Alert archive / Texas / Gale Warnings in 2013
Gale Warning 7, NWS Brownsville, TX
NWS Brownsville, TX issued this gale warning at May 1, 2013, 9:23 PM CDT. It took effect at May 2, 2013, 4:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 20 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
- May 1, 2013, 9:23 PM CDT (02:23 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 2, 2013, 4:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- May 3, 2013, 12:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 20 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Brownsville, TX
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
133 WHUS74 KBRO 020223 MWWBRO URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 923 PM CDT WED MAY 1 2013 ...HAZARDOUS MARINE CONDITIONS THURSDAY... .MARINE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO QUICKLY DETERIORATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON AS A STRONG COLD FRONT PUSHES ALONG THE LOWER TEXAS COAST. A SUDDEN SHIFT TO THE NORTH IS EXPECTED IN THE MID TO LATE AFTERNOON WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE POSSIBLE. A STRONGER PUSH OF WINDS FROM THE NORTH TO NORTHWEST WILL LEAD TO SEVERAL HOURS OF FREQUENT GALE FORCE GUSTS OVER THE GULF WATERS...AND POSSIBLY THE LAGUNA MADRE. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 8 TO 12 FEET OVERNIGHT THURSDAY. VERY STRONG WINDS...AND POTENTIALLY GALE FORCE GUSTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING WITH CONDITIONS STARTING TO IMPROVE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. GMZ150-155-170-175-021030- /O.UPG.KBRO.GL.A.0004.130503T0000Z-130503T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KBRO.GL.W.0007.130502T2100Z-130503T1200Z/ 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- 923 PM CDT WED MAY 1 2013 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THURSDAY TO 7 AM CDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING FOR LOWER TEXAS GULF WATERS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 PM THURSDAY TO 7 AM CDT FRIDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS THURSDAY AFTERNOON INCREASING TO 30 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 TO 40 KNOTS THURSDAY NIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING. * SEAS: 8 TO 12 FEET. 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. && $$ GMZ130-132-135-021030- /O.NEW.KBRO.GL.A.0005.130502T2100Z-130503T1200Z/ LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE PORT OF BROWNSVILLE TO THE ARROYO COLORADO- LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE ARROYO COLORADO TO 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TX- LAGUNA MADRE FROM 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TO BAFFIN BAY TX- 923 PM CDT WED MAY 1 2013 ...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A GALE WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS POSSIBLE LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON INTO THE OVERNIGHT AND EARLY MORNING HOURS FRIDAY. * SEAS: BAY WATERS WILL QUICKLY BECOME ROUGH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WATCH IS ISSUED WHEN WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE POSSIBLE...GENERALLY BEYOND 36 HOURS OUT. THE SPECIFIC TIMING AND OR LOCATION IS STILL UNCERTAIN. THE WATCH IS INTENDED TO PROVIDE ADDITIONAL LEAD TIME FOR MARINERS WHO MAY WISH TO CONSIDER ALTERING THEIR PLANS. && $$ JGG HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RGV
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057 WHUS74 KBRO 020917 MWWBRO URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 417 AM CDT THU MAY 2 2013 ...HAZARDOUS MARINE CONDITIONS LATER TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL PASS THROUGH THE LOWER TEXAS COASTAL WATERS THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT...WITH WINDS AND SEAS ANTICIPATED TO RAPIDLY INCREASE IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. AS A RESULT...A GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO WATERS EAST OF PADRE ISLAND...WITH A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT FOR THE LAGUNA MADRE. ADDITIONAL SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED FRIDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. GMZ150-155-170-175-021800- /O.EXT.KBRO.GL.W.0007.130503T0000Z-130503T1200Z/ 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- 417 AM CDT THU MAY 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CDT FRIDAY... THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CDT FRIDAY FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO WATERS EAST OF PADRE ISLAND FROM 0 TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES OFFSHORE. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS AROUND 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED. * WAVES: SEAS OF 9 TO 14 FEET ARE LIKELY IN RESPONSE TO THE STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS. 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. && $$ GMZ130-132-135-021800- /O.UPG.KBRO.GL.A.0005.130502T2100Z-130503T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KBRO.SI.Y.0037.130503T0000Z-130503T1200Z/ LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE PORT OF BROWNSVILLE TO THE ARROYO COLORADO- LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE ARROYO COLORADO TO 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TX- LAGUNA MADRE FROM 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TO BAFFIN BAY TX- 417 AM CDT THU MAY 2 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CDT FRIDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CDT FRIDAY FOR THE LAGUNA MADRE. THE GALE WATCH PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT FOR THE LAGUNA MADRE IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. * BAY WATERS: VERY ROUGH BAY WATERS ARE LIKELY IN RESPONSE TO THE STRONG NORTHWESTERLY WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RGV
