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Wind Advisory 15, NWS Brownsville, TX

October 15, 2021Kenedy County, Texas

NWS Brownsville, TX issued this wind advisory at Oct 15, 2021, 1:03 PM CDT for Kenedy County, Texas. It took effect at Oct 15, 2021, 10:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 12 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 15, 2021, 1:03 PM CDT (18:03 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 15, 2021, 10:00 PM CDT
Expired
Oct 16, 2021, 10:00 AM CDT
In force
12 hr
Issued by
NWS Brownsville, TX

County Kenedy County, TX

The radar

The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:03 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

Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 12:00Z, 6.1 hours before the alert went out and 94 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, Corpus Christi, TX at 12:00Z on 2021-10-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2150 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, Corpus Christi, TX at 12:00Z on 2021-10-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -11 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
2150 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-6 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
667 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
13 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-11 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
10 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.1
Supercell composite
0.9

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The text

As transmitted.

448 
WWUS74 KBRO 151803
NPWBRO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
103 PM CDT Fri Oct 15 2021

TXZ256-257-351-161500-
/O.NEW.KBRO.WI.Y.0015.211016T0300Z-211016T1500Z/
Coastal Willacy-Coastal Cameron-Coastal Kenedy-
Including the cities of Port Mansfield, Port Isabel, 
South Padre Island, Laguna Heights, and Laguna Vista
103 PM CDT Fri Oct 15 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 10 AM CDT
SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Northeast winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Coastal Willacy, Coastal Cameron and Coastal Kenedy 
  Counties.

* WHEN...From 10 PM this evening to 10 AM CDT Saturday.

* 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.

&&

$$
3 follow-up statements
544 
WWUS74 KBRO 160204
NPWBRO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
904 PM CDT Fri Oct 15 2021

TXZ256-257-351-161015-
/O.CON.KBRO.WI.Y.0015.211016T0300Z-211016T1500Z/
Coastal Willacy-Coastal Cameron-Coastal Kenedy-
Including the cities of Port Mansfield, Port Isabel, 
South Padre Island, Laguna Heights, and Laguna Vista
904 PM CDT Fri Oct 15 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT SATURDAY...

* WHAT...Northeast winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Coastal Kenedy, Coastal Cameron and Coastal Willacy 
  Counties.

* WHEN...Until 10 AM CDT Saturday.

* 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.

&&

$$
653 
WWUS74 KBRO 160900
NPWBRO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
400 AM CDT Sat Oct 16 2021

TXZ256-257-351-161500-
/O.CON.KBRO.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-211016T1500Z/
Coastal Willacy-Coastal Cameron-Coastal Kenedy-
Including the cities of Port Mansfield, Port Isabel, 
South Padre Island, Laguna Heights, and Laguna Vista
400 AM CDT Sat Oct 16 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING...

* WHAT...North winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

* WHERE...Coastal Kenedy, Coastal Cameron and Coastal Willacy 
  Counties.

* WHEN...Until 10 AM CDT this morning.

* 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.

&&

$$
622 
WWUS74 KBRO 161446
NPWBRO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
946 AM CDT Sat Oct 16 2021

TXZ256-257-351-161600-
/O.EXP.KBRO.WI.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-211016T1500Z/
Coastal Willacy-Coastal Cameron-Coastal Kenedy-
Including the cities of Port Mansfield, Port Isabel, 
South Padre Island, Laguna Heights, and Laguna Vista
946 AM CDT Sat Oct 16 2021

...WIND ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 10 AM CDT THIS MORNING...

Winds along the coast have decreased to below Wind Advisory
criteria. A few locations are still gusting to near 30 mph, but
winds will continue to decrease as the day progresses. Therefore,
the Wind Advisory will be allowed to expire at 10 AM CDT. 

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 15, 11:07 AM CDTGale WarningBRO23 hr
Oct 15, 2:36 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBROJim Hogg39 min
Oct 15, 3:18 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBROJim Hogg42 min
Oct 15, 6:19 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBROHidalgo41 min
Oct 15, 6:49 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementBROHidalgo26 min

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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.