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WHUS74 KCRP 161504 AAA
MWWCRP

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
1004 AM CDT THU MAY 16 2013

...GUSTY WINDS IN SOUTHERN BAYS AND NEARSHORE WATERS TODAY...

.MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY STRONG ONSHORE FLOW IS EXPECTED THROUGH
THIS AFTERNOON...AS THERMAL LOW PRESSURE DEEPENS OVER WEST TEXAS.
WINDS WILL SLIGHTLY DIMINISH TONIGHT AS THE LOW WEAKENS.

GMZ235-161615-
/O.CAN.KCRP.SC.Y.0044.000000T0000Z-130516T1700Z/
BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO PORT O`CONNOR-
1004 AM CDT THU MAY 16 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS CANCELLED THE
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR THE BAYS AND WATERWAYS PORT ARANSAS TO
PORT O`CONNOR.

$$

GMZ250-162300-
/O.EXB.KCRP.SC.Y.0044.130516T1700Z-130516T2300Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS OUT 20 NM-
1004 AM CDT THU MAY 16 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING.
THIS ADVISORY IS FOR THE NEARSHORE WATERS BAFFIN BAY TO PORT
ARANSAS OUT TO 20 NM OFFSHORE.

* WINDS AND WAVES: SOUTH WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS 25 TO 30
  KNOTS.

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.

&&

$$

GMZ230-162300-
/O.EXT.KCRP.SC.Y.0044.000000T0000Z-130516T2300Z/
BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS-
1004 AM CDT THU MAY 16 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS
EVENING FOR THE BAYS AND WATERWAYS BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS.

* WINDS AND WAVES: SOUTH WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 25 TO
  30 KNOTS. WAVES WILL BE CHOPPY TO 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.

&&

$$

GW/PZ/JR