Gale Warning 7, NWS Brownsville, TX

526 
WHUS74 KBRO 022207
MWWBRO

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
407 PM CST SUN MAR 2 2014

...STRONG WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS ANTICIPATED...

.THE APPROACH AND PASSAGE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL LEAD TO A
DRAMATIC INCREASE IN WINDS AND SEAS ALONG THE LOWER TEXAS COAST
THIS EVENING AND GALE WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED. THE FRONT IS
EXPECTED TO PUSH ACROSS THE COAST THIS EVENING THROUGH THE
OVERNIGHT WITH SEVERAL HOURS OF FREQUENT GALE FORCE GUSTS
EXPECTED. AT LEAST SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY MONDAY.

GMZ130-132-135-030615-
/O.EXP.KBRO.SC.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-140302T2200Z/
/O.CON.KBRO.GL.W.0007.140303T0600Z-140303T1500Z/
/O.CON.KBRO.SC.Y.0025.140303T1500Z-140304T0000Z/
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-
407 PM CST SUN MAR 2 2014

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM
CST MONDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST
MONDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THIS AFTERNOON. 
A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST
MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM
CST MONDAY.

* WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS AT 25 TO 30 KNOTS GUSTING TO 
  35 TO 40 KNOTS. 

* SEAS: SEAS 8 TO 12 FEET RISING RAPIDLY BEHIND THE FRONT.

* BAY CONDITIONS: BAY WATERS VERY ROUGH WITH LARGE WAVES
  DEVELOPING IN DEEPER CHANNELS.


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.

&&

$$

GMZ150-155-170-175-030615-
/O.CON.KBRO.GL.W.0007.140303T0600Z-140303T1500Z/
/O.CON.KBRO.SC.Y.0025.140303T1500Z-140304T0000Z/
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-
407 PM CST SUN MAR 2 2014

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM
CST MONDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST
MONDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM
CST MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO
6 PM CST MONDAY. 

* WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHEAST 25 TO 30 KNOTS GUSTING TO 35 TO 40 
  KNOTS.

* WAVES: BUILDING SEAS OF 5 TO 9 FEET NEARSHORE...AND 8 TO 12 
  FEET OFFSHORE. 

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.

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE OCCURRING...OR
FORECAST TO OCCUR WITHIN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS. OPERATING A
VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY
EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT
THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RGV

789 
WHUS74 KBRO 022307
MWWBRO

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
507 PM CST SUN MAR 2 2014

...STRONG WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS ANTICIPATED...

.THE APPROACH AND PASSAGE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL LEAD TO A
DRAMATIC INCREASE IN WINDS AND SEAS ALONG THE LOWER TEXAS COAST
THIS EVENING AND GALE WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED. THE FRONT IS
EXPECTED TO PUSH ACROSS THE COAST THIS EVENING THROUGH THE
OVERNIGHT WITH SEVERAL HOURS OF FREQUENT GALE FORCE GUSTS
EXPECTED. AT LEAST SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY MONDAY.

IN ADDITION TO THE WIND THREAT DENSE FOG WILL FORM THIS EVENING
AHEAD OF THE FRONT. THE FOG WILL BE DISSPIATED BY THE ARRIVAL OF
THE STRONG AND DRY WINDS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT.

GMZ130-132-030715-
/O.NEW.KBRO.MF.Y.0014.140303T0200Z-140303T0800Z/
/O.CON.KBRO.GL.W.0007.140303T0600Z-140303T1500Z/
/O.CON.KBRO.SC.Y.0025.140303T1500Z-140304T0000Z/
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-
507 PM CST SUN MAR 2 2014

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CST MONDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM
CST MONDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A DENSE
FOG ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CST MONDAY. A GALE
WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST
MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO
6 PM CST MONDAY. 

* WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS AT 25 TO 30 KNOTS GUSTING TO 
  35 TO 40 KNOTS. 

