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Wind Advisory 12, NWS Brownsville, TX
NWS Brownsville, TX issued this wind advisory at Dec 17, 2016, 2:16 PM CST for 8 counties in Texas. It took effect at Dec 18, 2016, 2:00 AM CST. It was in force for 11 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 17, 2016, 2:16 PM CST (20:16 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 18, 2016, 2:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Dec 18, 2016, 12:30 PM CST
- In force
- 11 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 20:19 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 12:00Z, 8.3 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
- 564 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -384 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 664 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -9 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 123 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
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
5 follow-up statements
372 WWUS74 KBRO 180308 NPWBRO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 908 PM CST SAT DEC 17 2016 ...STRONG 'NORTHER TO SLAM DEEP SOUTH TEXAS WITH 40 MPH WIND GUSTS LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY... .A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL SWEEP ACROSS THE SOUTH TEXAS BRUSH COUNTRY BETWEEN 2 AND 3 AM SUNDAY...AND THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY BETWEEN 3 AND 5 AM SUNDAY. BEHIND THE FRONT...A PERIOD OF GUSTY NORTH WINDS UP TO 45 MPH WILL DEVELOP. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL DIMINISH IN A FEW HOURS FROM BROOKS AND HIDALGO COUNTY WEST BUT COULD CONTINUE MAINLY ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 77 INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. TXZ248>250-181300- /O.EXB.KBRO.WI.Y.0012.161218T0800Z-161218T1300Z/ ZAPATA-JIM HOGG-BROOKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ZAPATA, HEBBRONVILLE, AND FALFURRIAS 908 PM CST SAT DEC 17 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 7 AM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 AM TO 7 AM CST SUNDAY. * TIMING...ARRIVING BY 2 AM ALONG HIGHWAY 285 AND BY 3 TO 4 AM FROM SOUTHERN BROOKS AND JIM HOGG COUNTY THROUGH SOUTHERN ZAPATA COUNTY. STRONGEST WINDS CONTINUING FOR THREE HOURS AFTER ARRIVAL. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS 30 TO 35 WITH GUSTS 40 TO 45 MPH BETWEEN 2 AND 6 AM ALONG STATE ROAD 285 AND ALONG AND NORTH OF STATE ROAD 16...AND BETWEEN 3 AND 7 AM ELSEWHERE. * 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 WITH GUSTS 40 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ TXZ252-253-181300- /O.EXB.KBRO.WI.Y.0012.161218T0900Z-161218T1500Z/ STARR-HIDALGO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF RIO GRANDE CITY, ROMA, MCALLEN, EDINBURG, PHARR, MISSION, AND WESLACO 908 PM CST SAT DEC 17 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM CST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 AM TO 9 AM CST SUNDAY. * TIMING...ARRIVING BY 3 AM IN NORTHERN STARR AND NORTHERN HIDALGO COUNTY...4 AM ALONG HIGHWAY 83 WEST OF MCALLEN THROUGH ROMA...AND 5 AM EAST OF MCALLEN THROUGH MERCEDES. STRONGEST WINDS CONTINUING FOR 3 TO 4 HOURS AFTER ARRIVAL. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS 30 TO 35 WITH GUSTS 40 TO 45 MPH THROUGH 8 AM IN NORTHERN STARR AND HIDALGO...AND 9 AM ELSEWHERE. * IMPACTS...KEEP LIGHT AND MODERATE WEIGHT ITEMS...SUCH AS PATIO FURNITURE...EMPTY TRASH CANS...AND PORTABLE BASKETBALL POSTS... INDOORS. HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES WILL REMAIN DIFFICULT TO DRIVE...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES OR OVERPASSES AND IN CROSSWINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ TXZ254-255-181300- /O.EXA.KBRO.WI.Y.0012.161218T1000Z-161218T2100Z/ INLAND WILLACY-INLAND CAMERON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF RAYMONDVILLE, BROWNSVILLE, AND HARLINGEN 908 PM CST SAT DEC 17 2016 ...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...ARRIVING BETWEEN 4 AND 5 AM IN WILLACY COUNTY AND BETWEEN 4 AND 6 AM IN CAMERON COUNTY. STRONGEST WINDS AND GUSTS EXPECTED THROUGH NOON WITH A SLOW DECREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS 30 TO 35 WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 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 WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ TXZ251-256-257-181300- /O.CON.KBRO.WI.Y.0012.161218T1000Z-161218T2100Z/ KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SARITA, PORT MANSFIELD, PORT ISABEL, SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, LAGUNA HEIGHTS, AND LAGUNA VISTA 908 PM CST SAT DEC 17 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 3 PM CST SUNDAY... * TIMING...ARRIVING BETWEEN 4 AND 5 AM IN WILLACY COUNTY AND BETWEEN 4 AND 6 AM IN CAMERON COUNTY. