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Wind Chill Advisory 4, NWS Brownsville, TX

January 28, 20148 counties in Texas

NWS Brownsville, TX issued this wind chill advisory at Jan 28, 2014, 2:25 AM CST for 8 counties in Texas. It took effect at Jan 28, 2014, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for 17 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 28, 2014, 2:25 AM CST (08:25 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 28, 2014, 6:00 PM CST
Expired
Jan 29, 2014, 11:00 AM CST
In force
17 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 08:25 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, 8.4 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 2014-01-28Temperature 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°0°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Brownsville Intl, TX at 00:00Z on 2014-01-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 104 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
494 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
54 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
104 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
202 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

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

881 
WWUS44 KBRO 280825
WSWBRO

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
225 AM CST TUE JAN 28 2014

...COLD WIND CHILLS TO GRIP THE AREA TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...

.A SECOND PUSH OF NORTH WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED TO
PUSH INTO THE AREA TONIGHT. THIS WILL KEEP WIND SPEEDS UP TO
AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH AS TEMPERATURES FALL INTO THE LOW TO MID 30S.
THE RESULT WILL BE DANGEROUS COLD WIND CHILL VALUES.

TXZ248>257-282000-
/O.NEW.KBRO.WC.Y.0004.140129T0000Z-140129T1400Z/
ZAPATA-JIM HOGG-BROOKS-KENEDY-STARR-HIDALGO-INLAND WILLACY-
INLAND CAMERON-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ZAPATA...HEBBRONVILLE...FALFURRIAS...
SARITA...RIO GRANDE CITY...ROMA...MCALLEN...EDINBURG...PHARR...
MISSION...WESLACO...RAYMONDVILLE...BROWNSVILLE...HARLINGEN...
PORT MANSFIELD...PORT ISABEL...SOUTH PADRE ISLAND...
LAGUNA HEIGHTS...LAGUNA VISTA
225 AM CST TUE JAN 28 2014

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO 8 AM
CST WEDNESDAY...

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

* WIND CHILL VALUES...23 TO 26 ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE RANCHLANDS
  AND 25 TO 28 ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY.

* TIMING...EARLY THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* IMPACT...HYPOTHERMIA COULD DEVELOP QUICKLY IN PERSONS AND
  ANIMALS THAT ARE WITHOUT ADEQUATE SHELTER. THOSE OUTDOORS FOR
  EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME SHOULD BE ADEQUATELY DRESSED IN
  MULTIPLE LAYERS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN WIND CHILL INDEX VALUES WILL
DROP TO 30 OR LOWER FOR AT LEAST 2 HOURS FOR THE RIO GRANDE
VALLEY AND 25 DEGREES OR LOWER FOR 2 OR MORE HOURS FOR THE RIO
GRANDE PLAINS AND NORTHERN RANCHLANDS...WITH WINDS OF 10 MPH OR
GREATER.

&&

$$

JGG
8 follow-up statements
372 
WWUS44 KBRO 282011
WSWBRO

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
211 PM CST TUE JAN 28 2014

...COLD WIND CHILLS TO GRIP THE AREA TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY
MORNING...

.A SECOND PUSH OF NORTH WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED
TO PUSH INTO THE AREA TONIGHT. THIS WILL KEEP WIND SPEEDS UP TO
AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH AS TEMPERATURES FALL INTO THE LOW TO MID 30S.
THE RESULT WILL BE DANGEROUS COLD WIND CHILL VALUES THROUGH THE 
NIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

TXZ248>250-290415-
/O.NEW.KBRO.WW.Y.0002.140129T0500Z-140129T1200Z/
/O.EXT.KBRO.WC.Y.0004.140129T0000Z-140129T1700Z/
ZAPATA-JIM HOGG-BROOKS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ZAPATA...HEBBRONVILLE...FALFURRIAS
211 PM CST TUE JAN 28 2014

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
11 AM CST WEDNESDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO
6 AM CST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR A MIX OF SLEET/SNOW...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
FROM 11 PM THIS EVENING TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY.

* EVENT...STRONG COLD ARCTIC AIR BRINGING BELOW FREEZING
  TEMPERATURES TONIGHT IN COMBINATION WITH A DISTURBANCE OVER
  MEXICO WILL DEVELOP THE POTENTIAL FOR A MIX OF SLEET AND SNOW
  ACROSS DEEP SOUTH TEXAS. LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL BE BETWEEN
  HALF INCH WITH SOME ISOLATED LOCATIONS CLOSE TO ONE INCH.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...23 TO 26 ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE RANCH LANDS 
  AND 25 TO 28 ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. 

* TIMING...EARLY THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* IMPACT...HYPOTHERMIA COULD DEVELOP QUICKLY IN PERSONS AND 
  ANIMALS THAT ARE WITHOUT ADEQUATE SHELTER. THOSE OUTDOORS FOR 
  EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME SHOULD BE ADEQUATELY DRESSED IN 
  MULTIPLE LAYERS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN WIND CHILL INDEX VALUES WILL
DROP TO 30 OR LOWER FOR AT LEAST 2 HOURS FOR THE RIO GRANDE
VALLEY AND 25 DEGREES OR LOWER FOR 2 OR MORE HOURS FOR THE RIO
GRANDE PLAINS AND NORTHERN RANCH LANDS...WITH WINDS OF 10 MPH OR
GREATER.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN LIGHT SNOW OR SLEET IS
FORECAST...AND ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SMALL.  IN
GENERAL...THIS MEANS AROUND ONE HALF INCH OF SNOW...LESS THAN ONE
HALF INCH OF SLEET...OR ANY ICE ACCRETION THAT COULD MAKE DRIVING
AND WALKING DIFFICULT...BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE...ON UNTREATED
ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS.

&&

$$

TXZ251>257-290415-
/O.NEW.KBRO.WW.Y.0002.140129T0600Z-140129T1400Z/
/O.EXT.KBRO.WC.Y.0004.140129T0000Z-140129T1700Z/
KENEDY-STARR-HIDALGO-INLAND WILLACY-INLAND CAMERON-
COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SARITA...RIO GRANDE CITY...ROMA...
MCALLEN...EDINBURG...PHARR...MISSION...WESLACO...RAYMONDVILLE...
BROWNSVILLE...HARLINGEN...PORT MANSFIELD...PORT ISABEL...
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND...LAGUNA HEIGHTS...LAGUNA VISTA
211 PM CST TUE JAN 28 2014

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 6 PM THIS EVENING TO
11 AM CST WEDNESDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO
8 AM CST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
WEATHER ADVISORY FOR A MIX OF LIGHT SLEET/SNOW IS IN EFFECT FROM
MIDNIGHT TONIGHT TO 8 AM CST WEDNESDAY.

* EVENT...STRONG COLD ARCTIC AIR BRINGING BELOW FREEZING
  TEMPERATURES TONIGHT IN COMBINATION WITH A DISTURBANCE OVER
  MEXICO WILL DEVELOP THE POTENTIAL FOR A MIX OF LIGHT SLEET AND
  SNOW ACROSS THE MIDDLE AND LOWER VALLEY OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS.
  SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL BE BETWEEN HALF INCH WITH SOME ISOLATED
  LOCATIONS CLOSE TO ONE INCH.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...23 TO 26 ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE RANCH LANDS 
  AND 25 TO 28 ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. 

