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Wind Advisory 13, NWS Brownsville, TX

December 23, 20148 counties in Texas

NWS Brownsville, TX issued this wind advisory at Dec 23, 2014, 3:14 AM CST for 8 counties in Texas. It took effect at Dec 23, 2014, 11:00 AM CST. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 23, 2014, 3:14 AM CST (09:14 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 23, 2014, 11:00 AM CST
Expired
Dec 23, 2014, 8:09 PM CST
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 09:11 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, 9.2 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Brownsville Intl, TX at 00:00Z on 2014-12-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 189 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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, Brownsville Intl, TX at 00:00Z on 2014-12-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -33 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
189 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-646 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1414 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
28 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-33 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
22 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.

067 
WWUS74 KBRO 230914
NPWBRO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
314 AM CST TUE DEC 23 2014

...AREAS OF DENSE FOG EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND PERSIST THROUGH
SUNRISE...STRONG WINDS DEVELOP LATER TODAY...

.AREAS OF FOG ARE DEVELOPING ACROSS PORTIONS OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS.
AREAS OF DENSE FOG ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE NEXT FEW
HOURS AND PERSIST THROUGH SUNRISE. STRONG WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH A
COLD FRONT WILL DEVELOP LATER TODAY AND PERSIST THROUGH EARLY
EVENING.

TXZ248>251-231715-
/O.NEW.KBRO.WI.Y.0013.141223T1700Z-141224T0000Z/
/O.CON.KBRO.FG.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-141223T1200Z/
ZAPATA-JIM HOGG-BROOKS-KENEDY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ZAPATA...HEBBRONVILLE...FALFURRIAS...
SARITA
314 AM CST TUE DEC 23 2014

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS
MORNING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST
THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH
  LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

* VISIBILITY...VISIBILITY BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE EARLY THIS
  MORNING.

* IMPACT...RAPID CHANGES IN VISIBILITY WHILE TRAVELING EARLY THIS
  MORNING. ESPECIALLY ON HIGHWAY 77...281 AND 83. BASKETBALL
  GOALS...TRASH CANS...HOLIDAY DECORATIONS AND OTHER OBJECTS MAY
  BE KNOCKED DOWN OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND. DRIVING ON EAST TO WEST
  ROADWAYS WILL BE DIFFICULT 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.

&&

$$

TXZ252-231715-
/O.NEW.KBRO.WI.Y.0013.141223T2100Z-141224T0400Z/
/O.CON.KBRO.FG.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-141223T1200Z/
STARR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIO GRANDE CITY...ROMA
314 AM CST TUE DEC 23 2014

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST EARLY THIS
MORNING...
...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM CST
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM
CST THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50
  MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING.

* VISIBILITY...VISIBILITY BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE THIS
  MORNING.

* IMPACT...RAPID CHANGES IN VISIBILITY WHILE TRAVELING EARLY THIS
  MORNING. ESPECIALLY ON HIGHWAY 77...281 AND 83. BASKETBALL
  GOALS...TRASH CANS AND HOLIDAY DECORATIONS MAY BE KNOCKED DOWN
  OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND. DRIVING ON EAST TO WEST ROADWAYS WILL BE
  DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. MINOR DAMAGE TO
  METAL AWNINGS OR OTHER SIMILAR CONSTRUCTION IS POSSIBLE.

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.

&&

$$

TXZ253>257-231715-
/O.NEW.KBRO.WI.Y.0013.141223T2100Z-141224T0400Z/
HIDALGO-INLAND WILLACY-INLAND CAMERON-COASTAL WILLACY-
COASTAL CAMERON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCALLEN...EDINBURG...PHARR...MISSION...
WESLACO...RAYMONDVILLE...BROWNSVILLE...HARLINGEN...
PORT MANSFIELD...PORT ISABEL...SOUTH PADRE ISLAND...
LAGUNA HEIGHTS...LAGUNA VISTA
314 AM CST TUE DEC 23 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM CST
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 10 PM
CST THIS EVENING. 

