Alert archive / Texas / Gale Warnings in 2013
Gale Warning 3, NWS Brownsville, TX
NWS Brownsville, TX issued this gale warning at Feb 24, 2013, 1:37 PM CST. It took effect at Feb 25, 2013, 10:00 AM CST. It was in force for 18 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
- Feb 24, 2013, 1:37 PM CST (19:37 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 25, 2013, 10:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 26, 2013, 4:08 AM CST
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Brownsville, TX
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
219 WHUS74 KBRO 241937 MWWBRO URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 137 PM CST SUN FEB 24 2013 ...GALE FORCE GUSTS EXPECTED OVER THE LOWER TEXAS BAY AND GULF WATERS ON MONDAY... .A STRONG UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS ON MONDAY PUSHING A STRONG COLD FRONT THROUGH DEEP SOUTH TEXAS MONDAY MORNING. IN WAKE OF THIS FRONTAL PASSAGE GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS ARE LIKELY FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. THESE VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PRODUCE VERY ROUGH BAY WATERS AFTER SUNRISE TOMORROW AND ELEVATED GULF SWELLS FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. GMZ150-155-170-175-250330- /O.UPG.KBRO.GL.A.0002.130225T1500Z-130226T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KBRO.GL.W.0003.130225T1600Z-130226T1200Z/ 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- 137 PM CST SUN FEB 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MONDAY TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MONDAY TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING MONDAY THROUGH MONDAY EVENING BETWEEN 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 35 TO 40 KNOTS. * SEAS: THE GULF SWELLS WILL BUILD QUICKLY ON MONDAY REACHING INTO THE 7 TO 9 FOOT RANGE ACROSS THE NEARSHORE GULF WATERS AND INTO THE 9 TO 12 FOOT RANGE BY MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS THE OFFSHORE WATERS. 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. && $$ GMZ130-132-135-250330- /O.NEW.KBRO.GL.W.0003.130225T1600Z-130226T0000Z/ LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE PORT OF BROWNSVILLE TO THE ARROYO COLORADO- LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE ARROYO COLORADO TO 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TX- LAGUNA MADRE FROM 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TO BAFFIN BAY TX- 137 PM CST SUN FEB 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST MONDAY. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING RANGING FROM BETWEEN 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH SOME GUSTS REACHING THE 35 TO 40 KNOT RANGE. * SEAS: THESE VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN VERY ROUGH BAY WATERS ON MONDAY AND MONDAY EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE OCCURRING...OR FORECAST TO OCCUR WITHIN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RGV
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086 WHUS74 KBRO 250242 MWWBRO URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 842 PM CST SUN FEB 24 2013 ...GALE FORCE WINDS AND FREQUENT GALE FORCE GUSTS EXPECTED OVER THE LOWER TEXAS BAY AND GULF WATERS ON MONDAY... .A STRONG UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS ON MONDAY PUSHING A STRONG COLD FRONT THROUGH DEEP SOUTH TEXAS MONDAY MORNING. IN WAKE OF THIS FRONTAL PASSAGE GALE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE WITH FREQUENT GALE FORCE GUSTS FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. THESE VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PRODUCE VERY ROUGH BAY WATERS AFTER SUNRISE TOMORROW AND ELEVATED GULF SWELLS FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. GMZ130-132-135-251100- /O.CON.KBRO.GL.W.0003.130225T1600Z-130226T0000Z/ 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- 842 PM CST SUN FEB 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST MONDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST MONDAY. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING RANGING FROM BETWEEN 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH SOME GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOTS. * SEAS: THESE VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN VERY ROUGH BAY WATERS ON MONDAY AND MONDAY EVENING ESPECIALLY NEAR THE QUEEN ISABELA CAUSEWAY AND APPROACHING PORT ENTRIES. 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. && $$ GMZ150-155-170-175-251100- /O.CON.KBRO.GL.W.0003.130225T1600Z-130226T1200Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 842 PM CST SUN FEB 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MONDAY TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MONDAY TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING MONDAY THROUGH MONDAY EVENING BETWEEN 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOTS. * SEAS: THE GULF SWELLS WILL BUILD QUICKLY ON MONDAY REACHING INTO THE 7 TO 9 FOOT RANGE ACROSS THE NEARSHORE GULF WATERS AND INTO THE 9 TO 12 FOOT RANGE BY MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS THE OFFSHORE WATERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE OCCURRING...OR FORECAST TO OCCUR WITHIN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RGV