* TIMING...EARLY THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* IMPACT...HYPOTHERMIA COULD DEVELOP QUICKLY IN PERSONS AND 
  ANIMALS THAT ARE WITHOUT ADEQUATE SHELTER. THOSE OUTDOORS FOR 
  EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME SHOULD BE ADEQUATELY DRESSED IN 
  MULTIPLE LAYERS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN WIND CHILL INDEX VALUES WILL
DROP TO 30 OR LOWER FOR AT LEAST 2 HOURS FOR THE RIO GRANDE
VALLEY AND 25 DEGREES OR LOWER FOR 2 OR MORE HOURS FOR THE RIO
GRANDE PLAINS AND NORTHERN RANCH LANDS...WITH WINDS OF 10 MPH OR
GREATER.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN LIGHT SNOW OR SLEET IS
FORECAST...AND ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SMALL.  IN
GENERAL...THIS MEANS AROUND ONE HALF INCH OF SNOW...LESS THAN ONE
HALF INCH OF SLEET...OR ANY ICE ACCRETION THAT COULD MAKE DRIVING
AND WALKING DIFFICULT...BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE...ON UNTREATED
ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS.

&&

$$
402 
WWUS44 KBRO 282117 AAA
WSWBRO

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
317 PM CST TUE JAN 28 2014

...COLD WIND CHILLS TO GRIP THE AREA TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY
MORNING...

.A SECOND PUSH OF NORTH WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED
TO PUSH INTO THE AREA TONIGHT. THIS WILL KEEP WIND SPEEDS UP TO
AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH AS TEMPERATURES FALL INTO THE LOW TO MID 30S.
THE RESULT WILL BE DANGEROUS COLD WIND CHILL VALUES THROUGH THE
NIGHT INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

TXZ248>250-290415-
/O.CON.KBRO.WC.Y.0004.140129T0000Z-140129T1700Z/
/O.CON.KBRO.WW.Y.0002.140129T0500Z-140129T1200Z/
ZAPATA-JIM HOGG-BROOKS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ZAPATA...HEBBRONVILLE...FALFURRIAS
317 PM CST TUE JAN 28 2014

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CST
WEDNESDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 11 PM THIS
EVENING TO 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY...

* EVENT...STRONG COLD ARCTIC AIR BRINGING BELOW FREEZING 
  TEMPERATURES TONIGHT IN COMBINATION WITH A DISTURBANCE OVER 
  MEXICO WILL DEVELOP THE POTENTIAL FOR A MIX OF SLEET AND SNOW 
  ACROSS DEEP SOUTH TEXAS. LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL BE 
  BETWEEN HALF INCH WITH SOME ISOLATED LOCATIONS CLOSE TO ONE 
  INCH. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...23 TO 26 ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE RANCH LANDS 
  AND 25 TO 28 ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. 

* TIMING...EARLY THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* IMPACT...HYPOTHERMIA COULD DEVELOP QUICKLY IN PERSONS AND 
  ANIMALS THAT ARE WITHOUT ADEQUATE SHELTER. THOSE OUTDOORS FOR 
  EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME SHOULD BE ADEQUATELY DRESSED IN 
  MULTIPLE LAYERS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN WIND CHILL INDEX VALUES WILL
DROP TO 30 OR LOWER FOR AT LEAST 2 HOURS FOR THE RIO GRANDE
VALLEY AND 25 DEGREES OR LOWER FOR 2 OR MORE HOURS FOR THE RIO
GRANDE PLAINS AND NORTHERN RANCH LANDS...WITH WINDS OF 10 MPH OR
GREATER.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN LIGHT SNOW OR SLEET IS
FORECAST...AND ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SMALL.  IN
GENERAL...THIS MEANS AROUND ONE HALF INCH OF SNOW...LESS THAN ONE
HALF INCH OF SLEET...OR ANY ICE ACCRETION THAT COULD MAKE DRIVING
AND WALKING DIFFICULT...BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE...ON UNTREATED
ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS.

&&

$$

TXZ251>257-290415-
/O.CON.KBRO.WC.Y.0004.140129T0000Z-140129T1700Z/
/O.CON.KBRO.WW.Y.0002.140129T0600Z-140129T1400Z/
KENEDY-STARR-HIDALGO-INLAND WILLACY-INLAND CAMERON-
COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SARITA...RIO GRANDE CITY...ROMA...
MCALLEN...EDINBURG...PHARR...MISSION...WESLACO...RAYMONDVILLE...
BROWNSVILLE...HARLINGEN...PORT MANSFIELD...PORT ISABEL...
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND...LAGUNA HEIGHTS...LAGUNA VISTA
317 PM CST TUE JAN 28 2014

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CST
WEDNESDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT TO 8 AM CST WEDNESDAY...

* EVENT...STRONG COLD ARCTIC AIR BRINGING BELOW FREEZING 
  TEMPERATURES TONIGHT IN COMBINATION WITH A DISTURBANCE OVER 
  MEXICO WILL DEVELOP THE POTENTIAL FOR A MIX OF LIGHT SLEET AND 
  SNOW ACROSS THE MIDDLE AND LOWER VALLEY OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS. 
  SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL BE BETWEEN HALF INCH WITH SOME ISOLATED 
  LOCATIONS CLOSE TO ONE INCH. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...23 TO 26 ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE RANCH LANDS 
  AND 25 TO 28 ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. 

* TIMING...EARLY THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* IMPACT...HYPOTHERMIA COULD DEVELOP QUICKLY IN PERSONS AND 
  ANIMALS THAT ARE WITHOUT ADEQUATE SHELTER. THOSE OUTDOORS FOR 
  EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME SHOULD BE ADEQUATELY DRESSED IN 
  MULTIPLE LAYERS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN WIND CHILL INDEX VALUES WILL
DROP TO 30 OR LOWER FOR AT LEAST 2 HOURS FOR THE RIO GRANDE
VALLEY AND 25 DEGREES OR LOWER FOR 2 OR MORE HOURS FOR THE RIO
GRANDE PLAINS AND NORTHERN RANCH LANDS...WITH WINDS OF 10 MPH OR
GREATER.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN LIGHT SNOW OR SLEET IS
FORECAST...AND ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SMALL.  IN
GENERAL...THIS MEANS AROUND ONE HALF INCH OF SNOW...LESS THAN ONE
HALF INCH OF SLEET...OR ANY ICE ACCRETION THAT COULD MAKE DRIVING
AND WALKING DIFFICULT...BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE...ON UNTREATED
ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS.

&&

$$
029 
WWUS44 KBRO 290317 AAA
WSWBRO

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
917 PM CST TUE JAN 28 2014

...COLD WIND CHILLS TO PERSIST TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING...

.A SECOND PUSH OF NORTH WINDS AND COLD TEMPERATURES IS EXPECTED
TO BLAST INTO THE AREA TONIGHT. THIS WILL KEEP WIND SPEEDS UP TO
AROUND 10 TO 15 MPH AS TEMPERATURES FALL INTO THE LOW TO MID 30S.
THE RESULT WILL BE DANGEROUS COLD WIND CHILL VALUES THROUGH THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS AND INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

TXZ248>250-291100-
/O.CON.KBRO.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-140129T1700Z/
/O.CON.KBRO.WW.Y.0002.140129T0500Z-140129T1200Z/
ZAPATA-JIM HOGG-BROOKS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ZAPATA...HEBBRONVILLE...FALFURRIAS
917 PM CST TUE JAN 28 2014

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CST
WEDNESDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
WEDNESDAY...

