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Gale Warning 1, NWS Brownsville, TX

January 1, 2014

NWS Brownsville, TX issued this gale warning at Jan 1, 2014, 2:02 PM CST. It took effect at Jan 2, 2014, 2:00 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
Jan 1, 2014, 2:02 PM CST (20:02 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 2, 2014, 2:00 AM CST
Expired
Jan 2, 2014, 3:20 PM CST
In force
13 hr
Issued by
NWS Brownsville, TX

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

849 
WHUS74 KBRO 012002
MWWBRO

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
202 PM CST WED JAN 1 2014

...STRONG TO VERY STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE LOWER
TEXAS COASTAL WATER LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE COASTAL WATERS LATE
TONIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY ALLOWING THE PRESSURE GRADIENT TO
INCREASE ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO EARLY THURSDAY IN THE
WAKE OF THE FRONT. STRONG TO VERY STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP
IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT THURSDAY AS A RESULT.

GMZ170-175-020415-
/O.NEW.KBRO.GL.W.0001.140102T0600Z-140103T0000Z/
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-
202 PM CST WED JAN 1 2014

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST
THURSDAY. 

* WINDS: NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND
  INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 35 KNOTS THURSDAY.

* SEAS: SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET WILL BUILD TO 7 TO 9 FEET LATE TONIGHT
  AND 9 TO 11 FEET ON THURSDAY.

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.

&&

$$

GMZ130-132-135-020415-
/O.NEW.KBRO.SI.Y.0001.140102T0600Z-140103T0000Z/
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-
202 PM CST WED JAN 1 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY. 

* WINDS: NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND
  INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS ON THURSDAY. BAY WATERS WILL BE
  CHOPPY TO ROUGH LATE TONIGHT AND VERY ROUGH ON THURSDAY. 

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.

&&

$$

GMZ150-155-020415-
/O.NEW.KBRO.SC.Y.0001.140102T0600Z-140103T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD OUT 20 NM-
202 PM CST WED JAN 1 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM
CST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM
CST THURSDAY. 

* WINDS AND WAVES: NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WILL DEVELOP LATE
  TONIGHT AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS ON THURSDAY. SEAS OF 4 TO
  6 FEET WILL BUILD TO 6 TO 8 FEET LATE TONIGHT AND 8 TO 10 FEET
  ON THURSDAY.

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.

&&

$$


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6 follow-up statements
111 
WHUS74 KBRO 020013
MWWBRO

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
613 PM CST WED JAN 1 2014

...STRONG TO VERY STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE
LOWER TEXAS COASTAL WATER LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE COASTAL WATERS LATE
TONIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY ALLOWING THE PRESSURE GRADIENT TO
INCREASE ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO EARLY THURSDAY IN THE
WAKE OF THE FRONT. STRONG TO VERY STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP
IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT THURSDAY AS A RESULT.

GMZ170-175-020815-
/O.CON.KBRO.GL.W.0001.140102T0600Z-140103T0000Z/
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-
613 PM CST WED JAN 1 2014

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM
CST THURSDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM
CST THURSDAY. 

* WINDS: NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT 
  AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 35 KNOTS 
  THURSDAY. 

* SEAS: SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET WILL BUILD TO 7 TO 9 FEET LATE TONIGHT 
  AND 9 TO 11 FEET ON THURSDAY. 

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.

&&

$$

GMZ130-132-135-020815-
/O.NEW.KBRO.MF.Y.0001.140102T0013Z-140102T0700Z/
/O.CON.KBRO.SI.Y.0001.140102T0600Z-140103T0000Z/
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-
613 PM CST WED JAN 1 2014

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CST THURSDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A DENSE
FOG ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CST THURSDAY. A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY. 

* WINDS: NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND
  INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS ON THURSDAY. BAY WATERS WILL BE
  CHOPPY TO ROUGH LATE TONIGHT AND VERY ROUGH ON THURSDAY.

* VISIBILITY: VISIBILITIES OF ONE QUARTER NAUTICAL MILE OR LESS
  ARE EXPECTED BEFORE THE FRONT ARRIVES LATE TONIGHT.


