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Wind Advisory 1, NWS Brownsville, TX

January 1, 2014Kenedy County, Texas

NWS Brownsville, TX issued this wind advisory at Jan 1, 2014, 8:49 PM CST for Kenedy County, Texas. It took effect at Jan 2, 2014, 6:00 AM CST. It was in force for 10 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 1, 2014, 8:49 PM CST (02:49 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 2, 2014, 6:00 AM CST
Expired
Jan 2, 2014, 4:00 PM CST
In force
10 hr
Issued by
NWS Brownsville, TX

County Kenedy County, TX

The radar

The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:49 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, 2.8 hours before the alert went out and 94 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Corpus Christi, TX at 00:00Z on 2014-01-02Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Corpus Christi, TX at 00:00Z on 2014-01-02The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 234 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
465 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
46 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
234 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
259 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

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WWUS74 KBRO 020249
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
849 PM CST WED JAN 1 2014

...AREAS OF DENSE FOG THROUGH THIS EVENING...STRONG WINDS THURSDAY...

.A VERY HUMID AIRMASS HAS SETTLED AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD
FRONT AND WILL LEAD TO AREAS OF DENSE FOG THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. A
COLD FRONT ARRIVING BY SUNRISE WILL CLEAR THE FOG FROM THE REGION
BUT PRODUCE STRONG WINDS THROUGH MOST OF THE DAY ON THURSDAY.

TXZ251-256-257-021100-
/O.NEW.KBRO.WI.Y.0001.140102T1200Z-140102T2200Z/
/O.EXT.KBRO.FG.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140102T0900Z/
KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SARITA...PORT MANSFIELD...PORT ISABEL...
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND...LAGUNA HEIGHTS...LAGUNA VISTA
849 PM CST WED JAN 1 2014

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST THURSDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM CST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 4 PM CST THURSDAY. 

* WINDS...25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH DURING THE DAY THURSDAY.

* VISIBILITY...VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A
  MILE...UNTIL THE FRONT ARRIVES.

* TIMING...FOG THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...WIND THROUGH MOST OF THE DAY
  THURSDAY.

* IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT WITH RAPID CHANGES IN
  VISIBILITY AND LONG PERIODS OF VERY LOW VISIBILITY. SMALL
  OUTDOOR OBJECTS LIKE BASKETBALL GOALS...TRASH CANS...AND HOLIDAY
  DECORATIONS WILL BE KNOCKED OVER OR BLOWN AROUND BY THE WIND.
  METAL OUTBUILDINGS OR OLDER MOBILE HOMES MAY SUSTAIN MINOR ROOF
  DAMAGE. AREAS OF BLOWING SAND MAY DEVELOP REDUCING VISIBILITY ON
  AREA ROADWAYS AND DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT ON EAST TO WEST
  ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN...USE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS...AND
MAINTAIN A SAFE DISTANCE BETWEEN VEHICLES.

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
30 TO 39 MPH FOR AT LEAST 2 HOURS...AND OR FREQUENT GUSTS WILL
RANGE BETWEEN 40 AND 57 MPH.

&&

$$

JGG
5 follow-up statements
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WWUS74 KBRO 020917
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
317 AM CST THU JAN 2 2014

...AREAS OF DENSE FOG EARLY THIS MORNING...STRONG WINDS
THURSDAY...AND A FREEZE POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHERN ZONES TONIGHT

.A VERY HUMID AIRMASS HAS SETTLED AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD
FRONT WITH AREAS OF DENSE FOG CONTINUING THIS EARLY THIS MORNING.
A COLD FRONT ARRIVING BY SUNRISE WILL IMPROVE VISIBILITIES BUT
PRODUCE STRONG WINDS THROUGH MOST OF THE DAY ON THURSDAY. COLD AIR
SETTLING ACROSS THE REGION WILL LEAD TO FREEZING OR NEAR FREEZING
TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE RANCHLANDS LATE TONIGHT. 

