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Small Craft Advisory 53, NWS Brownsville, TX

December 25, 2015

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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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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 25, 8:46 PM CSTWind AdvisoryBROBrooks, Cameron, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, Starr and 2 more57 hr
Dec 26, 3:28 AM CSTGale WatchBRO12 hr
Dec 26, 3:28 AM CSTSmall Craft AdvisoryBRO33 hr
Dec 26, 3:49 PM CSTGale WarningBRO41 hr
Dec 26, 3:49 PM CSTGale WarningBRO11 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.