{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.0fd56abbca6394e57291f9ceb80e6fd20ce60126.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Small Craft Advisory issued May 18 at 3:28PM CDT until May 19 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Corpus Christi TX","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-05-18","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.0fd56abbca6394e57291f9ceb80e6fd20ce60126.001.1","accession_number":null,"cik":null,"ticker":null,"issuer_name":null,"edgar_url":null,"primary_entity_key":null,"primary_entity_name":"NWS Corpus Christi TX"},"word_count":226,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Small Craft Advisory: Small Craft Advisory issued May 18 at 3:28PM CDT until May 19 at 9:00AM CDT by NWS Corpus Christi TX\n\n**Severity:** Minor\n**Certainty:** Likely\n**Urgency:** Expected\n**Areas:** 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; Waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel from 20 to 60 NM\n**Issued by:** NWS Corpus Christi TX\n**Sent:** 2026-05-18T15:28:00-05:00\n**Effective:** 2026-05-18T15:28:00-05:00\n**Expires:** 2026-05-19T04:00:00-05:00\n\n## Description\n* WHAT...Southeast winds around 20 knots with gusts up to 25\nknots and seas 5 to 7 feet.\n\n* WHERE...Baffin Bay and Upper Laguna Madre, Corpus Christi and\nNueces Bays, Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays, San Antonio,\nMesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays, Coastal waters from Baffin\nBay to Port Aransas out 20 NM, Coastal waters from Port\nAransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM, Waters from\nBaffin Bay to Port Aransas from 20 to 60 NM and Waters from\nPort Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel from 20 to 60 NM.\n\n* WHEN...Until 9 AM CDT Tuesday.\n\n* IMPACTS...Conditions will be hazardous to small craft.\n\n## Instructions\nInexperienced mariners, especially those operating smaller\nvessels, should avoid navigating in hazardous conditions."}