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Wind Advisory 1, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

January 10, 20214 counties in Texas

NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this wind advisory at Jan 10, 2021, 4:58 AM CST for 4 counties in Texas. It took effect at Jan 10, 2021, 9:00 AM CST. It was in force for 18 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 10, 2021, 4:58 AM CST (10:58 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 10, 2021, 9:00 AM CST
Expired
Jan 11, 2021, 3:00 AM CST
In force
18 hr
Issued by
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

Counties Brazoria County, TX, Galveston County, TX, Jackson County, TX, Matagorda County, TX

The radar

The Houston radar (KHGX), 77 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:57 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

Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 00:00Z, 11.0 hours before the alert went out and 217 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 2021-01-10Temperature 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, Corpus Christi, TX at 00:00Z on 2021-01-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 113 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
716 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
50 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
113 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
400 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

436 
WWUS74 KHGX 101058
NPWHGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
458 AM CST Sun Jan 10 2021

TXZ335>338-436>438-110300-
/O.NEW.KHGX.WI.Y.0001.210110T1500Z-210111T0900Z/
Coastal Jackson-Coastal Matagorda-Coastal Brazoria-
Coastal Galveston-Matagorda Islands-Brazoria Islands-
Galveston Island and Bolivar Peninsula-
Including the cities of Palacios, Lake Jackson, Freeport, Clute, 
Texas City, Dickinson, La Marque, Surfside Beach, and Galveston
458 AM CST Sun Jan 10 2021

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

* WHAT...Northeast winds 20 to 30 mph with higher gusts expected.

* WHERE...Coastal Jackson, Coastal Matagorda, Coastal Brazoria, 
  Coastal Galveston, Matagorda Islands, Brazoria Islands and 
  Galveston Island and Bolivar Peninsula Counties.

* WHEN...From 9 AM this morning to 3 AM CST Monday.

* 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.

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
984 
WWUS74 KHGX 102057
NPWHGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
257 PM CST Sun Jan 10 2021

TXZ335>338-436>438-110900-
/O.CON.KHGX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-210111T0900Z/
Coastal Jackson-Coastal Matagorda-Coastal Brazoria-
Coastal Galveston-Matagorda Islands-Brazoria Islands-
Galveston Island and Bolivar Peninsula-
Including the cities of Palacios, Lake Jackson, Freeport, Clute, 
Texas City, Dickinson, La Marque, Surfside Beach, and Galveston
257 PM CST Sun Jan 10 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST MONDAY...

* WHAT...Northeast to north winds 20 to 30 mph with higher gusts 
  expected.

* WHERE...Coastal Jackson, Coastal Matagorda, Coastal Brazoria, 
  Coastal Galveston, Matagorda Islands, Brazoria Islands and 
  Galveston Island and Bolivar Peninsula Counties.

* WHEN...From 9 AM this morning to 3 AM CST Monday.

* 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.

&&

$$
904 
WWUS74 KHGX 110348
NPWHGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
948 PM CST Sun Jan 10 2021

TXZ335>338-436>438-110900-
/O.CON.KHGX.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-210111T0900Z/
Coastal Jackson-Coastal Matagorda-Coastal Brazoria-
Coastal Galveston-Matagorda Islands-Brazoria Islands-
Galveston Island and Bolivar Peninsula-
Including the cities of Palacios, Lake Jackson, Freeport, Clute, 
Texas City, Dickinson, La Marque, Surfside Beach, and Galveston
948 PM CST Sun Jan 10 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CST MONDAY...

* WHAT...Northeast to north winds gusting up to 35 mph.

* WHERE...Coastal Jackson, Coastal Matagorda, Coastal Brazoria, 
  Coastal Galveston, Matagorda Islands, Brazoria Islands and 
  Galveston Island and Bolivar Peninsula Counties.

* WHEN...Through 3 AM CST Monday.

* 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.

&&

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 10, 3:33 AM CSTGale WarningHGX24 hr
Jan 10, 4:57 AM CSTWinter Weather AdvisoryHGXAustin, Montgomery, Waller19 hr
Jan 10, 5:00 AM CSTRip Current StatementHGXBrazoria, Galveston, Matagorda14 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.