Alert archive / Texas / Gale Warnings in 2015
Gale Warning 6, NWS Brownsville, TX
NWS Brownsville, TX issued this gale warning at Oct 24, 2015, 3:52 PM CDT. It took effect at Oct 25, 2015, 5:02 AM CDT. It was in force for 20 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
- Oct 24, 2015, 3:52 PM CDT (20:52 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 25, 2015, 5:02 AM CDT
- Expired
- Oct 26, 2015, 1:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 20 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Brownsville, TX
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
814 WHUS74 KBRO 242052 MWWBRO URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 352 PM CDT SAT OCT 24 2015 ...HAZARDOUS MARINE CONDITIONS LIKELY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT AND PERHAPS MONDAY... .A GALE CENTER WILL FORM ALONG THE LOWER TEXAS COAST AND COASTAL BEND SATURDAY EVENING...DRAGGING A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE WATERS AND SHIFTING WINDS TO NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOTS LATE SATURDAY NIGHT AND ESPECIALLY SUNDAY. GUSTY WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH OVER THE OPEN GULF LATER SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...WITH HAZARDOUS SEAS GRADUALLY SUBSIDING AS WELL. GMZ150-155-170-175-251000- /O.CON.KBRO.SC.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-151025T1200Z/ /O.UPG.KBRO.GL.A.0004.151025T1200Z-151026T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KBRO.GL.W.0006.151025T1200Z-151026T0600Z/ 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- 352 PM CDT SAT OCT 24 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SUNDAY... ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SUNDAY TO 1 AM CDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SUNDAY TO 1 AM CDT MONDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...SHIFTING TO NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 KNOTS AND GUSTY THIS EVENING AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS AND GUSTY SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY EVENING. * WAVES...6 TO 8 FEET NEARSHORE...AND 7 TO 9 FEET OFFSHORE TODAY AND TONIGHT. SEAS WILL INCREASE TO 7 TO 11 FEET ON SUNDAY...UP TO 13 FEET ESPECIALLY BEYOND 20 NAUTICAL MILES OUT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS 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. && $$ GMZ130-132-135-251000- /O.UPG.KBRO.GL.A.0004.151025T1200Z-151026T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KBRO.GL.W.0006.151025T1200Z-151026T0600Z/ LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE PORT OF BROWNSVILLE TO THE ARROYO COLORADO- LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE ARROYO COLORADO TO 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TX- LAGUNA MADRE FROM 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TO BAFFIN BAY TX- 352 PM CDT SAT OCT 24 2015 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SUNDAY TO 1 AM CDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SUNDAY TO 1 AM CDT MONDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 KNOTS AND GUSTY OVERNIGHT...THEN 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS OR HIGHER MAINLY ON SUNDAY BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING SUNDAY EVENING. * WAVES/SEAS...ROUGH CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT WITH VERY ROUGH BAY CONDITIONS EXPECTED SUNDAY...ALONG WITH 2 TO 3 FOOT WAVES NEAR THE CENTER CHANNEL OF LAGUNA MADRE BAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OR GUSTS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE OCCURRING...OR FORECAST TO OCCUR WITHIN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ 52/BSG
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331 WHUS74 KBRO 250057 MWWBRO URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 757 PM CDT SAT OCT 24 2015 ...HAZARDOUS MARINE CONDITIONS TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT AND PERHAPS MONDAY... .A GALE CENTER WILL FORM ALONG THE LOWER TEXAS COAST AND COASTAL BEND THIS EVENING...DRAGGING A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE WATERS AND SHIFTING WINDS TO NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOTS TONIGHT AND ESPECIALLY SUNDAY. GUSTY WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH OVER THE OPEN GULF LATER SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...WITH HAZARDOUS SEAS GRADUALLY SUBSIDING AS WELL. GMZ150-155-170-175-250900- /O.CON.KBRO.SC.