325 WHUS74 KHGX 030929 MWWHGX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 329 AM CST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO MIDNIGHT CST SATURDAY NIGHT... .SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY LEVEL WINDS AND SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP TONIGHT IN THE WAKE OF THE PASSAGE OF A STRONG COLD FRONT. GMZ350-355-370-375-031730- /O.CON.KHGX.SC.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-120304T0600Z/ WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT OUT 20 NM- WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL 20 NM TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT 20 TO 60 NM- 329 AM CST SAT MAR 3 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * WINDS...BECOMING NORTH 20 TO 25 KNOTS AND GUSTY. * SEAS...BUILDING TO 3 TO 5 FEET NEARSHORE AND 6 TO 8 FEET OFFSHORE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$