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Wind Advisory 13, NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX

December 24, 200633 counties in Texas

NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued this wind advisory at Dec 24, 2006, 7:44 PM CST for 33 counties in Texas. It took effect at Dec 25, 2006, 4:00 AM CST. It was in force for 14 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 24, 2006, 7:44 PM CST (01:44 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 25, 2006, 4:00 AM CST
Expired
Dec 25, 2006, 6:00 PM CST
In force
14 hr
Issued by
NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX
All 33 counties

Atascosa County, TX, Bandera County, TX, Bastrop County, TX, Bexar County, TX, Blanco County, TX, Burnet County, TX, Caldwell County, TX, Comal County, TX, DeWitt County, TX, Dimmit County, TX, Edwards County, TX, Fayette County, TX, Frio County, TX, Gillespie County, TX, Gonzales County, TX, Guadalupe County, TX, Hays County, TX, Karnes County, TX, Kendall County, TX, Kerr County, TX, Kinney County, TX, Lavaca County, TX, Lee County, TX, Llano County, TX, Maverick County, TX, Medina County, TX, Real County, TX, Travis County, TX, Uvalde County, TX, Val Verde County, TX, Williamson County, TX, Wilson County, TX, Zavala County, TX

The radar

The Austin/San Antonio radar (KEWX), 57 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 01:43 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Del Rio, TX (KDRT), launched 00:00Z, 1.7 hours before the alert went out and 218 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Del Rio, TX at 00:00Z on 2006-12-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Del Rio, TX at 00:00Z on 2006-12-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 84 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
2079 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
84 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
238 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

000 
WWUS74 KEWX 250144
NPWEWX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
744 PM CST SUN DEC 24 2006

...A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS
AND THE HILL COUNTRY FROM 8 AM UNTIL 4 PM CST MONDAY...

.STRONG GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL DEVELOP MONDAY
MORNING AS A STRONG COLD FRONT PUSHES INTO SOUTH TEXAS.

TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-250945-
/O.NEW.KEWX.WI.Y.0013.061225T1400Z-061225T2200Z/
LLANO-BURNET-WILLIAMSON-VAL VERDE-EDWARDS-REAL-KERR-BANDERA-
GILLESPIE-KENDALL-BLANCO-HAYS-TRAVIS-BASTROP-LEE-KINNEY-UVALDE-
MEDINA-BEXAR-COMAL-GUADALUPE-CALDWELL-FAYETTE-MAVERICK-ZAVALA-
FRIO-ATASCOSA-WILSON-KARNES-GONZALES-DE WITT-LAVACA-DIMMIT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LLANO...BURNET...GEORGETOWN...DEL RIO...
ROCKSPRINGS...LEAKEY...KERRVILLE...BANDERA...FREDERICKSBURG...
BOERNE...BLANCO...SAN MARCOS...AUSTIN...BASTROP...GIDDINGS...
BRACKETTVILLE...UVALDE...HONDO...SAN ANTONIO...NEW BRAUNFELS...
SEGUIN...LOCKHART...LA GRANGE...EAGLE PASS...CRYSTAL CITY...
PEARSALL...PLEASANTON...FLORESVILLE...KARNES CITY...GONZALES...
CUERO...HALLETTSVILLE...CARRIZO SPRINGS
744 PM CST SUN DEC 24 2006

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 4 PM CST MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO HAS ISSUED A
WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM TO 4 PM CST MONDAY. 

A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT DEVELOPING LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY
MONDAY WILL CAUSE VERY STRONG NORTH WINDS TO DEVELOP. NORTH WINDS
OF 25 TO 30 MPH CAN EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH
POSSIBLE BY LATE MORNING. RESIDENTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS AND THE
HILL COUNTRY SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO SECURE OBJECTS SUSCEPTIBLE
TO BEING BLOW OVER OR BLOWN AWAY.    

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 26 TO 39 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$
3 follow-up statements
000 
WWUS74 KEWX 250957
NPWEWX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
356 AM CST MON DEC 25 2006

...WIND ADVISORY FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS AND THE TEXAS HILL 
COUNTRY...

