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Gale Warning 4, NWS Corpus Christi, TX

February 22, 2016

NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this gale warning at Feb 22, 2016, 2:55 PM CST. It took effect at Feb 23, 2016, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for 18 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
Feb 22, 2016, 2:55 PM CST (20:55 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 23, 2016, 6:00 PM CST
Expired
Feb 24, 2016, 12:00 PM CST
In force
18 hr
Issued by
NWS Corpus Christi, TX

The text

As transmitted.

813 
WHUS74 KCRP 222055
MWWCRP

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
255 PM CST MON FEB 22 2016

...STRONG COLD FRONT TO BRING GALE CONDITIONS OVER THE COASTAL
WATERS TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL
WATERS DURING THE AFTERNOON ON TUESDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL
INCREASE TO GALE FORCE EARLY TUESDAY EVENING AND CONTINUE THROUGH
EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

GMZ250-255-270-275-230500-
/O.UPG.KCRP.GL.A.0001.160224T0000Z-160224T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KCRP.GL.W.0004.160224T0000Z-160224T1500Z/
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-
255 PM CST MON FEB 22 2016

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TUESDAY TO 9 AM CST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TUESDAY TO 9 AM CST
WEDNESDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 
  KNOTS. 

* WAVES/SEAS: SEAS WILL BUILD TO 10 TO 12 FEET OVER THE OFFSHORE
  WATERS AND 6 TO 8 FEET OVER THE NEARSHORE WATERS.

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.

&&

$$

GMZ230-235-230500-
/O.UPG.KCRP.GL.A.0001.160224T0000Z-160224T0600Z/
/O.NEW.KCRP.GL.W.0004.160224T0000Z-160224T1000Z/
BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS-
BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO PORT O'CONNOR-
255 PM CST MON FEB 22 2016

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TUESDAY TO 4 AM CST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A GALE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TUESDAY TO 4 AM CST
WEDNESDAY. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 40
  KNOTS.

* BAYS: BAY WATERS WILL BECOME ROUGH TO 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.

&&

$$
5 follow-up statements
526 
WHUS74 KCRP 230328
MWWCRP

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
928 PM CST MON FEB 22 2016

...POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM TO BRING DANGEROUS MARINE CONDITIONS TO
THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...

.A STRONG AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL MOVE ACROSS TEXAS TONIGHT
THROUGH TUESDAY. STRONG SOUTH FLOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TONIGHT
WITH VERY STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW TO OCCUR BY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. GALE
CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TUESDAY NIGHT ALONG WITH CHAOTIC AND
HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS.

GMZ270-275-231030-
/O.NEW.KCRP.SC.Y.0017.160223T0600Z-160224T0000Z/
/O.CON.KCRP.GL.W.0004.160224T0000Z-160224T1500Z/
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-
928 PM CST MON FEB 22 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST TUESDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TUESDAY TO 9 AM CST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST TUESDAY FOR THE
OFFSHORE WATERS. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM
TUESDAY TO 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY.

* WINDS: BECOMING SOUTH 20 TO 25 KNOTS TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY.
  THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST 30 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 45
  KNOTS TUESDAY NIGHT.

* WAVES: WAVES BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FEET TUESDAY...BUILDING FURTHER
  TUESDAY NIGHT TO 10 TO 12 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER WAVES 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.

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. 

&&

$$

GMZ230-235-231030-
/O.NEW.KCRP.SC.Y.0017.160223T1800Z-160224T0000Z/
/O.CON.KCRP.GL.W.0004.160224T0000Z-160224T1000Z/
BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS-
BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO PORT O'CONNOR-
928 PM CST MON FEB 22 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TUESDAY TO 4 AM CST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CST
TUESDAY FOR AREA BAYS AND WATERWAYS. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN
EFFECT FROM 6 PM TUESDAY TO 4 AM CST WEDNESDAY.

* WINDS: BECOMING WEST 25 TO 30 KNOTS TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THEN
  BECOMING NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 45
  KNOTS TUESDAY NIGHT.

* 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.

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. 