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.

&&

$$

GMZ150-155-020815-
/O.NEW.KBRO.MF.Y.0001.140102T0013Z-140102T0700Z/
/O.CON.KBRO.SC.Y.0001.140102T0600Z-140103T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD OUT 20 NM-
613 PM CST WED JAN 1 2014

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CST THURSDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A DENSE
FOG ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CST THURSDAY. A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
6 PM CST THURSDAY. 

* WINDS AND WAVES: NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WILL DEVELOP LATE
  TONIGHT AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS ON THURSDAY. SEAS OF 4 TO
  6 FEET WILL BUILD TO 6 TO 8 FEET LATE TONIGHT AND 8 TO 10 FEET
  ON THURSDAY.

* VISIBILITY: VISIBILITIES OF ONE QUARTER NAUTICAL MILE OR LESS
  ARE EXPECTED BEFORE WINDS INCREASE LATER TONIGHT.

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
197 
WHUS74 KBRO 020246
MWWBRO

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
846 PM CST WED JAN 1 2014

...VERY STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE LOWER TEXAS
COASTAL WATERS LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE COASTAL WATERS LATE
TONIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY ALLOWING THE PRESSURE GRADIENT TO
INCREASE ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO EARLY THURSDAY IN THE
WAKE OF THE FRONT. STRONG TO VERY STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP
IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT THURSDAY AS A RESULT. THE FRONT IS
EXPECTED TO ARRIVE AROUND 3 TO 6 AM BUT MARINERS SHOULD BE
PREPARED FOR A SLIGHTLY FASTER OR SLOWER MOVING FRONT. DENSE FOG
WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE COAST AHEAD OF THE FRONT UNTIL NORTH
WINDS STRENGTHEN.

GMZ130-132-135-021100-
/O.EXT.KBRO.MF.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140102T0900Z/
/O.UPG.KBRO.SI.Y.0001.140102T0600Z-140103T0000Z/
/O.EXB.KBRO.GL.W.0001.140102T0800Z-140103T0000Z/
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-
846 PM CST WED JAN 1 2014

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY. THE
DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY. 

* WINDS: NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT
  AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS ON THURSDAY...FREQUENT GUSTS TO
  GALE FORCE ARE EXPECTED. BAY WATERS WILL BE CHOPPY TO ROUGH LATE TONIGHT
  AND VERY ROUGH ON THURSDAY.

* VISIBILITY: VISIBILITIES OF ONE QUARTER NAUTICAL MILE OR LESS
  ARE EXPECTED BEFORE THE FRONT ARRIVES LATE TONIGHT.

THIS REPLACES THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY THAT HAD BEEN IN EFFECT FOR
THE AREA.

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.

&&

$$

GMZ150-155-021100-
/O.EXT.KBRO.MF.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140102T0900Z/
/O.UPG.KBRO.SC.Y.0001.140102T0600Z-140103T0000Z/
/O.EXB.KBRO.GL.W.0001.140102T0800Z-140103T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD OUT 20 NM-
846 PM CST WED JAN 1 2014

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY. THE
DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY. 

* WINDS AND WAVES: NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS WILL DEVELOP LATE
  TONIGHT AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS ON THURSDAY. FREQUENT
  GUSTS TO GALE FORCE ARE EXPECTED. SEAS OF 4 TO 6 FEET WILL BUILD TO 6
  TO 8 FEET LATE TONIGHT AND 8 TO 10 FEET ON THURSDAY.

* VISIBILITY: VISIBILITIES OF ONE QUARTER NAUTICAL MILE OR LESS 
  ARE EXPECTED BEFORE WINDS INCREASE LATER TONIGHT.

THIS REPLACES THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WHICH HAD BEEN IN EFFECT
FOR THE AREA.

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.

&&

$$

GMZ170-175-021100-
/O.EXT.KBRO.GL.W.0001.140102T0800Z-140103T0000Z/
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-
846 PM CST WED JAN 1 2014

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY...

THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY.

* WINDS: NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT 
  AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 KNOTS 
  THURSDAY. 

