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Wind Advisory 6, NWS Brownsville, TX
NWS Brownsville, TX issued this wind advisory at Feb 26, 2011, 9:00 PM CST for Cameron County, Kenedy County, Willacy County, Texas. It took effect at Feb 27, 2011, 10:00 AM CST. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 26, 2011, 9:00 PM CST (03:00 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 27, 2011, 10:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 27, 2011, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Brownsville, TX
Counties Cameron County, TX, Kenedy County, TX, Willacy County, TX
The radar
The Brownsville radar (KBRO), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:58 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 71 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
- 537 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -423 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 767 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 116 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 146 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
059 WWUS74 KBRO 270300 NPWBRO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 900 PM CST SAT FEB 26 2011 ...ANOTHER SUNDAY WITH VERY STRONG WINDS ALONG THE HIGHWAY 77 CORRIDOR... .THE COMBINATION OF AN INTENSIFYING TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE EXTENDING FROM WEST TEXAS TO THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS OF THE TEXAS AND NORTHEAST MEXICO WITH SLOWLY DEPARTING HIGH PRESSURE IN THE CENTRAL GULF WILL PRODUCE ANOTHER WINDY DAY FROM CAMERON TO THE SOUTHERN HALF OF KENEDY COUNTY. TXZ251-254>257-271600- /O.NEW.KBRO.WI.Y.0006.110227T1600Z-110227T2200Z/ 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 900 PM CST SAT FEB 26 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 4 PM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM TO 4 PM CST SUNDAY. WINDS: SOUTH WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH BEFORE NOON...CONTINUING THROUGH MID TO LATE AFTERNOON SUNDAY. FREQUENT GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 45 MPH. LOWER WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED ON SOUTH PADRE ISLAND. IMPACT: PERSONS DRIVING HIGH PROFILE LIGHT VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT FOR STRONG WINDS ON ELEVATED EAST TO WEST HIGHWAYS ON SUNDAY. OUTDOOR EVENT PLANNERS SHOULD TIGHTEN CONNECTIONS ON ANY TENTS THIS EVENING OR VERY EARLY SUNDAY MORNING BEFORE WINDS INCREASE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE LIGHT AND MODERATE WEIGHT ITEMS...SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE...EMPTY TRASH CANS...AND PORTABLE BASKETBALL POSTS...INDOORS THIS EVENING OR JUST AFTER SUNRISE SUNDAY MORNING. && $$ 52/BSG
3 follow-up statements
765 WWUS74 KBRO 271559 NPWBRO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 959 AM CST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...STRONG WINDS ALONG THE HIGHWAY 77 CORRIDOR TODAY... .THE COMBINATION OF AN INTENSIFYING TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE EXTENDING FROM WEST TEXAS TO THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS AND NORTHEAST MEXICO...WITH SLOWLY DEPARTING HIGH PRESSURE IN THE CENTRAL GULF...WILL PRODUCE A WINDY DAY FROM CAMERON COUNTY TO THE SOUTHERN HALF OF KENEDY COUNTY. TXZ251-254>257-272200- /O.CON.KBRO.WI.Y.0006.110227T1600Z-110227T2200Z/ KENEDY-INLAND WILLACY-INLAND CAMERON-COASTAL WILLACY- COASTAL CAMERON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SARITA...RAYMONDVILLE...BROWNSVILLE... HARLINGEN...PORT MANSFIELD...PORT ISABEL...SOUTH PADRE ISLAND... LAGUNA HEIGHTS...LAGUNA VISTA 959 AM CST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS: SOUTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH FREQUENT HIGHER GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. LOWER WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED ON SOUTH PADRE ISLAND. IMPACT: PERSONS DRIVING HIGH PROFILE LIGHT VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT FOR STRONG WINDS ON ELEVATED EAST TO WEST HIGHWAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 30 TO 39 MPH OR FREQUENT GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 40 AND 57 MPH. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE LIGHT AND MODERATE WEIGHT ITEMS...SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE...EMPTY TRASH CANS...AND PORTABLE BASKETBALL POSTS...INDOORS THIS EVENING OR JUST AFTER SUNRISE SUNDAY MORNING. && $$