.STRONG GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTY WILL
DEVELOP TODAY...AS A STRONG COLD FRONT SWEEPS ACROSS THE 
AREA FROM THE NORTHWEST AND NORTH.

TXZ183-184-202-217-251800-
/O.EXT.KEWX.WI.Y.0013.061225T1000Z-061225T2200Z/
VAL VERDE-EDWARDS-KINNEY-MAVERICK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DEL RIO...ROCKSPRINGS...BRACKETTVILLE...
EAGLE PASS
356 AM CST MON DEC 25 2006

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON.

A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT IS EXPECTED THROUGH 4 PM TODAY IN
WAKE OF A COLD FRONT.  VERY STRONG NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED.  NORTH
WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH CAN EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS OF 30 TO 40
MPH IS POSSIBLE. RESIDENTS SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO SECURE
OBJECTS SUSCEPTIBLE TO BEING BLOW OVER OR BLOWN AWAY.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 26 TO 39 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

TXZ171>173-185>194-203>209-218>225-228-251800-
/O.CON.KEWX.WI.Y.0013.061225T1400Z-061225T2200Z/
LLANO-BURNET-WILLIAMSON-REAL-KERR-BANDERA-GILLESPIE-KENDALL-
BLANCO-HAYS-TRAVIS-BASTROP-LEE-UVALDE-MEDINA-BEXAR-COMAL-
GUADALUPE-CALDWELL-FAYETTE-ZAVALA-FRIO-ATASCOSA-WILSON-KARNES-
GONZALES-DE WITT-LAVACA-DIMMIT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LLANO...BURNET...GEORGETOWN...LEAKEY...
KERRVILLE...BANDERA...FREDERICKSBURG...BOERNE...BLANCO...
SAN MARCOS...AUSTIN...BASTROP...GIDDINGS...UVALDE...HONDO...
SAN ANTONIO...NEW BRAUNFELS...SEGUIN...LOCKHART...LA GRANGE...
CRYSTAL CITY...PEARSALL...PLEASANTON...FLORESVILLE...
KARNES CITY...GONZALES...CUERO...HALLETTSVILLE...CARRIZO SPRINGS
356 AM CST MON DEC 25 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM
CST THIS AFTERNOON...

A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT DEVELOPING EARLY THIS MORNING WILL
CAUSE VERY STRONG NORTH WINDS TO DEVELOP. NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO
35 MPH CAN EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE.
RESIDENTS OF SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS AND THE HILL COUNTRY SHOULD TAKE
PRECAUTIONS TO SECURE OBJECTS SUSCEPTIBLE TO BEING BLOW OVER OR
BLOWN AWAY.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 26 TO 39 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$
000 
WWUS74 KEWX 251138
NPWEWX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
510 AM CST MON DEC 25 2006

...WIND ADVISORY FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS AND THE TEXAS HILL
COUNTRY THROUGH 400 PM CST...

.STRONG GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH AND GUSTY WILL
DEVELOP TODAY...AS A STRONG COLD FRONT SWEEPS ACROSS THE AREA
FROM THE NORTHWEST AND NORTH.

TXZ171>173-185>194-203>209-218>225-228-252200-
/O.EXT.KEWX.WI.Y.0013.061225T1110Z-061225T2200Z/
LLANO-BURNET-WILLIAMSON-REAL-KERR-BANDERA-GILLESPIE-KENDALL-
BLANCO-HAYS-TRAVIS-BASTROP-LEE-UVALDE-MEDINA-BEXAR-COMAL-
GUADALUPE-CALDWELL-FAYETTE-ZAVALA-FRIO-ATASCOSA-WILSON-KARNES-
GONZALES-DE WITT-LAVACA-DIMMIT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LLANO...BURNET...GEORGETOWN...LEAKEY...
KERRVILLE...BANDERA...FREDERICKSBURG...BOERNE...BLANCO...
SAN MARCOS...AUSTIN...BASTROP...GIDDINGS...UVALDE...HONDO...
SAN ANTONIO...NEW BRAUNFELS...SEGUIN...LOCKHART...LA GRANGE...
CRYSTAL CITY...PEARSALL...PLEASANTON...FLORESVILLE...
KARNES CITY...GONZALES...CUERO...HALLETTSVILLE...CARRIZO SPRINGS
510 AM CST MON DEC 25 2006

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON.

