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Small Craft Advisory 35, NWS Brownsville, TX
NWS Brownsville, TX issued this small craft advisory at Oct 29, 2015, 10:06 PM CDT. It took effect at Oct 30, 2015, 1:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 36 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 29, 2015, 10:06 PM CDT (03:06 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 30, 2015, 1:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Oct 31, 2015, 1:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 36 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Brownsville, TX
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this small craft advisory 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 small craft advisory went out at Oct 29, 3:17 PM CDT, 6 hours 49 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 29, 3:17 PM CDT, 6 hours 49 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 29, 4:58 PM CDT, 5 hours 8 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 458 PM CDT THU OCT 29 2015 TXZ251-254>257-301100- KENEDY-INLAND WILLACY-INLAND CAMERON-COASTAL WILLACY- COASTAL CAMERON- 458 PM CDT THU OCT 29 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY THROUGH THE KING RANCH OF TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS: ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS MAY MOVE INTO THE LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY TO THE KING RANCH BETWEEN 5 AND 7 AM FRIDAY. ANY STORMS WILL CONTAIN OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND A BRIEF DOWNPOUR...ALONG WITH GUSTY WINDS TO 25 MPH. THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A CLUSTER OR LINE OF STORMS TO REACH THE AREA...WHICH WOULD INCREASE THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER THREAT. SHOULD THIS OCCUR...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...TORRENTIAL RAINS LAST LONG ENOUGH TO CAUSE LOCAL NUISANCE FLOODING...AND WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH OR HIGHER WOULD BE EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING... THUNDERSTORMS: A POSSIBLE CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS COULD CONTINUE THROUGH 9 AM WITH TORRENTIAL RAINS AND LOCAL NUISANCE FLOODING AS WELL AS FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND POSSIBLE WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH. OTHERWISE...SCATTERED FAST MOVING THUNDERSTORMS MAY PRODUCE BRIEF DOWNPOURS REDUCING VISIBILITY BELOW 1 MILE...OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND GUSTY WINDS AS HIGH AS 35 OR 40 MPH THROUGH THE DAY. THERE IS SOME POTENTIAL FOR A SECOND LINE OF STORMS TO FORM BY LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING...MOVING QUICKLY OFF THE COAST AT OR BEFORE MIDNIGHT. THIS LINE WOULD BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH OR HIGHER...AND TORRENTIAL RAINS WITH MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. SATURDAY: ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS MAY CONTINUE IN CAMERON AND WILLACY COUNTY WITH OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND PERHAPS SOME HEAVY RAINFALL. TUESDAY: SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ALONG A WARM FRONT. OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND NUISANCE FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS MAY NEED TO SELF-ACTIVATE ON FRIDAY. TXZ248>250-252-253-301100- ZAPATA-JIM HOGG-BROOKS-STARR-HIDALGO- 458 PM CDT THU OCT 29 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE MID AND UPPER RIO GRANDE VALLEY THROUGH THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS AND SOUTH TEXAS BRUSH COUNTRY. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT THUNDERSTORMS: A CLUSTER OF STORMS IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG OR JUST EAST OF THE SIERRA MADRE AFTER MIDNIGHT AND MAY CONTINUE...REACHING THE RIVER AND CROSSING INTO ZAPATA...STARR...AND JIM HOGG COUNTY BETWEEN 2 AND 4 AM AND REACHING HIDALGO AND BROOKS COUNTY BETWEEN 4 AND 6 AM FRIDAY. SHOULD THE SYSTEM SURVIVE...FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...TORRENTIAL RAINS WHICH COULD DROP 2 INCHES IN AN HOUR OR LESS...AND GUSTY WINDS TO 35 MPH OR HIGHER CAN BE EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT... THUNDERSTORMS: A CLUSTER OF THUNDERSTORMS COULD CONTINUE UNTIL 8 AM IN HIDALGO COUNTY WITH TORRENTIAL RAINS AND LOCAL NUISANCE FLOODING AS WELL AS FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND POSSIBLE WIND GUSTS TO 35 MPH. OTHERWISE...SCATTERED FAST MOVING THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP BY AFTERNOON MAY PRODUCE BRIEF DOWNPOURS REDUCING VISIBILITY BELOW 1 MILE...OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...AND GUSTY WINDS AS HIGH AS 35 OR 40 MPH THROUGH THE DAY. THERE IS SOME POTENTIAL FOR A SECOND LINE OF STORMS TO FORM BY LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING OVER HIDALGO COUNTY...MOVING TOWARD THE COAST SOON AFTER SUNSET. THIS LINE WOULD BE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING...WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH OR HIGHER...AND TORRENTIAL RAINS WITH MINOR FLOODING OF POOR DRAINAGE AREAS. SATURDAY: ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS MAY REDEVELOP IN EASTERN HIDALGO COUNTY WITH OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND PERHAPS SOME HEAVY RAINFALL. TUESDAY: SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED ALONG A WARM FRONT. OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL AND NUISANCE FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS MAY WISH TO SELF-ACTIVATE AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. GMZ130-132-135-150-155-170-175-301100- 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- 458 PM CDT THU OCT 29 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE GULF OF MEXICO AND THE LAGUNA MADRE. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT WINDS AND SEAS: SOUTHEAST WINDS MAY REACH 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 25 KNOTS OR HIGHER TOWARD DAYBREAK. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY FRIDAY AND FRIDAY EVENING... WINDS AND SEAS: SOUTHEAST WINDS MAY GUST TO 25 KNOTS EXCEPT UP TO GALE FORCE IN STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS THAT MOVE ACROSS...ESPECIALLY FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO BOCA CHICA BEACH OUT TO 20 NAUTICAL MILES MAINLY DURING THE MORNING HOURS...AND EVERYWHERE OUT TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES INTO THE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING INTO THE EVENING. SEAS WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS BUILDING UP TO 10 FEET...HOWEVER DANGEROUS WAVES AND CHOP ARE LIKELY IN THE CORE OF THE STRONGER THUNDERSTORMS. LIGHTNING: FREQUENT CLOUD TO WATER LIGHTNING IS POSSIBLE IF THE THUNDERSTORM CLUSTER SURVIVES...MAINLY DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS FRIDAY. RAIN: TORRENTIAL WIND DRIVEN RAIN MAY REDUCE VISIBILITY TO BELOW 1 NAUTICAL MILE AND PERHAPS NEAR ZERO AS THE THUNDERSTORM CLUSTERS MOVE THROUGH. FRIDAY NIGHT...ADDITIONAL THUNDERSTORMS MAY REDEVELOP OVER THE GULF WATERS...WITH OCCASIONAL TO FREQUENT CLOUD TO WATER LIGHTNING...POTENTIAL WIND GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS...AND DOWNPOURS REDUCING VISIBILITY TO 1 TO 3 NAUTICAL MILES. TUESDAY...SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ALONG A NORTHWARD MOVING WARM FRONT MAY PRODUCE OCCASIONAL CLOUD TO WATER LIGHTNING AND A BRIEF DOWNPOURS REDUCING VISIBILITY TO 1 TO 3 NAUTICAL MILES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... MARINE SPOTTER MAY WISH TO SELF-ACTIVATE FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. 52/BSG
The office that day
Everything else NWS Brownsville, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 29, 9:57 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | BRO | Willacy | 22 hr |
| Oct 30, 3:39 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | Jim Hogg | 51 min |
| Oct 30, 4:02 AM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | BRO | Cameron, Hidalgo, Willacy | 33 hr |
| Oct 30, 4:25 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory for Winds | BRO | 27 hr | |
| Oct 30, 5:15 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | Cameron | 45 min |
| Oct 30, 5:41 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | Cameron | 49 min |
| Oct 30, 6:02 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | Willacy | 43 min |
| Oct 30, 6:18 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BRO | Cameron, Willacy | 27 min |
| Oct 30, 6:47 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BRO | Kenedy, Willacy | 43 min |
| Oct 30, 7:29 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BRO | Kenedy, Willacy | 31 min |
| Oct 30, 7:48 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | BRO | 27 min | |
| Oct 30, 7:56 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BRO | Kenedy | 34 min |
| Oct 30, 8:10 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | BRO | 35 min | |
| Oct 30, 8:37 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | BRO | 23 min | |
| Oct 30, 8:50 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | BRO | 25 min | |
| Oct 30, 9:10 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | BRO | 35 min | |
| Oct 30, 9:28 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BRO | Willacy | 2 hr |
| Oct 30, 9:37 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | BRO | 23 min | |
| Oct 30, 9:51 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BRO | Kenedy, Willacy | 24 min |
| Oct 30, 9:53 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | BRO | 37 min | |
| Oct 30, 10:12 AM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | BRO | Kenedy, Willacy | 33 min |
| Oct 30, 10:22 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | BRO | 23 min | |
| Oct 30, 10:26 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | BRO | 34 min | |
| Oct 30, 10:35 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | BRO | 25 min | |
| Oct 30, 10:56 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | BRO | 34 min | |
| Oct 30, 11:16 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | BRO | 29 min | |
| Oct 30, 11:29 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BRO | Willacy | 2 hr |
| Oct 30, 11:35 AM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BRO | Cameron | 85 min |
| Oct 30, 12:07 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BRO | Cameron | 83 min |
| Oct 30, 12:54 PM CDT | Flash Flood Warning | BRO | Cameron | 111 min |
| Oct 30, 1:34 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | BRO | Willacy | 6 hr |
| Oct 30, 2:50 PM CDT | Areal Flood Warning | BRO | Cameron | 18 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.