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Wind Advisory 11, NWS Brownsville, TX
NWS Brownsville, TX issued this wind advisory at Dec 17, 2016, 5:53 AM CST for Cameron County, Kenedy County, Willacy County, Texas. It took effect at Dec 17, 2016, 6:00 AM CST. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 17, 2016, 5:53 AM CST (11:53 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 17, 2016, 6:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Dec 17, 2016, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Brownsville, TX
Counties Cameron County, TX, Kenedy County, TX, Willacy County, TX
The radar
The Brownsville radar (KBRO), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 11:56 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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, 11.9 hours before the alert went out and 71 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 313 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -473 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 964 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 14 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 64 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 211 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
392 WWUS74 KBRO 171153 NPWBRO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 553 AM CST SAT DEC 17 2016 ...DENSE FOG PERSISTING ACROSS THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS THIS MORNING... .THE COMBINATION OF LIGHT WINDS AND HIGH RELATIVE HUMIDITY ACROSS WESTERN PORTIONS OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS IS ALLOWING AREAS OF DENSE FOG TO PERSIST ACROSS THE WESTERN PORTIONS OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS EARLY THIS MORNING. THESE AREAS OF DENSE FOG WILL LINGER THROUGH SUNRISE AND WILL THEN DISSIPATE BY MIDMORNING AS THE DAYTIME HEATING INCREASES AND THE SOUTHERLY WINDS PICK UP. TXZ251-254>257-172000- /O.NEW.KBRO.WI.Y.0011.161217T1200Z-161218T0000Z/ 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, AND LAGUNA VISTA 553 AM CST SAT DEC 17 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING. * TIMING...THE SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE AFTER SUNRISE TODAY. THESE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS FROM 25 TO 35 MPH. * 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. && $$ TXZ248-249-252-171600- /O.CON.KBRO.FG.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-161217T1600Z/ ZAPATA-JIM HOGG-STARR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ZAPATA, HEBBRONVILLE, RIO GRANDE CITY, AND ROMA 553 AM CST SAT DEC 17 2016 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CST THIS MORNING... * VISIBILITY...ONE QUARTER OF A MILE OR LESS. * IMPACTS...SEVERELY REDUCED VISIBILITY WILL CREATE EXTREMELY HAZARDOUS DRIVING CONDITIONS ON ROADS...HIGHWAYS...AND INTERSTATES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A DENSE FOG ADVISORY MEANS VISIBILITIES WILL FREQUENTLY BE REDUCED TO LESS THAN ONE QUARTER MILE. IF DRIVING...SLOW DOWN... USE YOUR HEADLIGHTS...AND LEAVE PLENTY OF DISTANCE AHEAD OF YOU. && $$
2 follow-up statements
543 WWUS74 KBRO 171347 NPWBRO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 747 AM CST SAT DEC 17 2016 ...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS TO AFFECT THE COASTAL COUNTIES OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS TODAY... .A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST...WILL DRIVE STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS TODAY. WARM TEMPERATURES WILL ALSO ASSIST IN MIXING DOWN STRONG WINDS THAT EXIST JUST ABOVE THE SURFACE. TXZ248-249-252-171500- /O.CAN.KBRO.FG.Y.0023.000000T0000Z-161217T1600Z/ ZAPATA-JIM HOGG-STARR- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ZAPATA, HEBBRONVILLE, RIO GRANDE CITY, AND ROMA 747 AM CST SAT DEC 17 2016 ...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS CANCELLED THE DENSE FOG ADVISORY. SURFACE OBSERVATIONS IN ZAPATA...JIM HOGG...AND STARR COUNTIES INDICATE THAT DENSE FOG HAS LIFTED. MOTORISTS SHOULD CONTINUE TO EXERCISE CAUTION IF THEY ENCOUNTER AREAS OF PATCHY FOG THROUGH MID-MORNING. $$ TXZ251-254>257-172200- /O.CON.KBRO.