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Winter Storm Warning 1, NWS Brownsville, TX
NWS Brownsville, TX issued this winter storm warning at Jan 28, 2014, 11:28 PM CST for 8 counties in Texas. It was in force for 9 hr. 6 reports came from inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named, with what was reported inside it.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 28, 2014, 11:28 PM CST (05:28 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 29, 2014, 8:00 AM 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 05:29 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.
What was reported inside it
| Time | Report | Where | Remark |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 29, 5:30 AM CST | ICE STORM | Bayview, TX | OFF DUTY SOUTH PADRE ISLAND FIRE CHIEF REPORTED TREES DOWN IN BAYVIEW. POWER OUTAGES ALSO REPORTED IN BAYVIEW AND LAGUNA VISTA. |
| Jan 29, 6:10 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.15 | San Benito, TX | ICE ACCRETION AROUND ONE EIGHTH TO A QUARTER OF AN INCH ON VEGETATION AND EXPOSED METALS IN SAN BENITO. |
| Jan 29, 6:30 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0 | Hebbronville, TX | |
| Jan 29, 6:30 AM CST | SLEET 0 | 6 S Border Patrol, TX | |
| Jan 29, 6:30 AM CST | SLEET 0 | Falfurrias, TX | |
| Jan 29, 7:20 AM CST | FREEZING RAIN 0.15 | Brownsville, TX | ONE EIGHTH OF AN INCH OF GLAZE ON VEGETATION AND TO A VEHICLE AT NWS BROWNSVILLE. |
Local storm reports filed while the alert was in force, from inside its polygon or its counties.
The nearest sounding before it
Brownsville Intl, TX (KBRO), launched 00:00Z, 5.5 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 828 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 53 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -37 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 302 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
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
4 follow-up statements
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 winter storm warning 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 winter storm warning went out at Jan 28, 10:20 PM CST, 1 hour 8 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 28, 10:20 PM CST, 1 hour 8 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
1020 PM CST TUE JAN 28 2014
.DISCUSSION...RADAR LIGHTING UP WITH PRECIP TO THE WEST AND
SOUTHWEST AS INFLUENCE FROM 850MB FRONTOGENESIS AND LIFT FROM THE
UPPER LOW TO THE SOUTHWEST COME TOGETHER. TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE
CWA ARE ABOVE FREEZING WITH DEWPOINTS IN THE TEENS. WE WILL LOSE
SOME PRECIP TO DRY NEAR SURFACE AIR. PRECIP AMOUNTS ARE TRENDING A
LITTLE HIGHER WITH MODEL SOUNDINGS AND OBSERVED SOUNDINGS
SUGGESTING SLEET.
A SPECIAL 06Z BALLOON WILL BE RELEASED WITHIN THE HOUR THAT WILL
PROVIDE CRITICAL TEMPERATURE PROFILE DATA. IF THAT INFORMATION
SHOWS A COLDER THAN EXPECTED PROFILE...WINTER STORM WARNINGS FOR
SLEET /MAY/ BE REQUIRED FOR PARTS OF THE AREA...MAINLY IN THE
MIDDLE AND UPPER VALLEY...BASED ON PRECIP TRENDS. /68-JGG/
&&
.PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 529 PM CST TUE JAN 28 2014/
DISCUSSION...UPDATED FOR LATEST AVIATION DISCUSSION BELOW.
AVIATION...THE ONLY CHANGES THAT WERE MADE TO THE EXISTING TAFS
WERE TO INITIAL SKY AND WIND CONDITIONS. THE APPROACH OF AN UPPER
LEVEL LOW PRESSURE TROUGH...CURRENTLY OVER NORTHWEST MEXICO WILL
INCREASE THE CHANCE OF PRECIPITATION TONIGHT. STRONG CANADIAN HIGH
PRESSURE MOVING INTO CENTRAL TEXAS WILL CAUSE TEMPERATURES TO
LOWER THROUGHOUT THE ATMOSPHERIC LAYER. THIS WILL ALLOW LOWERING
CEILINGS WITH FLIGHT CATEGORIES BECOMING PREDOMINATE MVFR WITH
THE PROBABILITY OF SNOW AND SLEET INCREASING. A LESSER CHANCE OF
FREEZING RAIN IS ANTICIPATED WITH KMFE SEEING HIGHER PROBABILITIES.
