Alert archive / Texas / Wind Advisories in 2009
Wind Advisory 9, NWS Brownsville, TX
NWS Brownsville, TX issued this wind advisory at Mar 6, 2009, 9:09 AM CST for 8 counties in Texas. It was in force for 17 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 6, 2009, 9:09 AM CST (15:09 UTC)
- Expired
- Mar 23, 2009, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 17 days
- 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 15:11 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
Brownsville Intl, TX (KBRO), launched 12:00Z, 3.2 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 782 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 14 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 117 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 156 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 061509 NPWBRO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 909 AM CST FRI MAR 6 2009 TXZ248>257-070100- /O.NEW.KBRO.WI.Y.0009.090306T1509Z-090307T0100Z/ 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 909 AM CST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING. GUSTY SOUTHEAST WINDS REACHING 30 MPH WITH GUSTS REACHING 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED DURING THE DAY TODAY. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN ELEVATED UNTIL AFTER SUNSET TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 30 TO 39 MPH AND OR FREQUENT GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 40 AND 57 MPH. HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT TO DRIVE...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES OR OVERPASSES AND IN CROSS WINDS. && $$
3 follow-up statements
000 WWUS74 KBRO 062230 NPWBRO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 430 PM CST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY... .STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO BELOW WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA NOW. TXZ248>257-062330- /O.CAN.KBRO.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-090307T0100Z/ ZAPATA-JIM HOGG-BROOKS-KENEDY-STARR-HIDALGO-INLAND WILLACY- INLAND CAMERON-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ZAPATA...HEBBRONVILLE...FALFURRIAS... SARITA...RIO GRANDE CITY...ROMA...MCALLEN...EDINBURG...PHARR... MISSION...WESLACO...RAYMONDVILLE...BROWNSVILLE...HARLINGEN... PORT MANSFIELD...PORT ISABEL...SOUTH PADRE ISLAND... LAGUNA HEIGHTS...LAGUNA VISTA 430 PM CST FRI MAR 6 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. SOUTHERLY WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO 20 TO 25 MPH OVER MOST OF THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AS NIGHTTIME APPROACHES. THEREFORE THE WIND ADVISORY ISSUED FOR ALL OF THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ PHILO
000 WWUS74 KBRO 231730 NPWBRO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE LAKE CHARLES LA 1230 PM CDT MON MAR 23 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR MOST OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS... .STRONG SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL AFFECT THE EASTERN AND CENTRAL PORTIONS OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS THIA AFTERNOON. TXZ250-251-253>257-240000- /O.NEW.KBRO.WI.Y.0009.090323T1730Z-090324T0000Z/ 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 1230 PM CDT MON MAR 23 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR CAMERON...WILLACY...KENEDY...BROOKS... AND HIDALGO COUNTY. HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL INTERACT WITH LOW PRESSURE OVER NORTH TEXAS TO PRODUCE SOUTHEAST WINDS BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH OVER CAMERON...WILLACY...KENEDY...BROOKS...AND HIDALGO COUNTY THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH AFTER SUNSET THIS EVENING. RESIDENTS ARE ADVISED TO SECURE ALL LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS... LIKE TRASH CANS...IN ANTICIPATION OF THE STRONG WINDS TODAY. MOTORISTS OPERATING RECREATIONAL VEHICLES...TRACTOR TRAILERS... AND OTHER HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES...SHOULD DRIVE WITH EXTRA CAUTION...ESPECIALLY ALONG EXPRESSWAY 83. ROOFERS AND ANYONE ELSE WORKING ABOVE GROUND LEVEL SHOULD ALSO PREPARE FOR THE STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 30 TO 39 MPH AND OR FREQUENT GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 40 AND 57 MPH. REMEMBER TO SECURE ALL LIGHT OUTDOOR OBJECTS NEAR YOUR HOME AND DRIVE WITH CAUTION DURING BUFFETING HIGH WINDS IN THE AFTERNOON. GARBAGE CONTAINERS ARE ESPECIALLY LIKELY TO BE BLOWN INTO AREA ROADWAYS. && $$ K. KUYPER
000 WWUS74 KBRO 240005 NPWBRO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 705 PM CDT MON MAR 23 2009 TXZ250-251-253>257-240115- /O.EXP.KBRO.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-090324T0000Z/ /O.EXP.KBRO.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-090324T0000Z/ BROOKS-KENEDY-HIDALGO-INLAND WILLACY-INLAND CAMERON- COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALFURRIAS...SARITA...MCALLEN... EDINBURG...PHARR...MISSION...WESLACO...RAYMONDVILLE... BROWNSVILLE...HARLINGEN...PORT MANSFIELD...PORT ISABEL... SOUTH PADRE ISLAND...LAGUNA HEIGHTS...LAGUNA VISTA 705 PM CDT MON MAR 23 2009 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN ELEVATED ABOVE 20 MPH THROUGH MID EVENING...THEN DECREASE TO AROUND 15 MPH THROUGH THE NIGHT. THUS THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO AGAIN INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 MPH DURING THE DAY TUESDAY. $$ 64
The office that day
Everything else NWS Brownsville, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 2:48 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | BRO | 18 days | |
| Mar 6, 2:53 AM CST | Red Flag Warning | BRO | Brooks, Cameron, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, Starr and 2 more | 18 days |
| Mar 6, 6:22 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | BRO | Brooks, Cameron, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, Starr and 1 more | 21 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.