* SEAS: SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET WILL BUILD TO 7 TO 9 FEET LATE TONIGHT
  AND 9 TO 13 FEET ON THURSDAY.

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
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893 
WHUS74 KBRO 020926
MWWBRO

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
326 AM CST THU JAN 2 2014

...VERY STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE LOWER TEXAS
COASTAL WATERS LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE COASTAL WATERS LATE
TONIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY ALLOWING THE PRESSURE GRADIENT TO
INCREASE ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO EARLY THURSDAY IN THE
WAKE OF THE FRONT. STRONG TO VERY STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP
IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT THURSDAY AS A RESULT. THE FRONT IS
EXPECTED TO ARRIVE AROUND 3 TO 6 AM BUT MARINERS SHOULD BE
PREPARED FOR A SLIGHTLY FASTER OR SLOWER MOVING FRONT. DENSE FOG
WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE COAST AHEAD OF THE FRONT UNTIL NORTH
WINDS STRENGTHEN.

GMZ130-132-135-150-155-021730-
/O.EXP.KBRO.MF.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140102T0900Z/
/O.NEW.KBRO.MF.Y.0002.140102T0926Z-140102T1100Z/
/O.CON.KBRO.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T0000Z/
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-
326 AM CST THU JAN 2 2014

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CST EARLY THIS
MORNING...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED BUT HAS BEEN REISSUED UNTIL 
5 AM...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A DENSE
FOG ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CST EARLY THIS
MORNING. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING.

* WINDS: NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WILL DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT 
  AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 KNOTS ON THURSDAY...FREQUENT GUSTS TO 
  GALE FORCE ARE EXPECTED. BAY WATERS WILL BE CHOPPY TO ROUGH 
  LATETONIGHT AND VERY ROUGH ON THURSDAY. 

* VISIBILITY: VISIBILITIES OF ONE QUARTER NAUTICAL MILE OR LESS
  ARE EXPECTED BEFORE THE FRONT ARRIVES AROUND SUNRISE.

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.

&&

$$

GMZ170-175-021730-
/O.CON.KBRO.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T0000Z/
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-
326 AM CST THU JAN 2 2014

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WILL DEVELOP THIS MORNING AND
  INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS THURSDAY.

* SEAS: SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET WILL BUILD TO 7 TO 9 FEET LATE TONIGHT 
  AND 9 TO 13 FEET ON THURSDAY. 

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.

&&

$$


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336 
WHUS74 KBRO 021116
MWWBRO

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
516 AM CST THU JAN 2 2014

...VERY STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE LOWER TEXAS
COASTAL WATERS TODAY...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE COASTAL WATERS THIS
MORNING...ALLOWING THE PRESSURE GRADIENT TO INCREASE ACROSS THE
WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT. STRONG TO VERY
STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP AS A RESULT. THE FRONT WILL ARRIVE
AROUND 6 AM...BUT MARINERS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR A SLIGHTLY
SLOWER MOVING FRONT. DENSE FOG WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE COAST
AHEAD OF THE FRONT UNTIL NORTH WINDS STRENGTHEN.

GMZ130-132-135-150-155-021800-
/O.EXP.KBRO.MF.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140102T1100Z/
/O.CON.KBRO.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T0000Z/
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-
516 AM CST THU JAN 2 2014

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A GALE WARNING
REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: NORTH WINDS20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE
  FORCE. BAY WATERS WILL BE VERY ROUGH.

* VISIBILITY: VISIBILITIES OF ONE QUARTER NAUTICAL MILE OR LESS
  ARE EXPECTED BEFORE THE FRONT ARRIVES AROUND SUNRISE.

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.

&&

$$

GMZ170-175-021800-
/O.CON.KBRO.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T0000Z/
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-
516 AM CST THU JAN 2 2014

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: NORTH WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS.

* SEAS: SEAS 9 TO 13 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.

&&

$$


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170 
WHUS74 KBRO 021807
MWWBRO

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
1207 PM CST THU JAN 2 2014

...VERY STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE LOWER TEXAS
COASTAL WATERS THIS AFTERNOON...

