Alert archive / Texas / Gale Warnings in 2016
Gale Warning 3, NWS Brownsville, TX
NWS Brownsville, TX issued this gale warning at Jan 26, 2016, 4:54 AM CST. It took effect at Jan 26, 2016, 3:00 PM CST. It was in force for 13 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
- Jan 26, 2016, 4:54 AM CST (10:54 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 26, 2016, 3:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Jan 27, 2016, 4:04 AM CST
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Brownsville, TX
The text
As transmitted.
870 WHUS74 KBRO 261054 MWWBRO URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 454 AM CST TUE JAN 26 2016 ...HAZARDOUS MARINE CONDITIONS LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE LOWER TEXAS COASTAL WATERS LATE THIS MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON. STRONG NORTH WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS WILL DEVELOP IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT...WITH HAZARDOUS MARINE CONDITIONS LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. ANOTHER SURGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING STRONGER WINDS WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS LIKELY LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. MARINE CONDITIONS BEGIN TO IMPROVE ON THURSDAY. GMZ150-155-170-175-261900- /O.NEW.KBRO.GL.W.0003.160126T2000Z-160127T1200Z/ 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- 454 AM CST TUE JAN 26 2016 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE TONIGHT. * WAVES/SEAS...SEAS WILL BUILD TO 4 TO 6 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 6 TO 9 FEET ACROSS THE NEARSHORE AND TO 8 TO 10 FEET ACROSS THE OFFSHORE WATERS TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE OCCURRING...OR FORECAST TO OCCUR WITHIN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS. 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. && $$ GMZ130-132-135-261900- /O.NEW.KBRO.SI.Y.0005.160126T1800Z-160127T1200Z/ LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE PORT OF BROWNSVILLE TO THE ARROYO COLORADO- LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE ARROYO COLORADO TO 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TX- LAGUNA MADRE FROM 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TO BAFFIN BAY TX- 454 AM CST TUE JAN 26 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 25 KNOTS. * BAY WATERS...CHOPPY TO ROUGH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
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098 WHUS74 KBRO 261527 MWWBRO URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 927 AM CST TUE JAN 26 2016 ...HAZARDOUS MARINE CONDITIONS LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE LOWER TEXAS COASTAL WATERS LATE THIS MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON. STRONG NORTH WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS WILL DEVELOP IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT... RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS MARINE CONDITIONS. ANOTHER SURGE OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BRING STRONGER WINDS WITH GALE FORCE GUSTS LIKELY LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. MARINE CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE ON THURSDAY. GMZ150-155-170-175-262100- /O.NEW.KBRO.SC.Y.0008.160126T1800Z-160126T2100Z/ /O.EXT.KBRO.GL.W.0003.160126T2100Z-160127T1200Z/ 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- 927 AM CST TUE JAN 26 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE TONIGHT. * WAVES/SEAS...SEAS WILL BUILD TO 4 TO 6 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS WILL THEN BUILD TO 6 TO 9 FEET NEARSHORE AND TO 8 TO 10 FEET OFFSHORE TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE OCCURRING...OR FORECAST TO OCCUR WITHIN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS. 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 ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT...GENERALLY WITH COMBINED SEAS OF 7 FEET OR MORE. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ130-132-135-262100- /O.CON.KBRO.SI.Y.0005.160126T1800Z-160127T1200Z/ LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE PORT OF BROWNSVILLE TO THE ARROYO COLORADO- LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE ARROYO COLORADO TO 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TX- LAGUNA MADRE FROM 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TO BAFFIN BAY TX- 927 AM CST TUE JAN 26 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 25 KNOTS. * BAY WATERS...CHOPPY TO ROUGH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ 54
