Gale Warning 2, NWS Brownsville, TX

602 
WHUS74 KBRO 050438
MWWBRO

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
1038 PM CST SAT JAN 4 2014

...GALE FORCE GUSTS SUNDAY AFTERNOON...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE LOWER TEXAS COASTAL
WATERS SUNDAY AFTERNOON. STRONG TO VERY STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL
DEVELOP ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO BEHIND THE FRONT...WITH
GUSTS TO GALE FORCE FROM LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY.
AGITATED MARINE CONDITIONS WITH ELEVATED SOUTH WINDS AND HIGHER
SEAS WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT...WITH A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN
EFFECT AHEAD OF THE FRONT.

GMZ150-155-170-175-050930-
/O.CON.KBRO.SC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-140105T2100Z/
/O.CON.KBRO.GL.W.0002.140105T2100Z-140106T1800Z/
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-
1038 PM CST SAT JAN 4 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST SUNDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM SUNDAY TO NOON CST
MONDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM SUNDAY TO NOON CST
MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST
SUNDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTH AROUND 20 KNOTS THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL
  SHIFT TO THE NORTH AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO
  NEAR 40 KNOTS SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY.

* SEAS: WAVE HEIGHTS WILL BUILD TO 5 TO 7 FEET TONIGHT AND SUNDAY
  MORNING...THEN BUILDING TO BETWEEN 8 AND 10 FEET SUNDAY NIGHT.

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.

&&

$$

GMZ130-132-135-050930-
/O.CON.KBRO.SI.Y.0003.140105T2100Z-140106T1800Z/
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-
1038 PM CST SAT JAN 4 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM
SUNDAY TO NOON CST MONDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM
SUNDAY TO NOON CST MONDAY. 

* WINDS: NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS.

* BAY CONDITIONS: 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.

&&

$$

HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RGV

270 
WHUS74 KBRO 050840
MWWBRO

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
240 AM CST SUN JAN 5 2014

...GALE FORCE GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE LOWER TEXAS COASTAL
WATERS THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG TO VERY STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL
DEVELOP ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO BEHIND THE FRONT...WITH
GUSTS TO GALE FORCE FROM LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY.
AGITATED MARINE CONDITIONS WITH ELEVATED SOUTH WINDS AND HIGHER
SEAS WILL PERSIST THIS MORNING...BUT WILL SLACK OFF BRIEFLY AHEAD
OF THE FRONT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE GULF
WATERS AHEAD OF THE FRONT.

GMZ170-175-051800-
/O.CON.KBRO.SC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-140105T2100Z/
/O.EXT.KBRO.GL.W.0002.140105T2100Z-140106T1500Z/
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-
240 AM CST SUN JAN 5 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 AM
CST MONDAY...

THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
9 AM CST MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS NEAR 20 KNOTS THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL SHIFT
  TO NORTH AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40
  KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY.

* SEAS: WAVE HEIGHTS WILL BUILD TO 5 TO 7 FEET THIS MORNING...AND
  WILL THEN BUILD TO BETWEEN 8 AND 10 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.

&&

$$

GMZ150-155-051800-
/O.CON.KBRO.SC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-140105T2100Z/
/O.EXT.KBRO.GL.W.0002.140105T2100Z-140106T1200Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD OUT 20 NM-
240 AM CST SUN JAN 5 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM
CST MONDAY...

THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
6 AM CST MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS NEAR 20 KNOTS THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL SHIFT
  TO NORTH AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40
  KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY.

* SEAS: WAVE HEIGHTS WILL BUILD TO 5 TO 7 FEET THIS MORNING...AND
  WILL THEN BUILD TO BETWEEN 8 AND 10 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.

&&

$$

GMZ130-132-135-051800-
/O.CON.KBRO.SI.Y.0003.140105T2100Z-140106T1800Z/
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-
240 AM CST SUN JAN 5 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM
THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON CST MONDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO NOON CST MONDAY. 

* WINDS: NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS.

* BAY CONDITIONS: 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.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RGV

360 
WHUS74 KBRO 051304 AAA
MWWBRO

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
704 AM CST SUN JAN 5 2014

...GALE FORCE GUSTS THIS AFTERNOON...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE LOWER TEXAS COASTAL
WATERS THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG TO VERY STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL
DEVELOP ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO BEHIND THE FRONT...WITH
GUSTS TO GALE FORCE FROM LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING. AGITATED MARINE CONDITIONS WITH ELEVATED SOUTH WINDS AND HIGHER
SEAS WILL PERSIST THIS MORNING...BUT WILL SLACK OFF BRIEFLY AHEAD
OF THE FRONT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE GULF
WATERS AHEAD OF THE FRONT.

