Alert archive / Texas / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 8, NWS Brownsville, TX
NWS Brownsville, TX issued this gale warning at Dec 24, 2012, 1:24 PM CST. It took effect at Dec 25, 2012, 3:00 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
- Dec 24, 2012, 1:24 PM CST (19:24 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 25, 2012, 3:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Dec 26, 2012, 3:00 AM CST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Brownsville, TX
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
270 WHUS74 KBRO 241924 MWWBRO URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 124 PM CST MON DEC 24 2012 ...HAZARDOUS MARINE CONDITIONS LIKELY THE NEXT 72 HOURS... .STRONG WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS WILL DEVELOP IN ADVANCE OF...AND BEHIND...THE TUESDAY PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT. A GALE WARNING AND SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN POSTED...WITH THE MOST ADVERSE MARINE CONDITIONS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. GMZ150-155-170-175-250330- /O.NEW.KBRO.SC.Y.0063.121225T0600Z-121226T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBRO.GL.W.0008.121226T0000Z-121226T1200Z/ 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- 124 PM CST MON DEC 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TUESDAY TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TUESDAY TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO WATERS EAST OF PADRE ISLAND FROM 0 TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES OFFSHORE. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FOR THIS AREA. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF AROUND 20 KNOTS TONIGHT AND THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 25 KNOTS TUESDAY AFTERNOON...INCREASING TO THE NORTH AROUND 30 KNOTS TUESDAY NIGHT. * WAVES: SEAS OF 4 TO 8 FEET TONIGHT AND THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON WILL BUILD TO BETWEEN 8 AND 11 FEET TUESDAY NIGHT. 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. && $$ GMZ130-132-135-250330- /O.NEW.KBRO.SI.Y.0060.121225T1800Z-121226T1200Z/ LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE PORT OF BROWNSVILLE TO THE ARROYO COLORADO- LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE ARROYO COLORADO TO 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TX- LAGUNA MADRE FROM 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TO BAFFIN BAY TX- 124 PM CST MON DEC 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY FOR THE LAGUNA MADRE. * WINDS: NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * BAY CONDITIONS: CHOPPY TO ROUGH BAY WATERS ARE EXPECTED IN RESPONSE TO THE STRONG WINDS FROM THE NORTHWEST AND NORTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RGV
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986 WHUS74 KBRO 250329 MWWBRO URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 929 PM CST MON DEC 24 2012 ...HAZARDOUS MARINE CONDITIONS TO PLAGUE THE LOWER TEXAS COASTLINE ON CHRISTMAS DAY... .STRONG WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS WILL DEVELOP IN ADVANCE OF...AND BEHIND...THE TUESDAY PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT. A GALE WARNING AND SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN POSTED...WITH THE MOST ADVERSE MARINE CONDITIONS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE MARINE CONDITIONS WILL THEN START TO IMPROVE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT. GMZ150-155-170-175-251100- /O.CON.KBRO.SC.Y.0063.121225T0600Z-121226T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBRO.GL.W.0008.121226T0000Z-121226T1200Z/ 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- 929 PM CST MON DEC 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST TUESDAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TUESDAY TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TUESDAY TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST TUESDAY. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF AROUND 20 KNOTS TONIGHT AND THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 25 KNOTS TUESDAY AFTERNOON... INCREASING TO THE NORTH AROUND 30 KNOTS TUESDAY NIGHT. * WAVES: SEAS WILL BUILD TO 4 TO 8 FEET TONIGHT AND THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON THEN INCREASING TO BETWEEN 8 AND 11 FEET BY TUESDAY NIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. 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. && $$ GMZ130-132-135-251100- /O.CON.KBRO.SI.Y.0060.121225T1800Z-121226T1200Z/ LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE PORT OF BROWNSVILLE TO THE ARROYO COLORADO- LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE ARROYO COLORADO TO 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TX- LAGUNA MADRE FROM 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TO BAFFIN BAY TX- 929 PM CST MON DEC 24 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TUESDAY TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * BAY CONDITIONS: ROUGH BAY WATERS ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT IN RESPONSE TO THE STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS DEVELOPING IN THE WAKE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE REGION ON CHRISTMAS DAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RGV