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-151025T1200Z/ /O.CON.KBRO.GL.W.0006.151025T1200Z-151026T0600Z/ 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- 757 PM CDT SAT OCT 24 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SUNDAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SUNDAY TO 1 AM CDT MONDAY... * WINDS...SHIFTING TO NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 KNOTS AND GUSTY THIS EVENING AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS AND GUSTY SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY EVENING. * WAVES...6 TO 8 FEET NEARSHORE...AND 7 TO 9 FEET OFFSHORE TONIGHT. SEAS WILL INCREASE TO 7 TO 11 FEET ON SUNDAY...UP TO 13 FEET ESPECIALLY BEYOND 20 NAUTICAL MILES OUT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS 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. && $$ GMZ130-132-135-250900- /O.CON.KBRO.GL.W.0006.151025T1200Z-151026T0600Z/ LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE PORT OF BROWNSVILLE TO THE ARROYO COLORADO- LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE ARROYO COLORADO TO 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TX- LAGUNA MADRE FROM 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TO BAFFIN BAY TX- 757 PM CDT SAT OCT 24 2015 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SUNDAY TO 1 AM CDT MONDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 KNOTS AND GUSTY OVERNIGHT...THEN 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS OR HIGHER MAINLY ON SUNDAY BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING SUNDAY EVENING. * WAVES/SEAS...ROUGH CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT WITH VERY ROUGH BAY CONDITIONS EXPECTED SUNDAY...ALONG WITH 2 TO 3 FOOT WAVES NEAR THE CENTER CHANNEL OF LAGUNA MADRE BAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OR GUSTS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE OCCURRING...OR FORECAST TO OCCUR WITHIN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ CASTILLO
729 WHUS74 KBRO 250148 MWWBRO URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 848 PM CDT SAT OCT 24 2015 ...HAZARDOUS MARINE CONDITIONS TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT AND PERHAPS MONDAY... .A GALE CENTER WILL FORM ALONG THE LOWER TEXAS COAST AND COASTAL BEND THIS EVENING...DRAGGING A COLD FRONT THROUGH THE WATERS AND SHIFTING WINDS TO NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOTS TONIGHT AND ESPECIALLY SUNDAY. GUSTY WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH OVER THE OPEN GULF LATER SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...WITH HAZARDOUS SEAS GRADUALLY SUBSIDING AS WELL. GMZ130-132-135-251000- /O.NEW.KBRO.SI.Y.0029.151025T0148Z-151025T1200Z/ /O.CON.KBRO.GL.W.0006.151025T1200Z-151026T0600Z/ 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- 848 PM CDT SAT OCT 24 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SUNDAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SUNDAY TO 1 AM CDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SUNDAY. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 KNOTS AND GUSTY OVERNIGHT...THEN 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS OR HIGHER MAINLY ON SUNDAY BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING SUNDAY EVENING. * WAVES/SEAS...ROUGH CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP OVERNIGHT WITH VERY ROUGH BAY CONDITIONS EXPECTED SUNDAY...ALONG WITH 2 TO 3 FOOT WAVES NEAR THE CENTER CHANNEL OF LAGUNA MADRE BAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OR GUSTS 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 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. && $$ GMZ150-155-170-175-251000- /O.CON.KBRO.SC.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-151025T1200Z/ /O.CON.KBRO.GL.W.0006.151025T1200Z-151026T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 848 PM CDT SAT OCT 24 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SUNDAY... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM SUNDAY TO 1 AM CDT MONDAY... * WINDS...SHIFTING TO NORTHWEST 20 TO 30 KNOTS AND GUSTY THIS EVENING AND INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS AND GUSTY SUNDAY INTO SUNDAY EVENING. * WAVES...6 TO 8 FEET NEARSHORE...AND 7 TO 9 FEET OFFSHORE TONIGHT. SEAS WILL INCREASE TO 7 TO 11 FEET ON SUNDAY...UP TO 13 FEET ESPECIALLY BEYOND 20 NAUTICAL MILES OUT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE OCCURRING...OR FORECAST TO OCCUR WITHIN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT...GENERALLY WITH COMBINED SEAS OF 7 FEET OR MORE. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
322 WHUS74 KBRO 251002 MWWBRO URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 502 AM CDT SUN OCT 25 2015 ...VERY HAZARDOUS MARINE CONDITIONS EXPECT TODAY AND TONIGHT... .A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE STRENGTHENING ALONG THE TEXAS COASTLINE WILL PRODUCE STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OVER THE LOWER TEXAS COASTLINE TODAY AND TONIGHT. AS THIS SURFACE LOW MOVES NORTHEAST AWAY FROM DEEP SOUTH TEXAS LATER TODAY AND MONDAY THE NORTHWEST WINDS WILL SLOWLY DECREASE ALLOWING FOR THE LOWER TEXAS MARINE CONDITIONS TO IMPROVE SLOWLY ON MONDAY. GMZ130-132-135-251815- /O.CAN.KBRO.SI.Y.0029.000000T0000Z-151025T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KBRO.GL.W.0006.151025T1002Z-151025T1800Z/ /O.NEW.KBRO.SI.Y.0030.151025T1800Z-151026T0200Z/ 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- 502 AM CDT SUN OCT 25 2015 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 KNOTS WILL PREVAIL OVER THE LAGUNA MADRE THIS MORNING. THESE WINDS WILL DECREASE INTO THE 20 TO 25 KNOT RANGE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. * WAVES/SEAS...ROUGH BAY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY ACROSS THE LAGUNA MADRE TODAY AND THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OR GUSTS 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. 