Alert archive / Texas / Gale Warnings in 2015
Gale Warning 7, NWS Corpus Christi, TX
NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this gale warning at Nov 20, 2015, 2:57 PM CST. It took effect at Nov 21, 2015, 11:00 AM CST. It was in force for 19 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 20, 2015, 2:57 PM CST (20:57 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 21, 2015, 11:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Nov 22, 2015, 6:00 AM CST
- In force
- 19 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Corpus Christi, TX
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
234 WHUS74 KCRP 202057 MWWCRP URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 257 PM CST FRI NOV 20 2015 ...GALE WARNING ISSUED FOR MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS FOR SATURDAY... .A POWERFUL COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO PUSH ACROSS THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS FROM LATE SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. VERY STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW WILL DEVELOP AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE WITH GALE CONDITIONS LIKELY FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. SEAS WILL QUICKLY BECOME HAZARDOUS AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE. MARINE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE SUNDAY MORNING. GMZ230-235-250-255-270-275-210500- /O.UPG.KCRP.GL.A.0005.151121T1700Z-151122T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KCRP.GL.W.0007.151121T1700Z-151122T1200Z/ BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS- BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO PORT O'CONNOR- COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20 NM-WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 257 PM CST FRI NOV 20 2015 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS: BECOMING NORTH AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE. SUSTAINED 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. A FEW GUSTS OFFSHORE MAY APPROACH 45 KNOTS. * BAY CONDITIONS/SEAS: BAYS BECOMING ROUGH TO OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH. SEAS 7 TO 9 FEET ACROSS THE NEARSHORE WATERS...9 TO 11 FEET ACROSS THE OFFSHORE WATERS. OCCASIONALLY HIGHER SEAS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ TE
7 follow-up statements
251 WHUS74 KCRP 210414 MWWCRP URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 1014 PM CST FRI NOV 20 2015 ...GALE WARNING ISSUED FOR MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS FOR SATURDAY... .A POWERFUL COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO PUSH ACROSS THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS FROM LATE SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. VERY STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW WILL DEVELOP AFTER THE FRONTAL PASSAGE WITH GALE CONDITIONS LIKELY FROM SATURDAY AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY NIGHT. SEAS WILL QUICKLY BECOME HAZARDOUS AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE. MARINE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE SUNDAY MORNING. GMZ230-235-250-255-270-275-211215- /O.CON.KCRP.GL.W.0007.151121T1700Z-151122T1200Z/ BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS- BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO PORT O'CONNOR- COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20 NM-WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 1014 PM CST FRI NOV 20 2015 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM SATURDAY TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY. * WINDS: BECOMING NORTH AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE. SUSTAINED 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. A FEW GUSTS OFFSHORE MAY APPROACH 45 KNOTS. * BAY CONDITIONS/SEAS: BAYS BECOMING ROUGH TO OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH. SEAS 7 TO 9 FEET ACROSS THE NEARSHORE WATERS...9 TO 11 FEET ACROSS THE OFFSHORE WATERS. OCCASIONALLY HIGHER SEAS POSSIBLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ TE/CB
407 WHUS74 KCRP 210933 MWWCRP URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 333 AM CST SAT NOV 21 2015 ...VERY STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW EXPECTED TODAY... .A STRONG COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO REACH THE MIDDLE TEXAS COAST BY LATE THIS MORNING AND PUSH ACROSS THE OFFSHORE WATERS BY EARLY AFTERNOON. VERY STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW WILL DEVELOP AFTER PASSAGE WITH GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SEAS WILL QUICKLY BECOME HAZARDOUS AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE. MARINE CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE BY LATE TONIGHT AND THROUGH SUNDAY. GMZ230-235-211700- /O.EXT.KCRP.GL.W.0007.151121T1700Z-151122T0600Z/ BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS- BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO PORT O'CONNOR- 333 AM CST SAT NOV 21 2015 ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT FOR AREA BAYS AND WATERWAYS. * WINDS: BECOMING NORTH 25 TO 30 KNOTS SUSTAINED. GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. * BAY CONDITIONS: BECOMING ROUGH TO OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ250-255-270-275-211700- /O.CON.KCRP.GL.W.0007.151121T1700Z-151122T1200Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20 NM-WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 333 AM CST SAT NOV 21 2015 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY FOR THE NEAR AND OFFSHORE WATERS. * WINDS: BECOMING NORTH 25 TO 30 KNOTS SUSTAINED WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. A FEW GUSTS OFFSHORE MAY APPROACH 45 KNOTS. * WAVES/SEAS: BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FEET ACROSS THE NEARSHORE WATERS...9 TO 12 FEET ACROSS THE OFFSHORE WATERS. OCCASIONALLY HIGHER SEAS PROBABLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ HART
347 WHUS74 KCRP 211546 MWWCRP URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 946 AM CST SAT NOV 21 2015 ...VERY STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW EXPECTED TODAY... .A STRONG COLD FRONT IS FORECAST TO REACH THE MIDDLE TEXAS COAST BY LATE THIS MORNING AND PUSH ACROSS THE OFFSHORE WATERS BY EARLY AFTERNOON. VERY STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW WILL DEVELOP AFTER PASSAGE WITH GALE CONDITIONS EXPECTED. SEAS WILL QUICKLY BECOME HAZARDOUS AFTER FRONTAL PASSAGE. MARINE CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE BY LATE TONIGHT AND THROUGH SUNDAY. GMZ250-255-270-275-220000- /O.CON.KCRP.GL.W.0007.151121T1700Z-151122T1200Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20 NM-WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 946 AM CST SAT NOV 21 2015 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY. * WINDS: BECOMING NORTH 25 TO 30 KNOTS SUSTAINED WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. A FEW GUSTS OFFSHORE MAY APPROACH 45 KNOTS. * WAVES/SEAS: BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FEET ACROSS THE NEARSHORE WATERS...9 TO 12 FEET ACROSS THE OFFSHORE WATERS. OCCASIONALLY HIGHER SEAS PROBABLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ230-235-220000- /O.CON.KCRP.GL.W.0007.151121T1700Z-151122T0600Z/ BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS- BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO PORT O'CONNOR- 946 AM CST SAT NOV 21 2015 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * WINDS: BECOMING NORTH 25 TO 30 KNOTS SUSTAINED. GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. * BAY CONDITIONS: BECOMING ROUGH TO OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ TE
027 WHUS74 KCRP 212037 MWWCRP URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 237 PM CST SAT NOV 21 2015 ...VERY STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT... .A VERY STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW WITH GALE CONDITIONS HAS DEVELOPED ACROSS THE BAYS AND COASTAL WATERS IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT THAT MOVED ACROSS THE AREA EARLIER TODAY. THIS WILL ALSO RESULT IN HAZARDOUS SEAS. MARINE CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE LATE TONIGHT ACROSS THE BAYS AND THROUGH SUNDAY ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS. GMZ230-235-220500- /O.CON.KCRP.GL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-151122T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KCRP.SC.Y.0055.151122T0600Z-151122T1200Z/ BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS- BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO PORT O'CONNOR- 237 PM CST SAT NOV 21 2015 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 6 AM CST SUNDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. * WINDS: NORTH 25 TO 30 KNOTS SUSTAINED. GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. WINDS DECREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. * BAY CONDITIONS: ROUGH TO OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR SEAS OF 7 FEET OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. MARINERS SHOULD PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE MARINE FORECAST...AND CONSIDER WIND AND SEA CONDITIONS IN PLANNING. && $$ GMZ250-255-270-275-220500- /O.CON.KCRP.GL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-151122T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KCRP.SC.Y.0055.151122T1200Z-151122T2100Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20 NM-WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 237 PM CST SAT NOV 21 2015 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 3 PM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 3 PM CST SUNDAY. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY. * WINDS: NORTH 25 TO 30 KNOTS SUSTAINED WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE TONIGHT. A FEW GUSTS OFFSHORE MAY APPROACH 45 KNOTS. WINDS DECREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS ON SUNDAY. * WAVES/SEAS: 7 TO 10 FEET ACROSS THE NEARSHORE WATERS...9 TO 12 FEET ACROSS THE OFFSHORE WATERS. OCCASIONALLY HIGHER SEAS PROBABLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR SEAS OF 7 FEET OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. MARINERS SHOULD PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE MARINE FORECAST...AND CONSIDER WIND AND SEA CONDITIONS IN PLANNING. && $$ TE
