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Wind Advisory 7, NWS Brownsville, TX
NWS Brownsville, TX issued this wind advisory at Apr 28, 2017, 4:41 AM CDT for Cameron County, Kenedy County, Willacy County, Texas. It took effect at Apr 28, 2017, 11:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 28, 2017, 4:41 AM CDT (09:41 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 28, 2017, 11:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 28, 2017, 6:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 7 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 09:44 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 00:00Z, 9.7 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
- 2409 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -361 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 852 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 3 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 193 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.0
The text
As transmitted.
386 WWUS74 KBRO 280941 NPWBRO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Brownsville TX 441 AM CDT Fri Apr 28 2017 ...Strong and gusty winds along the coastal counties today... .South winds will be on the increase today as a storm system over the Southern Rocky mountains intensifies. Deepening low pressure over Northwest Texas will combine with high pressure extending over the Gulf of Mexico strengthening the pressure gradient along the coastal counties. Strong winds are expected to develop mid to late morning remain strong through much of the afternoon. TXZ251-254>257-281745- /O.NEW.KBRO.WI.Y.0007.170428T1600Z-170428T2300Z/ 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 441 AM CDT Fri Apr 28 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 11 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service in Brownsville has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect from 11 AM this morning to 6 PM CDT this evening. * TIMING...mid to late morning and afternoon hours. * WINDS...25 to 35 mph some gusts 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 cross winds. 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
142 WWUS74 KBRO 281759 AAA NPWBRO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED National Weather Service Brownsville TX 1259 PM CDT Fri Apr 28 2017 ...Strong and gusty winds along the coast... .Strong south winds today as a storm system over the Southern Rocky Mountains deepens, with low pressure over Northwest Texas combining with high pressure extending over the Gulf of Mexico, tightening the pressure gradient along the coast. Strong winds will continue through the afternoon. TXZ251-254>257-282300- /O.CON.KBRO.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-170428T2300Z/ Kenedy-Inland Willacy-Inland Cameron-Coastal Willacy- Coastal Cameron- Including the cities of Sarita, Raymondville, Brownsville, Harlingen, Port Mansfield, Port Isabel, South Padre Island, Laguna Heights, and Laguna Vista 1259 PM CDT Fri Apr 28 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...this afternoon. * WINDS...25 to 35 mph with gusts to 40 mph. * IMPACTS...Move light and moderate weight items, such as patio furniture, empty trash cans, and portable basketball posts, indoors. High profile or light weight vehicles will be difficult to drive...especially on bridges or overpasses and in cross winds. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that winds of 30 to 39 MPH are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult...especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$
913 WWUS74 KBRO 282304 NPWBRO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Brownsville TX 604 PM CDT Fri Apr 28 2017 ...Winds Will Continue to Diminish Tonight... .The stronger winds have decreased across the the coastal counties. However, breezy conditions will still be noted across coastal locations as the pressure gradient remains strong overnight. TXZ251-254>257-290015- /O.EXP.KBRO.WI.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-170428T2300Z/ 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 604 PM CDT Fri Apr 28 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING... Winds have decreased to below advisory criteria. However, breezy conditions will continue through early evening. $$ 69
The office that day
Everything else NWS Brownsville, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 28, 4:17 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | BRO | 68 hr | |
| Apr 28, 4:17 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory for Winds | BRO | 15 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.