Alert archive / Texas / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 4, NWS Brownsville, TX
NWS Brownsville, TX issued this gale warning at Feb 24, 2012, 12:24 AM CST. It took effect at Feb 24, 2012, 8:00 AM CST. It was in force for 13 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 24, 2012, 12:24 AM CST (06:24 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 24, 2012, 8:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 24, 2012, 9:00 PM CST
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Brownsville, TX
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
811 WHUS74 KBRO 240624 MWWBRO URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 1224 AM CST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...GALES EXPECTED THIS MORNING ON THE GULF... .A VIGOROUS COLD FRONT WILL MOVE FROM NORTH TO SOUTH AT 20 TO 25 KNOTS FROM JUST BEFORE DAWN IN THE NORTH PARALLEL TO BAFFIN BAY TO MID MORNING IN THE SOUTH PARALLEL TO BROWNSVILLE...CREATING VERY HAZARDOUS MARINE CONDITIONS. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT...WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE ON THE GULF WATERS MOST OF THE MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON. SEAS WILL ALSO BUILD SIGNIFICANTLY THOUGH THE DAY...REACHING 6 TO 10 FEET NEAR SHORE TO 12 FEET OFFSHORE LATER TODAY. GMZ150-170-241530- /O.NEW.KBRO.SC.Y.0015.120224T1400Z-120224T1600Z/ /O.NEW.KBRO.GL.W.0004.120224T1600Z-120225T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KBRO.SC.Y.0016.120225T0300Z-120225T1200Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 1224 AM CST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 10 AM CST THIS MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 10 AM CST THIS MORNING. IN ADDITION...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY. * WINDS: INCREASING RAPIDLY FROM THE NORTH AFTER SUNRISE AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH. NORTH 30 KTS GUSTING TO 40 KTS BY LATE MORNING...DECREASING TO 25 KTS GUSTING TO NEAR GALE FORCE BY EVENING. * SEAS: SIX TO TEN FEET NEAR SHORE AND UP TO 12 FEET OFFSHORE BY LATE 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. 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. && $$ GMZ155-175-241530- /O.NEW.KBRO.SC.Y.0015.120224T1200Z-120224T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KBRO.GL.W.0004.120224T1400Z-120225T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBRO.SC.Y.0016.120225T0000Z-120225T1200Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 1224 AM CST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 8 AM CST THIS MORNING... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 8 AM CST THIS MORNING. IN ADDITION...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY. * WINDS: INCREASING RAPIDLY FROM THE NORTH BY SUNRISE AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH. NORTH 30 KTS GUSTING TO 40 KTS BY MID MORNING...DECREASING TO 25 KTS GUSTING TO NEAR GALE FORCE BY LATE AFTERNOON. * SEAS: SIX TO TEN FEET NEAR SHORE AND UP TO 12 FEET OFFSHORE BY LATE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE OCCURRING...OR FORECAST TO OCCUR WITHIN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT...GENERALLY WITH COMBINED SEAS OF 7 FEET OR MORE. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ135-241530- /O.NEW.KBRO.SI.Y.0015.120224T1200Z-120225T0000Z/ LAGUNA MADRE FROM 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TO BAFFIN BAY TX- 1224 AM CST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: INCREASING RAPIDLY FROM THE NORTH AT 25 TO 30 KTS WITH GUSTS TO 33 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. && $$ GMZ130-132-241530- /O.NEW.KBRO.SI.Y.0015.120224T1400Z-120225T0000Z/ LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE PORT OF BROWNSVILLE TO THE ARROYO COLORADO- LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE ARROYO COLORADO TO 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TX- 1224 AM CST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: INCREASING RAPIDLY FROM THE NORTH AT 25 TO 30 KTS WITH GUSTS TO 33 KNOTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RGV
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469 WHUS74 KBRO 241546 MWWBRO URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 946 AM CST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED ON THE GULF... .A STRONG COLD HAS MOVED THROUGH THE LOWER TEXAS COASTAL WATERS THIS MORNING RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS MARINE CONDITIONS. STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT...WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE ON THE GULF WATERS MOST OF THE MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON. SEAS WILL ALSO BUILD SIGNIFICANTLY THOUGH THE DAY... REACHING 6 TO 10 FEET NEAR SHORE TO 12 FEET OFFSHORE LATER TODAY. GMZ150-170-241700- /O.EXP.KBRO.SC.