Headline:
Special Marine Warning issued November 5 at 9:32AM CST until November 5 at 10:15AM CST by NWS Brownsville TX
Event:
Special Marine Warning
Urgency:
Immediate
Effective:
November 5, 2024 - 7:32am
Expires:
November 5, 2024 - 8:15am
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 1015 AM CST.
* At 931 AM CST, a front was located along a line extending from 19
nm southeast of Laguna Madre to near South Padre Island to 12 nm
southwest of Boca Chica Beach, moving east at 20 knots.
HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater.
SOURCE...The Harlingen/Valley Airport recorded wind gusts at of 38
mph between 841 and 848 AM. These winds are surging
across the Laguna Madre and into the nearshore Gulf water
south of Port Mansfield.
IMPACT...Small craft could be damaged in briefly higher winds and
suddenly higher waves. Torrential rains lasting no more
than fifteen minutes will reduce visibility below 1 nm.
* Locations impacted include...
South Padre Island, Queen Isabella Causeway, Port Isabel, and
Laguna Vista.
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