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Wind Advisory 21, NWS Brownsville, TX
NWS Brownsville, TX issued this wind advisory at Oct 18, 2022, 3:37 AM CDT for Cameron County, Texas. It took effect at Oct 18, 2022, 4:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 14 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 18, 2022, 3:37 AM CDT (08:37 UTC)
- In effect from
- Oct 18, 2022, 4:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Oct 18, 2022, 6:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 14 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Brownsville, TX
County Cameron County, TX
The radar
The Brownsville radar (KBRO), 27 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:40 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, 8.6 hours before the alert went out and 29 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
- 723 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -27 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 766 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 39 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -16 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 61 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- -0.2
- Supercell composite
- -1.2
The text
As transmitted.
936 WWUS74 KBRO 180837 NPWBRO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Brownsville TX 337 AM CDT Tue Oct 18 2022 TXZ455-182300- /O.NEW.KBRO.WI.Y.0021.221018T0900Z-221018T2300Z/ Cameron Island- Including the cities of South Padre Island and Boca Chica Beach 337 AM CDT Tue Oct 18 2022 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...North winds 25 to 30 mph with occasional gusts up to 40 mph expected. * WHERE...Cameron Island County, including South Padre Island and Boca Chica Beach. * WHEN...Until 6 PM CDT this evening. * 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. && $$ Mejia
1 follow-up statement
360 WWUS74 KBRO 182303 NPWBRO URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Brownsville TX 603 PM CDT Tue Oct 18 2022 TXZ455-190015- /O.EXP.KBRO.WI.Y.0021.000000T0000Z-221018T2300Z/ Cameron Island- Including the cities of South Padre Island and Boca Chica Beach 603 PM CDT Tue Oct 18 2022 ...WIND ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... Winds have diminished and will remain below advisory levels the rest of the evening. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Brownsville, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 18, 3:33 AM CDT | High Surf Advisory | BRO | Cameron, Kenedy, Willacy | 18 hr |
| Oct 18, 1:11 PM CDT | Coastal Flood Statement | BRO | Cameron, Kenedy | 18 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.