GMZ150-155-052115-
/O.CON.KBRO.SC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-140105T2100Z/
/O.EXT.KBRO.GL.W.0002.140105T2100Z-140106T1500Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD OUT 20 NM-
704 AM CST SUN JAN 5 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 AM
CST MONDAY...

THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
9 AM CST MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS NEAR 20 KNOTS THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL 
  SHIFT TO NORTH AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 
  NEAR 40 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. 

* SEAS: WAVE HEIGHTS WILL BUILD TO 5 TO 7 FEET THIS MORNING...
  AND WILL THEN BUILD TO BETWEEN 8 AND 10 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.

&&

$$

GMZ170-175-052115-
/O.CON.KBRO.SC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-140105T2100Z/
/O.CON.KBRO.GL.W.0002.140105T2100Z-140106T1500Z/
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-
704 AM CST SUN JAN 5 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
9 AM CST MONDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 AM
CST MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM
CST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS NEAR 20 KNOTS THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL 
  SHIFT TO NORTH AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 
  NEAR 40 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. 

* SEAS: WAVE HEIGHTS WILL BUILD TO 5 TO 7 FEET THIS MORNING...
  AND WILL THEN BUILD TO BETWEEN 8 AND 10 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.

&&

$$

GMZ130-132-135-052115-
/O.CON.KBRO.SI.Y.0003.140105T2100Z-140106T1800Z/
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-
704 AM CST SUN JAN 5 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM
THIS AFTERNOON TO NOON CST MONDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO NOON CST MONDAY. 

* WINDS: NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS.

* BAY CONDITIONS: 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.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RGV

465 
WHUS74 KBRO 051639 AAB
MWWBRO

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
1039 AM CST SUN JAN 5 2014

...GALE FORCE GUSTS WILL DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE LOWER TEXAS COASTAL
WATERS THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG TO VERY STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL
DEVELOP ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO BEHIND THE FRONT...WITH
GUSTS TO GALE FORCE FROM LATE SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY
MORNING. AGITATED MARINE CONDITIONS WITH ELEVATED SOUTH WINDS AND
HIGHER SEAS WILL PERSIST THIS MORNING...BUT WILL SLACK OFF
BRIEFLY AHEAD OF THE FRONT. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT
FOR THE LOWER TEXAS COASTAL WATERS AHEAD OF THE FRONT.

GMZ150-155-170-175-060045-
/O.CON.KBRO.SC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-140105T2100Z/
/O.CON.KBRO.GL.W.0002.140105T2100Z-140106T1500Z/
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-
1039 AM CST SUN JAN 5 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
9 AM CST MONDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 AM
CST MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM
CST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS NEAR 20 KNOTS THIS MORNING. WINDS WILL 
  SHIFT TO NORTH AND INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 
  NEAR 40 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. 

* SEAS: WAVE HEIGHTS WILL BUILD TO 5 TO 7 FEET THIS MORNING... 
  AND WILL THEN BUILD TO BETWEEN 8 AND 10 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.

&&

$$

GMZ130-132-135-060045-
/O.EXT.KBRO.SI.Y.0003.140105T1800Z-140106T1800Z/
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-
1039 AM CST SUN JAN 5 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
MONDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON
CST MONDAY. 

* WINDS: NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS.

* BAY CONDITIONS: 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.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RGV

403 
WHUS74 KBRO 052255
MWWBRO

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
455 PM CST SUN JAN 5 2014

...GALE FORCE GUSTS TO CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT HAS CROSSED THE LOWER TEXAS COASTAL
WATERS THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG TO VERY STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL
CONTINUE ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO BEHIND THE
FRONT...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE FROM LATE SUNDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

GMZ150-155-170-175-060600-
/O.CON.KBRO.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140106T1500Z/
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-
455 PM CST SUN JAN 5 2014

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY...

* WINDS: NORTH WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 KNOTS
  THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

* SEAS: WAVE HEIGHTS BUILDING TO BETWEEN 8 AND 10 FEET BY 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.