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS 30 TO 35 WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH. * IMPACTS...KEEP LIGHT AND MODERATE WEIGHT ITEMS...SUCH AS PATIO FURNITURE...EMPTY TRASH CANS...AND PORTABLE BASKETBALL POSTS... INDOORS. HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES WILL REMAIN DIFFICULT TO DRIVE...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES OR OVERPASSES AND IN CROSSWINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ 52/BSG
011 WWUS74 KBRO 181149 NPWBRO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 549 AM CST SUN DEC 18 2016 ...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS DEEP SOUTH TEXAS TODAY... .A STRONG COLD FRONT SWEPT ACROSS DEEP SOUTH TEXAS EARLY THIS MORNING. BEHIND THE FRONT...A PERIOD OF GUSTY NORTH WINDS FROM 35 TO 45 MPH WILL DEVELOP. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL DIMINISH IN A FEW HOURS FROM BROOKS AND HIDALGO COUNTY WEST BUT COULD CONTINUE MAINLY ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 77 INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. TXZ251-254>257-182000- /O.CON.KBRO.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-161218T2100Z/ 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 549 AM CST SUN DEC 18 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...STARTING BETWEEN 4 AND 5 AM IN WILLACY COUNTY AND BETWEEN 4 AND 6 AM IN CAMERON COUNTY. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS 30 TO 35 WITH GUSTS 35 TO 45 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 WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ TXZ248>250-181300- /O.CON.KBRO.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-161218T1300Z/ ZAPATA-JIM HOGG-BROOKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ZAPATA, HEBBRONVILLE, AND FALFURRIAS 549 AM CST SUN DEC 18 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CST THIS MORNING... * TIMING...ARRIVING BY 2 AM ALONG HIGHWAY 285 AND BY 3 TO 4 AM FROM SOUTHERN BROOKS AND JIM HOGG COUNTY THROUGH SOUTHERN ZAPATA COUNTY. STRONGEST WINDS CONTINUING FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER ARRIVAL. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS 30 TO 35 WITH GUSTS 40 TO 45 MPH BETWEEN 2 AND 6 AM ALONG STATE ROAD 285 AND ALONG AND NORTH OF STATE ROAD 16...AND BETWEEN 3 AND 7 AM ELSEWHERE. * IMPACTS...KEEP LIGHT AND MODERATE WEIGHT ITEMS...SUCH AS PATIO FURNITURE...EMPTY TRASH CANS...AND PORTABLE BASKETBALL POSTS... INDOORS. HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES WILL REMAIN DIFFICULT TO DRIVE...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES OR OVERPASSES AND IN CROSSWINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ TXZ252-253-181500- /O.CON.KBRO.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-161218T1500Z/ STARR-HIDALGO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF RIO GRANDE CITY, ROMA, MCALLEN, EDINBURG, PHARR, MISSION, AND WESLACO 549 AM CST SUN DEC 18 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... * TIMING...ARRIVING BY 3 AM IN NORTHERN STARR AND NORTHERN HIDALGO COUNTY...4 AM ALONG HIGHWAY 83 WEST OF MCALLEN THROUGH ROMA...AND 5 AM EAST OF MCALLEN THROUGH MERCEDES. STRONGEST WINDS CONTINUING FOR 3 TO 4 HOURS AFTER ARRIVAL. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS 30 TO 35 WITH GUSTS 40 TO 45 MPH THROUGH 8 AM IN NORTHERN STARR AND HIDALGO...AND 9 AM ELSEWHERE. * 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 WITH GUSTS 40 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
413 WWUS74 KBRO 181319 NPWBRO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 719 AM CST SUN DEC 18 2016 ...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS DEEP SOUTH TEXAS TODAY... .A STRONG COLD FRONT SWEPT ACROSS DEEP SOUTH TEXAS EARLY THIS MORNING. BEHIND THE FRONT...A PERIOD OF GUSTY NORTH WINDS FROM 35 TO 45 MPH WILL DEVELOP. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL DIMINISH IN A FEW HOURS FROM BROOKS AND HIDALGO COUNTY WEST BUT COULD CONTINUE MAINLY ALONG AND EAST OF HIGHWAY 77 INTO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. TXZ248>250-181430- /O.EXP.KBRO.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-161218T1300Z/ ZAPATA-JIM HOGG-BROOKS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF ZAPATA, HEBBRONVILLE, AND FALFURRIAS 719 AM CST SUN DEC 18 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE NORTHERLY WINDS OVER ZAPATA...JIM HOGG AND BROOKS COUNTIES HAVE DECREASED AND HAVE FALLEN BELOW WIND ADVISORY LEVELS. $$ TXZ251-254>257-182100- /O.CON.KBRO.