* SEAS: SEAS 8 TO 12 FEET RISING RAPIDLY BEHIND THE FRONT.

* BAY CONDITIONS: BAY WATERS VERY ROUGH WITH LARGE WAVES
  DEVELOPING IN DEEPER CHANNELS.

* VISIBILITY: VISIBILITIES OF ONE QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS.

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.

&&

$$

GMZ150-030715-
/O.NEW.KBRO.MF.Y.0014.140302T2307Z-140303T0800Z/
/O.CON.KBRO.GL.W.0007.140303T0600Z-140303T1500Z/
/O.CON.KBRO.SC.Y.0025.140303T1500Z-140304T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE OUT 20 NM-
507 PM CST SUN MAR 2 2014

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CST MONDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM
CST MONDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A DENSE
FOG ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CST MONDAY. A GALE
WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM CST
MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO
6 PM CST MONDAY. 

* WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHEAST 25 TO 30 KNOTS GUSTING TO 35 TO 40 
  KNOTS. 

* WAVES: BUILDING SEAS OF 5 TO 9 FEET NEARSHORE...AND 8 TO 12 FEET
  OFFSHORE.

* VISIBILITY: VISIBILITIES DROPPING TO ONE QUARTER OF A MILE OR
  LESS.

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.

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.

&&

$$

GMZ135-155-170-175-030715-
/O.CON.KBRO.GL.W.0007.140303T0600Z-140303T1500Z/
/O.CON.KBRO.SC.Y.0025.140303T1500Z-140304T0000Z/
LAGUNA MADRE FROM 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TO BAFFIN BAY TX-
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-
507 PM CST SUN MAR 2 2014

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM
CST MONDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST
MONDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 9 AM
CST MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO
6 PM CST MONDAY. 

* WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS AT 25 TO 30 KNOTS GUSTING TO 
  35 TO 40 KNOTS. 

* SEAS: SEAS 8 TO 12 FEET RISING RAPIDLY BEHIND THE FRONT.

* BAY CONDITIONS: BAY WATERS VERY ROUGH WITH LARGE WAVES 
  DEVELOPING IN DEEPER CHANNELS. 

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.

&&

$$

JGG
HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RGV

708 
WHUS74 KBRO 030312
MWWBRO

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
912 PM CST SUN MAR 2 2014

...STRONG WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS ANTICIPATED...

.THE APPROACH AND PASSAGE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL LEAD TO A
DRAMATIC INCREASE IN WINDS AND SEAS ALONG THE LOWER TEXAS COAST
THIS EVENING AND GALE WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED. THE FRONT IS
EXPECTED TO PUSH ACROSS THE COAST THIS EVENING THROUGH THE
OVERNIGHT WITH SEVERAL HOURS OF FREQUENT GALE FORCE GUSTS
EXPECTED. AT LEAST SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY MONDAY.

IN ADDITION TO THE WIND THREAT DENSE FOG WILL FORM THIS EVENING
AHEAD OF THE FRONT. THE FOG WILL BE DISSPIATED BY THE ARRIVAL OF
THE STRONG AND DRY WINDS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT.

GMZ135-155-175-031115-
/O.EXT.KBRO.GL.W.0007.140303T0400Z-140303T1500Z/
/O.CON.KBRO.SC.Y.0025.140303T1500Z-140304T0000Z/
LAGUNA MADRE FROM 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TO BAFFIN BAY TX-
COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
912 PM CST SUN MAR 2 2014

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST
MONDAY...

THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY. A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST MONDAY. 

* WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS AT 25 TO 30 KNOTS GUSTING TO 
  35 TO 40 KNOTS. 

* SEAS: SEAS 8 TO 12 FEET RISING RAPIDLY BEHIND THE FRONT.

* BAY CONDITIONS: BAY WATERS VERY ROUGH WITH LARGE WAVES 
  DEVELOPING IN DEEPER CHANNELS. 

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.