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 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. && $$ GMZ150-155-170-175-251815- /O.CAN.KBRO.SC.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-151025T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KBRO.GL.W.0006.151025T1002Z-151026T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 502 AM CDT SUN OCT 25 2015 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT MONDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. * WINDS...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 KNOTS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE LOWER TEXAS GULF WATERS TODAY AND TONIGHT. * WAVES...SEAS WILL INCREASE TO 7 TO 11 FEET TODAY...POSSIBLY REACHING NEAR 14 FEET TODAY AND TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE OCCURRING...OR FORECAST TO OCCUR WITHIN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$
588 WHUS74 KBRO 251017 MWWBRO URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 517 AM CDT SUN OCT 25 2015 ...VERY HAZARDOUS MARINE CONDITIONS EXPECT TODAY AND TONIGHT... .A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE STRENGTHENING ALONG THE TEXAS COASTLINE WILL PRODUCE STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OVER THE LOWER TEXAS COASTLINE TODAY AND TONIGHT. AS THIS SURFACE LOW MOVES NORTHEAST AWAY FROM DEEP SOUTH TEXAS LATER TODAY AND MONDAY THE NORTHWEST WINDS WILL SLOWLY DECREASE ALLOWING FOR THE LOWER TEXAS MARINE CONDITIONS TO IMPROVE SLOWLY ON MONDAY. GMZ130-132-135-251830- /O.CON.KBRO.GL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-151025T1800Z/ /O.CON.KBRO.SI.Y.0030.151025T1800Z-151026T0200Z/ 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- 517 AM CDT SUN OCT 25 2015 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 KNOTS WILL PREVAIL OVER THE LAGUNA MADRE THIS MORNING. THESE WINDS WILL DECREASE INTO THE 20 TO 25 KNOT RANGE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. * WAVES/SEAS...ROUGH BAY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TODAY ACROSS THE LAGUNA MADRE TODAY AND THIS EVENING. 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 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. && $$ GMZ150-155-170-175-251830- /O.CON.KBRO.GL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-151026T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 517 AM CDT SUN OCT 25 2015 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT MONDAY... * WINDS...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 KNOTS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE LOWER TEXAS GULF WATERS TODAY AND TONIGHT. * WAVES...SEAS WILL INCREASE TO 7 TO 11 FEET TODAY...POSSIBLY REACHING NEAR 14 FEET TODAY AND TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE OCCURRING...OR FORECAST TO OCCUR WITHIN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$
533 WHUS74 KBRO 251539 AAA MWWBRO URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 1039 AM CDT SUN OCT 25 2015 ...VERY HAZARDOUS MARINE CONDITIONS TO PERSIST... .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE STRENGTHENING ALONG THE TEXAS COASTLINE WILL PRODUCE STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OVER THE LOWER TEXAS COASTAL WATERS TODAY AND TONIGHT. AS THIS LOW MOVES NORTHEAST AND AWAY FROM DEEP SOUTH TEXAS LATER TODAY AND MONDAY THE NORTHWEST WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH...ALLOWING FOR THE LOWER TEXAS MARINE CONDITIONS TO IMPROVE SLOWLY ON MONDAY. GMZ130-132-135-252300- /O.CON.KBRO.GL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-151025T1800Z/ /O.CON.KBRO.SI.Y.0030.151025T1800Z-151026T0200Z/ 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 CDT SUN OCT 25 2015 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 22 TO 27 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. * BAY CONDITIONS...VERY ROUGH BAY WATERS. 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 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. && $$ GMZ150-155-170-175-252300- /O.CON.KBRO.GL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-151026T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 1039 AM CDT SUN OCT 25 2015 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT MONDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 KNOTS. * WAVES...SEAS 9 TO 11 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 14 FEET FROM 0 TO 20 NAUTICAL MILES OFFSHORE...AND 10 TO 12 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 15 FEET FROM 20 TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES OFFSHORE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE OCCURRING...OR FORECAST TO OCCUR WITHIN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ TOMASELLI