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-161218T2100Z/ 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 719 AM CST SUN DEC 18 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...STARTING BETWEEN 4 AND 5 AM IN WILLACY COUNTY AND BETWEEN 4 AND 6 AM IN CAMERON COUNTY. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS 30 TO 35 WITH GUSTS 35 TO 45 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 WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$ TXZ252-253-181500- /O.CON.KBRO.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-161218T1500Z/ STARR-HIDALGO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF RIO GRANDE CITY, ROMA, MCALLEN, EDINBURG, PHARR, MISSION, AND WESLACO 719 AM CST SUN DEC 18 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS MORNING... * TIMING...ARRIVING BY 3 AM IN NORTHERN STARR AND NORTHERN HIDALGO COUNTY...4 AM ALONG HIGHWAY 83 WEST OF MCALLEN THROUGH ROMA...AND 5 AM EAST OF MCALLEN THROUGH MERCEDES. STRONGEST WINDS CONTINUING FOR 3 TO 4 HOURS AFTER ARRIVAL. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS 30 TO 35 WITH GUSTS 40 TO 45 MPH THROUGH 8 AM IN NORTHERN STARR AND HIDALGO...AND 9 AM ELSEWHERE. * IMPACTS...KEEP LIGHT AND MODERATE WEIGHT ITEMS...SUCH AS PATIO FURNITURE...EMPTY TRASH CANS...AND PORTABLE BASKETBALL POSTS... INDOORS. HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES WILL REMAIN DIFFICULT TO DRIVE...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES OR OVERPASSES AND IN CROSSWINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 45 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
804 WWUS74 KBRO 181510 NPWBRO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 910 AM CST SUN DEC 18 2016 ...STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS EXPECTED ACROSS DEEP SOUTH TEXAS TODAY... .A STRONG COLD FRONT SWEPT ACROSS DEEP SOUTH TEXAS EARLY THIS MORNING. WINDS HAVE SLOWLY DIMINISHED BUT REMAIN STRONG AND GUSTY ALONG AND EAST OF INTERSTATE 69 E ESPECIALLY ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COASTAL LINE. TXZ252-253-181615- /O.EXP.KBRO.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-161218T1500Z/ STARR-HIDALGO- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF RIO GRANDE CITY, ROMA, MCALLEN, EDINBURG, PHARR, MISSION, AND WESLACO 910 AM CST SUN DEC 18 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE THE REMAINDER OF THE DAY. $$ TXZ251-254>257-182100- /O.CON.KBRO.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-161218T2100Z/ KENEDY-INLAND WILLACY-INLAND CAMERON-COASTAL WILLACY- COASTAL CAMERON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF SARITA, RAYMONDVILLE, BROWNSVILLE, HARLINGEN, PORT MANSFIELD, PORT ISABEL, SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, LAGUNA HEIGHTS, AND LAGUNA VISTA 910 AM CST SUN DEC 18 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...STARTING BETWEEN 4 AND 5 AM IN WILLACY COUNTY AND BETWEEN 4 AND 6 AM IN CAMERON COUNTY. * WINDS...NORTH WINDS 25 TO 35 WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH. * IMPACTS...KEEP LIGHT AND MODERATE WEIGHT ITEMS...SUCH AS PATIO FURNITURE...EMPTY TRASH CANS...AND PORTABLE BASKETBALL POSTS... INDOORS. HIGH PROFILE OR LIGHT WEIGHT VEHICLES WILL REMAIN DIFFICULT TO DRIVE...ESPECIALLY ON BRIDGES OR OVERPASSES AND IN CROSSWINDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH WITH GUSTS 40 TO 50 MPH ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION. && $$
553 WWUS74 KBRO 181830 NPWBRO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 1230 PM CST SUN DEC 18 2016 ...WINDS DIMINISHING THIS AFTERNOON... .NORTH WINDS AND WIND GUSTS HAVE BEEN SHOWING TRENDS OF DIMINISHING THE LAST FEW HOURS AS THE COLD FRONT PUSHES FARTHER OFFSHORE. WINDS HAVE DROPPED BELOW WIND ADVISORY LEVELS THUS WILL DISCONTINUE THE ADVISORY EARLY. TXZ251-254>257-181930- /O.CAN.KBRO.WI.Y.0012.000000T0000Z-161218T2100Z/ 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 1230 PM CST SUN DEC 18 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS CANCELLED THE WIND ADVISORY. NORTH WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH WITH SOME GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH POSSIBLE. $$ GB
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, 5:53 AM CST | Wind Advisory | BRO | Cameron, Kenedy, Willacy | 12 hr |
| Dec 17, 6:31 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory for Winds | BRO | 11 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.