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Wind Advisory 21, NWS Brownsville, TX
NWS Brownsville, TX issued this wind advisory at May 7, 2008, 2:15 AM CDT for 5 counties in Texas. It took effect at May 7, 2008, 11:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 7, 2008, 2:15 AM CDT (07:15 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 7, 2008, 11:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- May 7, 2008, 5:52 PM CDT
- In force
- 7 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Brownsville, TX
Counties Brooks County, TX, Cameron County, TX, Hidalgo County, TX, Kenedy County, TX, Willacy County, TX
The radar
The Brownsville radar (KBRO), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:17 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 00:00Z, 7.3 hours before the alert went out and 88 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
- 38 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -511 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1121 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 35 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 51 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 160 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 070715 NPWBRO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 215 AM CDT WED MAY 7 2008 ...STRONG SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS EXPECTED ALONG THE COAST TODAY... .LOW PRESSURE OVER NORTH TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA WILL INTERACT WITH HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO TO TIGHTEN THE GRADIENT AND PRODUCE INCREASED WINDS TODAY. THESE WINDS ARE PRESENT NOW IN THE FORM OF A LOW LEVEL JET...WHICH WILL MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE BY MID MORNING. THE STRONGER WINDS ALOFT WILL BE ENOUGH TO PRODUCE WIND ADVISORY CONDITIONS FOR A FEW HOURS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. THE WINDS WILL BE MOST SIGNIFICANT FROM LATE MORNING TO MID AFTERNOON...ALTHOUGH WINDY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL MOST OF THE DAY. SIGNIFICANT GUSTINESS TO 40 MPH OR MORE CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THE LATE MORNING TO MID AFTERNOON HOURS. TXZ251-254>257-072000- /O.NEW.KBRO.WI.Y.0021.080507T1600Z-080507T2000Z/ KENEDY-INLAND WILLACY-INLAND CAMERON-COASTAL WILLACY- COASTAL CAMERON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SARITA...RAYMONDVILLE...BROWNSVILLE... HARLINGEN...PORT MANSFIELD...PORT ISABEL...SOUTH PADRE ISLAND... LAGUNA HEIGHTS...LAGUNA VISTA 215 AM CDT WED MAY 7 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY FOR COASTAL COUNTIES...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE EASTERN SECTION OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS TODAY. IN PARTICULAR...WINDS OVER THE COUNTIES OF KENEDY...WILLACY...AND CAMERON ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SUSTAINED AT 30 MPH OR MORE BY LATE MORNING...AND WILL PERSIST THROUGH AT LEAST MID AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 MPH OR MORE CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE ADVISORY AREA. HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT TO DRIVE...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES OR OVERPASSES AND IN CROSS WINDS. A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 30 TO 39 MPH OR FREQUENT GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 40 AND 57 MPH. $$ 54/61
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS74 KBRO 071812 NPWBRO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 112 PM CDT WED MAY 7 2008 ...STRONG SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS EXPECTED ALONG THE COAST TODAY... .LOW PRESSURE OVER NORTH TEXAS AND OKLAHOMA WILL INTERACT WITH HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO TO TIGHTEN THE GRADIENT AND PRODUCE INCREASED WINDS TODAY. THESE WINDS ARE PRESENT NOW IN THE FORM OF A LOW LEVEL JET...WHICH WILL MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE BY MID MORNING. THE STRONGER WINDS ALOFT WILL BE ENOUGH TO PRODUCE WIND ADVISORY CONDITIONS FOR A FEW HOURS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. THE WINDS WILL BE MOST SIGNIFICANT FROM LATE MORNING TO MID AFTERNOON...ALTHOUGH WINDY CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL MOST OF THE DAY. SIGNIFICANT GUSTINESS TO 40 MPH OR MORE CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THE LATE MORNING TO MID AFTERNOON HOURS. TXZ250-253-080100- /O.EXB.KBRO.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-080508T0100Z/ BROOKS-HIDALGO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALFURRIAS...MCALLEN...EDINBURG... PHARR...MISSION...WESLACO 112 PM CDT WED MAY 7 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. STRONG SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE EASTERN SECTION OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS TODAY. IN PARTICULAR...WINDS OVER THE COUNTIES OF KENEDY...WILLACY...AND CAMERON ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SUSTAINED AT 30 MPH OR MORE BY LATE MORNING...AND WILL PERSIST THROUGH AT LEAST MID AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 MPH OR MORE CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE ADVISORY AREA. HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT TO DRIVE...