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MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX

925 AM CDT THU OCT 14 2004



...STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE DEEP SOUTH TEXAS COASTAL

AREAS...



A BUILDING RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE STRETCHING SOUTHEAST FROM IDAHO

THROUGH THE FOUR CORNERS AREA IS PUSHING A STRONG COLD FRONT THROUGH

DEEP SOUTH TEXAS AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS AT THIS TIME. THIS

FRONT HAS ALREADY MOVED THROUGH A MAJORITY OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS AND

THE WATERS OFFSHORE OF KENEDY COUNTY AT AROUND 30 MPH...AND WILL

PASS THROUGH THE REMAINING SOUTHEAST PORTION OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS AND

THE WATERS OFFSHORE OF WILLACY AND CAMERON COUNTIES DURING THE NEXT

COUPLE OF HOURS.



AS THE FRONT PASSES THROUGH THE COASTAL AND OFFSHORE WATERS OF DEEP

SOUTH TEXAS...WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS...AND SHIFT TO

THE NORTH. MODERATE TO HEAVY SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL ALSO

ACCOMPANY THE FRONT. CURRENT DOPPLER RADAR IMAGERY SHOWS SHOWERS AND

THUNDERSTORMS STRETCHING ALONG A NORTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST LINE FROM 60

NAUTICAL MILES OFFSHORE THE KENEDY AND WILLACY COUNTY LINE THROUGH

THE CENTRAL PORTION OF THE LAGUNA MADRE.



ROUGH SEAS WILL DEVELOP IN THE NEARSHORE AND OFFSHORE MARINE ZONES

TODAY...BUILDING TO 6 TO 8 FEET BEFORE SUBSIDING SLIGHTLY TONIGHT...

WITH VERY ROUGH BAY WATERS LIKELY WITHIN THE LAGUNA MADRE BEFORE

SUBSIDING TO A MODERATE CHOP TONIGHT.



WITH HIGHER WIND AND SEA CONDITIONS EXPECTED FOR THE WATERS OFFSHORE

DEEP SOUTH TEXAS TODAY...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED. AS

ALWAYS...MARINERS SHOULD MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST

MARINE WEATHER INFORMATION AND FORECASTS.



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