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Wind Advisory 8, NWS Brownsville, TX
NWS Brownsville, TX issued this wind advisory at Oct 21, 2007, 4:28 PM CDT for 8 counties in Texas. It took effect at Oct 22, 2007, 8:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 13 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 21, 2007, 4:28 PM CDT (21:28 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 22, 2007, 8:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Oct 22, 2007, 9:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 13 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Brownsville, TX
Counties Brooks County, TX, Cameron County, TX, Hidalgo County, TX, Jim Hogg County, TX, Kenedy County, TX, Starr County, TX, Willacy County, TX, Zapata County, TX
The radar
The Brownsville radar (KBRO), 118 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:27 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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
Brownsville Intl, TX (KBRO), launched 12:00Z, 9.5 hours before the alert went out and 120 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 418 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -58 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 801 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 11 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 63 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 75 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
000 WWUS74 KBRO 212128 NPWBRO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 428 PM CDT SUN OCT 21 2007 ...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUST OVER 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED OVER ALL OF THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY FROM 1 PM TO 5 PM CDT MONDAY... .OUR FIRST STRONG COLD FRONT OF THIS YEAR WILL PASS THROUGH THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY BY LATE MONDAY MORNING. A DRAMATIC WIND SHIFT FROM WEAK SOUTHWEST WINDS EARLY MONDAY TO STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH CAN BE ANTICIPATED FROM 1 PM TO 5 PM MONDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DECREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH AFTER 5 PM MONDAY. EXPECT MONDAYS HIGHS TO OCCUR IN THE MORNING WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING TO THE 60S BY LATE AFTERNOON. TXZ248>257-220530- /O.NEW.KBRO.WI.Y.0008.071022T1800Z-071022T2200Z/ ZAPATA-JIM HOGG-BROOKS-KENEDY-STARR-HIDALGO-INLAND WILLACY- INLAND CAMERON-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ZAPATA...HEBBRONVILLE...FALFURRIAS... SARITA...RIO GRANDE CITY...ROMA...MCALLEN...EDINBURG...PHARR... MISSION...WESLACO...RAYMONDVILLE...BROWNSVILLE...HARLINGEN... PORT MANSFIELD...PORT ISABEL...SOUTH PADRE ISLAND... LAGUNA HEIGHTS...LAGUNA VISTA 428 PM CDT SUN OCT 21 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 5 PM CDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM TO 5 PM CDT MONDAY. OUR FIRST STRONG COLD FRONT OF THIS YEAR WILL PASS THROUGH THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY BY LATE MONDAY MORNING. A DRAMATIC WIND SHIFT FROM WEAK SOUTHWEST WINDS EARLY MONDAY TO STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OVER 40 MPH CAN BE ANTICIPATED FROM 1 PM TO 5 PM MONDAY. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DECREASE TO 15 TO 25 MPH AFTER 5 PM MONDAY. EXPECT MONDAYS HIGHS TO OCCUR IN THE MORNING WITH TEMPERATURES FALLING TO THE 60S BY LATE AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. REMEMBER TO SECURE ANY LIGHT OBJECT OUTSIDE YOUR HOUSE MONDAY AFTERNOON AS GARBAGE CANS AND LAWN CHAIRS CAN EASILY BE BLOWN INTO ROADWAYS CAUSING DRIVING HAZARDS. $$ PHILO
4 follow-up statements
000 WWUS74 KBRO 220740 NPWBRO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 240 AM CDT MON OCT 22 2007 ...STRONG NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO OVER 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS DEEP SOUTH TEXAS TODAY... .THE FIRST STRONG COLD FRONT OF THE WINTER SEASON WILL PASS THROUGH DEEP SOUTH TEXAS BY LATE THIS MORNING. A DRAMATIC WIND SHIFT WILL OCCUR AS WEAK WINDS BECOME STRONG NORTHWEST TO NORTH AT 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO OVER 40 MPH. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON. TXZ248-249-252-221900- /O.EXT.KBRO.WI.Y.0008.071022T1300Z-071022T1900Z/ ZAPATA-JIM HOGG-STARR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ZAPATA...HEBBRONVILLE... RIO GRANDE CITY...ROMA 240 AM CDT MON OCT 22 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 2 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 2 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. THE FIRST STRONG COLD FRONT OF THE WINTER SEASON WILL PASS THROUGH DEEP SOUTH TEXAS BY LATE THIS MORNING. A DRAMATIC WIND SHIFT WILL OCCUR AS WEAK WINDS BECOME STRONG NORTHWEST TO NORTH AT 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO OVER 40 MPH. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. REMEMBER TO SECURE ANY LIGHT OBJECT OUTSIDE YOUR HOUSE THIS AFTERNOON AS GARBAGE CANS AND LAWN CHAIRS CAN EASILY BE BLOWN INTO ROADWAYS CAUSING DRIVING HAZARDS. $$ TXZ250-251-253>257-221900- /O.EXT.KBRO.WI.Y.0008.071022T1500Z-071022T2200Z/ BROOKS-KENEDY-HIDALGO-INLAND WILLACY-INLAND CAMERON- COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALFURRIAS...SARITA...MCALLEN... EDINBURG...PHARR...MISSION...WESLACO...RAYMONDVILLE... BROWNSVILLE...HARLINGEN...PORT MANSFIELD...PORT ISABEL... SOUTH PADRE ISLAND...LAGUNA HEIGHTS...LAGUNA VISTA 240 AM CDT MON OCT 22 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 5 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE FIRST STRONG COLD FRONT OF THE WINTER SEASON WILL PASS THROUGH DEEP SOUTH TEXAS BY LATE THIS MORNING. A DRAMATIC WIND SHIFT WILL OCCUR AS WEAK WINDS BECOME STRONG NORTHWEST TO NORTH AT 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO OVER 40 MPH. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE LATE THIS AFTERNOON. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF AT LEAST 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. REMEMBER TO SECURE ANY LIGHT OBJECT OUTSIDE YOUR HOUSE THIS AFTERNOON AS GARBAGE CANS AND LAWN CHAIRS CAN EASILY BE BLOWN INTO ROADWAYS CAUSING DRIVING HAZARDS. $$
000 WWUS74 KBRO 221842 NPWBRO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 142 PM CDT MON OCT 22 2007 ...STRONG NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS DEEP SOUTH TEXAS EARLY THIS EVENING... .THE FIRST STRONG COLD FRONT OF THE WINTER SEASON HAS PASSED THROUGH DEEP SOUTH TEXAS LATE THIS MORNING. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WILL RANGE FROM 25 TO 35 MPH INTO THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE LATER THIS EVENING. TXZ248>257-230200- /O.EXT.KBRO.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-071023T0200Z/ ZAPATA-JIM HOGG-BROOKS-KENEDY-STARR-HIDALGO-INLAND WILLACY- INLAND CAMERON-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ZAPATA...HEBBRONVILLE...FALFURRIAS... SARITA...RIO GRANDE CITY...ROMA...MCALLEN...EDINBURG...PHARR... MISSION...WESLACO...RAYMONDVILLE...BROWNSVILLE...HARLINGEN... PORT MANSFIELD...PORT ISABEL...SOUTH PADRE ISLAND... LAGUNA HEIGHTS...LAGUNA VISTA 142 PM CDT MON OCT 22 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE FIRST STRONG COLD FRONT OF THE WINTER SEASON HAS PASSED THROUGH DEEP SOUTH TEXAS LATE THIS MORNING. THE NORTHERLY WINDS IN THE WAKE OF THE FRONT WILL RANGE FROM 25 TO 35 MPH INTO THE LATE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING HOURS. THE WINDS WILL THEN BEGIN TO DECREASE LATER THIS EVENING EVENTUALLY DIMINISHING INTO THE 10 TO 20 MPH RANGE LATER TONIGHT. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$
000 WWUS74 KBRO 230106 NPWBRO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 806 PM CDT MON OCT 22 2007 ...WINDS ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... TXZ248>257-230215- /O.CAN.KBRO.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-071023T0200Z/ ZAPATA-JIM HOGG-BROOKS-KENEDY-STARR-HIDALGO-INLAND WILLACY- INLAND CAMERON-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ZAPATA...HEBBRONVILLE...FALFURRIAS... SARITA...RIO GRANDE CITY...ROMA...MCALLEN...EDINBURG...PHARR... MISSION...WESLACO...RAYMONDVILLE...BROWNSVILLE...HARLINGEN... PORT MANSFIELD...PORT ISABEL...SOUTH PADRE ISLAND... LAGUNA HEIGHTS...LAGUNA VISTA 806 PM CDT MON OCT 22 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS DECREASED QUICKLY AFTER SUNSET DROPPING BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA. $$
000 WWUS74 KBRO 011955 NPWBRO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 142 PM CDT SAT DEC 1 2007 ...STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS DEEP SOUTH TEXAS THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING... TXZ248>257-020100- /O.EXT.KBRO.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-071023T0200Z/ ZAPATA-JIM HOGG-BROOKS-KENEDY-STARR-HIDALGO-INLAND WILLACY- INLAND CAMERON-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ZAPATA...HEBBRONVILLE...FALFURRIAS... SARITA...RIO GRANDE CITY...ROMA...MCALLEN...EDINBURG...PHARR... MISSION...WESLACO...RAYMONDVILLE...BROWNSVILLE...HARLINGEN... PORT MANSFIELD...PORT ISABEL...SOUTH PADRE ISLAND... LAGUNA HEIGHTS...LAGUNA VISTA 142 PM CDT SAT DEC 1 2007 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM MOVING ACROSS THE GREAT PLAINS IS CAUSING STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS ACROSS DEEP SOUTH TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON. THE WINDS WILL SLOWLY DECREASE LATER THIS EVENING AFTER SUNSET. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. $$ 65
The office that day
Everything else NWS Brownsville, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 21, 4:14 AM CDT | Marine Weather Statement | BRO | 6 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.