Alert archive / Texas / Rip Current Statements in 2011
Rip Current Statement 4, NWS Brownsville, TX
NWS Brownsville, TX issued this rip current statement at Sep 2, 2011, 11:45 AM CDT for Kenedy County, Texas. It was in force for 3 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 2, 2011, 11:45 AM CDT (16:45 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 5, 2011, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 3 days
- Issued by
- NWS Brownsville, TX
County Kenedy County, TX
The radar
The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 96 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 16:45 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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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 12:00Z, 4.8 hours before the alert went out and 94 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
- 3107 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 489 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 18 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 52 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 44 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
880 WHUS44 KBRO 021645 CFWBRO COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 1145 AM CDT FRI SEP 2 2011 ...ELEVATED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH LABOR DAY... .TROPICAL DEPRESSION THIRTEEN IN THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO WILL BUILD WAVE HEIGHTS THROUGH THE LABOR DAY WEEKEND. SLOWLY MATURING TROPICAL DEPRESSION THIRTEEN WILL SEND LARGE LONG PERIOD SWELLS TOWARD THE LOWER TEXAS COAST OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THESE SWELLS FROM THE NORTH TO NORTHEAST WILL BE IN A FAVORABLE DIRECTION TO ENHANCE RIP CURRENT RISK FROM MODERATE TO HIGH. WITH OTHERWISE GOOD WEATHER EXPECTED FOR BEACH GOERS THIS WEEKEND...THE HIGHER RISK OF RIP CURRENTS NEEDS TO BE PARTICULARLY STRESSED. TXZ251-256-257-031645- /O.NEW.KBRO.RP.S.0004.110902T1645Z-110906T0000Z/ KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- 1145 AM CDT FRI SEP 2 2011 ...RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * TIMING...A MODERATE TO HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IS EXPECTED THROUGH MONDAY...LABOR DAY. * IMPACTS...MARINE CONDITIONS SUPPORT STRONGER OR MORE FREQUENT RIP CURRENTS. SWIMMERS AND OR THOSE WHO WANDER TOO FAR INTO THE SURF MAY BE AFFECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A MODERATE TO HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM
11 follow-up statements
406 WHUS44 KBRO 022047 CFWBRO COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 347 PM CDT FRI SEP 2 2011 ...SURF EXPECTED TO BUILD TO DANGEROUS LEVELS TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY AS LEE MOVES LITTLE ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO... .TROPICAL STORM LEE IN THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO WILL BUILD WAVE HEIGHTS TONIGHT THROUGH THE LABOR DAY WEEKEND. LEE WILL SEND LARGE LONG PERIOD SWELLS TOWARD THE LOWER TEXAS COAST TONIGHT THROUGH THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THESE SWELLS FROM THE NORTHEAST AND EAST WILL BE IN A FAVORABLE DIRECTION TO ENHANCE HIGH SURF CONDITIONS AS WELL AS PRODUCE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. WITH HOT AND SUNNY WEATHER EXPECTED FOR BEACH GOERS THIS WEEKEND...THE HIGH SURF AND THE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS NEEDS TO BE PARTICULARLY STRESSED. TXZ251-256-257-030500- /O.NEW.KBRO.SU.Y.0003.110902T2047Z-110904T2300Z/ /O.CON.KBRO.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-110906T0000Z/ KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- 347 PM CDT FRI SEP 2 2011 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT SUNDAY... ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A HIGH SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT SUNDAY. * TIMING...A SWELL OF AROUND 6 FEET FROM THE SOUTHEAST...PRODUCING A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS...WILL REACH THE LOWER TEXAS COAST TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY...LABOR DAY. * IMPACTS...LIFE AND PROPERTY AT THE LOCAL BEACHES WILL BE THREATENED BY THE HIGH SURF CONDITIONS DURING THE PERIOD. THIS HIGH SURF WILL ERODE BEACHES...WASH OVER JETTIES...AND DAMAGE CHAIRS...UMBRELLAS...AND TENTS NOT REMOVED FROM THE COASTLINE. RIP CURRENTS WILL ALSO BE FREQUENT. SWIMMING CONDITIONS WILL BECOME DANGEROUS LATER TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY AS A RESULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN DANGEROUS WATER ACTION IS EXPECTED ALONG THE COAST. THIS INCLUDES ROUGH OR HIGH SURF... LARGE BREAKING WAVES...RIP CURRENTS...AND STRONG UNDERTOW. HIGH SURF IS DEFINED GENERALLY TO BE HEAD HIGH OR GREATER ON AN AVERAGE MAN...ABOUT 6 FEET OR MORE. BEACH GOERS ARE URGED TO HEED FLAG WARNINGS. && $$ PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM
486 WHUS44 KBRO 030023 CFWBRO COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 723 PM CDT FRI SEP 2 2011 ...TIDAL OVERWASH AND HIGH SURF EXPECTED TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY AS LEE MOVES LITTLE ACROSS THE GULF OF MEXICO... .TROPICAL STORM LEE IN THE NORTH CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD WAVE HEIGHTS TONIGHT THROUGH THE LABOR DAY WEEKEND. LEE WILL SEND LARGE LONG PERIOD SWELLS TOWARD THE LOWER TEXAS COAST TONIGHT THROUGH THE NEXT FEW DAYS. THESE SWELLS FROM THE NORTHEAST AND EAST...COMBINED WITH ABOVE NORMAL ASTRONOMICAL TIDES...WILL PRODUCE HIGH SURF AND MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AT THE BEACHES OF SOUTH PADRE ISLAND AND AT BOCA CHICA BEACH. A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IS ALSO EXPECTED. WITH HOT AND SUNNY WEATHER EXPECTED FOR BEACH GOERS THIS WEEKEND...THE HIGH SURF AND THE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS NEEDS TO BE PARTICULARLY STRESSED. TXZ251-256-257-030830- /O.NEW.KBRO.CF.Y.0002.110903T0023Z-110904T2300Z/ /O.CON.KBRO.SU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110904T2300Z/ /O.CON.KBRO.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-110906T0000Z/ KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- 723 PM CDT FRI SEP 2 2011 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT SUNDAY... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT SUNDAY... ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT SUNDAY. * TIMING...A SWELL OF AROUND 6 FEET FROM THE EAST AND NORTHEAST...PRODUCING A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS...WILL REACH THE LOWER TEXAS COAST TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY...LABOR DAY. IN ADDITION...ASTRONOMICAL TIDES BETWEEN 1 AND 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL WILL COMBINE WITH THESE SWELLS TO PRODUCE MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AT THE BEACHES OF SOUTH PADRE ISLAND AND AT BOCA CHICA BEACH TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...LARGE WAVES WILL CONTINUE TO BREAK IN THE SURF ZONE...CAUSING MINOR TO MODERATE BEACH EROSION...AND POSING A THREAT TO PROPERTY IN THE SURF ZONE. DRIVING ON LOCAL BEACHES IS NOT RECOMMENDED. A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IS ALSO EXPECTED. RIP CURRENTS ARE LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF. SWIMMING AT LOCAL BEACHES IS NOT RECOMMENDED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN DANGEROUS WATER ACTION IS EXPECTED ALONG THE COAST. THIS INCLUDES ROUGH OR HIGH SURF... LARGE BREAKING WAVES...RIP CURRENTS...AND STRONG UNDERTOW. HIGH SURF IS DEFINED GENERALLY TO BE HEAD HIGH OR GREATER ON AN AVERAGE MAN...ABOUT 6 FEET OR MORE. BEACH GOERS ARE URGED TO HEED FLAG WARNINGS AS WELL AS WARNINGS FROM LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PARKS OFFICIALS. A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS ISSUED FOR THE LIKELIHOOD OF MINOR TIDAL FLOODING OR TIDAL OVERWASH...DEFINED AS TIDES EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 2.5 FEET ABOVE MEAN LOWER LOW WATER ALONG SOUTH PADRE ISLAND AND COMMUNITIES ALONG THE LAGUNA MADRE. && $$ PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM
697 WHUS44 KBRO 030839 CFWBRO COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 339 AM CDT SAT SEP 3 2011 ...HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS EXPECTED AT LOCAL BEACHES THIS WEEKEND... .SLOW-MOVING TROPICAL STORM LEE CONTINUES TO CHURN ALONG THE COAST OF LOUISIANA. LARGE SWELLS PRODUCED BY LEE WILL APPROACH THE LOWER TEXAS COAST TODAY AND THROUGH THE LABOR DAY HOLIDAY WEEKEND. THESE SWELLS FROM THE NORTHEAST TO EAST...COMBINED WITH ABOVE NORMAL ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDES...WILL PRODUCE HIGH SURF WITH MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AT THE BEACHES OF SOUTH PADRE ISLAND AND AT BOCA CHICA BEACH THROUGH AT LEAST SUNDAY EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF LARGE SWELLS AND TIDES WILL ALSO PRODUCE A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AT THE LOCAL BEACHES...MAKING SWIMMING A HAZARDOUS ACTIVITY TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF THIS WEEKEND. TXZ251-256-257-031645- /O.EXT.KBRO.CF.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110905T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KBRO.SU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110905T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBRO.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-110906T0000Z/ KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- 339 AM CDT SAT SEP 3 2011 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SUNDAY... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SUNDAY... ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * TIMING...HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR AT LOCAL BEACHES TODAY AND THROUGH AT LEAST SUNDAY EVENING...AS SWELLS BETWEEN 5 AND 9 FEET FROM THE NORTHEAST TO EAST COMBINE WITH ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDES AROUND 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL. * IMPACTS...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING WILL OCCUR...AND DRIVING ON THE BEACHES IS NOT RECOMMENDED. ANY PERSONAL PROPERTY LEFT ON THE BEACH...SUCH AS UMBRELLAS OR CHAIRS...MAY BE DAMAGED BY HIGH SURF. THE HIGH SURF WILL ALSO PRODUCE MINOR TO MODERATE BEACH EROSION...ESPECIALLY TO DUNES. A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS AT BOCA CHICA BEACH AND THE BEACHES OF SOUTH PADRE ISLAND...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE JETTY...AND SWIMMING IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN DANGEROUS WATER ACTION IS EXPECTED ALONG THE COAST. THIS INCLUDES ROUGH OR HIGH SURF... LARGE BREAKING WAVES...RIP CURRENTS...AND STRONG UNDERTOW. HIGH SURF IS DEFINED GENERALLY TO BE HEAD HIGH OR GREATER ON AN AVERAGE MAN...ABOUT 6 FEET OR MORE. BEACH GOERS ARE URGED TO HEED FLAG WARNINGS AS WELL AS WARNINGS FROM LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PARKS OFFICIALS. A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS ISSUED FOR THE LIKELIHOOD OF MINOR TIDAL FLOODING OR TIDAL OVERWASH...DEFINED AS TIDES EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 2.5 FEET ABOVE MEAN LOWER LOW WATER ALONG SOUTH PADRE ISLAND AND COMMUNITIES ALONG THE LAGUNA MADRE. $$ TOMASELLI PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM
724 WHUS44 KBRO 031803 CFWBRO COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 103 PM CDT SAT SEP 3 2011 ...HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS EXPECTED AT LOCAL BEACHES THIS WEEKEND... .SLOW-MOVING TROPICAL STORM LEE CONTINUES TO CHURN ALONG THE COAST OF LOUISIANA. LARGE SWELLS PRODUCED BY LEE WILL APPROACH THE LOWER TEXAS COAST TODAY AND THROUGH THE LABOR DAY HOLIDAY WEEKEND. THESE SWELLS FROM THE NORTHEAST TO EAST...COMBINED WITH ABOVE NORMAL ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDES...WILL PRODUCE HIGH SURF WITH MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AT THE BEACHES OF SOUTH PADRE ISLAND AND AT BOCA CHICA BEACH THROUGH AT LEAST SUNDAY EVENING. THE COMBINATION OF LARGE SWELLS AND TIDES WILL ALSO PRODUCE A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AT THE LOCAL BEACHES...MAKING SWIMMING A HAZARDOUS ACTIVITY TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF THIS WEEKEND. TXZ251-256-257-040300- /O.CON.KBRO.CF.