* EVENT...STRONG COLD ARCTIC AIR BRINGING BELOW FREEZING 
  TEMPERATURES TONIGHT IN COMBINATION WITH A DISTURBANCE OVER 
  MEXICO WILL DEVELOP THE POTENTIAL FOR A MIX OF SLEET AND SNOW 
  ACROSS DEEP SOUTH TEXAS. LIGHT SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL BE 
  BETWEEN HALF INCH WITH SOME ISOLATED LOCATIONS CLOSE TO ONE 
  INCH. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...23 TO 26 ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE RANCH LANDS 
  AND 25 TO 28 ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. 

* TIMING...NOW THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* IMPACT...HYPOTHERMIA COULD DEVELOP QUICKLY IN PERSONS AND 
  ANIMALS THAT ARE WITHOUT ADEQUATE SHELTER. THOSE OUTDOORS FOR 
  EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME SHOULD BE ADEQUATELY DRESSED IN 
  MULTIPLE LAYERS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN WIND CHILL INDEX VALUES WILL
DROP TO 30 OR LOWER FOR AT LEAST 2 HOURS FOR THE RIO GRANDE
VALLEY AND 25 DEGREES OR LOWER FOR 2 OR MORE HOURS FOR THE RIO
GRANDE PLAINS AND NORTHERN RANCH LANDS...WITH WINDS OF 10 MPH OR
GREATER.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN LIGHT SNOW OR SLEET IS
FORECAST...AND ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SMALL.  IN
GENERAL...THIS MEANS AROUND ONE HALF INCH OF SNOW...LESS THAN ONE
HALF INCH OF SLEET...OR ANY ICE ACCRETION THAT COULD MAKE DRIVING
AND WALKING DIFFICULT...BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE...ON UNTREATED
ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS.

&&

$$

TXZ251>257-291100-
/O.CON.KBRO.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-140129T1700Z/
/O.CON.KBRO.WW.Y.0002.140129T0600Z-140129T1400Z/
KENEDY-STARR-HIDALGO-INLAND WILLACY-INLAND CAMERON-
COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SARITA...RIO GRANDE CITY...ROMA...
MCALLEN...EDINBURG...PHARR...MISSION...WESLACO...RAYMONDVILLE...
BROWNSVILLE...HARLINGEN...PORT MANSFIELD...PORT ISABEL...
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND...LAGUNA HEIGHTS...LAGUNA VISTA
917 PM CST TUE JAN 28 2014

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CST
WEDNESDAY...
...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CST
WEDNESDAY...

* EVENT...STRONG COLD ARCTIC AIR BRINGING BELOW FREEZING 
  TEMPERATURES TONIGHT IN COMBINATION WITH A DISTURBANCE OVER 
  MEXICO WILL DEVELOP THE POTENTIAL FOR A MIX OF LIGHT SLEET AND 
  SNOW ACROSS THE MIDDLE AND LOWER VALLEY OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS. 
  SNOW ACCUMULATION WILL BE BETWEEN HALF INCH WITH SOME ISOLATED 
  LOCATIONS CLOSE TO ONE INCH. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...23 TO 26 ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE RANCH LANDS 
  AND 25 TO 28 ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. 

* TIMING...NOW THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* IMPACT...HYPOTHERMIA COULD DEVELOP QUICKLY IN PERSONS AND 
  ANIMALS THAT ARE WITHOUT ADEQUATE SHELTER. THOSE OUTDOORS FOR 
  EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME SHOULD BE ADEQUATELY DRESSED IN 
  MULTIPLE LAYERS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN WIND CHILL INDEX VALUES WILL
DROP TO 30 OR LOWER FOR AT LEAST 2 HOURS FOR THE RIO GRANDE
VALLEY AND 25 DEGREES OR LOWER FOR 2 OR MORE HOURS FOR THE RIO
GRANDE PLAINS AND NORTHERN RANCH LANDS...WITH WINDS OF 10 MPH OR
GREATER.

A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN LIGHT SNOW OR SLEET IS
FORECAST...AND ACCUMULATIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE SMALL.  IN
GENERAL...THIS MEANS AROUND ONE HALF INCH OF SNOW...LESS THAN ONE
HALF INCH OF SLEET...OR ANY ICE ACCRETION THAT COULD MAKE DRIVING
AND WALKING DIFFICULT...BUT NOT IMPOSSIBLE...ON UNTREATED
ROADWAYS AND SIDEWALKS.

&&

$$
752 
WWUS44 KBRO 290528
WSWBRO

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
1128 PM CST TUE JAN 28 2014

...DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND WIND CHILLS OVERNIGHT TONIGHT...

.AREAS OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE RIO
GRANDE VALLEY AND DEEP SOUTH TEXAS. AS TEMPERATURES FALL...ICE
ACCRETION FROM FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET IS EXPECTED. THIS WILL
CREATE VERY HAZARDOUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION.
ADDITIONALLY DANGEROUS COLD WIND CHILL VALUES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE
OVERNIGHT HOURS AND INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

TXZ248>250-291330-
/O.UPG.KBRO.WW.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140129T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KBRO.WS.W.0001.140129T0528Z-140129T1400Z/
/O.CON.KBRO.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-140129T1700Z/
ZAPATA-JIM HOGG-BROOKS-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ZAPATA...HEBBRONVILLE...FALFURRIAS
1128 PM CST TUE JAN 28 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CST WEDNESDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 8 AM CST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* EVENT...STRONG COLD ARCTIC AIR BRINGING BELOW FREEZING
  TEMPERATURES TONIGHT IN COMBINATION WITH A DISTURBANCE OVER
  MEXICO WILL DEVELOP THE POTENTIAL FOR A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN AND
  SLEET ACROSS DEEP SOUTH TEXAS. ICE ACCRETION OVER ONE EIGHT OF
  AN INCH AND SLEET ACCUMULATION TO ONE HALF TO THREE QUARTERS OF
  AN INCH ARE EXPECTED.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...23 TO 26 ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE RANCH LANDS 
  AND 25 TO 28 ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. 

* TIMING...NOW THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* IMPACT...TRAVEL IN MANY AREAS ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY WILL
  BE SIGNFICANTLY IMPACTED...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES
  WITH SLICK SPOTS FORMING. HYPOTHERMIA COULD DEVELOP QUICKLY IN
  PERSONS AND ANIMALS THAT ARE WITHOUT ADEQUATE SHELTER. THOSE
  OUTDOORS FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME SHOULD BE ADEQUATELY
  DRESSED IN MULTIPLE LAYERS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER IS
IMMINENT.  SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF AT LEAST ONE INCH ON ROADS OR
WALKWAYS...AT LEAST ONE HALF INCH OF SLEET ACCUMULATION...OR ICE
ACCRETION OF ONE EIGHTH INCH OR MORE ON EXPOSED SURFACES.
HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL RESULT.  PERSONS WITH TRAVEL
PLANS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO POSTPONE
THEM UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN WIND CHILL INDEX VALUES WILL
DROP TO 30 OR LOWER FOR AT LEAST 2 HOURS FOR THE RIO GRANDE
VALLEY AND 25 DEGREES OR LOWER FOR 2 OR MORE HOURS FOR THE RIO
GRANDE PLAINS AND NORTHERN RANCHLANDS...WITH WINDS OF 10 MPH OR
GREATER.