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES OR OVERPASSES AND IN CROSS WINDS. A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 30 TO 39 MPH OR FREQUENT GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 40 AND 57 MPH. $$ TXZ251-254>257-080100- /O.EXT.KBRO.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-080508T0100Z/ KENEDY-INLAND WILLACY-INLAND CAMERON-COASTAL WILLACY- COASTAL CAMERON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SARITA...RAYMONDVILLE...BROWNSVILLE... HARLINGEN...PORT MANSFIELD...PORT ISABEL...SOUTH PADRE ISLAND... LAGUNA HEIGHTS...LAGUNA VISTA 112 PM CDT WED MAY 7 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. STRONG SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE EASTERN SECTION OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS TODAY. IN PARTICULAR...WINDS OVER THE COUNTIES OF KENEDY...WILLACY...AND CAMERON ARE EXPECTED TO BECOME SUSTAINED AT 30 MPH OR MORE BY LATE MORNING...AND WILL PERSIST THROUGH AT LEAST MID AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION...FREQUENT GUSTS TO 40 MPH OR MORE CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE ADVISORY AREA. HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT TO DRIVE...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES OR OVERPASSES AND IN CROSS WINDS. A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 30 TO 39 MPH OR FREQUENT GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 40 AND 57 MPH. $$
000 WWUS74 KBRO 072012 NPWBRO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 312 PM CDT WED MAY 7 2008 ...STRONG SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS EXPECTED ALONG THE COAST TODAY... .STRONG SOUTHEAST TO SOUTH WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO PERSIST OVER EASTERN PORTIONS OR THE COASTAL COUNTIES OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. LOW PRESSURE OVER NORTH TEXAS IS SLOW TO MOVE EAST MAINTAINING A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER THE REGION. TXZ250-253-072115- /O.CAN.KBRO.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-080508T0100Z/ BROOKS-HIDALGO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALFURRIAS...MCALLEN...EDINBURG... PHARR...MISSION...WESLACO 312 PM CDT WED MAY 7 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA. SOUTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS TO 30 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. $$ TXZ251-254>257-080100- /O.CON.KBRO.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-080508T0100Z/ KENEDY-INLAND WILLACY-INLAND CAMERON-COASTAL WILLACY- COASTAL CAMERON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SARITA...RAYMONDVILLE...BROWNSVILLE... HARLINGEN...PORT MANSFIELD...PORT ISABEL...SOUTH PADRE ISLAND... LAGUNA HEIGHTS...LAGUNA VISTA 312 PM CDT WED MAY 7 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING. STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE EASTERN SECTION OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS THE REMAINDER OF TODAY. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH 6 PM WITH THE GUSTS TAPERING OFF BETWEEN 6 AND 8 PM. AREAS OF REDUCED VISIBILITIES AS LOW AS 4 TO 5 MILES CAN BE EXPECTED DUE TO DUSTS AND AND IN AND NEAR ROAD CONSTRUCTION AND RECENTLY PLOWED FIELDS. HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT TO DRIVE...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES OR OVERPASSES AND IN CROSS WINDS. A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 30 TO 39 MPH OR FREQUENT GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 40 AND 57 MPH. $$
000 WWUS74 KBRO 072252 NPWBRO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 552 PM CDT WED MAY 7 2008 ...WINDS STEADILY DIMINISHING ALONG THE EASTERN COASTAL COUNTIES... .WINDS OVER THE LAST FEW HOURS HAVE RANGED FROM 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS BECOMING LESS FREQUENT. WILL CANCEL THE WIND ADVISORY AHEAD OF SCHEDULE WITH WINDS CONTINUE TO DIMINISH. TXZ251-254>257-080000- /O.CAN.KBRO.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-080508T0100Z/ KENEDY-INLAND WILLACY-INLAND CAMERON-COASTAL WILLACY- COASTAL CAMERON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SARITA...RAYMONDVILLE...BROWNSVILLE... HARLINGEN...PORT MANSFIELD...PORT ISABEL...SOUTH PADRE ISLAND... LAGUNA HEIGHTS...LAGUNA VISTA 552 PM CDT WED MAY 7 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW 31 MPH AND WILL CONTINUE TO LOWER THROUGH THE EVENING. SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH WITH A FEW GUSTS TO 30 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH 8 PM THEN WIND DIMINISH TO 10 TO 20 MPH THROUGH MIDNIGHT. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Brownsville, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 2:33 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | BRO | Brooks, Cameron, Hidalgo, Kenedy, Willacy | 15 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.