989 WHUS74 KBRO 251046 MWWBRO URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 446 AM CST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...HAZARDOUS MARINE CONDITIONS TO PLAGUE THE LOWER TEXAS COASTLINE ON CHRISTMAS DAY AND CHRISTMAS NIGHT... .WINDS ARE INCREASING ALONG THE LOWER TEXAS COASTAL WATERS THIS MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE...ESPECIALLY AFTER A FRONTAL PASSAGE THIS MORNING WHEN STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL DEVELOP. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN MOVED UP IN ANTICIPATION OF STRONGER WINDS DEVELOPING SOONER THAN ANTICIPATED. ROUGH SEAS WILL ALSO DEVELOP TODAY INTO TONIGHT. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. GMZ150-155-170-175-251900- /O.EXT.KBRO.SC.Y.0063.000000T0000Z-121225T2100Z/ /O.EXT.KBRO.GL.W.0008.121225T2100Z-121226T1200Z/ 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- 446 AM CST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF AROUND 20 KNOTS THIS MORNING WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 25 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON...INCREASING TO THE NORTH AROUND 30 KNOTS TONIGHT. GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. * WAVES: SEAS WILL BUILD TO 4 TO 8 FEET TODAY THEN INCREASE TO BETWEEN 8 AND 11 FEET TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. 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. && $$ GMZ130-132-135-251900- /O.CON.KBRO.SI.Y.0060.121225T1800Z-121226T1200Z/ LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE PORT OF BROWNSVILLE TO THE ARROYO COLORADO- LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE ARROYO COLORADO TO 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TX- LAGUNA MADRE FROM 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TO BAFFIN BAY TX- 446 AM CST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. * BAY CONDITIONS: ROUGH BAY WATERS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT IN RESPONSE TO THE STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS DEVELOPING IN THE WAKE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE REGION THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RGV
756 WHUS74 KBRO 251840 MWWBRO URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 1240 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...HAZARDOUS MARINE CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE LOWER TEXAS COASTAL WATERS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... .STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING AS A COLD FRONT MOVES OFFSHORE THE LOWER TEXAS COAST THIS AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...VERY ROUGH SEAS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE LAGUNA MADRE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS WEDNESDAY NIGHT. GMZ150-155-170-175-260245- /O.CON.KBRO.SC.Y.0063.000000T0000Z-121225T2100Z/ /O.CON.KBRO.GL.W.0008.121225T2100Z-121226T1200Z/ 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- 1240 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS OF AROUND 20 KNOTS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 25 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON...INCREASING TO THE NORTH AROUND 30 KNOTS TONIGHT. WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 40 KNOTS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. * WAVES: SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD TO 6 TO 8 FEET THIS AFTERNOON THEN INCREASE TO BETWEEN 8 AND 12 FEET TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. 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. && $$ GMZ130-132-135-260245- /O.CON.KBRO.SI.Y.0060.000000T0000Z-121226T1200Z/ LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE PORT OF BROWNSVILLE TO THE ARROYO COLORADO- LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE ARROYO COLORADO TO 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TX- LAGUNA MADRE FROM 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TO BAFFIN BAY TX- 1240 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT. * BAY CONDITIONS: ROUGH BAY WATERS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT IN RESPONSE TO THE STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS DEVELOPING IN THE WAKE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RGV
650 WHUS74 KBRO 260332 MWWBRO URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 932 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...HAZARDOUS MARINE CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE LOWER TEXAS COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT... .STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING ACROSS THE LOWER TEXAS BAY AND GULF WATERS IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT THE MOVED OFFSHORE TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THESE STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL PRODUCE ROUGH BAY CONDITIONS AND ELEVATED GULF SWELLS THROUGH TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. THE MARINE CONDITIONS WILL START IMPROVE ACROSS THE LOWER TEXAS COASTAL WATERS WEDNESDAY