630 WHUS74 KBRO 250325 MWWBRO URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 925 PM CST SUN FEB 24 2013 ...GALE FORCE WINDS AND FREQUENT GALE FORCE GUSTS EXPECTED OVER THE LOWER TEXAS BAY AND GULF WATERS ON MONDAY... ...DENSE FOG TONIGHT VISIBILITIES LOWERING BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE... .A STRONG UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS ON MONDAY PUSHING A STRONG COLD FRONT THROUGH DEEP SOUTH TEXAS MONDAY MORNING. IN WAKE OF THIS FRONTAL PASSAGE GALE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE WITH FREQUENT GALE FORCE GUSTS FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. THESE VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PRODUCE VERY ROUGH BAY WATERS AFTER SUNRISE TOMORROW AND ELEVATED GULF SWELLS FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. GMZ150-155-170-175-251130- /O.NEW.KBRO.MF.Y.0003.130225T0325Z-130225T1500Z/ /O.CON.KBRO.GL.W.0003.130225T1600Z-130226T1200Z/ 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- 925 PM CST SUN FEB 24 2013 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MONDAY TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM MONDAY TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING MONDAY THROUGH MONDAY EVENING BETWEEN 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOTS. * SEAS: THE GULF SWELLS WILL BUILD QUICKLY ON MONDAY REACHING INTO THE 7 TO 9 FOOT RANGE ACROSS THE NEARSHORE GULF WATERS AND INTO THE 9 TO 12 FOOT RANGE BY MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS THE OFFSHORE WATERS. * VISIBILITY: DENSE SEA FOG TO LOWER VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE. FOG TO SPREAD WEST TOWARDS THE COAST LINE AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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. && $$ GMZ130-132-135-251130- /O.CON.KBRO.GL.W.0003.130225T1600Z-130226T0000Z/ LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE PORT OF BROWNSVILLE TO THE ARROYO COLORADO- LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE ARROYO COLORADO TO 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TX- LAGUNA MADRE FROM 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TO BAFFIN BAY TX- 925 PM CST SUN FEB 24 2013 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST MONDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 6 PM CST MONDAY. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING RANGING FROM BETWEEN 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH SOME GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOTS. * SEAS: THESE VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN VERY ROUGH BAY WATERS ON MONDAY AND MONDAY EVENING ESPECIALLY NEAR THE QUEEN ISABELA CAUSEWAY AND APPROACHING PORT ENTRIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE OCCURRING...OR FORECAST TO OCCUR WITHIN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RGV
075 WHUS74 KBRO 250939 MWWBRO URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 339 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013 ...GALE FORCE WINDS AND FREQUENT GALE FORCE GUSTS EXPECTED OVER THE LOWER TEXAS BAY AND GULF WATERS ON MONDAY... ...DENSE FOG TONIGHT VISIBILITIES LOWERING BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE... .DENSE FOG WILL CONTINUE AHEAD OF THE FRONT DUE TO MOISTURE COMPRESSING AGAINST THE APPROACHING COLD FRONT. A STRONG UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS ON MONDAY PUSHING THE STRONG COLD FRONT THROUGH DEEP SOUTH TEXAS MONDAY MORNING. IN WAKE OF THIS FRONTAL PASSAGE GALE WINDS ARE LIKELY WITH FREQUENT GALE FORCE GUSTS FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. THESE VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PRODUCE VERY ROUGH BAY WATERS AFTER SUNRISE TOMORROW AND ELEVATED GULF SWELLS FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. GMZ150-155-170-175-251800- /O.CON.KBRO.MF.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-130225T1500Z/ /O.CON.KBRO.GL.W.0003.130225T1600Z-130226T1200Z/ 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- 339 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY... A DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM CST TUESDAY. * VISIBILITY: DENSE SEA FOG TO LOWER VISIBILITIES TO BELOW ONE QUARTER MILE NOW THROUGH MIDMORNING. FOG WILL CEASE WHEN THE COLD FRONT CROSSES THE COASTAL WATERS. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS INCREASING MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING BETWEEN 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOTS. * SEAS: THE GULF SWELLS WILL BUILD QUICKLY ON MONDAY IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT...REACHING INTO THE 7 TO 9 FOOT RANGE ACROSS THE NEARSHORE GULF WATERS AND INTO THE 9 TO 12 FOOT RANGE BY MONDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS THE OFFSHORE WATERS. 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. && $$ GMZ130-132-135-251800- /O.CON.KBRO.GL.W.0003.130225T1600Z-130226T0000Z/ LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE PORT OF BROWNSVILLE TO THE ARROYO COLORADO- LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE ARROYO COLORADO TO 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TX- LAGUNA MADRE FROM 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TO BAFFIN BAY TX- 339 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING RANGING FROM BETWEEN 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOTS. * SEAS: THESE VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN VERY ROUGH BAY WATERS ON MONDAY AND MONDAY EVENING ESPECIALLY NEAR THE QUEEN ISABELLA CAUSEWAY AND APPROACHING PORT ENTRIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE OCCURRING...OR FORECAST TO OCCUR WITHIN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RGV