TXZ251-021730-
/O.NEW.KBRO.FZ.A.0001.140103T0900Z-140103T1500Z/
/O.EXT.KBRO.FG.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140102T1100Z/
/O.CON.KBRO.WI.Y.0001.140102T1200Z-140102T2200Z/
KENEDY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SARITA
317 AM CST THU JAN 2 2014

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CST EARLY THIS
MORNING...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM
CST THIS AFTERNOON...
...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING. 

* WINDS...25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH DURING THE DAY
  THURSDAY.

* VISIBILITY...VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE...
  UNTIL SUNRISE THURSDAY.

* TEMPERATURE...FREEZING OR NEAR FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE LIKELY
  LATE TONIGHT AND AROUND SUNRISE FRIDAY.

* TIMING...FOG THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF TONIGHT...WIND THROUGH
  MOST OF THE DAY THURSDAY.

* IMPACT...TRAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT FOR THE REMAINDER OF TONIGHT
  WITH RAPID CHANGES IN VISIBILITY AND LONG PERIODS OF VERY LOW
  VISIBILITY. SMALL OUTDOOR OBJECTS LIKE BASKETBALL GOALS...TRASH
  CANS...AND HOLIDAY DECORATIONS WILL BE KNOCKED OVER OR BLOWN
  AROUND BY THE WIND. AREAS OF BLOWING SAND MAY DEVELOP REDUCING
  VISIBILITY ON AREA ROADWAYS AND DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT ON
  EAST TO WEST ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN...USE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS...AND
MAINTAIN A SAFE DISTANCE BETWEEN VEHICLES.

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
30 TO 39 MPH FOR AT LEAST 2 HOURS...AND OR FREQUENT GUSTS WILL
RANGE BETWEEN 40 AND 57 MPH.

A FREEZE WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE POTENTIAL OF 2 OR MORE HOURS OF
TEMPERATURES AT OR BELOW 32 DEGREES WITHIN 24 TO 48 HOURS.

&&

$$

TXZ256-257-021730-
/O.EXT.KBRO.FG.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140102T1100Z/
/O.CON.KBRO.WI.Y.0001.140102T1200Z-140102T2200Z/
COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORT MANSFIELD...PORT ISABEL...
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND...LAGUNA HEIGHTS...LAGUNA VISTA
317 AM CST THU JAN 2 2014

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM CST EARLY THIS
MORNING...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM
CST THIS AFTERNOON...

* WINDS...25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH DURING THE DAY 
  THURSDAY.

* VISIBILITY...VISIBILITIES LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE UNTIL
  SUNRISE THURSDAY.

* TIMING...FOG THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF TONIGHT...WIND THROUGH
  MOST OF THE DAY THURSDAY.

* IMPACT...RAVEL WILL BE DIFFICULT FOR THE REMAINDER OF TONIGHT
  WITH RAPID CHANGES IN VISIBILITY AND LONG PERIODS OF VERY LOW
  VISIBILITY. SMALL OUTDOOR OBJECTS LIKE BASKETBALL GOALS...TRASH
  CANS...AND HOLIDAY DECORATIONS WILL BE KNOCKED OVER OR BLOWN
  AROUND BY THE WIND. AREAS OF BLOWING SAND MAY DEVELOP REDUCING
  VISIBILITY ON AREA ROADWAYS AND DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT ON
  EAST TO WEST ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.
  SOME DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE TO COLD SENSITIVE PLANTS AND CROPS. PLAN
  TO COVER OR BRING INDOORS THESE PLANTS DURING THE NEXT 12 HOURS.
  PETS MAY NEED PROTECTION FROM THE COLD.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN...USE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS...AND
MAINTAIN A SAFE DISTANCE BETWEEN VEHICLES.

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
30 TO 39 MPH FOR AT LEAST 2 HOURS...AND OR FREQUENT GUSTS WILL
RANGE BETWEEN 40 AND 57 MPH.

&&

$$

TXZ249-250-021730-
/O.NEW.KBRO.FZ.A.0001.140103T0900Z-140103T1500Z/
JIM HOGG-BROOKS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HEBBRONVILLE...FALFURRIAS
317 AM CST THU JAN 2 2014

...FREEZE WATCH IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY
MORNING. 

* TEMPERATURE...FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE
  RANCHLANDS OF JIM HOGG...BROOKS AND KENEDY COUNTIES.

