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Small Craft Advisory 3, NWS Brownsville, TX

January 8, 2020

NWS Brownsville, TX issued this small craft advisory at Jan 8, 2020, 3:44 PM CST. It took effect at Jan 8, 2020, 10:00 PM CST. It was in force for 35 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 8, 2020, 3:44 PM CST (21:44 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 8, 2020, 10:00 PM CST
Expired
Jan 10, 2020, 9:00 AM CST
In force
35 hr
Issued by
NWS Brownsville, TX

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this small craft advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Brownsville, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this small craft advisory went out at Jan 8, 3:38 PM CST, 6 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 8, 3:38 PM CST, 6 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 8, 3:15 PM CST, 29 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
315 PM CST Wed Jan 8 2020

TXZ248>257-351-353-092200-
Zapata-Jim Hogg-Brooks-Inland Kenedy-Starr-Southern Hidalgo-
Inland Willacy-Inland Cameron-Coastal Willacy-Coastal Cameron-
Coastal Kenedy-Northern Hidalgo-
315 PM CST Wed Jan 8 2020

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of Deep South
Texas.

.DAY ONE...Tonight

There is a Moderate Risk of rip currents at the beaches of South
Padre Island and at Boca Chica Beach.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday

An elevated risk of rip currents is likely at the local beaches
Thursday through Sunday.

A Wind Advisory is possible for portions or all of Deep South
Texas and the Rio Grande Valley Thursday and Friday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Skywarn spotter activation will not be needed.

GMZ130-132-135-150-155-170-175-092200-
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-
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-
315 PM CST Wed Jan 8 2020

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for portions of The Gulf of
Mexico and The Laguna Madre.

.DAY ONE...Tonight

A Small Craft Advisory is in effect for the Gulf of Mexico waters
from 20 to 60 nautical miles offshore from 10 PM CST tonight until
10 AM CST Thursday morning.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Thursday through Tuesday

Additional Small Craft Advisories are possible along the Lower
Texas Thursday through Saturday.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Skywarn spotter activation will not be needed.

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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.