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Small Craft Advisory 21, NWS Brownsville, TX

April 20, 2015

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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 20, 4:25 AM CDTDense Fog AdvisoryBRO5 hr
Apr 20, 4:31 AM CDTMarine Dense Fog AdvisoryBRO4 hr
Apr 20, 9:06 AM CDTSmall Craft Advisory for WindsBRO5 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.