.A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT CONTINUES ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF OF
MEXICO IN THE WAKE OF THE COLD FRONT. STRONG TO VERY STRONG NORTH
WINDS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AS A RESULT. WINDS WILL
GRADUALLY DECREASE BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EVENING HOURS.

GMZ130-132-135-150-155-170-175-030000-
/O.CON.KBRO.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T0000Z/
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-
1207 PM CST THU JAN 2 2014

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE
  FORCE. BAY WATERS WILL BE VERY ROUGH.

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.

&&

$$


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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
320 PM CST THU JAN 2 2014

...MARINE CONDITIONS SLOWLY IMPROVING BUT STILL TREACHEROUS...

.GUSTY NW WINDS IN THE WAKE OF THE MORNING COLD FRONT HAVE BEGUN
TO SLOWLY RELAX. GALE CONDITIONS ARE NO LONGER OCCURRING...SO THE
GALE WARNING IS LOWERED AND REPLACED WITH A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY.
WINDS WILL REMAIN ABOVE 20 KNOTS THROUGH DAWN TOMORROW...WHILE
SEAS WILL RELAX BELOW 7 FEET LATER TOMORROW MORNING.

GMZ130-132-135-030500-
/O.CAN.KBRO.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KBRO.SI.Y.0002.140102T2120Z-140103T0600Z/
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-
320 PM CST THU JAN 2 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* WINDS: NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. BAY WATERS WILL BE VERY
  ROUGH.

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.

&&

$$

GMZ150-155-170-175-030500-
/O.CAN.KBRO.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140103T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KBRO.SC.Y.0002.140102T2120Z-140103T1200Z/
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-
320 PM CST THU JAN 2 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST FRIDAY. THE
GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* WINDS: NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE
  FORCE. BAY WATERS WILL BE VERY ROUGH.

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.

&&

$$


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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 Jan 1, 11:35 AM CST, 2 hours 27 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 1, 11:35 AM CST, 2 hours 27 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
1135 AM CST WED JAN 1 2014

.DISCUSSION...UPDATED FOR LATEST AVIATION DISCUSSION BELOW.
&&

.AVIATION...SATELLITE AND RADAR IMAGES AS WELL AS SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS INDICATE A MIX OF LIGHT RAIN...DRIZZLE AND MIST
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN AND EASTERN PORTIONS OF THE CWA THIS MORNING.
CEILINGS WERE NEAR 300FT AT KEBG AND KT65 TO NEAR 2000FT AT KHBV.
VISIBILITIES WERE NEAR 2SM WITH LIGHT RAIN AND MIST AT KSPL AND KT65
TO NEAR 5SM WITH LIGHT RAIN AND MIST AT SEVERAL AERODROMES ACROSS
THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. EXPECT IFR CONDITIONS TO IMPROVE SLIGHTLY THIS
AFTERNOON AS WARM AIR ADVECTION CONTINUES TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE
AREA. HOWEVER...IFR CEILINGS/VISIBILITIES WILL LIKELY PERSIST
THROUGH TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES DEEP SOUTH TEXAS FROM
THE NORTH LATE TONIGHT.
&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 532 AM CST WED JAN 1 2014/
DISCUSSION...UPDATED FOR LATEST AVIATION DISCUSSION BELOW.

AVIATION...MVFR CIGS AND VSBY ARE DEVELOPING AT THE REGIONAL
AIRPORTS AND MAY PERSIST THROUGH THE MORNING HOURS. IFR CONDITIONS
MAY BRIEFLY DEVELOP AS LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS
THE AREA. ANY LOWER CONDITIONS ARE NOT ANTICIPATED TO LAST VERY
LONG AND REMAIN OMITTED FROM THE TAFS. CONFIDENCE IS AVERAGE TO
BELOW AVERAGE ON THE LOWER CIGS IF THEY PERSIST BEYOND 18Z. MODELS
CONTINUE TO ADVERTISE IFR TO MVFR CONDITIONS PERSIST INTO TONIGHT
BUT LATEST OBSERVATIONS AND CURRENT TRENDS OF A WEAKENING UPPER
TROUGH AND JET ENERGY SHOULD ALLOW FOR CONDITIONS BECOME DOMINATE
VFR WITH SOME TEMPO MVFR LATER TONIGHT IN ADVANCE OF A COLD FRONT.
NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS TO REMAIN LIGHT TODAY INCREASING FROM THE
NORTH AT 15 TO 20 KNOTS THURSDAY MORNING.

PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 519 AM CST WED JAN 1 2014/

SHORT TERM /TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY/...HAPPY NEW YEAR'S TO EVERYONE
FROM THE WFO BROWNSVILLE/RIO GRANDE VALLEY STAFF. THE SUN WILL COME
OUT TOMORROW YOU CAN BET YOUR BOTTOM DOLLAR. HOWEVER STILL CLOUDY
THIS NEW YEAR'S DAY WITH A GRADUAL THINNING OF THE CLOUDS LATER
TODAY AS THE OVERRUNNING CONDITIONS BEGIN TO WANE. THE UPPER TROUGH
OVER NORTHERN MEXICO CONTINUES TO SHEAR OUT AS IT ENCOUNTERS AN
INCREASINGLY CONFLUENT FLOW AS A STRONG SHORTWAVE AND NORTHERN JET
SLIDES DOWN THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS. IT WILL STILL TAKE ANOTHER 18 TO 24
HOURS FOR THE ENTIRE SOUTHERN TROUGH TO LIFT NORTHEAST OF OUR REGION
BEFORE WE SEE THE FULL GLOW OF THE WARM SUN. CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE
PUSHES SOUTH THURSDAY MORNING USHERING IN A MUCH DRIER AIR MASS.
TEMPERATURES ACTUALLY WILL BE SOMEWHAT COOL BUT WILL BE 10 TO 15
DEGREES WARMER DUE TO FULL SUNSHINE.

TODAY...JET ENERGY AND PERTURBATIONS ALONG THE UPPER TROUGH AXIS
STILL PRODUCING ISOLATED TO SCATTERED POCKETS OF LIGHT RAIN. AS THE
SUBTROPICAL JET CONTINUES TO WEAKEN AND LIFT NORTHEAST THE RAIN
SHOULD ABATE.  ISENTROPIC CHARTS SHOW THE CROSS ISOBARIC FLOW
BECOMING MORE PARALLEL AND CONDENSATION PRESSURE DEFICITS CONTINUE
TO RISE. THIS SHOULD PUT THE END TO THE RAIN THIS AFTERNOON IF NOT
EARLIER. MODEL GUIDANCE AND FORECAST FOLLOWS THIS TREND.
TEMPERATURES WILL BE A BIT TRICKY WITH GFS GUIDANCE  SUGGESTING
TEMPERATURES BREAKING 60 IN MOST LOCATIONS WHILE THE NAM AND EC
RANGE FROM MID 50S TO MID 60S. CLOUDS AND HOW THIN THEY BECOME AND
THE WET GROUND AND LOW SUN ANGLE WILL ALL PLAY A FACTOR ON HOW WARM
IT GETS OR HOW COOL IT STAYS. FORECAST TRENDS IN THE UPPER 50S
CENTRAL AND EAST AND LOWER 60S OUT WEST WHERE A BIT MORE SUNSHINE
LEAKS THROUGH THE CLOUDS.

TONIGHT...SKIES CONTINUE TO THIN AS THE TROUGH AXIS AND UPPER JET
FINALLY PUSH TO THE EAST. TEMPERATURES TO FALL INTO THE 40S MOST
LOCALS WHICH ARE JUST BELOW MODEL CONSENSUS. WINDS WILL BE LIGHT SO
NO WIND CHILL PROBLEMS.