&&

$$

GMZ130-132-150-031115-
/O.CON.KBRO.MF.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-140303T0800Z/
/O.CON.KBRO.GL.W.0007.140303T0600Z-140303T1500Z/
/O.CON.KBRO.SC.Y.0025.140303T1500Z-140304T0000Z/
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-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE OUT 20 NM-
912 PM CST SUN MAR 2 2014

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CST MONDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST
MONDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY. A DENSE
FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CST MONDAY. A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST MONDAY. 

* WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS AT 25 TO 30 KNOTS GUSTING TO 
  35 TO 40 KNOTS. 

* SEAS: SEAS 8 TO 12 FEET RISING RAPIDLY BEHIND THE FRONT.

* BAY CONDITIONS: BAY WATERS VERY ROUGH WITH LARGE WAVES 
  DEVELOPING IN DEEPER CHANNELS. 

* VISIBILITY: VISIBILITIES OF ONE QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS.

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.

&&

$$

GMZ170-031115-
/O.CON.KBRO.GL.W.0007.140303T0600Z-140303T1500Z/
/O.CON.KBRO.SC.Y.0025.140303T1500Z-140304T0000Z/
WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
912 PM CST SUN MAR 2 2014

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

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST MONDAY. A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 6 PM CST MONDAY. 

* WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS AT 25 TO 30 KNOTS GUSTING TO 
  35 TO 40 KNOTS. 

* SEAS: SEAS 8 TO 12 FEET RISING RAPIDLY BEHIND THE FRONT.

* BAY CONDITIONS: BAY WATERS VERY ROUGH WITH LARGE WAVES 
  DEVELOPING IN DEEPER CHANNELS. 

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.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RGV

365 
WHUS74 KBRO 030803
MWWBRO

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
203 AM CST MON MAR 3 2014

...STRONG WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS ANTICIPATED...

.THE APPROACH AND PASSAGE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL LEAD TO A
DRAMATIC INCREASE IN WINDS AND SEAS ALONG THE LOWER TEXAS COAST
THIS EVENING AND GALE WARNINGS HAVE BEEN ISSUED. THE FRONT IS
EXPECTED TO PUSH ACROSS THE COAST THIS EVENING THROUGH THE
OVERNIGHT WITH SEVERAL HOURS OF FREQUENT GALE FORCE GUSTS
EXPECTED. AT LEAST SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY MONDAY.

IN ADDITION TO THE WIND THREAT DENSE FOG WILL FORM THIS EVENING
AHEAD OF THE FRONT. THE FOG WILL BE DISSPIATED BY THE ARRIVAL OF
THE STRONG AND DRY WINDS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT.

GMZ130-132-150-031615-
/O.EXP.KBRO.MF.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-140303T0800Z/
/O.NEW.KBRO.MF.Y.0015.140303T0803Z-140303T1000Z/
/O.CON.KBRO.GL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-140303T1500Z/
/O.CON.KBRO.SC.Y.0025.140303T1500Z-140304T0000Z/
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-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE OUT 20 NM-
203 AM CST MON MAR 3 2014

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST EARLY THIS
MORNING...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING
TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A DENSE
FOG ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST EARLY THIS
MORNING. THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A GALE
WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING. A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM
CST THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS AT 25 TO 30 KNOTS GUSTING TO 
  35 TO 40 KNOTS. 

* SEAS: SEAS 8 TO 12 FEET RISING RAPIDLY BEHIND THE FRONT.

* BAY CONDITIONS: BAY WATERS VERY ROUGH WITH LARGE WAVES 
  DEVELOPING IN DEEPER CHANNELS.

* VISIBILITY: VISIBILITIES OF ONE QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS.

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.

&&

$$

GMZ135-155-170-175-031615-
/O.CON.KBRO.GL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-140303T1500Z/
/O.CON.KBRO.SC.Y.0025.140303T1500Z-140304T0000Z/
LAGUNA MADRE FROM 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TO BAFFIN BAY TX-
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-
203 AM CST MON MAR 3 2014

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

* WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS AT 25 TO 30 KNOTS GUSTING TO 
  35 TO 40 KNOTS. 