033 WHUS74 KBRO 251835 AAA MWWBRO URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 135 PM CDT SUN OCT 25 2015 ...VERY HAZARDOUS MARINE CONDITIONS TO PERSIST... .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE STRENGTHENING ALONG THE TEXAS COASTLINE WILL PRODUCE STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OVER THE LOWER TEXAS COASTAL WATERS TODAY AND TONIGHT. AS THIS LOW MOVES NORTHEAST AND AWAY FROM DEEP SOUTH TEXAS LATER TODAY AND MONDAY THE NORTHWEST WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH...ALLOWING FOR THE LOWER TEXAS MARINE CONDITIONS TO IMPROVE SLOWLY ON MONDAY. GMZ150-155-170-175-260600- /O.CON.KBRO.GL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-151026T0600Z/ 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- 135 PM CDT SUN OCT 25 2015 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT MONDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 KNOTS. * WAVES...SEAS 9 TO 11 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 14 FEET FROM 0 TO 20 NAUTICAL MILES OFFSHORE...AND 10 TO 12 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 15 FEET FROM 20 TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES OFFSHORE. 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. && $$ GMZ130-132-135-260200- /O.CON.KBRO.SI.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-151026T0200Z/ LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE PORT OF BROWNSVILLE TO THE ARROYO COLORADO- LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE ARROYO COLORADO TO 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TX- LAGUNA MADRE FROM 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TO BAFFIN BAY TX- 135 PM CDT SUN OCT 25 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 22 TO 27 KNOTS. * BAY CONDITIONS...VERY ROUGH BAY WATERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE OCCURRING...OR FORECAST TO OCCUR WITHIN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ TOMASELLI
888 WHUS74 KBRO 260159 MWWBRO URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 859 PM CDT SUN OCT 25 2015 ...VERY HAZARDOUS MARINE CONDITIONS TO PERSIST... .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE STRENGTHENING ALONG THE TEXAS COASTLINE WILL PRODUCE STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OVER THE LOWER TEXAS COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT. AS THIS LOW MOVES NORTHEAST AND AWAY FROM DEEP SOUTH TEXAS THE NORTHWEST WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH...ALLOWING FOR THE LOWER TEXAS MARINE CONDITIONS TO IMPROVE SLOWLY ON MONDAY. GMZ130-132-135-260300- /O.EXP.KBRO.SI.Y.0030.000000T0000Z-151026T0200Z/ 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- 859 PM CDT SUN OCT 25 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS WILL EXPIRE AT 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... WINDS HAVE DECREASED THIS EVENING AND THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ GMZ150-155-170-175-260600- /O.CON.KBRO.GL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-151026T0600Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 859 PM CDT SUN OCT 25 2015 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT MONDAY... * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 35 KNOTS. * WAVES...SEAS 9 TO 11 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 14 FEET FROM 0 TO 20 NAUTICAL MILES OFFSHORE...AND 10 TO 12 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 15 FEET FROM 20 TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES OFFSHORE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE OCCURRING...OR FORECAST TO OCCUR WITHIN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$
435 WHUS74 KBRO 260616 MWWBRO URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 116 AM CDT MON OCT 26 2015 ...HAZARDOUS MARINE CONDITIONS TO PERSIST... .AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE STRENGTHENING ALONG THE LOUISIANA COASTLINE WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS OVER THE LOWER TEXAS COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT. AS THIS LOW MOVES NORTHEAST AND FARTHER AWAY FROM DEEP SOUTH TEXAS THE NORTHWEST WINDS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH...ALLOWING FOR THE LOWER TEXAS MARINE CONDITIONS TO IMPROVE SLOWLY LATER TODAY. GMZ150-155-170-175-261800- /O.EXP.KBRO.GL.W.0006.000000T0000Z-151026T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KBRO.SC.Y.0034.151026T0616Z-151026T1800Z/ 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- 116 AM CDT MON OCT 26 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING HAS EXPIRED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS TONIGHT DECREASING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. * SEAS...6 TO 8 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 10 FEET FROM 0 TO 20 NAUTICAL MILES OFFSHORE...AND 7 TO 9 FEET WITH OCCASIONAL SEAS UP TO 11 FEET FROM 20 TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES OFFSHORE TONIGHT. SEAS WILL DECREASE TO 5 TO 7 FEET MONDAY AFTERNOON. 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. && $$
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 Oct 24, 3:48 PM CDT, 4 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 24, 3:48 PM CDT, 4 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
348 PM CDT SAT OCT 24 2015
...FLOODING RAINS ENDING THIS EVENING THEN WINDY AND DRYING OUT
SUNDAY...
.SHORT TERM /NOW THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT/...FORECAST WORKING OUT
FAIRLY WELL SINCE LAST UPDATE...AS SYSTEMS COALESCING INTO THE
EXPECTED RAINFALL BANDS WHICH HAVE FLOODED WESLACO WITH 3 FEET OF
INUNDATION FROM SEVERAL INCHES OF RAIN...AND SOON TO FLOOD WILLACY
WITH SEVERAL FEET OF INUNDATION ON TOP OF ALL THE RAIN THEY HAD ON
THURSDAY EVENING.
