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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Brownsville, TX

January 30, 2021Cameron County, Kenedy County, Willacy County, Texas

NWS Brownsville, TX issued this wind advisory at Jan 30, 2021, 3:22 AM CST for Cameron County, Kenedy County, Willacy County, Texas. It took effect at Jan 30, 2021, 9:00 AM CST. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 30, 2021, 3:22 AM CST (09:22 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 30, 2021, 9:00 AM CST
Expired
Jan 30, 2021, 3:00 PM CST
In force
6 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 09:23 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, 9.4 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 2021-01-30Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 2021-01-30The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 10 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1039 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
33 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
10 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
68 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

Open this sounding in Storm Lab

The text

As transmitted.

994 
WWUS74 KBRO 300922
NPWBRO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
322 AM CST Sat Jan 30 2021

TXZ251-254>257-351-301730-
/O.NEW.KBRO.WI.Y.0002.210130T1500Z-210130T2100Z/
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
322 AM CST Sat Jan 30 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 AM THIS MORNING TO 3 PM CST
THIS AFTERNOON...

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

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

* WHEN...From 9 AM this morning to 3 PM CST this afternoon.

* 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.

Move light and moderate weight items...such as patio
furniture...empty trash cans...and portable basketball
posts...indoors.

&&

$$

Castillo
2 follow-up statements
655 
WWUS74 KBRO 301738
NPWBRO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
1138 AM CST Sat Jan 30 2021

TXZ251-254>257-351-302100-
/O.CON.KBRO.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-210130T2100Z/
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
1138 AM CST Sat Jan 30 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON...

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

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

* WHEN...Until 3 PM CST this afternoon.

* 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.

Move light and moderate weight items...such as patio furniture...
empty trash cans...and portable basketball posts...indoors.

&&

$$

63
460 
WWUS74 KBRO 302102
NPWBRO

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Brownsville TX
Issued by National Weather Service Lake Charles LA
302 PM CST Sat Jan 30 2021

TXZ251-254>257-351-302215-
/O.EXP.KBRO.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-210130T2100Z/
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
302 PM CST Sat Jan 30 2021

...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED...

South winds will continue to gradually subside, but will remain
breezy for another few hours.

$$

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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 30, 3:19 AM CSTSmall Craft AdvisoryBRO15 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.