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Wind Advisory 9, NWS Brownsville, TX
NWS Brownsville, TX issued this wind advisory at Mar 1, 2008, 9:01 PM CST for 8 counties in Texas. It took effect at Mar 2, 2008, 10:00 AM CST. It was in force for 10 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 1, 2008, 9:01 PM CST (03:01 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 2, 2008, 10:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Mar 2, 2008, 8:00 PM CST
- In force
- 10 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 03:05 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, 3.0 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
- 493 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 904 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 33 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -8 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 51 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 020301 NPWBRO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 901 PM CST SAT MAR 1 2008 ... STRONG SOUTH WINDS TO DEVELOP LATE SUNDAY MORNING AND INCREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON ACROSS ALL AREAS OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS... .A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS DEEP SOUTH TEXAS SUNDAY AS SURFACE LOW PRESSURE DEEPENS OVER NORTH TEXAS AND INTERACTS WITH HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO. STRONG WINDS ALOFT ARE EXPECTED TO MIX TOWARDS THE SURFACE AS THIS GRADIENT TIGHTENS AND DAY TIME HEATING DEVELOPS. TXZ248>257-021115- /O.NEW.KBRO.WI.Y.0009.080302T1600Z-080303T0200Z/ 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 901 PM CST SAT MAR 1 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 8 PM CST SUNDAY. SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 40 MPH AT TIMES. STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG AND EAST OF A MCALLEN TO EDINBURG TO FALFURRIAS LINE. 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. DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS... ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS. ALSO...RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LIGHT WEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS THAT MAY BE BLOWN AROUND IN THE STRONG WINDS. $$ GB/NR
2 follow-up statements
000 WWUS74 KBRO 021148 NPWBRO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 548 AM CST SUN MAR 2 2008 ... STRONG SOUTH WINDS TO DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING AND INCREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON ACROSS ALL AREAS OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS... .A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS DEEP SOUTH TEXAS TODAY AS SURFACE LOW PRESSURE DEEPENS OVER NORTH TEXAS AND INTERACTS WITH HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO. STRONG WINDS ALOFT ARE EXPECTED TO MIX TO THE SURFACE AS THIS GRADIENT TIGHTENS AND DAY TIME HEATING DEVELOPS. TXZ248>257-022000- /O.CON.KBRO.WI.Y.0009.080302T1600Z-080303T0200Z/ ZAPATA-JIM HOGG-BROOKS-KENEDY-STARR-HIDALGO-INLAND WILLACY- INLAND CAMERON-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ZAPATA...HEBBRONVILLE...FALFURRIAS... SARITA...RIO GRANDE CITY...ROMA...MCALLEN...EDINBURG...PHARR... MISSION...WESLACO...RAYMONDVILLE...BROWNSVILLE...HARLINGEN... PORT MANSFIELD...PORT ISABEL...SOUTH PADRE ISLAND... LAGUNA HEIGHTS...LAGUNA VISTA 548 AM CST SUN MAR 2 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 8 PM CST THIS EVENING. SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS EXCEEDING 40 MPH AT TIMES. STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG AND EAST OF A MCALLEN TO EDINBURG TO FALFURRIAS LINE. A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 30 TO 39 MPH OR FREQUENT GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 40 AND 57 MPH. DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS... ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS. ALSO... RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LIGHT WEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS THAT MAY BE BLOWN AROUND IN THE STRONG WINDS. $$ PHILO
000 WWUS74 KBRO 021921 NPWBRO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 121 PM CST SUN MAR 2 2008 ... STRONG SOUTH WINDS TO DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING AND INCREASE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON ACROSS ALL AREAS OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS... .A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL PERSIST ACROSS DEEP SOUTH TEXAS TODAY AS A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE AREA DEEPENS OVER NORTH TEXAS AND INTERACTS WITH HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO. THE STRONG WINDS ALOFT ARE EXPECTED TO MIX TO THE SURFACE AS THIS GRADIENT TIGHTENS AND DAY TIME HEATING DEVELOPS. TXZ248>257-030200- /O.CON.KBRO.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-080303T0200Z/ 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 121 PM CST SUN MAR 2 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING. THE STRONG SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL PERSIST IN THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS REACHING NEAR 40 MPH AT TIMES. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED ALONG AND EAST OF A MCALLEN TO EDINBURG TO FALFURRIAS LINE THROUGH 8 PM. AFTER 8 PM...THE SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL WEAKEN INTO THE 15 TO 20 MPH RANGE. 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. DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS... ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADS. ALSO... RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO SECURE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND OTHER LIGHT WEIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS THAT MAY BE BLOWN AROUND IN THE STRONG WINDS. $$ SPEECE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Brownsville, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 1, 9:01 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | BRO | Brooks, Cameron, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, Starr and 2 more | 23 hr |
Nearby
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.