THE GOOD NEWS? FRONT...WIND SHIFT WITH STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS...
IS RACING SOUTHEAST AND WILL CROSS THE COAST BY 6 PM THIS EVENING
REMOVING THE LAST OF THE "SPINNING" CELLS THAT HAVE COME CLOSE TO
REACHING TORNADO POTENTIAL BUT FELL JUST SHORT EACH TIME.
SO...THE FORECAST BECOMES STRAIGHTFORWARD: THE FRONT PASSES AND
MODERATE TO BRIEFLY HEAVY RAIN CONTINUES FOR TWO HOURS HENCE...
FOLLOWED BY LIGHTER RAINS/SHOWERS FOR SEVERAL HOURS OVERNIGHT
BEFORE MORE OF A DRIZZLE/SPRINKLE CONTINUES INTO THE OVERNIGHT AND
EARLY SUNDAY AS LOW LEVEL MOISTURE PERSISTS EVEN AS THE MID/UPPER
LEVELS DRY OUT.
THE MAIN CHANGES WERE TO QUICKLY SCOOT HIGHER CHANCES OFFSHORE AND
END ALTOGETHER FOR SUNDAY AFTERNOON...AND EVEN SOME SUNSHINE WILL
RETURN AFTER NOON ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE MID/UPPER VALLEY THROUGH THE
RANCHLANDS. ALSO MADE A NUMBER OF HAND-EDITS TO TEMPERATURES BASED
ON CRASHING READINGS INTO THE 60S BEHIND THE FRONT...WHICH WILL HOLD
THROUGH THE NIGHT AND DROP A LITTLE MORE TOWARD DAYBREAK. KEPT
READINGS DOWN A TAD SUNDAY MORNING DUE TO CLOUD COVER...THEN EDGED
THROUGH THE 70S DURING THE AFTERNOON.
AS FOR WINDS...HAVE ELECTED TO HOLD ADVISORY DECISION FOR LATER THIS
EVENING AS VISCOUS AIR MASS AND LOW CLOUDS...AS WELL AS NIGHTTIME
WITH WINDS JUST ABOVE CRITERIA ABOVE THE DECK...MAKES ME HESISTANT
TO PULL TRIGGER AT THIS POINT. THAT COULD CHANGE FOR SUNDAY FOR
COASTAL COUNTIES WITH INCREASED MIXING AS CLOUDS LIFT AND HEATING
BEGINS.
CLEARING SKIES AND LIGHTENING WINDS OVER LAND SET THE STAGE FOR
UPPER 50S TO LOWER 60S LOW TEMPERATURES BY MONDAY MORNING...AND
SEVERAL DAYS OF CHAMBER OF COMMERCE WEATHER TO FOLLOW.
FINALLY...NO CHANGE TO FLASH FLOOD WATCH FOR NOW BUT MAY NEED TO
TRIM FURTHER WITH BULK OF HEAVY PRECIPITATION LONG GONE BY MIDNIGHT
AND CERTAINLY BEFORE 7 AM.
&&
LONG TERM /MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY/...RAIN CHANCES WILL DIMINISH
FROM WEST TO EAST SUNDAY NIGHT AS DRIER AIR FILTERS INTO DEEP
SOUTH TEXAS. HOWEVER...ISOLATED SHOWERS WILL BE POSSIBLE OVER THE
LOWER TEXAS GULF WATERS MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT FROM WRAP AROUND
MOISTURE FROM THE 500 MB LOW/SURFACE LOW ACROSS THE UPPER TEXAS
COAST/SOUTHWEST LOUISIANA COAST. THE LATEST GFS/ECMWF IS IN PRETTY
GOOD AGREEMENT BUT DIFFER SLIGHTLY IN THE STRENGTH AND PLACEMENT
OF THE SURFACE LOW. WILL LEAN TOWARDS A GFS/ECWMF BLEND FOR
WINDS...ESPECIALLY FOR THE GULF WATERS SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY. NORTHWEST FLOW WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THROUGH
TUESDAY MORNING AS LOW PRESSURE MOVES ACROSS LOUISIANA. ONSHORE
FLOW RETURNS BY LATE TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY AS A COLD FRONT MOVES
INTO NORTH TEXAS. RAIN CHANCES BEGIN TO INCREASE BY LATE WEEK AS
LOW TO MID LEVEL MOISTURE INCREASES OVER THE AREA AHEAD OF A 500MB
LOW/TROUGH APPROACHING FROM THE WEST.
&&
.MARINE...
TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT...THE BIG STORY IS THE POTENTIAL FOR
A GALE AS THE SURFACE LOW QUICKLY WINDS UP ALONG THE COASTAL BEND.
SLIGHTLY UPPED THE WIND FORECAST FOR ALL WATERS ESPECIALLY SUNDAY
SO WILL CONVERT GALE WATCH TO WARNING BEGINNING AT 7 AM. THIS
TIMING MAY NEED TO START EARLIER PENDING IF THE POST- FRONTAL
SURGE KEEPS GOING OR IS VERY SHORT LIVED BEFORE THE STRONGER WINDS
SET UP AND MIX DOWN FROM THE 925-850 MB LAYER.
WINDS GRADUALLY DIMINISH OVER THE GULF SUNDAY NIGHT BUT MORE QUICKLY
OVER THE LAGUNA WHERE CONDITIONS WILL REVERT TO SMALL CRAFT...20 TO
25 KNOTS...SUNDAY LATE AND BELOW THAT OVERNIGHT WITH CLEARING SKIES.
MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY...ADVERSE MARINE CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL
ALONG THE LOWER TEXAS SUNDAY TONIGHT INTO MONDAY DUE TO A TIGHT
PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO. ONGOING SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORIES...OR POSSIBLE GALE WARNINGS...WILL LIKELY PREVAIL
ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE LOWER TEXAS COASTAL WATERS THROUGH LATE
MONDAY. MARINE CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO IMPROVE ON TUESDAY AS THE
PRESSURE GRADIENT RELAXES ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO. LIGHT
TO MODERATE NORTHWEST WINDS TUESDAY WILL SHIFT TO THE SOUTH LATE
TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY AS A COLD FRONT MOVES INTO NORTH TEXAS.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
BAYVIEW/PORT ISABEL 67 77 63 78 / 90 20 10 10
BROWNSVILLE 67 78 61 79 / 90 20 10 10
HARLINGEN 67 78 61 80 / 90 20 10 10
MCALLEN 67 78 61 80 / 90 20 10 10
RIO GRANDE CITY 66 77 58 80 / 70 10 10 0
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND 69 77 69 77 / 90 30 10 10
&&
.BRO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...FLASH FLOOD WATCH THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING FOR TXZ248>257.
HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR TXZ251-256-
257.
GM...GALE WARNING FROM 7 AM SUNDAY TO 1 AM CDT MONDAY FOR GMZ130-132-
135-150-155-170-175.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 7 AM CDT SUNDAY FOR GMZ150-155-170-
175.
&&
THIS PRODUCT IS ALSO AVAILABLE ON THE WEB AT:
HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RGV
52/54Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 24, 5:35 AM CDT, 10 hours 17 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 535 AM CDT SAT OCT 24 2015 TXZ248>257-242100- ZAPATA-JIM HOGG-BROOKS-KENEDY-STARR-HIDALGO-INLAND WILLACY- INLAND CAMERON-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- 535 AM CDT SAT OCT 24 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT THE BEACHES OF SOUTH PADRE ISLAND AND AT BOCA CHICA BEACH. A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE BEACHES OF SOUTH PADRE ISLAND AND AT BOCA CHICA BEACH. WIDESPREAD SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND POSSIBLE FLOODING...ARE EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT. A FLASH FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY AN ELEVATED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IS LIKELY AT THE LOCAL BEACHES SUNDAY AND MONDAY. ADDITIONAL SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...WITH LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND POSSIBLE FLOODING...ARE EXPECTED FOR SUNDAY. AN ELEVATED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IS POSSIBLE NEXT FRIDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION MAY BE NEEDED TODAY AND TONIGHT FOR POTENTIAL FLOODING. GMZ130-132-135-150-155-170-175-242100- 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- 535 AM CDT SAT OCT 24 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE GULF OF MEXICO AND THE LAGUNA MADRE. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO WATERS EAST OF PADRE ISLAND OUT TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES OFFSHORE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES AND GALE WATCHES HAVE BEEN POSTED FOR THE LOWER TEXAS BAY AND GULF WATERS SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. ANOTHER ROUND OF SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES WILL BE POSSIBLE FRIDAY FOR THE LOWER TEXAS GULF WATERS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
In the hours before
Special weather statement, Oct 24, 2:51 PM CDT, 1 hour 1 minute before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 251 PM CDT SAT OCT 24 2015 TXZ254-255-242045- INLAND WILLACY TX-INLAND CAMERON TX- 251 PM CDT SAT OCT 24 2015 ...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHWESTERN WILLACY AND NORTHWESTERN CAMERON COUNTIES UNTIL 345 PM CDT... AT 250 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER TIERRA BONITA...OR OVER SANTA ROSA...MOVING NORTH AT 10 MPH. WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 55 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. IN ADDITION...RADAR IS DETECTING WEAK CIRCULATION...SO A VERY BRIEF FUNNEL CLOUD OR TORNADO WILL BE POSSIBLE IF THE STORM INTENSIFIES. LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE... HARLINGEN...SANTA ROSA...LYFORD...SEBASTIAN...TIERRA BONITA...SANTA ROSA HIGH SCHOOL...YZNAGA...GRAND ACRES...LYFORD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND LYFORD HIGH SCHOOL. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED ROADWAYS. THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. && LAT...LON 2621 9777 2623 9786 2644 9782 2640 9765 TIME...MOT...LOC 1950Z 193DEG 10KT 2627 9780 BIRCHFIELD
Special weather statement, Oct 24, 2:52 PM CDT, 1 hour before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
252 PM CDT SAT OCT 24 2015
TXZ251-253-254-242030-
INLAND WILLACY TX-KENEDY TX-HIDALGO TX-
252 PM CDT SAT OCT 24 2015
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR KENEDY...SOUTHEASTERN BROOKS...