THE TIME PERIOD OF THE FROZEN PRECIPITATION WILL BE BETWEEN 06Z-
14Z WITH THE BEST CHANCES FOR ANY ACCUMULATION 09Z-13Z WEDNESDAY.
IFR CONDITIONS FOR CIGS AND MVFR VSBY ARE ANTICIPATED WITH THE
WORST CONDITIONS. VFR OVERCAST CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON. NORTH WINDS WILL REMAIN GUSTY WITH GUSS AS HIGH AS 25
KNOTS ESPECIALLY ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 281/69C. CONFIDENCE IS
MEDIUM FOR THE FROZEN PRECIPITATION.
PREV DISCUSSION... /ISSUED 217 PM CST TUE JAN 28 2014/
SHORT TERM.../NOW THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT/...
HIGHLIGHTS...
A WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL BE POSTED FOR ALL OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS
INCLUDING THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. FREEZE WARNING EXPANDED TO INCLUDE
ALL AREAS. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY EXTENDED OUT TO 10 AM WEDNESDAY.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES TO REMAIN POSTED FOR THE LAGUNA MADRE
OVERNIGHT AS WELL AS THE OFFSHORE WATERS.
INGREDIENTS COMING TOGETHER FOR A RARE WINTER EVENT. ALTHOUGH THERE
WILL BE A SMALL WINDOW OF OPPORTUNITY FOR THE COLDEST AIR TO MIX
WITH THE MOIST ATMOSPHERE...CONFIDENCE IS INCREASING FOR A SHOT OF A
WINTRY MIX OF RAIN...SLEET AND SNOW. THERE IS LOWER CONFIDENCE OF
FREEZING RAIN ALTHOUGH SOME AREAS COULD SEE THIS HAZARD AS WELL.
WILL BE MONITORING THE TRACK AND TIMING OF AN UPPER LEVEL LOW OVER
NW MEXICO AND A SHORTWAVE TROUGH IN THE NORTHWEST FLOW OVER THE
ROCKIES. ENERGY FROM THE MEXICO LOW TO HELP SATURATE AND PRODUCE
LIFTING OF THE ATMOSPHERE WHILE THE SHORTWAVE USHERS IN ANOTHER
SURGE OF COLD CANADIAN AIR. FORECAST SOUNDINGS INDICATE THE BEST
PRECIP TYPE WILL BE SLEET BUT AS THE UPPER LOW MOVES INTO THE REGION
DYNAMICAL COOLING TO TAKE PLACE COOLING THE ENTIRE COLUMN NEAR
FREEZING. ALL BUT A THIN LAYER BETWEEN 5000-7500 FEET IS INDICATED
TO BE SLIGHTLY ABOVE 32. IF THIS LAYER COOLS TO 32 OR BELOW SNOW
WILL BE THE MOST LIKELY ELEMENT TO FALL. AT THIS TIME WILL CONTINUE
WITH A MIX OF RAIN/SLEET/SNOW WITH ONLY A MODERATE CONFIDENCE OF ALL
FROZEN.
TIMING...TEMPERATURES BEGIN TO APPROACH FREEZING ACROSS THE NORTHERN
RANCH LANDS AROUND MIDNIGHT WITH A CONTINUED LOWERING THROUGH SUNRISE
WEDNESDAY. THE MIX BAG TO BEGIN AT THIS TIME WITH BEST CHANCES AND
HIGHEST PROBABILITIES BETWEEN 3 AND 7 AM. CHALLENGE IS THE TIMING OF
THE UPPER LOW AND WHERE IT WILL BE LOCATED BY 6 AM WEDNESDAY. MODEL
OF CHOICE IS THE GFS WHICH HAS THE UPPER LOW TROUGH AXIS NEARING
SOUTH TEXAS AT 6 AM AND OVER THE CWA BY NOON. MOST OF THE DYNAMICS
TO MOVE WELL EAST BY NOON WITH PRECIPITATION TAPERING OFF QUICKLY
WEST TO EAST. ENDING TIME COULD BE OFF BY A FEW HOURS IN THIS
CHALLENGING FORECAST.