741 WHUS74 KBRO 251551 MWWBRO URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 951 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013 ...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED OVER THE LOWER TEXAS BAY AND GULF WATERS TODAY AND TONIGHT... .A STRONG UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS ON TODAY PUSHING THE STRONG COLD FRONT THROUGH DEEP SOUTH TEXAS THIS MORNING. IN WAKE OF THIS FRONTAL PASSAGE GALE FORCE SUSTAINED WINDS OR WIND GUSTS WILL DEVELOP FROM THE NORTHWEST THIS MORNING THROUGH TONIGHT. THESE VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PRODUCE VERY ROUGH BAY WATERS LATER THIS MORNING AND ELEVATED GULF SWELLS FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. GMZ130-132-135-260000- /O.CON.KBRO.GL.W.0003.130225T1600Z-130226T0000Z/ 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- 951 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING RANGING FROM BETWEEN 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 TO 40 KNOTS. * SEAS: THESE VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN VERY ROUGH BAY WATERS ON TODAY AND THIS EVENING ESPECIALLY NEAR THE QUEEN ISABELLA CAUSEWAY AND APPROACHING PORT ENTRIES. 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. && $$ GMZ150-155-170-175-260000- /O.CON.KBRO.GL.W.0003.130225T1600Z-130226T1200Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 951 AM CST MON FEB 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING RANGING FROM 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOTS. * SEAS: THE GULF SWELLS WILL BUILD QUICKLY TODAY IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT...REACHING INTO THE 7 TO 9 FOOT RANGE ACROSS THE NEARSHORE GULF WATERS AND INTO THE 9 TO 12 FOOT RANGE BY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS THE OFFSHORE WATERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE OCCURRING...OR FORECAST TO OCCUR WITHIN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RGV
026 WHUS74 KBRO 252019 MWWBRO URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 219 PM CST MON FEB 25 2013 ...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED OVER THE LOWER TEXAS BAY AND GULF WATERS TODAY AND TONIGHT... .A STRONG UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS ON TODAY PUSHING THE STRONG COLD FRONT THROUGH DEEP SOUTH TEXAS THIS MORNING. IN WAKE OF THIS FRONTAL PASSAGE GALE FORCE SUSTAINED WINDS OR WIND GUSTS WILL DEVELOP FROM THE NORTHWEST THIS MORNING THROUGH TONIGHT. THESE VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PRODUCE VERY ROUGH BAY WATERS LATER THIS MORNING AND ELEVATED GULF SWELLS FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. GMZ130-132-135-260200- /O.EXT.KBRO.GL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130226T0200Z/ 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- 219 PM CST MON FEB 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING RANGING FROM BETWEEN 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 TO 40 KNOTS. * SEAS: THESE VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN VERY ROUGH BAY WATERS ON TODAY AND THIS EVENING ESPECIALLY NEAR THE QUEEN ISABELLA CAUSEWAY AND APPROACHING PORT ENTRIES. 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. && $$ GMZ150-155-170-175-260430- /O.CON.KBRO.GL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130226T1200Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 219 PM CST MON FEB 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING RANGING FROM 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOTS. * SEAS: THE GULF SWELLS WILL BUILD QUICKLY TODAY IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT...REACHING INTO THE 7 TO 9 FOOT RANGE ACROSS THE NEARSHORE GULF WATERS AND INTO THE 9 TO 12 FOOT RANGE BY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS THE OFFSHORE WATERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE OCCURRING...OR FORECAST TO OCCUR WITHIN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RGV
