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Wind Advisory 3, NWS Brownsville, TX
NWS Brownsville, TX issued this wind advisory at Mar 4, 2015, 4:22 PM CST for 5 counties in Texas. It took effect at Mar 5, 2015, 2:32 AM CST. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 4, 2015, 4:22 PM CST (22:22 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 5, 2015, 2:32 AM CST
- Expired
- Mar 5, 2015, 3:00 PM CST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Brownsville, TX
Counties Brooks County, TX, Cameron County, TX, Hidalgo County, TX, Kenedy County, TX, Willacy County, TX
The radar
The Brownsville radar (KBRO), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 22:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Brownsville Intl, TX (KBRO), launched 12:00Z, 10.4 hours before the alert went out and 88 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
- 10 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -725 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 818 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 156 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 68 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
534 WWUS74 KBRO 042222 NPWBRO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 422 PM CST WED MAR 4 2015 ...STRONG COLD FRONT LATE TONIGHT WILL PROVIDE VERY STRONG NORTH WINDS ACROSS THE COASTAL SECTIONS OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS THURSDAY... .AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL REACH THE NORTHERN RANCH LANDS LATE TONIGHT AND MOVE INTO THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE NORTH AND INCREASE IN THE WAKE OF THE COLD FRONT. VERY STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE COASTAL SECTIONS OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS THURSDAY. TXZ251-254>257-050630- /O.NEW.KBRO.WI.Y.0003.150305T1100Z-150305T2100Z/ 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 422 PM CST WED MAR 4 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 3 PM CST THURSDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 5 AM TO 3 PM CST THURSDAY. * TIMING...EARLY THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 30 TO 40 MPH...35 TO 45 MPH ALONG THE LOWER TEXAS COAST. * IMPACTS...MOVE LIGHT AND MODERATE WEIGHT ITEMS...SUCH AS PATIO FURNITURE...EMPTY TRASH CANS...AND PORTABLE BASKETBALL POSTS...INDOORS. HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT TO DRIVE...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES OR OVERPASSES AND IN CROSS WINDS. 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. && $$ CASTILLO
4 follow-up statements
130 WWUS74 KBRO 050832 NPWBRO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 232 AM CST THU MAR 5 2015 ...STRONG NORTH WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS TODAY... .AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT HAS CLEARED THROUGH ALL OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS EARLY THIS MORNING. VERY STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE EASTERN SECTIONS OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS EARLY THIS MORNING AND WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. TXZ250-253-051800- /O.EXB.KBRO.WI.Y.0003.150305T0832Z-150305T2100Z/ BROOKS-HIDALGO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALFURRIAS...MCALLEN...EDINBURG... PHARR...MISSION...WESLACO 232 AM CST THU MAR 5 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...EARLY THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 30 TO 40 MPH...35 TO 45 MPH ALONG THE LOWER TEXAS COAST. * IMPACTS...MOVE LIGHT AND MODERATE WEIGHT ITEMS...SUCH AS PATIO FURNITURE...EMPTY TRASH CANS...AND PORTABLE BASKETBALL POSTS... INDOORS. HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT TO DRIVE...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES OR OVERPASSES AND IN CROSS WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 30 TO 39 MPH FOR AT LEAST 2 HOURS...AND OR FREQUENT GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 40 AND 57 MPH. && $$ TXZ251-254>257-051800- /O.EXT.KBRO.WI.Y.0003.150305T0832Z-150305T2100Z/ 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 232 AM CST THU MAR 5 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...EARLY THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SUSTAINED 30 TO 40 MPH...35 TO 45 MPH ALONG THE LOWER TEXAS COAST. * IMPACTS...MOVE LIGHT AND MODERATE WEIGHT ITEMS...SUCH AS PATIO FURNITURE...EMPTY TRASH CANS...AND PORTABLE BASKETBALL POSTS... INDOORS. HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT TO DRIVE...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES OR OVERPASSES AND IN CROSS WINDS. 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. && $$
