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Wind Advisory 9, NWS Brownsville, TX
NWS Brownsville, TX issued this wind advisory at Mar 4, 2020, 3:02 AM CST for Jim Hogg County, Starr County, Zapata County, Texas. It took effect at Mar 4, 2020, 8:00 AM CST. It was in force for 8 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 4, 2020, 3:02 AM CST (09:02 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 4, 2020, 8:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Mar 4, 2020, 4:00 PM CST
- In force
- 8 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Brownsville, TX
Counties Jim Hogg County, TX, Starr County, TX, Zapata County, TX
The radar
The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 168 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 00:00Z, 9.0 hours before the alert went out and 179 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
- 346 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -409 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 590 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 60 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -33 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 109 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.1
The text
As transmitted.
539 WWUS74 KBRO 040902 NPWBRO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Brownsville TX 302 AM CST Wed Mar 4 2020 TXZ248-249-252-041800- /O.NEW.KBRO.WI.Y.0009.200304T1400Z-200304T2200Z/ Zapata-Jim Hogg-Starr- Including the cities of Zapata, Hebbronville, Rio Grande City, and Roma 302 AM CST Wed Mar 4 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM THIS MORNING TO 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Zapata, Jim Hogg and Starr Counties. * WHEN...From 8 AM this morning to 4 PM CST this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ TOMASELLI
2 follow-up statements
840 WWUS74 KBRO 041757 NPWBRO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Brownsville TX 1157 AM CST Wed Mar 4 2020 TXZ248-249-252-042200- /O.CON.KBRO.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-200304T2200Z/ Zapata-Jim Hogg-Starr- Including the cities of Zapata, Hebbronville, Rio Grande City, and Roma 1157 AM CST Wed Mar 4 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Northwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 45 mph expected. * WHERE...Zapata, Jim Hogg and Starr Counties. * WHEN...From 8 AM this morning to 4 PM CST this afternoon. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$
779 WWUS74 KBRO 042214 NPWBRO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Brownsville TX 414 PM CST Wed Mar 4 2020 TXZ248-249-252-042315- /O.EXP.KBRO.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-200304T2200Z/ Zapata-Jim Hogg-Starr- Including the cities of Zapata, Hebbronville, Rio Grande City, and Roma 414 PM CST Wed Mar 4 2020 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... Winds across western portions of Deep South Texas have diminished below Wind Advisory criteria. As high pressure continues to build across the region into Thursday, breezy winds may continue, staying generally below 30 mph sustained. $$ Hallman
The office that day
Everything else NWS Brownsville, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 4, 2:52 AM CST | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | BRO | 6 hr | |
| Mar 4, 9:44 AM CST | Special Weather Statement | BRO | Cameron, Hidalgo, Kenedy, Willacy | 91 min |
| Mar 4, 1:35 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | BRO | 26 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.