580 WHUS74 KCRP 220350 AAA MWWCRP URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 950 PM CST SAT NOV 21 2015 ...VERY STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT OVER THE GULF WATERS... .A VERY STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW WITH GALE CONDITIONS HAS DEVELOPED ACROSS THE BAYS AND COASTAL WATERS IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT THAT MOVED ACROSS THE AREA EARLIER TODAY. THIS WILL ALSO RESULT IN HAZARDOUS SEAS. MARINE CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE LATE TONIGHT ACROSS THE BAYS AND THROUGH SUNDAY ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS. GMZ230-235-221100- /O.CON.KCRP.GL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-151122T0600Z/ /O.CON.KCRP.SC.Y.0055.151122T0600Z-151122T1200Z/ BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS- BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO PORT O'CONNOR- 950 PM CST SAT NOV 21 2015 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY. THIS IS FOR THE BAYS AND WATERWAYS BAFFIN BAY TO PORT O'CONNOR. * WINDS: NORTH 20 TO 25 KNOTS SUSTAINED. GUSTS TO GALE FORCE UNTIL MIDNIGHT. WINDS DECREASING TO AROUND 20 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. * BAY CONDITIONS: ROUGH TO OCCASIONALLY VERY ROUGH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR SEAS OF 7 FEET OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. MARINERS SHOULD PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE MARINE FORECAST...AND CONSIDER WIND AND SEA CONDITIONS IN PLANNING. && $$ GMZ250-255-270-275-221100- /O.CON.KCRP.GL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-151122T1200Z/ /O.CON.KCRP.SC.Y.0055.151122T1200Z-151122T2100Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20 NM-WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 950 PM CST SAT NOV 21 2015 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 3 PM CST SUNDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 3 PM CST SUNDAY. THIS IS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO BAFFIN BAY TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT TO 60 NM OFFSHORE. * WINDS: NORTH 25 TO 30 KNOTS SUSTAINED WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE TONIGHT. A FEW GUSTS OFFSHORE MAY APPROACH 45 KNOTS. WINDS DECREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS ON SUNDAY. * WAVES/SEAS: 7 TO 10 FEET ACROSS THE NEARSHORE WATERS...9 TO 12 FEET ACROSS THE OFFSHORE WATERS. OCCASIONALLY HIGHER SEAS PROBABLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR SEAS OF 7 FEET OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. MARINERS SHOULD PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE MARINE FORECAST...AND CONSIDER WIND AND SEA CONDITIONS IN PLANNING. && $$ GW/TE/MB
828 WHUS74 KCRP 220558 MWWCRP URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 1158 PM CST SAT NOV 21 2015 ...GALE CONDITIONS CONTINUE ACROSS OFFSHORE WATERS... .WHILE WIND SPEEDS ARE GRADUALLY WEAKENING ACROSS AREA BAYS AND WATERWAYS...VERY STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW PERSIST ACROSS THE NEAR AND OFFSHORE WATERS OF THE MIDDLE TEXAS COAST. MARINE CONDITIONS ACROSS THE GULF WATERS WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE BY LATE TONIGHT. GMZ230-235-221200- /O.EXP.KCRP.GL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-151122T0600Z/ /O.CON.KCRP.SC.Y.0055.151122T0600Z-151122T1200Z/ BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS- BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO PORT O'CONNOR- 1158 PM CST SAT NOV 21 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY... ...GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... THE GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT FOR AREA BAYS AND WATERWAYS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY. * WINDS: NORTH SUSTAINED AROUND 20 KNOTS. GUSTS AROUND 25 KNOTS. * BAY CONDITIONS: CHOPPY TO ROUGH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR SEAS OF 7 FEET OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. MARINERS SHOULD PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE MARINE FORECAST...AND CONSIDER WIND AND SEA CONDITIONS IN PLANNING. && $$ GMZ250-255-270-275-221200- /O.CON.KCRP.GL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-151122T1200Z/ /O.CON.KCRP.SC.Y.0055.151122T1200Z-151122T2100Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20 