&&

$$

TXZ251>257-291330-
/O.UPG.KBRO.WW.Y.0002.140129T0600Z-140129T1400Z/
/O.NEW.KBRO.WS.W.0001.140129T0528Z-140129T1400Z/
/O.CON.KBRO.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-140129T1700Z/
KENEDY-STARR-HIDALGO-INLAND WILLACY-INLAND CAMERON-
COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...SARITA...RIO GRANDE CITY...ROMA...
MCALLEN...EDINBURG...PHARR...MISSION...WESLACO...RAYMONDVILLE...
BROWNSVILLE...HARLINGEN...PORT MANSFIELD...PORT ISABEL...
SOUTH PADRE ISLAND...LAGUNA HEIGHTS...LAGUNA VISTA
1128 PM CST TUE JAN 28 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CST WEDNESDAY...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A WINTER
STORM WARNING FOR FREEZING RAIN AND SLEET...WHICH IS IN EFFECT
UNTIL 8 AM CST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY IS NO
LONGER IN EFFECT. 

* EVENT...STRONG COLD ARCTIC AIR BRINGING BELOW FREEZING
  TEMPERATURES TONIGHT IN COMBINATION WITH A DISTURBANCE OVER
  MEXICO WILL DEVELOP THE POTENTIAL FOR A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN AND
  SLEET ACROSS DEEP SOUTH TEXAS. ICE ACCRETION OVER ONE EIGHT OF
  AN INCH AND SLEET ACCUMULATION TO ONE HALF TO THREE QUARTERS OF
  AN INCH ARE EXPECTED.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...23 TO 26 ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE RANCH LANDS 
  AND 25 TO 28 ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. 

* TIMING...NOW THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* IMPACT...TRAVEL IN MANY AREAS ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY WILL
  BE SIGNFICANTLY IMPACTED...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND OVERPASSES
  WITH SLICK SPOTS FORMING. HYPOTHERMIA COULD DEVELOP QUICKLY IN
  PERSONS AND ANIMALS THAT ARE WITHOUT ADEQUATE SHELTER. THOSE
  OUTDOORS FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME SHOULD BE ADEQUATELY
  DRESSED IN MULTIPLE LAYERS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER IS
IMMINENT.  SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF AT LEAST ONE INCH ON ROADS OR
WALKWAYS...AT LEAST ONE HALF INCH OF SLEET ACCUMULATION...OR ICE
ACCRETION OF ONE EIGHTH INCH OR MORE ON EXPOSED SURFACES.
HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL RESULT.  PERSONS WITH TRAVEL
PLANS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO POSTPONE
THEM UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN WIND CHILL INDEX VALUES WILL
DROP TO 30 OR LOWER FOR AT LEAST 2 HOURS FOR THE RIO GRANDE
VALLEY AND 25 DEGREES OR LOWER FOR 2 OR MORE HOURS FOR THE RIO
GRANDE PLAINS AND NORTHERN RANCHLANDS...WITH WINDS OF 10 MPH OR
GREATER.

&&

$$

JGG/TS/JT
547 
WWUS44 KBRO 290918
WSWBRO

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
318 AM CST WED JAN 29 2014

...DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND WIND CHILLS OVERNIGHT
TONIGHT...

.AREAS OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS
THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND DEEP SOUTH TEXAS THROUGH EARLY MORNING.
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO HOVER AT OR JUST BELOW FREEZING
THROUGH SUNRISE WITH GROUND SURFACES CONTINUING TO ACCUMULATE
BUILDUP OF ICE AS FREEZING RAIN MIXED WITH SOME SLEET FALLS ACROSS
THE REGION. MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY FREEZING RAIN IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH 7 TO 8 AM WITH TEMPERATURES RISING
ABOVE FREEZING BY 8 TO 9 AM. THIS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS TRAVEL
CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION. ADDITIONALLY DANGEROUS COLD WIND
CHILL VALUES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AND INTO
EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

TXZ248-249-291400-
/O.CAN.KBRO.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140129T1400Z/
/O.CON.KBRO.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-140129T1700Z/
ZAPATA-JIM HOGG-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ZAPATA...HEBBRONVILLE
318 AM CST WED JAN 29 2014

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CST THIS
MORNING...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER STORM WARNING. 

THE AREA OF FREEZING RAIN AND HEAVY PRECIPITATION HAS SHIFTED EAST
OF THE AREA AND TEMPERATURES ARE RISING ABOVE FREEZING.
DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE AND LOCALIZED SLICK SPOTS ON
AREA ROADWAYS REMAIN POSSIBLE.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...23 TO 26 DEGREES THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN WIND CHILL INDEX VALUES WILL
DROP TO 30 OR LOWER FOR AT LEAST 2 HOURS FOR THE RIO GRANDE
VALLEY AND 25 DEGREES OR LOWER FOR 2 OR MORE HOURS FOR THE RIO
GRANDE PLAINS AND NORTHERN RANCHLANDS...WITH WINDS OF 10 MPH OR
GREATER.

&&

$$

TXZ250>257-291400-
/O.CON.KBRO.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140129T1400Z/
/O.CON.KBRO.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-140129T1700Z/
BROOKS-KENEDY-STARR-HIDALGO-INLAND WILLACY-INLAND CAMERON-
COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALFURRIAS...SARITA...RIO GRANDE CITY...
ROMA...MCALLEN...EDINBURG...PHARR...MISSION...WESLACO...
RAYMONDVILLE...BROWNSVILLE...HARLINGEN...PORT MANSFIELD...
PORT ISABEL...SOUTH PADRE ISLAND...LAGUNA HEIGHTS...LAGUNA VISTA
318 AM CST WED JAN 29 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CST THIS
MORNING...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CST THIS
MORNING...

* EVENT...STRONG COLD ARCTIC AIR BRINGING BELOW FREEZING
  TEMPERATURES TONIGHT IN COMBINATION WITH A DISTURBANCE OVER
  MEXICO WILL DEVELOP THE POTENTIAL FOR A MIX OF FREEZING RAIN AND
  SLEET ACROSS DEEP SOUTH TEXAS. TOTAL ICE ACCUMULATION OF ONE
  EIGHTH TO ONE QUARTER OF AN INCH SOME AREAS MAY EXPERIENCE UP TO
  ONE HALF OF AN INCH OF SLEET ACCUMULATION.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...25 TO 28 DEGREES.

* TIMING...NOW THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* IMPACT...TRAVEL IN MANY AREAS ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY 
  WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND 
  OVERPASSES WITH SLICK SPOTS FORMING. HYPOTHERMIA COULD DEVELOP 
  QUICKLY IN PERSONS AND ANIMALS THAT ARE WITHOUT ADEQUATE 
  SHELTER. THOSE OUTDOORS FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME SHOULD BE 
  ADEQUATELY DRESSED IN MULTIPLE LAYERS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER IS
IMMINENT.  SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF AT LEAST ONE INCH ON ROADS OR
WALKWAYS...AT LEAST ONE HALF INCH OF SLEET ACCUMULATION...OR ICE
ACCRETION OF ONE EIGHTH INCH OR MORE ON EXPOSED SURFACES.
HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL RESULT.  PERSONS WITH TRAVEL
PLANS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO POSTPONE
THEM UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN WIND CHILL INDEX VALUES WILL
DROP TO 30 OR LOWER FOR AT LEAST 2 HOURS FOR THE RIO GRANDE
VALLEY AND 25 DEGREES OR LOWER FOR 2 OR MORE HOURS FOR THE RIO
GRANDE PLAINS AND NORTHERN RANCHLANDS...WITH WINDS OF 10 MPH OR
GREATER.

