Alert archive / Texas / Gale Warnings in 2012
Gale Warning 2, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this gale warning at Dec 19, 2012, 3:00 PM CST. It took effect at Dec 20, 2012, 2:21 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
- Dec 19, 2012, 3:00 PM CST (21:00 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 20, 2012, 2:21 AM CST
- Expired
- Dec 20, 2012, 3:00 PM CST
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
297 WHUS74 KHGX 192100 MWWHGX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 300 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE GULF WATERS EARLY THURSDAY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON... ...LOW WATER ADVISORY FOR THE BAYS AND INTERCOASTAL WATERWAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES IN EFFECT... .STRONG ONSHORE FLOW WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN BEFORE A STRONG COLD FRONT PUSHES OUT ACROSS THE BAYS BETWEEN 3 AND 5 AM AND THROUGH THE UPPER TEXAS COASTAL WATERS BY 8 AM THURSDAY. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND NORTH BEHIND THE FRONT AND INCREASE 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 KNOTS. ELEVATED WINDS AND SEAS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS THURSDAY. THE STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW WILL LIKELY BLOW DOWN TIDES TO 1 TO 2 FEET BELOW NORMAL. GMZ370-375-200500- /O.CON.KHGX.SC.Y.0051.000000T0000Z-121220T0900Z/ /O.UPG.KHGX.GL.A.0001.121220T0900Z-121220T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KHGX.GL.W.0002.121220T0900Z-121220T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KHGX.SC.Y.0052.121220T2300Z-121221T0900Z/ WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL 20 NM TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT 20 TO 60 NM- 300 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 5 PM CST THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THURSDAY TO 3 AM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HOUSTON/GALVESTON HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 5 PM CST THURSDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THURSDAY TO 3 AM CST FRIDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING THIS EVENING THEN BECOMING NORTH AND ABRUPTLY INCREASING WITH GUSTS OF 40 KNOTS POSSIBLE AND SUSTAINED WINDS OF AROUND 30 KNOTS. * SEAS...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET TODAY...AND THEN UP TO 9 TO 13 FEET ON THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. 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... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ350-355-200500- /O.UPG.KHGX.GL.A.0001.121220T0900Z-121220T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KHGX.GL.W.0002.121220T0900Z-121220T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KHGX.SC.Y.0052.121220T2300Z-121221T0900Z/ WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT OUT 20 NM- 300 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 5 PM CST THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THURSDAY TO 3 AM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HOUSTON/GALVESTON HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 5 PM CST THURSDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THURSDAY TO 3 AM CST FRIDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS 10 TO 20 KNOTS SHIFTING TO THE NORTHWEST 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS ABOVE GALE FORCE AFTER 3 AM CDT. * SEAS...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ330-335-200500- /O.EXB.KHGX.SC.Y.0051.121220T0900Z-121221T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KHGX.LO.Y.0005.121220T1100Z-121221T0300Z/ MATAGORDA BAY-GALVESTON BAY- 300 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY... ...LOW WATER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 9 PM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HOUSTON/GALVESTON HAS ISSUED A LOW WATER ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 9 PM CST THURSDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY. * WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST AND ABRUPTLY INCREASING TO 25 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS ABOVE GALE FORCE AFTER 3 AM CDT. * WAVES...BAY WATERS WILL ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH. * WATER LEVELS...WITH THE ARRIVAL OF THE STRONG NORTH WINDS WATER LEVELS WILL BEGIN TO FALL AND BY 9 AM SHOULD BE 1 TO 2 FEET BELOW NORMAL TIDE LEVELS. NAVIGATION HAZARDS MAY DEVELOP DUE TO THE UNUSUALLY LOW WATER LEVELS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. A LOW WATER ADVISORY MEANS WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY BELOW AVERAGE. MARINERS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION AND TRANSIT AT THE SLOWEST SAFE NAVIGABLE SPEED TO MINIMIZE IMPACT. && $$
