426 WHUS74 KCRP 120342 MWWCRP URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 1042 PM CDT TUE MAR 11 2014 ...DENSE SEA FOG OVER THE NORTHERN BAYS THROUGH THROUGH 1 AM CDT WEDNESDAY... ...VERY STRONG WIND GUSTS OVER THE OFFSHORE COASTAL WATERS WEDNESDAY... .DENSE SEA FOG MAY CONTINUE OVER THE NORTHERN BAYS THROUGH 1 AM CDT ON WEDNESDAY. A COLD FRONT THEN WILL MOVE ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS WEDNESDAY MORNING AND RESULT IN THE INTRUSION OF MUCH COLDER AIR. THE COMBINATION OF COLDER AIR AND MUCH WARMER SEA SURFACE TEMPERATURES OVER THE OFFSHORE COASTAL WATERS WILL ALLOW VERY STRONG WIND ALOFT TO MIX TOWARD THE SURFACE. AS A RESULT... FREQUENT WIND GUSTS TO GALE FORCE ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE OFFSHORE COASTAL WATERS BY MID MORNING WEDNESDAY. THUS A GALE WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE OFFSHORE COASTAL WATERS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE BAYS AND NEARSHORE WATERS. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPROVE FROM WEST TO EAST OVER THE BAYS AND NEARSHORE WATERS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...THEN OVER THE OFFSHORE WATERS BY WEDNESDAY NIGHT. GMZ230-250-255-121145- /O.CAN.KCRP.MF.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-140312T0600Z/ /O.CON.KCRP.SC.Y.0028.140312T1200Z-140313T0000Z/ BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS- COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL OUT 20 NM- 1042 PM CDT TUE MAR 11 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS CANCELLED THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. * WINDS AND WAVES: NORTH WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH BAYS CHOPPY TO ROUGH. 25 TO 30 KNOTS NEARSHORE WITH SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE FROM WEST TO EAST BEGINNING LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON OR EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR SEAS OF 7 FEET OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. MARINERS SHOULD PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE MARINE FORECAST...AND CONSIDER WIND AND SEA CONDITIONS IN PLANNING. && $$ GMZ270-275-121145- /O.CON.KCRP.GL.W.0005.140312T1200Z-140313T0000Z/ WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 1042 PM CDT TUE MAR 11 2014 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. * WINDS: NORTH WIND 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS 35 TO 40 KNOTS. * SEAS: SEAS BUILDING TO 9 TO 11 FEET WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ235-121145- /O.CON.KCRP.MF.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-140312T0600Z/ /O.CON.KCRP.SC.Y.0028.140312T1200Z-140313T0000Z/ BAYS AND WATERWAYS FROM PORT ARANSAS TO PORT O'CONNOR- 1042 PM CDT TUE MAR 11 2014 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT WEDNESDAY... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... A DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY. * VISIBILITY: LESS THAN 1 NAUTICAL MILE AT TIMES. * WINDS AND WAVES: NORTH WIND 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH BAYS CHOPPY TO ROUGH. 25 TO 30 KNOTS NEARSHORE WITH SEAS BUILDING TO 5 TO 7 FEET. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE FROM WEST TO EAST BEGINNING LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON OR EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS AND/OR SEAS OF 7 FEET OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. MARINERS SHOULD PAY CLOSE ATTENTION TO THE MARINE FORECAST...AND CONSIDER WIND AND SEA CONDITIONS IN PLANNING. A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE MILE. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$