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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Brownsville, TX
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.
- 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
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. $$ 13
The office that day
Everything else NWS Brownsville, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 30, 3:19 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | BRO | 15 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.