CENTRAL HIDALGO...WESTERN WILLACY AND NORTHWESTERN CAMERON COUNTIES
UNTIL 330 PM CDT...
AT 251 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM NEAR RIVIERA BEACH TO
GUILLERMO FLORES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL...AND MOVING EAST AT 15 MPH.
WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
EDINBURG...MISSION...PHARR...WESLACO...SAN JUAN...ALAMO...DONNA...
RAYMONDVILLE...HIDALGO AND ELSA.
THESE STORMS MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND
TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
LAT...LON 2695 9737 2696 9739 2698 9744 2694 9738
2699 9756 2692 9746 2680 9750 2684 9746
2682 9746 2635 9786 2606 9800 2606 9820
2620 9844 2727 9770 2728 9735
TIME...MOT...LOC 1951Z 282DEG 15KT 2723 9766 2620 9839
54Local storm report, Oct 24, 3:07 PM CDT, 45 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
307 PM CDT SAT OCT 24 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0245 PM FUNNEL CLOUD HIDALGO 26.10N 98.26W
10/24/2015 HIDALGO TX LAW ENFORCEMENT
HIDALGO S.O. RELAYED REPORT FROM RIO GRANDE CITY
AIRPORT OF FUNNEL CLOUD SIGHTING AT 1445.
&&
EVENT NUMBER BRO1500147
RJHSpecial weather statement, Oct 24, 3:34 PM CDT, 18 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
334 PM CDT SAT OCT 24 2015
TXZ255-242100-
INLAND CAMERON TX-
334 PM CDT SAT OCT 24 2015
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTH CENTRAL CAMERON COUNTY
UNTIL 400 PM CDT...
AT 332 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER
BESTEIRO MIDDLE SCHOOL...OR OVER SOUTHMOST...MOVING NORTH AT 35 MPH.
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THIS STORM. IN
ADDITION...A BRIEF FUNNEL CLOUD OR WEAK TORNADO WILL BE POSSIBLE IF
STORMS INTENSIFY.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
LOS FRESNOS...SOUTHMOST...CAMERON PARK...BROWNSVILLE...BROWNSVILLE
PUBLIC LIBRARY SOUTHMOST BRANCH...PERKINS MIDDLE SCHOOL...GONZALEZ
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL...LOPEZ HIGH SCHOOL...LOS FRESNOS HIGH SCHOOL AND
GALLEGOS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM...AND MAY LEAD
TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
THIS STORM MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND
TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
&&
LAT...LON 2584 9740 2586 9741 2584 9741 2584 9743
2585 9745 2587 9744 2587 9746 2588 9746
2588 9748 2611 9750 2611 9735 2605 9731
2593 9734 2591 9737 2589 9736 2588 9737
2587 9736 2586 9737 2584 9737
TIME...MOT...LOC 2032Z 184DEG 30KT 2588 9743
BIRCHFIELDSpecial weather statement, Oct 24, 3:44 PM CDT, 8 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
344 PM CDT SAT OCT 24 2015
TXZ251-253>257-242145-
INLAND WILLACY TX-COASTAL WILLACY TX-INLAND CAMERON TX-KENEDY TX-
HIDALGO TX-COASTAL CAMERON TX-
344 PM CDT SAT OCT 24 2015
...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR SOUTHERN KENEDY...SOUTHEASTERN
HIDALGO...WILLACY AND CAMERON COUNTIES UNTIL 445 PM CDT...
