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Wind Advisory 3, NWS Corpus Christi, TX

March 25, 20215 counties in Texas

NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this wind advisory at Mar 25, 2021, 3:29 AM CDT for 5 counties in Texas. It took effect at Mar 25, 2021, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 6 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 25, 2021, 3:29 AM CDT (08:29 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 25, 2021, 7:00 AM CDT
Expired
Mar 25, 2021, 1:00 PM CDT
In force
6 hr
Issued by
NWS Corpus Christi, TX

Counties Duval County, TX, Jim Wells County, TX, Kleberg County, TX, Nueces County, TX, Webb County, TX

The radar

The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 71 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:30 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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

Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 00:00Z, 8.5 hours before the alert went out and 87 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, Corpus Christi, TX at 00:00Z on 2021-03-25Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 963 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, Corpus Christi, TX at 00:00Z on 2021-03-25The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -36 square meters per square second.1939587897117Sfc1 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
963 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-100 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
808 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
66 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-36 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
34 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
-0.2
Supercell composite
-2.8

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The text

As transmitted.

944 
WWUS74 KCRP 250829
NPWCRP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
329 AM CDT Thu Mar 25 2021

TXZ239>243-251800-
/O.NEW.KCRP.WI.Y.0003.210325T1200Z-210325T1800Z/
Webb-Duval-Jim Wells-Inland Kleberg-Inland Nueces-
Including the cities of Aguilares, Columbia Bridge, Laredo, 
Orvil, Freer, Benavides, San Diego, Alice, Orange Grove, 
Kingsville, Loyola Beach, Ricardo, Riviera, Robstown, Tuloso, 
and Bishop
329 AM CDT Thu Mar 25 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM THIS MORNING TO 1 PM CDT
THIS AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Webb, Duval, Jim Wells, Inland Kleberg and Inland 
  Nueces Counties.

* WHEN...From 7 AM this morning to 1 PM CDT 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.

&&

$$

TXZ245-342>346-442-443-447-251300-
/O.CON.KCRP.FG.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-210325T1300Z/
Coastal Aransas-Coastal Kleberg-Coastal Nueces-
Coastal San Patricio-Aransas Islands-Coastal Refugio-
Kleberg Islands-Nueces Islands-Calhoun Islands-
Including the cities of Rockport, Fulton, Corpus Christi, 
Flour Bluff, Portland, Ingleside, Bayside, and Austwell
329 AM CDT Thu Mar 25 2021

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM CDT THIS
MORNING...

* WHAT...Visibility one quarter mile or less in dense fog.

* WHERE...Coastal Kleberg, Coastal Nueces and Coastal San 
  Patricio Counties.

* WHEN...Until 8 AM CDT Thursday.

* IMPACTS...Hazardous driving conditions due to low visibility.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

If driving, slow down, use your headlights, and leave plenty of
distance ahead of you.

&&

$$

TC
1 follow-up statement
341 
WWUS74 KCRP 251014
NPWCRP

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
514 AM CDT Thu Mar 25 2021

TXZ245-342>346-442-443-447-251115-
/O.CAN.KCRP.FG.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-210325T1300Z/
Coastal Aransas-Coastal Kleberg-Coastal Nueces-
Coastal San Patricio-Aransas Islands-Coastal Refugio-
Kleberg Islands-Nueces Islands-Calhoun Islands-
Including the cities of Rockport, Fulton, Corpus Christi, 
Flour Bluff, Portland, Ingleside, Bayside, and Austwell
514 AM CDT Thu Mar 25 2021

...DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

Visibilities have improved across the region this morning. 
However, lingering patchy fog, with visibilities generally from 
2-5 miles, is possible through 8 AM ahead of an approaching cold 
front.

$$

TXZ239>243-251800-
/O.CON.KCRP.WI.Y.0003.210325T1200Z-210325T1800Z/
Webb-Duval-Jim Wells-Inland Kleberg-Inland Nueces-
Including the cities of Aguilares, Columbia Bridge, Laredo, 
Orvil, Freer, Benavides, San Diego, Alice, Orange Grove, 
Kingsville, Loyola Beach, Ricardo, Riviera, Robstown, Tuloso, 
and Bishop
514 AM CDT Thu Mar 25 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 25 mph with gusts up to 40 mph 
  expected.

* WHERE...Webb, Duval, Jim Wells, Inland Kleberg and Inland 
  Nueces Counties.

* WHEN...From 7 AM this morning to 1 PM CDT 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.

&&

$$

TC

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 25, 3:34 AM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryCRP12 hr
Mar 25, 3:16 PM CDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryCRPAransas, Calhoun, Kleberg, Nueces7 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.