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Wind Advisory 10, NWS Brownsville, TX
NWS Brownsville, TX issued this wind advisory at Dec 7, 2016, 2:33 PM CST for Kenedy County, Texas. It took effect at Dec 8, 2016, 6:00 AM CST. It was in force for 18 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 7, 2016, 2:33 PM CST (20:33 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 8, 2016, 6:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Dec 9, 2016, 12:00 AM CST
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Brownsville, TX
County Kenedy County, TX
The radar
The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:33 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 12:00Z, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 94 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
- 546 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 54 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 287 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 398 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
384 WWUS74 KBRO 072033 NPWBRO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 233 PM CST WED DEC 7 2016 ...VERY STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE LOWER TEXAS COAST THURSDAY... .STRONG SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BEHIND AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL STRENGTHEN THE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE LOWER TEXAS COAST THURSDAY. VERY STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP JUST BEHIND OR SHORTLY AFTER THE FRONTAL PASSAGE THURSDAY MORNING. THE STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE COASTAL SECTIONS OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY EVENING. TXZ251-256-257-080445- /O.NEW.KBRO.WI.Y.0010.161208T1200Z-161209T0600Z/ KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SARITA, PORT MANSFIELD, PORT ISABEL, SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, LAGUNA HEIGHTS, AND LAGUNA VISTA 233 PM CST WED DEC 7 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 35 MPH INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * 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 CROSSWINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CASTILLO
5 follow-up statements
985 WWUS74 KBRO 080341 NPWBRO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 941 PM CST WED DEC 7 2016 ...VERY STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE LOWER TEXAS COAST THURSDAY... .STRONG SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BEHIND AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL STRENGTHEN THE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE LOWER TEXAS COAST THURSDAY. THE STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE COASTAL SECTIONS OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY EVENING. TXZ251-256-257-081100- /O.CON.KBRO.WI.Y.0010.161208T1200Z-161209T0600Z/ KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SARITA, PORT MANSFIELD, PORT ISABEL, SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, LAGUNA HEIGHTS, AND LAGUNA VISTA 941 PM CST WED DEC 7 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THURSDAY TO MIDNIGHT CST THURSDAY NIGHT... * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 35 MPH INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...MOVE LIGHT AND MODERATE WEIGHT ITEMS...SUCH AS PATIO FURNITURE...EMPTY TRASH CANS...AND PORTABLE BASKETBALL POSTS... INDOORS. HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT TO DRIVE...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES OR OVERPASSES AND IN CROSSWINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
811 WWUS74 KBRO 081038 NPWBRO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 438 AM CST THU DEC 8 2016 ...VERY STRONG NORTH WINDS DEVELOPING ACROSS THE LOWER TEXAS COAST TODAY... .STRONG SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE BEHIND AN ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL STRENGTHEN THE PRESSURE GRADIENT ACROSS THE LOWER TEXAS COAST THURSDAY. THE STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE COASTAL SECTIONS OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH AT LEAST THIS EVENING. TXZ251-256-257-081845- /O.CON.KBRO.WI.Y.0010.161208T1200Z-161209T0600Z/ KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SARITA, PORT MANSFIELD, PORT ISABEL, SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, LAGUNA HEIGHTS, AND LAGUNA VISTA 438 AM CST THU DEC 8 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * TIMING...WINDS WILL INCREASE THURSDAY MORNING AND CONTINUE TO INCREASE THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 35 MPH INCREASING TO 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH THURSDAY MORNING THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * 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 CROSSWINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
971 WWUS74 KBRO 082048 NPWBRO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 248 PM CST THU DEC 8 2016 ...VERY STRONG NORTH WINDS CONTINUE ACROSS THE LOWER TEXAS COAST THIS AFTERNOON... .STRONG SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE CONTINUES TO BUILD ACROSS DEEP SOUTH TEXAS AND THE PRESSURE GRADIENT CONTINUES TO REMAIN VERY STRONG ACROSS THE LOWER TEXAS COAST THIS AFTERNOON. THE STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE COASTAL SECTIONS OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS THROUGH AT LEAST THIS EVENING. TXZ251-256-257-090500- /O.CON.KBRO.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-161209T0600Z/ KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SARITA, PORT MANSFIELD, PORT ISABEL, SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, LAGUNA HEIGHTS, AND LAGUNA VISTA 248 PM CST THU DEC 8 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * TIMING...WINDS WILL REMAIN STRONG ACROSS THE LOWER TEXAS COAST THIS AFTERNOON AND BEGIN TO DIMINISH THIS EVENING. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...MOVE LIGHT AND MODERATE WEIGHT ITEMS...SUCH AS PATIO FURNITURE...EMPTY TRASH CANS...AND PORTABLE BASKETBALL POSTS...INDOORS. HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES WILL BE DIFFICULT TO DRIVE...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES OR OVERPASSES AND IN CROSSWINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ CASTILLO
290 WWUS74 KBRO 090451 NPWBRO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 1051 PM CST THU DEC 8 2016 ...STRONG NORTH WINDS BEGINNING TO SUBSIDE LATE TONIGHT... .STRONG HIGH PRESSURE WITH POLAR ORIGINS WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD ACROSS DEEP SOUTH TEXAS. THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE HIGH PRESSURE AND LOWER PRESSURE OVER THE SOUTH CENTRAL GULF COMBINED WITH FLOW OF CHILLY AIR ACROSS UNSEASONABLY WARM GULF WATERS WILL MAINTAIN STRONG NORTH WINDS UNTIL MIDNIGHT. AS THE HIGH BUILDS CLOSER THE WINDS WILL BEGIN TO GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TOWARD DAYBREAK FRIDAY. TXZ251-256-257-090600- /O.CON.KBRO.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-161209T0600Z/ KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SARITA, PORT MANSFIELD, PORT ISABEL, SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, LAGUNA HEIGHTS, AND LAGUNA VISTA 1051 PM CST THU DEC 8 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * TIMING...WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST NEAR OR AROUND 40 MPH UNTIL MIDNIGHT THEN DIMINISH TO GUSTS OF 35 MPH BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 4 AM AND CLOSER TO 30 MPH TOWARD DAYBREAK FRIDAY. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 40 MPH UNTIL MIDNIGHT DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 30 TO 35 MPH AFTER MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...KEEP LIGHT AND MODERATE WEIGHT ITEMS...SUCH AS PATIO FURNITURE...EMPTY TRASH CANS...AND PORTABLE BASKETBALL POSTS... INDOORS OVERNIGHT. HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES WILL REMAIN DIFFICULT TO DRIVE...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES OR OVERPASSES AND IN CROSSWINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ 52/BSG
761 WWUS74 KBRO 090603 NPWBRO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 1203 AM CST FRI DEC 9 2016 ...WINDS DECREASING... .NORTH NORTHWEST WINDS ARE DECREASING AS HIGH PRESSURE BEHIND AN EARLIER COLD FRONT SPREADS OVER THE AREA. TXZ251-256-257-090715- /O.EXP.KBRO.WI.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-161209T0600Z/ KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SARITA, PORT MANSFIELD, PORT ISABEL, SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, LAGUNA HEIGHTS, AND LAGUNA VISTA 1203 AM CST FRI DEC 9 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... WINDS HAVE DECREASED AND THE WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Brownsville, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 7, 2:20 PM CST | Gale Warning | BRO | 37 hr |
Nearby
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.