A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT IS EXPECTED THROUGH 4 PM TODAY IN WAKE
OF A COLD FRONT.  VERY STRONG NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED.  NORTH
WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH CAN EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH 
POSSIBLE.  RESIDENTS SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO SECURE OBJECTS 
SUSCEPTIBLE TO BEING BLOW OVER OR BLOWN AWAY.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 26 TO 39 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$

TXZ183-184-202-217-252200-
/O.CON.KEWX.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-061225T2200Z/
VAL VERDE-EDWARDS-KINNEY-MAVERICK-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DEL RIO...ROCKSPRINGS...BRACKETTVILLE...
EAGLE PASS
510 AM CST MON DEC 25 2006

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. 

A STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT IS EXPECTED THROUGH 4 PM TODAY IN WAKE
OF A COLD FRONT.  VERY STRONG NORTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED.  NORTH
WINDS OF 20 TO 35 MPH CAN EXPECTED WITH HIGHER GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH 
POSSIBLE.  RESIDENTS SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO SECURE OBJECTS 
SUSCEPTIBLE TO BEING BLOW OVER OR BLOWN AWAY.

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 26 TO 39 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

$$
000 
WWUS74 KEWX 252118
NPWEWX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX
318 PM CST MON DEC 25 2006

...WIND ADVISORY FOR SOUTH CENTRAL TEXAS AND THE TEXAS HILL
COUNTRY THROUGH 600 PM CST...

.STRONG GUSTY NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTH
CENTRAL TEXAS FOR THE REMAINDER OF THIS AFTERNOON.

TXZ171>173-183>194-202>209-217>225-228-260000-
/O.EXT.KEWX.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-061226T0000Z/
LLANO-BURNET-WILLIAMSON-VAL VERDE-EDWARDS-REAL-KERR-BANDERA-
GILLESPIE-KENDALL-BLANCO-HAYS-TRAVIS-BASTROP-LEE-KINNEY-UVALDE-
MEDINA-BEXAR-COMAL-GUADALUPE-CALDWELL-FAYETTE-MAVERICK-ZAVALA-
FRIO-ATASCOSA-WILSON-KARNES-GONZALES-DE WITT-LAVACA-DIMMIT-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LLANO...BURNET...GEORGETOWN...DEL RIO...
ROCKSPRINGS...LEAKEY...KERRVILLE...BANDERA...FREDERICKSBURG...
BOERNE...BLANCO...SAN MARCOS...AUSTIN...BASTROP...GIDDINGS...
BRACKETTVILLE...UVALDE...HONDO...SAN ANTONIO...NEW BRAUNFELS...
SEGUIN...LOCKHART...LA GRANGE...EAGLE PASS...CRYSTAL CITY...
PEARSALL...PLEASANTON...FLORESVILLE...KARNES CITY...GONZALES...
CUERO...HALLETTSVILLE...CARRIZO SPRINGS
318 PM CST MON DEC 25 2006

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON...

THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON.

STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 30
TO 40 MPH WILL CONTINUE UNTIL SUNSET. WINDS WILL DECREASE RAPIDLY
AFTER SUNSET. 

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 26 TO 39 MPH ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...
ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. PEOPLE
SHOULD TAKE PRECAUTIONS TO SECURE OBJECTS SUSCEPTIBLE TO BEING
BLOW OVER OR BLOWN AWAY.

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Austin/San Antonio, TX issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 25, 7:28 AM CSTRed Flag WarningEWXKinney, Maverick, Val Verde11 hr

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.