Alert archive / Texas / Wind Advisories in 2018
Wind Advisory 8, NWS Brownsville, TX
NWS Brownsville, TX issued this wind advisory at Apr 2, 2018, 4:52 AM CDT for Cameron County, Kenedy County, Willacy County, Texas. It took effect at Apr 2, 2018, 11:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 2, 2018, 4:52 AM CDT (09:52 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 2, 2018, 11:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 2, 2018, 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 09:57 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, 9.9 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
- 118 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -221 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1044 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 25 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 20 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 31 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.1
The text
As transmitted.
924 WWUS74 KBRO 020952 NPWBRO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Brownsville TX 452 AM CDT Mon Apr 2 2018 ...Strong Southeast Winds Developing along the Coast Today... .A tight pressure gradient and strong low-level jet will result in strong southeast winds across the lower Rio Grande Valley and coastal areas late this morning. TXZ251-254>257-021800- /O.NEW.KBRO.WI.Y.0008.180402T1600Z-180402T2300Z/ 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 452 AM CDT Mon Apr 2 2018 ...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...11 AM to 6 PM CDT. * WINDS...Southeast around 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 40 mph. * IMPACTS...Lightweight and unsecured objects will be easily blown around and possibly damaged and small tree damage may occur. Driving may become difficult, especially in high profile vehicles on east to west roads and highways. 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. && $$ BIRCHFIELD
1 follow-up statement
834 WWUS74 KBRO 021749 NPWBRO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Brownsville TX 1249 PM CDT Mon Apr 2 2018 ...Strong south southeast winds along the Coast Today... .A tight pressure gradient and strong low-level jet will result in strong south southeast winds across the lower Rio Grande Valley and coastal areas. TXZ251-254>257-022300- /O.CON.KBRO.WI.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-180402T2300Z/ Kenedy-Inland Willacy-Inland Cameron-Coastal Willacy- Coastal Cameron- Including the cities of Sarita, Raymondville, Brownsville, Harlingen, Port Mansfield, Port Isabel, South Padre Island, Laguna Heights, and Laguna Vista 1249 PM CDT Mon Apr 2 2018 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...11 AM to 6 PM CDT. * WINDS...South southeast 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 40 mph. * IMPACTS...Lightweight and unsecured objects will be easily blown around and possibly damaged and small tree damage may occur. Driving may become difficult, especially in high profile vehicles on east to west roads and highways. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Wind Advisory means that winds of 30 to 39 MPH are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult...especially for high profile vehicles. Use extra caution. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Brownsville, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2, 1:41 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | BRO | 24 hr | |
| Apr 2, 1:41 AM 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.