* TIMING...LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY.

* IMPACT...SOME DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE TO COLD SENSITIVE PLANTS AND
  CROPS. PLAN TO COVER OR BRING INDOORS THESE PLANTS DURING THE
  NEXT 12 HOURS. PETS MAY NEED PROTECTION FROM THE COLD.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE POTENTIAL OF 2 OR MORE HOURS OF
TEMPERATURES AT OR BELOW 32 DEGREES WITHIN 24 TO 48 HOURS.

&&

$$
248 
WWUS74 KBRO 021111
NPWBRO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
511 AM CST THU JAN 2 2014

...STRONG WINDS TODAY AND A FREEZE POSSIBLE ACROSS NORTHERN ZONES
TONIGHT...

.A VERY HUMID AIR MASS HAS SETTLED AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD
FRONT...WITH AREAS OF DENSE FOG EARLY THIS MORNING. A COLD FRONT
ARRIVING BY SUNRISE WILL IMPROVE VISIBILITIES...BUT WILL PRODUCE
STRONG WINDS THROUGH MOST OF THE DAY. COLD AIR SETTLING ACROSS THE
REGION WILL LEAD TO FREEZING OR NEAR FREEZING TEMPERATURES ACROSS
THE RANCH LANDS LATE TONIGHT.

TXZ251-021800-
/O.EXP.KBRO.FG.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140102T1100Z/
/O.CON.KBRO.WI.Y.0001.140102T1200Z-140102T2200Z/
/O.CON.KBRO.FZ.A.0001.140103T0900Z-140103T1500Z/
KENEDY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SARITA
511 AM CST THU JAN 2 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING...
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

* WINDS...25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH TODAY.

* TEMPERATURE...FREEZING OR NEAR FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL BE
  LIKELY LATE TONIGHT AND AROUND SUNRISE FRIDAY.

* TIMING...WIND THROUGH MOST OF THE DAY.

* IMPACT...SMALL OUTDOOR OBJECTS LIKE BASKETBALL GOALS...TRASH
  CANS...AND HOLIDAY DECORATIONS WILL BE KNOCKED OVER OR BLOWN
  AROUND BY THE WIND. AREAS OF BLOWING SAND MAY DEVELOP REDUCING
  VISIBILITY ON AREA ROADWAYS AND DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT ON
  EAST TO WEST ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
30 TO 39 MPH FOR AT LEAST 2 HOURS...AND OR FREQUENT GUSTS WILL
RANGE BETWEEN 40 AND 57 MPH.

A FREEZE WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE POTENTIAL OF 2 OR MORE HOURS OF
TEMPERATURES AT OR BELOW 32 DEGREES WITHIN 24 TO 48 HOURS.

&&

$$

TXZ256-257-021800-
/O.EXP.KBRO.FG.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140102T1100Z/
/O.CON.KBRO.WI.Y.0001.140102T1200Z-140102T2200Z/
COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORT MANSFIELD...PORT ISABEL...
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND...LAGUNA HEIGHTS...LAGUNA VISTA
511 AM CST THU JAN 2 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

* WINDS...25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING...MOST OF THE TODAY.

* IMPACT...SMALL OUTDOOR OBJECTS LIKE BASKETBALL GOALS...TRASH
  CANS...AND HOLIDAY DECORATIONS WILL BE KNOCKED OVER OR BLOWN
  AROUND BY THE WIND. AREAS OF BLOWING SAND MAY DEVELOP REDUCING
  VISIBILITY ON AREA ROADWAYS AND DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT ON
  EAST TO WEST ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
30 TO 39 MPH FOR AT LEAST 2 HOURS...AND OR FREQUENT GUSTS WILL
RANGE BETWEEN 40 AND 57 MPH.

&&

$$

TXZ249-250-021800-
/O.CON.KBRO.FZ.A.0001.140103T0900Z-140103T1500Z/
JIM HOGG-BROOKS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HEBBRONVILLE...FALFURRIAS
511 AM CST THU JAN 2 2014

...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING...

* TEMPERATURE...FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE 
  RANCH LANDS OF JIM HOGG...BROOKS AND KENEDY COUNTIES. 