MORNING. GMZ150-155-170-175-261145- /O.CON.KBRO.GL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-121226T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KBRO.SC.Y.0064.121226T1200Z-121226T1800Z/ 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- 932 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE LOWER TEXAS GULF WATERS WITH SOME GUSTS BRIEFLY RANGING FROM 35 TO 40 KNOTS TONIGHT. THESE NORTH WINDS WILL THEN DECREASE INTO THE 20 TO 25 KNOT RANGE AFTER SUNRISE WEDNESDAY FALLING BELOW SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS BY MIDDAY WEDNESDAY. * WAVES: SEAS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 8 AND 12 FEET TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. THESE SEAS WILL START TO DECREASE STEADILY WEDNESDAY MORNING FALLING BELOW SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS BY WEDNESDAY 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. && $$ GMZ130-132-135-261145- /O.CON.KBRO.SI.Y.0060.000000T0000Z-121226T1200Z/ LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE PORT OF BROWNSVILLE TO THE ARROYO COLORADO- LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE ARROYO COLORADO TO 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TX- LAGUNA MADRE FROM 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TO BAFFIN BAY TX- 932 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE BAY WATERS TONIGHT FALLING BELOW SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS AROUND SUNRISE WEDNESDAY. * BAY CONDITIONS: THE ROUGH BAY WATERS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT BECOMING CHOPPY AFTER SUNRISE WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RGV
300 WHUS74 KBRO 260602 MWWBRO URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 1202 AM CST WED DEC 26 2012 ...HAZARDOUS MARINE CONDITIONS ACROSS THE LOWER TEXAS COASTAL WATERS... .SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING AS HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES OVER THE LOWER TEXAS COAST IN THE WAKE OF THE CHRISTMAS DAY COLD FRONT. GMZ150-155-170-175-260900- /O.EXT.KBRO.GL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-121226T0900Z/ /O.EXT.KBRO.SC.Y.0064.121226T0900Z-121226T1800Z/ 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- 1202 AM CST WED DEC 26 2012 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY... THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST WEDNESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO NOON CST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 30 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE LOWER TEXAS GULF WATERS FOR A FEW MORE HOURS...WITH SOME GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS. WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KNOTS LATER THIS MORNING. * WAVES: WAVE HEIGHTS 8 TO 12 FEET. 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. && $$ GMZ130-132-135-260900- /O.EXT.KBRO.SI.Y.0060.000000T0000Z-121226T1500Z/ LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE PORT OF BROWNSVILLE TO THE ARROYO COLORADO- LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE ARROYO COLORADO TO 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TX- LAGUNA MADRE FROM 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TO BAFFIN BAY TX- 1202 AM CST WED DEC 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE BAY WATERS. * BAY CONDITIONS: CHOPPY TO ROUGH BAY WATERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RGV
645 WHUS74 KBRO 260914 MWWBRO URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 314 AM CST WED DEC 26 2012 ...HAZARDOUS MARINE CONDITIONS ACROSS THE LOWER TEXAS COASTAL WATERS... .SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING AS HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES OVER THE LOWER TEXAS COAST IN THE WAKE OF THE CHRISTMAS DAY COLD FRONT. GMZ150-155-170-175-261530- /O.EXP.KBRO.GL.W.0008.000000T0000Z-121226T0900Z/ /O.CON.KBRO.SC.Y.0064.000000T0000Z-121226T1800Z/ 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- 314 AM CST WED DEC 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE GALE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE LOWER TEXAS GULF WATERS. * WAVES: WAVE HEIGHTS 8 TO 12 FEET...DECREASING TO 6 TO 10 FEET THIS MORNING. 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. && $$ GMZ130-132-135-261500- /O.CON.KBRO.SI.Y.0060.000000T0000Z-121226T1500Z/ LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE PORT OF BROWNSVILLE TO THE ARROYO COLORADO- LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE ARROYO COLORADO TO 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TX- LAGUNA MADRE FROM 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TO BAFFIN BAY TX- 314 AM CST WED DEC 26 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE LAGUNA MADRE WATERS THIS MORNING. * BAY CONDITIONS: CHOPPY TO ROUGH BAY WATERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 24, 3:52 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | BRO | Brooks, Cameron, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, Starr and 2 more | 44 hr |
| Dec 24, 1:24 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | BRO | 26 hr | |
| Dec 24, 1:24 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory for Winds | BRO | 44 hr |
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