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Small Craft Advisory 13, NWS Brownsville, TX
NWS Brownsville, TX issued this small craft advisory at Feb 17, 2012, 9:22 AM CST. It took effect at Feb 18, 2012, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for .
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 17, 2012, 9:22 AM CST (15:22 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 18, 2012, 6:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Feb 17, 2012, 4:00 PM CST
- In force
- Issued by
- NWS Brownsville, TX
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
630 WHUS74 KBRO 171522 MWWBRO URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 922 AM CST FRI FEB 17 2012 ...RAPID STORM DEVELOPMENT SATURDAY MORNING TO BRING GALE FORCE GUSTS... .RAPID SURFACE CYCLOGENESIS WILL OCCUR INLAND TONIGHT AHEAD OF A MID LEVEL TROUGH...RESULTING IN A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE AREA AND COLD FRONT MOVING OFFSHORE SATURDAY MORNING. SHOWERS AND STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT SATURDAY... WITH STRONG POST FRONTAL WINDS FROM THE NORTHWEST GUSTING TO GALE FORCE BY EARLY AFTERNOON. GMZ150-155-172130- /O.CON.KBRO.SW.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-120217T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KBRO.SC.Y.0012.120218T1500Z-120218T1800Z/ /O.EXT.KBRO.GL.A.0003.120218T1800Z-120219T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBRO.SC.Y.0013.120219T0000Z-120219T0300Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD OUT 20 NM- 922 AM CST FRI FEB 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO NOON CST SATURDAY... ...GALE WATCH NOW IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TO 9 PM CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO NOON CST SATURDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FROM 6 PM TO 9 PM CST SATURDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS EARLY SATURDAY MORNING WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO AROUND 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS LATE SATURDAY MORNING INTO EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * SEAS: SEAS FIVE TO SEVEN FEET THIS MORNING NEAR SHORE DUE TO A LONG EAST FETCH OVER GULF. SEAS OF 3 TO 5 FEET EARLY SATURDAY MORNING WILL INCREASE TO 5 TO 7 FEET SATURDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE POSSIBLE...GENERALLY BEYOND 36 HOURS OUT. THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. THE WATCH IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS WAVES ARE EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. THIS GENERALLY MEANS COMBINED SEA HEIGHTS OF 7 FEET OR MORE. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED. REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS. 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. && $$ GMZ130-132-135-172130- /O.NEW.KBRO.SC.Y.0012.120218T1500Z-120218T1800Z/ /O.EXT.KBRO.GL.A.0003.120218T1800Z-120218T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KBRO.SI.Y.0013.120218T2100Z-120219T0000Z/ LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE PORT OF BROWNSVILLE TO THE ARROYO COLORADO- LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE ARROYO COLORADO TO 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TX- LAGUNA MADRE FROM 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TO BAFFIN BAY TX- 922 AM CST FRI FEB 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO NOON CST SATURDAY... ...GALE WATCH NOW IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO NOON CST SATURDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM TO 6 PM CST SATURDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS EARLY SATURDAY MORNING WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO AROUND 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS LATE SATURDAY MORNING INTO EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * SEAS: BAY WATERS WILL BE VERY ROUGH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE POSSIBLE...GENERALLY BEYOND 36 HOURS OUT. THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. THE WATCH IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT...GENERALLY WITH COMBINED SEAS OF 7 FEET OR MORE. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ170-175-172130- /O.NEW.KBRO.SC.Y.0012.120218T1500Z-120218T1800Z/ /O.EXT.KBRO.GL.A.0003.120218T1800Z-120219T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBRO.SC.Y.0013.120219T0000Z-120219T0300Z/ 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- 922 AM CST FRI FEB 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO NOON CST SATURDAY... ...GALE WATCH NOW IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TO 9 PM CST SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO NOON CST SATURDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED FROM 6 PM TO 9 PM CST SATURDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS EARLY SATURDAY MORNING WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO AROUND 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS LATE SATURDAY MORNING INTO EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * SEAS: SEAS OF 3 TO 5 FEET EARLY SATURDAY MORNING WILL RAPIDLY BUILD TO 5 TO 7 FEET SATURDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE POSSIBLE...GENERALLY BEYOND 36 HOURS OUT. THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. THE WATCH IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. 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. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RGV
1 follow-up statement
900 WHUS74 KBRO 172200 MWWBRO URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 400 PM CST FRI FEB 17 2012 ...RAPID STORM DEVELOPMENT SATURDAY MORNING TO BRING GALE FORCE WINDS TO THE LOWER TEXAS COASTAL WATERS... .A RAPID DEVELOPING SURFACE LOW PRESSURE AREA WILL MOVE ACROSS DEEP SOUTH TEXAS LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY SATURDAY MORNING THEN A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE OFFSHORE SATURDAY MORNING. SHOWERS AND STRONG TO SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WILL DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT SATURDAY... WITH STRONG POST FRONTAL WINDS FROM THE NORTHWEST TO GALE FORCE BY EARLY AFTERNOON. GMZ130-132-135-180600- /O.CAN.KBRO.SC.Y.0012.120218T1500Z-120218T1800Z/ /O.EXT.KBRO.GL.A.0003.120218T1500Z-120219T0000Z/ /O.CAN.KBRO.SI.Y.0013.120218T2100Z-120219T0000Z/ LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE PORT OF BROWNSVILLE TO THE ARROYO COLORADO- LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE ARROYO COLORADO TO 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TX- LAGUNA MADRE FROM 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TO BAFFIN BAY TX- 400 PM CST FRI FEB 17 2012 ...GALE WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE GALE WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS EARLY SATURDAY MORNING WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND RAPIDLY INCREASE TO 30 TO 35 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS LATE SATURDAY MORNING INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * SEAS: BAY WATERS WILL BE VERY ROUGH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE POSSIBLE...GENERALLY BEYOND 36 HOURS OUT. THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. THE WATCH IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ GMZ150-155-170-175-180600- /O.CAN.KBRO.SC.Y.0012.120218T1500Z-120218T1800Z/ /O.EXT.KBRO.GL.A.0003.120218T1500Z-120219T0000Z/ /O.CAN.KBRO.SC.Y.0013.120219T0000Z-120219T0300Z/ 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- 400 PM CST FRI FEB 17 2012 ...GALE WATCH NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE GALE WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS: SOUTHWEST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS EARLY SATURDAY MORNING WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND RAPIDLY INCREASE TO 30 TO 35 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS LATE SATURDAY MORNING INTO SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * SEAS: SEAS OF 3 TO 5 FEET EARLY SATURDAY MORNING WILL RAPIDLY BUILD TO 6 TO 9 FEET SATURDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE POSSIBLE...GENERALLY BEYOND 36 HOURS OUT. THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. THE WATCH IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ 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 17, 12:34 AM CST | Areal Flood Advisory | BRO | Cameron | 116 min |
| Feb 17, 1:27 AM CST | Special Marine Warning | BRO | 63 min | |
| Feb 17, 4:01 AM CST | Gale Watch | BRO | 23 hr | |
| Feb 17, 4:21 AM CST | Wind Advisory | BRO | Brooks, Cameron, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, Starr and 2 more | 38 hr |
| Feb 17, 5:19 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | BRO | Brooks, Cameron, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, Starr and 2 more | 5 hr |
| Feb 17, 6:21 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | BRO | 9 hr | |
| Feb 17, 9:22 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | BRO | 7 hr | |
| Feb 17, 9:22 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory for Winds | BRO | 7 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.