526 WHUS74 KBRO 252113 MWWBRO URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 313 PM CST MON FEB 25 2013 ...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED OVER THE LOWER TEXAS BAY AND GULF WATERS TODAY AND TONIGHT... .A STRONG UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS TODAY PUSHING THE STRONG COLD FRONT THROUGH DEEP SOUTH TEXAS THIS MORNING. IN WAKE OF THIS FRONTAL PASSAGE GALE FORCE SUSTAINED WINDS OR WIND GUSTS WILL DEVELOP FROM THE NORTHWEST THIS MORNING THROUGH TONIGHT. THESE VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PRODUCE VERY ROUGH BAY WATERS LATER THIS MORNING AND ELEVATED GULF SWELLS FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. GMZ130-132-135-260300- /O.CON.KBRO.GL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130226T0200Z/ /O.NEW.KBRO.SI.Y.0019.130226T0200Z-130226T0900Z/ 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- 313 PM CST MON FEB 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING TO 3 AM CST TUESDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOTS THROUGH THIS EVENING DECREASING TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS OVERNIGHT. * SEAS: THESE VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN VERY ROUGH BAY WATERS THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. ESPECIALLY NEAR THE QUEEN ISABELLA CAUSEWAY AND APPROACHING PORT ENTRIES. 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 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. && $$ GMZ150-155-170-175-260300- /O.CON.KBRO.GL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130226T1200Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 313 PM CST MON FEB 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING RANGING FROM 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOTS. * SEAS: THE GULF SWELLS WILL BUILD QUICKLY TODAY IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT...REACHING INTO THE 7 TO 9 FOOT RANGE ACROSS THE NEARSHORE GULF WATERS AND INTO THE 9 TO 12 FOOT RANGE BY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS THE OFFSHORE WATERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE OCCURRING...OR FORECAST TO OCCUR WITHIN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RGV
856 WHUS74 KBRO 260208 MWWBRO URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 808 PM CST MON FEB 25 2013 ...GALE FORCE WINDS EXPECTED OVER THE LOWER TEXAS BAY AND GULF WATERS TONIGHT... .STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE WITH A GALE WARNING FOR THE COASTAL WATERS AND A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR THE LAGUNA MADRE. WINDS AND SEAS WILL SLOWLY DECREASE TOWARDS SUNRISE AS HIGH PRESSURE WORKS IN TO THE REGION. GMZ130-132-135-260900- /O.EXP.KBRO.GL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130226T0200Z/ /O.CON.KBRO.SI.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-130226T0900Z/ 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- 808 PM CST MON FEB 25 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST TUESDAY... ...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE GALE WARNING IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST TUESDAY. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KNOTS THIS EVENING INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS TUESDAY * SEAS: STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL RESULT IN ROUGH BAY WATERS THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. 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. && $$ GMZ150-155-170-175-260930- /O.CON.KBRO.GL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130226T1200Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 808 PM CST MON FEB 25 2013 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST TUESDAY. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING RANGING FROM 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOTS. * SEAS: THE GULF SWELLS WILL BUILD QUICKLY TODAY IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT...REACHING INTO THE 7 TO 9 FOOT RANGE ACROSS THE NEARSHORE GULF WATERS AND INTO THE 9 TO 12 FOOT RANGE BY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ACROSS THE OFFSHORE WATERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE OCCURRING...OR FORECAST TO OCCUR WITHIN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RGV
637 WHUS74 KBRO 261008 MWWBRO URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 408 AM CST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...WINDS BEGINNING TO DECREASE FOR THE MARINE AREAS TODAY... .HIGH PRESSURE HAS BEGUN SETTLING INTO THE NORTHWEST GULF THIS MORNING. WINDS FOR THE GULF HAVE DECREASED BELOW GALE CRITERIA...BUT WILL REMAIN ABOVE 20 KNOTS THROUGH NOON. QUICKLY LOWERING WINDS WILL ALLOWS SEAS TO DECREASE BELOW 7 FEET BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON. THUS THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN DOWNGRADED TO A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. THE ADVISORY THAT WAS IN EFFECT FOR THE LAGUNA MADRE HAS BEEN CANCELLED...AS WINDS HAVE FALLEN BELOW 15 KNOTS. GMZ150-155-170-175-261800- /O.CAN.KBRO.GL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-130226T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KBRO.SC.Y.0019.130226T1008Z-130226T1800Z/ 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- 408 AM CST TUE FEB 26 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS WILL SLOWLY DECREASE THROUGH THE MORNING...BUT WILL REMAIN ABOVE 20 KNOTS THROUGH AT LEAST NOON. * SEAS: SEAS WILL RUN 7 TO 9 FEET THROUGH THE MORNING BEFORE DECREASING THROUGH 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. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RGV
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Brownsville, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Feb 24, 11:55 AM CST, 1 hour 42 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 24, 11:55 AM CST, 1 hour 42 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
1155 AM CST SUN FEB 24 2013
.DISCUSSION...UPDATED FOR LATEST AVIATION DISCUSSION BELOW.