&&

$$

GMZ250-255-231030-
/O.NEW.KCRP.SC.Y.0017.160223T1800Z-160224T0000Z/
/O.CON.KCRP.GL.W.0004.160224T0000Z-160224T1500Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT
20 NM-
928 PM CST MON FEB 22 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CST TUESDAY...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM TUESDAY TO 9 AM CST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CST
TUESDAY FOR THE NEARSHORE WATERS. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN
EFFECT FROM 6 PM TUESDAY TO 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY.

* WINDS: BECOMING WEST 25 TO 30 KNOTS TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THEN
  BECOMING NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 45
  KNOTS TUESDAY NIGHT.

* WAVES: WAVES BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FEET TUESDAY...THEN BUILDING TO
  6 TO 8 FEET TUESDAY NIGHT. LOCALLY HIGHER WAVES 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.

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
179 
WHUS74 KCRP 230919
MWWCRP

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
319 AM CST TUE FEB 23 2016

...POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM TO BRING DANGEROUS MARINE CONDITIONS TO
THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...

.AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE OVER SOUTH TEXAS EARLY THIS MORNING
WILL STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES ACROSS SOUTHEAST TEXAS INTO LOUISIANA
TODAY. STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW THIS MORNING WILL SHIFT TO VERY
STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW THIS AFTERNOON. GALE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
TONIGHT BEHIND THE COLD FRONT ALONG WITH CHAOTIC AND HAZARDOUS
SEA CONDITIONS.

GMZ270-275-231800-
/O.CON.KCRP.SC.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-160224T0000Z/
/O.CON.KCRP.GL.W.0004.160224T0000Z-160224T1500Z/
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-
319 AM CST TUE FEB 23 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM
CST WEDNESDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM
CST WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
6 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTH 20 TO 25 KNOTS EARLY THIS MORNING SHIFTING TO WEST
  AND NORTHWEST 25 TO 30 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. THEN INCREASING TO
  NORTHWEST 30 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KNOTS TONIGHT.

* WAVES: WAVES BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FEET TODAY...BUILDING FURTHER
  TONIGHT TO 10 TO 12 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER WAVES 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.

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.

&&

$$

GMZ230-235-231800-
/O.EXT.KCRP.SC.Y.0017.160223T0919Z-160224T0000Z/
/O.CON.KCRP.GL.W.0004.160224T0000Z-160224T1000Z/
BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS-
BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO PORT O'CONNOR-
319 AM CST TUE FEB 23 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM
CST WEDNESDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 4 AM CST WEDNESDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS EARLY THIS MORNING SHIFTING TO
  THE WEST 25 TO 30 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST
  WINDS AROUND 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KNOTS TONIGHT.

* BAY CONDITIONS: BECOMING ROUGH TO 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.

&&

$$

GMZ250-255-231800-
/O.EXT.KCRP.SC.Y.0017.160223T0919Z-160224T0000Z/
/O.CON.KCRP.GL.W.0004.160224T0000Z-160224T1500Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT
20 NM-
319 AM CST TUE FEB 23 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM
CST WEDNESDAY...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING
TO 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS AROUND 25 KNOTS THIS MORNING SHIFTING TO THE
  WEST 25 TO 30 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. THEN BECOMING NORTHWEST
  WINDS 30 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KNOTS TONIGHT.

* WAVES: WAVES BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FEET TODAY AND CONTINUING
  THROUGH TONIGHT. LOCALLY HIGHER WAVES 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.

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.

&&

$$

LK/TMT
993 
WHUS74 KCRP 231743
MWWCRP

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
1143 AM CST TUE FEB 23 2016

...POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM TO BRING DANGEROUS MARINE CONDITIONS TO
THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...

.AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE WILL STRENGTHEN AS IT MOVES ACROSS
SOUTHEAST TEXAS INTO LOUISIANA TODAY. STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL
SHIFT TO VERY STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW THIS AFTERNOON. GALE CONDITIONS
ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT BEHIND THE COLD FRONT ALONG WITH CHAOTIC AND
HAZARDOUS SEA CONDITIONS.

GMZ250-255-270-275-240300-
/O.CON.KCRP.SC.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-160224T0000Z/
/O.CON.KCRP.GL.W.0004.160224T0000Z-160224T1500Z/
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-
1143 AM CST TUE FEB 23 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM
CST WEDNESDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 9 AM
CST WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
6 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTH 20 TO 25 KNOTS SHIFTING TO WEST AND NORTHWEST 25
  TO 30 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 35 KNOTS WITH
  GUSTS UP TO 45 KNOTS TONIGHT.

