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Wind Advisory 18, NWS Brownsville, TX
NWS Brownsville, TX issued this wind advisory at Dec 11, 2021, 2:49 AM CST for Cameron County, Kenedy County, Willacy County, Texas. It took effect at Dec 11, 2021, 10:00 AM CST. It was in force for 7 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 11, 2021, 2:49 AM CST (08:49 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 11, 2021, 10:00 AM CST
- Expired
- Dec 11, 2021, 5:26 PM CST
- In force
- 7 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 08:49 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, 8.8 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
- 2104 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -159 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 573 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 40 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 127 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 119 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 1.6
The text
As transmitted.
088 WWUS74 KBRO 110849 NPWBRO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Brownsville TX 249 AM CST Sat Dec 11 2021 TXZ251-254>257-351-111700- /O.NEW.KBRO.WI.Y.0018.211211T1600Z-211212T0000Z/ 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 249 AM CST Sat Dec 11 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...North winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 40 mph expected. * WHERE...Kenedy, Willacy, and Cameron Counties. * WHEN...From 10 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. && $$
3 follow-up statements
388 WWUS74 KBRO 111500 NPWBRO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Brownsville TX 900 AM CST Sat Dec 11 2021 TXZ254>257-120000- /O.EXT.KBRO.WI.Y.0018.211211T1800Z-211212T0000Z/ Inland Willacy-Inland Cameron-Coastal Willacy-Coastal Cameron- Including the cities of Raymondville, Brownsville, Harlingen, Port Mansfield, Port Isabel, South Padre Island, Laguna Heights, and Laguna Vista 900 AM CST Sat Dec 11 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...North winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 40 mph expected. * WHERE...Willacy, and Cameron Counties. * WHEN...From noon today to 6 PM CST this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ TXZ251-351-120000- /O.CON.KBRO.WI.Y.0018.211211T1600Z-211212T0000Z/ Inland Kenedy-Coastal Kenedy- Including the city of Sarita 900 AM CST Sat Dec 11 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...North winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 40 mph expected. * WHERE...Kenedy County. * 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. && $$
898 WWUS74 KBRO 111534 NPWBRO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Brownsville TX 934 AM CST Sat Dec 11 2021 TXZ251-351-120000- /O.CON.KBRO.WI.Y.0018.211211T1600Z-211212T0000Z/ Inland Kenedy-Coastal Kenedy- Including the city of Sarita 934 AM CST Sat Dec 11 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...North winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 40 mph expected. * WHERE...Kenedy County. * WHEN...Until 6 PM CST this evening. * IMPACTS...Gusty winds could blow around unsecured objects. Tree limbs could be blown down and a few power outages may result. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Use extra caution when driving, especially if operating a high profile vehicle. Secure outdoor objects. && $$ TXZ254>257-120000- /O.CON.KBRO.WI.Y.0018.211211T1800Z-211212T0000Z/ Inland Willacy-Inland Cameron-Coastal Willacy-Coastal Cameron- Including the cities of Raymondville, Brownsville, Harlingen, Port Mansfield, Port Isabel, South Padre Island, Laguna Heights, and Laguna Vista 934 AM CST Sat Dec 11 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...North winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts up to 40 mph expected. * WHERE...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. && $$
226 WWUS74 KBRO 112326 NPWBRO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Brownsville TX 526 PM CST Sat Dec 11 2021 TXZ251-254>257-351-120030- /O.CAN.KBRO.WI.Y.0018.000000T0000Z-211212T0000Z/ Inland Kenedy-Inland Willacy-Inland Cameron-Coastal Willacy- Coastal Cameron-Coastal Kenedy- Including the cities of Sarita, Raymondville, Brownsville, Harlingen, Port Mansfield, Port Isabel, South Padre Island, Laguna Heights, and Laguna Vista 526 PM CST Sat Dec 11 2021 ...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... Wind speeds have dropped below Wind Advisory criteria following today's cold frontal passage. Gusty northerly winds are likely to continue near the coast for several more hours before subsiding further later tonight. $$ 53
The office that day
Everything else NWS Brownsville, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 10, 8:03 PM CST | Gale Warning | BRO | 22 hr | |
| Dec 10, 8:03 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | BRO | 14 hr | |
| Dec 11, 4:13 PM CST | Small Craft Advisory | BRO | 17 hr | |
| Dec 11, 4:44 PM CST | Rip Current Statement | BRO | Kenedy | 25 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.