&&

$$

JGG
466 
WWUS44 KBRO 291053
WSWBRO

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
453 AM CST WED JAN 29 2014

...DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND WIND CHILLS OVERNIGHT
TONIGHT...

.AREAS OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS
THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND DEEP SOUTH TEXAS THROUGH EARLY MORNING.
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO HOVER AT OR JUST BELOW FREEZING
THROUGH SUNRISE WITH GROUND SURFACES CONTINUING TO ACCUMULATE
BUILDUP OF ICE AS FREEZING RAIN MIXED WITH SOME SLEET FALLS
ACROSS THE REGION. MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY FREEZING RAIN
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH 7 TO 8 AM WITH TEMPERATURES
RISING ABOVE FREEZING BY 8 TO 9 AM. THIS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS
TRAVEL CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION. ADDITIONALLY DANGEROUS COLD
WIND CHILL VALUES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AND
INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

TXZ250-251-291400-
/O.CAN.KBRO.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140129T1400Z/
/O.CON.KBRO.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-140129T1700Z/
BROOKS-KENEDY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALFURRIAS...SARITA
453 AM CST WED JAN 29 2014

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CST THIS
MORNING...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER STORM WARNING THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT.


* WIND CHILL VALUES...25 TO 28 DEGREES.

* TIMING...NOW THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* IMPACT...HYPOTHERMIA COULD DEVELOP QUICKLY IN PERSONS AND
  ANIMALS THAT ARE WITHOUT ADEQUATE SHELTER. THOSE OUTDOORS FOR
  EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME SHOULD BE ADEQUATELY DRESSED IN
  MULTIPLE LAYERS.

SLICK SPOTS ON AREA ROADWAYS AND ICE ON BRIDGES...OVERPASSES AND
OTHER SURFACES WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH 7 TO 8 AM BUT THE
THREAT FOR SIGNIFICANT ADDITIONAL PRECIPITATION HAS ENDED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN WIND CHILL INDEX VALUES WILL
DROP TO 30 OR LOWER FOR AT LEAST 2 HOURS FOR THE RIO GRANDE
VALLEY AND 25 DEGREES OR LOWER FOR 2 OR MORE HOURS FOR THE RIO
GRANDE PLAINS AND NORTHERN RANCHLANDS...WITH WINDS OF 10 MPH OR
GREATER.

&&

$$

TXZ252>257-291400-
/O.CON.KBRO.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140129T1400Z/
/O.CON.KBRO.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-140129T1700Z/
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
453 AM CST WED JAN 29 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CST THIS
MORNING...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CST THIS
MORNING...

* EVENT...FREEZING RAIN MIXED WITH SLEET CONTINUES ACROSS THE
  AREA. THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD COME TO AN END BY 6 AM IN HIDALGO
  AND STARR COUNTY...AND BY 7 TO 8 AM IN CAMERON AND WILLACY
  COUNTY...WITH TEMPERATURES RISING ABOVE FREEZING BY 8 AM.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...25 TO 28 DEGREES.

* TIMING...NOW THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* IMPACT...TRAVEL IN MANY AREAS ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY 
  WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND 
  OVERPASSES WITH SLICK SPOTS FORMING. HYPOTHERMIA COULD DEVELOP 
  QUICKLY IN PERSONS AND ANIMALS THAT ARE WITHOUT ADEQUATE 
  SHELTER. THOSE OUTDOORS FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME SHOULD BE 
  ADEQUATELY DRESSED IN MULTIPLE LAYERS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER IS
IMMINENT.  SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF AT LEAST ONE INCH ON ROADS OR
WALKWAYS...AT LEAST ONE HALF INCH OF SLEET ACCUMULATION...OR ICE
ACCRETION OF ONE EIGHTH INCH OR MORE ON EXPOSED SURFACES.
HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL RESULT.  PERSONS WITH TRAVEL
PLANS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO POSTPONE
THEM UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN WIND CHILL INDEX VALUES WILL
DROP TO 30 OR LOWER FOR AT LEAST 2 HOURS FOR THE RIO GRANDE
VALLEY AND 25 DEGREES OR LOWER FOR 2 OR MORE HOURS FOR THE RIO
GRANDE PLAINS AND NORTHERN RANCHLANDS...WITH WINDS OF 10 MPH OR
GREATER.

&&

$$

TXZ248-249-291400-
/O.CON.KBRO.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-140129T1700Z/
ZAPATA-JIM HOGG-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ZAPATA...HEBBRONVILLE
453 AM CST WED JAN 29 2014

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CST THIS
MORNING...

THE AREA OF FREEZING RAIN AND HEAVY PRECIPITATION HAS SHIFTED
EAST OF THE AREA AND TEMPERATURES ARE RISING ABOVE FREEZING.
DANGEROUSLY COLD WIND CHILLS WILL CONTINUE AND LOCALIZED SLICK
SPOTS ON AREA ROADWAYS REMAIN POSSIBLE.

* WIND CHILL VALUES...23 TO 26 DEGREES THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING 
  HOURS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN WIND CHILL INDEX VALUES WILL
DROP TO 30 OR LOWER FOR AT LEAST 2 HOURS FOR THE RIO GRANDE
VALLEY AND 25 DEGREES OR LOWER FOR 2 OR MORE HOURS FOR THE RIO
GRANDE PLAINS AND NORTHERN RANCHLANDS...WITH WINDS OF 10 MPH OR
GREATER.

&&

$$

JGG
165 
WWUS44 KBRO 291200
WSWBRO

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
600 AM CST WED JAN 29 2014

...DANGEROUS TRAVEL CONDITIONS AND WIND CHILLS OVERNIGHT
TONIGHT...

.AREAS OF SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS
THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY AND DEEP SOUTH TEXAS THROUGH EARLY MORNING.
TEMPERATURES ARE EXPECTED TO HOVER AT OR JUST BELOW FREEZING
THROUGH SUNRISE WITH GROUND SURFACES CONTINUING TO ACCUMULATE
BUILDUP OF ICE AS FREEZING RAIN MIXED WITH SOME SLEET FALLS
ACROSS THE REGION. MODERATE TO OCCASIONALLY HEAVY FREEZING RAIN
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH 7 TO 8 AM WITH TEMPERATURES
RISING ABOVE FREEZING BY 8 TO 9 AM. THIS WILL CREATE HAZARDOUS
TRAVEL CONDITIONS ACROSS THE REGION. ADDITIONALLY DANGEROUS COLD
WIND CHILL VALUES ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AND
INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

TXZ252-291400-
/O.CAN.KBRO.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140129T1400Z/
/O.CON.KBRO.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-140129T1700Z/
STARR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RIO GRANDE CITY...ROMA
600 AM CST WED JAN 29 2014

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CST THIS
MORNING...
...WINTER STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS CANCELLED THE
WINTER STORM WARNING...THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT.


