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FZUS6 KSAT 302041
CWFSAT

COASTAL MARINE FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
430 PM CDT SAT SEP 30 1995

TEXAS COASTAL WATERS PORT ARTHUR TO BROWNSVILLE OUT TO 50 NM

.SYNOPSIS...TROPICAL STORM OPAL IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NORTH
NORTHWEST AND STRENGTHEN TONIGHT AND SUNDAY. SEE LATEST ADVISORY
FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FLORIDA.

TXZ511-010300-
PORT ARTHUR TO PORT OCONNOR OUT TO 50 NM-
430 PM CDT SAT SEP 30 1995

...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT...

.TONIGHT...ENE WIND 20 KT.  SEAS 7 FT.  SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS.
COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE.  SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE
REQUIRED.
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT.  SEAS 5 FT NEAR SHORE AND 9 FT OFFSHORE.
COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE.  SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.
.SUN NIGHT...ENE WIND 30 KT.  SEAS 6 FT NEAR SHORE AND 11 FT
OFFSHORE.  SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. COASTAL FLOODING
POSSIBLE.

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TXZ512-010300-
PORT OCONNOR TO BROWNSVILLE OUT TO 50 NM-
430 PM CDT SAT SEP 30 1995

...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT...

.TONIGHT...NE WIND 15 KTS INCREASING TO 20 KTS LATE.  SEAS 5 FT
BUILDING TO 8 FT LATE.  WIND AND SEAS HIGHER IN WIDELY SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS.  COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE.
.SUN...NNE WIND 30 KT.  SEAS 6 FT NEAR SHORE AND 11 FT OFFSHORE.
SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE.
.SUN NIGHT...NNE WIND 30 KT.  SEAS 7 FT NEAR SHORE AND 12 FT
OFFSHORE. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND TSTMS. COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE.

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TXZ599-010300-
OUTLOOK FOR PORT ARTHUR TO BROWNSVILLE-
430 PM CDT SAT SEP 30 1995

.TUE THROUGH THU...OFFSHORE CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL AS TROPICAL STORM
OPAL MOVES EAST OF THE AREA. HOWEVER..MARINE INTERESTS ALONG THE
TEXAS COAST AND IN THE GULF OF MEXICO SHOULD REFER TO ADVISORIES
ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER FOR THE LATEST COORDINATES
AND MOVEMENT OF THE STORM.
.

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TXZ513-010300-
GALVESTON ENTRANCE LOCAL MARINE FORECAST-
430 PM CDT SAT SEP 30 1995

...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT...
...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT...

.TONIGHT...ENE WIND 20 KT.  SEAS 7 FT.  VSBYS BLO 1 MI IN SCATTERED
SHOWERS AND TSTMS. COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE.  SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED.
.SUN...NE WIND 25 KT.  SEAS 5 FT.  COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE. VSBYS
BLO 1 MI IN SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS.

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