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Red Flag Warning 2, NWS Brownsville, TX
NWS Brownsville, TX issued this red flag warning at Jan 25, 2012, 2:23 PM CST for 8 counties in Texas. It took effect at Jan 26, 2012, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 6 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 25, 2012, 2:23 PM CST (20:23 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 26, 2012, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Jan 26, 2012, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 6 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 20:24 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, 8.4 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
- 1617 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -200 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 464 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 36 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 252 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 511 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
205 WWUS84 KBRO 252023 RFWBRO URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 223 PM CST WED JAN 25 2012 ...STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY THURSDAY... .A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVED ACROSS DEEP SOUTH TEXAS THIS MORNING AND THIS AFTERNOON. THE PASSAGE OF THIS SYSTEM WILL RESULT IN MODERATE TO STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ACROSS DEEP SOUTH TEXAS THROUGHOUT THE REST OF TODAY...TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. THE COMBINATION OF THE DRY CONDITIONS...GUSTY NORTHWEST WINDS AND FALLING RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL RESULT IN AN ENHANCED RISK OF WILDFIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD FOR THURSDAY AFTERNOON. AFTER THURSDAY THE SURFACE WINDS WILL WEAKEN SOME AND WILL BECOME MORE NORTHEASTERLY THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. TXZ248>255-260430- /O.UPG.KBRO.FW.A.0002.120126T1800Z-120127T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBRO.FW.W.0002.120126T1800Z-120127T0000Z/ ZAPATA-JIM HOGG-BROOKS-KENEDY-STARR-HIDALGO-INLAND WILLACY- INLAND CAMERON- 223 PM CST WED JAN 25 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 248...249... 250...251...252...253...254 AND 255... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY. THE FIRE WEATHER WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 248...249...250...251... 252...253...254 AND 255. * TIMING...THE WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE NORTHWEST THURSDAY AS RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS FALL THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * WIND...THE 20 FOOT WINDS WILL BLOW FROM THE NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 25 MPH WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS. * HUMIDITY...THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES ACROSS MOST OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS WILL FALL INTO THE 15 TO 25 PERCENT RANGE WITH VALUES OF 20 TO 30 PERCENT LIKELY CLOSER TO THE COASTLINE. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. IN GENERAL...THESE CONDITIONS INCLUDE SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 25 MPH OR GREATER...HUMIDITY RANGING FROM BELOW 25 PERCENT IN ZAPATA COUNTY TO BELOW 45 PERCENT ALONG THE COAST...EACH LASTING FOR 2 HOURS OR MORE... AND CURED FUELS. HUMIDITY BELOW 25 PERCENT IN MOST AREAS WILL TRIGGER FIRE DANGER AT LOWER WIND SPEEDS. DETAILED DECISION TABLES ARE FOUND AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RGV/?N=MAPCOLORS#FIRE. && $$ TXZ256-257-260430- /O.NEW.KBRO.FW.W.0002.120126T1800Z-120127T0000Z/ COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- 223 PM CST WED JAN 25 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 256 AND 257... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A RED FLAG WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TO 6 PM CST THURSDAY. * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 256 AND 257. * TIMING...THE WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM THE NORTHWEST THURSDAY AS RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS FALL THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * WIND...THE 20 FOOT WINDS WILL BLOW FROM THE NORTHWEST AT 20 TO 25 MPH WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS. * HUMIDITY...THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES CLOSE TO THE COASTLINE WILL FALL INTO THE 20 TO 30 PERCENT LIKELY CLOSER TO THE COASTLINE. * IMPACTS...ANY FIRES THAT DEVELOP WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY. OUTDOOR BURNING IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. IN GENERAL...THESE CONDITIONS INCLUDE SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 25 MPH OR GREATER...HUMIDITY RANGING FROM BELOW 25 PERCENT IN ZAPATA COUNTY TO BELOW 45 PERCENT ALONG THE COAST...EACH LASTING FOR 2 HOURS OR MORE... AND CURED FUELS. HUMIDITY BELOW 25 PERCENT IN MOST AREAS WILL TRIGGER FIRE DANGER AT LOWER WIND SPEEDS. DETAILED DECISION TABLES ARE FOUND AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RGV/?N=MAPCOLORS#FIRE. && $$
1 follow-up statement
171 WWUS84 KBRO 261459 RFWBRO URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 859 AM CST THU JAN 26 2012 ...GREATLY ENHANCED RISK OF WILDFIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD TODAY... .A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVED THROUGH DEEP SOUTH TEXAS AND THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY YESTERDAY. MODERATE TO STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP TODAY IN THE WAKE OF THE COLD FRONT. THESE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH ABUNDANT CURED FUELS AND FALLING RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES TO PRODUCE A GREATLY ENHANCED RISK OF WILDFIRE GROWTH AND SPREAD FOR THIS AFTERNOON. TXZ248>257-270000- /O.CON.KBRO.FW.W.0002.120126T1800Z-120127T0000Z/ ZAPATA-JIM HOGG-BROOKS-KENEDY-STARR-HIDALGO-INLAND WILLACY- INLAND CAMERON-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- 859 AM CST THU JAN 26 2012 ...RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR GUSTY WINDS AND LOW HUMIDITY FOR FIRE WEATHER ZONES 248...249...250...251...252...253...254...255...256 AND 257... * AFFECTED AREA...FIRE WEATHER ZONES 248...249...250...251... 252...253...254...255...256 AND 257. * TIMING...RED FLAG WARNING CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TO DEVELOP LATE THIS MORNING AND WILL BE FULLY IN PLACE FOR THE AFTERNOON HOURS OF TODAY. * WIND...NORTHWEST WINDS AROUND 15 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS UP TO 20 MPH WILL PREVAIL AT THE 20-FOOT LEVEL. * HUMIDITY...RELATIVE HUMIDITY VALUES WILL DECREASE TO BETWEEN 20 AND 25 PERCENT AS THE DAY PROGRESSES. * IMPACTS...ANY WILDFIRE ACTIVITY THAT INITIATES WILL LIKELY SPREAD RAPIDLY AND WILL BE DIFFICULT TO CONTROL. OUTDOOR BURNING SHOULD NOT BE CONDUCTED...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. IN GENERAL...THESE CONDITIONS INCLUDE SUSTAINED 20 FOOT WINDS OF 25 MPH OR GREATER...HUMIDITY RANGING FROM BELOW 25 PERCENT IN ZAPATA COUNTY TO BELOW 45 PERCENT ALONG THE COAST...EACH LASTING FOR 2 HOURS OR MORE... AND CURED FUELS. HUMIDITY BELOW 25 PERCENT IN MOST AREAS WILL TRIGGER FIRE DANGER AT LOWER WIND SPEEDS. DETAILED DECISION TABLES ARE FOUND AT HTTP://WEATHER.GOV/RGV/?N=MAPCOLORS#FIRE. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Brownsville, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 25, 5:19 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | BRO | Brooks, Cameron, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, Starr and 2 more | 9 hr |
| Jan 25, 5:30 AM CST | Wind Advisory | BRO | Cameron, Kenedy, Willacy | 4 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.