* TIMING...LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY.

* IMPACT...SOME DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE TO COLD SENSITIVE PLANTS AND 
  CROPS. PLAN TO COVER OR BRING INDOORS THESE PLANTS DURING THE 
  NEXT 12 HOURS. PETS MAY NEED PROTECTION FROM THE COLD. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE POTENTIAL OF 2 OR MORE HOURS OF
TEMPERATURES AT OR BELOW 32 DEGREES WITHIN 24 TO 48 HOURS.

&&

$$
510 
WWUS74 KBRO 021812
NPWBRO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
1212 PM CST THU JAN 2 2014

...STRONG WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND A FREEZE POSSIBLE ACROSS
NORTHERN ZONES TONIGHT...

.STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON IN THE
WAKE OF A COLD FRONT. COLD AIR SETTLING ACROSS THE REGION WILL
LEAD TO FREEZING OR NEAR FREEZING TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE RANCH
LANDS LATE TONIGHT.

TXZ251-022200-
/O.CON.KBRO.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140102T2200Z/
/O.CON.KBRO.FZ.A.0001.140103T0900Z-140103T1500Z/
KENEDY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SARITA
1212 PM CST THU JAN 2 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING...

* WINDS...25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.

* TEMPERATURE...FREEZING OR NEAR FREEZING TEMPERATURES WILL BE 
  LIKELY LATE TONIGHT AND AROUND SUNRISE FRIDAY. 

* TIMING...WIND THROUGH MOST OF THE DAY.

* IMPACT...SMALL OUTDOOR OBJECTS LIKE BASKETBALL GOALS...TRASH 
  CANS...AND HOLIDAY DECORATIONS WILL BE KNOCKED OVER OR BLOWN 
  AROUND BY THE WIND. AREAS OF BLOWING SAND MAY DEVELOP REDUCING 
  VISIBILITY ON AREA ROADWAYS AND DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT ON 
  EAST TO WEST ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
30 TO 39 MPH FOR AT LEAST 2 HOURS...AND OR FREQUENT GUSTS WILL
RANGE BETWEEN 40 AND 57 MPH.

A FREEZE WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE POTENTIAL OF 2 OR MORE HOURS OF
TEMPERATURES AT OR BELOW 32 DEGREES WITHIN 24 TO 48 HOURS.

&&

$$

TXZ256-257-022200-
/O.CON.KBRO.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140102T2200Z/
COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORT MANSFIELD...PORT ISABEL...
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND...LAGUNA HEIGHTS...LAGUNA VISTA
1212 PM CST THU JAN 2 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* WINDS...25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING...MOST OF THE TODAY.

* IMPACT...SMALL OUTDOOR OBJECTS LIKE BASKETBALL GOALS...TRASH 
  CANS...AND HOLIDAY DECORATIONS WILL BE KNOCKED OVER OR BLOWN 
  AROUND BY THE WIND. AREAS OF BLOWING SAND MAY DEVELOP REDUCING 
  VISIBILITY ON AREA ROADWAYS AND DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT ON 
  EAST TO WEST ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
30 TO 39 MPH FOR AT LEAST 2 HOURS...AND OR FREQUENT GUSTS WILL
RANGE BETWEEN 40 AND 57 MPH.

&&

$$

TXZ249-250-022200-
/O.CON.KBRO.FZ.A.0001.140103T0900Z-140103T1500Z/
JIM HOGG-BROOKS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HEBBRONVILLE...FALFURRIAS
1212 PM CST THU JAN 2 2014

...FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING...

* TEMPERATURE...FREEZING TEMPERATURES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE 
  RANCH LANDS OF JIM HOGG...BROOKS AND KENEDY COUNTIES. 

* TIMING...LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY.

* IMPACT...SOME DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE TO COLD SENSITIVE PLANTS AND 
  CROPS. PLAN TO COVER OR BRING INDOORS THESE PLANTS DURING THE 
  NEXT 12 HOURS. PETS MAY NEED PROTECTION FROM THE COLD. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE POTENTIAL OF 2 OR MORE HOURS OF
TEMPERATURES AT OR BELOW 32 DEGREES WITHIN 24 TO 48 HOURS.