* SEAS: SEAS 8 TO 12 FEET RISING RAPIDLY BEHIND THE FRONT.

* BAY CONDITIONS: BAY WATERS VERY ROUGH WITH LARGE WAVES 
  DEVELOPING IN DEEPER CHANNELS. 

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.

&&

$$


HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/RGV

354 
WHUS74 KBRO 031001
MWWBRO

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
401 AM CST MON MAR 3 2014

...STRONG WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS ANTICIPATED...

.STRONG COLD FRONT WILL LEAD TO A DRAMATIC INCREASE IN WINDS AND
SEAS ALONG THE LOWER TEXAS COAST TODAY AND GALE WARNINGS HAVE BEEN
ISSUED. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE
REMAINDER OF THE DAY MONDAY.

IN ADDITION TO THE WIND THREAT DENSE FOG WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT
THE LOWER TEXAS GULF WATERS. THE FOG WILL BE DISSPIATED BY THE 
ARRIVAL OF THE STRONG AND DRY WINDS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT.

GMZ130-132-150-031815-
/O.EXT.KBRO.MF.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-140303T1200Z/
/O.CON.KBRO.GL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-140303T1500Z/
/O.CON.KBRO.SC.Y.0025.140303T1500Z-140304T0000Z/
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-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE OUT 20 NM-
401 AM CST MON MAR 3 2014

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

THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS
MORNING. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS
MORNING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS
MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS AT 25 TO 30 KNOTS GUSTING TO 
  35 TO 40 KNOTS. 

* SEAS: SEAS 8 TO 12 FEET RISING RAPIDLY BEHIND THE FRONT.

* BAY CONDITIONS: BAY WATERS VERY ROUGH WITH LARGE WAVES 
  DEVELOPING IN DEEPER CHANNELS. 

* VISIBILITY: VISIBILITIES OF ONE QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS.

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.

&&

$$

GMZ135-155-170-175-031815-
/O.CON.KBRO.GL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-140303T1500Z/
/O.CON.KBRO.SC.Y.0025.140303T1500Z-140304T0000Z/
LAGUNA MADRE FROM 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TO BAFFIN BAY TX-
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-
401 AM CST MON MAR 3 2014

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

* WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS AT 25 TO 30 KNOTS GUSTING TO 
  35 TO 40 KNOTS. 

* SEAS: SEAS 8 TO 12 FEET RISING RAPIDLY BEHIND THE FRONT.

* BAY CONDITIONS: BAY WATERS VERY ROUGH WITH LARGE WAVES 
  DEVELOPING IN DEEPER CHANNELS. 

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.

&&

$$


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295 
WHUS74 KBRO 031221
MWWBRO

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
621 AM CST MON MAR 3 2014

...STRONG WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS ANTICIPATED...

.STRONG COLD FRONT WILL LEAD TO A DRAMATIC INCREASE IN WINDS AND
SEAS ALONG THE LOWER TEXAS COAST TODAY AND GALE WARNINGS HAVE
BEEN ISSUED. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH
THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY MONDAY.

GMZ130-132-150-031530-
/O.EXP.KBRO.MF.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-140303T1200Z/
/O.CON.KBRO.GL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-140303T1500Z/
/O.CON.KBRO.SC.Y.0025.140303T1500Z-140304T0000Z/
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-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE OUT 20 NM-
621 AM CST MON MAR 3 2014

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

* WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS AT 25 TO 30 KNOTS GUSTING TO 
  35 TO 40 KNOTS. 

* SEAS: SEAS 8 TO 12 FEET.

* BAY CONDITIONS: BAY WATERS VERY ROUGH WITH LARGE WAVES 
  DEVELOPING IN DEEPER CHANNELS. 

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.

