WHUS74 KBRO 160852 MWWBRO URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 352 AM CDT TUE SEP 16 2008 ...A COLD FRONT MOVED THROUGH THE MARINE AREAS ON MONDAY PRODUCING NORTH WINDS AND SEAS OF 7 TO 8 FEET IN ITS WAKE... .WINDS AND SEAS ARE SLOWLY SUBSIDING BUT WILL CONTINUE ABOVE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CRITERIA THIS MORNING OVER THE FAR OFFSHORE GULF OF MEXICO COASTAL WATERS. GMZ150-155-161000- /O.CAN.KBRO.SC.Y.0077.000000T0000Z-080916T1200Z/ COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE OUT 20 NM- COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD OUT 20 NM- 352 AM CDT TUE SEP 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. WINDS AND SEAS HAVE DECREASED TO BELOW SMALL CRAFT CRITERIA OVER THE NEAR SHORE GULF OF MEXICO COASTAL WATERS. $$ GMZ170-175-161500- /O.EXT.KBRO.SC.Y.0077.000000T0000Z-080916T1500Z/ WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM- 352 AM CDT TUE SEP 16 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING... STRONG NORTH WINDS AND SEAS NEAR 7 FEET ARE OCCURRING OVER THE FAR OFFSHORE GULF OF MEXICO COASTAL WATERS IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT THAT MOVED THROUGH THE AREA ON MONDAY. WINDS AND SEAS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE THIS MORNING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT...GENERALLY WITH COMBINED SEAS AROUND 6 FEET. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS... ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$