&&
.AVIATION...VSBL SATL AND SURFACE OBS FROM AROUND THE REGION
INDICATES THAT THE RETURNING SE LOW LEVEL FLOW IS KEEPING FAIRLY
CEILINGS IN THE 1500 TO 2000 FT RANGE AROUND THE LOWER RGV THIS
AFTERNOON. THE INCREASING DAYTIME HEATING WILL MIX OUT THE LOWER
LEVELS OF THE ATMS ALLOWING FOR THE CEILINGS TO IMPROVE SOME
THROUGH SUNSET. HOWEVER THE GFS AND NAM FORECAST SOUNDINGS LATER
TONIGHT INDICATE THAT A FAIRLY SATURATED NOCTURNAL LOW LEVEL
INVERSION WILL REFORM PRETTY QUICKLY ALLOWING FOR THE CEILINGS TO
LOWER PRETTY QUICKLY LATER TONIGHT THROUGH 12Z MON CREATING
IFR/LIFR CONDITIONS FOR ALL OF THE RGV AIRPORTS. THE COLD FRONT TO
OUR NW WILL PUSH THROUGH DEEP SOUTH TX AND THE LOWER RGV PRETTY
QUICKLY TOMORROW MORNING ALLOWING FOR MUCH DRIER AIR TO QUICKLY
FILTER INTO THE REGION LATE IN THE TAF PERIOD ERODING OUT ANY LOW
LEVEL CLD COVER ALLOWING VFR CONDITIONS TO PREVAIL FOR THE REST OF
TOMORROW. IN THE WAKE OF THE FROPA...THE INCREASING NW FLOW WILL
RESULT IN PRETTY GUSTY CONDITIONS TOMORROW WHICH WILL BE THE
BIGGEST AVIATION HAZARD AFTER THE LOW CLDS ERODE AWAY. THIS MAY
REQUIRE AN AWW FOR THE BRO AIRPORT DUE TO THE STRONG AND GUSTY NW
SURFACE FLOW.
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 529 AM CST SUN FEB 24 2013/
DISCUSSION...UPDATED FOR LATEST AVIATION DISCUSSION BELOW.
AVIATION...NORTHEAST FLOW MOVED GULF MOISTURE INTO THE AREA
DEVELOPING DENSE FOG OVER THE NORTHERN COUNTIES OF THE CWA.
THIS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH 15Z ACROSS THE NORTHERN COUNTIES
WITH THE LOWER VALLEY STARTING TO LOWER AT THIS TIME. THIS
CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE BY 15Z THIS MORNING. EXPECT EAST TO
SOUTHEAST FLOW TO PREVAIL THROUGH OUT THE DAY WITH LIGHT TO
MODERATE WINDS. VFR CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE DAY BUT
WITH THE SOUTHEAST FLOW OVER THE GULF WATERS...THE FOG WILL
REDEVELOP ALONG THE COAST AND SPREAD TOWARDS KMFE TONIGHT.
PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 411 AM CST SUN FEB 24 2013/
.VERY STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY MONDAY...
.CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS EXPECTED MONDAY...
SHORT TERM /TODAY THROUGH MONDAY/...SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER
NORTHEAST TEXAS WILL GRADUALLY SHIFT EAST TODAY ALLOWING A MORE
EAST/SOUTHEAST FLOW INTO THE LOWER VALLEY. LIGHT BREEZE THIS AFTERNOON
WILL INCREASE MOISTURE CONTENT IN THE AREA BUT IT WILL REMAIN VERY
SHALLOW ALONG THE COASTAL COUNTIES. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL REACH
THE MID TO LOW 80S TODAY ACROSS THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE CWA AND
INTO THE MID 70S ALONG THE COASTAL COUNTIES. LIGHT SOUTHEAST WINDS
WILL INCREASE CLOUD COVER TONIGHT ONCE AGAIN FOR MUCH OF THE CWA.