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
937 WHUS74 KBRO 030219 MWWBRO URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 919 PM CDT THU MAY 2 2013 ...HAZARDOUS MARINE CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY... .WINDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE ALONG THE LOWER TEXAS COAST OVERNIGHT WITH STRONG WINDS AND FREQUENT GALE FORCE GUSTS EXPECTED. WAVE HEIGHTS ON THE OPEN GULF ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD TO 10 FEET TONIGHT. THE STRONG NORTH WINDS AND HIGH SEAS OCCURRING BEHIND THE COLD FRONT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY BEFORE CONDITIONS SETTLE DOWN AND HIGH PRESSURE SPREADS OVER THE AREA. GMZ130-132-135-150-155-170-175-031200- /O.CON.KBRO.GL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-130503T1200Z/ 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- 919 PM CDT THU MAY 2 2013 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT FRIDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT FRIDAY. * WINDS: GUSTY NORTH 20 TO 30 KNOTS GUSTING TO 35 KNOTS. * BAY WATERS: VERY ROUGH. * WAVES: SIX TO TEN FEET. 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. && $$ JGG HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RGV
766 WHUS74 KBRO 030856 MWWBRO URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 356 AM CDT FRI MAY 3 2013 ...HAZARDOUS MARINE CONDITIONS CONTINUE TODAY... .VERY STRONG WINDS CONTINUE ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS THIS MORNING AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT REMAINS STRONG ACROSS THE LOWER TEXAS COAST AS HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO BUILD ACROSS THE AREA. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH ACROSS THE LAGUNA MADRE THIS AFTERNOON AND OFFSHORE THE LOWER TEXAS COAST THIS EVENING AS THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BEGINS TO DIMINISH. SEAS WILL REMAIN HIGH OFFSHORE THE LOWER TEXAS COAST TONIGHT. GMZ170-175-031700- /O.EXT.KBRO.GL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-130503T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KBRO.SC.Y.0037.130503T1700Z-130504T0500Z/ 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- 356 AM CDT FRI MAY 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT. THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS NEAR 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 35 KNOTS THIS MORNING BECOMING 20 TO 30 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. * WAVES: 9 TO 11 FEET TODAY DIMINISHING TO 6 TO 8 FEET TONIGHT. 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 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. && $$ GMZ150-155-031700- /O.EXT.KBRO.GL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-130503T1700Z/ /O.NEW.KBRO.SC.Y.0037.130503T1700Z-130504T0000Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD OUT 20 NM- 356 AM CDT FRI MAY 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT TODAY. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 35 KNOTS THIS MORNING BECOMING 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 30 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. * WAVES: 6 TO 10 FEET TODAY DIMINISHING TO 5 TO 7 FEET TONIGHT. 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 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. && $$ GMZ130-132-135-031700- /O.CON.KBRO.GL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-130503T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KBRO.SI.Y.0038.130503T1200Z-130503T2100Z/ LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE PORT OF BROWNSVILLE TO THE ARROYO COLORADO- LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE ARROYO COLORADO TO 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TX- LAGUNA MADRE FROM 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TO BAFFIN BAY TX- 356 AM CDT FRI MAY 3 2013 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING. * WINDS: NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 35 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 30 KNOTS THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. * BAY WATERS: VERY ROUGH THIS MORNING BECOMING CHOPPY THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE OCCURRING...OR FORECAST TO OCCUR WITHIN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ 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 May 1, 6:28 PM CDT, 2 hours 55 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 1, 6:28 PM CDT, 2 hours 55 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
628 PM CDT WED MAY 1 2013
.DISCUSSION...UPDATED FOR LATEST AVIATION DISCUSSION BELOW.