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* IMPACT...BASKETBALL GOALS...TRASH CANS AND HOLIDAY DECORATIONS
  MAY BE KNOCKED DOWN OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND. OLDER MOBILE HOMES
  AND BUILDINGS MAY SUSTAIN MINOR ROOF DAMAGE. MINOR DAMAGE TO
  METAL AWNINGS OR OTHER SIMILAR CONSTRUCTION IS POSSIBLE. DRIVING
  ON EAST TO WEST ROADWAYS WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES. AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST MAY
  FORM...ESPECIALLY NEAR PORT ISABEL.

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.

&&

$$

JGG
4 follow-up statements
457 
WWUS74 KBRO 231158
NPWBRO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
558 AM CST TUE DEC 23 2014

...AREAS OF DENSE FOG EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AND PERSIST THROUGH
SUNRISE...STRONG WINDS DEVELOP LATER TODAY...

.AREAS OF FOG ARE DEVELOPING ACROSS PORTIONS OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS.
AREAS OF DENSE FOG ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP OVER THE NEXT FEW
HOURS AND PERSIST THROUGH SUNRISE. STRONG WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH A
COLD FRONT WILL DEVELOP LATER TODAY AND PERSIST THROUGH EARLY
EVENING.

TXZ248>251-232000-
/O.EXT.KBRO.FG.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-141223T1500Z/
/O.CON.KBRO.WI.Y.0013.141223T1700Z-141224T0000Z/
ZAPATA-JIM HOGG-BROOKS-KENEDY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ZAPATA...HEBBRONVILLE...FALFURRIAS...
SARITA
558 AM CST TUE DEC 23 2014

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO
6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 
  MPH LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. 

* VISIBILITY...VISIBILITY BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE EARLY THIS 
  MORNING. 

* IMPACT...RAPID CHANGES IN VISIBILITY WHILE TRAVELING EARLY 
  THIS MORNING. ESPECIALLY ON HIGHWAY 77...281 AND 83. 
  BASKETBALL GOALS...TRASH CANS...HOLIDAY DECORATIONS AND OTHER 
  OBJECTS MAY BE KNOCKED DOWN OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND. DRIVING ON 
  EAST TO WEST ROADWAYS WILL BE DIFFICULT 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.

&&

$$

TXZ252-232000-
/O.EXT.KBRO.FG.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-141223T1500Z/
/O.CON.KBRO.WI.Y.0013.141223T2100Z-141224T0400Z/
STARR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIO GRANDE CITY...ROMA
558 AM CST TUE DEC 23 2014

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING...
...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
10 PM CST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 
  MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. 

* VISIBILITY...VISIBILITY BELOW ONE QUARTER OF A MILE THIS 
  MORNING. 

* IMPACT...RAPID CHANGES IN VISIBILITY WHILE TRAVELING EARLY 
  THIS MORNING. ESPECIALLY ON HIGHWAY 77...281 AND 83. 
  BASKETBALL GOALS...TRASH CANS AND HOLIDAY DECORATIONS MAY BE 
  KNOCKED DOWN OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND. DRIVING ON EAST TO WEST 
  ROADWAYS WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE 
  VEHICLES. MINOR DAMAGE TO METAL AWNINGS OR OTHER SIMILAR 
  CONSTRUCTION IS POSSIBLE. 

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.

&&

$$

TXZ253>257-232000-
/O.CON.KBRO.WI.Y.0013.141223T2100Z-141224T0400Z/
HIDALGO-INLAND WILLACY-INLAND CAMERON-COASTAL WILLACY-
COASTAL CAMERON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCALLEN...EDINBURG...PHARR...MISSION...
WESLACO...RAYMONDVILLE...BROWNSVILLE...HARLINGEN...
PORT MANSFIELD...PORT ISABEL...SOUTH PADRE ISLAND...
LAGUNA HEIGHTS...LAGUNA VISTA
558 AM CST TUE DEC 23 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
10 PM CST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 
  MPH.

* TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* IMPACT...BASKETBALL GOALS...TRASH CANS AND HOLIDAY DECORATIONS 
  MAY BE KNOCKED DOWN OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND. OLDER MOBILE HOMES 
  AND BUILDINGS MAY SUSTAIN MINOR ROOF DAMAGE. MINOR DAMAGE TO 
  METAL AWNINGS OR OTHER SIMILAR CONSTRUCTION IS POSSIBLE. 
  DRIVING ON EAST TO WEST ROADWAYS WILL BE DIFFICULT...
  ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND 
  DUST MAY FORM... ESPECIALLY NEAR PORT ISABEL. 

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.

&&

$$
421 
WWUS74 KBRO 231508
NPWBRO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
908 AM CST TUE DEC 23 2014

...DENSE FOG HAS LIFTED STRONG WINDS STILL EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON...

.DENSE FOG HAS LIFTED HOWEVER AREAS OF FOG WITH VISIBILITIES OF 2
TO 3 MILES TO PERSIST UNTIL A COLD FRONT MOVES THROUGH THE REGION
BEFORE NOON. STRONG WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE COLD FRONT WILL
DEVELOP LATER TODAY AND PERSIST THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

TXZ248>251-240000-
/O.EXP.KBRO.FG.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-141223T1500Z/
/O.CON.KBRO.WI.Y.0013.141223T1700Z-141224T0000Z/
ZAPATA-JIM HOGG-BROOKS-KENEDY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ZAPATA...HEBBRONVILLE...FALFURRIAS...
SARITA
908 AM CST TUE DEC 23 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...


* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45  
MPH LATE THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACT...BASKETBALL GOALS...TRASH CANS...HOLIDAY DECORATIONS
  AND OTHER OBJECTS MAY BE KNOCKED DOWN OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND.
  DRIVING ON EAST TO WEST ROADWAYS WILL BE DIFFICULT 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.

&&

$$

TXZ252-240000-
/O.EXP.KBRO.FG.Y.0033.000000T0000Z-141223T1500Z/
/O.CON.KBRO.WI.Y.0013.141223T2100Z-141224T0400Z/
STARR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIO GRANDE CITY...ROMA
908 AM CST TUE DEC 23 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
10 PM CST THIS EVENING...
...DENSE FOG ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...


* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 
MPH THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING.

* IMPACT...BASKETBALL GOALS...TRASH CANS AND HOLIDAY DECORATIONS
  MAY BE KNOCKED DOWN OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND. DRIVING ON EAST TO
  WEST ROADWAYS WILL BE DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE
  VEHICLES. MINOR DAMAGE TO METAL AWNINGS OR OTHER SIMILAR
  CONSTRUCTION IS POSSIBLE.

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.

&&

$$

TXZ253>257-240000-
/O.CON.KBRO.WI.Y.0013.141223T2100Z-141224T0400Z/
HIDALGO-INLAND WILLACY-INLAND CAMERON-COASTAL WILLACY-
COASTAL CAMERON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCALLEN...EDINBURG...PHARR...MISSION...
WESLACO...RAYMONDVILLE...BROWNSVILLE...HARLINGEN...
PORT MANSFIELD...PORT ISABEL...SOUTH PADRE ISLAND...
LAGUNA HEIGHTS...LAGUNA VISTA
908 AM CST TUE DEC 23 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
10 PM CST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 
  MPH. 

* TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* IMPACT...BASKETBALL GOALS...TRASH CANS AND HOLIDAY DECORATIONS 
  MAY BE KNOCKED DOWN OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND. OLDER MOBILE HOMES 
  AND BUILDINGS MAY SUSTAIN MINOR ROOF DAMAGE. MINOR DAMAGE TO 
  METAL AWNINGS OR OTHER SIMILAR CONSTRUCTION IS POSSIBLE. 
  DRIVING ON EAST TO WEST ROADWAYS WILL BE DIFFICULT... 
  ESPECIALLY IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND 
  DUST MAY FORM... ESPECIALLY NEAR PORT ISABEL. 