AT 343 PM CDT...DOPPLER RADAR WAS TRACKING A LINE OF STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 8 MILES EAST OF U S 77
BORDER PATROL STATION TO NEAR LASARA TO NEAR MARIA ALICIA P MUNOZ
ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TO NEAR GRANJERO...AND MOVING EAST AT 35 MPH.
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH THESE STORMS.
LOCATIONS IMPACTED INCLUDE...
EDINBURG...PHARR...HARLINGEN...WESLACO...SAN JUAN...SAN BENITO...
ALAMO...DONNA...MERCEDES AND RAYMONDVILLE.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TORRENTIAL RAINFALL IS ALSO OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS...AND MAY
LEAD TO FLASH FLOODING. DO NOT DRIVE YOUR VEHICLE THROUGH FLOODED
ROADWAYS.
THESE STORMS MAY INTENSIFY...SO BE CERTAIN TO MONITOR LOCAL RADIO AND
TV STATIONS...AS WELL AS LOCAL CABLE TV OUTLETS...FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE.
&&
LAT...LON 2620 9718 2597 9757 2611 9827 2610 9830
2610 9831 2704 9767 2704 9738 2689 9738
2700 9756 2695 9755 2688 9737 2644 9732
2648 9724 2646 9724 2636 9738
TIME...MOT...LOC 2043Z 273DEG 38KT 2698 9765 2644 9795 2622 9808 2610
9831
54Local storm report, Oct 24, 3:49 PM CDT, 3 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
349 PM CDT SAT OCT 24 2015
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0315 PM FLASH FLOOD BROWNSVILLE 25.93N 97.48W
10/24/2015 CAMERON TX NEWSPAPER
WILLACY COUNTY EM REPORTED FLASH FLOOD EVACUATION OF 3
PEOPLE AT FM 1650 AND FM 1450
&&
EVENT NUMBER BRO1500148
RJHThe office that day
Everything else NWS Brownsville, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 24, 4:59 AM CDT | Gale Watch | BRO | 11 hr | |
| Oct 24, 9:14 AM CDT | Coastal Flood Statement | BRO | Kenedy | 10 hr |
| Oct 24, 9:32 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BRO | Jim Hogg, Starr, Zapata | 58 min |
| Oct 24, 11:06 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BRO | Jim Hogg, Starr, Zapata | 84 min |
| Oct 24, 11:45 AM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BRO | Hidalgo | 90 min |
| Oct 24, 12:26 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | Jim Hogg, Zapata | 19 min |
| Oct 24, 12:29 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BRO | Jim Hogg, Starr, Zapata | 61 min |
| Oct 24, 12:40 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | Hidalgo | 35 min |
| Oct 24, 1:11 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BRO | Hidalgo | 94 min |
| Oct 24, 1:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | Hidalgo | 60 min |
| Oct 24, 1:31 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BRO | Hidalgo | 5 hr |
| Oct 24, 1:46 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | Brooks, Starr | 44 min |
| Oct 24, 2:02 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BRO | Hidalgo | 88 min |
| Oct 24, 2:13 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BRO | Brooks, Hidalgo, Kenedy, Starr, Willacy | 2 hr |
| Oct 24, 2:15 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | Willacy | 60 min |
| Oct 24, 2:20 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | Willacy | 55 min |
| Oct 24, 2:41 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | Willacy | 64 min |
| Oct 24, 2:46 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BRO | Cameron, Hidalgo, Starr, Willacy | 89 min |
| Oct 24, 2:51 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | Willacy | 54 min |
| Oct 24, 2:52 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | Hidalgo, Kenedy | 38 min |
| Oct 24, 3:03 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BRO | Cameron, Hidalgo, Willacy | 2 hr |
| Oct 24, 3:20 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | BRO | 55 min | |
| Oct 24, 3:21 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BRO | Willacy | 3 hr |
| Oct 24, 3:25 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BRO | Cameron, Kenedy, Willacy | 2 hr |
| Oct 24, 3:34 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | Cameron | 26 min |
| Oct 24, 3:43 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BRO | Cameron | 2 hr |
| Oct 24, 3:44 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | Cameron, Kenedy, Willacy | 61 min |
| Oct 24, 4:15 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BRO | Cameron | 90 min |
| Oct 24, 4:43 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | BRO | 47 min | |
| Oct 24, 5:32 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BRO | Cameron, Hidalgo, Willacy | 58 min |
| Oct 24, 5:36 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BRO | Cameron | 84 min |
| Oct 24, 6:00 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | BRO | 30 min | |
| Oct 24, 6:17 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BRO | Willacy | 118 min |
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