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Small Craft Advisory 20, NWS Corpus Christi, TX

March 9, 2012

NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this small craft advisory at Mar 9, 2012, 6:42 PM CST. It was in force for 5 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 9, 2012, 6:42 PM CST (00:42 UTC)
Expired
Mar 9, 2012, 11:40 PM CST
In force
5 hr
Issued by
NWS Corpus Christi, TX

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this small craft advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Corpus Christi, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this small craft advisory went out at Mar 9, 5:39 PM CST, 1 hour 3 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 9, 5:39 PM CST, 1 hour 3 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 9, 4:15 AM CST, 14 hours 27 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
415 AM CST FRI MAR 9 2012

TXZ229>234-239>247-101100-
LA SALLE-MCMULLEN-LIVE OAK-BEE-GOLIAD-VICTORIA-WEBB-DUVAL-
JIM WELLS-KLEBERG-NUECES-SAN PATRICIO-ARANSAS-REFUGIO-CALHOUN-
415 AM CST FRI MAR 9 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH TEXAS AND THE MIDDLE
TEXAS COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WITH CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING WILL BE
POSSIBLE TODAY AND TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ON SATURDAY THEN TAPERING OFF
FROM WEST TO EAST ON SUNDAY. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE
IN SOME LOCATIONS. HOWEVER...WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL IS NOT
EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL EXIST ON SATURDAY...SUPPORTING
STRONGER AND MORE FREQUENT RIP CURRENTS. ONLY EXPERIENCED SURF
SWIMMERS SHOULD ENTER THE WATER.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

GMZ230-235-250-255-270-275-101100-
BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS-
BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO PORT O'CONNOR-
COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT
20 NM-WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
415 AM CST FRI MAR 9 2012

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH TEXAS AND THE MIDDLE
TEXAS COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE OFFSHORE WATERS TODAY
DUE TO WAVE HEIGHTS OF 6 TO 7 FEET.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 10, 3:24 AM CSTSmall Craft AdvisoryCRP9 hr
Mar 10, 12:08 PM CSTSmall Craft Advisory for Hazardous SeasCRP3 hr

Nearby

Small Craft Advisories in Texas, 2012Every small craft advisory in 2012

Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.