NM-WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 1158 PM CST SAT NOV 21 2015 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 3 PM CST SUNDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY FOR THE NEAR AND OFFSHORE WATERS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 3 PM CST SUNDAY. * WINDS: NORTH SUSTAINED 25 TO 30 KNOTS OVERNIGHT. GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. WINDS BECOMING 20 TO 25 KNOTS ON SUNDAY. * WAVES/SEAS: 7 TO 10 FEET ACROSS THE NEARSHORE WATERS...9 TO 12 FEET ACROSS THE OFFSHORE WATERS. OCCASIONALLY HIGHER SEAS PROBABLE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR SEAS OF 7 FEET OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. MARINERS SHOULD PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE MARINE FORECAST...AND CONSIDER WIND AND SEA CONDITIONS IN PLANNING. && $$ HART
252 WHUS74 KCRP 221156 MWWCRP URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 556 AM CST SUN NOV 22 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES IN EFFECT... .THE NORTH FLOW CONTINUES TO SLOWLY WEAKEN ALONG THE MIDDLE TEXAS COAST AND THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER...WIND SPEEDS AND ESPECIALLY WAVE HEIGHTS WILL REMAIN ABOVE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS FOR MUCH OF TODAY. MARINE CONDITIONS ACROSS THE GULF WATERS WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE BY LATE TONIGHT. GMZ250-255-270-275-221500- /O.EXP.KCRP.GL.W.0007.000000T0000Z-151122T1200Z/ /O.CON.KCRP.SC.Y.0055.151122T1200Z-151122T2100Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20 NM-WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 556 AM CST SUN NOV 22 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... THE GALE WARNING WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE NEAR AND OFFSHORE WATERS. * WINDS: NORTH SUSTAINED 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS 25 TO 30 KNOTS...GRADUALLY WEAKENING BY LATE MORNING AND AFTERNOON. * WAVES/SEAS: 7 TO 9 FEET ACROSS THE NEARSHORE WATERS...9 TO 11 FEET ACROSS THE OFFSHORE WATERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR SEAS OF 7 FEET OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. MARINERS SHOULD PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE MARINE FORECAST...AND CONSIDER WIND AND SEA CONDITIONS IN PLANNING. && $$ GMZ235-221300- /O.EXP.KCRP.SC.Y.0055.000000T0000Z-151122T1200Z/ BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO PORT O'CONNOR- 556 AM CST SUN NOV 22 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 AM CST EARLY THIS MORNING FOR BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO PORT O'CONNOR. WIND SPEEDS HAVE WEAKENED BELOW SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS. THUS...THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ GMZ230-221500- /O.EXT.KCRP.SC.Y.0055.000000T0000Z-151122T1500Z/ BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS- 556 AM CST SUN NOV 22 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING FOR BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS. * WINDS: NORTH SUSTAINED AROUND 20 KNOTS THROUGH MID MORNING. * BAY CONDITIONS: CHOPPY TO OCCASIONALLY ROUGH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR SEAS OF 7 FEET OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. MARINERS SHOULD PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE MARINE FORECAST...AND CONSIDER WIND AND SEA CONDITIONS IN PLANNING. && $$ HART
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Corpus Christi, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Nov 20, 11:23 AM CST, 3 hours 34 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Nov 20, 11:23 AM CST, 3 hours 34 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
1123 AM CST FRI NOV 20 2015
.DISCUSSION...SEE AVIATION DISCUSSION BELOW FOR THE 18Z TAFS.
&&
.AVIATION...VFR CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON ARE EXPECTED TO QUICKLY
LOWER TO MVFR THIS EVENING AND POSSIBLY IFR LATE TONIGHT INTO
EARLY SAT MORNING. CIGS CURRENTLY ARE AROUND 6-7KFT. RADAR SHOWS
RAIN ACROSS DEEP S TX THAT IS SLOWLY MOVG N. AM EXPECTING -DZ/RA
BY THIS AFTERNOON ACROSS THE SE CWA THEN CONTINUING TO SPREAD
ACROSS S TX OVERNIGHT AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. CIGS ARE PROGD
TO LOWER TO BETWEEN 5-8HFT ALONG WITH PATCHY FOG/DZ/RA WITH VSBYS
3-6SM. THE WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE E TO SE THIS AFTERNOON INTO
TONIGHT...BECOMING LIGHT AND VRB. A SFC TROUGH IS EXPECTED TO DVLP
OVERNIGHT RESULTING IN WINDS BECOMING NLY BY DAYBREAK. HOWEVER THE
MAIN FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PUSH THROUGH S TX MID TO LATE SAT
MORNING WITH VERY STRONG/GUSTY WINDS DVLPG IN ITS WAKE AND
CONTINUING THROUGH SAT AFTERNOON. RAIN CHCS ALONG WITH THE IFR/MVFR
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON AS
COLDER/DRIER AIR FILTERS INTO S TX.