312 WHUS74 KBRO 262016 MWWBRO URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 216 PM CST TUE JAN 26 2016 ...HAZARDOUS MARINE CONDITIONS ONGOING... .STRONG NORTH WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS ARE DEVELOPING IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT...RESULTING IN HAZARDOUS MARINE CONDITIONS. GALE FORCE GUSTS WILL BE LIKELY TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE ON THURSDAY. GMZ150-155-170-175-270330- /O.CON.KBRO.SC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-160126T2100Z/ /O.CON.KBRO.GL.W.0003.160126T2100Z-160127T1200Z/ 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- 216 PM CST TUE JAN 26 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON...INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO GALE FORCE TONIGHT. * WAVES/SEAS...SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 9 FEET NEARSHORE AND TO 8 TO 10 FEET OFFSHORE TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE OCCURRING...OR FORECAST TO OCCUR WITHIN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS. 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 ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT...GENERALLY WITH COMBINED SEAS OF 7 FEET OR MORE. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ130-132-135-270330- /O.CON.KBRO.SI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160127T1200Z/ LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE PORT OF BROWNSVILLE TO THE ARROYO COLORADO- LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE ARROYO COLORADO TO 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TX- LAGUNA MADRE FROM 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TO BAFFIN BAY TX- 216 PM CST TUE JAN 26 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...NORTH 20 TO 25 KNOTS. * BAY WATERS...CHOPPY TO ROUGH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ 54
644 WHUS74 KBRO 270259 MWWBRO URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 859 PM CST TUE JAN 26 2016 ...STRONG TO VERY STRONG NORTH WINDS CONTINUE ACROSS THE LOWER TEXAS COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT... .STRONG NORTH WINDS AND HIGH SEAS CONTINUE TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE LOWER TEXAS COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT THAT MOVED OFFSHORE THE LOWER TEXAS COAST EARLIER TODAY. GUSTS TO NEAR GALE FORCE WILL BE LIKELY OFFSHORE THE LOWER TEXAS COAST TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE ON THURSDAY. GMZ150-155-170-175-271100- /O.CON.KBRO.GL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160127T1200Z/ 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- 859 PM CST TUE JAN 26 2016 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...NORTH WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 35 KNOTS. * WAVES/SEAS...SEAS 7 TO 10 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE OCCURRING...OR FORECAST TO OCCUR WITHIN THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS. 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 ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT...GENERALLY WITH COMBINED SEAS OF 7 FEET OR MORE. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ130-132-135-271100- /O.CON.KBRO.SI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160127T1200Z/ LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE PORT OF BROWNSVILLE TO THE ARROYO COLORADO- LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE ARROYO COLORADO TO 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TX- LAGUNA MADRE FROM 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TO BAFFIN BAY TX- 859 PM CST TUE JAN 26 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY... * WINDS...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 30 KNOTS. * BAY WATERS...ROUGH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ CASTILLO
753 WHUS74 KBRO 271004 MWWBRO URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 404 AM CST WED JAN 27 2016 ...STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE LOWER TEXAS COASTAL WATERS THROUGH MUCH OF TODAY... .STRONG NORTH WINDS AND HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL CONTINUE FOR MUCH OF TODAY AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS INTO THE REGION. MARINE CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY AS HIGH PRESSURE SETTLES ACROSS DEEP SOUTH TEXAS. GMZ150-155-170-175-271815- /O.CAN.KBRO.GL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-160127T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KBRO.SC.Y.0009.160127T1004Z-160128T0000Z/ 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- 404 AM CST WED JAN 27 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS. * WAVES/SEAS...SEAS 7 TO 10 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT...GENERALLY WITH COMBINED SEAS OF 7 FEET OR MORE. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ130-132-135-271815- /O.EXT.KBRO.SI.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-160127T2100Z/ LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE PORT OF BROWNSVILLE TO THE ARROYO COLORADO- LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE ARROYO COLORADO TO 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TX- LAGUNA MADRE FROM 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TO BAFFIN BAY TX- 404 AM CST WED JAN 27 2016 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WINDS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. * BAY WATERS...ROUGH SUBSIDING TO CHOPPY IN THE AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR WIND MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Brownsville, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 26, 4:54 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory for Winds | BRO | 37 hr | |
| Jan 26, 9:27 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | BRO | 6 hr |
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