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Small Craft Advisory 53, NWS Brownsville, TX
NWS Brownsville, TX issued this small craft advisory at Dec 25, 2015, 9:56 PM CST. It took effect at Dec 26, 2015, 9:00 AM CST. It was in force for 27 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 25, 2015, 9:56 PM CST (03:56 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 26, 2015, 9:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Dec 27, 2015, 12:00 PM CST
- In force
- 27 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 Dec 25, 9:23 PM CST, 33 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Dec 25, 9:23 PM CST, 33 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Dec 25, 5:21 PM CST, 4 hours 35 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 521 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2015 TXZ250-251-253>257-261130- BROOKS-KENEDY-HIDALGO-INLAND WILLACY-INLAND CAMERON- COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- 521 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY... WIND: SOUTH WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE BETWEEN 9 AM AND NOON SATURDAY AND REACH 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH IN EXPOSED LOCATIONS FOR MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON AND MOST OF THE NIGHT. MINOR DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE TO LOOSE LIGHTWEIGHT ITEMS LEFT OUTDOORS. WINDS WILL SHIFT FROM THE NORTHWEST SUNDAY...ALSO AT 30 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS...AND CONTINUE AT 25 TO 35 MPH OVERNIGHT. MONDAY... CHILL: THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS AND TEMPERATURES FALLING TO THE LOWER 40S WILL BRING WIND CHILL INDEX VALUES TO BETWEEN 30 AND 36 DEGREES BY DAYBREAK MONDAY...CONTINUING THROUGH 9 AM. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. TXZ248-249-252-261130- ZAPATA-JIM HOGG-STARR- 521 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY... WIND: SOUTH WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE BETWEEN 9 AM AND NOON SATURDAY AND REACH 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH IN EXPOSED LOCATIONS FOR MUCH OF THE AFTERNOON AND MOST OF THE NIGHT. MINOR DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE TO LOOSE LIGHTWEIGHT ITEMS LEFT OUTDOORS. WINDS WILL SHIFT FROM THE NORTHWEST BEFORE NOON SUNDAY...AND INCREASE TO 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH...AND CONTINUE AT 20 TO 35 MPH OVERNIGHT. MONDAY... CHILL: THE COMBINATION OF GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS AND TEMPERATURES FALLING TO THE MID TO UPPER 30S WILL BRING WIND CHILL INDEX VALUES TO BETWEEN 25 AND 33 DEGREES BY DAYBREAK MONDAY...CONTINUING THROUGH 9 AM. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. GMZ130-132-135-150-155-170-175-261130- 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- 521 PM CST FRI DEC 25 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR PORTIONS OF THE GULF OF MEXICO AND THE LAGUNA MADRE. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT SMALL CRAFT MAY NEED TO EXERCISE CAUTION AFTER MIDNIGHT AS WINDS INCREASE ABOVE 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS ABOVE 20 KNOTS...AND SEAS BUILD TO 6 FEET MAINLY BEYOND 20 NAUTICAL MILES OFFSHORE. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT...SOUTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS SATURDAY AFTERNOON...AND 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH SOME GALE FORCE GUSTS SATURDAY NIGHT. LAGUNA WATERS WILL BECOME ROUGH TO VERY ROUGH WITH WAVES UP TO 3 FEET IN THE CENTER CHANNEL SATURDAY NIGHT...AND GULF SEAS WILL REACH 10 FEET OR MORE SATURDAY NIGHT. THESE CONDITIONS WILL BE VERY DANGEROUS FOR SMALL CRAFT OPERATORS. SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY: VERY TO EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT ARE LIKELY. WINDS WILL SHIFT FROM THE NORTHWEST AND INCREASE NEAR OR ABOVE GALE FORCE BY LATE AFTERNOON AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY MONDAY BEFORE GRADUALLY DIMINISHING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS MONDAY AFTERNOON...AND QUICKLY BELOW 20 KNOTS MONDAY NIGHT. VERY ROUGH WATERS ARE EXPECTED ON THE LAGUNA MADRE...AND SEAS WILL CONTINUE AT 8 TO 12 FEET...UP TO 14 FEET BEYOND 20 NAUTICAL MILES OFFSHORE...SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY: NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS AND SEAS BUILD TOWARD 7 FEET. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED. 52/BSG
The office that day
Everything else NWS Brownsville, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 25, 8:46 PM CST | Wind Advisory | BRO | Brooks, Cameron, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, Starr and 2 more | 57 hr |
| Dec 26, 3:28 AM CST | Gale Watch | BRO | 12 hr | |
| Dec 26, 3:28 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | BRO | 33 hr | |
| Dec 26, 3:49 PM CST | Gale Warning | BRO | 41 hr | |
| Dec 26, 3:49 PM CST | Gale Warning | BRO | 11 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.