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Wind Advisory 4, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

April 13, 20216 counties in Texas

NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this wind advisory at Apr 13, 2021, 10:20 PM CDT for 6 counties in Texas. It was in force for 5 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 13, 2021, 10:20 PM CDT (03:20 UTC)
Expired
Apr 14, 2021, 3:00 AM CDT
In force
5 hr
Issued by
NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

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

The radar

The Houston radar (KHGX), 44 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:22 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

Lake Charles Mun, LA (KLCH), launched 00:00Z, 3.3 hours before the alert went out and 239 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, Lake Charles Mun, LA at 00:00Z on 2021-04-14Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 7 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, Lake Charles Mun, LA at 00:00Z on 2021-04-14The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 3 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
7 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-558 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
548 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
59 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
3 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
116 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
7.7

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The text

As transmitted.

597 
WWUS74 KHGX 140320
NPWHGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
1020 PM CDT Tue Apr 13 2021

TXZ214-313-337-338-437>439-140600-
/O.NEW.KHGX.WI.Y.0004.210414T0320Z-210414T0600Z/
Chambers-Coastal Harris-Coastal Brazoria-Coastal Galveston-
Brazoria Islands-Galveston Island-Bolivar Peninsula-
Including the cities of Winnie, Mont Belvieu, Anahuac, Stowell, 
Old River-Winfree, Pasadena, Baytown, Lake Jackson, Freeport, 
Clute, Texas City, Dickinson, La Marque, Surfside Beach, 
and Galveston
1020 PM CDT Tue Apr 13 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...East winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

* WHERE...Chambers, Coastal Harris, Coastal Brazoria, Coastal 
  Galveston, Brazoria Islands, Galveston Island and Bolivar 
  Peninsula Counties.

* WHEN...Until 1 AM CDT Wednesday.

* 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.

&&

$$
1 follow-up statement
508 
WWUS74 KHGX 140442
NPWHGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
1142 PM CDT Tue Apr 13 2021

TXZ335-336-436-140800-
/O.EXB.KHGX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-210414T0800Z/
Coastal Jackson-Coastal Matagorda-Matagorda Islands-
Including the city of Palacios
1142 PM CDT Tue Apr 13 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CDT WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...East winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

* WHERE...Coastal Jackson, Coastal Matagorda and Matagorda 
  Islands Counties.

* WHEN...Until 3 AM CDT Wednesday.

* 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.

&&

$$

TXZ214-313-337-338-437>439-140800-
/O.EXT.KHGX.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-210414T0800Z/
Chambers-Coastal Harris-Coastal Brazoria-Coastal Galveston-
Brazoria Islands-Galveston Island-Bolivar Peninsula-
Including the cities of Winnie, Mont Belvieu, Anahuac, Stowell, 
Old River-Winfree, Pasadena, Baytown, Lake Jackson, Freeport, 
Clute, Texas City, Dickinson, La Marque, Surfside Beach, 
and Galveston
1142 PM CDT Tue Apr 13 2021

...WIND ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 AM CDT WEDNESDAY...

* WHAT...East winds 15 to 25 mph with gusts up to 35 mph.

* WHERE...Chambers, Coastal Harris, Coastal Brazoria, Coastal 
  Galveston, Brazoria Islands, Galveston Island and Bolivar 
  Peninsula Counties.

* WHEN...Until 3 AM CDT Wednesday.

* 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
Apr 13, 8:17 PM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryHGX7 hr
Apr 14, 3:19 AM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryHGX13 hr
Apr 14, 7:58 AM CDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryHGXChambers, Galveston, Harris11 hr
Apr 14, 9:36 AM CDTRip Current StatementHGXBrazoria, Galveston, Matagorda10 hr
Apr 14, 4:20 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXFort Bend25 min
Apr 14, 6:34 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXFort Bend26 min

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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.