&&

$$

GMZ135-155-170-175-031530-
/O.CON.KBRO.GL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-140303T1500Z/
/O.CON.KBRO.SC.Y.0025.140303T1500Z-140304T0000Z/
LAGUNA MADRE FROM 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TO BAFFIN BAY TX-
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-
621 AM CST MON MAR 3 2014

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

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

* WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS AT 25 TO 30 KNOTS GUSTING TO 
  35 TO 40 KNOTS. 

* SEAS: SEAS 8 TO 12 FEET.

* BAY CONDITIONS: BAY WATERS VERY ROUGH WITH LARGE WAVES 
  DEVELOPING IN DEEPER CHANNELS. 

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.

&&

$$


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295 
WHUS74 KBRO 031526
MWWBRO

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
926 AM CST MON MAR 3 2014

...STRONG WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS ACROSS THE LOWER TEXAS COAST...

.STRONG WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE LOWER TEXAS
COASTAL WATERS TODAY IN THE WAKE OF A STRONG COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE.
MARINE CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO IMPROVE BY THIS EVENING ACROSS THE
LAGUNA MADRE BUT HAZARDOUS MARINE CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
TONIGHT ACROSS THE GULF WATERS. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS
EXPECTED THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF TODAY AND WILL LIKELY CONTINUE
INTO THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT FOR THE LOWER TEXAS GULF WATERS.

GMZ130-132-135-150-155-170-175-032330-
/O.EXP.KBRO.GL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-140303T1500Z/
/O.CON.KBRO.SC.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-140304T0000Z/
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-
926 AM CST MON MAR 3 2014

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

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

* WINDS: NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS AT 25 TO 30 KNOTS DECREASING TO
  20 TO 25 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON.

* SEAS: SEAS 8 TO 12 FEET.

* BAY CONDITIONS: BAY WATERS ROUGH TO 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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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
148 PM CST SUN MAR 2 2014

.SHORT TERM /NOW THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/...THE PREFRONTAL TROUGH HAS
ESTABLISHES N/S ACROSS THE WESTERN VALLEY THIS AFTERNOON. THIS HAS
ALLOWED THE BREEZY SOUTHERLY WINDS TO PENETRATE FURTHER INLAND
INTO HIDALGO COUNTY. TEMPERATURES ARE STILL RISING AS
EXPECTED...AND ARE WELL INTO THE 80S AREAWIDE. THESE WARM
TEMPERATURES WILL HAVE A BEARING ON THE FORECAST OVERNIGHT. THE
NEXT COLD FRONT IS MOVING SOUTHWARD ACROSS THE HILL COUNTRY. THE
FRONT IS PRODUCING AN IMMEDIATE TEMPERATURE DROP OF 20 TO 25
DEGREES WITHIN AN HOUR OF PASSAGE. AT CURRENT SPEEDS...THE INITIAL
FRONTAL BOUNDARY SHOULD REACH HBV AND BKS 9 TO 10PM TONIGHT...AND
INTO THE LOWER VALLEY NO LATER THAN 3AM. TEMPERATURES BY DAWN
MONDAY SHOULD BE MID 30S FOR HBV AND BKS AND UPPER 40S AND STILL
FALLING ALONG THE RIVER. THE FRONT WILL ALSO BE PRODUCING LIGHT
RAIN AND DRIZZLE FOR THE REGION AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE. FORECAST
ISSUE NOW IS WILL ANY OF THE PRECIPITATION FREEZE BEFORE OR AFTER
CONTACT IN THE NORTHERN COUNTIES. MODEL SOUNDINGS SHOW A
PRONOUNCED SUB-FREEZING LAYER JUST OFF THE SFC WITH A SUBSTANTIAL
WARM LAYER ABOVE IT FOR A COUPLE HOURS RIGHT AROUND SUNRISE. THIS
WILL BRING THE PRECIPITATION INITIALLY AS LIQUID RAINFALL FALLING
INTO THE SUBFREEZING LAYER. THAT LAYER MAY SUPERCOOL THE
DRIZZLE...BUT WONT HAVE ENOUGH TIME TO COMPLETELY FREEZE IT. NOW
ONCE THIS FALLS INTO THE IMMEDIATE SURFACE LAYER...WHICH IS
EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE FREEZING...IT WILL STAY AS LIQUID. NOW
THERE MIGHT BE POTENTIAL FOR A FEW SURFACES TO BRIEFLY HAVE SOME
FREEZING GLAZE ON THEM AROUND HBV RIGHT AROUND DAWN...BUT DUE TO
THE FACT THAT MOST ITEMS WILL HAVE BEEN SIGNIFICANTLY HEATED
EARLIER TODAY...MOST OF THESE ITEMS /SIGNS...FENCES...SMALLER TREE
BRANCHES/ WILL STILL BE WARM ENOUGH TO INHIBIT ANY ICE BEING ABLE
TO ACCUMULATE ON THEM. BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES AND LARGER EXPOSED
ITEMS SHOULD REMAIN OK. DENSE LOW CLOUD COVER WILL KEEP
TEMPERATURES HOVERING IN THE UPPER 30S AND LOWER 40S
TOMORROW...WITH A BRISK BREEZE KEEPING WIND CHILL TEMPERATURES
RIGHT AROUND 30 DEGREES. LITTLE IF ANY DIURNAL CHANGE EXPECTED
MONDAY NIGHT AS WELL AS CLOUD COVER REMAINS FIRM IN THE REGION.
THE NEXT MIDLEVEL WAVE SWEEPS ACROSS TEXAS MONDAY
NIGHT...REENHANCING THE LIGHT RAIN AND DRIZZLE THROUGH THE NIGHT.