IMPACTS...FIRST WIND CHILLS TO PLUMMET THIS EVENING AS THE SECOND
SURGE WORKS ITS SOUTH. NORTH WINDS TO REMAIN 15G25 MUCH OF THE NIGHT
DROPPING WIND CHILLS BETWEEN 20-30 DEGREES. FREEZING CONDITIONS TO
DEVELOP ACROSS THE NORTH AND WEST AS EARLY AS MIDNIGHT AND THE MID
AND AFTER 2 AM. THERE WILL BE 4 TO 8 HOURS OF TEMPERATURES 32
DEGREES OR LOWER. AS FOR THE WINTRY MIX AMOUNTS OF LESS THAN ONE
HALF INCH OF SLEET AND SNOW IS LIKELY WITH AMOUNTS ABOVE THESE
AMOUNTS LESS LIKELY. ACCUMULATIONS OF SNOW WILL MOST ANTICIPATED ON
GRASSY SURFACES WITH SLEET ACCUMULATIONS MAINLY ON BRIDGES AND
OVERPASSES WHERE EXPOSURE IS BETTER. AMOUNTS OF UP TO ONE HALF INCH
OF SNOW AND SLEET IS ANTICIPATED WITH ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF ONE INCH
OF SNOW. SOME AREAS OF ICE GLAZING ARE POSSIBLE BUT WITH WARM GROUND
TEMPERATURES AN EXTENDED OR EXPANSIVE ICING SITUATION IS NOT
ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME. ANY ACCRETION WILL BE LESS THAN ONE EIGHTH
OF AN INCH.
LATER WEDNESDAY...TROUGH AXIS MOVES EAST AND THE BRIEF WINTER
CONDITIONS END. BELIEVE PRECIP LINE TO SHARPLY END BEFORE NOON EVEN
WITH GFS LINGER RAIN THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. GOING FORECAST LEANS
WITH THE GFS BUT AS MENTION EVERYTHING COULD END EARLIER.
TEMPERATURES WILL HAVE A DIFFICULT TIME CLIMBING WITH STILL CAA
CONTINUING IN THE MORNING AND CLOUDS NOT THINNING UNTIL THE EVENING.
MODELS IN GOOD AGREEMENT BUT TRENDED A DEGREE OR TWO BELOW THE
MET/NAM.
WEDNESDAY NIGHT...THINNING OF CLOUDS AND NOT MUCH INSULATION DURING
THE DAY TO HELP TEMPERATURES FALLING BELOW GUIDANCE. HIGH PRESSURE
SETTLES OVER THE AREA AND WINDS GO NEAR CALM OR LIGHT WESTERLY. IF
CLOUDS THIN MORE THAN ANTICIPATED TEMPERATURES TO COOL EVEN MORE.
LONG TERM.../THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT/...
RIDGE BUILDING ACROSS THE WESTERN PORTION OF THE CONUS WILL PUSH THE
MID LEVEL TROUGH EASTWARD INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO ON THURSDAY. NW
FLOW IN THE MID LEVELS WITH ABUNDANT DRIER AIR WILL MIGRATE INTO THE
CWA THURSDAY AND FRIDAY CHANGING THE WEATHER PATTERN FOR A FEW DAYS.
HIGH PRESSURE WHICH BROUGHT THE REALLY COLD TEMPERATURES WILL SHIFT
EASTWARD ALLOWING FOR SOUTHERLY FLOW TO RETURN ACROSS THE VALLEY.
DEW POINT WILL BEGIN TO CLIMB UP THROUGH THE END OF THE WEEK WITH LOW
LEVEL MOISTURE INCREMENTING NEAR THE COAST AND INTO THE CENTRAL
VALLEY THROUGH THE WEEKEND. HIGH TEMPS WILL GRADUALLY WARM INTO THE
MID TO UPPER 70S ACROSS THE CWA WITH ISOLATED AREAS WITH READINGS IN
THE 80S THURSDAY. THIS WARMING TREND WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY
WITH TEMPERATURES IN THE 80S ACROSS THE WESTERN COUNTIES AND UPPER
70S ALONG THE COAST WITH ISOLATED CHANCE OF SHOWERS POSSIBLE ALONG
THE COASTAL COUNTIES.
CONDITIONS BEGIN TO CHANGE SUNDAY INTO MONDAY AS THE NEXT COLD FRONT
ARRIVES ACROSS THE AREA. THE CHANCES OF RAIN INCREASE ACROSS THE CWA
AS THE FRONT MAKES ITS WAY ACROSS THE CWA SUNDAY AFTERNOON INTO
MONDAY. TEMPERATURES WILL NOT DROP AS LOW COMPARED TO THE PREVIOUS
FRONT REMAINING IN THE LOWER TO MID 60S SUNDAY AND MONDAY. OVERNIGHT
LOWS WILL LOWER INTO THE MID 50S. ANOTHER PIECE OF ENERGY MOVING
ACROSS THE FOUR CORNERS AREA WILL ALLOW FOR DRY AIR TO INFILTRATE
QUICKLY TUESDAY BEHIND THE FRONT WITH A MORE NORTHWEST ALOFT. COOLER
TEMPERATURES WILL BE POSSIBLE BY THE END OF THE FORECAST PERIOD.
