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Wind Advisory 23, NWS Corpus Christi, TX
NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this wind advisory at Dec 25, 2012, 3:01 AM CST for 15 counties in Texas. It took effect at Dec 25, 2012, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 25, 2012, 3:01 AM CST (09:01 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 25, 2012, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Dec 25, 2012, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Counties Aransas County, TX, Bee County, TX, Calhoun County, TX, Duval County, TX, Goliad County, TX, Jim Wells County, TX, Kleberg County, TX, La Salle County, TX, Live Oak County, TX, McMullen County, TX, Nueces County, TX, Refugio County, TX, San Patricio County, TX, Victoria County, TX, Webb County, TX
The radar
The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 50 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:02 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
Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 00:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 66 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
- 849 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -112 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 831 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 58 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 128 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.1
- Supercell composite
- 0.6
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
346 WWUS74 KCRP 250901 NPWCRP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 301 AM CST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...STRONG TO VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS DEVELOPING ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS TODAY... .A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH SOUTH TEXAS LATE THIS MORNING. STRONG TO VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AND DRY AIR WILL DEVELOP BEHIND THE FRONT BY MIDDAY...AND PERSIST ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS UNTIL EARLY EVENING. GUSTS BETWEEN UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE COMMON. TXZ229>234-239>247-251800- /O.NEW.KCRP.WI.Y.0023.121225T1800Z-121226T0000Z/ LA SALLE-MCMULLEN-LIVE OAK-BEE-GOLIAD-VICTORIA-WEBB-DUVAL- JIM WELLS-KLEBERG-NUECES-SAN PATRICIO-ARANSAS-REFUGIO-CALHOUN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COTULLA...CALLIHAM...CROSS... LOMA ALTA...TILDEN...GEORGE WEST...THREE RIVERS...BEEVILLE... GOLIAD...VICTORIA...LAREDO...FREER...BENAVIDES...SAN DIEGO... ALICE...ORANGE GROVE...KINGSVILLE...CORPUS CHRISTI...PORTLAND... INGLESIDE...ARANSAS PASS...SINTON...MATHIS...ROCKPORT...REFUGIO... WOODSBORO...PORT LAVACA 301 AM CST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...DEVELOPING BY MIDDAY AND PERSISTING THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * WINDS...NORTHWEST SUSTAINED 25 TO 40 MPH...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH IN MANY LOCATIONS. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL GENERATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS...PATIO FURNITURE...AND INFLATABLE HOLIDAY DECORATIONS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. CONSTRUCTION WORKERS SHOULD REALIZE THAT FASTER WINDS ARE EXPECTED ABOVE THE SURFACE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT CAN BE BLOWN AROUND BY THE WIND. && $$ JR
3 follow-up statements
119 WWUS74 KCRP 251746 NPWCRP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 1146 AM CST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...STRONG TO VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WIND DEVELOPING ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS... .A COLD FRONT HAS MOVED ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS. STRONG TO VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WIND AND DRY AIR WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP OVER SOUTH TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON AND PERSIST UNTIL EARLY EVENING. TXZ229>234-239>247-260000- /O.CON.KCRP.WI.Y.0023.121225T1800Z-121226T0000Z/ LA SALLE-MCMULLEN-LIVE OAK-BEE-GOLIAD-VICTORIA-WEBB-DUVAL- JIM WELLS-KLEBERG-NUECES-SAN PATRICIO-ARANSAS-REFUGIO-CALHOUN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COTULLA...CALLIHAM...CROSS... LOMA ALTA...TILDEN...GEORGE WEST...THREE RIVERS...BEEVILLE... GOLIAD...VICTORIA...LAREDO...FREER...BENAVIDES...SAN DIEGO... ALICE...ORANGE GROVE...KINGSVILLE...CORPUS CHRISTI...PORTLAND... INGLESIDE...ARANSAS PASS...SINTON...MATHIS...ROCKPORT...REFUGIO... WOODSBORO...PORT LAVACA 1146 AM CST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS FROM 40 TO 50 MPH AT MANY LOCATIONS. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL GENERATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS...PATIO FURNITURE...AND INFLATABLE HOLIDAY DECORATIONS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. CONSTRUCTION WORKERS SHOULD REALIZE THAT FASTER WINDS ARE EXPECTED ABOVE THE SURFACE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT CAN BE BLOWN AROUND BY THE WIND. && $$ 87
