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High Surf Advisory 3, NWS Brownsville, TX
NWS Brownsville, TX issued this high surf advisory at Jan 17, 2026, 1:32 AM CST for Cameron County, Kenedy County, Willacy County, Texas. It took effect at Jan 17, 2026, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 21 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 17, 2026, 1:32 AM CST (07:32 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 17, 2026, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Jan 18, 2026, 9:00 AM CST
- In force
- 21 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Brownsville, TX
Counties Cameron County, TX, Kenedy County, TX, Willacy County, TX
The radar
The Brownsville radar (KBRO), 69 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 07:32 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 office that day
Everything else NWS Brownsville, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 16, 11:39 PM CST | Freeze Watch | BRO | Brooks, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, Zapata | 12 hr |
| Jan 17, 1:32 AM CST | Rip Current Statement | BRO | Cameron, Kenedy, Willacy | 40 hr |
| Jan 17, 12:01 PM CST | Freeze Warning | BRO | Brooks, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, Zapata | 21 hr |
| Jan 17, 12:13 PM CST | Red Flag Warning | BRO | Brooks, Jim Hogg, Kenedy, Zapata | 5 hr |
Nearby
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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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.