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Wind Advisory 9, NWS Brownsville, TX
NWS Brownsville, TX issued this wind advisory at Apr 4, 2011, 4:18 AM CDT for 8 counties in Texas. It took effect at Apr 4, 2011, 12:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 4, 2011, 4:18 AM CDT (09:18 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 4, 2011, 12:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 4, 2011, 9:00 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 09:20 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 00:00Z, 9.3 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
- 1989 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -343 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1166 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 14 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 76 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 203 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
526 WWUS74 KBRO 040918 NPWBRO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 418 AM CDT MON APR 4 2011 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TODAY IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT... .AN EARLY SPRING COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PASS THROUGH DEEP SOUTH TEXAS DURING THE MORNING HOURS OF TODAY...CAUSING A PRONOUNCED AND RAPID INCREASE IN WINDS. TXZ248>257-041730- /O.NEW.KBRO.WI.Y.0009.110404T1700Z-110405T0000Z/ 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 418 AM CDT MON APR 4 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING FOR ALL OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS. A COLD FRONT IS CURRENTLY DRAPED ACROSS CENTRAL TEXAS. THIS FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH DEEP SOUTH TEXAS DURING THE MORNING HOURS OF TODAY. SOUTHERLY TO SOUTHWESTERLY WINDS BETWEEN 10 AND 20 MPH EARLY THIS MORNING WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTHWEST AND NORTH LATER THIS MORNING AND IN THE AFTERNOON...AND INCREASE TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH FREQUENT HIGHER GUSTS. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY WILL CAUSE THESE STRONG WINDS TO DIMINISH BEGINNING AROUND SUNSET. RESIDENTS OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS ARE ADVISED TO SECURE TRASH CANS... LAWN FURNITURE...YARD ORNAMENTS...AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS IN PREPARATION FOR THE STRONG WINDS TODAY. MOTORISTS OPERATING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTY DRIVING DUE TO 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
149 WWUS74 KBRO 041820 NPWBRO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 120 PM CDT MON APR 4 2011 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TODAY IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT... .AN EARLY SPRING COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO PASS THROUGH DEEP SOUTH TEXAS DURING THE AFTERNOON TODAY...CAUSING A PRONOUNCED AND RAPID INCREASE IN NORTHERLY WINDS. TXZ248>257-050000- /O.CON.KBRO.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-110405T0000Z/ ZAPATA-JIM HOGG-BROOKS-KENEDY-STARR-HIDALGO-INLAND WILLACY- INLAND CAMERON-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ZAPATA...HEBBRONVILLE...FALFURRIAS... SARITA...RIO GRANDE CITY...ROMA...MCALLEN...EDINBURG...PHARR... MISSION...WESLACO...RAYMONDVILLE...BROWNSVILLE...HARLINGEN... PORT MANSFIELD...PORT ISABEL...SOUTH PADRE ISLAND... LAGUNA HEIGHTS...LAGUNA VISTA 120 PM CDT MON APR 4 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... A COLD FRONT IS CURRENTLY APPROACHING DEEP SOUTH TEXAS. THIS FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH DEEP SOUTH TEXAS DURING THE AFTERNOON TODAY. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH FREQUENT HIGHER GUSTS. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY WILL CAUSE THESE STRONG WINDS TO DIMINISH BEGINNING AROUND SUNSET. RESIDENTS OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS ARE ADVISED TO SECURE TRASH CANS... LAWN FURNITURE...YARD ORNAMENTS...AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS IN PREPARATION FOR THE STRONG WINDS TODAY. MOTORISTS OPERATING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTY DRIVING DUE TO THE STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 30 TO 39 MPH AND OR FREQUENT GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 40 AND 57 MPH. && $$
809 WWUS74 KBRO 042329 NPWBRO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 629 PM CDT MON APR 4 2011 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED TODAY IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT... .AN EARLY SPRING COLD FRONT HAS PASSED THROUGH DEEP SOUTH TEXAS DURING THE AFTERNOON TODAY...CAUSING A PRONOUNCED AND RAPID INCREASE IN NORTHERLY WINDS. THESE STRONG AND GUSTY NORTHERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST THROUGHOUT THE EARLY EVENING HOURS AND THEN START TO WEAKEN LATER TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. TXZ248>257-050200- /O.EXT.KBRO.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-110405T0200Z/ 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 629 PM CDT MON APR 4 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CDT THIS EVENING. NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO BETWEEN 25 AND 35 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS UP TO NEAR 40 MPH THROUGHOUT THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BUILDING INTO THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY WILL CAUSE THESE STRONG WINDS TO DIMINISH STEADILY LATER THIS EVENING. RESIDENTS OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS ARE ADVISED TO SECURE TRASH CANS... LAWN FURNITURE...YARD ORNAMENTS...AND OTHER LOOSE OR LIGHTWEIGHT OBJECTS IN PREPARATION FOR THE STRONG WINDS TODAY. MOTORISTS OPERATING HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES WILL LIKELY EXPERIENCE DIFFICULTY DRIVING DUE TO 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. && $$
770 WWUS74 KBRO 050226 NPWBRO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 926 PM CDT MON APR 4 2011 TXZ248>257-050330- /O.EXP.KBRO.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-110405T0200Z/ ZAPATA-JIM HOGG-BROOKS-KENEDY-STARR-HIDALGO-INLAND WILLACY- INLAND CAMERON-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ZAPATA...HEBBRONVILLE...FALFURRIAS... SARITA...RIO GRANDE CITY...ROMA...MCALLEN...EDINBURG...PHARR... MISSION...WESLACO...RAYMONDVILLE...BROWNSVILLE...HARLINGEN... PORT MANSFIELD...PORT ISABEL...SOUTH PADRE ISLAND... LAGUNA HEIGHTS...LAGUNA VISTA 926 PM CDT MON APR 4 2011 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE WIND ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. THE STRONG NORTH WINDS THAT SPREAD OVER DEEP SOUTH TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON IN THE WAKE OF A COLD FRONT HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW WIND ADVISORY LEVELS THIS EVENING. ACCORDINGLY THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOW TO EXPIRE. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Brownsville, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 4, 1:05 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory for Winds | BRO | 24 hr | |
| Apr 4, 4:32 AM CDT | Red Flag Warning | BRO | Brooks, Cameron, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, Starr and 2 more | 17 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.