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 857 AM CST FRI NOV 20 2015/
DISCUSSION...MADE MINOR TWEAKS TO OFFSHORE WINDS FOR
TODAY...OTHERWISE FCST LOOKS ON TRACK WITH INCREASING LOW LEVEL
MOISTURE/CLOUDS AND WARMER HIGHS FOR THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONG
COLD FRONT STILL PROGD TO BLAST THROUGH S TX ON SAT WITH
INCREASING RAIN CHCS AHD AND ALONG THE FRONT AND TEMPS FALLING
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. NO MAJOR CHANGES TO THE FCST AT THIS TIME.
PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 533 AM CST FRI NOV 20 2015/
DISCUSSION...UPDATE FOR 12Z AVIATION.
AVIATION...VFR DRNG THE DAY WITH FLIGHT RULES DETERIORATING
TONIGHT. STRATOCU DECK WITH CIGS AROUND 8KFT THIS MRNG WILL
CONTINUE TO SPREAD N TODAY WITH CIGS SLOWLY LOWERING AS LLVL
MOISTURE INCREASES. MVFR CIGS XPCTD TO OVERSPREAD THE REGION BY
LATE THIS EVENING WITH IFR POSSIBLE BY LATE IN THE NIGHT. GUIDANCE
INDICATES LIFR/VLIFR BY LATE IN THE TAF PERIOD...BUT FOR NOW FEEL
THIS MAY BE OVERDONE AND WILL ONLY CARRY IFR. IF ENOUGH MOISTURE
POOLS...THEN -DZ MAY OCCUR OVERNIGHT AT KALI/KLRD ALONG WITH A
REDUCTION IN VSBYS. LIGHT ENERLY SFC WINDS THIS MRNG TO BECOME
MORE SERLY BY LATE IN THE DAY. POWERFUL COLD FRONT XPCTD TO SWEEP
ACROSS AREA TERMINALS JUST BEYOND VALID TAF PERIOD.
PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 415 AM CST FRI NOV 20 2015/
SHORT TERM (TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY)...RELATIVELY QUIET WX IS
EXPECTED TODAY ACROSS S TX WITH A GENERAL THICKENING OF THE CLOUD
COVER OCCURRING. AN ISOLATED SHOWER MAY OCCUR LATE THIS AFTERNOON
ACROSS THE SOUTHERN COASTAL PLAINS AND ADJACENT MARINE AREAS AS A
WEAKENING COASTAL TROUGH TRIES TO BUILD NORTHWEST INTO THE REGION
BUT MOST LOCATIONS SHOULD REMAIN DRY TODAY. ASIDE FROM AN
INCREASE IN CLOUD COVER...TODAY WILL FEATURE SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL
HIGH TEMPERATURES AND NOTICEABLY MUGGY CONDITIONS BY LATE IN THE
DAY. TONIGHT...LOW LEVEL MOISTURE BEGINS TO POOL...MAINLY BELOW
H85...AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT. ENOUGH MOISTURE MAY
EXIST ALONG THE COAST TO VICTORIA TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF AN
APPROACHING H25 JET STREAK...RESULTING IN A CHANCE OF SHOWERS
OVERNIGHT. FARTHER INLAND...WEAK ISENTROPIC UPGLIDE IN THE 300K
LAYER MAY LEAD TO PATCHY DRIZZLE AND ASSOCIATED REDUCTION IN
VISIBILITIES /FOG/. FOCUS BY LATE IN THE NIGHT THEN TURNS TO
SATURDAY/S POWERFUL COLD FRONT. A 1030+MB AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE
IS PROG TO BUILD INTO THE TX PANHANDLE BY SUNRISE SATURDAY WITH
THE ASSOCIATED COLD FRONT BLASTING ACROSS THE STATE SATURDAY
NIGHT...AND LIKELY ENTERING THE NW CWA AT/SHORTLY AFTER 12Z
SATURDAY. GFS HAS BEEN THE FASTEST OF THE 00Z GUIDANCE SUITES WITH
THE ACCELERATION OF THE FRONT AND SEEMS THE MOST REASONABLE GIVEN
THE DENSITY OF THE POST FRONTAL AIRMASS AND POSITIONING/STRENGTH
OF UPPER LEVEL DYNAMICS. PRIMARY FORECAST CHALLENGE THIS MORNING
