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Wind Advisory 8, NWS Brownsville, TX
NWS Brownsville, TX issued this wind advisory at Mar 12, 2014, 2:10 AM CDT for Cameron County, Kenedy County, Willacy County, Texas. It took effect at Mar 12, 2014, 10:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 12, 2014, 2:10 AM CDT (07:10 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 12, 2014, 10:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 12, 2014, 4:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 6 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Brownsville, TX
Counties Cameron County, TX, Kenedy County, TX, Willacy County, TX
The radar
The Brownsville radar (KBRO), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:11 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, 7.2 hours before the alert went out and 71 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
- 119 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -122 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 971 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 48 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 150 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 216 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 2.5
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
953 WWUS74 KBRO 120710 NPWBRO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 210 AM CDT WED MAR 12 2014 ...STRONG NORTH WINDS ACROSS THE COASTAL COUNTIES TODAY... .A SURFACE COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING. BEHIND THE FRONT...STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP WITH 30 TO 35 MPH WINDS EXPECTED WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY MID MORNING AND LAST THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. TXZ251-254>257-121600- /O.NEW.KBRO.WI.Y.0008.140312T1500Z-140312T2100Z/ KENEDY-INLAND WILLACY-INLAND CAMERON-COASTAL WILLACY- COASTAL CAMERON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SARITA...RAYMONDVILLE...BROWNSVILLE... HARLINGEN...PORT MANSFIELD...PORT ISABEL...SOUTH PADRE ISLAND... LAGUNA HEIGHTS...LAGUNA VISTA 210 AM CDT WED MAR 12 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. * WINDS...30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...FROM MID MORNING TODAY THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. * IMPACT...HAZARDOUS DRIVING POTENTIAL IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND ON EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADWAYS. SMALL OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND AND OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND BASKETBALL GOALS MAY BE BLOWN OVER. 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. && $$
4 follow-up statements
349 WWUS74 KBRO 120815 NPWBRO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 315 AM CDT WED MAR 12 2014 ...DENSE FOG ACROSS THE LOWER VALLEY AND COASTAL CAMERON COUNTY THROUGH 8 AM CDT... ...STRONG NORTH WINDS ACROSS THE COASTAL COUNTIES TODAY... .LOCALLY DENSE FOG WILL CONTINUE ACROSS CAMERON AND COASTAL CAMERON THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING. A SURFACE COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING. BEHIND THE FRONT...STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP WITH 30 TO 35 MPH WINDS EXPECTED WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY MID MORNING AND LAST THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. TXZ255-257-121615- /O.NEW.KBRO.FG.Y.0018.140312T0815Z-140312T1300Z/ /O.CON.KBRO.WI.Y.0008.140312T1500Z-140312T2100Z/ INLAND CAMERON-COASTAL CAMERON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROWNSVILLE...HARLINGEN...PORT ISABEL... SOUTH PADRE ISLAND...LAGUNA HEIGHTS...LAGUNA VISTA 315 AM CDT WED MAR 12 2014 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CDT THIS MORNING... ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A DENSE FOG ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CDT THIS MORNING. * VISIBILITY...LESS THAN ONE QUARTER OF A MILE. * TIMING...NOW THROUGH 8 AM CDT. * IMPACT...DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT DUE TO LOW VISIBILITIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MOTORISTS SHOULD SLOW DOWN...USE LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS...AND MAINTAIN A SAFE DISTANCE BETWEEN VEHICLES. && $$ TXZ251-254-256-121615- /O.CON.KBRO.WI.Y.0008.140312T1500Z-140312T2100Z/ KENEDY-INLAND WILLACY-COASTAL WILLACY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SARITA...RAYMONDVILLE...PORT MANSFIELD 315 AM CDT WED MAR 12 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS...30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...FROM MID MORNING TODAY THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. * IMPACT...HAZARDOUS DRIVING POTENTIAL IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND ON EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADWAYS. SMALL OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND AND OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND BASKETBALL GOALS MAY BE BLOWN OVER. 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. && $$