&&

$$
669 
WWUS74 KBRO 022019
NPWBRO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
219 PM CST THU JAN 2 2014

...STRONG WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND A FREEZE EXPECTED ACROSS THE NORTHERN
RANCHLANDS TONIGHT...

.STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON IN THE
WAKE OF A COLD FRONT. COLD AIR SETTLING ACROSS THE REGION EXPECTED
TO LEAD TO FREEZING TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE RANCH LANDS LATE
TONIGHT.

TXZ251-030430-
/O.UPG.KBRO.FZ.A.0001.140103T0900Z-140103T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KBRO.FZ.W.0001.140103T0900Z-140103T1400Z/
/O.CON.KBRO.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140102T2200Z/
KENEDY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SARITA
219 PM CST THU JAN 2 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 8 AM CST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 8 AM CST FRIDAY. THE
FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* WINDS...25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH.

* TEMPERATURE...FREEZING TEMPERATURES EXPECTED LATE TONIGHT
  THROUGH SUNRISE FRIDAY.

* TIMING...WIND THROUGH MOST OF THE DAY.

* IMPACT...SMALL OUTDOOR OBJECTS LIKE BASKETBALL GOALS...TRASH 
  CANS...AND HOLIDAY DECORATIONS WILL BE KNOCKED OVER OR BLOWN 
  AROUND BY THE WIND. AREAS OF BLOWING SAND MAY DEVELOP REDUCING 
  VISIBILITY ON AREA ROADWAYS AND DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT ON 
  EAST TO WEST ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL
TO BETWEEN 28 AND 32 DEGREES FOR 2 OR MORE HOURS OVER A
WIDESPREAD AREA.

RESIDENTS SHOULD COVER OR MOVE INDOORS ANY COLD SENSITIVE
PLANTS...AND BRING PETS INDOORS THIS EVENING.

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
30 TO 39 MPH FOR AT LEAST 2 HOURS...AND OR FREQUENT GUSTS WILL
RANGE BETWEEN 40 AND 57 MPH.

&&

$$

TXZ249-250-030430-
/O.UPG.KBRO.FZ.A.0001.140103T0900Z-140103T1500Z/
/O.NEW.KBRO.FZ.W.0001.140103T0900Z-140103T1400Z/
JIM HOGG-BROOKS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HEBBRONVILLE...FALFURRIAS
219 PM CST THU JAN 2 2014

...FREEZE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 8 AM CST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A FREEZE
WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 8 AM CST FRIDAY. THE
FREEZE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* TEMPERATURE...FREEZING TEMPERATURES EXPECTED ACROSS THE RANCH
  LANDS OF JIM HOGG...BROOKS AND KENEDY COUNTIES.

* TIMING...LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY.

* IMPACT...SOME DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE TO COLD SENSITIVE PLANTS AND 
  CROPS. PLAN TO COVER OR BRING INDOORS THESE PLANTS DURING THE 
  NEXT 12 HOURS. PETS MAY NEED PROTECTION FROM THE COLD. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL
TO BETWEEN 28 AND 32 DEGREES FOR 2 OR MORE HOURS OVER A
WIDESPREAD AREA.

RESIDENTS SHOULD COVER OR MOVE INDOORS ANY COLD SENSITIVE
PLANTS...AND BRING PETS INDOORS THIS EVENING.

&&

$$

TXZ256-257-022200-
/O.CON.KBRO.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140102T2200Z/
COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORT MANSFIELD...PORT ISABEL...
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND...LAGUNA HEIGHTS...LAGUNA VISTA
219 PM CST THU JAN 2 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

* WINDS...25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH.

* TIMING...MOST OF THE TODAY.

* IMPACT...SMALL OUTDOOR OBJECTS LIKE BASKETBALL GOALS...TRASH 
  CANS...AND HOLIDAY DECORATIONS WILL BE KNOCKED OVER OR BLOWN 
  AROUND BY THE WIND. AREAS OF BLOWING SAND MAY DEVELOP REDUCING 
  VISIBILITY ON AREA ROADWAYS AND DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT ON 
  EAST TO WEST ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE
30 TO 39 MPH FOR AT LEAST 2 HOURS...AND OR FREQUENT GUSTS WILL
RANGE BETWEEN 40 AND 57 MPH.

