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Wind Advisory 9, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this wind advisory at May 8, 2016, 3:06 PM CDT for 12 counties in Texas. It took effect at May 9, 2016, 4:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 8, 2016, 3:06 PM CDT (20:06 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 9, 2016, 4:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- May 9, 2016, 1:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Houston/Galveston, TX
Counties Austin County, TX, Brazoria County, TX, Chambers County, TX, Colorado County, TX, Fort Bend County, TX, Galveston County, TX, Harris County, TX, Jackson County, TX, Liberty County, TX, Matagorda County, TX, Waller County, TX, Wharton County, TX
The radar
The Houston radar (KHGX), 61 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 20:04 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
Lake Charles Mun, LA (KLCH), launched 12:00Z, 8.1 hours before the alert went out and 251 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
- 1052 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 18 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 22 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 78 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
370 WWUS74 KHGX 082006 NPWHGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 306 PM CDT SUN MAY 8 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY FOR COASTAL AREAS LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY... .SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE LATE TONIGHT. TXZ214-236>238-090415- /O.NEW.KHGX.WI.Y.0009.160509T0900Z-160509T1800Z/ BRAZORIA-CHAMBERS-GALVESTON-MATAGORDA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALVIN...ANAHUAC...ANGLETON...BAY CITY... FREEPORT...FRIENDSWOOD...GALVESTON...LAKE JACKSON...LEAGUE CITY... MONT BELVIEU...PALACIOS...PEARLAND...TEXAS CITY...WINNIE 306 PM CDT SUN MAY 8 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 1 PM CDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HOUSTON/GALVESTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 4 AM TO 1 PM CDT MONDAY. * EVENT...SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. * TIMING...4 AM TO 1 PM. * IMPACT...STRONG WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR FURNITURE AND TENTS MAY ALSO BE SUBJECT TO DAMAGE OR BLOWN ABOUT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS... ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADS. && $$
2 follow-up statements
273 WWUS74 KHGX 091147 NPWHGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 647 AM CDT MON MAY 9 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY FOR COASTAL AREAS THROUGH 1 PM... .SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL BE INCREASING THIS MORNING AS TEMPERATURES WARM INTO THE UPPER 70S. TXZ214-236>238-091800- /O.CON.KHGX.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-160509T1800Z/ BRAZORIA-CHAMBERS-GALVESTON-MATAGORDA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALVIN...ANAHUAC...ANGLETON...BAY CITY... FREEPORT...FRIENDSWOOD...GALVESTON...LAKE JACKSON...LEAGUE CITY... MONT BELVIEU...PALACIOS...PEARLAND...TEXAS CITY...WINNIE 647 AM CDT MON MAY 9 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... * EVENT...SOUTHERLY WINDS INCREASING TO 20 TO 25 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS NEAR 35 MPH ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. * TIMING...8 AM TO 1 PM. * IMPACT...STRONG WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR FURNITURE AND TENTS MAY ALSO BE SUBJECT TO DAMAGE OR BLOWN ABOUT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS... ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADS. && $$
581 WWUS74 KHGX 091208 NPWHGX URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX 708 AM CDT MON MAY 9 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY FOR COASTAL AREAS THROUGH 1 PM... .SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL BE INCREASING THIS MORNING AS TEMPERATURES WARM INTO THE UPPER 70S. TXZ200-210>213-226-227-235-091800- /O.EXA.KHGX.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-160509T1800Z/ AUSTIN-COLORADO-FORT BEND-HARRIS-JACKSON-LIBERTY-WALLER-WHARTON- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BELLVILLE...BROOKSHIRE...CLEVELAND... COLUMBUS...DAYTON...EAGLE LAKE...EDNA...EL CAMPO...HEMPSTEAD... HOUSTON...HUMBLE...KATY...LIBERTY...MISSOURI CITY...PASADENA... PIERCE...PRAIRIE VIEW...RICHMOND...ROSENBERG...SEALY... SUGAR LAND...TOMBALL...WEIMAR...WHARTON 708 AM CDT MON MAY 9 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN HOUSTON/GALVESTON HAS ISSUED A WIND ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. * EVENT...SOUTHERLY WINDS 15 TO 25 MPH GUSTING TO 35 TO 40 MPH THIS MORNING AS SHOWERS MOVE THROUGH THE REGION. * TIMING...7 AM TO 1 PM. * IMPACT...STRONG WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR FURNITURE AND TENTS MAY ALSO BE SUBJECT TO DAMAGE OR BLOWN ABOUT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS... ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADS. && $$ TXZ214-236>238-091800- /O.CON.KHGX.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-160509T1800Z/ BRAZORIA-CHAMBERS-GALVESTON-MATAGORDA- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ALVIN...ANAHUAC...ANGLETON...BAY CITY... FREEPORT...FRIENDSWOOD...GALVESTON...LAKE JACKSON...LEAGUE CITY... MONT BELVIEU...PALACIOS...PEARLAND...TEXAS CITY...WINNIE 708 AM CDT MON MAY 9 2016 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... * EVENT...SOUTHERLY WINDS 20 TO 25 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS AROUND 35 MPH. * TIMING...7 AM TO 1 PM. * IMPACT...STRONG WINDS CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR FURNITURE AND TENTS MAY ALSO BE SUBJECT TO DAMAGE OR BLOWN ABOUT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... DRIVERS OF VANS...CAMPERS...TRAILERS...AND OTHER HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES SHOULD BE ALERT TO THE DANGER OF THESE WINDS... ESPECIALLY WHEN DRIVING ALONG EAST-WEST ORIENTED ROADS. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 7, 11:03 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | HGX | 17 hr | |
| May 8, 3:46 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | HGX | 30 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.