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Wind Advisory 13, NWS Corpus Christi, TX
NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this wind advisory at Mar 16, 2008, 10:29 AM CDT for 4 counties in Texas. It took effect at Mar 16, 2008, 2:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 15 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 16, 2008, 10:29 AM CDT (15:29 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 16, 2008, 2:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 17, 2008, 5:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 15 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Counties Jim Wells County, TX, Kleberg County, TX, Nueces County, TX, San Patricio County, TX
The radar
The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 20 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 15:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 12:00Z, 3.5 hours before the alert went out and 35 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1475 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 94 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 352 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 KCRP 161529 NPWCRP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 1029 AM CDT SUN MAR 16 2008 ...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN COASTAL BEND THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MID EVENING... TXZ241>244-170200- /O.NEW.KCRP.WI.Y.0013.080316T1900Z-080317T0200Z/ JIM WELLS-KLEBERG-NUECES-SAN PATRICIO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALICE...PREMONT...KINGSVILLE... CORPUS CHRISTI...ROBSTOWN...PORT ARANSAS...PORTLAND...INGLESIDE... ARANSAS PASS...SINTON...MATHIS 1029 AM CDT SUN MAR 16 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR THE SOUTHERN COASTAL BEND... A TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE OVER NORTHERN MEXICO AND WEST TEXAS WILL DEEPEN TODAY...AS AN UPPER LEVEL STORM SYSTEM STRENGTHENS OVER THE DESERT SOUTHWEST. AS A RESULT...SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE THIS AFTERNOON OVER THE SOUTHERN COASTAL BEND. THE SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE INTO THE 20 TO 30 MPH RANGE WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS EXCEEDING 40 MPH BY MID AFTERNOON. THESE STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS SHOULD PERSIST THROUGH MID EVENING. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DECREASE BY MID EVENING...BUT BREEZY TO WINDY NOCTURNAL CONDITIONS WILL EXIST. MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD DRIVE WITH CAUTION TODAY. THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AT TIMES. SECURE LAWN FURNITURE...GARBAGE CANS...OR OTHER OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND BY THE STRONG WINDS. $$ SCC
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS74 KCRP 170200 NPWCRP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 900 PM CDT SUN MAR 16 2008 ...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN COASTAL BEND THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH MID EVENING... TXZ241>244-171000- /O.EXT.KCRP.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-080317T1000Z/ JIM WELLS-KLEBERG-NUECES-SAN PATRICIO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALICE...PREMONT...KINGSVILLE... CORPUS CHRISTI...ROBSTOWN...PORT ARANSAS...PORTLAND...INGLESIDE... ARANSAS PASS...SINTON...MATHIS 900 PM CDT SUN MAR 16 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CDT MONDAY... A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO APPROACH TEXAS OVERNIGHT TONIGHT. AS A RESULT STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL STEADILY INCREASE. SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED. MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD DRIVE WITH CAUTION TONIGHT. THE STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AT TIMES. SECURE LAWN FURNITURE...GARBAGE CANS...OR OTHER OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND BY THE STRONG WINDS. $$ JM
000 WWUS74 KCRP 170229 NPWCRP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 929 PM CDT SUN MAR 16 2008 ...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT ACROSS THE SOUTHERN COASTAL BEND. VERY STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED ON MONDAY... TXZ241>244-171030- /O.NEW.KCRP.HW.A.0001.080317T1500Z-080318T0000Z/ /O.CON.KCRP.