Small Craft Advisory 12, NWS Brownsville, TX

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
833 AM CST FRI JAN 24 2014

.DISCUSSION...A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT CONTINUES ACROSS THE LOWER
TEXAS COAST THIS MORNING. SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATE THAT WINDS
HAVE INCREASED TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH ESPECIALLY
NEAR THE COAST. THEREFORE...HAVE ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE
CAMERON...WILLACY AND KENEDY COUNTIES UNTIL NOON. GOOD COLD AIR
ADVECTION CONTINUES ACROSS DEEP SOUTH TEXAS THIS MORNING. SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS CONTINUE TO SHOW TEMPERATURES OVER THE NORTHERN
RANCHLANDS IN THE LOW 30S. LATEST SURFACE OBSERVATION FROM HBV
INDICATES THAT THE TEMPERATURE HAS FALLEN 30 DEGREES. HAVE REISSUED
THE FREEZE WARNING FOR ZAPATA AND JIM HOGG COUNTIES UNTIL NOON.
COLD AIR ADVECTION AND CLOUDY SKIES SHOULD KEEP TEMPERATURES FROM
RISING MORE THAN A FEW DEGREES TODAY...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE
RANCHLANDS. HAVE LOWER TEMPERATURES AREA WIDE TODAY AS A RESULT.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
BAYVIEW/PORT ISABEL  40  34  64  50 /  50  20  10  10
BROWNSVILLE          38  34  64  49 /  50  20  10  10
HARLINGEN            38  33  64  48 /  50  20  10   0
MCALLEN              39  36  64  49 /  40  10   0   0
RIO GRANDE CITY      36  34  63  49 /  30  10   0   0
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND   47  35  56  54 /  60  20  10  10

&&

.BRO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...FREEZE WATCH LATE TONIGHT FOR TXZ248>251-254.

     WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL NOON CST TODAY FOR TXZ248>250.

     FREEZE WARNING UNTIL NOON CST TODAY FOR TXZ248-249.

     WIND CHILL ADVISORY UNTIL NOON CST TODAY FOR TXZ248>257.

     WIND ADVISORY UNTIL NOON CST TODAY FOR TXZ251-254>257.

GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR
     GMZ130-132-135.

     GALE WARNING UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING FOR GMZ150-155-170-175.

&&

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

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
901 AM CST FRI JAN 24 2014

TXZ248>257-251515-
ZAPATA-JIM HOGG-BROOKS-KENEDY-STARR-HIDALGO-INLAND WILLACY-
INLAND CAMERON-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON-
901 AM CST FRI JAN 24 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR DEEP SOUTH TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

FREEZE WARNING ZAPATA AND JIM HOGG THROUGH NOON. WINTER WEATHER
ADVISORY ZAPATA...JIM HOGG AND BROOKS UNTIL NOON. WIND ADVISORY
FOR CAMERON...WILLACY AND KENEDY COUNTIES. FREEZE WATCH
ZAPATA...JIM HOGGG...BROOKS...KENEDY AND WILLACY TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

GMZ130-132-135-150-155-170-175-251515-
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-
901 AM CST FRI JAN 24 2014

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT THROUGH MIDNIGHT ACROSS THE NORTHERN
PORTIONS OF LOWER TEXAS GULF WATERS. GALE WARNING ON THE SOUTHERN
PORTIONS OF GULF WATERS UNTIL 3 PM. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY ON THE
LAGUNA MADRE THROUGH 3 PM.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.