Alert archive / Texas / Wind Advisories in 2011
Wind Advisory 25, NWS Brownsville, TX
NWS Brownsville, TX issued this wind advisory at Jun 17, 2011, 4:52 AM CDT for 8 counties in Texas. It took effect at Jun 17, 2011, 10:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 17, 2011, 4:52 AM CDT (09:52 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 17, 2011, 10:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Jun 17, 2011, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 9 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 09:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Brownsville Intl, TX (KBRO), launched 00:00Z, 9.9 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
- 2716 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -117 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 949 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 3 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 62 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- -0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
156 WWUS74 KBRO 170952 NPWBRO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 452 AM CDT FRI JUN 17 2011 ...HOT AND WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED ACROSS DEEP SOUTH TEXAS... .A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE AREA LOCATED OVER THE SOUTH CENTRAL PLAINS STATES WILL COMBINE WITH A BROAD SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES WILL GENERATE HOT AND WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS DEEP SOUTH TEXAS LATER TODAY. TXZ248>257-171800- /O.NEW.KBRO.WI.Y.0025.110617T1500Z-110618T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBRO.HT.Y.0002.110617T1800Z-110618T0000Z/ 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 452 AM CDT FRI JUN 17 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A HEAT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HEAT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF A SURFACE LOW PRESSURE AREA LOCATED OVER THE SOUTH CENTRAL PLAINS STATES AND A SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE AREA OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES WILL RESULT IN SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS INCREASING INTO THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE LATER THIS MORNING. THESE STRONG WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. IN ADDITION TO THE WINDY CONDITIONS...THE COMBINATION OF MID LEVEL RIDGING...HIGH SURFACE RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AND ABUNDANT SUNSHINE WILL PUSH HEAT INDEX VALUES INTO THE 110 TO 115 DEGREE RANGE FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS THIS AFTERNOON. THE HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL START TO FALL LATER THIS EVENING AS SUNSET APPROACHES. 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. A HEAT ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN THE HEAT INDEX...A MEASURE OF HOW IT FEELS WHEN TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY ARE COMBINED...EQUALS OR EXCEEDS 111 FOR 2 HOURS OR MORE DURING THE DAY...AND OBSERVED NIGHTTIME TEMPERATURES REMAIN 75 DEGREES OR ABOVE...FOR TWO CONSECUTIVE DAYS OR MORE. && $$
2 follow-up statements
091 WWUS74 KBRO 171707 NPWBRO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 1207 PM CDT FRI JUN 17 2011 ...HOT AND WINDY CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING ACROSS DEEP SOUTH TEXAS... .A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM LOCATED ACROSS THE SOUTH CENTRAL PLAINS STATES COMBINED WITH A HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM LOCATED ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES WILL CONTINUE TO GENERATE HOT AND WINDY CONDITIONS ACROSS DEEP SOUTH TEXAS THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. TXZ248>257-180000- /O.CON.KBRO.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-110618T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBRO.HT.Y.0002.110617T1800Z-110618T0000Z/ 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 1207 PM CDT FRI JUN 17 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. A HEAT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF A LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM LOCATED ACROSS THE SOUTH CENTRAL PLAINS STATES AND A HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM LOCATED ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN STATES WILL PRODUCE SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS IN THE 25 TO 35 MPH RANGE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING. IN ADDITION TO THE WINDY CONDITIONS...THE COMBINATION OF MID LEVEL RIDGING...HIGH SURFACE RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AND ABUNDANT SUNSHINE WILL PUSH HEAT INDEX VALUES INTO THE 110 TO 115 DEGREE RANGE FOR A COUPLE OF HOURS THIS AFTERNOON. THE HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL DECREASE THIS EVENING AS SUNSET APPROACHES. 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. A HEAT ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN THE HEAT INDEX...A MEASURE OF HOW IT FEELS WHEN TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY ARE COMBINED...EQUALS OR EXCEEDS 111 FOR 2 HOURS OR MORE DURING THE DAY...AND OBSERVED NIGHTTIME TEMPERATURES REMAIN 75 DEGREES OR ABOVE...FOR TWO CONSECUTIVE DAYS OR MORE. && $$
674 WWUS74 KBRO 180007 NPWBRO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 707 PM CDT FRI JUN 17 2011 TXZ248>257-180815- /O.EXP.KBRO.HT.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110618T0000Z/ /O.EXP.KBRO.WI.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-110618T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBRO.HT.Y.0003.110618T0007Z-110619T0000Z/ 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 707 PM CDT FRI JUN 17 2011 ...HEAT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SATURDAY... ...HEAT ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A HEAT ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SATURDAY. THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE COMBINATION OF MID LEVEL RIDGING...HIGH SURFACE RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES AND ABUNDANT SUNSHINE WILL PUSH HEAT INDEX VALUES INTO THE 110 TO 115 DEGREE RANGE ON SATURDAY. THE HEAT INDEX VALUES WILL DECREASE THIS EVENING AS SUNSET APPROACHES...HOWEVER TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN ABOVE 75 DEGREES DURING THE NIGHTTIME HOURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HEAT ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN THE HEAT INDEX...A MEASURE OF HOW IT FEELS WHEN TEMPERATURE AND HUMIDITY ARE COMBINED...EQUALS OR EXCEEDS 111 FOR 2 HOURS OR MORE DURING THE DAY...AND OBSERVED NIGHTTIME TEMPERATURES REMAIN 75 DEGREES OR ABOVE...FOR TWO CONSECUTIVE DAYS OR MORE. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Brownsville, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 16, 8:12 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory for Winds | BRO | 23 hr | |
| Jun 17, 4:52 AM CDT | Heat Advisory | BRO | Brooks, Cameron, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, Starr and 2 more | 14 hr |
| Jun 17, 5:16 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | BRO | Jim Hogg, Starr, Zapata | 14 hr |
| Jun 17, 10:23 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory for Winds | BRO | 33 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.