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WHUS74 KBRO 100102
MWWBRO

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
702 PM CST TUE FEB 9 2010

...STRONG NORTH WINDS CONTINUING ACROSS THE LOWER TEXAS GULF
WATERS...

.STRONG WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS ARE CONTINUING OFFSHORE IN THE
WAKE OF A COLD FRONT THAT PASSED THROUGH THE LOWER TEXAS COAST
EARLY THIS MORNING. THE HAZARDOUS GULF SEAS WILL DIMINISH LATE
TONIGHT AS THE NORTHERLY WINDS SLACKEN.

GMZ150-155-170-175-100600-
/O.CON.KBRO.SC.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-100210T0600Z/
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-
702 PM CST TUE FEB 9 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT.

STRONG WINDS AND ROUGH SEAS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH THIS EVENING
ACROSS THE LOWER TEXAS GULF WATERS PRODUCING GULF SEAS FROM 6 TO
8 FEET.

THE ADVERSE GULF CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST THROUGH MIDNIGHT
FALLING BELOW SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVELS AFTER MIDNIGHT.

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.

&&

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