&&

$$
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WWUS74 KBRO 022217
NPWBRO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
417 PM CST THU JAN 2 2014

...STRONG WINDS THIS AFTERNOON AND A FREEZE EXPECTED ACROSS THE
NORTHERN RANCHLANDS TONIGHT...

.COLD AIR SETTLING ACROSS THE REGION EXPECTED TO LEAD TO FREEZING
TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE RANCH LANDS LATE TONIGHT.

TXZ251-030600-
/O.EXP.KBRO.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140102T2200Z/
/O.CON.KBRO.FZ.W.0001.140103T0900Z-140103T1400Z/
KENEDY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SARITA
417 PM CST THU JAN 2 2014

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 8 AM CST
FRIDAY...
...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...


* TEMPERATURE...TEMPERATURES OF 30 TO 32 DEGREES RIGHT FOR 2 TO 3
  HOURS.

* TIMING...2 TO 3 HOURS EITHER SIDE OF DAWN TOMORROW.

* IMPACT...SOME DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE TO COLD SENSITIVE PLANTS AND 
  CROPS. PLAN TO COVER OR BRING INDOORS THESE PLANTS DURING THE 
  NEXT 12 HOURS. PETS MAY NEED PROTECTION FROM THE COLD. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL
TO BETWEEN 28 AND 32 DEGREES FOR 2 OR MORE HOURS OVER A
WIDESPREAD AREA.

RESIDENTS SHOULD COVER OR MOVE INDOORS ANY COLD SENSITIVE
PLANTS...AND BRING PETS INDOORS THIS EVENING.

&&

$$

TXZ256-257-022330-
/O.EXP.KBRO.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140102T2200Z/
COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...PORT MANSFIELD...PORT ISABEL...
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND...LAGUNA HEIGHTS...LAGUNA VISTA
417 PM CST THU JAN 2 2014

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

WINDS HAVE DECREASED THIS AFTERNOON. THUS THE WIND ADVISORY HAS
BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.

$$

TXZ249-250-030600-
/O.CON.KBRO.FZ.W.0001.140103T0900Z-140103T1400Z/
JIM HOGG-BROOKS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...HEBBRONVILLE...FALFURRIAS
417 PM CST THU JAN 2 2014

...FREEZE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 8 AM CST
FRIDAY...

* TEMPERATURE...FREEZING TEMPERATURES EXPECTED ACROSS THE RANCH 
  LANDS OF JIM HOGG...BROOKS AND KENEDY COUNTIES. 

* TIMING...LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY FRIDAY.

* IMPACT...SOME DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE TO COLD SENSITIVE PLANTS AND 
  CROPS. PLAN TO COVER OR BRING INDOORS THESE PLANTS DURING THE 
  NEXT 12 HOURS. PETS MAY NEED PROTECTION FROM THE COLD. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A FREEZE WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO FALL
TO BETWEEN 28 AND 32 DEGREES FOR 2 OR MORE HOURS OVER A
WIDESPREAD AREA.

RESIDENTS SHOULD COVER OR MOVE INDOORS ANY COLD SENSITIVE
PLANTS...AND BRING PETS INDOORS THIS EVENING.

&&

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Brownsville, TX issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 1, 6:13 PM CSTMarine Dense Fog AdvisoryBRO9 hr
Jan 1, 6:14 PM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryBROKenedy11 hr
Jan 2, 3:17 AM CSTFreeze WatchBROBrooks, Jim Hogg, Kenedy11 hr
Jan 2, 3:26 AM CSTMarine Dense Fog AdvisoryBRO94 min
Jan 2, 2:19 PM CSTFreeze WarningBROBrooks, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, Zapata18 hr
Jan 2, 3:20 PM CSTSmall Craft AdvisoryBRO18 hr
Jan 2, 3:20 PM CSTSmall Craft Advisory for WindsBRO8 hr

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Wind Advisories in Texas, 2014Every wind advisory in 2014

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.