252 WWUS74 KBRO 051233 NPWBRO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 633 AM CST THU MAR 5 2015 ...STRONG WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS TODAY... .AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT HAS CLEARED THROUGH ALL OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS EARLY THIS MORNING. VERY STRONG NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE EASTERN SECTIONS OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS EARLY THIS MORNING AND WILL PERSIST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. TXZ250-251-253>257-052100- /O.CON.KBRO.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-150305T2100Z/ BROOKS-KENEDY-HIDALGO-INLAND WILLACY-INLAND CAMERON- COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALFURRIAS...SARITA...MCALLEN... EDINBURG...PHARR...MISSION...WESLACO...RAYMONDVILLE... BROWNSVILLE...HARLINGEN...PORT MANSFIELD...PORT ISABEL... SOUTH PADRE ISLAND...LAGUNA HEIGHTS...LAGUNA VISTA 633 AM CST THU MAR 5 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...EARLY THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SUSTAINED NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS FROM 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS FROM 35 TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...MOVE LIGHT AND MODERATE WEIGHT ITEMS...SUCH AS PATIO FURNITURE...EMPTY TRASH CANS...AND PORTABLE BASKETBALL POSTS... INDOORS. HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT TO DRIVE...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES OR OVERPASSES AND IN CROSS WINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN SUSTAINED WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE 30 TO 39 MPH FOR AT LEAST 2 HOURS...AND OR FREQUENT GUSTS WILL RANGE BETWEEN 40 AND 57 MPH. && $$
344 WWUS74 KBRO 051807 NPWBRO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 1207 PM CST THU MAR 5 2015 ...TEMPERATURES NOT AS COLD AS EXPECTED... .WINDS ARE SLOWLY DIMINISHING AND TEMPERATURES HAVE NOT DROPPED AS LOW AS EXPECTED THIS WILL KEEP WINDS CHILLS TEMPERATURES JUST ABOVE ADVISORY LEVELS. TXZ250-251-253>257-051915- /O.CAN.KBRO.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-150305T2100Z/ BROOKS-KENEDY-HIDALGO-INLAND WILLACY-INLAND CAMERON- COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALFURRIAS...SARITA...MCALLEN... EDINBURG...PHARR...MISSION...WESLACO...RAYMONDVILLE... BROWNSVILLE...HARLINGEN...PORT MANSFIELD...PORT ISABEL... SOUTH PADRE ISLAND...LAGUNA HEIGHTS...LAGUNA VISTA 1207 PM CST THU MAR 5 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. WINDS CHILLS BETWEEN 30 AND 39 DEGREES CAN BE EXPECTED THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. $$
750 WWUS74 KBRO 051807 CCA NPWBRO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 1207 PM CST THU MAR 5 2015 ...WINDS TO CONTINUE DIMINISHING THIS AFTERNOON... .WINDS ARE CONTINUE TO DIMINISH THIS MORNING AND INTO THE AFTERNOON. WINDS AND WIND GUSTS TO REMAIN BELOW ADVISORY LEVELS. TXZ250-251-253>257-051915- /O.COR.KBRO.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-150305T2100Z/ BROOKS-KENEDY-HIDALGO-INLAND WILLACY-INLAND CAMERON- COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...FALFURRIAS...SARITA...MCALLEN... EDINBURG...PHARR...MISSION...WESLACO...RAYMONDVILLE... BROWNSVILLE...HARLINGEN...PORT MANSFIELD...PORT ISABEL... SOUTH PADRE ISLAND...LAGUNA HEIGHTS...LAGUNA VISTA 1207 PM CST THU MAR 5 2015 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH AND GUST TO 30 MPH ARE LIKELY TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE DAY. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Brownsville, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 4:21 AM CST | Gale Warning | BRO | 38 hr | |
| Mar 4, 4:21 AM CST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | BRO | 4 hr | |
| Mar 4, 4:10 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | BRO | Brooks, Cameron, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, Starr and 2 more | 20 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.