* WIND CHILL VALUES...25 TO 28 DEGREES.

* TIMING...NOW THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* IMPACT...HYPOTHERMIA COULD DEVELOP QUICKLY IN PERSONS AND
  ANIMALS THAT ARE WITHOUT ADEQUATE SHELTER. THOSE OUTDOORS FOR
  EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME SHOULD BE ADEQUATELY DRESSED IN
  MULTIPLE LAYERS.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN WIND CHILL INDEX VALUES WILL
DROP TO 30 OR LOWER FOR AT LEAST 2 HOURS FOR THE RIO GRANDE
VALLEY AND 25 DEGREES OR LOWER FOR 2 OR MORE HOURS FOR THE RIO
GRANDE PLAINS AND NORTHERN RANCHLANDS...WITH WINDS OF 10 MPH OR
GREATER.

&&

$$

TXZ253>257-291400-
/O.CON.KBRO.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140129T1400Z/
/O.CON.KBRO.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-140129T1700Z/
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
600 AM CST WED JAN 29 2014

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CST THIS
MORNING...
...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CST THIS
MORNING...

* EVENT...FREEZING RAIN MIXED WITH SLEET CONTINUES ACROSS THE 
  AREA. THE PRECIPITATION SHOULD COME TO AN END BY 6 AM IN 
  HIDALGO AND STARR COUNTY...AND BY 7 TO 8 AM IN CAMERON AND 
  WILLACY COUNTY...WITH TEMPERATURES RISING ABOVE FREEZING BY 8 
  AM. 

* WIND CHILL VALUES...25 TO 28 DEGREES.

* TIMING...NOW THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING.

* IMPACT...TRAVEL IN MANY AREAS ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY 
  WILL BE SIGNIFICANTLY IMPACTED...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES AND 
  OVERPASSES WITH SLICK SPOTS FORMING. HYPOTHERMIA COULD DEVELOP 
  QUICKLY IN PERSONS AND ANIMALS THAT ARE WITHOUT ADEQUATE 
  SHELTER. THOSE OUTDOORS FOR EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME SHOULD BE 
  ADEQUATELY DRESSED IN MULTIPLE LAYERS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WINTER STORM WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN DANGEROUS WINTER WEATHER IS
IMMINENT.  SNOW ACCUMULATIONS OF AT LEAST ONE INCH ON ROADS OR
WALKWAYS...AT LEAST ONE HALF INCH OF SLEET ACCUMULATION...OR ICE
ACCRETION OF ONE EIGHTH INCH OR MORE ON EXPOSED SURFACES.
HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS WILL RESULT.  PERSONS WITH TRAVEL
PLANS IN THE WARNING AREA ARE STRONGLY ENCOURAGED TO POSTPONE
THEM UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN WIND CHILL INDEX VALUES WILL
DROP TO 30 OR LOWER FOR AT LEAST 2 HOURS FOR THE RIO GRANDE
VALLEY AND 25 DEGREES OR LOWER FOR 2 OR MORE HOURS FOR THE RIO
GRANDE PLAINS AND NORTHERN RANCHLANDS...WITH WINDS OF 10 MPH OR
GREATER.

&&

$$

TXZ248>251-291400-
/O.CON.KBRO.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-140129T1700Z/
ZAPATA-JIM HOGG-BROOKS-KENEDY-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ZAPATA...HEBBRONVILLE...FALFURRIAS...
SARITA
600 AM CST WED JAN 29 2014

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CST THIS
MORNING...

* WIND CHILL VALUES...23 TO 26 DEGREES THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING 
  HOURS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN WIND CHILL INDEX VALUES WILL
DROP TO 30 OR LOWER FOR AT LEAST 2 HOURS FOR THE RIO GRANDE
VALLEY AND 25 DEGREES OR LOWER FOR 2 OR MORE HOURS FOR THE RIO
GRANDE PLAINS AND NORTHERN RANCHLANDS...WITH WINDS OF 10 MPH OR
GREATER.

&&

$$

JGG
248 
WWUS44 KBRO 291420
WSWBRO

URGENT - WINTER WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
820 AM CST WED JAN 29 2014

...FREEZING RAIN HAS ENDED...
...COLD WIND CHILLS CONTINUE OVER THE EAST THIS MORNING...

.WITH TEMPERATURES RISING ABOVE FREEZING AND THE RAIN MOVING INTO
THE GULF THE THREAT OF ANY ADDITIONAL FREEZING RAIN HAS ENDED.
WIND CHILL READINGS REMAIN LOW MAINLY IN THE EASTERN COUNTIES AS
TEMPERATURES WILL BE SLOW TO RISE UNDER CLOUDY SKIES AND WINDS
REMAINING AROUND 10 MPH. WINDS ACROSS THE WESTERN AND NORTHERN
COUNTIES HAVE BECOME LIGHT TO CALM WITH WIND CHILLS RISING ABOVE
CRITERIA.

TXZ253-291530-
/O.CAN.KBRO.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-140129T1700Z/
/O.EXP.KBRO.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140129T1400Z/
HIDALGO-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...MCALLEN...EDINBURG...PHARR...MISSION...
WESLACO
820 AM CST WED JAN 29 2014

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...
...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

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

ALL THREAT OF WINTER WEATHER PRECIPITATION HAS ENDED.


$$

TXZ254>257-291700-
/O.EXP.KBRO.WS.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140129T1400Z/
/O.CON.KBRO.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-140129T1700Z/
INLAND WILLACY-INLAND CAMERON-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...RAYMONDVILLE...BROWNSVILLE...
HARLINGEN...PORT MANSFIELD...PORT ISABEL...SOUTH PADRE ISLAND...
LAGUNA HEIGHTS...LAGUNA VISTA
820 AM CST WED JAN 29 2014

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CST THIS
MORNING...
...WINTER STORM WARNING HAS EXPIRED...

* WIND CHILL VALUES...25 TO 28 DEGREES.

* TIMING...NOW THROUGH 11 AM.

* IMPACT...HYPOTHERMIA COULD DEVELOP QUICKLY IN PERSONS AND
  ANIMALS THAT ARE WITHOUT ADEQUATE SHELTER. THOSE OUTDOORS FOR
  EXTENDED PERIODS OF TIME SHOULD BE ADEQUATELY DRESSED IN
  MULTIPLE LAYERS.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN WIND CHILL INDEX VALUES WILL
DROP TO 30 OR LOWER FOR AT LEAST 2 HOURS FOR THE RIO GRANDE
VALLEY AND 25 DEGREES OR LOWER FOR 2 OR MORE HOURS FOR THE RIO
GRANDE PLAINS AND NORTHERN RANCHLANDS...WITH WINDS OF 10 MPH OR
GREATER.

&&

$$

TXZ248>250-252-291530-
/O.CAN.KBRO.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-140129T1700Z/
ZAPATA-JIM HOGG-BROOKS-STARR-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ZAPATA...HEBBRONVILLE...FALFURRIAS...
RIO GRANDE CITY...ROMA
820 AM CST WED JAN 29 2014

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

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

LIGHT WIND AND WARMING TEMPERATURES EXPECTED THE REMAINDER OF THE
DAY. 

$$

TXZ251-291700-
/O.CON.KBRO.WC.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-140129T1700Z/
KENEDY-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...SARITA
820 AM CST WED JAN 29 2014

...WIND CHILL ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CST THIS
MORNING...

