HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 500 AM CST WED DEC 9 2009
Expiration: 600 AM CST THU DEC 10 2009
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR DEEP SOUTH TEXAS...THE GULF
OF MEXICO AND THE LAGUNA MADRE.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT.
WIDESPREAD FOG WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS TODAY
ACROSS DEEP SOUTH TEXAS AND ADJACENT COASTAL LOCALES ACROSS THE
LAGUNA MADRE. VISIBILITIES WILL GENERALLY REMAIN BETWEEN 1 AND 3
MILES. LOCALLY DENSE FOG WILL REDUCE VISIBILITIES TO THREE
QUARTERS OF A MILE OR LESS AT TIMES THROUGH SUNRISE.
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE LOWER TEXAS GULF OF
MEXICO WATERS TODAY INTO TONIGHT. INCREASING NORTHERLY WINDS AND
BUILDING SEAS WILL RESULT IN UNSETTLED MARINE CONDITIONS. SMALL
CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION THROUGH TONIGHT ACROSS THE LAGUNA
MADRE DUE TO MODERATE NORTHERLY WINDS.
THERE IS A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS AT THE BEACHES OF SOUTH
PADRE ISLAND AND BOCA CHICA THROUGH TONIGHT.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST ACROSS THE
LOWER TEXAS GULF OF MEXICO WATERS THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY. A TIGHT
PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL MAINTAIN A MODERATE TO STRONG WIND AND
ELEVATED SEAS.
THERE WILL BE AN ELEVATED RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS AT THE BEACHES OF
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND AND BOCA CHICA THROUGH THURSDAY.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
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