STRONG UPPER LEVEL SYSTEM WILL MOVE ACROSS NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS
SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY DEVELOPING A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT
ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS. LATEST 00Z GFS/ECMWF 850 MB WINDS PROG BETWEEN
45KT TO 55KT OVER THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE CWA INCREASING INTO
THE 50KT RANGE TO THE SOUTH. DRY AIR WILL SURGE BEHIND THIS SYSTEM
ALLOWING FOR STRONG MIXING ACROSS THE VALLEY THROUGH OUT THE DAY
MONDAY. EXPECT WINDS BETWEEN 25 TO 35 KNOTS AT THE SURFACE WITH
GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOTS OR HIGHER AT TIMES MONDAY AFTERNOON. THERE IS
A WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR MONDAY AT THIS TIME. IN
ADDITION...DRY AIR WILL KEEP HUMIDITY VALUES VERY LOW THROUGHOUT
THE DAY. HIGH TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN IN THE MID 70S MONDAY.
PRECIPITATION WILL BE VERY LIMITED WITH THIS SYSTEM AS MOST OF THE
DEEPER MOISTURE REMAINS TO THE NE.
LONG TERM /MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...BREEZY TO WINDY
CONDITIONS TO PERSIST MONDAY EVENING BEFORE THE PRESSURE GRADIENT
BEGINS TO RELAX ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS. THE DRIER AIR ACROSS THE RIO
GRANDE VALLEY WILL PROVIDE COOLER TEMPERATURES MON NIGHT WITH
RADIATIONAL COOLING. THE DRIER AIR ACROSS THE AREA TUESDAY WILL BE
REINFORCED WED NIGHT INTO THURSDAY AS A SURGE OF HIGH PRESSURE
BUILDS INTO THE CWA IN THE WAKE OF THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM ACROSS
THE NORTHEAST UNITED STATES. NORTHWEST FLOW ALOFT AND AT THE
SURFACE WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEK INTO THE WEEKEND.
MARINE...
TODAY THROUGH MONDAY...SURFACE HIGH OVER THE NORTHEAST WILL BEGIN
TO SHIFT EAST TODAY ALLOWING WINDS TO VEER TO THE EAST/SOUTHEAST
THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS WILL REMAIN BETWEEN 2 TO 4 FEET TODAY. EXPECT
SOUTHERLY FLOW THROUGH THE NIGHT WITH WINDS BETWEEN 10 TO 15 KNOTS
AND BUILDING SEAS BETWEEN 3 TO 4 FEET. CONDITIONS BEGIN TO CHANGE
INTO MONDAY AS A STRONG LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVES EAST ACROSS
CENTRAL TEXAS. A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT SETS UP ACROSS SOUTH
TEXAS ALLOWING GALE FORCE GUSTS TO DEVELOP BEHIND THIS SYSTEM
MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH THE EVENING. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL
INCREASE BETWEEN 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOTS PEAKING IN
THE AFTERNOON MONDAY. SEAS WILL REACT QUICKLY TO THIS STRONG WINDS
BUILDING BETWEEN 4 TO 6 IN THE EARLY MORNING AND 8 TO 10 FEET BY
THE EVENING. AS THIS SYSTEM MOVES EAST...THE STRONG WINDS WILL
SHIFT INTO THE FAR OFFSHORE WATERS.
MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL
PREVAIL ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS MON NIGHT BEFORE THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT RELAXES ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO TUESDAY. SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORIES...IF NOT GALE WARNINGS...WILL BE NEEDED MON NIGHT
BEFORE WINDS DIMINISH TUESDAY. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES WILL LIKELY
NEED TO BE EXTENDED TUESDAY FOR HIGH SEAS OFFSHORE. LIGHT TO
MODERATE NORTH WINDS TUESDAY SHOULD BECOME LIGHT AND VARIABLE TUES
NIGHT BEFORE ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES OFFSHORE THE LOWER TX COAST
WED AFTERNOON. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED IN THE
WAKE OF THE FRONT WED NIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY. WINDS AND SEAS
WILL DIMINISH THURS AFTERNOON AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT RELAXES ACROSS THE
WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO.