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-080317T1000Z/ JIM WELLS-KLEBERG-NUECES-SAN PATRICIO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALICE...PREMONT...KINGSVILLE... CORPUS CHRISTI...ROBSTOWN...PORT ARANSAS...PORTLAND...INGLESIDE... ARANSAS PASS...SINTON...MATHIS 929 PM CDT SUN MAR 16 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CDT MONDAY... ...HIGH WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A HIGH WIND WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM MONDAY MORNING THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CDT MONDAY. A POWERFUL STORM SYSTEM WILL CONTINUE TO APPROACH TEXAS OVERNIGHT RESULTING IN A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT AND WINDY CONDITIONS DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. ON MONDAY...THE PRESSURE GRADIENT WILL TIGHTEN EVEN MORE AND SURFACE WIND SPEEDS COULD REACH OR EXCEED 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO OVER 50 MPH DURING THE DAY ON MONDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS FROM NOON UNTIL 5PM...WHEN THE AFTERNOON SUNSHINE IS FORECAST TO BE MOST PREVALENT. HOWEVER THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY IN THIS FORECAST. IF ABUNDANT CLOUD COVER DEVELOPS...THE STRONGEST WINDS MAY NOT MATERIALIZE. MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ON EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADWAYS...SHOULD DRIVE WITH CAUTION TONIGHT AND BE EXTREMELY CAUTIOUS ON MONDAY. THE VERY STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AT TIMES. SECURE ANY OUTDOOR OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND BY THE STRONG WINDS. A HIGH WIND WATCH MEANS THERE IS THE POTENTIAL FOR A HAZARDOUS HIGH WIND EVENT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF AT LEAST 40 MPH...OR GUSTS OF 58 MPH OR STRONGER MAY OCCUR. CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS. $$ JM
000 WWUS74 KCRP 170850 NPWCRP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 350 AM CDT MON MAR 17 2008 ...VERY STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY AND THIS EVENING ACROSS THE COASTAL BEND... TXZ241>244-171700- /O.UPG.KCRP.HW.A.0001.080317T1500Z-080318T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KCRP.WI.Y.0014.080317T1500Z-080318T0600Z/ /O.CON.KCRP.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-080317T1000Z/ JIM WELLS-KLEBERG-NUECES-SAN PATRICIO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALICE...PREMONT...KINGSVILLE... CORPUS CHRISTI...ROBSTOWN...PORT ARANSAS...PORTLAND...INGLESIDE... ARANSAS PASS...SINTON...MATHIS 350 AM CDT MON MAR 17 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM CDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM CDT TUESDAY. THE HIGH WIND WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A POWERFUL UPPER AIR DISTURBANCE WILL CONTINUE TO APPROACH TEXAS TODAY AND TONIGHT...RESULTING IN A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT AND WINDY CONDITIONS. SURFACE WIND SPEEDS COULD REACH OR EXCEED 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO OVER 50 MPH IN SOME LOCATIONS TODAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE MOST LIKELY FROM NOON UNTIL 6 PM...WHEN THE AFTERNOON SUNSHINE IS FORECAST TO BE MOST PREVALENT. MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ON EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADWAYS...SHOULD DRIVE WITH CAUTION TONIGHT AND BE EXTREMELY CAUTIOUS ON MONDAY. THE VERY STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AT TIMES. SECURE ANY OUTDOOR OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND BY THE STRONG WINDS. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 25 TO 39 MPH. $$ TXZ229>234-239-240-245>247-171700- /O.NEW.KCRP.WI.Y.0014.080317T1500Z-080318T0600Z/ LA SALLE-MCMULLEN-LIVE OAK-BEE-GOLIAD-VICTORIA-WEBB-DUVAL-ARANSAS- REFUGIO-CALHOUN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COTULLA...ENCINAL...TILDEN... GEORGE WEST...THREE RIVERS...BEEVILLE...SKIDMORE...GOLIAD... VICTORIA...LAREDO...RIO BRAVO...FREER...BENAVIDES...SAN DIEGO... ROCKPORT...REFUGIO...WOODSBORO...PORT LAVACA...PORT OCONNOR... SEADRIFT 350 AM CDT MON MAR 17 2008 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM CDT TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 AM CDT TUESDAY. POWERFUL UPPER AIR DISTURBANCE WILL CONTINUE TO APPROACH TEXAS TODAY AND TONIGHT...RESULTING IN A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT AND WINDY CONDITIONS. SURFACE WIND SPEEDS COULD REACH OR EXCEED 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO OVER 45 MPH IN SOME LOCATIONS TODAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE MOST LIKELY FROM NOON UNTIL 6 PM...WHEN THE AFTERNOON SUNSHINE IS FORECAST TO BE MOST PREVALENT. MOTORISTS...ESPECIALLY HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES TRAVELING ON EAST TO WEST ORIENTED ROADWAYS...SHOULD DRIVE WITH CAUTION TONIGHT AND BE EXTREMELY CAUTIOUS ON MONDAY. THE VERY STRONG WINDS WILL MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT AT TIMES. SECURE ANY OUTDOOR OBJECTS THAT COULD BE BLOWN AROUND BY THE STRONG WINDS. A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE 25 TO 39 MPH. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 16, 10:03 AM CDT | Marine Weather Statement | CRP | 20 hr | |
| Mar 16, 2:40 PM CDT | Fire Weather Watch | CRP | Aransas, Bee, Calhoun, Duval, Goliad, Jim Wells and 9 more | 40 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.