Gale Warning 13, NWS Brownsville, TX

907 
WHUS74 KBRO 141843
MWWBRO

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
1243 PM CST SAT DEC 14 2013

...HAZARDOUS MARINE CONDITIONS EXPECTED LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT...

.NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE ACROSS THE LOWER TEXAS
WATERS THIS AFTERNOON. AS HIGH PRESSURE AND COLDER AIR BEGINS TO
BUILD TOWARD THE WATERS...GALE FORCE GUSTS ARE EXPECTED BEYOND 20
NAUTICAL MILES FROM THE COAST LATER THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT.

GMZ170-175-150500-
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/O.NEW.KBRO.GL.W.0014.131215T0000Z-131215T1200Z/
/O.EXB.KBRO.SC.Y.0073.131215T1200Z-131216T0000Z/
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-
1243 PM CST SAT DEC 14 2013

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST
SUNDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS REISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM
CST SUNDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM
CST SUNDAY.

* WINDS: NORTH WINDS 20 KNOTS AND GUSTY THIS AFTERNOON INCREASING
  TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT BEFORE SETTLING
  BACK TO 20 KNOTS AND GUSTY ON SUNDAY. GALE FORCE GUSTS ARE
  EXPECTED PRIMARILY FROM 9 PM TONIGHT THROUGH 3 AM SUNDAY
  MORNING.

* SEAS: BUILDING TO 6 FEET BY SUNSET AND 8 TO 10 FEET
  OVERNIGHT...SUBSIDING BACK TO 6 TO 8 FEET BY SUNDAY NOON.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR
OCCURRING...GENERALLY 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.

&&

$$

GMZ130-132-135-150500-
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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-
1243 PM CST SAT DEC 14 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
SUNDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM
CST SUNDAY. 

* WINDS: NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 KNOTS AND GUSTY BETWEEN 3
  AND 6 PM...WITH A PERIOD OF 20 TO 25 KNOT WINDS WITH A FEW GUSTS
  TO 30 KNOTS OVER LAGUNA MADRE BAY FROM 6 PM TONIGHT THROUGH 3 AM
  SUNDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 20 KNOTS TOWARD DAYBREAK
  SUNDAY.

* WAVES: BUILDING TO 2 FEET IN THE CENTER CHANNEL THIS EVENING
  THEN SUBSIDING TO 1 FOOT AFTER SUNRISE SUNDAY.

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.

&&

$$

GMZ150-155-150500-
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COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD OUT 20 NM-
1243 PM CST SAT DEC 14 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SUNDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST SUNDAY. 

* WINDS: NORTH WINDS INCREASING TO 20 KNOTS AND GUSTY BY 3 PM THIS
  AFTERNOON...THEN 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS FROM
  SUNSET THROUGH 3 AM OR SO SUNDAY MORNING. 20 KNOT AND GUSTY
  WINDS SUNDAY MORNING DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS BY AFTERNOON.

* SEAS: BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET BY SUNSET...THEN 6 TO 8 FEET
  OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUING THROUGH DAYBREAK SUNDAY BEFORE
  GRADUALLY SUBSIDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET DURING THE AFTERNOON.

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.

&&

$$

52/BSG
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