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Gale Watch 2, NWS Brownsville, TX

February 24, 2013

NWS Brownsville, TX issued this gale watch at Feb 24, 2013, 2:49 AM CST. It took effect at Feb 25, 2013, 9:00 AM CST. It was in force for .

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 24, 2013, 2:49 AM CST (08:49 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 25, 2013, 9:00 AM CST
Expired
Feb 24, 2013, 1:37 PM CST
In force
Issued by
NWS Brownsville, TX

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale watch 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 watch went out at Feb 23, 11:48 PM CST, 3 hours 1 minute earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 23, 11:48 PM CST, 3 hours 1 minute before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 23, 8:59 PM CST, 5 hours 50 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
859 PM CST SAT FEB 23 2013

GMZ130-132-135-150-155-170-175-250300-
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-
859 PM CST SAT FEB 23 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO AND THE
LAGUNA MADRE.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES WILL BE NEEDED FOR THE LAGUNA MADRE AND THE
LOWER TEXAS GULF WATERS EARLY MONDAY WITH POSSIBLE GALE WARNINGS
FOR THE OFFSHORE WATERS. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES WILL BE NEEDED
WEDNESDAY AND POSSIBLY ON FRIDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

TXZ248>257-250300-
ZAPATA-JIM HOGG-BROOKS-KENEDY-STARR-HIDALGO-INLAND WILLACY-
INLAND CAMERON-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON-
859 PM CST SAT FEB 23 2013

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR DEEP SOUTH TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT.

THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT THE BEACHES OF SOUTH
PADRE ISLAND AND AT BOCA CHICA BEACH TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

FIRE WEATHER WATCH IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS FROM
MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING FOR GUSTY NORTHWEST TO NORTH
WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY VALUES.

STRONG NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS
THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY MONDAY. WIND ADVISORIES MAY BE NEEDED ON
MONDAY.

AN ELEVATED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IS EXPECTED AT THE LOCAL BEACHES
MONDAY...WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY...AND AGAIN SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 23, 7:50 PM CSTFire Weather WatchBROBrooks, Cameron, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, Starr and 2 more8 hr
Feb 24, 3:31 AM CSTWind AdvisoryBROBrooks, Cameron, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, Starr and 2 more40 hr
Feb 24, 4:18 AM CSTRed Flag WarningBROBrooks, Cameron, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, Starr and 2 more40 hr
Feb 24, 4:56 AM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryBROBrooks, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, Zapata4 hr
Feb 24, 1:37 PM CSTGale WarningBRO39 hr
Feb 24, 1:50 PM CSTHigh Wind WatchBROBrooks, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Starr, Zapata14 hr

Nearby

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Sources

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