THURSDAY...SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE SURGES INTO SOUTH TEXAS THURSDAY
MORNING BETWEEN 3 AND 6 AM ACROSS THE NORTH AND 6 TO 9 AM IN THE
SOUTH. ONE COULD CALL THIS A COLD FRONT BUT TEMPERATURES WILL FEEL
WARMER THEN THE LAST 3 DAYS. THE MAIN WEATHER FEATURE WITH WITH THIS
HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE WILL BE A MUCH DRIER AIR MASS INFILTRATING THE
REGION ALONG WITH A BRISK NORTH WIND.  FINALLY THE SUN WILL SHINE IN
ALL ITS GLORY AS THE RIDGE SETTLES IN AND THE ATMOSPHERE DRIES OUT.
MID TO UPPER WINDS BECOME NORTHWEST INSTEAD OF SOUTHWEST WITH THE
MEAN RH AROUND 20 PERCENT BETWEEN 900 AND 300MB. ENJOY THE SUNSHINE
BECAUSE IT MIGHT NOT LAST TOO LONG. HAPPY NEW YEARS AGAIN.

LONG TERM /THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT/...HIGH
PRESSURE WILL FILTER IN BEHIND A COLD FRONT THURSDAY NIGHT. MODEL
GUIDANCE IS SUGGESTING DRIER AIR UNDER MOSTLY CLEAR TO PARTLY CLOUDY
SKIES...AND IS STILL TRENDING DOWN WITH TEMPS...THOUGH IN SMALLER
DOSES. NUDGED THE INHERITED LOWS DOWN BY 2 TO 3 DEGREES...WITH THE
RESULT THAT OVERNIGHT LOWS WILL BE ABOUT 10 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL.
THIS WILL LEAD TO MID 30S ACROSS THE BRUSH COUNTRY AND RANCH LANDS
WITH SOME LOWER 30S AND EVEN SOME SPOTTY FREEZING MARKS POSSIBLE.
LOWS WILL BE IN THE MID TO UPPER 40S NEAR THE COAST. HIGH TEMPS
FRIDAY WILL REBOUND INTO THE UPPER 50S AND LOWER 60S UNDER MOSTLY
SUNNY SKIES...BUT ANY LGT NORTH WINDS SEEN IN THE MORNING WILL BE
REPLACED BY WEAK SOUTHEAST WINDS LATE IN THE DAY AS OVERHEAD HIGH
PRESSURE SHIFTS EAST. THEN TOO...A PROGRESSIVE SHORT WAVE TROUGH...
COUPLING WITH A DESCENDING POLAR VORTEX...WILL DIG SOUTHEAST FROM
WESTERN CANADA INTO THE PLAINS...CAUSING PRESSURE FALLS OVER THE
SOUTHERN PLAINS FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...ENHANCING THE RETURN FLOW.
THE SHORT WAVE TROUGH WILL OPEN THE TAP ON SOME COLDER...ARCTIC AIR
WHICH WILL ARRIVE IN DEEP SOUTH TEXAS AND THE RGV ON SUNDAY AS A
COLD FRONT. ARRIVING LATER IN THE DAY AND AS A GLANCING BLOW...HIGH
TEMPS SHOULD NOT BE GREATLY AFFECTED. LOWS SUNDAY NIGHT WILL BE 10
TO 15 DEGREES COLDER THAN SATURDAY NIGHT...WITH UPPER 30S TO LOWER
40S ACROSS THE BRUSH COUNTRY...TO LOWER 50S ALONG THE COAST...AND
SLIGHTLY BELOW NORMAL OVERALL. A COASTAL TROUGH WILL FORM POST
FRONT...AND A FAIR AMOUNT OF REINFORCING HIGH PRESSURE WILL MAINTAIN
A COOLER THAN NORMAL FIRST HALF OF NEXT WEEK...WITH MOSTLY CLOUDY
SKIES...ALTHOUGH GENERALLY ONLY SMALL AMOUNTS OF LIGHT PRECIP OVER
LAND...IF ANY.