&&

$$

GMZ130-132-135-060600-
/O.CON.KBRO.SI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-140106T1800Z/
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-
455 PM CST SUN JAN 5 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON
CST MONDAY...

* WINDS: NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS.

* BAY CONDITIONS: 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.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RGV

942 
WHUS74 KBRO 060558
MWWBRO

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
1158 PM CST SUN JAN 5 2014

...GALE FORCE GUSTS TO CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT HAS CROSSED THE LOWER TEXAS COASTAL WATERS
THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG TO VERY STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE
ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO BEHIND THE FRONT...WITH
FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING.

GMZ150-155-170-175-061400-
/O.CON.KBRO.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140106T1500Z/
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-
1158 PM CST SUN JAN 5 2014

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY. 

* WINDS: NORTH WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 KNOTS THROUGH
  MONDAY MORNING.

* SEAS: WAVE HEIGHTS BUILDING TO BETWEEN 8 AND 10 FEET BY 
  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.

&&

$$

GMZ130-132-135-061400-
/O.CON.KBRO.SI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-140106T1800Z/
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-
1158 PM CST SUN JAN 5 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON
CST MONDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
MONDAY. 

* WINDS: NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS.

* BAY CONDITIONS: 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.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RGV

478 
WHUS74 KBRO 060818
MWWBRO

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
218 AM CST MON JAN 6 2014

...GALE FORCE GUSTS TO CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT...POOR MARINE
CONDITIONS CONTINUE...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT HAS CROSSED THE LOWER TEXAS COASTAL WATERS.
STRONG TO VERY STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE WESTERN
GULF OF MEXICO BEHIND THE FRONT...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE
FORCE THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. ROUGH SEAS AND STRONG WINDS WILL
CONTINUE THROUGH THE REST OF THE DAY ON MONDAY.

GMZ150-155-170-175-061815-
/O.CON.KBRO.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-140106T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KBRO.SC.Y.0004.140106T1500Z-140107T0000Z/
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-
218 AM CST MON JAN 6 2014

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM
CST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO
6 PM CST THIS EVENING. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
9 AM CST THIS MORNING. 

* WINDS: NORTH WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 KNOTS
  THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. DECREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS LATE THIS
  MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON.

* SEAS: WAVE HEIGHTS BETWEEN 9 AND 13 FEET OFFSHORE...7 TO 11 FEET
  NEARSHORE. 

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.

&&

$$

GMZ130-132-135-061815-
/O.EXT.KBRO.SI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-140106T2100Z/
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-
218 AM CST MON JAN 6 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST
THIS AFTERNOON...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM
CST THIS AFTERNOON. 

* WINDS: NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS.

* BAY CONDITIONS: 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.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RGV

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
1203 PM CST SAT JAN 4 2014

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

&&

.AVIATION...VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE
VALLEY AND DEEP SOUTH TEXAS THROUGH THIS EVENING. MODERATE TO
BREEZY SOUTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AS HIGH
PRESSURE OVER THE GULF INTERACTS WITH LOW PRESSURE OVER NORTH
TEXAS. THE SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL DECREASE THIS EVENING
BUT NOT FULLY DECOUPLE. PATCHY FOG AND MVFR CEILING LOW CLOUDS
MAY DEVELOP TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY BETWEEN 08 AND 13Z SUNDAY...DUE
TO ABUNDANT LOW LEVEL MOISTURE IN PLACE.

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 1033 AM CST SAT JAN 4 2014/

DISCUSSION...GOOD WARM AIR ADVECTION IS IN PROGRESS ACROSS THE
AREA THIS MORNING. THE LATEST BRO SOUNDING ALONG WITH THE VAD
WIND PROFILE INDICATES LOW LEVEL WINDS BETWEEN 30 TO 35 KNOTS.
WARMER AIR ALOFT SHOULD CONTINUE TO MIX DOWN THIS MORNING INTO THE
AFTERNOON. ALSO SURFACE OBSERVATIONS SHOW TEMPERATURES ARE QUICKLY
WARMING UP AND RUNNING 2 TO 3 DEGREES ABOVE FORECAST
TEMPERATURES...ESPECIALLY OVER THE EASTERN HALF OF THE AREA.
THEREFORE...HAVE ADJUSTED THE HIGH TEMPERATURES UP SEVERAL DEGREES
ALONG WITH CURRENT HOURLY TEMPERATURES...WHICH IS CLOSER TO THE LATEST
MOS GUIDANCE. NO OTHER CHANGES NEEDED AT THIS TIME.

PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 510 AM CST SAT JAN 4 2014/

DISCUSSION...UPDATED FOR LATEST AVIATION DISCUSSION BELOW.

AVIATION...VFR CONDITIONS PREVAIL AT THE TAF SITES...WITH A FEW LOW
CLOUDS NEAR THE COAST...AND WITH SCT LOW MARINE CU OFFSHORE. HIGH
PRESSURE IS IN CONTROL OVERHEAD...BUT THE CENTER IS SHIFTING EAST AS
PRESSURE FALLS OVER NORTH TEXAS AHEAD OF A COLD FRONT DUE ON SUNDAY.
MODERATE TO BREEZY AND GUSTY SOUTH SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS WILL
OCCUR TODAY...BRINGING IN LOW LEVEL CU AND PARTLY CLOUDY SKIES. WIND
DIRECTION WILL BECOME MORE SOUTHERLY LATE IN THE DAY...REFLECTING
ADJUSTMENT TO THE SYNOPTIC SCALE PRESSURE FIELD OF HIGH PRESSURE
OVER THE NORTHEAST GULF AND LOWER PRESSURE ACROSS MID TEXAS. VFR
CONDITIONS WILL BE THE RULE THROUGH THIS EVENING...BUT PATCHY FOG
AND MVFR CEILING LOW CLOUDS MAY DEVELOP TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY FOR MFE
AND THE MID VALLEY...AS AMPLE LOW LEVEL MOISTURE INFILTRATES INLAND.

PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 317 AM CST SAT JAN 4 2014/

SHORT TERM /TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE
NORTH GULF OF MEXICO WILL RETREAT EAST TODAY AS BROAD LOW PRESSURE
OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS SINKS SOUTH INTO TEXAS. WEATHER FROM TODAY
THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING WILL FEATURE LIGHT TO MODERATE...AND AT TIMES
BREEZY...SOUTH SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH RETURN FLOW UNDER PARTLY CLOUDY
SKIES AS A PRECURSOR TO THE ARRIVAL OF A STRONG COLD FRONT AND
MODIFIED ARCTIC AIR MASS...AS EXPECTED...SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

NEAR NORMAL HIGH TEMPS OF AROUND 70 WILL BE ON TAP TODAY ACROSS THE
RGV AND DEEP SOUTH TEXAS...AND INCREASING DEW POINTS WILL HELP PROP
UP SATURDAY NIGHT LOW TEMPS FROM THE 50S ACROSS THE NORTHERN RANCH
LANDS TO NEAR 60 ALONG THE COAST. HIGH TEMPS WILL AGAIN REACH AROUND
70...FOR THE LOWER VALLEY ONLY...ON SUNDAY...MAINLY BECAUSE A COLD
FRONT WILL BE MOVING INTO THE RANCH LANDS AROUND NOON...AND WILL
LIMIT HIGH TEMPS TO THE LOWER 60S THERE. LITTLE IN THE WAY OF PRECIP
IS EXPECTED WITH THE FRONT ON SUNDAY...THOUGH CHANCES OF SOME SHOWER
ACTIVITY MOVING NORTH TO SOUTH DOWN THE COAST WITH THE FRONT WILL BE
SLIGHTLY HIGHER. PATCHY FOG WILL BE POSSIBLE SATURDAY NIGHT THOUGH
AS MOISTURE INCREASES...BUT WINDS SHOULD REMAIN HEALTHY ENOUGH TO
PRECLUDE SERIOUS FOG.

THE COLD FRONT SHOULD BE THROUGH THE CWA BY 6 PM SUNDAY...WITH
NORMAL DAY TIME TEMPERATURE INCREASES HALTED AND REVERSED FROM NORTH
TO SOUTH SUNDAY AFTERNOON. THE MID LEVEL SHORT WAVE TROUGH LEADING
THE SOUTHWARD RELEASE OF COLD AIR WILL ROUND THE BASE OF THE LARGER
SCALE TROUGH OVER OKLAHOMA AND ARKANSAS SUNDAY AFTERNOON...WITH MORE
COLD AIR MOVING SOUTH OVER THE PLAINS AHEAD OF A SLOW...EASTWARD
ADVANCING RIDGE...LOCATED ROUGHLY OVER THE WEST COAST ON SUNDAY.

