Headline:
Special Marine Warning issued November 5 at 8:51AM CST until November 5 at 9:30AM CST by NWS Brownsville TX
Event:
Special Marine Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
November 5, 2024 - 6:51am
Expires:
November 5, 2024 - 7:30am
Description:
SMWBRO
The National Weather Service in Brownsville has issued a
* Special Marine Warning for...
Coastal waters from Port Mansfield TX to the Rio Grande River out
20 NM...
Laguna Madre From the Port Of Brownsville to the Arroyo Colorado...
* Until 930 AM CST.
* At 849 AM CST, a front was located along a line extending from 10
nm southeast of Laguna Madre to 10 nm northwest of Laguna Vista to
17 nm west of Port Isabel, moving east at 15 knots.
HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater.
SOURCE...Radar.
IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and
suddenly higher waves. Heavy rains follow the front and
will reduce visibility below 1 nm across Laguna Madre
bewteen 915 and 945 and the nearshore waters south of
Port Mansfield between 930 and 10 AM.
* Locations impacted include...
Laguna Vista, Port Isabel, Queen Isabella Causeway, and South Padre
Island.
Instruction:
Move to safe harbor immediately as gusty winds and high waves are
expected.
Area Description:
Laguna Madre From the Port Of Brownsville to the Arroyo Colorado; Coastal waters from Port Mansfield TX to the Rio Grande River out 20 NM
Forcast Office:
NWS Brownsville TX