&&
.AVIATION...LIGHT SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW SHOULD CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT
4 TO 5 HOURS BEFORE SLACKENING LATE TONIGHT. THIS FLOW IS BRINGING
QUITE A BIT OF LOW MOISTURE THAT WILL AID IN DEVELOPING FOG IN THE
OVERNIGHT AND MORNING HOURS ON THURSDAY. ANTICIPATE A QUICK
DETERIORATION TO LIFR/IFR CONDITIONS WITH VISBY DROPPING AND A LOW
CIG FORMING. CONDITIONS SHOULD IMPROVE BY 8 TO 9 AM AS NORTHEAST
FLOW INCREASES AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING FRONT. AN EXTENDED PERIOD
OF STRONG NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS IS EXPECTED BEHIND THE FRONT. A
SHARP SHIFT TO NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS AT 20 GUSTING TO 30KTS OR
MORE IS EXPECTED WITH BLOWING DUST/SAND POSSIBLE INLAND BUT LIKELY
NOT ENOUGH TO SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCE VISIBILITY. OUTLOOK IS FOR A
HIGH MVFR CIG BEHIND THE FRONT WITH A SMALL CHANCE FOR SHOWERS. /68-JGG/
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 147 PM CDT WED MAY 1 2013/
SHORT TERM /TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT/...FOG AND LOW CLOUDS
WILL BE THE WORD TONIGHT. LIGHT SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE AS A
WEAK PRESSURE GRADIENT HANGS ON...MEANING VISIBILITY MAY NOT CRASH
TO A QUARTER MILE...BUT A CAPPED AND SATURATED BOUNDARY LAYER
MEANS MOISTURE WILL BE LOCKED DOWN IN THE LOW LEVELS. THE NAM AND
GFS ARE NOT IN TOTAL AGREEMENT WITH THE FRONT...BUT CAN SAY THAT
IT WILL ARRIVE THURSDAY DURING THE DAY. THE NAM COMES IN WITH A
HEAD FAKE WHEN WINDS SHIFT ACROSS THE CWA BEFORE NOON. THE MAIN
SURGE WILL ARRIVE LATER...AFTER NOON. THE NAM IS DRIER THAN THE
GFS AS WELL... WITH VERY LITTLE PRECIP AT ALL. THE GFS BRINGS MORE
OF A FULL BODY SHOT WITH A MAIN FRONT IN THE AFTERNOON. THE GFS IS
ALSO A LITTLE MORE EMPHATIC WITH POSSIBLE UPPER VALLEY SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS DUE TO EMBEDDED UPPER WAVE TRACKING WITH THE FRONT.
THE MAIN TROUGH WILL BE FARTHER TO THE NORTH AND PRETTY MUCH A NON
PLAYER...BUT A PIECE OF ENERGY COULD BRING SOME ACTION TO THE
UPPER VALLEY...BASED ON THE GFS...WHEREAS THE ENERGY IN THE NAM IS
MORE MUTED AND THUS TRIGGERS ACTION MAINLY SOUTH OF THE RIVER.
