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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Corpus Christi, TX

January 11, 201710 counties in Texas

NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this wind advisory at Jan 11, 2017, 3:42 AM CST for 10 counties in Texas. It took effect at Jan 11, 2017, 10:00 AM CST. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 11, 2017, 3:42 AM CST (09:42 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 11, 2017, 10:00 AM CST
Expired
Jan 11, 2017, 6:00 PM CST
In force
8 hr
Issued by
NWS Corpus Christi, TX

Counties Bee County, TX, Calhoun County, TX, Goliad County, TX, Jim Wells County, TX, Kleberg County, TX, Live Oak County, TX, Nueces County, TX, Refugio County, TX, San Patricio County, TX, Victoria County, TX

The radar

The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 45 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:41 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

Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 00:00Z, 9.7 hours before the alert went out and 53 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Corpus Christi, TX at 00:00Z on 2017-01-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Corpus Christi, TX at 00:00Z on 2017-01-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 98 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1414 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
26 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
98 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
227 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

982 
WWUS74 KCRP 110942
NPWCRP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
342 AM CST WED JAN 11 2017

...WINDY CONDITIONS FOR THE COASTAL PLAINS TODAY...

.A STRONG LOW LEVEL JET REMAINS OVER THE COASTAL PLAINS OF SOUTH
TEXAS EARLY THIS MORNING. THE STRONG WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO MIX
DOWN TO THE SURFACE BY MID MORNING AND CONTINUE THROUGH THE
AFTERNOON. WINDS GUSTS WILL REACH 40 MPH ACROSS THE REGION.

TXZ231>234-241>244-246-247-111800-
/O.NEW.KCRP.WI.Y.0002.170111T1600Z-170112T0000Z/
LIVE OAK-BEE-GOLIAD-VICTORIA-JIM WELLS-KLEBERG-NUECES-
SAN PATRICIO-REFUGIO-CALHOUN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GEORGE WEST, THREE RIVERS, BEEVILLE, 
GOLIAD, VICTORIA, ALICE, ORANGE GROVE, KINGSVILLE, 
CORPUS CHRISTI, PORTLAND, INGLESIDE, ARANSAS PASS, SINTON, 
MATHIS, REFUGIO, WOODSBORO, AND PORT LAVACA
342 AM CST WED JAN 11 2017

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST
THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY, WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST
THIS EVENING. 

* TIMING...MID MORNING THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON

* WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS ABOVE 40 MPH.

* IMPACTS...LOOSE ITEMS SUCH AS TRASH CANS MAY BECOME FLYING
  PROJECTILE. STRONG CROSSWIND WILL PROVIDE DIFFICULTY TO HIGH
  PROFILE VEHICLES.


PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER...
OR WIND GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

TMT
2 follow-up statements
651 
WWUS74 KCRP 111637
NPWCRP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
1037 AM CST WED JAN 11 2017

...WINDY CONDITIONS FOR THE COASTAL PLAINS TODAY...

.A STRONG LOW LEVEL JET REMAINS OVER THE COASTAL PLAINS OF SOUTH
TEXAS TODAY. THE STRONG WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO MIX DOWN THROUGH 
THE AFTERNOON WITH WINDS GUSTS REACHING 40 MPH ACROSS THE REGION.

TXZ231>234-241>244-246-247-120000-
/O.CON.KCRP.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170112T0000Z/
LIVE OAK-BEE-GOLIAD-VICTORIA-JIM WELLS-KLEBERG-NUECES-
SAN PATRICIO-REFUGIO-CALHOUN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GEORGE WEST, THREE RIVERS, BEEVILLE, 
GOLIAD, VICTORIA, ALICE, ORANGE GROVE, KINGSVILLE, 
CORPUS CHRISTI, PORTLAND, INGLESIDE, ARANSAS PASS, SINTON, 
MATHIS, REFUGIO, WOODSBORO, AND PORT LAVACA
1037 AM CST WED JAN 11 2017

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...MID MORNING THROUGH LATE AFTERNOON

* WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH.

* IMPACTS...LOOSE ITEMS SUCH AS TRASH CANS MAY BECOME FLYING 
  PROJECTILE. STRONG CROSSWIND WILL PROVIDE DIFFICULTY TO HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER...
OR WIND GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

HEAVENER
832 
WWUS74 KCRP 112114
NPWCRP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
314 PM CST WED JAN 11 2017

...WINDY CONDITIONS FOR THE COASTAL PLAINS CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON...

.STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GUST CLOSE TO 40 MPH FOR
THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON HOURS BEFORE SUBSIDING. 

TXZ231>234-241>244-246-247-120000-
/O.CON.KCRP.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-170112T0000Z/
LIVE OAK-BEE-GOLIAD-VICTORIA-JIM WELLS-KLEBERG-NUECES-
SAN PATRICIO-REFUGIO-CALHOUN-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF GEORGE WEST, THREE RIVERS, BEEVILLE, 
GOLIAD, VICTORIA, ALICE, ORANGE GROVE, KINGSVILLE, 
CORPUS CHRISTI, PORTLAND, INGLESIDE, ARANSAS PASS, SINTON, 
MATHIS, REFUGIO, WOODSBORO, AND PORT LAVACA
314 PM CST WED JAN 11 2017

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

* WINDS...SOUTH 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH.

* IMPACTS...LOOSE ITEMS SUCH AS TRASH CANS MAY BECOME FLYING 
  PROJECTILES. STRONG CROSSWIND WILL PROVIDE DIFFICULTY TO HIGH 
  PROFILE VEHICLES. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A WIND ADVISORY MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 MPH OR GREATER...
OR WIND GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH OR GREATER ARE EXPECTED. WINDS THIS
STRONG CAN MAKE DRIVING DIFFICULT...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. USE EXTRA CAUTION.

&&

$$

HEAVENER

The office that day

Everything else NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 10, 10:32 PM CSTSmall Craft AdvisoryCRP13 hr
Jan 11, 9:12 AM CSTSmall Craft AdvisoryCRP9 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.