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Wind Advisory 4, NWS Brownsville, TX
NWS Brownsville, TX issued this wind advisory at Feb 19, 2018, 3:52 AM CST for 5 counties in Texas. It took effect at Feb 19, 2018, 8:00 AM CST. It was in force for 11 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 19, 2018, 3:52 AM CST (09:52 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 19, 2018, 8:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Feb 19, 2018, 7:00 PM CST
- In force
- 11 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Brownsville, TX
Counties Brooks County, TX, Cameron County, TX, Hidalgo County, TX, Kenedy County, TX, Willacy County, TX
The radar
The Brownsville radar (KBRO), 86 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:53 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, 9.9 hours before the alert went out and 88 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
- 80 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -247 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 949 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 26 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 43 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 84 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted.
780 WWUS74 KBRO 190952 NPWBRO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Brownsville TX 352 AM CST Mon Feb 19 2018 ...Gusty southerly flow expected across the region today... .Low pressure developing in Colorado will interact with broad high pressure across the Gulf to create strong southerly winds today. Winds in excess of 30 mph will be expected for areas east of US Highway 281 through sunset. TXZ250-251-253>257-191800- /O.NEW.KBRO.WI.Y.0004.180219T1400Z-180220T0100Z/ Brooks-Kenedy-Hidalgo-Inland Willacy-Inland Cameron- Coastal Willacy-Coastal Cameron- Including the cities of Falfurrias, Sarita, McAllen, Edinburg, Pharr, Mission, Weslaco, Raymondville, Brownsville, Harlingen, Port Mansfield, Port Isabel, South Padre Island, Laguna Heights, and Laguna Vista 352 AM CST Mon Feb 19 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 7 PM CST THIS EVENING... The National Weather Service in Brownsville has issued a Wind Advisory, which is in effect from 8 AM this morning to 7 PM CST this evening. * TIMING...Midmorning through sunset. * WINDS...Southerly winds of 25 to 35 mph with higher gusts this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Lightweight and unsecured objects will be easily blown around and possibly damaged. Driving will be difficult, especially high profile vehicles. 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. && $$
2 follow-up statements
691 WWUS74 KBRO 191803 NPWBRO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Brownsville TX 1203 PM CST Mon Feb 19 2018 ...Gusty southerly flow expected across the region today... .Low pressure developing in Colorado will interact with broad high pressure across the Gulf to create strong southerly winds today. Winds in excess of 30 mph will be expected for areas along and east of US Highway 281/Interstate 69C corridor through sunset. TXZ250-251-253>257-200100- /O.CON.KBRO.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-180220T0100Z/ Brooks-Kenedy-Hidalgo-Inland Willacy-Inland Cameron- Coastal Willacy-Coastal Cameron- Including the cities of Falfurrias, Sarita, McAllen, Edinburg, Pharr, Mission, Weslaco, Raymondville, Brownsville, Harlingen, Port Mansfield, Port Isabel, South Padre Island, Laguna Heights, and Laguna Vista 1203 PM CST Mon Feb 19 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...Now through sunset. * WINDS...Southerly winds of 25 to 35 mph with higher gusts this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Lightweight and unsecured objects will be easily blown around and possibly damaged. Driving will be difficult, especially high profile vehicles. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that winds of 30 to 39 MPH are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult...especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$
363 WWUS74 KBRO 200058 NPWBRO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Brownsville TX 658 PM CST Mon Feb 19 2018 TXZ250-251-253>257-200200- /O.EXP.KBRO.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-180220T0100Z/ Brooks-Kenedy-Hidalgo-Inland Willacy-Inland Cameron- Coastal Willacy-Coastal Cameron- Including the cities of Falfurrias, Sarita, McAllen, Edinburg, Pharr, Mission, Weslaco, Raymondville, Brownsville, Harlingen, Port Mansfield, Port Isabel, South Padre Island, Laguna Heights, and Laguna Vista 658 PM CST Mon Feb 19 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CST THIS EVENING... Winds across Deep South Texas have fallen below Wind Advisory thresholds. Although the wind advisory will expire, wind gusts up to 30 miles per hour may still be possible. High profile vehicles should continue to use caution while traveling on tall bridges such as causeways and flyovers, especially west to east oriented highways such as Interstate 2 between McAllen and Harlingen. $$ Frye
The office that day
Everything else NWS Brownsville, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 19, 2:19 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory for Winds | BRO | 17 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.