LONG TERM /SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY/...
SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY HIGH PRESSURE WILL STILL BE SURGING INTO
THE AREA AMID STRONG UPPER CONVERGENCE/DAVA. THE AIRMASS USHERED IN
BY THE PARENT HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM...A GOLIATH 1042MB RIDGE CENTERED
OVER THE PLAINS...IS VERY COLD AND DRY WITH AN ORIGIN SOMEWHERE OVER
THE ARCTIC OCEAN/NORTHERN CANADA. WIND CHILLS THROUGH THE DAY AND
ESPECIALLY IN THE MORNING MONDAY WILL BE IN THE MID TO UPPER 20S
WITH WIND CHILL ADVISORIES LIKELY NEEDED FOR SEVERAL HOURS EITHER
SIDE OF MORNING COMMUTE/SCHOOL BUS TIME MONDAY MORNING AREA WIDE.
HIGHS MONDAY WILL CREEP INTO THE MID TO UPPER 40S WITH A PERSISTENT
NORTH WIND STAYING ABOVE 10 MPH MOST OF THE DAY. A LACK OF CLOUD
COVER WILL HOWEVER ALLOW THOSE HIGHS TO CREEP UP ABOVE MORNING LOWS
IN THE LOW 30S IN THE NORTHERN RANCHLANDS AND UPPER 30S IN THE
VALLEY. A FREEZE IS POSSIBLE SUNDAY NIGHT IN OUR NORTHERN TIER OF
COUNTIES...BUT FOR NOW THE WIND SPEEDS LOOK LIKE THEY WILL BE TOO
HIGH TO SETTLE INTO A FREEZE.

MONDAY NIGHT HOWEVER MAY BE A DIFFERENT STORY BUT THERE IS STILL A
FLY IN THAT OINTMENT. A TRAILING UPPER TROUGH GETS NUDGED ACROSS THE
AREA MONDAY NIGHT INTO TUESDAY AND INDUCES A RESPONSE OF
SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS AT THE SURFACE AND LOW LEVELS. THE WAVE ALSO
WILL LIKELY PRODUCE AT LEAST SOME MID LEVEL CLOUDINESS. FOR NOW THE
FORECAST HAS THE RETURN FLOW STARTING EARLY TUESDAY MORNING AND
KEEPING MINS IN THE VALLEY A LITTLE WARMER...38 AT MCALLEN 40 AT
BROWNSVILLE FOR EXAMPLE...BUT KEEPS THE NORTHERN RANCHLANDS AND MORE
OUTLYING RURAL AREAS MUCH COLDER AT THE AXIS OF THE PARENT SURFACE
RIDGE WITH LOWS AROUND 28 DEGREES WITH SEVERAL HOURS BELOW FREEZING.
HOW FAST THAT RETURN FLOW GETS GOING WILL DETERMINE OUR FREEZE
POTENTIAL. THAT BEING SAID...WITH THE CLIMO/SYNOPTIC SIGNAL IN PLACE
FORECAST CONTINUES TO SHOW AT LEAST SOME DEGREE OF FREEZE PLAUSIBLE
FOR MOST OF THE NON IMMEDIATELY COASTAL AREAS OUTSIDE OF THE VALLEY
METRO AREAS AND BETTER THAN EVEN CHANCES OF A WARNING CRITERIA
FREEZE IN THE HEBBRONVILLE/FALFURRIAS AREA.

BROADLY DIVERGENT FLOW/DCVA OVER THE CENTRAL PLAINS FURTHER AIDS IN
DEEPENING SURFACE LOW PRESSURE/LEE TROUGHING DEVELOPMENT THROUGH
TUESDAY AND WINDS SHOULD ESTABLISH MORE SOUTHEASTERLY WITH
TEMPERATURES MODERATING INTO THE MID TO UPPER 50S. WITH MOISTURE
RETURNING AND AT LEAST SOME WEAK ISENTROPIC LIFT AVAILABLE CONTINUED
THE CHANCE FOR RAIN/SHOWERS THROUGH THE DAY. BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON
INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING STRENGTHENING TROUGHING TO OUR WEST WILL
INTERACT WITH STRONG HIGH PRESSURE TO OUR EAST TO CREATE PRETTY
BREEZY CONDITIONS OVER LAND AND KEEP MARINE CONDITIONS HAZARDOUS FOR
SMALL CRAFT. WINDS OVER LAND WILL PROBABLY BE AROUND 15 TO 25 MPH
AND GUSTY...TEMPERATURES SHOULD REBOUND INTO THE LOW 70S.

THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY WIND SPEEDS WILL LIKELY DROP OFF A BIT AS HIGH
PRESSURE MOVES EAST OF THE ATLANTIC COAST. HOWEVER SOUTHEASTERLY
WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PUMP MOISTURE AND WARMER AIR INTO THE AREA
WITH BOTH HIGHS AND LOWS CONTINUING AN UPWARD TREND. HIGHS IN THE
MID 70S TO PUSHING 80 ARE IN THE CARDS THURSDAY AND FRIDAY. BY THE
WEEKEND A FAIRLY STRONG UPPER TROUGH IS PROJECTED TO BE NORTHWEST OF
THE AREA LOADING UP ANOTHER COLD FRONT BEYOND THE SCOPE OF THE
CURRENT FORECAST. FOR NOW THOUGH THE OUTLOOK SUGGESTS ANOTHER COLD
FRONT SATURDAY OR SUNDAY.

MARINE...
TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY...HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE NORTHWEST GULF WILL
MOVE EAST...RESULTING IN MODERATE TO FRESH SOUTH SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH
WINDS THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. A COLD FRONT WILL ARRIVE SUNDAY AROUND
MID DAY WHEN NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE...AS WILL WAVE HEIGHTS. GUSTS
WILL REACH GALE FORCE LATER ON SUNDAY AND...FOR NOW...DELAYED ONSET
OVER THE GULF WATERS FROM 18Z TO 21Z.

SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
A GALE WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING FOR FREQUENT GUSTS
TO GALE FORCE. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES WILL BE REQUIRED THROUGH AT
LEAST MONDAY EVENING DUE TO PERSISTENT NORTHEASTERLY WINDS AND ROUGH
SEAS. SEAS WILL PEAK AT AROUND 8 TO 13 FEET THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT
INTO MONDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL SHIFT EASTERLY MONDAY NIGHT INTO
TUESDAY BUT QUICKLY SHIFT SOUTHEASTERLY AND INCREASE TO AROUND 20
KNOTS BY TUESDAY MORNING LEADING TO A CONFUSED SEA STATE UNTIL
SWELLS ESTABLISH OUT OF THE SOUTH WITH WAVE HEIGHTS REMAINING AROUND
7 TO 9 FEET. STRONG SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST THROUGH
WEDNESDAY. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED BOTH TUESDAY
AND WEDNESDAY FOR GULF WATERS AND FOR THE DAYTIME TUESDAY AND
WEDNESDAY ON THE LAGUNA MADRE.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
BAYVIEW/PORT ISABEL  72  62  69  37 /  10  10  10   0
BROWNSVILLE          74  62  72  37 /  10  10  10   0
HARLINGEN            75  60  69  35 /  10  10  10   0
MCALLEN              75  57  69  35 /  10  10  10   0
RIO GRANDE CITY      73  55  67  35 /  10   0  10   0
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND   70  64  69  39 /  10  10  10  10

&&

.BRO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...NONE.
GM...GALE WATCH FROM SUNDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH MONDAY MORNING FOR
     GMZ150-155-170-175.

&&

THIS PRODUCT IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT:
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RGV

63

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
358 AM CST SAT JAN 4 2014

TXZ248>257-051000-
ZAPATA-JIM HOGG-BROOKS-KENEDY-STARR-HIDALGO-INLAND WILLACY-
INLAND CAMERON-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON-
358 AM CST SAT JAN 4 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR DEEP SOUTH TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS FOR AREA BEACHES.

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

ELEVATED RIP CURRENT RISK THROUGH FRIDAY.

FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL BE POSSIBLE SUNDAY NIGHT FOR THE
NORTHERN RANCH LANDS...AND LIKELY MONDAY NIGHT FOR ALL BUT THE
LOWER VALLEY. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL BE POSSIBLE SUNDAY NIGHT
AND MONDAY FOR MUCH OF THE COUNTY WARNING AREA.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

GMZ130-132-135-150-155-170-175-051000-
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-
358 AM CST SAT JAN 4 2014

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION ON THE GULF.

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

A GALE WATCH HAS BEEN POSTED BEGINNING SUNDAY AFTERNOON FOR A
RAPID INCREASE IN WINDS AND SEAS AS A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ON THE GULF WATERS
ONCE THE GALE SUBSIDES...FROM LATE MONDAY THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEK.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.