MARINE...
TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY...WINDS THIS NEW YEARS DAY FINALLY ABATE
AND WILL BE LIGHT TO OCCASIONALLY MODERATE. SEAS IN THE MOST PART
WILL BE LOW BUT A HIGHER LONG PERIOD FROM THE EAST COULD AFFECT
THE COASTAL WATERS TODAY AND TONIGHT. A LOW PRESSURE AREA IN THE
VICINITY OF THE NORTHERN PORTION OF THE BAY OF CAMPECHE IS
EXPECTED TO MOVE NORTH TODAY. THIS LOW TO INTERACT WITH HIGH
PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHERN GULF DIRECTING THIS SWELL WESTWARD.
EXERCISE CAUTION CONDITIONS ARE POSTED FOR THE FAR OFFSHORE WATER
AS SOME OF THIS SWELL MOVES IN LATER TODAY. CONDITIONS REMAIN
OVERALL FAVORABLE TONIGHT BEFORE NORTH WINDS AND SEAS INCREASE
EARLY THURSDAY. CANADIAN HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS SOUTH ON THURSDAY
WITH THE PRESSURE GRADIENT STRENGTHENING BETWEEN THE HIGH AND LOW
PRESSURE AREA WHICH WILL BE MOVING INTO THE CENTRAL GULF. NORTH
WINDS BECOME QUITE STRONG WITH SOME GUST POSSIBLE APPROACHING
GALE FORCE. BELIEVE THE LOW WILL BE FAR ENOUGH TO THE EAST TO
KEEP THE GALES EAST OF THE COASTAL WATERS. SEAS TO RESPOND WITH
THE STRONGER NORTH WINDS AND BUILD RAPIDLY REACHING 9 FEET
THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...HIGH PRESSURE WILL SPREAD
OVER THE LOWER TEXAS COASTAL WATERS THURSDAY NIGHT...WITH STRONG
NORTH WINDS WEAKENING TO MODERATE EAST ON FRIDAY...AND WAVE HTS
DROPPING BELOW SEVEN FT FRIDAY. HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHIFT QUICKLY
EAST WHILE PRESSURES FALL OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS...RESULTING IN
MDT SOUTH SOUTHEAST WINDS AND MODERATE SEAS FRIDAY NIGHT AND
SATURDAY. WINDS WILL WEAKEN SATURDAY NIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING...
WITH A COLD FRONT PUNCHING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. BRIEF STRONG
NORTH WINDS WILL OCCUR SUNDAY EVENING...CAUSING SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY CONDITIONS...BUT SIGNIFICANT TOO WILL BE REINFORCING
HIGH PRESSURE MOVING OUT OVER THE NORTH GULF...WHICH WILL VEER
WINDS TO NORTHEAST AND KEEP THEM MDT TO STRONG MONDAY AND INTO THE
EARLY PART OF THE WEEK...WHILE ALSO MAINTAINING ELEVATED SEAS.
&&

.BRO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...NONE.
GM...NONE.
&&

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61/63/CAMPBELL/BILLINGS
Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 1, 5:21 AM CST, 8 hours 41 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
521 AM CST WED JAN 1 2014

TXZ248>257-021130-
ZAPATA-JIM HOGG-BROOKS-KENEDY-STARR-HIDALGO-INLAND WILLACY-
INLAND CAMERON-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON-
521 AM CST WED JAN 1 2014

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.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.

LIGHT FREEZING TEMPERATURES COULD OCCUR FOR A FEW HOURS THURSDAY
MORNING MAINLY ACROSS THE NORTHERN RANCHLANDS INCLUDING THE TOWNS
OF HEBBRONVILLE AND FALFURRIAS.

THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THURSDAY AND REMAINING
ELEVATED FRIDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

GMZ130-132-135-150-155-170-175-021130-
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-
521 AM CST WED JAN 1 2014

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.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL BE NECESSARY FOR THE LAGUNA MADRE AND
THE OFFSHORE WATERS THURSDAY AND JUST FOR THE OFFSHORE WATERS
THURSDAY NIGHT. NORTH WINDS AND SEAS TO INCREASE WITH A SURGE OF
HIGH PRESSURE BUILD INTO SOUTH TEXAS.

ANOTHER ROUND OF SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES MAY BE NECESSARY SUNDAY AS
ANOTHER COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE THE COASTAL WATERS.

.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
Jan 1, 2:02 PM CSTSmall Craft AdvisoryBRO7 hr
Jan 1, 2:02 PM CSTSmall Craft Advisory for WindsBRO7 hr

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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.