383 WWUS74 KCRP 252015 NPWCRP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 215 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...STRONG TO VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WIND WILL CONTINUE ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON... ...MUCH COLDER AIR WILL FILTER INTO SOUTH TEXAS TONIGHT... .A COLD FRONT HAS MOVED ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS. STRONG TO VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WIND AND DRY AIR WILL CONTINUE TO FILTER INTO SOUTH TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. MUCH COLDER AIR WILL FILTER INTO SOUTH TEXAS OVERNIGHT. FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING OVER THE VICTORIA CROSSROADS AND OVER THE NORTHERN SECTIONS OF THE COASTAL BEND AND THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS. TXZ229>234-244>247-260415- /O.NEW.KCRP.FZ.W.0007.121226T0900Z-121226T1500Z/ /O.CON.KCRP.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-121226T0000Z/ LA SALLE-MCMULLEN-LIVE OAK-BEE-GOLIAD-VICTORIA-SAN PATRICIO- ARANSAS-REFUGIO-CALHOUN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COTULLA...CALLIHAM...CROSS... LOMA ALTA...TILDEN...GEORGE WEST...THREE RIVERS...BEEVILLE... GOLIAD...VICTORIA...PORTLAND...INGLESIDE...ARANSAS PASS... SINTON...MATHIS...ROCKPORT...REFUGIO...WOODSBORO...PORT LAVACA 215 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A FREEZE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY. * TIMING...WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS 40 TO 45 MPH AT MANY LOCATIONS. * TEMPERATURE...29 TO 32 DEGREES...RANGING FROM 2 TO 4 HOURS. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL GENERATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS...PATIO FURNITURE...AND INFLATABLE HOLIDAY DECORATIONS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. CONSTRUCTION WORKERS SHOULD REALIZE THAT FASTER WINDS ARE EXPECTED ABOVE THE SURFACE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT CAN BE BLOWN AROUND BY THE WIND. A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ TXZ239>243-260000- /O.CON.KCRP.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-121226T0000Z/ WEBB-DUVAL-JIM WELLS-KLEBERG-NUECES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAREDO...FREER...BENAVIDES... SAN DIEGO...ALICE...ORANGE GROVE...KINGSVILLE...CORPUS CHRISTI 215 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. * WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTHWEST 25 TO 35 MPH...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS 40 TO 45 MPH AT MANY LOCATIONS. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL GENERATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS...PATIO FURNITURE...AND INFLATABLE HOLIDAY DECORATIONS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. CONSTRUCTION WORKERS SHOULD REALIZE THAT FASTER WINDS ARE EXPECTED ABOVE THE SURFACE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS THAT CAN BE BLOWN AROUND BY THE WIND. && $$ 87
799 WWUS74 KCRP 260006 NPWCRP URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 606 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...MUCH COLDER AIR WILL FILTER INTO SOUTH TEXAS TONIGHT... .A COLD FRONT HAS MOVED ACROSS SOUTH TEXAS. STRONG TO VERY STRONG NORTHWEST WIND AND DRY AIR WILL CONTINUE TO FILTER INTO SOUTH TEXAS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY EVENING. MUCH COLDER AIR WILL FILTER INTO SOUTH TEXAS OVERNIGHT. FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING OVER THE VICTORIA CROSSROADS AND OVER THE NORTHERN SECTIONS OF THE COASTAL BEND AND THE RIO GRANDE PLAINS. TXZ229>234-244>247-260815- /O.EXP.KCRP.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-121226T0000Z/ /O.CON.KCRP.FZ.W.0007.121226T0900Z-121226T1500Z/ LA SALLE-MCMULLEN-LIVE OAK-BEE-GOLIAD-VICTORIA-SAN PATRICIO- ARANSAS-REFUGIO-CALHOUN- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...COTULLA...CALLIHAM...CROSS... LOMA ALTA...TILDEN...GEORGE WEST...THREE RIVERS...BEEVILLE... GOLIAD...VICTORIA...PORTLAND...INGLESIDE...ARANSAS PASS... SINTON...MATHIS...ROCKPORT...REFUGIO...WOODSBORO...PORT LAVACA 606 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY... ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... * TEMPERATURE...29 TO 32 DEGREES...RANGING FROM 2 TO 4 HOURS. * IMPACTS...STRONG WINDS WILL GENERATE HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY FOR MOTORISTS WITH HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LIGHT WEIGHT OBJECTS SUCH AS TRASH CANS...PATIO FURNITURE...AND INFLATABLE HOLIDAY DECORATIONS WILL BE BLOWN AROUND. CONSTRUCTION WORKERS SHOULD REALIZE THAT FASTER WINDS ARE EXPECTED ABOVE THE SURFACE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FREEZE WARNING MEANS SUB-FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE IMMINENT OR HIGHLY LIKELY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL KILL CROPS AND OTHER SENSITIVE VEGETATION. && $$ TXZ239>243-260115- /O.EXP.KCRP.WI.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-121226T0000Z/ WEBB-DUVAL-JIM WELLS-KLEBERG-NUECES- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...LAREDO...FREER...BENAVIDES... SAN DIEGO...ALICE...ORANGE GROVE...KINGSVILLE...CORPUS CHRISTI 606 PM CST TUE DEC 25 2012 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... WINDS SPEEDS HAVE DROPPED BELOW 30 MPH ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA... BUT GUSTY WINDS WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE INTO THE EVENING HOURS. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 25, 3:14 AM CST | Gale Warning | CRP | 23 hr | |
| Dec 25, 3:14 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | CRP | 23 hr | |
| Dec 25, 2:15 PM CST | Freeze Warning | CRP | Aransas, Bee, Calhoun, Goliad, La Salle, Live Oak and 4 more | 19 hr |
| Dec 25, 2:39 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | CRP | Aransas, Bee, Calhoun, Duval, Goliad, Jim Wells and 7 more | 18 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.