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.

&&

$$
108 
WWUS74 KBRO 232139 AAA
NPWBRO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
339 PM CST TUE DEC 23 2014

...STRONG WINDS STILL EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON...

.STRONG WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THE RECENT PASSAGE OF COLD FRONT
WILL PREVAIL THROUGH EARLY EVENING.

TXZ248>251-240000-
/O.CON.KBRO.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-141224T0000Z/
ZAPATA-JIM HOGG-BROOKS-KENEDY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ZAPATA...HEBBRONVILLE...FALFURRIAS...
SARITA
339 PM CST TUE DEC 23 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH
  THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACT: BASKETBALL GOALS...TRASH CANS...HOLIDAY DECORATIONS AND
  OTHER OBJECTS MAY BE KNOCKED DOWN OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND.
  DRIVING ON EAST TO WEST ROADWAYS WILL BE DIFFICULT 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.

&&

$$

TXZ252>257-240400-
/O.CON.KBRO.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-141224T0400Z/
STARR-HIDALGO-INLAND WILLACY-INLAND CAMERON-COASTAL WILLACY-
COASTAL CAMERON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIO GRANDE CITY...ROMA...MCALLEN...
EDINBURG...PHARR...MISSION...WESLACO...RAYMONDVILLE...
BROWNSVILLE...HARLINGEN...PORT MANSFIELD...PORT ISABEL...
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND...LAGUNA HEIGHTS...LAGUNA VISTA
339 PM CST TUE DEC 23 2014

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS: NORTHWEST WINDS 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 MPH.

* TIMING: THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* IMPACT: BASKETBALL GOALS...TRASH CANS AND HOLIDAY DECORATIONS
  MAY BE KNOCKED DOWN OR DAMAGED BY THE WIND. OLDER MOBILE HOMES
  AND BUILDINGS MAY SUSTAIN MINOR ROOF DAMAGE. MINOR DAMAGE TO
  METAL AWNINGS OR OTHER SIMILAR CONSTRUCTION IS POSSIBLE. DRIVING
  ON EAST TO WEST ROADWAYS WILL BE DIFFICULT... ESPECIALLY IN HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES. AREAS OF BLOWING SAND AND DUST MAY FORM...
  ESPECIALLY NEAR PORT ISABEL.

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.

&&

$$
773 
WWUS74 KBRO 240209 AAA
NPWBRO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
809 PM CST TUE DEC 23 2014

...WINDS SLOWLY DIMINISHING ACROSS DEEP SOUTH TEXAS...

.SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATE THAT WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW
WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA...AND THEREFORE THE ADVISORY HAS BEEN
CANCELED A FEW HOURS EARLY. 

TXZ252>257-240315-
/O.CAN.KBRO.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-141224T0400Z/
STARR-HIDALGO-INLAND WILLACY-INLAND CAMERON-COASTAL WILLACY-
COASTAL CAMERON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIO GRANDE CITY...ROMA...MCALLEN...
EDINBURG...PHARR...MISSION...WESLACO...RAYMONDVILLE...
BROWNSVILLE...HARLINGEN...PORT MANSFIELD...PORT ISABEL...
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND...LAGUNA HEIGHTS...LAGUNA VISTA
809 PM CST TUE DEC 23 2014

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS CANCELLED THE
WIND ADVISORY. 

WINDS ARE DIMINISHING ACROSS DEEP SOUTH TEXAS AND THE RIO GRANDE
VALLEY...AND THEREFORE THE ADVISORY IS NO LONGER NEEDED. MODERATE
WINDS ARE LIKELY THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...WITH BREEZY GUSTS
POSSIBLE. 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 22, 11:28 PM CSTGale WarningBRO29 hr
Dec 23, 12:57 AM CSTDense Fog AdvisoryBROBrooks, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, Starr, Zapata8 hr
Dec 23, 3:23 AM CSTCoastal Flood StatementBRO11 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.