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110905T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBRO.SU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110905T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBRO.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-110906T0000Z/ KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- 103 PM CDT SAT SEP 3 2011 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SUNDAY... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SUNDAY... ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * TIMING...HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL OCCUR AT LOCAL BEACHES TODAY AND THROUGH AT LEAST SUNDAY EVENING...AS SWELLS BETWEEN 5 AND 9 FEET FROM THE NORTHEAST TO EAST COMBINE WITH ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDES AROUND 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL. * IMPACTS...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING WILL OCCUR...AND DRIVING ON THE BEACHES IS NOT RECOMMENDED. ANY PERSONAL PROPERTY LEFT ON THE BEACH...SUCH AS UMBRELLAS OR CHAIRS...MAY BE DAMAGED BY HIGH SURF. THE HIGH SURF WILL ALSO PRODUCE MINOR TO MODERATE BEACH EROSION...ESPECIALLY TO DUNES. A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS AT BOCA CHICA BEACH AND THE BEACHES OF SOUTH PADRE ISLAND...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE JETTY...AND SWIMMING IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN DANGEROUS WATER ACTION IS EXPECTED ALONG THE COAST. THIS INCLUDES ROUGH OR HIGH SURF... LARGE BREAKING WAVES...RIP CURRENTS...AND STRONG UNDERTOW. HIGH SURF IS DEFINED GENERALLY TO BE HEAD HIGH OR GREATER ON AN AVERAGE MAN...ABOUT 6 FEET OR MORE. BEACH GOERS ARE URGED TO HEED FLAG WARNINGS AS WELL AS WARNINGS FROM LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PARKS OFFICIALS. A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS ISSUED FOR THE LIKELIHOOD OF MINOR TIDAL FLOODING OR TIDAL OVERWASH...DEFINED AS TIDES EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 2.5 FEET ABOVE MEAN LOWER LOW WATER ALONG SOUTH PADRE ISLAND AND COMMUNITIES ALONG THE LAGUNA MADRE. $$ PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM
648 WHUS44 KBRO 040147 CFWBRO COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 847 PM CDT SAT SEP 3 2011 ...HAZARDOUS COASTAL CONDITIONS WANING BUT A THREAT CONTINUES TONIGHT AND SUNDAY... ...RIP CURRENT RISK TO BE MAIN COASTAL HAZARD THROUGH SUNDAY AND MONDAY... .AS TROPICAL STORM LEE MOVES ON SHORE ALONG LOUISIANA COAST TONIGHT A BROAD CIRCULATION OF STRONGER WINDS WILL STILL PRODUCE HIGHER SWELLS OVERNIGHT AND SUNDAY. ALTHOUGH SEAS HAVE TEMPORARILY LOWERED ALONG THE LOWER TEXAS COAST HIGHER SWELLS COULD MOVE INTO THE AREA TONIGHT. OCCASIONAL HIGH SURF AND SOME TIDAL OVER WASH MAY OCCUR TONIGHT AS HIGH TIDE APPROACHES AROUND MIDNIGHT. THE RIP CURRENT RISK TO REMAIN HIGH TONIGHT AND SUNDAY AS THE HIGHER SWELLS AND ROUGH SURF CONTINUE TO BE DIRECTED TOWARDS THE SOUTH PADRE ISLAND BEACHES. TXZ251-256-257-041200- /O.CON.KBRO.CF.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110905T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBRO.SU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110905T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBRO.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-110906T0000Z/ KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- 847 PM CDT SAT SEP 3 2011 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SUNDAY... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SUNDAY... ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * TIMING...HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE AT LOCAL BEACHES TONIGHT INTO EARLY SUNDAY. SWELLS BETWEEN 4 AND 6 FEET FROM THE NORTHEAST COMBINING WITH ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDES AROUND 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. RIP CURRENT RISK TO REMAIN ELEVATED THROUGH MONDAY. * IMPACTS...