Small Craft Advisory
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
958 PM CST TUE FEB 9 2010
LOWER TEXAS COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO THE MOUTH OF THE
RIO GRANDE OUT TO 60 NM.
GMZ150-155-100930-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD OUT 20 NM-
958 PM CST TUE FEB 9 2010
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...
.TONIGHT...NORTH WINDS AROUND 15 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS
IN THE AFTERNOON.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET.
SHOWERS LIKELY.
.THURSDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH LATE IN
THE AFTERNOON. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET. RAIN.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST
15 TO 25 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SEAS 5 TO
7 FEET. RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.FRIDAY...NORTH WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO AROUND 10 KNOTS IN
THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 4 TO
6 FEET. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.SATURDAY...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS
2 TO 4 FEET.
.SUNDAY...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 15 TO 20 KNOTS IN THE
AFTERNOON...THEN RISING TO AROUND 20 KNOTS. SEAS 3 TO 5 FEET.
CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
$$
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
958 PM CST TUE FEB 9 2010
LOWER TEXAS COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO THE MOUTH OF THE
RIO GRANDE OUT TO 60 NM.
GMZ170-175-100930-
WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
958 PM CST TUE FEB 9 2010
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT...
.TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET.
SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS IN THE MORNING...THEN CHANCE OF SHOWERS
IN THE AFTERNOON.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...EAST WINDS 15 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET.
SHOWERS LIKELY.
.THURSDAY...SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND
40 KNOTS BECOMING SOUTH 20 TO 25 KNOTS LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS
6 TO 8 FEET. RAIN.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...WEST WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHWEST
15 TO 25 KNOTS IN THE LATE EVENING AND EARLY MORNING...THEN
BECOMING NORTH AROUND 30 KNOTS EARLY IN THE MORNING. SEAS 6 TO
8 FEET. RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN SHOWERS LIKELY AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.FRIDAY...NORTH WINDS AROUND 20 KNOTS DIMINISHING TO AROUND 10 KNOTS IN
THE EVENING...THEN BECOMING LIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO
8 FEET. CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
.SATURDAY...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING SOUTHEAST AROUND 10 KNOTS. SEAS
2 TO 4 FEET.
.SUNDAY...LIGHT WINDS BECOMING NORTH 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO
6 FEET. SLIGHT CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
$$
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.
&&
$$
SPEECE
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
945 PM CST TUE FEB 9 2010
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS WILL END TONIGHT...
.HIGH PRESSURE WILL CONTINUE TO SETTLE ACROSS THE WATERS TONIGHT. AS
A RESULT...THE NORTH WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH BEFORE DAYBREAK.
GMZ270-275-101100-
/O.CON.KCRP.SC.Y.0134.000000T0000Z-100210T1100Z/
WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS FROM 20 TO 60 NM-
WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
945 PM CST TUE FEB 9 2010
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CST
WEDNESDAY...
NORTH WINDS WILL BE FROM 15 TO 20 KNOTS TONIGHT. SEAS WILL DROP TO
BELOW 7 FEET BY 500 AM CST WEDNESDAY MORNING.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.
&&
$$
TMT
COASTAL WATERS FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
931 PM CST TUE FEB 9 2010
MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL
OUT TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES.
GMZ270-275-101630-
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-
931 PM CST TUE FEB 9 2010
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CST WEDNESDAY...
.REST OF TONIGHT...NORTH WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST
LATE. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET.
.WEDNESDAY...NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET. A
SLIGHT CHANCE OF LIGHT RAIN IN THE AFTERNOON.
.WEDNESDAY NIGHT...NORTHEAST WIND 15 TO 20 KNOTS INCREASING TO
20 TO 25 KNOTS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 6 TO 8 FEET. A CHANCE OF
LIGHT RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN LIGHT RAIN LIKELY AFTER
MIDNIGHT.
.THURSDAY...NORTHEAST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS. SEAS 8 TO 10 FEET.
RAIN.
.THURSDAY NIGHT...EAST WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS SHIFTING NORTHEAST
AFTER MIDNIGHT. SEAS 9 TO 11 FEET. RAIN IN THE EVENING...THEN A
CHANCE OF RAIN AFTER MIDNIGHT.
.FRIDAY...NORTH WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS BECOMING NORTHEAST 10 TO
15 KNOTS. SEAS 5 TO 7 FEET.
.SATURDAY...EAST WIND AROUND 10 KNOTS SHIFTING SOUTHEAST. SEAS
2 TO 4 FEET.
.SUNDAY...NORTHEAST WIND 10 TO 15 KNOTS BECOMING NORTH 20 TO
25 KNOTS. SEAS 4 TO 6 FEET. A CHANCE OF SHOWERS.
$$
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