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Gale Warning 7, NWS Corpus Christi, TX

November 20, 2015

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 THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.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...AVIATION
Hazardous 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.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 20, 3:22 AM CSTGale WatchCRP12 hr
Nov 20, 2:52 PM CSTCoastal Flood AdvisoryCRPAransas, Calhoun, Kleberg, Nueces13 hr
Nov 20, 3:09 PM CSTWind AdvisoryCRPAransas, Bee, Calhoun, Duval, Goliad, Jim Wells and 9 more27 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.