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING WILL OCCUR...AND DRIVING ON THE BEACHES IS NOT RECOMMENDED. ANY PERSONAL PROPERTY LEFT ON THE BEACH...SUCH AS UMBRELLAS OR CHAIRS...MAY BE DAMAGED BY HIGH SURF. THE HIGH SURF WILL ALSO PRODUCE MINOR TO MODERATE BEACH EROSION...ESPECIALLY TO DUNES. A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS AT BOCA CHICA BEACH AND THE BEACHES OF SOUTH PADRE ISLAND...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE JETTY...AND SWIMMING IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN DANGEROUS WATER ACTION IS EXPECTED ALONG THE COAST. THIS INCLUDES ROUGH OR HIGH SURF... LARGE BREAKING WAVES...RIP CURRENTS...AND STRONG UNDERTOW. HIGH SURF IS DEFINED GENERALLY TO BE HEAD HIGH OR GREATER ON AN AVERAGE MAN...ABOUT 6 FEET OR MORE. BEACH GOERS ARE URGED TO HEED FLAG WARNINGS AS WELL AS WARNINGS FROM LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PARKS OFFICIALS. A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS ISSUED FOR THE LIKELIHOOD OF MINOR TIDAL FLOODING OR TIDAL OVER WASH...DEFINED AS TIDES EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 2.5 FEET ABOVE MEAN LOWER LOW WATER ALONG SOUTH PADRE ISLAND AND COMMUNITIES ALONG THE LAGUNA MADRE. $$ PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM
821 WHUS44 KBRO 040916 CFWBRO COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 416 AM CDT SUN SEP 4 2011 ...HAZARDOUS COASTAL CONDITIONS WANING BUT A THREAT CONTINUES TODAY... ...RIP CURRENT RISK TO BE MAIN COASTAL HAZARD TODAY THROUGH MONDAY... .AS TROPICAL STORM LEE MOVES ON SHORE ALONG THE LOUISIANA COAST TODAY...A BROAD CIRCULATION OF STRONGER WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE HIGHER SWELLS TODAY. ALTHOUGH SEAS HAVE TEMPORARILY LOWERED ALONG THE LOWER TEXAS COAST...HIGHER SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE INTO THE AREA THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE RIP CURRENT RISK WILL REMAIN HIGH TODAY AS THE HIGHER SWELLS AND ROUGH SURF CONTINUE TO BE DIRECTED TOWARDS THE SOUTH PADRE ISLAND BEACHES. TXZ251-256-257-041730- /O.CON.KBRO.CF.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110905T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBRO.SU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110905T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBRO.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-110906T0000Z/ KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- 416 AM CDT SUN SEP 4 2011 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * TIMING...HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE AT LOCAL BEACHES THIS MORNING INTO THIS AFTERNOON. SWELLS BETWEEN 4 AND 6 FEET FROM THE NORTHEAST WILL CONTINUE TO REACH THE LOWER TEXAS COAST TODAY. RIP CURRENT RISK WILL REMAIN ELEVATED THROUGH MONDAY. * IMPACTS...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING WILL OCCUR...AND DRIVING ON THE BEACHES IS NOT RECOMMENDED. ANY PERSONAL PROPERTY LEFT ON THE BEACH...SUCH AS UMBRELLAS OR CHAIRS...MAY BE DAMAGED BY HIGH SURF. THE HIGH SURF WILL ALSO PRODUCE MINOR TO MODERATE BEACH EROSION...ESPECIALLY TO DUNES. A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS AT BOCA CHICA BEACH AND THE BEACHES OF SOUTH PADRE ISLAND...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE JETTY...AND SWIMMING IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS ISSUED WHEN DANGEROUS WATER ACTION IS EXPECTED ALONG THE COAST. THIS INCLUDES ROUGH OR HIGH SURF... LARGE BREAKING WAVES...RIP CURRENTS...AND STRONG UNDERTOW. HIGH SURF IS DEFINED GENERALLY TO BE HEAD HIGH OR GREATER ON AN AVERAGE MAN...ABOUT 6 FEET OR MORE. BEACH GOERS ARE URGED TO HEED FLAG WARNINGS AS WELL AS WARNINGS FROM LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PARKS OFFICIALS. A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS ISSUED FOR THE LIKELIHOOD OF MINOR TIDAL FLOODING OR TIDAL OVER WASH...DEFINED AS TIDES EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 2.5 FEET ABOVE MEAN LOWER LOW WATER ALONG SOUTH PADRE ISLAND AND COMMUNITIES ALONG THE LAGUNA MADRE. $$ PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM
681 WHUS44 KBRO 041931 CFWBRO COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 231 PM CDT SUN SEP 4 2011 ...RIP CURRENT RISK TO REMAIN ELEVATED THROUGH THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND... .TROPICAL STORM LEE CONTINUES TO MOVE INLAND WITH WINDS WEAKENING OVER THE NORTHERN GULF. SEAS AND RESULTING SWELLS HAVE LOWERED AND WITH THE THREAT OF HIGH SURF AND COASTAL FLOODING ENDING. HOWEVER WITH A PERSISTED NORTHEAST SWELL AND A FORECAST OF INCREASING NORTH WINDS MONDAY AS A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES SOUTH THROUGH THE COASTAL WATERS THE RIP CURRENT RISK WILL REMAIN ELEVATED THROUGH THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. EVEN THOUGH THE SURF MIGHT LOOK CALM AND NOT DANGEROUS MOST DEATHS ALONG THE SOUTH PADRE ISLAND BEACHES OCCUR WHEN THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. TXZ251-256-257-051115- /O.CON.KBRO.CF.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110905T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBRO.SU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110905T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBRO.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-110906T0000Z/ KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- 231 PM CDT SUN SEP 4 2011 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * TIMING...RIP CURRENT RISK TO REMAIN HIGH TODAY AND MODERATE TO HIGH MONDAY. * IMPACTS...A HIGH TO MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS AT BOCA CHICA BEACH AND THE BEACHES OF SOUTH PADRE ISLAND...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE JETTY...AND SWIMMING IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH TO MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH MONDAY RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. $$ PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM
010 WHUS44 KBRO 041935 CFWBRO COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 235 PM CDT SUN SEP 4 2011 ...RIP CURRENT RISK TO REMAIN ELEVATED THROUGH THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND... .TROPICAL STORM LEE CONTINUES TO MOVE INLAND WITH WINDS WEAKENING OVER THE NORTHERN GULF. SEAS AND RESULTING SWELLS HAVE LOWERED WITH THE THREAT OF HIGH SURF AND COASTAL FLOODING ENDING. HOWEVER WITH A PERSISTENT NORTHEAST SWELL AND A FORECAST OF INCREASING NORTH WINDS MONDAY AS A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES SOUTH THROUGH THE COASTAL WATERS THE RIP CURRENT RISK WILL REMAIN ELEVATED THROUGH THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. EVEN THOUGH THE SURF MIGHT LOOK CALM AND NOT DANGEROUS MOST DEATHS ALONG THE SOUTH PADRE ISLAND BEACHES OCCUR WHEN THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. TXZ251-256-257-051100- /O.CAN.KBRO.CF.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-110905T0000Z/ /O.CAN.KBRO.SU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-110905T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBRO.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-110906T0000Z/ KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- 235 PM CDT SUN SEP 4 2011 ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS CANCELLED THE COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY. THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. * TIMING...RIP CURRENT RISK TO REMAIN HIGH TODAY AND MODERATE TO HIGH MONDAY. * IMPACTS...A HIGH TO MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS AT BOCA CHICA BEACH AND THE BEACHES OF SOUTH PADRE ISLAND...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE JETTY...AND SWIMMING IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH TO MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH MONDAY RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM
616 WHUS44 KBRO 050902 CFWBRO COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 402 AM CDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...RIP CURRENT RISK TO REMAIN ELEVATED THROUGH THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND... .THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM LEE CONTINUE TO MOVE INLAND WITH WINDS WEAKENING OVER THE NORTHERN GULF. SEAS AND RESULTING SWELLS HAVE LOWERED WITH THE THREAT OF HIGH SURF AND COASTAL FLOODING ENDING. HOWEVER WITH A PERSISTENT NORTHEAST SWELL AND A FORECAST OF INCREASING NORTH WINDS TODAY AS A WEAK COLD FRONT MOVES SOUTH THROUGH THE COASTAL WATERS THE RIP CURRENT RISK WILL REMAIN ELEVATED THROUGH THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND. EVEN THOUGH THE SURF MIGHT LOOK CALM AND NOT DANGEROUS MOST DEATHS ALONG THE SOUTH PADRE ISLAND BEACHES OCCUR WHEN THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. TXZ251-256-257-051700- /O.CON.KBRO.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-110906T0000Z/ KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- 402 AM CDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * TIMING...RIP CURRENT RISK TO REMAIN MODERATE TO HIGH TODAY. * IMPACTS...A HIGH TO MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS AT BOCA CHICA BEACH AND THE BEACHES OF SOUTH PADRE ISLAND...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE JETTY... AND SWIMMING IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH TO MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM
908 WHUS44 KBRO 051603 AAA CFWBRO COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 1103 AM CDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...RIP CURRENT RISK TO REMAIN ELEVATED THROUGH THE HOLIDAY WEEKEND... .THE REMNANTS OF TROPICAL STORM LEE CONTINUE TO MOVE INLAND WITH WINDS WEAKENING OVER THE NORTHERN GULF. A PERSISTENT NORTHEAST SWELL...AND THE FORECAST OF INCREASING NORTH WINDS IN WAKE OF A WEAK COLD FRONT...WILL RESULT IN THE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS REMAINING ELEVATED INTO THIS EVENING. EVEN THOUGH THE SURF MIGHT LOOK CALM AND NOT DANGEROUS...MOST DEATHS ALONG THE SOUTH PADRE ISLAND BEACHES OCCUR WHEN THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. TXZ251-256-257-060000- /O.CON.KBRO.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-110906T0000Z/ KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- 1103 AM CDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...ONGOING HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY. * IMPACTS...A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS AT BOCA CHICA BEACH AND THE BEACHES OF SOUTH PADRE ISLAND...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE JETTY. SWIMMING IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE. && $$ PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM
957 WHUS44 KBRO 060013 CFWBRO COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 713 PM CDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TO PERSIST TONIGHT... .LOWERING WINDS AND SLOWLY SUBSIDING WAVES SHOULD LOWER THE RIP CURRENT RISK FROM HIGH TO MODERATE TONIGHT. TXZ251-256-257-060115- /O.EXP.KBRO.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-110906T0000Z/ KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- 713 PM CDT MON SEP 5 2011 ...RIP CURRENT RISK HAS EXPIRED... * IMPACTS...A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL CREATE DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS AT BOCA CHICA BEACH AND THE BEACHES OF SOUTH PADRE ISLAND...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE JETTY. SWIMMING IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TONIGHT. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE. && $$ PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM
The office that day
Everything else NWS Brownsville, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 2, 3:47 PM CDT | High Surf Advisory | BRO | Kenedy | 47 hr |
| Sep 2, 3:47 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory for Hazardous Seas | BRO | 30 hr |
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Rip Current Statements in Texas, 2011Every rip current statement in 2011
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.