546 WWUS74 KBRO 121050 NPWBRO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 550 AM CDT WED MAR 12 2014 ...STRONG NORTH WINDS ACROSS THE COASTAL COUNTIES TODAY... A SURFACE COLD FRONT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING. BEHIND THE FRONT... STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP WITH 30 TO 35 MPH WINDS EXPECTED WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE. CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY MID MORNING AND LAST THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. TXZ255-257-121900- /O.CAN.KBRO.FG.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-140312T1300Z/ /O.CON.KBRO.WI.Y.0008.140312T1500Z-140312T2100Z/ INLAND CAMERON-COASTAL CAMERON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BROWNSVILLE...HARLINGEN...PORT ISABEL... SOUTH PADRE ISLAND...LAGUNA HEIGHTS...LAGUNA VISTA 550 AM CDT WED MAR 12 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS CANCELLED THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY. * WINDS...30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH * TIMING...FROM MID MORNING TODAY THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. * IMPACT...HAZARDOUS DRIVING POTENTIAL IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND ON EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADWAYS. SMALL OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND AND OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND BASKETBALL GOALS MAY BE BLOWN OVER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 30 TO 39 MPH FOR AT LEAST 2 HOURS...AND OR FREQUENT GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 40 AND 57 MPH. && $$ TXZ251-254-256-121900- /O.CON.KBRO.WI.Y.0008.140312T1500Z-140312T2100Z/ KENEDY-INLAND WILLACY-COASTAL WILLACY- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SARITA...RAYMONDVILLE...PORT MANSFIELD 550 AM CDT WED MAR 12 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS...30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * TIMING...FROM MID MORNING TODAY THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. * IMPACT...HAZARDOUS DRIVING POTENTIAL IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND ON EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADWAYS. SMALL OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND AND OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND BASKETBALL GOALS MAY BE BLOWN OVER. 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. && $$
804 WWUS74 KBRO 121825 NPWBRO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 125 PM CDT WED MAR 12 2014 ...STRONG NORTH WINDS ACROSS THE COASTAL COUNTIES TODAY... A SURFACE COLD FRONT MOVED ACROSS THE AREA EARLIER THIS MORNING. BEHIND THE FRONT... STRONG NORTH WINDS HAVE DEVELOPED WITH 25 TO 35 MPH WINDS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THE NEXT COUPLE HOURS. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE LATER THIS AFTERNOON. TXZ251-254>257-122100- /O.CON.KBRO.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-140312T2100Z/ KENEDY-INLAND WILLACY-INLAND CAMERON-COASTAL WILLACY- COASTAL CAMERON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SARITA...RAYMONDVILLE...BROWNSVILLE... HARLINGEN...PORT MANSFIELD...PORT ISABEL...SOUTH PADRE ISLAND... LAGUNA HEIGHTS...LAGUNA VISTA 125 PM CDT WED MAR 12 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... * WINDS...25 TO 35 MPH. * TIMING...NOW MID AFTERNOON. * IMPACT...HAZARDOUS DRIVING POTENTIAL IN HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES AND ON EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADWAYS. SMALL OBJECTS MAY BE BLOWN AROUND AND OUTDOOR ITEMS SUCH AS TRASH CANS AND BASKETBALL GOALS MAY BE BLOWN OVER. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 30 TO 39 MPH FOR AT LEAST 2 HOURS...AND OR FREQUENT GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 40 AND 57 MPH. && $$
704 WWUS74 KBRO 122113 NPWBRO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 413 PM CDT WED MAR 12 2014 ...CALMER WINDS EXPECTED THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT... .THE PRESSURE GRADIENT OVER DEEP SOUTH TEXAS WILL BE WEAKENING THIS EVENING AS THE CENTER OF THE SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE AREA MOVES CLOSER TO THE TEXAS COASTLINE. THIS WILL ALLOW THE NORTHERLY WINDS TO CONTINUE DECREASING THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. TXZ251-254>257-122215- /O.EXP.KBRO.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-140312T2100Z/ KENEDY-INLAND WILLACY-INLAND CAMERON-COASTAL WILLACY- COASTAL CAMERON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SARITA...RAYMONDVILLE...BROWNSVILLE... HARLINGEN...PORT MANSFIELD...PORT ISABEL...SOUTH PADRE ISLAND... LAGUNA HEIGHTS...LAGUNA VISTA 413 PM CDT WED MAR 12 2014 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Brownsville, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 3:15 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | BRO | Cameron | 3 hr |
| Mar 12, 1:59 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | BRO | 17 hr | |
| Mar 12, 1:59 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory for Winds | BRO | 6 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.