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Wind Advisory 18, NWS Brownsville, TX

December 11, 2021Cameron County, Kenedy County, Willacy County, Texas

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.

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, 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Brownsville Intl, TX at 00:00Z on 2021-12-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2104 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 2021-12-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 127 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
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

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

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.

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 10, 8:03 PM CSTGale WarningBRO22 hr
Dec 10, 8:03 PM CSTSmall Craft AdvisoryBRO14 hr
Dec 11, 4:13 PM CSTSmall Craft AdvisoryBRO17 hr
Dec 11, 4:44 PM CSTRip Current StatementBROKenedy25 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.