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Wind Advisory 17, NWS Brownsville, TX

December 10, 2021Cameron County, Kenedy County, Willacy County, Texas

NWS Brownsville, TX issued this wind advisory at Dec 10, 2021, 3:27 AM CST for Cameron County, Kenedy County, Willacy County, Texas. It took effect at Dec 10, 2021, 9:00 AM CST. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 10, 2021, 3:27 AM CST (09:27 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 10, 2021, 9:00 AM CST
Expired
Dec 10, 2021, 6:00 PM CST
In force
9 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 09:29 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, 9.5 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 2021-12-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1625 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 2021-12-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 135 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
1625 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-295 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
876 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
32 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
135 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
150 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.2

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The text

As transmitted.

870 
WWUS74 KBRO 100927
NPWBRO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
327 AM CST Fri Dec 10 2021

TXZ251-254>257-351-101800-
/O.NEW.KBRO.WI.Y.0017.211210T1500Z-211211T0000Z/
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
327 AM CST Fri Dec 10 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST
THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...South winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 30 to 35 mph 
  expected.

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

* WHEN...From 9 AM this morning to 6 PM CST this evening.

* 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.

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
013 
WWUS74 KBRO 101447 AAA
NPWBRO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE...UPDATED
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
847 AM CST Fri Dec 10 2021

TXZ251-254>257-351-110000-
/O.CON.KBRO.WI.Y.0017.211210T1500Z-211211T0000Z/
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
847 AM CST Fri Dec 10 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...South winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 40 mph 
  expected.

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

* WHEN...Until 6 PM CST this evening.

* 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.

&&

$$
426 
WWUS74 KBRO 110002
NPWBRO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
602 PM CST Fri Dec 10 2021

TXZ251-254>257-351-110115-
/O.EXP.KBRO.WI.Y.0017.000000T0000Z-211211T0000Z/
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
602 PM CST Fri Dec 10 2021

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

South southeast winds will remain breezy along the coast this 
evening, but no longer meet the criterion for a wind advisory. The
wind advisory that was in effect for Cameron, Willacy, and Kenedy
Counties has been allowed to expire.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 10, 3:26 AM CSTGale WatchBRO17 hr
Dec 10, 3:26 AM CSTSmall Craft AdvisoryBRO31 hr
Dec 10, 4:30 AM CSTFire Weather WatchBROBrooks, Cameron, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, Starr and 2 more22 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.