3 follow-up statements
801 WHUS74 KHGX 200338 MWWHGX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 938 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE GULF WATERS EARLY THURSDAY THROUGH THE AFTERNOON... ...LOW WATER ADVISORY FOR THE BAYS AND INTERCOASTAL WATERWAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT... .STRONG ONSHORE WINDS WILL SLOWLY WEAKEN BEFORE A STRONG COLD FRONT PUSHES OUT ACROSS THE BAYS BETWEEN 3 AND 5 AM AND THROUGH THE UPPER TEXAS COASTAL WATERS BY 8 AM THURSDAY. STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 KNOTS WILL DEVELOP BEHIND THE FRONT. ELEVATED WINDS AND SEAS WILL CONTINUE INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS THURSDAY. THE STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW WILL LIKELY LOWER THE TIDE LEVELS 1 TO 2 FEET AND POSSIBLY AS LOW AS 2.5 FEET BELOW NORMAL TIDE LEVELS. GMZ370-375-201145- /O.CON.KHGX.SC.Y.0051.000000T0000Z-121220T0900Z/ /O.CON.KHGX.GL.W.0002.121220T0900Z-121220T2300Z/ /O.CON.KHGX.SC.Y.0052.121220T2300Z-121221T0900Z/ WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL 20 NM TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT 20 TO 60 NM- 938 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 5 PM CST THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THURSDAY TO 3 AM CST FRIDAY... * WINDS...SOUTH 15 TO 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING THIS EVENING THEN BECOMING NORTH AND ABRUPTLY INCREASING TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS OF 40 KNOTS THURSDAY MORNING. * SEAS...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET TONIGHT...AND THEN TO 9 TO 13 FEET ON THURSDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. 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... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ350-355-201145- /O.CON.KHGX.GL.W.0002.121220T0900Z-121220T2300Z/ /O.CON.KHGX.SC.Y.0052.121220T2300Z-121221T0900Z/ WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT OUT 20 NM- 938 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 5 PM CST THURSDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 PM THURSDAY TO 3 AM CST FRIDAY... * WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS ABOVE GALE FORCE AFTER 3 AM CDT. * SEAS...BUILDING TO 5 TO 8 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. 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... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ330-335-201145- /O.CON.KHGX.SC.Y.0051.121220T0900Z-121221T0000Z/ /O.CON.KHGX.LO.Y.0005.121220T1100Z-121221T0300Z/ MATAGORDA BAY-GALVESTON BAY- 938 PM CST WED DEC 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY... ...LOW WATER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 9 PM CST THURSDAY... * WINDS...SOUTH 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST AND ABRUPTLY INCREASING TO 25 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS ABOVE GALE FORCE AFTER 3 AM CDT. * WAVES...BAY WATERS WILL ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH. * WATER LEVELS...NEAR NORMAL TONIGHT LOWERING FROM 1 TO 2 FEET BELOW NORMAL TIDE LEVELS BY MID MORNING...AND THEN AS LOW AS 2.5 FEET BELOW NORMAL TIDE LEVELS DURING THE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. A LOW WATER ADVISORY MEANS WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY BELOW AVERAGE. MARINERS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION AND TRANSIT AT THE SLOWEST SAFE NAVIGABLE SPEED TO MINIMIZE IMPACT. && $$
388 WHUS74 KHGX 200821 MWWHGX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 221 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE UPPER TEXAS COAST AND BAYS... ...LOW WATER ADVISORY FOR THE BAYS AND INTERCOASTAL WATERWAY... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE BAYS BETWEEN 2 AND 4 AM AND CONTINUE SOUTHWARD AND INTO THE GULF WATERS EARLY THIS MORNING. STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 KNOTS WILL BE POSSIBLE BEHIND THE FRONT. THE STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW WILL LIKELY LOWER THE TIDE LEVELS 1 TO 2 FEET BELOW NORMAL AND INCREASE THE RISK OF VESSEL GROUNDINGS. GMZ370-375-201630- /O.CAN.KHGX.SC.Y.0051.000000T0000Z-121220T0900Z/ /O.EXT.KHGX.GL.W.0002.121220T0900Z-121220T2100Z/ /O.EXT.KHGX.SC.Y.0052.121220T2100Z-121221T0900Z/ WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL 20 NM TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT 20 TO 60 NM- 221 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM CST FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HOUSTON/GALVESTON HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. * WINDS...BECOMING NORTH NORTHWEST 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS AROUND 40 KNOTS. * SEAS...BUILDING TO 9 TO 13 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. 