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-120224T1600Z/ /O.CON.KBRO.GL.W.0004.120224T1600Z-120225T0300Z/ /O.CON.KBRO.SC.Y.0016.120225T0300Z-120225T1200Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 946 AM CST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM CST THIS MORNING... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM CST THIS MORNING. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY. * WINDS: NORTH 30 TO 35 KNOTS GUSTING TO 40 KNOTS...DECREASING TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS GUSTING TO NEAR GALE FORCE BY EVENING. * SEAS: SIX TO TEN FEET NEAR SHORE AND UP TO 12 FEET OFFSHORE BY LATE 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. 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. && $$ GMZ155-175-241700- /O.CON.KBRO.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120225T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBRO.SC.Y.0016.120225T0000Z-120225T1200Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 946 AM CST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY. * WINDS: NORTH 30 TO 35 KNOTS GUSTING TO 40 KNOTS...DECREASING TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS GUSTING TO NEAR GALE FORCE BY LATE AFTERNOON. * SEAS: SIX TO TEN FEET NEAR SHORE AND UP TO 12 FEET OFFSHORE BY LATE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE OCCURRING...OR FORECAST TO OCCUR WITHIN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT...GENERALLY WITH COMBINED SEAS OF 7 FEET OR MORE. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ130-132-135-241700- /O.CON.KBRO.SI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-120225T0000Z/ 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- 946 AM CST FRI FEB 24 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 AT 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 33 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
080 WHUS74 KBRO 241656 MWWBRO URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 1056 AM CST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED ON THE GULF... .A STRONG COLD HAS MOVED THROUGH THE LOWER TEXAS COASTAL WATERS RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS MARINE CONDITIONS. STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT...WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE ON THE GULF WATERS MOST OF THE MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON. SEAS WILL ALSO BUILD SIGNIFICANTLY THOUGH THE DAY... REACHING 6 TO 10 FEET NEAR SHORE TO 12 FEET OFFSHORE LATER TODAY. GMZ155-175-250100- /O.CON.KBRO.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120225T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBRO.SC.Y.0016.120225T0000Z-120225T1200Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 1056 AM CST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY. * WINDS: NORTH 30 TO 35 KNOTS GUSTING TO 40 KNOTS...DECREASING TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS GUSTING TO NEAR GALE FORCE BY LATE AFTERNOON. * SEAS: SIX TO TEN FEET NEAR SHORE AND UP TO 12 FEET OFFSHORE BY LATE 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. 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. && $$ GMZ150-170-250100- /O.CON.KBRO.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120225T0300Z/ /O.CON.KBRO.SC.Y.0016.120225T0300Z-120225T1200Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 1056 AM CST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY. * WINDS: NORTH 30 TO 35 KNOTS GUSTING TO 40 KNOTS...DECREASING TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS GUSTING TO NEAR GALE FORCE IN EARLY EVENING. * SEAS: SIX TO TEN FEET NEAR SHORE AND UP TO 12 FEET OFFSHORE BY LATE 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. 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. && $$ GMZ130-132-135-250000- /O.CON.KBRO.SI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-120225T0000Z/ LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE PORT OF BROWNSVILLE TO THE ARROYO COLORADO- LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE ARROYO COLORADO TO 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TX- LAGUNA MADRE FROM 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TO BAFFIN BAY TX- 1056 AM CST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: NORTH AT 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 33 KNOTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RGV