FIRE WEATHER /MONDAY/...CONDITIONS WILL DETERIORATE MONDAY AS A
STRONG UPPER LEVEL LOW MOVES EAST STRENGTHENING THE SURFACE
GRADIENT ACROSS SOUTH TX MONDAY. THE LATEST MODEL RUNS SHOW VERY
WINDY CONDITIONS STARTING EARLY 15Z MONDAY AS THE SURFACE HIGH
MOVES SOUTHWARD. NO WETTING PRECIPITATION EXPECTED AS MOST OF THE
MOISTURE GETS PUSHED TOWARDS NORTHEAST TEXAS. MINIMUM RH VALUES WILL
RANGE BETWEEN 6 TO 15 PERCENT WHICH IS VERY LOW AND THE LAST FEW
MODEL RUNS HAVE BEEN CONSISTENT AND CONTINUE TO LOWER THE MIN RH VALUES.
THE STRONG WINDS BEHIND THIS SYSTEM PLUS THE LOW MIN RH VALUES
WILL ENHANCE WILDFIRE GROWTH IN AN INSTANT. DUE TO STRONG WINDS
AND THE CONSISTENCY BETWEEN THE MODELS THE LAST FEW RUNS...HAVE
ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING FOR CONDITIONS ON MONDAY THROUGH 02Z
ACROSS THE CWA. THE NORTHWEST FLOW WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH AND
WINDS LOWER IN THE EVENING. RH RECOVERIES WILL BE FAIR TO POOR
WITH VALUES RANGING BETWEEN 30 TO 40 PERCENT RANGE WITH THE LOWEST
VALUES TO THE WEST.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
BAYVIEW/PORT ISABEL 75 62 75 46 / 10 10 10 0
BROWNSVILLE 78 63 76 47 / 10 10 10 0
HARLINGEN 81 60 77 46 / 10 10 10 0
MCALLEN 81 62 79 44 / 10 10 10 0
RIO GRANDE CITY 82 60 79 45 / 0 10 10 0
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND 71 63 74 51 / 10 10 10 0
&&
.BRO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...RED FLAG WARNING FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM CST MONDAY FOR TXZ248>257.
WIND ADVISORY FROM 9 AM TO 8 PM CST MONDAY FOR TXZ248>257.
GM...GALE WATCH FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR GMZ150-
155-170-175.
&&
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SHORT TERM...60
LONG TERM...55
GRAPHICAST/UPPER AIR...MARTINEZHazardous weather outlook, Feb 24, 4:31 AM CST, 9 hours 6 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 431 AM CST SUN FEB 24 2013 GMZ130-132-135-150-155-170-175-251045- 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- 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- 431 AM CST SUN FEB 24 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO AND THE LAGUNA MADRE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECT AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. GALE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE OFFSHORE WATERS ON MONDAY. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL BE NEEDED LATE WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY AND POSSIBLY ON FRIDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. TXZ248>257-251045- ZAPATA-JIM HOGG-BROOKS-KENEDY-STARR-HIDALGO-INLAND WILLACY- INLAND CAMERON-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- 431 AM CST SUN FEB 24 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR DEEP SOUTH TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. THERE IS A WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT AND A RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT MONDAY. THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT THE BEACHES OF SOUTH PADRE ISLAND AND AT BOCA CHICA BEACH MONDAY AND POSSIBLE LATE WEDNESDAY INTO THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
The office that day
Everything else NWS Brownsville, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 23, 7:50 PM CST | Fire Weather Watch | BRO | Brooks, Cameron, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, Starr and 2 more | 8 hr |
| Feb 24, 2:49 AM CST | Gale Watch | BRO | 11 hr | |
| Feb 24, 3:31 AM CST | Wind Advisory | BRO | Brooks, Cameron, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, Starr and 2 more | 40 hr |
| Feb 24, 4:18 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | BRO | Brooks, Cameron, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, Starr and 2 more | 40 hr |
| Feb 24, 4:56 AM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | BRO | Brooks, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, Zapata | 4 hr |
| Feb 24, 1:50 PM CST | High Wind Watch | BRO | Brooks, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Starr, Zapata | 14 hr |
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