000 WHUS74 KHGX 081531 MWWHGX URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 931 AM CST WED FEB 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT... .MODERATE NORTH WINDS WILL PERSIST IN THE WAKE OF A REINFORCING COLD FRONT THAT MOVED THROUGH OVERNIGHT. GMZ370-375-082100- /O.CON.KHGX.SC.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-120208T2100Z/ WATERS FROM FREEPORT TO THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL 20 NM TO 60 NM- WATERS FROM HIGH ISLAND TO FREEPORT 20 TO 60 NM- 931 AM CST WED FEB 8 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS...NORTH NORTHEAST NEAR 20 KNOTS. * SEAS...5 TO 7 FEET. 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. && $$