Current watches, warnings, and advisories for Gulf of Mexico
Current watches, warnings, and advisories for Gulf of Mexico
Small Craft Advisory issued April 18 at 2:02PM CDT until April 20 at 7:00AM CDT by NWS Brownsville TX
◇ WHAT
Southeast winds 15 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and
seas 5 to 8 ft.
◇ WHERE
All Lower Texas Coastal Waters including the Laguna
Madre.
◇ WHEN
Until 7 AM CDT Sunday.
◇ IMPACTS
Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.
Small Craft Advisory issued April 18 at 2:36PM EDT until April 20 at 8:00AM EDT by NWS Miami FL
◇ WHAT
East winds 10 to 20 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and seas
up to 3 ft expected.
◇ WHERE
Coastal waters from East Cape Sable to Chokoloskee FL
out 20 NM.
◇ WHEN
From 8 AM Saturday to 8 AM EDT Sunday.
◇ IMPACTS
Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.
Small Craft Advisory issued April 18 at 10:36AM EDT until April 18 at 11:00PM EDT by NWS Key West FL
◇ WHAT
East winds increasing to near 20 kt and seas building to
5 to 8 ft, highest in the Straits of Florida.
◇ WHERE
Straits of Florida, Hawk Channel, Gulf waters
including the Dry Tortugas, and Florida Bay.
◇ WHEN
In Effect.
◇ IMPACTS
A Small Craft Advisory means that wind speeds of 20 to
33 knots, or seas of 7 feet or greater, are expected to produce
hazardous conditions for small craft. These hazardous conditions
may result in poor vessel handling and steering response,
broaching, overturned dinghies and kayaks, slips and falls on
slippery decks, rub damage along docks and seawalls, swamped
bows at reef tract mooring balls, and dragging anchors.
Small Craft Advisory issued April 18 at 9:16AM CDT until April 20 at 7:00AM CDT by NWS Houston/Galveston TX
◇ WHAT
South winds around 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt,
rough bay waters, and seas 6 to 9 ft.
◇ WHERE
Matagorda Bay, Galveston Bay, and all adjacent Gulf
waters.
◇ WHEN
Until 7 AM CDT Sunday.
◇ IMPACTS
Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.
Small Craft Advisory issued April 18 at 2:06AM CDT until April 19 at 7:00PM CDT by NWS Corpus Christi TX
◇ WHAT
Southeast winds 20 to 30 knots with gusts up to 35 knots
and seas 5 to 8 feet.
◇ WHERE
Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre, Corpus Christi and
Nueces Bays, Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays, San Antonio,
Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays, Coastal waters from Baffin
Bay to Port Aransas out 20 NM, Coastal waters from Port
Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM, Waters from
Baffin Bay to Port Aransas from 20 to 60 NM and Waters from
Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel from 20 to 60 NM.
◇ WHEN
Until 7 PM CDT Saturday.
◇ IMPACTS
Strong to very strong winds and/or increased seas
will result in hazardous marine conditions especially for
inexperienced mariners with smaller vessels.