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-161218T0000Z/ KENEDY-INLAND WILLACY-INLAND CAMERON-COASTAL WILLACY- COASTAL CAMERON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SARITA, RAYMONDVILLE, BROWNSVILLE, HARLINGEN, PORT MANSFIELD, PORT ISABEL, SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, LAGUNA HEIGHTS, AND LAGUNA VISTA 747 AM CST SAT DEC 17 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THE SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE AFTER SUNRISE TODAY. THESE STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS FROM 25 TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS...KEEP LIGHT AND MODERATE WEIGHT ITEMS...SUCH AS PATIO FURNITURE...EMPTY TRASH CANS...AND PORTABLE BASKETBALL POSTS... INDOORS OVERNIGHT. HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES WILL REMAIN DIFFICULT TO DRIVE...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES OR OVERPASSES AND IN CROSSWINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ 53
499 WWUS74 KBRO 172016 NPWBRO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 216 PM CST SAT DEC 17 2016 ...STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS TO AFFECT THE COASTAL COUNTIES OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON. STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS TO AFFECT THE COASTAL ZONES BEGINNING LATE TONIGHT... .A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE COAST...IS DRIVING STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS TODAY. THESE WINDS SHOULD GRADUALLY DECREASE THIS EVENING. AFTER A RELATIVE LULL OVERNIGHT, STRONG NORTH WINDS WILL MOVE IN BEHIND A COLD FRONT LATE TONIGHT. TXZ251-256-257-180430- /O.NEW.KBRO.WI.Y.0012.161218T1000Z-161218T2100Z/ /O.CON.KBRO.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-161218T0000Z/ KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SARITA, PORT MANSFIELD, PORT ISABEL, SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, LAGUNA HEIGHTS, AND LAGUNA VISTA 216 PM CST SAT DEC 17 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 3 PM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 3 PM CST SUNDAY. * TIMING...STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS. AFTER A RELATIVE LULL TONIGHT...STRONG AND GUSTY WINDS WILL RETURN FROM THE NORTH LATE TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH MID-AFTERNOON ON SUNDAY. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS FROM 25 TO 35 MPH THIS AFTERNOON. NORTH WINDS 30 TO 35 WITH GUSTS TO 40 MPH FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH MID-AFTERNOON SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...KEEP LIGHT AND MODERATE WEIGHT ITEMS...SUCH AS PATIO FURNITURE...EMPTY TRASH CANS...AND PORTABLE BASKETBALL POSTS... INDOORS. 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. && $$ TXZ254-255-180000- /O.CON.KBRO.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-161218T0000Z/ INLAND WILLACY-INLAND CAMERON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF RAYMONDVILLE, BROWNSVILLE, AND HARLINGEN 216 PM CST SAT DEC 17 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...STRONG AND GUSTY SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL PERSIST INTO THE LATE AFTERNOON HOURS BEFORE SUBSIDING THIS EVENING. * WINDS...SOUTH WINDS FROM 25 TO 35 MPH. * IMPACTS...KEEP LIGHT AND MODERATE WEIGHT ITEMS...SUCH AS PATIO FURNITURE...EMPTY TRASH CANS...AND PORTABLE BASKETBALL POSTS... INDOORS. HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES WILL REMAIN DIFFICULT TO DRIVE...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES OR OVERPASSES AND IN CROSSWINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ 53
The office that day
Everything else NWS Brownsville, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 16, 9:59 PM CST | Dense Fog Advisory | BRO | Jim Hogg, Starr, Zapata | 10 hr |
| Dec 16, 11:57 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | BRO | 19 hr | |
| Dec 17, 4:28 AM CST | Gale Warning | BRO | 38 hr | |
| Dec 17, 6:31 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory for Winds | BRO | 11 hr | |
| Dec 17, 2:16 PM CST | Wind Advisory | BRO | Brooks, Cameron, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, Starr and 2 more | 22 hr |
| Dec 17, 2:29 PM CST | Wind Chill Advisory | BRO | Brooks, Cameron, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, Starr and 2 more | 44 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.