* WAVES: WAVES BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FEET TODAY...BUILDING FURTHER 
  TONIGHT TO 10 TO 12 FEET. LOCALLY HIGHER WAVES 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.

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.

&&

$$

GMZ230-235-240300-
/O.CON.KCRP.SC.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-160224T0000Z/
/O.CON.KCRP.GL.W.0004.160224T0000Z-160224T1000Z/
BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS-
BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO PORT O'CONNOR-
1143 AM CST TUE FEB 23 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM
CST WEDNESDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 AM
CST WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL
6 PM CST THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS EARLY SHIFTING TO THE WEST 25
  TO 30 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 30 KNOTS WITH
  GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOTS TONIGHT.

* BAY CONDITIONS: BECOMING ROUGH TO 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.

&&

$$
572 
WHUS74 KCRP 240307
MWWCRP

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
907 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016

...DANGEROUS MARINE CONDITIONS OCCURRING ACROSS THE MIDDLE TEXAS
COASTAL WATERS...

.GALES WILL CONTINUE LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT ACROSS THE
MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS. SEAS ARE CHAOTIC AND WILL BECOME
VERY HAZARDOUS TONIGHT. MARINE CONDITIONS WILL SLOWLY IMPROVE
THROUGH THE DAY WEDNESDAY.

GMZ250-255-270-275-241000-
/O.CON.KCRP.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160224T1500Z/
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-
907 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY. 

* WINDS: NORTHWEST 30 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KNOTS.

* WAVES: BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FEET ACROSS THE NEARSHORE WATERS...10
  TO 12 FEET ACROSS THE OFFSHORE WATERS. LOCALLY HIGHER WAVES
  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.

&&

$$

GMZ230-235-241000-
/O.CON.KCRP.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160224T1000Z/
BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS-
BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO PORT O'CONNOR-
907 PM CST TUE FEB 23 2016

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST WEDNESDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST WEDNESDAY. 

* WINDS: NORTHWEST 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 45 KNOTS.

* BAY CONDITIONS: BECOMING ROUGH TO 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.

&&

$$

HART
889 
WHUS74 KCRP 240953
MWWCRP

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
353 AM CST WED FEB 24 2016

...DANGEROUS MARINE CONDITIONS CONTINUE EARLY THIS MORNING OVER
THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS...

.STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW AND CHAOTIC SEAS WILL CONTINUE EARLY THIS
MORNING OVER THE COASTAL WATERS. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE FROM WEST
TO EAST THIS AFTERNOON.

GMZ230-235-241800-
/O.CAN.KCRP.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160224T1000Z/
/O.NEW.KCRP.SC.Y.0018.160224T0953Z-160224T1800Z/
BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS-
BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO PORT O'CONNOR-
353 AM CST WED FEB 24 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY. THE
GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* WINDS: NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 KNOTS.

* 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. 

&&

$$

GMZ250-255-241800-
/O.CAN.KCRP.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160224T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KCRP.SC.Y.0018.160224T0953Z-160224T2100Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT
20 NM-
353 AM CST WED FEB 24 2016

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON. THE GALE WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

* WINDS: NORTHWEST 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS 25 TO 30 KNOTS.

* WAVES: 5 TO 7 FEET.

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. 

&&

$$

GMZ270-275-241800-
/O.EXT.KCRP.GL.W.0004.000000T0000Z-160224T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KCRP.SC.Y.0018.160224T1800Z-160225T0000Z/
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-
353 AM CST WED FEB 24 2016

...GALE WARNING NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST
THIS EVENING. THE GALE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST
TODAY. 

* WINDS: NORTHWEST 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS 35 TO 40 KNOTS.

* WAVES: 8 TO 10 FEET.

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. 

