 8 FEET WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE REST OF TONIGHT. 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. && $$ GMZ130-132-135-190730- /O.EXP.KBRO.SI.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-120219T0600Z/ LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE PORT OF BROWNSVILLE TO THE ARROYO COLORADO- LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE ARROYO COLORADO TO 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TX- LAGUNA MADRE FROM 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TO BAFFIN BAY TX- 1224 AM CST SUN FEB 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS HAS EXPIRED... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 KNOTS WILL DIMINISH TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS LATE TONIGHT. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION UNTIL THEN. $$ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 18, 2:59 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory for Winds | BRO | 21 hr | |
| Feb 18, 2:27 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | BRO | 22 hr |
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