IS HOW GREAT CHANCES OF PRECIP WILL BE ON SATURDAY. STRONG LOW
LEVEL FRONTOGENETIC FORCING IS PROG TO EXIST SATURDAY MORNING
WHICH SHOULD RESULT IN SCATTERED BANDS OF SHOWERS MOVING FROM NNW
TO SSE. A FEW RUMBLES OF THUNDER WILL BE POSSIBLE GIVEN STRENGTH
OF FORCING AND PRESENCE OF A FEW HUNDRED J/KG OF CAPE. ALL IN
ALL...HAVE GONE CHANCE POPS FOR INLAND AREAS AND LIKELY POPS FOR
EASTERN THIRD OF THE CWA /DUE TO LOCATION OF HIGHEST MOISTURE
VALUES/. FRONT SHOULD BE CLEAR OF THE CWA BY MIDDAY WITH DRIER AIR
RAPIDLY BUILDING IN FROM NORTH TO SOUTH. MAX TEMPS WILL BE THE
FIRST HALF OF THE MORNING /AND HAVE BUST POTENTIAL...DEPENDENT
UPON TIME OF FROPA/ WITH TEMPS FALLING INTO THE 50S SHORTLY AFTER
PASSAGE. STRONG TO VERY STRONG NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED AFTER
FROPA AS 40 TO 45 KT LLVL FLOW JUST ABOVE THE SURFACE SPREADS
SOUTHWARD AND TRIES TO MIX TO THE SURFACE AT TIMES. A WIND
ADVISORY MAY BE REQUIRED FOR PORTIONS OF THE CWA FROM LATE
SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH PART OF THE AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY
ACROSS THE COASTAL COUNTIES.
LONG TERM (SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH THANKSGIVING DAY)...MUCH
COLDER AIR WILL BE PUSHING INTO THE AREA SATURDAY NIGHT AS A 1032
MB SURFACE HIGH SETTLES INTO CENTRAL TEXAS. BREEZY/WINDY
CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT WITH CLOUDS
CLEARING OUT. EXPECT TEMPERATURES TO FALL INTO THE UPPER 30S
ACROSS THE NORTHERN COUNTIES SUNDAY MORNING. CLEAR AND COOL
CONDITIONS EXPECTED FOR SUNDAY WITH HIGHS IN THE MID/UPPER 50S.
SURFACE RIDGE WILL REMAIN OVER THE REGION SUNDAY NIGHT AND WITH
RADIATIONAL COOLING...THE LOWS WILL BE IN THE MID/UPPER 30S OVER
THE NORTHERN COUNTIES. COULD SEE LOWER 30S OVER NORTHERN SECTIONS
OF THE VICTORIA CROSSROADS. THE SURFACE RIDGE MOVES EAST MONDAY
AND A WEAK COASTAL TROUGH WILL MOVE INTO THE LOWER TEXAS COAST.
LOW LEVEL MOISTURE WILL ADVECT NORTHWEST FROM DEEP SOUTH TEXAS
MONDAY WITH CLOUDS INCREASING THROUGH THE DAY. RAIN CHANCES WILL
RETURN BY TUESDAY MORNING WITH MOISTURE INCREASING AHEAD OF A WEAK
SHORT WAVE TROUGH MOVING OUT OF NORTHEAST MEXICO. LOW LEVEL WARM
AIR ADVECTION AND MOISTURE TRANSPORT WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
WEDNESDAY AND THANKSGIVING...WITH PRECIPITABLE WATER VALUES ARE
EXPECTED TO BE ABOVE 1.5 INCHES. A STRONG UPPER LOW WILL BE
DIGGING THROUGH THE GREAT BASIN BY MID WEEK WITH THE POSSIBILITY
OF WEAK SHORT WAVE TROUGHS MOVING OUT OF MEXICO AHEAD OF THIS
UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM AND MOVE ACROSS THE REGION. THIS WILL
MAINTAIN A CHANCE OF CONVECTION BOTH DAYS. INSTABILITY WILL BE
LIMITED FOR TUESDAY- WEDNESDAY AND ONLY MENTIONED SHOWERS. BUT THE
INSTABILITY SHOULD INCREASE BY THANKSGIVING TO INCLUDE A MENTION
OF THUNDER. AFTER CHILLY START TO THE EXTENDED PERIOD...WARM AND
MUGGY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED FOR THANKSGIVING.