POPS OVER ALL ARE NOT IMPRESSIVE IN EITHER CASE. ISOLATED SHOWERS
AND THUNDERSTORMS MAY ALSO DEVELOP NEAR THE COAST OR OVER THE
MARINE AREAS WITH THE FRONT ITSELF. WILL LOOK FOR A BREEZY LATE
AFTERNOON AND EVENING FOR THE ENTIRE CWA...BUT WIND ADVISORY MAY
BE A BIT OF A STRETCH...EXCEPT FOR THE VERY IMMEDIATE COAST. FIRE
WEATHER CONCERNS WILL ALSO BE MUTED THURSDAY...AS LINGERING SOIL
MOISTURE AND STUBBORN HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES PUT THE
KIBOSH ON MEETING CRITERIA...AT LEAST IN THE SHORT TERM. HIGH
TEMPS WILL MAKE IT INTO THE 80S...BUT THIS COULD BE ADJUSTED DOWN
SLIGHTLY BY LATER SHIFTS IF MODELS CATCH UP TO THE SHALLOW AIR
MASS PROPERTIES. CLOUDY SKIES WILL REMAIN IN PLAY THURSDAY NIGHT
INTO FRIDAY AS THE ATMOSPHERE SUBMITS TO THE COOLER UNDERLAYER OF
HIGH PRESSURE. LOW TEMPERATURES THURSDAY NIGHT WILL DECREASE INTO
THE 50S AND YEA...EVEN INTO THE 40S WITH HIGH TEMPERATURES FRIDAY
IN THE LOWER 70S AT BEST AS HIGH PRESSURE SPREADS OVER THE AREA.
LONG TERM /FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY/...THE REMAINING PIECES OF THE
FRONT FALL INTO PLACE ACROSS THE REGION FRIDAY AS THE CRISP POOL
OF DRY AIR MOVES INTO THE REGION. RH VALUES WILL FALL TO 15 TO 20
PERCENT FOR AREAS WEST OF US 77 FRIDAY AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL BE
DECREASING STEADILY THROUGH THE DAY...FROM 15 TO 20 KNOTS DOWN TO
10 KNOTS BY EVENING. NORMALLY THIS WOULD INCUR THE THREAT OF FIRE
WEATHER CONCERNS...HOWEVER THE SIGNIFICANT RAINFALL RECEIVED
EARLIER IN THE WEEK HAS INCREASED FUEL MOISTURE...WHICH REMAINS
DAMP THROUGHOUT THE AREA. WILL NOT BE ISSUING ANY RED FLAG
PRODUCTS FOR FRIDAY AS A RESULT. COLD AIR MASS /FOR THIS TIME OF
YEAR/ WILL BE SETTLING INTO THE VALLEY...WITH CAA CONTINUING TO
TEMPER HEATING FROM CLEAR SKIES. HIGH FRIDAY WILL BE A COUPLE
DEGREES EITHER SIDE OF 70. LOWS FRIDAY NIGHT WILL BE THE COLDEST
FOR THIS OUTBREAK. CLEAR SKIES...LIGHT WINDS AND DRY AIR WILL
ALLOW TEMPS TO PLUNGE. MOST MODELS WERE BUNCHED TOGETHER FOR
LOWS...SO WENT WITH A BLEND...FOCUSING MORE ON NAM WHICH DID
BETTER AT THE PREVIOUS COLD FRONT TEMPERATURES. THIS OUTCOME
BROUGHT LOWS FRIDAY NIGHT TO WITHIN A DEGREE OF RECORD LOW TEMPS
FOR THE 4TH. MFE WILL FLIRT WITH ITS ALL-TIME MAY RECORD LOW OF 50
DEGREES. SOUTHEAST FLOW RETURNS ON SATURDAY...BEGINNING THE NEXT
ATTEMPT TO REACH PERMANENT SUMMER 2013. THIS WILL BE HELPED BY
STRONG H5 RIDGE SETTING UP ALONG THE EASTERN EDGE OF THE ROCKIES
STARTING SATURDAY...AND HOLDING INTO THE LATTER HALF OF NEXT WEEK.
