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Wind Advisory 8, NWS Brownsville, TX
NWS Brownsville, TX issued this wind advisory at Apr 29, 2017, 10:25 AM CDT for Cameron County, Kenedy County, Willacy County, Texas. It was in force for 10 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 29, 2017, 10:25 AM CDT (15:25 UTC)
- Expired
- Apr 29, 2017, 8:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 10 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 15:26 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Brownsville Intl, TX (KBRO), launched 12:00Z, 3.4 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
- 3282 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -352 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 929 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 15 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 239 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 388 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.3
The text
As transmitted.
439 WWUS74 KBRO 291525 NPWBRO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Brownsville TX 1025 AM CDT Sat Apr 29 2017 ...STRONG SOUTH SOUTHEAST WINDS TODAY... .A TIGHT PRESSURE GRADIENT IS SUPPORTING STRONG WINDS. TXZ251-254>257-300100- /O.NEW.KBRO.WI.Y.0008.170429T1525Z-170430T0100Z/ 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 1025 AM CDT Sat Apr 29 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CDT THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service in Brownsville has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect until 8 PM CDT this evening. * TIMING...THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON. * WINDS...SOUTH SOUTHEAST 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 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. && $$ 54
1 follow-up statement
622 WWUS74 KBRO 300116 AAA NPWBRO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED National Weather Service Brownsville TX 816 PM CDT Sat Apr 29 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... .SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATE THAT WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW ESTABLISHED WIND ADVISORY CRITERIA...AND THEREFORE THE ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. TXZ251-254>257-300230- /O.EXP.KBRO.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-170430T0100Z/ Kenedy-Inland Willacy-Inland Cameron-Coastal Willacy- Coastal Cameron- Including the cities of Sarita, Raymondville, Brownsville, Harlingen, Port Mansfield, Port Isabel, South Padre Island, Laguna Heights, and Laguna Vista 816 PM CDT Sat Apr 29 2017 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... ALTHOUGH THE ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...MODERATE TO BREEZY WINDS ARE EXPECTED FOR THE REMAINDER OF TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY AFTER THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT DURING THE EARLY MORNING PRE-DAWN HOURS OF SUNDAY. $$ TOMASELLI
The office that day
Everything else NWS Brownsville, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 2:52 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory for Winds | BRO | 19 hr | |
| Apr 29, 10:17 AM CDT | High Surf Advisory | BRO | Kenedy | 27 hr |
| Apr 29, 3:36 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory for Winds | BRO | 20 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.