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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Brownsville, TX
NWS Brownsville, TX issued this wind advisory at Jan 28, 2013, 9:18 PM CST for 4 counties in Texas. It took effect at Jan 29, 2013, 9:00 AM CST. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 28, 2013, 9:18 PM CST (03:18 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 29, 2013, 9:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Jan 29, 2013, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Brownsville, TX
Counties Cameron County, TX, Hidalgo County, TX, Kenedy County, TX, Willacy County, TX
The radar
The Brownsville radar (KBRO), 70 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:18 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, 3.3 hours before the alert went out and 73 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
- 528 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -128 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 621 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 74 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 129 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.4
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
232 WWUS74 KBRO 290318 NPWBRO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 918 PM CST MON JAN 28 2013 ...STRONG SOUTH WINDS EXPECTED TUESDAY.. .DEEPENING LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAIN AND THE DEVELOP OF STRONG LOW LEVEL JET TO STRENGTHEN THE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE MIDDLE AND LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY TUESDAY MORNING. WINDS TO MIX TO THE SURFACE EARLY TUESDAY WITH STRONG GUSTS THROUGH THE DAY. STRONGEST WINDS ARE ANTICIPATED BETWEEN HIGHWAYS 281 AND 77 WITH THE HIGHEST GUSTS POTENTIAL ALONG THE HIGHWAY 77 CORRIDOR. TXZ251-253>257-291130- /O.NEW.KBRO.WI.Y.0002.130129T1500Z-130129T2200Z/ KENEDY-HIDALGO-INLAND WILLACY-INLAND CAMERON-COASTAL WILLACY- COASTAL CAMERON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SARITA...MCALLEN...EDINBURG...PHARR... MISSION...WESLACO...RAYMONDVILLE...BROWNSVILLE...HARLINGEN... PORT MANSFIELD...PORT ISABEL...SOUTH PADRE ISLAND... LAGUNA HEIGHTS...LAGUNA VISTA 918 PM CST MON JAN 28 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 4 PM CST TUESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM TO 4 PM CST TUESDAY. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS INCREASING 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 40 AND 45 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS TO BEGIN INCREASING AFTER 8 AM WITH STRONGEST WINDS EXPECTED BETWEEN 10 AM AND 3 PM. HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED THROUGH 4 PM BEFORE WINDS BEGIN TO SLOWLY RELAX. * IMPACT...LOSE OBJECTS LIKE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE PORTABLE BASKETBALL GOALS COULD BE BLOWN OVER. HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT TO DRIVE...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES OR OVERPASSES AND IN CROSS 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
792 WWUS74 KBRO 290922 NPWBRO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 322 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2013 ...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS EXPECTED TODAY.. .LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL INTERACT INTENSELY WITH HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO TODAY...PRODUCING STRONG WINDS FROM THE SOUTH ALONG THE HIGHWAY 77 CORRIDOR AND A PORTION OF THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND DEEP SOUTH TEXAS. TXZ251-253>257-291800- /O.CON.KBRO.WI.Y.0002.130129T1500Z-130129T2200Z/ KENEDY-HIDALGO-INLAND WILLACY-INLAND CAMERON-COASTAL WILLACY- COASTAL CAMERON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SARITA...MCALLEN...EDINBURG...PHARR... MISSION...WESLACO...RAYMONDVILLE...BROWNSVILLE...HARLINGEN... PORT MANSFIELD...PORT ISABEL...SOUTH PADRE ISLAND... LAGUNA HEIGHTS...LAGUNA VISTA 322 AM CST TUE JAN 29 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS...SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE DURING THE MORNING HOURS...REACHING MAXIMUM INTENSITY BETWEEN 9 AM AND 4 PM TODAY. * IMPACT...LOOSE OBJECTS LIKE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND PORTABLE BASKETBALL GOALS WILL BE BLOWN OVER. HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT TO DRIVE...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES OR OVERPASSES AND IN CROSS WINDS. INDIVIDUALS WORKING ABOVE GROUND LEVEL...SUCH AS ROOFERS OR THOSE ON LADDERS...WILL HAVE DIFFICULTY MAINTAINING BALANCE IN THE STRONG WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 30 TO 39 MPH AND OR FREQUENT GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 40 AND 57 MPH. && $$
223 WWUS74 KBRO 291928 NPWBRO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 128 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2013 ...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS EXPECTED TODAY.. .SURFACE LOW PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTHERN PLAINS WILL INTERACT INTENSELY WITH HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO TODAY... PRODUCING STRONG SOUTH WINDS ALONG THE HIGHWAY 77 CORRIDOR AND A PORTION OF THE MIDDLE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND DEEP SOUTH TEXAS. TXZ251-253>257-300000- /O.EXT.KBRO.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130130T0000Z/ KENEDY-HIDALGO-INLAND WILLACY-INLAND CAMERON-COASTAL WILLACY- COASTAL CAMERON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SARITA...MCALLEN...EDINBURG...PHARR... MISSION...WESLACO...RAYMONDVILLE...BROWNSVILLE...HARLINGEN... PORT MANSFIELD...PORT ISABEL...SOUTH PADRE ISLAND... LAGUNA HEIGHTS...LAGUNA VISTA 128 PM CST TUE JAN 29 2013 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * WINDS...SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL PERSIST FROM NOW ON THROUGH 6 PM THIS EVENING. * IMPACT...LOOSE OBJECTS LIKE TRASH CANS...LAWN FURNITURE...AND PORTABLE BASKETBALL GOALS WILL BE BLOWN OVER. HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT TO DRIVE...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES OR OVERPASSES AND IN CROSS WINDS. INDIVIDUALS WORKING ABOVE GROUND LEVEL...SUCH AS ROOFERS OR THOSE ON LADDERS...WILL HAVE DIFFICULTY MAINTAINING BALANCE IN 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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Brownsville, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 28, 9:06 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory for Winds | BRO | 32 hr | |
| Jan 29, 3:20 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | BRO | Brooks, Cameron, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, Starr and 2 more | 28 hr |
| Jan 29, 5:30 PM CST | Gale Warning | BRO | 25 hr | |
| Jan 29, 5:30 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | BRO | 21 hr | |
| Jan 29, 5:30 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory for Winds | BRO | 21 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.