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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Brownsville, TX

January 22, 2019Cameron County, Kenedy County, Willacy County, Texas

NWS Brownsville, TX issued this wind advisory at Jan 22, 2019, 6:13 PM CST for Cameron County, Kenedy County, Willacy County, Texas. It was in force for 107 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 22, 2019, 6:13 PM CST (00:13 UTC)
Expired
Jan 22, 2019, 8:00 PM CST
In force
107 min
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 00:16 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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, 0.2 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Brownsville Intl, TX at 00:00Z on 2019-01-23Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 120 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, Brownsville Intl, TX at 00:00Z on 2019-01-23The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 134 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
120 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-865 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
760 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
29 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
134 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
198 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

996 
WWUS74 KBRO 230013 AAA
NPWBRO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
613 PM CST Tue Jan 22 2019

...Strong Winds To Hang On A Couple More Hours...

.Surface observations indicate that strong winds continue to
affect Cameron, Willacy, and Kenedy Counties. Therefore, the Wind
Advisory for this area has been extended for a couple more hours.

TXZ251-254>257-351-230200-
/O.EXP.KBRO.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-190123T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KBRO.WI.Y.0002.190123T0013Z-190123T0200Z/
Inland Kenedy-Inland Willacy-Inland Cameron-Coastal Willacy-
Coastal Cameron-Coastal Kenedy-
Including the cities of Sarita, Raymondville, Brownsville, 
Harlingen, Port Mansfield, Port Isabel, South Padre Island, 
Laguna Heights, and Laguna Vista
613 PM CST Tue Jan 22 2019

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM CST THIS EVENING...

The National Weather Service in Brownsville has issued a Wind
Advisory, which is in effect until 8 PM CST this evening. 

* TIMING...Now through 8 PM CST this evening.

* WINDS...South at 25 to 35 mph with frequent gusts to 45 mph.

* IMPACTS...Strong winds will topple trash cans and patio 
  furniture. 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.

&&

$$

TOMASELLI
1 follow-up statement
131 
WWUS74 KBRO 230218 AAA
NPWBRO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
818 PM CST Tue Jan 22 2019

...Winds Finally Diminishing...

.Surface observations indicate that surface winds are finally
diminishing below Wind Advisory criteria. Therefore, the Advisory
has been allowed to expire. 

TXZ251-254>257-351-230330-
/O.EXP.KBRO.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-190123T0200Z/
Inland Kenedy-Inland Willacy-Inland Cameron-Coastal Willacy-
Coastal Cameron-Coastal Kenedy-
Including the cities of Sarita, Raymondville, Brownsville, 
Harlingen, Port Mansfield, Port Isabel, South Padre Island, 
Laguna Heights, and Laguna Vista
818 PM CST Tue Jan 22 2019

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

Although the Wind Advisory is no longer in effect, breezy winds
are expected to prevail through the next few hours. Another Wind
Advisory, especially for the coastal portions of Cameron, Willacy,
and Kenedy Counties, is possible due to the passage of a cold
front around sunrise Wednesday morning. 

$$

TOMASELLI

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 22, 6:23 PM CSTSmall Craft Advisory for WindsBRO97 min
Jan 23, 3:45 AM CSTWind AdvisoryBROCameron, Kenedy, Willacy8 hr
Jan 23, 2:25 PM CSTSmall Craft AdvisoryBRO7 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.