098 WWUS74 KBRO 272135 NPWBRO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 335 PM CST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...STRONG WINDS CONTINUING ALONG THE HIGHWAY 77 CORRIDOR THROUGH SUNSET... .THE COMBINATION OF AN INTENSIFYING TROUGH OF LOW PRESSURE EXTENDING FROM WEST TEXAS TO THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS AND NORTHEAST MEXICO...WITH SLOWLY DEPARTING HIGH PRESSURE IN THE CENTRAL GULF...WILL PRODUCE A WINDY AFTERNOON FROM CAMERON COUNTY TO THE SOUTHERN HALF OF KENEDY COUNTY. WINDS SHOULD DIMINISH A LITTLE AROUND OR JUST AFTER SUNSET. TXZ251-254>257-280000- /O.EXT.KBRO.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-110228T0000Z/ 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 335 PM CST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. WINDS: SOUTH WINDS CONTINUING AT 25 TO 35 MPH WITH FREQUENT HIGHER GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH. LOWER WIND SPEEDS ARE EXPECTED ON SOUTH PADRE ISLAND. PEAK GUSTS TODAY HAVE ALREADY REACHED 47 MPH AT BAYVIEW AND BROWNSVILLE...AND 45 MPH AT VALLEY INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IN HARLINGEN BETWEEN 2 AND 330 PM THIS SUNDAY AFTERNOON. IMPACT: PERSONS DRIVING HIGH PROFILE LIGHT VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT FOR STRONG WINDS ON ELEVATED EAST TO WEST HIGHWAYS. EVENT PLANNERS FOR EVENING OUTDOOR ACTIVITIES SHOULD CONTINUE TO KEEP TENTS AND OTHER POTENTIAL PROJECTILES TIED DOWN TIGHTLY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. RESIDENTS SHOULD MOVE LIGHT AND MODERATE WEIGHT ITEMS...SUCH AS LAWN FURNITURE...EMPTY TRASH CANS...AND PORTABLE BASKETBALL POSTS...INDOORS THIS EVENING OR JUST AFTER SUNRISE SUNDAY MORNING. && $$
669 WWUS74 KBRO 272351 NPWBRO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 551 PM CST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...WINDS BEGINNING TO SUBSIDE BUT STILL GUSTY INTO THIS EVENING... .WITH SUNSET...SURFACE SUSTAINED WINDS ARE DIMINISHING BELOW 30 MPH AND GUSTS DROPPING BELOW 40 MPH. WHILE WINDS WILL CONTINUE GUSTING ABOVE 30 MPH NEAR THE COAST THIS EVENING...SUSTAINED WINDS WILL FALL BELOW HAZARDOUS CRITERIA AND REMAIN OVERNIGHT FROM THE LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY NORTH TO THE KING RANCH. TXZ251-254>257-280100- /O.EXP.KBRO.WI.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-110228T0000Z/ KENEDY-INLAND WILLACY-INLAND CAMERON-COASTAL WILLACY- COASTAL CAMERON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SARITA...RAYMONDVILLE...BROWNSVILLE... HARLINGEN...PORT MANSFIELD...PORT ISABEL...SOUTH PADRE ISLAND... LAGUNA HEIGHTS...LAGUNA VISTA 551 PM CST SUN FEB 27 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... WINDS: FALLING TO 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH ALONG THE HIGHWAY 77 CORRIDOR THROUGH MIDNIGHT. IMPACTS: MOTORISTS DRIVING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES ALONG EAST WEST HIGHWAYS IN CAMERON AND WILLACY COUNTY SHOULD KEEP A FIRM GRIP ON THE WHEEL THIS EVENING. EVENT PLANNERS SHOULD KEEP LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS TIED DOWN SECURELY THROUGH THE EVENING. $$ 52/BSG
The office that day
Everything else NWS Brownsville, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 27, 3:27 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory for Winds | BRO | 23 hr | |
| Feb 27, 5:08 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | BRO | Brooks, Cameron, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, Starr and 2 more | 11 hr |
| Feb 27, 8:11 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | BRO | 29 hr | |
| Feb 27, 3:55 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | BRO | Brooks, Cameron, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, Starr and 2 more | 24 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.