MARINE...NOW THROUGH WEDNESDAY...
NORTH WINDS TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE LAGUNA MADRE AND OFFSHORE WATERS
OVERNIGHT. A REINFORCING SURGE OF HIGH PRESSURE MOVES SOUTH TONIGHT
TIGHTENING THE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF. WIND GUSTS
TO REMAIN JUST BELOW GALE FORCE OFFSHORE. WINDS BEGIN TO DIMINISH ON
THE LAGUNA WEDNESDAY MORNING BUT WINDS AND SEAS WILL BE SLOW IN
LOWERING OFFSHORE. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES HAVE BEEN EXTENDED
OVERNIGHT AND MAY EVEN BE EXTENDED OFFSHORE WEDNESDAY NIGHT.
THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY...SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL BE IN PLACE
FOR MUCH OF THE LONG TERM AS HIGH PRESSURE SHIFTS EASTWARD VEERING
WINDS SE THURSDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THE WINDS WILL REMAIN MODERATE
OVER THE GULF WATERS THURSDAY NIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY WITH SEAS BUILDING
UP TO 5 TO 6 FEET WITH POSSIBLE SCEC CONDITIONS OVER THE OFFSHORE
WATERS BUT NO SCA AT THIS TIME THROUGH SATURDAY. SUNDAY THE NEXT
COLD FRONT ARRIVES SHIFTING WINDS BACK TO THE NORTH TO NORTHEAST.
THIS FRONT WILL NOT BE AS STRONG AS THE PREVIOUS ONE EARLY THIS WEEK
KEEPING TEMPERATURES IN THE 50S WITH CHANCE OF SHOWERS WITH THE
PASSAGE OF THE FRONT.
&&
.BRO WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
TX...FREEZE WARNING UNTIL 8 AM CST WEDNESDAY FOR TXZ248>257.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY FOR TXZ248>250.
WIND CHILL ADVISORY UNTIL 11 AM CST WEDNESDAY FOR TXZ248>257.
WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY UNTIL 8 AM CST WEDNESDAY FOR TXZ251>257.
GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY FOR GMZ130-132-135.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY FOR GMZ150-155-170-
175.
&&
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68/59Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 28, 4:23 PM CST, 7 hours 5 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 423 PM CST TUE JAN 28 2014 TXZ248>257-291100- ZAPATA-JIM HOGG-BROOKS-KENEDY-STARR-HIDALGO-INLAND WILLACY- INLAND CAMERON-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- 423 PM CST TUE JAN 28 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR DEEP SOUTH TEXAS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY...WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY...AND FREEZE WARNING ARE IN EFFECT. THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT THE BEACHES OF SOUTH PADRE ISLAND AND AT BOCA CHICA BEACH. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. THE WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM CST WEDNESDAY. THE WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR ZAPATA... JIM HOGG...AND BROOKS COUNTY UNTIL 6 AM CST WEDNESDAY...AND FOR KENEDY...WILLACY...CAMERON...HIDALGO...AND STARR COUNTY UNTIL 8 AM CST WEDNESDAY. THE FREEZE WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CST WEDNESDAY. AN ELEVATED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IS LIKELY AT THE LOCAL BEACHES WEDNESDAY THROUGH SATURDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... TRAINED SKYWARN SPOTTERS AND THE PUBLIC ARE REQUESTED TO REPORT ANY OBSERVATIONS OF FROZEN PRECIPITATION TO LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN BROWNSVILLE. GMZ130-132-135-150-155-170-175-291100- 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- 423 PM CST TUE JAN 28 2014 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO AND THE LAGUNA MADRE. .DAY ONE...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...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR THE LAGUNA MADRE WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST WEDNESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO WATERS EAST OF PADRE ISLAND WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY. ADDITIONAL SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE LOWER TEXAS COAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SKYWARN SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED.
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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; local storm reports from the same archive; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.