.LONG TERM /TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...SHORTWAVE TROUGH WILL MOVE
ACROSS TEXAS ON TUESDAY AND WITH GOOD MID LEVEL LAPSE RATES AND A
LITTLE MUCAPE WENT AHEAD AND KEPT SLIGHT CHANCE THUNDER IN ALONG
WITH RAINSHOWERS EARLY TUESDAY BUT SCALED BACK THUNDER TO NORTH OF
THE VALLEY. THE NEXT SHORTWAVE WILL MOVE INTO WESTERN TEXAS
WEDNESDAY MORNING WHICH WILL AID IN DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE OVER
THE SOUTHWESTERN GULF OF MEXICO AND KEEP CHANCE POPS IN THE FORM
OF WRAP AROUND SHOWERS THROUGH WEDNESDAY...BEST CHANCES OVER THE
GULF WATERS. LOW PRESSURE MOVES AWAY THURSDAY ALLOWING HIGH
PRESSURE TO MOVE IN AND MUCH DRIER AIR IN THE COLUMN WORKS IN
THROUGH FRIDAY. HIGH PRESSURE MOVES EASTWARD ALLOWING
SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS TO RETURN BY LATE MORNING AS WELL AS THE
MOISTURE TAP. NEXT SHORTWAVE MOVES ACROSS THE ROCKIES FRIDAY WHICH
WILL SUPPORT THE NEXT COLD FRONT INTO THE SOUTHERN PLAINS SATURDAY
AND DOWN INTO SOUTH TEXAS IN THE LATE SATURDAY TO SUNDAY
TIMEFRAME. DECENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE EURO AND GFS SO INSERTED
MENTION OF POPS SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY.

TWEAKED TEMPERATURES SLIGHTLY FOR TUESDAY BUT STILL EXPECTING MOSTLY
40S WITH LOWER 50S IN THE LOWER VALLEY. NUDGED TEMPS UP FOR
WEDNESDAY AS EURO AND GFS MOS GUIDANCE AS MUCH AS 10 DEGREES HIGHER
THAN INHERITED SO NUDGED INTO THE 60S. WARMING TREND CONTINUES
THURSDAY INTO THE FIRST HALF OF THE WEEKEND. WITH THE ANTICIPATED
FRONT AND RAIN CHANCES SUNDAY NUDGED TEMPS DOWNWARD INTO THE MIDDLE
60S TO LOWER 70S.