&&

$$

87

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 Feb 22, 11:54 AM CST, 3 hours 1 minute earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Feb 22, 11:54 AM CST, 3 hours 1 minute before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
1154 AM CST MON FEB 22 2016

.DISCUSSION...FORECAST WAS UPDATED EARLIER THIS MORNING TO REFLECT
CURRENT OBSERVATIONAL AND RADAR TRENDS. CONVECTION HAS SINCE THEN
WEAKENED BUT ISOLATED SHOWERS AND PERHAPS A THUNDERSTORM MAY BE
POSSIBLE INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. AFTERNOON HIGHS APPEAR ON TRACK
WITH TEMPS REACHING THE MID/UPPER 70S TO LOWER 80S.

UPDATED 18Z AVIATION DISCUSSION BELOW.

&&

.AVIATION...LOW CLOUDS WITH MVFR/IFR CIGS CONTINUE AT ALI AND VCT
AND MAY PERSIST INTO THE AFTERNOON HOURS. VFR CONDITIONS SHOULD
PREVAIL AT CRP/LRD THIS AFTERNOON. ACCOUNTED FOR THE POSSIBILITY
OF SHOWERS WITH VCSH REMARKS THIS AFTERNOON. LOW CLOUDS SHOULD
FILL BACK IN TONIGHT AT ALI/VCT/CRP ALONG WITH CHANCES OF SHOWERS
AND STORMS. HAVE ONLY INCLUDED VCTS REMARKS FOR NOW UNTIL
CONFIDENCE WRT FOR TIMING INCREASES. WESTERLY AND NORTHWESTERLY
WINDS WILL THEN QUICKLY STRENGTHEN BEHIND DEPARTING SFC LOW LATE
IN THE MORNING WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 30 AND 35 KNOTS BY 18Z

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 548 AM CST MON FEB 22 2016/

DISCUSSION...SEE AVIATION BELOW FOR 12Z TAF UPDATE.

AVIATION...PATCHY FOG...LIGHT RAIN...AND MVFR STRATUS WILL
CONTINUE IMPACTING TERMINALS THROUGH THE MORNING. VSBYS WILL BEGIN
TO IMPROVE AS FOG CLEARS LATER THIS MORNING. STRATUS WILL REMAIN
MVFR/VFR THROUGH THE DAY...WITH VICINITY SHOWERS THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON. WIND WILL BE LIGHT AND VARIABLE THROUGH MOST OF THE
PERIOD AS WELL. SHOWER ACTIVITY SHOULD CLEAR BY THIS
EVENING...THOUGH IT WILL RETURN TO VCT OVERNIGHT/EARLY TUESDAY
MORNING. CIGS FALL TO IFR/MVFR OVER ALI/CRP/VCT LATE IN THE
PERIOD...WHILE REMAINING VFR OVER LRD.

PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 457 AM CST MON FEB 22 2016/

SHORT TERM (TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY)...WEAK SURFACE COLD FRONT
REMAINS DRAPED OVER THE HILL COUNTRY TO THE NORTH OF THE REGION. A
BAND OF CONVECTION IS SLOWLY TRAILING EASTWARD NEAR THIS FRONTAL
BOUNDARY. THIS BOUNDARY WILL REMAIN JUST NORTH OF THE
CWA...THOUGH SCATTERED SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL
PUSH ACROSS THE CWA AS WEAK UPPER LVL SHORTWAVE TROUGH SHIFTS
EASTWARD TODAY. A SECOND MUCH STRONGER UPPER TROUGH AND CLOSED LOW
DEVELOPS OVERNIGHT INTO TUESDAY. SURFACE LOW DEVELOPS AND DEEPENS
OVER WEST/CENTRAL TEXAS TONIGHT. CYCLOGENSIS OCCURS WITH CENTER OF
LOW JUST NORTH OF THE REGION AND MOVING NORTHEAST TONIGHT INTO
TUESDAY. OVERNIGHT ANOTHER ROUND OF CONVECTION IS EXPECTED TO
DEVELOP AND TRACK EAST. WHILE BETTER DYNAMICS LIE TO THE
NORTHWEST OF THE REGION...NORTHERN PORTIONS OF SOUTH TEXAS WILL
BE UNDER DIVERGENT FLOW TONIGHT AS UPPER TROUGH PUSHES INTO
WESTERN ZONES. ADDITIONALLY A STRONG LOW LVL JET DEVELOPS TONIGHT.
WITH STEEP LAPSE RATES THIS EVENING AND OTHER ENVIRONMENTAL
FACTORS CANNOT RULE OUT AN ISOLATED STRONG TO POSSIBLY SEVERE
STORM DEVELOPING TONIGHT ACROSS NORTHERN ZONES WITH MAIN CONCERNS
BEING SMALL HAIL.