MARINE... TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT...LOW KEY MARINE
WEATHER WILL PERSIST UNTIL ROUGHLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON...WHEN THE
PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT WILL RESULT IN DEGRADED CONDITIONS. A WIND
SHIFT TO NORTH WILL OCCUR IN THE EARLY AFTERNOON...BUT THE MAIN
SURGE WILL BE SLIGHTLY LATER. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS WILL
HAVE A CHANCE TO DEVELOP DURING THE AFTERNOON AS WINDS
INCREASE...WITH STRONGER WINDS HITTING LATER IN THE AFTERNOON OR
EARLY EVENING. GUSTING TO GALE FORCE WILL OCCUR BY
EVENING...ALTHOUGH A LIBERAL APPLICATION OF THE GUST FACTOR WAS
USED...LEAVING A A BIT OF UNCERTAINTY STILL ON HOW STRONG GUSTS
MAY GET AND FOR HOW LONG. A FEW SHOWERS OR THUNDERSTORMS MAY
DEVELOP ALONG THE FRONT AND OVER THE MARINE AREAS...BUT THE MID
LEVEL TROUGH WILL BE FAR TO THE NORTH AND SURFACE FORCING WILL
HAVE MORE IMPACT ON THE MOUNTAINOUS BARRIER TO THE SOUTH THAN OVER
THE WATER.
FRIDAY THROUGH SUNDAY...CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN AGITATED ON FRIDAY
FROM THE COLD FRONT...BUT IMPROVEMENT WILL COME QUICKLY FOR THE
WEEKEND. SEAS WILL START 7 TO 10 FEET FOR THE GULF WATERS
FRIDAY...BUT SHOULD BE DOWN TO 3 TO 5 FEET BY DAWN SATURDAY. NORTH
WINDS STILL RUNNING 25 TO 30 KNOTS FRIDAY MORNING WILL BE DOWN TO
NEARLY CALM BY SUNRISE SATURDAY. SOUTHEAST FLOW WILL RETURN
SUNDAY MORNING...BUT REMAIN AROUND 10 KNOTS.
&&
.BRO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...NONE.
GM...GALE WATCH FROM THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING FOR
GMZ150-155-170-175.
&&
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HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RGV
68/59Hazardous weather outlook, May 1, 4:23 AM CDT, 17 hours before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 423 AM CDT WED MAY 1 2013 TXZ248>257-021100- ZAPATA-JIM HOGG-BROOKS-KENEDY-STARR-HIDALGO-INLAND WILLACY- INLAND CAMERON-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- 423 AM CDT WED MAY 1 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR DEEP SOUTH TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT THE BEACHES OF SOUTH PADRE ISLAND AND AT BOCA CHICA BEACH DUE TO ROUGH SWELLS FROM THE EAST. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE FORECAST THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. AN ELEVATED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IS LIKELY AT THE LOCAL BEACHES THURSDAY AND FRIDAY DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND HIGHER SEAS ASSOCIATED WITH THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT. A WIND ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED FOR PORTIONS OF THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND DEEP SOUTH TEXAS ON FRIDAY DUE TO STRONG WINDS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. AN ELEVATED RISK OF ERRATIC WILDFIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD IS POSSIBLE FRIDAY DUE TO MUCH LOWER RELATIVE HUMIDITY PERCENTAGES COMBINING WITH STRONG WINDS AT THE 20-FOOT LEVEL...AND A RED FLAG WARNING MAY BE NEEDED AT THAT TIME FOR PORTIONS OF THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND DEEP SOUTH TEXAS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. GMZ130-132-135-150-155-170-175-021100- 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- 423 AM CDT WED MAY 1 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO AND THE LAGUNA MADRE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES ARE LIKELY...AND A GALE WARNING IS POSSIBLE ...THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY ALONG THE LOWER TEXAS COAST DUE TO THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT LATE THURSDAY MORNING. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 9:23 PM CDT | Gale Watch | BRO | 7 hr | |
| May 2, 4:17 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory for Winds | BRO | 11 hr | |
| May 2, 8:18 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | BRO | 8 hr | |
| May 2, 2:47 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | BRO | Cameron, Kenedy, Willacy | 10 hr |
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