&&

.MARINE...NOW THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...GULF OF MEXICO ZONES REMAIN
STEADY IN THE 15 TO 20 KNOT RANGE...WHILE LAGUNA MADRE WATERS ARE
AT 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 25. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES REMAIN IN
EFFECT FOR THE LAGUNA THROUGH 4PM WHEN WINDS BEGIN TO RELAX. THE
LATE SEASON COLD FRONT BARRELS THROUGH THE REGION STARTING AROUND
MIDNIGHT...ABRUPTLY SWITCHING WINDS TO THE NORTH INCREASING TO 25
TO 30 KNOTS. A FEW GUSTS MAY BRIEFLY REACH 35KTS...BUT NOT NEARLY
ENOUGH TO QUALIFY AS A GALE. STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL KICK SEAS UP
TO 8 TO 12 FEET OFFSHORE MONDAY. A BRIEF RELAXING OF CONDITIONS IS
EXPECTED MONDAY NIGHT...BUT WILL RETURN BY TUESDAY MORNING.

TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...ADVERSE MARINE CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO BE
ONGOING INTO THE LONG TERM PERIOD AND LAST THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT
AS LOW PRESSURE DEVELOPS ALONG THE COLD FRONT IN THE SOUTHWESTERN
GULF OF MEXICO AND MOVES NORTHEAST. ONCE THE AREA OF LOW PRESSURE
MOVES EAST OF THE REGION WINDS AND SEAS WILL DECREASE AS HIGH
PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE REGION. NORTHERLY WINDS ON THURSDAY WILL
SWITCH TO THE SOUTHEAST BY FRIDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE MOVES EASTWARD.
MORE FAVORABLE MARINE CONDITIONS EXPECTED THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
BAYVIEW/PORT ISABEL  45  51  42  54 /  30  40  50  50
BROWNSVILLE          44  47  42  54 /  30  40  50  50
HARLINGEN            40  44  43  54 /  30  40  50  50
MCALLEN              39  42  40  50 /  40  40  50  30
RIO GRANDE CITY      40  43  39  50 /  40  40  40  30
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND   50  56  46  55 /  30  40  50  50

&&

.BRO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...WIND ADVISORY UNTIL 2 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR TXZ251-254>257.

GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR GMZ130-
     132-135.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 PM CST MONDAY
     FOR GMZ130-132-135-150-155-170-175.

&&

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

SHORT TERM...64
LONG TERM...55
GRAPHICS/UPPER-AIR...MARTINEZ

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
428 AM CST SUN MAR 2 2014

TXZ248>257-031200-
ZAPATA-JIM HOGG-BROOKS-KENEDY-STARR-HIDALGO-INLAND WILLACY-
INLAND CAMERON-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON-
428 AM CST SUN MAR 2 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR DEEP SOUTH TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR CAMERON...WILLACY...AND KENEDY
COUNTY FROM 10 AM CST TO 2 PM CST.

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

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

VERY LIGHT SLEET IS POSSIBLE OVER STARR...ZAPATA...JIM HOGG...
BROOKS...AND KENEDY COUNTY ON MONDAY.

AN ELEVATED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IS LIKELY AT THE LOCAL BEACHES
MONDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

GMZ130-132-135-150-155-170-175-031200-
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-
428 AM CST SUN MAR 2 2014

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE LAGUNA MADRE FROM 8 AM
CST UNTIL 4 PM CST...AND THEN AGAIN BEGINNING AT MIDNIGHT.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
WATERS EAST OF PADRE ISLAND BEGINNING AT MIDNIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY.

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR THE LAGUNA MADRE AND GULF OF MEXICO
WATERS EAST OF PADRE ISLAND WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
MONDAY.

ADDITIONAL SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES ARE LIKELY FOR THE LOWER TEXAS
COASTAL WATERS MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.