SURFACE LOW WILL BE EAST OF THE REGION BY NOON TUESDAY...AND MUCH
DRIER AIR PUSHES IN FROM THE WEST. A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL
ALLOW FOR WINDY CONDITIONS TO DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION. STEEP
LAPSE RATE IN THE AFTERNOON...A STRONG LOW LVL JET...AND WARM
TEMPERATURES WILL ALLOW FOR STRONG GUSTY WINDS TO MIX DOWN TO THE
SURFACE DURING THE DAY AS WELL. GFS CONTINUES TO INDICATE MUCH
STRONGER HIGH WIND POTENTIAL (BUFKIT MAXIMUM MOMENTUM TRANSFERS)
WHILE THE NAM/ECMWF IS SOMEWHAT WEAKER. LEANED MORE HEAVILY
TOWARDS HI-RES MODELS WHICH INDICATE WINDY CONDITIONS THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON ON TUESDAY (THOUGH DID NOT GO QUITE AS HIGH AS GFS
WANTS).

WITH THESE WINDS AND VERY DRY AIR MOVING INTO THE REGION CRITICAL
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP. A FIRE WEATHER
WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR LATE TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY
EVENING.

OFFSHORE FLOW BEHIND THIS FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL INCREASE OVER THE
MARINE ZONES AS WELL...AND SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES WILL LIKELY BE
NEEDED TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

TODAY WILL BE A FEW DEGREES COOLER THAN YESTERDAY WITH MORE CLOUD
COVER AND RAIN ACROSS THE REGION. COLD AIR LAGS BEHIND BOUNDARY
TOMORROW...AND DRY WEST/NORTHWEST WINDS AND CLEARING SKIES WILL
BRING MUCH HIGHER THAN NORMAL TEMPERATURES TO THE REGION
(ESPECIALLY BRUSH COUNTRY/RIO GRANDE PLAINS).

FIRE WEATHER...LOW RH VALUES (15-25 PERCENT) ALONG WITH GUSTY
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL PRODUCE CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITION LATE
TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE
PLAINS...TO BRUSH COUNTRY...TO SOUTHERN COASTAL BEND. ELEVATED
FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS WILL ALSO EXIST OVER THE NORTHERN COASTAL
BEND AND VICTORIA CROSSROADS WHERE RH VALUES ARE SLIGHTLY HIGHER
(THOUGH STILL LOW).

LONG TERM (TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY)...THE STRONG UPPER LOW
OVER NORTHEAST TEXAS AT 00Z WEDNESDAY WILL MOVE NORTHEAST THROUGH
THE MID MISSISSIPPI RIVER VALLEY WEDNESDAY AND INTO THE EASTERN
GREAT LAKES REGION BY THURSDAY. THE COLD FRONT WILL BE THROUGH
COASTAL WATERS AT THE START OF THE LONG TERM WITH THE COLD AIR
ARRIVING TUESDAY EVENING. VERY STRONG LOW TO MID LEVEL FLOW BEHIND
THE DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM EXITING TO THE NORTHEAST WILL BE
OVER SOUTH TEXAS...45-55 KNOTS IN THE 925-850 MB LAYER. EXPECT WIND
ADVISORY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST INTO THE EARLY OVERNIGHT HOURS.
THIS WILL ALSO LEAD TO GALE CONDITIONS OVER THE GULF WATERS TUESDAY
NIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. A GALE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR
THE BAYS FOR TUESDAY EVENING AND FOR THE GULF WATERS UNTIL 15Z
WEDNESDAY. BREEZY CONDITIONS WILL LINGER BEHIND THE FRONT WEDNESDAY
WITH ELEVATED TO CRITICAL FIRE DANGER CONDITIONS EXPECTED AGAIN FOR
ALL OF SOUTH TEXAS. COLDEST MORNING IS EXPECTED THURSDAY WITH
READINGS IN THE UPPER 30S ACROSS THE NORTHERN COUNTIES. A GRADUAL
WARMING TREND IS EXPECTED FOR THE LATTER PART OF THE WEEK INTO THE
WEEKEND AS AN UPPER LEVEL RIDGE AXIS REMAINS TO THE WEST OF THE
REGION. ONSHORE FLOW WILL INCREASE THROUGH THE WEEKEND WITH LOW
LEVEL MOISTURE ADEQUATE FOR MOSTLY CLOUDY SKIES OVER THE COASTAL
PLAINS SUNDAY.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
CORPUS CHRISTI    79  63  83  49  69  /  30  30  10  10   0
VICTORIA          76  60  79  46  65  /  60  40  40  10   0
LAREDO            83  63  89  49  71  /  40  10  10   0   0
ALICE             81  63  86  48  70  /  30  20  10   0   0
ROCKPORT          76  64  77  51  67  /  30  30  20  10   0
COTULLA           80  60  85  45  69  /  50  40  10   0   0
KINGSVILLE        81  63  86  49  71  /  30  10  10   0   0
NAVY CORPUS       76  65  78  52  67  /  30  30  10   0   0