* WIND CHILL VALUES...23 TO 26 DEGREES THROUGH 11 AM.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN WIND CHILL INDEX VALUES WILL
DROP TO 30 OR LOWER FOR AT LEAST 2 HOURS FOR THE RIO GRANDE
VALLEY AND 25 DEGREES OR LOWER FOR 2 OR MORE HOURS FOR THE RIO
GRANDE PLAINS AND NORTHERN RANCHLANDS...WITH WINDS OF 10 MPH OR
GREATER.

&&

$$


GB

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this wind chill advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Brownsville, TX wrote its last area forecast discussion before this wind chill advisory went out at Jan 27, 11:32 PM CST, 2 hours 53 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 27, 11:32 PM CST, 2 hours 53 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
1132 PM CST MON JAN 27 2014

.DISCUSSION...UPDATED FOR LATEST AVIATION DISCUSSION BELOW.

&&

.AVIATION...PREVAILING MVFR CIG IS GENERALLY EXPECTED THROUGH THE
NEXT 18 HOURS. THE CIG WILL BE A LITTLE LOWER IN THE COASTAL
COUNTIES BUT SHOULD STAY ABOVE 1000 FT ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA AS
DRIER AIR MOVES IN FROM THE NORTH AT THE SURFACE. WINDS WILL
REMAIN PERSISTENT FROM THE NORTH THROUGH THE ENTIRE TAF PERIOD.
AFTER SUNSET ON TUESDAY CONDITIONS MAY BRIEFLY IMPROVE TO VFR
BEFORE WORSENING AGAIN LATER IN THE NIGHT. DRIZZLE/RAIN WILL BE
POSSIBLE AT TIME BUT VISBY EXPECTED TO REMAIN ABOVE OPERATIONAL
IMPACT THRESHOLDS. /68-JGG/

&&

.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 606 PM CST MON JAN 27 2014/

DISCUSSION...INCREASING WINDS ALONG THE LOWER TEXAS COAST HAVE
IMPROVED VISIBILITIES MARKEDLY...AND THEREFORE THE DENSE FOG
ADVISORY PREVIOUSLY IN EFFECT FOR THE LAGUNA MADRE AND GULF OF
MEXICO WATERS EAST OF PADRE ISLAND FROM 0 TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES
OFFSHORE UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING HAS BEEN CANCELLED ABOUT AN
HOUR EARLY. NO OTHER SHORT TERM FORECAST CHANGES MADE. UPDATED
PRODUCTS ALREADY ISSUED.

PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 530 PM CST MON JAN 27 2014/

DISCUSSION...UPDATED FOR LATEST AVIATION DISCUSSION BELOW.

AVIATION...PURE VFR WILL BE DIFFICULT TO FIND THROUGH THE NEXT
24 HOURS. PREVIOUS FOG OFFSHORE THE LOWER TEXAS COAST IS PUSHING
INLAND AND CAUSING LOWERED CEILINGS AT HRL AND BRO...AIDED BY
BREEZY WINDS FROM THE NORTHEAST. THESE CEILINGS SHOULD REACH MFE
WITHIN THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS. LOWERED CEILINGS AND VERY LIGHT
PRECIPITATION WILL OCCUR TOMORROW IN THE WAKE OF THE MONDAY
PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT.

PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 419 PM CST MON JAN 27 2014/

DISCUSSION...SATELLITE IMAGERY...SURFACE OBSERVATIONS...IN-SITU
WEB CAMERAS...AND A TELEPHONE CALL TO THE UNITED STATES COAST
GUARD INDICATE THAT DENSE FOG IS AFFECTING THE LOWER TEXAS COASTAL
WATERS IN THE WAKE OF TODAY/S COLD FRONT. THIS FOG SHOULD PERSIST
THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS UNTIL INCREASING WINDS OFFSHORE
DISSIPATES THE FOG. ALSO...EXTENDED THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR
THE LAGUNA MADRE THROUGH TOMORROW...AS WINDS LOOK TO STAY IN THE
20 TO 25 KNOT RANGE. NO OTHER SHORT TERM FORECAST ADJUSTMENTS MADE.
UPDATED PRODUCTS ALREADY ISSUED.

PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 226 PM CST MON JAN 27 2014/

SHORT TERM /NOW THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT/...THE COLD FRONT
CURRENTLY EXTENDS FROM BROWNSVILLE EASTWARD INTO THE SOUTHERN
PORTIONS OF THE LOWER TEXAS GULF WATERS THIS AFTERNOON. THE
STRONGER NORTH WINDS REMAIN NORTH OF THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY EARLY
THIS AFTERNOON BUT WILL SURGE SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE REST OF THE
AFTERNOON HOURS. TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY HAVE
SPIKED INTO TO UPPER 70S AND LOWER 80S ALONG THE FRONT.
TEMPERATURES WILL QUICKLY FALL LATER THIS AFTERNOON AS THE SURGE
OF MUCH COOLER AND DRIER AIR FILTERS INTO THE AREA. RAIN CHANCES
APPEAR SLIM FOR THE REST OF THE AFTERNOON DUE TO SHALLOW LIFT AND
LIMITED MOISTURE...BUT WILL MAINTAIN SLIGHT CHANCE OF RAIN ALONG
THE COAST. A WEAK OVERRUNNING PATTERN SETS UP LATER THIS EVENING
AS A COASTAL TROUGH DEVELOPS ALONG THE LOWER TEXAS COAST. RAIN
CHANCES BEGIN TO INCREASE LATE TONIGHT AND ON TUESDAY WITH THE
HIGH POPS NEAR THE COAST TO SLIGHT CHANCE ACROSS THE NORTHWEST
RANCHLANDS. THE INCREASE IN CLOUD COVER AND LIGHT RAIN/DRIZZLE
WILL KEEP OVERNIGHT LOW TEMPERATURES ABOVE FREEZING...UPPER 30S
RANCHLANDS MID TO UPPER 40S IN THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY.

COLD AIR ADVECTION FROM A STRENGTHENING RIDGE TO THE NORTHWEST
COMBINED WITH MOISTURE FROM THE COASTAL TROUGH WILL PROVIDE FOR
RATHER COLD AND BREEZY DAY ON TUESDAY. WILL KEEP THE RAIN CHANCES
FROM THE PREVIOUS SHIFT IN INTACT FOR TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT WITH
HIGH POPS NEAR THE COAST AND LESSER AMOUNTS FAR INLAND. HIGH
TEMPERATURES WEDNESDAY EXPECTED TO REMAIN IN THE 40S TO AROUND 50
NEAR THE COAST. REINFORCING SURGE OF HIGH PRESSURE ARRIVES TUESDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING RESULTING IN BREEZY NORTH WINDS ACROSS THE
REGION. THE BREEZY NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS AND TEMPERATURES IN THE
UPPER 30S TO LOW 40S WILL PUSH WINDS INTO THE CHILL ADVISORY LEVELS
BY LATE IN THE DAY.