166 WHUS74 KBRO 242156 MWWBRO URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 356 PM CST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...HAZARDOUS MARINE CONDITIONS EXPECTED ON THE BAY AND GULF WATERS THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT... .A STRONG COLD HAS MOVED THROUGH THE LOWER TEXAS COASTAL WATERS EARLY THIS MORNING RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS MARINE CONDITIONS. STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT...WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE ON THE GULF WATERS POSSIBLY INTO THE EVENING HOURS. THE BAY AND GULF SEAS WILL ALSO BUILD ELEVATED AND HAZARDOUS THROUGHOUT THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS. GMZ155-175-250600- /O.CON.KBRO.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120225T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBRO.SC.Y.0016.120225T0000Z-120225T1200Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 356 PM CST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY. * WINDS: NORTH 20 TO 30 KNOTS GUSTING TO 35 KNOTS THROUGHOUT THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. * SEAS: SIX TO TEN FEET NEAR SHORE AND UP TO 11 FEET OFFSHORE BY LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. 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. && $$ GMZ150-170-250600- /O.CON.KBRO.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120225T0300Z/ /O.CON.KBRO.SC.Y.0016.120225T0300Z-120225T1200Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 356 PM CST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST SATURDAY. * WINDS: NORTH 20 TO 30 KNOTS GUSTING TO 35 KNOTS THROUGHOUT THE EVENING HOURS. * SEAS: SIX TO TEN FEET NEAR SHORE AND UP TO 11 FEET OFFSHORE BY LATE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE OCCURRING...OR FORECAST TO OCCUR WITHIN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT...GENERALLY WITH COMBINED SEAS OF 7 FEET OR MORE. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ130-132-135-250000- /O.CON.KBRO.SI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-120225T0000Z/ 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- 356 PM CST FRI FEB 24 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 AT 20 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. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RGV
377 WHUS74 KBRO 250029 MWWBRO URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 629 PM CST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...HAZARDOUS MARINE CONDITIONS EXPECTED ON THE LOWER TEXAS GULF WATERS TONIGHT... .STRONG NORTH WINDS THAT MOVED IN BEHIND A STRONG COLD THAT MOVED THROUGH THE LOWER TEXAS COASTAL WATERS EARLY FRIDAY MORNING WILL MAINTAIN HAZARDOUS MARINE CONDITIONS ACROSS THE LOWER TEXAS GULF WATERS. THE STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT...WITH SOME GUSTS REACHING NEAR GALE FORCE ON THE GULF WATERS INTO THE EVENING HOURS. THE GULF SEAS WILL ALSO REMAIN ELEVATED AND HAZARDOUS THROUGHOUT THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. GMZ155-175-250830- /O.EXP.KBRO.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120225T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBRO.SC.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-120225T1200Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 629 PM CST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY... ...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE GALE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS FROM 20 TO 30 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. * SEAS: SIX TO TEN FEET NEAR SHORE AND UP TO 11 FEET OFFSHORE BY LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT...GENERALLY WITH COMBINED SEAS OF 7 FEET OR MORE. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ130-132-135-250130- /O.EXP.KBRO.SI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-120225T0000Z/ 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- 629 PM CST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS HAS EXPIRED... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. $$ GMZ150-170-250830- /O.CON.KBRO.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-120225T0300Z/ /O.CON.KBRO.SC.Y.0016.120225T0300Z-120225T1200Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 629 PM CST FRI FEB 24 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY. * WINDS: NORTH 20 TO 30 KNOTS GUSTING TO 35 KNOTS THROUGHOUT THE EVENING HOURS. * SEAS: SIX TO TEN FEET NEAR SHORE AND UP TO 11 FEET OFFSHORE BY LATE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE OCCURRING...OR FORECAST TO OCCUR WITHIN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT...GENERALLY WITH COMBINED SEAS OF 7 FEET OR MORE. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ 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 24, 12:24 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | BRO | 10 hr | |
| Feb 24, 12:24 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | BRO | 60 hr | |
| Feb 24, 12:24 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory for Winds | BRO | 18 hr | |
| Feb 24, 1:25 AM CST | Wind Advisory | BRO | Kenedy | 13 hr |
| Feb 24, 5:43 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | BRO | 62 min | |
| Feb 24, 2:17 PM CST | Wind Advisory | BRO | Kenedy | 4 hr |
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