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Small Craft Advisory 21, NWS Brownsville, TX
NWS Brownsville, TX issued this small craft advisory at Apr 20, 2015, 9:06 AM CDT. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 20, 2015, 9:06 AM CDT (14:06 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 20, 2015, 4:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Brownsville, TX
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
950 WHUS74 KBRO 201406 MWWBRO URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 906 AM CDT MON APR 20 2015 ...STRONGER NORTHEAST WINDS DEVELOPING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON... .LOCAL MARINE OBSERVATION BUOYS OFFSHORE AND ACROSS THE LAGUNA MADRE ARE INDICATED WINDS EXCEEDING SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CRITERIA. SURFACE PRESSURES CONTINUE TO RISE AND COOLER DRIER AIR MIXING STRONGER WINDS TO THE SURFACE WILL BE SUFFICIENT TO RAISE A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR BOTH THE OFFSHORE WATERS AND THE LAGUNA MADRE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. GMZ130-132-135-202100- /O.EXP.KBRO.MF.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-150420T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KBRO.SI.Y.0016.150420T1406Z-150420T2100Z/ 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- 906 AM CDT MON APR 20 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM CDT THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 KNOTS GUSTING TO 25 KNOTS. * BAY WATERS BECOMING CHOPPY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ150-155-202100- /O.EXP.KBRO.MF.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-150420T1400Z/ /O.NEW.KBRO.SC.Y.0021.150420T1406Z-150420T2100Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD OUT 20 NM- 906 AM CDT MON APR 20 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 9 AM CDT THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS GUSTS NEAR 30 KNOTS. * WAVES/SEAS...BUILDING 4 TO 7 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT...GENERALLY WITH COMBINED SEAS OF 7 FEET OR MORE. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ170-175-202100- /O.NEW.KBRO.SC.Y.0021.150420T1406Z-150420T2100Z/ 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- 906 AM CDT MON APR 20 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS. * WAVES/SEAS...BUILDING 5 TO 7 FEET. 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. && $$ GB
1 follow-up statement
636 WHUS74 KBRO 201924 MWWBRO URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 224 PM CDT MON APR 20 2015 ...STRONGER NORTHEAST WINDS DEVELOPING THROUGH MID AFTERNOON... .WINDS OVER THE LAGUNA HAVE DIMINISHED EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELED AHEAD OF SCHEDULE. WINDS OFFSHORE CONTINUE NEAR ADVISORY LEVELS AND WILL CONTINUE UNTIL THE GRADIENT RELAXES LATER THIS AFTERNOON. GMZ130-132-135-202030- /O.CAN.KBRO.SI.Y.0016.000000T0000Z-150420T2100Z/ LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE PORT OF BROWNSVILLE TO THE ARROYO COLORADO- LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE ARROYO COLORADO TO 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TX- LAGUNA MADRE FROM 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TO BAFFIN BAY TX- 224 PM CDT MON APR 20 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS. NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 18 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. $$ GMZ150-155-170-175-202100- /O.CON.KBRO.SC.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-150420T2100Z/ 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- 224 PM CDT MON APR 20 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS...NORTHEAST WINDS 20 KNOTS GUSTS TO 25 KNOTS. * WAVES/SEAS...BUILDING 5 TO 7 FEET. 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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Brownsville, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 20, 4:25 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | BRO | 5 hr | |
| Apr 20, 4:31 AM CDT | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | BRO | 4 hr | |
| Apr 20, 9:06 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory for Winds | BRO | 5 hr |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.