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 GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. 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... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ330-335-201630- /O.EXB.KHGX.GL.W.0002.121220T0821Z-121220T2100Z/ /O.CON.KHGX.LO.Y.0005.121220T1100Z-121221T0300Z/ /O.EXT.KHGX.SC.Y.0051.121220T2100Z-121221T0000Z/ MATAGORDA BAY-GALVESTON BAY- 221 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...LOW WATER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HOUSTON/GALVESTON HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...BECOMING NORTH NORTHWEST NEAR 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS ABOVE 40 KNOTS. * WAVES...BAY WATERS VERY ROUGH. * WATER LEVELS...TIDES BECOMING 1 TO 2 FEET BELOW NORMAL BY MID TO LATE MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. A LOW WATER ADVISORY MEANS WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY BELOW AVERAGE. MARINERS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION AND TRANSIT AT THE SLOWEST SAFE NAVIGABLE SPEED TO MINIMIZE IMPACT. && $$ GMZ350-355-201630- /O.EXT.KHGX.GL.W.0002.121220T0900Z-121220T2100Z/ /O.EXT.KHGX.SC.Y.0052.121220T2100Z-121221T0900Z/ WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT OUT 20 NM- 221 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM CST FRIDAY... * WINDS...BECOMING NORTH NORTHWEST NEAR 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS ABOVE 40 KNOTS. * SEAS...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. 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... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
188 WHUS74 KHGX 201609 MWWHGX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 1009 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE UPPER TEXAS COAST AND BAYS... ...LOW WATER ADVISORY FOR THE BAYS AND INTERCOASTAL WATERWAY... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PUSH INTO THE BAYS BETWEEN 2 AND 4 AM AND CONTINUE SOUTHWARD AND INTO THE GULF WATERS EARLY THIS MORNING. STRONG OFFSHORE WINDS WITH GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 KNOTS WILL BE POSSIBLE BEHIND THE FRONT. THE STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW WILL LIKELY LOWER THE TIDE LEVELS 1 TO 2 FEET BELOW NORMAL AND INCREASE THE RISK OF VESSEL GROUNDINGS. GMZ330-335-210015- /O.CON.KHGX.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121220T2100Z/ /O.CON.KHGX.LO.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-121221T0300Z/ /O.CON.KHGX.SC.Y.0051.121220T2100Z-121221T0000Z/ MATAGORDA BAY-GALVESTON BAY- 1009 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...LOW WATER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...NORTH NORTHWEST 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS NEAR 35 KNOTS. * WAVES...BAY WATERS VERY ROUGH. * WATER LEVELS...TIDES LEVELS WERE ALREADY 1 TO 1.5 FEET BELOW NORMAL AND WILL LIKELY LOWER TO 1.5 TO 2 FEET BELOW NORMAL THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN THE RISK OF GALE FORCE WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS HAS SIGNIFICANTLY INCREASED...BUT THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND/OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. IT IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. A LOW WATER ADVISORY MEANS WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SIGNIFICANTLY BELOW AVERAGE. MARINERS SHOULD USE EXTREME CAUTION AND TRANSIT AT THE SLOWEST SAFE NAVIGABLE SPEED TO MINIMIZE IMPACT. && $$ GMZ350-355-370-375-210015- /O.CON.KHGX.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-121220T2100Z/ /O.CON.KHGX.SC.Y.0052.121220T2100Z-121221T0900Z/ WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL 20 NM TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT 20 TO 60 NM- 1009 AM CST THU DEC 20 2012 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 3 AM CST FRIDAY... * WINDS...NORTH NORTHWEST NEAR 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 KNOTS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON GRADUALLY DIMINISHING THIS AFTERNOON. * SEAS...BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. 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... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 19, 4:11 AM CST | Gale Watch | HGX | 11 hr | |
| Dec 19, 4:23 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | HGX | Austin, Brazos, Burleson, Colorado, Grimes, Houston and 7 more | 11 hr |
| Dec 19, 3:00 PM CST | Low Water Advisory | HGX | 30 hr | |
| Dec 19, 3:00 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | HGX | 39 hr | |
| Dec 19, 3:51 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | HGX | Austin, Brazoria, Brazos, Burleson, Chambers, Colorado and 17 more | 27 hr |
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