{"url_path":"/weather/alerts/2.49.0.1.840.0.1ae1cc6147f6a9a94262dabd70a31e378db13138.001.1","section_key":"alert","section_title":"Small Craft Advisory issued July 23 at 1:23PM CDT until July 24 at 1:00AM CDT by NWS Corpus Christi TX","topic":"weather","document":{"doc_type":"alert","doc_date":"2026-07-23","source_url":"https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.1ae1cc6147f6a9a94262dabd70a31e378db13138.001.1","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":158,"has_tables":false,"body_markdown":"# Small Craft Advisory: Small Craft Advisory issued July 23 at 1:23PM CDT until July 24 at 1:00AM CDT by NWS Corpus Christi TX\n\n**Severity:** Minor\n**Certainty:** Likely\n**Urgency:** Expected\n**Areas:** Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays; San Antonio, Mesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays; Coastal waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM; Waters from Port Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel from 20 to 60 NM\n**Issued by:** NWS Corpus Christi TX\n**Sent:** 2026-07-23T13:23:00-05:00\n**Effective:** 2026-07-23T13:23:00-05:00\n**Expires:** 2026-07-24T01:00:00-05:00\n\n## Description\n* WHAT...South winds around 20 knots with gusts up to 30 knots\nexpected.\n\n* WHERE...Copano, Aransas, and Redfish Bays, San Antonio,\nMesquite, and Espiritu Santo Bays, Coastal waters from Port\nAransas to Matagorda Ship Channel out 20 NM and Waters from\nPort Aransas to Matagorda Ship Channel from 20 to 60 NM.\n\n* WHEN...From 3 PM this afternoon to 1 AM CDT Friday.\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."}