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Wind Advisory 13, NWS Brownsville, TX
NWS Brownsville, TX issued this wind advisory at Dec 22, 2017, 4:26 AM CST for Cameron County, Kenedy County, Willacy County, Texas. It took effect at Dec 22, 2017, 10:00 AM CST. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 22, 2017, 4:26 AM CST (10:26 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 22, 2017, 10:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Dec 22, 2017, 3:42 PM CST
- In force
- 6 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 10:28 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Brownsville Intl, TX (KBRO), launched 00:00Z, 10.4 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
- 751 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -339 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 868 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 34 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 102 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 34 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
778 WWUS74 KBRO 221026 NPWBRO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Brownsville TX 426 AM CST Fri Dec 22 2017 ...Strong Southerly Winds expected today... .A strong cold front will approach Deep South Texas today. Ahead of this cold front the southerly surface winds will increase across Kenedy, Willacy and Cameron Counties today. The southerly winds will then weaken after sunset today dropping below wind advisory levels. TXZ251-254>257-222200- /O.NEW.KBRO.WI.Y.0013.171222T1600Z-171222T2200Z/ 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 426 AM CST Fri Dec 22 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... The National Weather Service in Brownsville has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect from 10 AM this morning to 4 PM CST this afternoon. * TIMING...From mid morning through late afternoon Today. * WINDS...From the South at 25 to 35 mph. * IMPACTS...Drivers of vans...campers...trailers...and other high- profile vehicles should be alert to the danger of these winds...especially when driving along east to west oriented roads. 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. && $$
1 follow-up statement
415 WWUS74 KBRO 222142 AAA NPWBRO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED National Weather Service Brownsville TX 342 PM CST Fri Dec 22 2017 ...SURFACE WINDS BEGINNING TO DIMINISH... .SURFACE OBSERVATION PLATFORMS SUGGEST THAT WINDS ARE BEGINNING TO DIMINISH OVER THE IMMEDIATE COASTAL COUNTIES OF DEEP SOUTH TEXAS AND THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY. SINCE THESE WINDS ARE NOW BELOW ESTABLISHED WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA...THE ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED A LITTLE EARLY. TXZ251-254>257-222245- /O.CAN.KBRO.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-171222T2200Z/ Kenedy-Inland Willacy-Inland Cameron-Coastal Willacy- Coastal Cameron- Including the cities of Sarita, Raymondville, Brownsville, Harlingen, Port Mansfield, Port Isabel, South Padre Island, Laguna Heights, and Laguna Vista 342 PM CST Fri Dec 22 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Brownsville has cancelled the Wind Advisory. Although the advisory is no longer in effect, residents can expect breezy winds with windy gusts from now until sunset this evening. $$ TOMASELLI
The office that day
Everything else NWS Brownsville, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 22, 4:37 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory for Winds | BRO | 11 hr | |
| Dec 22, 4:21 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | BRO | 22 hr | |
| Dec 22, 4:21 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory for Winds | BRO | 99 min | |
| Dec 22, 4:21 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory for Winds | BRO | 14 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.