MARINE...WINDS HAVE BEEN BETWEEN 15 AND 20 KTS EARLY THIS MORNING
ACROSS THE OFFSHORE WATERS BUT ARE BEGINNING TO WEAKEN AND SEAS
ARE SLOWLY SUBSIDING. WEAK TO MODERATE ONSHORE FLOW EXPECTED FOR
MOST OF FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. A POWERFUL COLD FRONT IS SET TO
BLAST ACROSS MARINE AREAS FROM ROUGHLY LATE SATURDAY MORNING
THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON BRINGING WITH IT A CHANCE OF SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS. VERY STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW LIKELY AFTER FRONTAL
PASSAGE WITH GALE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE. A GALE WATCH IS IN EFFECT
FOR ALL MARINE AREAS FROM LATE SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH SATURDAY
NIGHT. GRADUAL IMPROVEMENT IN MARINE WEATHER EXPECTED LATE
SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY.
&&
.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
CORPUS CHRISTI 78 67 75 43 57 / 10 10 60 10 10
VICTORIA 79 63 70 39 56 / 10 30 60 10 10
LAREDO 82 65 71 42 57 / 10 10 50 10 0
ALICE 81 66 75 41 57 / 10 10 60 10 0
ROCKPORT 78 68 75 45 57 / 10 20 60 10 10
COTULLA 80 61 68 38 57 / 10 10 40 0 0
KINGSVILLE 82 69 78 43 57 / 10 10 60 10 10
NAVY CORPUS 79 70 76 47 57 / 10 20 60 10 10
&&
.CRP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...NONE.
GM...GALE WATCH FROM SATURDAY MORNING THROUGH LATE SATURDAY NIGHT FOR
THE FOLLOWING ZONES: BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO
PORT ARANSAS...BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO PORT
O'CONNOR...COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS
OUT 20 NM...COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA
SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20 NM...WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT
ARANSAS FROM 20 TO 60 NM...WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO
MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL FROM 20 TO 60 NM.
&&
TE/81...AVIATIONHazardous weather outlook, Nov 20, 4:45 AM CST, 10 hours 12 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 445 AM CST FRI NOV 20 2015 GMZ230-235-250-255-270-275-TXZ229>234-239>247-211045- BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS- BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO PORT O'CONNOR- COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20 NM-WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL FROM 20 TO 60 NM-LA SALLE-MCMULLEN-LIVE OAK-BEE-GOLIAD-VICTORIA-WEBB-DUVAL- JIM WELLS-KLEBERG-NUECES-SAN PATRICIO-ARANSAS-REFUGIO-CALHOUN- 445 AM CST FRI NOV 20 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH TEXAS AND THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS EXISTS TODAY ALONG GULF FACING BEACHES. OTHERWISE...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY STRONG WINDS BEHIND A STRONG COLD FRONT MAY PRODUCE A PERIOD OF WIND ADVISORY CONDITIONS SATURDAY AFTERNOON. VERY STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW WILL OCCUR BEHIND A COLD FRONT SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY NIGHT WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE LIKELY. A GALE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS OF THE MIDDLE TEXAS COAST SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND SATURDAY NIGHT. PATCHY FROST IS POSSIBLE MONDAY MORNING ACROSS THE VICTORIA CROSSROADS. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR THANKSGIVING.. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. RH/TMT
The office that day
Everything else NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 20, 3:22 AM CST | Gale Watch | CRP | 12 hr | |
| Nov 20, 2:52 PM CST | Coastal Flood Advisory | CRP | Aransas, Calhoun, Kleberg, Nueces | 13 hr |
| Nov 20, 3:09 PM CST | Wind Advisory | CRP | Aransas, Bee, Calhoun, Duval, Goliad, Jim Wells and 9 more | 27 hr |
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