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Wind Advisory 13, NWS Brownsville, TX
NWS Brownsville, TX issued this wind advisory at Dec 14, 2018, 4:15 AM CST for 8 counties in Texas. It took effect at Dec 14, 2018, 9:00 AM CST. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 14, 2018, 4:15 AM CST (10:15 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 14, 2018, 9:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Dec 14, 2018, 5:52 PM CST
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Brownsville, TX
Counties Brooks County, TX, Cameron County, TX, Hidalgo County, TX, Jim Hogg County, TX, Kenedy County, TX, Starr County, TX, Willacy County, TX, Zapata County, TX
The radar
The Brownsville radar (KBRO), 118 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:17 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, 10.3 hours before the alert went out and 120 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
- 2654 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 71 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -81 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 47 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
378 WWUS74 KBRO 141015 AAA NPWBRO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED National Weather Service Brownsville TX 415 AM CST Fri Dec 14 2018 ...Another Round of Strong Winds Today... .Model guidance and observations of winds in the lowest 3000 feet of the atmosphere suggest that strong winds will develop at the surface and affect all of Deep South Texas and the Rio Grande Valley today. As a result, another Wind Advisory has been posted from mid-morning today until around sunset this evening. TXZ256-257-351-141800- /O.CAN.KBRO.WI.Y.0011.000000T0000Z-181214T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KBRO.WI.Y.0013.181214T1500Z-181215T0000Z/ Coastal Willacy-Coastal Cameron-Coastal Kenedy- Including the cities of Port Mansfield, Port Isabel, South Padre Island, Laguna Heights, and Laguna Vista 415 AM CST Fri Dec 14 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service in Brownsville has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect from 9 AM this morning to 6 PM CST this evening. * TIMING...9 AM CST to 6 PM CST today. * WINDS...Generally Northwest at 25 to 35 miles per hour with frequent gusts up to 40 miles per hour. * IMPACTS...Strong winds may topple trash cans, patio furniture, and toss outdoor holiday decorations. Caution is advised for high profile vehicles, especially those traveling along east to west highways such as Interstate 2 or elevated bridges and overpasses. 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. && $$ TXZ248>255-353-141800- /O.NEW.KBRO.WI.Y.0013.181214T1500Z-181215T0000Z/ Zapata-Jim Hogg-Brooks-Inland Kenedy-Starr-Southern Hidalgo- Inland Willacy-Inland Cameron-Northern Hidalgo- Including the cities of Zapata, Hebbronville, Falfurrias, Sarita, Rio Grande City, Roma, McAllen, Edinburg, Pharr, Mission, Weslaco, Raymondville, Brownsville, Harlingen, and San Manuel 415 AM CST Fri Dec 14 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service in Brownsville has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect from 9 AM this morning to 6 PM CST this evening. * TIMING...9 AM CST to 6 PM CST today. * WINDS...Generally Northwest at 25 to 35 miles per hour with frequent gusts up to 40 miles per hour. * IMPACTS...Strong winds may topple trash cans, patio furniture, and toss outdoor holiday decorations. Caution is advised for high profile vehicles, especially those traveling along east to west highways such as Interstate 2 or elevated bridges and overpasses. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that winds of 30 to 39 MPH are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult...especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$
2 follow-up statements
724 WWUS74 KBRO 141728 NPWBRO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Brownsville TX 1128 AM CST Fri Dec 14 2018 ...Another Round of Strong Winds Today... .Strong winds have restarted across the valley today, with strong and gusty northwest winds continuing through the day. Winds will improve quickly after sunset. TXZ248>257-351-353-150000- /O.CON.KBRO.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-181215T0000Z/ Zapata-Jim Hogg-Brooks-Inland Kenedy-Starr-Southern Hidalgo- Inland Willacy-Inland Cameron-Coastal Willacy-Coastal Cameron- Coastal Kenedy-Northern Hidalgo- Including the cities of Zapata, Hebbronville, Falfurrias, Sarita, Rio Grande City, Roma, McAllen, Edinburg, Pharr, Mission, Weslaco, Raymondville, Brownsville, Harlingen, Port Mansfield, Port Isabel, South Padre Island, Laguna Heights, Laguna Vista, and San Manuel 1128 AM CST Fri Dec 14 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...Now to 6 PM CST today. * WINDS...Northwest at 25 to 30 miles per hour with frequent gusts up to 40 miles per hour. * IMPACTS...Strong winds may topple trash cans, patio furniture, and toss outdoor holiday decorations. Caution is advised for high profile vehicles, especially those traveling along east to west highways such as Interstate 2 or elevated bridges and overpasses. 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. && $$
131 WWUS74 KBRO 142352 NPWBRO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Brownsville TX 552 PM CST Fri Dec 14 2018 ...Winds Across Deep South Texas Diminishing... .Strong winds have begun to relax across the region and conditions are expected to continue to improve after sunset. Light to moderate winds will continue into early this evening. TXZ248>257-351-353-150100- /O.CAN.KBRO.WI.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-181215T0000Z/ Zapata-Jim Hogg-Brooks-Inland Kenedy-Starr-Southern Hidalgo- Inland Willacy-Inland Cameron-Coastal Willacy-Coastal Cameron- Coastal Kenedy-Northern Hidalgo- Including the cities of Zapata, Hebbronville, Falfurrias, Sarita, Rio Grande City, Roma, McAllen, Edinburg, Pharr, Mission, Weslaco, Raymondville, Brownsville, Harlingen, Port Mansfield, Port Isabel, South Padre Island, Laguna Heights, Laguna Vista, and San Manuel 552 PM CST Fri Dec 14 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Brownsville has cancelled the Wind Advisory. Conditions will continue to improve this evening with winds already below wind advisory criteria. Gusty winds will continue over the next couple of hours before winds calm to near 10 knots overnight. $$ Hallman
The office that day
Everything else NWS Brownsville, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 14, 3:42 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory for Winds | BRO | 14 hr | |
| Dec 14, 11:33 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | BRO | 18 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.