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Wind Advisory 17, NWS Brownsville, TX
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.
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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.
- 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
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 10, 3:26 AM CST | Gale Watch | BRO | 17 hr | |
| Dec 10, 3:26 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | BRO | 31 hr | |
| Dec 10, 4:30 AM CST | Fire Weather Watch | BRO | Brooks, Cameron, Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, Starr and 2 more | 22 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.