&&

.CRP WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...FIRE WEATHER WATCH FROM TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING
     FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: DUVAL...JIM WELLS...KLEBERG...LA
     SALLE...LIVE OAK...MCMULLEN...NUECES...WEBB.

GM...GALE WATCH FROM TUESDAY EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING FOR
     THE FOLLOWING ZONES: 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.

     GALE WATCH TUESDAY EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING ZONES: BAYS AND
     WATERWAYS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS...BAYS AND
     WATERWAYS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO PORT O'CONNOR.

&&

TB/78...AVIATION
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 22, 5:58 AM CST, 8 hours 57 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
558 AM CST MON FEB 22 2016

TXZ229>234-239>247-231200-
LA SALLE-MCMULLEN-LIVE OAK-BEE-GOLIAD-VICTORIA-WEBB-DUVAL-
JIM WELLS-KLEBERG-NUECES-SAN PATRICIO-ARANSAS-REFUGIO-CALHOUN-
558 AM CST MON FEB 22 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY AND
TONIGHT. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE NOT EXPECTED AT THIS
TIME...HOWEVER A FEW STORMS COULD BECOME STRONG WITH SMALL HAIL
AND WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH...MAINLY ACROSS THE NORTHERN BRUSH
COUNTRY AND COASTAL PLAINS TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

THERE IS A CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS OVER THE NORTHERN COASTAL BEND
AND VICTORIA CROSSROADS TUESDAY MORNING. SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ARE
NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME...HOWEVER A FEW STORMS COULD BECOME STRONG
WITH SMALL HAIL AND WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 50 MPH...MAINLY ACROSS THE
VICTORIA CROSSROADS.

CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE BRUSH COUNTRY
AND SOUTHERN COASTAL BEND TUESDAY AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. A
FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS IN EFFECT. CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS
ARE POSSIBLE OVER MUCH OF SOUTH TEXAS WEDNESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

GMZ230-235-250-255-270-275-231200-
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-
558 AM CST MON FEB 22 2016

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH TEXAS AND THE MIDDLE
TEXAS COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY AND TONIGHT ACROSS
THE BAYS AND COASTAL WATERS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES ARE LIKELY TUESDAY...WITH GALE CONDITIONS
EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY MORNING. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
CONDITIONS WILL LINGER OVER THE COASTAL WATERS INTO WEDNESDAY
EVENING.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

LK/TMT

The office that day

Everything else NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 22, 3:00 AM CSTGale WatchCRP12 hr
Feb 22, 5:06 AM CSTFire Weather WatchCRPDuval, Jim Wells, Kleberg, La Salle, Live Oak, McMullen and 2 more10 hr
Feb 22, 2:44 PM CSTWind AdvisoryCRPAransas, Bee, Calhoun, Duval, Goliad, Jim Wells and 9 more33 hr
Feb 22, 3:04 PM CSTRed Flag WarningCRPAransas, Bee, Duval, Jim Wells, Kleberg, La Salle and 6 more28 hr

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