UPPER LEVEL LOW/UPPER TROUGH...SEEN ON WATER VAPOR IMAGERY THIS
AFTERNOON...WILL MOVE EASTWARD THROUGH THE PERIOD. MODELS HANDLE
THIS FEATURE DIFFERENTLY WITH THE GFS/ECMWF SLOWER AND THE NAM/CMC A
BIT FASTER. THE TIMING OF THE UPPER LEVEL FEATURE ALONG AVAILABLE
MOISTURE WILL DETERMINE IF ANY WINTER WEATHER ACROSS THE NORTHERN
RANCHLANDS WILL BE POSSIBLE AS TEMPERATURES WILL BE IN THE LOW TO
MID 30S ACROSS THE AREA. THE FORECAST IS BASED OFF OF THE WETTER AND
FASTER NAM/CMC AND AVAILABLE MODEL SOUNDINGS. WILL GO WITH LIGHT
RAIN WITH PERIODS OF SLEET ACROSS THE NORTH AND NORTHWEST THEN VERY
LIGHT SNOW ACROSS THE NORTHWEST JUST BEFORE SUNRISE ON WEDNESDAY. NO
ACCUMULATIONS EXPECTED. ALSO A FREEZE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR
THE NORTHERN RANCHLANDS.

LONG TERM /WEDNESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY/...CONTINUING WINTER WEATHER
SCENARIO FOR THE REGION AS THE UPPER TROUGH EJECTS EWD ACROSS THE
AREA AND OVERNIGHT LOWS REACHING THE FREEZING POINT AT THE SFC.
AGAIN...MINUTE DIFFERENCES IN THE MIDLEVEL LOW POSITIONING AND
TIMING HAVE SIGNIFICANT BEARING ON PRECIP TYPE AND COVERAGE. WILL
CONTINUE WITH THE SKOSH FASTER TIMING OF THE NAM AND CANADIAN
MODELS...WHICH HAVE SLIGHTLY HIGHER PRECIPITATION CHANCES
CONTINUING INTO WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON BEFORE DECREASING WEDNESDAY
NIGHT. GOING CLOSER TO THOSE MODELS...THE SOUNDINGS HAVE LARGER
AREAS OF SUBFREEZING TEMPS ALOFT...WHICH BRINGS A WIDER SWATH OF
SLEET TO AREAS GENERALLY NW OF THE LINE FROM RAYMONDVILLE TO KMFE.
TEMPERATURES RISE STEADILY ENOUGH AND THE TROUGH DEPARTS QUICKLY
ENOUGH THAT ANY PRECIP AFTER MIDMORNING SHOULD BE TRANSITIONING TO
ALL LIQUID THROUGH THE REST OF THE DAY. WITH THE TROUGH EXITING
MORE RAPIDLY...THE NW FLOW ALOFT WILL REESTABLISH WEDNESDAY
EVENING...DRYING MOST OF THE PARCEL OUT AND MINIMIZING THE CHANCE
FOR COASTAL TROUGHING. RETURN FLOW STARTS UP PROMPTLY THURSDAY
MORNING...WITH TEMPS RECOVERING INTO THE MID 60S. FRIDAY INTO THE
WEEKEND CONTINUE THE WARMING TREND WITH HIGHS IN THE 70S EACH DAY
THIS WEEKEND.

MARINE...
NOW THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...BUOY 42020 REPORTED NORTH WINDS
AROUND 10 KNOTS WITH SEAS AROUND 2.3 FEET THIS AFTERNOON. NORTH
WINDS WILL INCREASE ACROSS THE LOWER TEXAS GULF WATERS LATER THIS
AFTERNOON. WINDS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE FROM THE NORTH AT 20 TO 25
KNOTS WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO GALE FORCE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY
BEYOND 20 NAUTICAL MILES. SEAS WILL BUILD TO AROUND 6 TO 10 FEET
BY LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING. ANOTHER SURGE OF HIGH
PRESSURE WILL INCREASE WINDS AGAIN LATE TUESDAY AFTERNOON
RESULTING IN OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORIES REMAIN IN EFFECT AND GALE WARNINGS MAY BECOME
NECESSARY.

WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY...AGITATED MARINE CONDITIONS CONTINUE IN
THE WAKE OF THE FRONT...WITH SEAS CONTINUING AT 8 TO 10 FEET INTO
WEDNESDAY NIGHT BEFORE SLOWLY RELAXING. WINDS WEDNESDAY WILL BE
FINALLY LOWERING BELOW 20 KNOTS AS THE SFC HIGH MOVES INTO THE
NORTHWEST GULF. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES WILL BE CONTINUING THROUGH
WEDNESDAY NIGHT BEFORE ENDING BEFORE DAWN THURSDAY. SOUTH WINDS
WILL REESTABLISH ON THURSDAY AS THE SFC HIGH MOVES EAST...AND WILL
CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY...REACHING AROUND 15 KNOTS.

&&

.BRO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...FREEZE WATCH LATE TUESDAY NIGHT FOR TXZ249-250.

GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM CST TUESDAY FOR GMZ130-132-135-
     150-155-170-175.

&&

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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 27, 5:45 PM CST, 8 hours 40 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
545 PM CST MON JAN 27 2014

TXZ248>257-281200-
ZAPATA-JIM HOGG-BROOKS-KENEDY-STARR-HIDALGO-INLAND WILLACY-
INLAND CAMERON-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON-
545 PM CST MON JAN 27 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR DEEP SOUTH TEXAS.

.DAY ONE...REST OF TONIGHT.

THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT THE BEACHES OF SOUTH
PADRE ISLAND AND AT BOCA CHICA BEACH.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

AN ELEVATED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IS LIKELY AT THE LOCAL BEACHES
TUESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

A FREEZE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR JIM HOGG AND BROOKS COUNTY TUESDAY
NIGHT.

FROZEN PRECIPITATION...IN THE FORM OF VERY LIGHT SNOW AND SLEET...
IS EXPECTED OVER THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL PORTIONS OF DEEP SOUTH
TEXAS AND THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING. NO ACCUMULATION IS EXPECTED.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

GMZ130-132-135-150-155-170-175-281200-
LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE PORT OF BROWNSVILLE TO THE ARROYO COLORADO-
LAGUNA MADRE FROM THE ARROYO COLORADO TO 5 NM NORTH OF PORT
MANSFIELD TX-
LAGUNA MADRE FROM 5 NM NORTH OF PORT MANSFIELD TO BAFFIN BAY TX-
COASTAL WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM PORT MANSFIELD TO THE RIO GRANDE EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
WATERS FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT MANSFIELD EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
545 PM CST MON JAN 27 2014

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO AND THE
LAGUNA MADRE.

.DAY ONE...REST OF TONIGHT.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE LAGUNA MADRE AND GULF
OF MEXICO WATERS EAST OF PADRE ISLAND FROM 0 TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES
OFFSHORE.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR THE LAGUNA MADRE AND ADJACENT GULF OF
MEXICO WATERS WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST TUESDAY EVENING.

ADDITIONAL SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED ALONG THE
LOWER TEXAS COAST TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 28, 2:21 AM CSTFreeze WatchBROHidalgo, Starr11 hr
Jan 28, 2:21 AM CSTFreeze WarningBROBrooks, Cameron, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, Starr and 2 more30 hr
Jan 28, 2:11 PM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryBROBrooks, Cameron, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, Starr and 2 more9 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.