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Small Craft Advisory 21, NWS Corpus Christi, TX

February 13, 2017

NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this small craft advisory at Feb 13, 2017, 3:23 PM CST. It was in force for 5 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 13, 2017, 3:23 PM CST (21:23 UTC)
Expired
Feb 13, 2017, 8:00 PM CST
In force
5 hr
Issued by
NWS Corpus Christi, TX

The text

As transmitted.

485 
WHUS74 KCRP 132123
MWWCRP

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
323 PM CST MON FEB 13 2017

...MODERATE TO STRONG ONSHORE FLOW OVER THE SOUTHERN BAYS THROUGH
EARLY THIS EVENING WITH INCREASING FLOW OVER THE OFFSHORE WATERS
LATER TONIGHT...

.SOUTHEAST WINDS HAVE INCREASED THIS AFTERNOON IN RESPONSE TO AN
AREA OF LOW PRESSURE SOUTH OF THE HILL COUNTRY. SOUTHERLY FLOW
WILL INCREASE LATER TONIGHT OVER THE OFFSHORE WATERS AS THE AREA
OF LOW PRESSURE DEEPENS OVER THE BRUSH COUNTRY.

GMZ230-140200-
/O.NEW.KCRP.SC.Y.0021.170213T2123Z-170214T0200Z/
BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS-
323 PM CST MON FEB 13 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING. 


* WINDS: SOUTHEAST AROUND 20 KNOTS.

* WAVES/SEAS: BAY WATERS 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. 

&&

$$

GMZ270-275-140330-
/O.NEW.KCRP.SC.Y.0022.170214T0400Z-170214T2200Z/
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-
323 PM CST MON FEB 13 2017

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 4 PM
CST TUESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
4 PM CST TUESDAY. 

* WINDS: SOUTHEAST WINDS INCREASING TO AROUND 20 KNOTS LATE THIS
  EVENING AND SHIFTING TO SOUTH TUESDAY MORNING.

* WAVES/SEAS: SEAS BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 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. 

&&

$$

TMT

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 13, 3:06 AM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryCRPAransas, Calhoun, Goliad, Refugio, Victoria6 hr
Feb 13, 3:12 AM CSTMarine Dense Fog AdvisoryCRP6 hr
Feb 13, 3:23 PM CSTSmall Craft AdvisoryCRP48 hr

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