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Wind Advisory 9, NWS Houston/Galveston, TX

October 15, 20216 counties in Texas

NWS Houston/Galveston, TX issued this wind advisory at Oct 15, 2021, 9:56 AM CDT for 6 counties in Texas. It took effect at Oct 15, 2021, 10:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 15 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 15, 2021, 9:56 AM CDT (14:56 UTC)
In effect from
Oct 15, 2021, 10:00 PM CDT
Expired
Oct 16, 2021, 1:00 PM CDT
In force
15 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 14:57 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

Lake Charles Mun, LA (KLCH), launched 12:00Z, 2.9 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 12:00Z on 2021-10-15Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1169 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 12:00Z on 2021-10-15The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 56 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
1169 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-4 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
649 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
27 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
56 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
87 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.2
Supercell composite
2.1

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The text

As transmitted.

701 
WWUS74 KHGX 151456
NPWHGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
956 AM CDT Fri Oct 15 2021

TXZ214-313-335>338-436>439-152300-
/O.NEW.KHGX.WI.Y.0009.211016T0300Z-211016T1800Z/
Chambers-Coastal Harris-Coastal Jackson-Coastal Matagorda-
Coastal Brazoria-Coastal Galveston-Matagorda Islands-
Brazoria Islands-Galveston Island-Bolivar Peninsula-
Including the cities of Winnie, Mont Belvieu, Anahuac, Stowell, 
Old River-Winfree, Pasadena, Baytown, Palacios, Lake Jackson, 
Freeport, Clute, Texas City, Dickinson, La Marque, 
Surfside Beach, and Galveston
956 AM CDT Fri Oct 15 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM CDT
SATURDAY...

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

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

* WHEN...From 10 PM this evening to 1 PM CDT Saturday.

* 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.

&&

$$

Cady
2 follow-up statements
232 
WWUS74 KHGX 152248
NPWHGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
548 PM CDT Fri Oct 15 2021

TXZ214-313-335>338-436>439-161100-
/O.CON.KHGX.WI.Y.0009.211016T0300Z-211016T1800Z/
Chambers-Coastal Harris-Coastal Jackson-Coastal Matagorda-
Coastal Brazoria-Coastal Galveston-Matagorda Islands-
Brazoria Islands-Galveston Island-Bolivar Peninsula-
Including the cities of Winnie, Mont Belvieu, Anahuac, Stowell, 
Old River-Winfree, Pasadena, Baytown, Palacios, Lake Jackson, 
Freeport, Clute, Texas City, Dickinson, La Marque, 
Surfside Beach, and Galveston
548 PM CDT Fri Oct 15 2021

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 PM
CDT SATURDAY...

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

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

* WHEN...From 10 PM this evening to 1 PM CDT Saturday.

* 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.

&&

$$
891 
WWUS74 KHGX 160847
NPWHGX

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Houston/Galveston TX
347 AM CDT Sat Oct 16 2021

TXZ214-313-335>338-161000-
/O.CAN.KHGX.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-211016T1800Z/
Chambers-Coastal Harris-Coastal Jackson-Coastal Matagorda-
Coastal Brazoria-Coastal Galveston-
Including the cities of Winnie, Mont Belvieu, Anahuac, Stowell, 
Old River-Winfree, Pasadena, Baytown, Palacios, Lake Jackson, 
Freeport, Clute, Texas City, Dickinson, and La Marque
347 AM CDT Sat Oct 16 2021

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

Breezy north winds are still anticipated today, though speeds
should remain below wind advisory criteria.

$$

TXZ436>439-161800-
/O.CON.KHGX.WI.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-211016T1800Z/
Matagorda Islands-Brazoria Islands-Galveston Island-
Bolivar Peninsula-
Including the cities of Surfside Beach and Galveston
347 AM CDT Sat Oct 16 2021

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

* WHAT...North winds 25 to 30 mph with gusts up to 40 mph.

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

* WHEN...Until 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.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 15, 10:05 AM CDTGale WarningHGX26 hr
Oct 15, 10:05 AM CDTLow Water AdvisoryHGX18 hr
Oct 15, 3:22 PM CDTSpecial Weather StatementHGXHarris23 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.