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Rip Current Statement 9, NWS Corpus Christi, TX
NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this rip current statement at Jul 29, 2011, 10:53 PM CDT for 6 counties in Texas. It took effect at Jul 30, 2011, 12:01 AM CDT. It was in force for 10 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 29, 2011, 10:53 PM CDT (03:53 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 30, 2011, 12:01 AM CDT
- Expired
- Jul 30, 2011, 9:46 AM CDT
- In force
- 10 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Counties Aransas County, TX, Calhoun County, TX, Kleberg County, TX, Nueces County, TX, Refugio County, TX, San Patricio County, TX
The radar
The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 34 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 03:55 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 00:00Z, 3.9 hours before the alert went out and 30 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
- 1952 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -45 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 911 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 10 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 6 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -3 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
796 WHUS44 KCRP 300353 CFWCRP URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 1053 PM CDT FRI JUL 29 2011 ...TROPICAL DEPRESSION DON MOVING INLAND AND WEAKENING... .DON HAS BEEN DOWNGRADED TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION AND TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED. HOWEVER...ONSHORE WINDS CONTINUE TO RANGE FROM 20 TO 25 KNOTS ACROSS THE GULF WATERS WITH SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET WITH LONG PERIOD SWELLS. THE COMBINATION OF THE LONG PERIOD SWELLS AND LONG FETCH OF SOUTHEAST WINDS IN THE WAKE OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION DON WILL MAINTAIN THE STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND MINOR COASTAL FLOODING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. TXZ242>247-301200- /O.NEW.KCRP.CF.Y.0001.110730T0353Z-110730T2000Z/ /O.NEW.KCRP.RP.S.0009.110730T0353Z-110730T2300Z/ KLEBERG-NUECES-SAN PATRICIO-ARANSAS-REFUGIO-CALHOUN- 1053 PM CDT FRI JUL 29 2011 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CDT SATURDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CDT SATURDAY. MODERATE TO LARGE SWELLS AND MODERATE ONSHORE FLOW IN THE WAKE OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION DON WILL MAINTAIN A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SURF TONIGHT AND SATURDAY ALONG SOUTH TEXAS BEACHES. IN ADDITION...ABOVE PREDICTED TIDE LEVELS WILL TEND TO INUNDATE AREA BEACHES WITH WATER REACHING THE DUNES IN SOME LOCATIONS ESPECIALLY DURING HIGH TIDE EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AND AGAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON. TIDE LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN 1 AND 1.5 FEET ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS. SOME OF THE LOWEST BEACH ACCESS ROADS WILL BE FLOODED AS A RESULT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. DRIVING AND CAMPING ON AREA BEACHES IS NOT ADVISED DUE TO HIGH WATERLINES DURING HIGH TIDES. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED...LEAVE YOUR VEHICLE AND SEEK SAFETY ON HIGHER GROUND. RIP CURRENTS POSE A DANGER TO ANYONE IN THE WATER. MARINE-RELATED ACTIVITIES...INCLUDING SWIMMING...ARE HIGHLY DISCOURAGED DUE TO THE RIP CURRENT THREAT. A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK MEANS THE SURF IS DANGEROUS FOR ALL LEVELS OF SWIMMERS. RIP CURRENTS ARE LIFE- THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. SWIM PARALLEL TO THE BEACH IN ORDER TO SWIM OUT OF THE RIP CURRENT WHICH IS TYPICALLY A NARROW STREAM OF WATER. ONCE OUT OF THE CURRENT SWIM BACK TO SHORE. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CORPUSCHRISTI TE
3 follow-up statements
275 WHUS44 KCRP 300523 CCA CFWCRP URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 1201 AM CDT SAT JUL 30 2011 ...TROPICAL DEPRESSION DON MOVING INLAND AND WEAKENING... .DON HAS BEEN DOWNGRADED TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION AND TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED. HOWEVER...ONSHORE WINDS CONTINUE TO RANGE FROM 20 TO 25 KNOTS ACROSS THE GULF WATERS WITH SEAS 5 TO 8 FEET WITH LONG PERIOD SWELLS. THE COMBINATION OF THE LONG PERIOD SWELLS AND LONG FETCH OF SOUTHEAST WINDS IN THE WAKE OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION DON WILL MAINTAIN THE STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND MINOR COASTAL FLOODING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. TXZ242>247-301330- /O.COR.KCRP.CF.Y.0001.110730T0501Z-110730T2000Z/ /O.COR.KCRP.RP.S.0009.110730T0501Z-110730T2300Z/ KLEBERG-NUECES-SAN PATRICIO-ARANSAS-REFUGIO-CALHOUN- 1201 AM CDT SAT JUL 30 2011 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CDT SATURDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CDT SATURDAY. * COASTAL FLOODING...MODERATE TO LARGE SWELLS AND MODERATE ONSHORE FLOW IN THE WAKE OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION DON WILL MAINTAIN ABOVE NORMAL PREDICTED TIDE LEVELS. TIDE LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN 1 AND 1.5 FEET ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS. * TIMING...THE HIGHEST TIDES WILL OCCUR SATURDAY MORNING AT 532 AM CDT AND AGAIN AT 148 PM CDT. * IMPACTS...TIDES ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO INUNDATE AREA BEACHES WITH WATER REACHING THE DUNES IN SOME LOCATIONS. SOME OF THE LOWEST BEACH ACCESS ROADS WILL BE FLOODED AS A RESULT. THE MODERATE TO LARGE SWELLS AND MODERATE ONSHORE FLOW WILL ALSO MAINTAIN A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SURF TONIGHT AND SATURDAY ALONG SOUTH TEXAS BEACHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. DRIVING AND CAMPING ON AREA BEACHES IS NOT ADVISED DUE TO HIGH WATERLINES DURING HIGH TIDES. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED...LEAVE YOUR VEHICLE AND SEEK SAFETY ON HIGHER GROUND. RIP CURRENTS POSE A DANGER TO ANYONE IN THE WATER. MARINE-RELATED ACTIVITIES...INCLUDING SWIMMING...ARE HIGHLY DISCOURAGED DUE TO THE RIP CURRENT THREAT. A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK MEANS THE SURF IS DANGEROUS FOR ALL LEVELS OF SWIMMERS. RIP CURRENTS ARE LIFE- THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. SWIM PARALLEL TO THE BEACH IN ORDER TO SWIM OUT OF THE RIP CURRENT WHICH IS TYPICALLY A NARROW STREAM OF WATER. ONCE OUT OF THE CURRENT SWIM BACK TO SHORE. && $$ HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/CORPUSCHRISTI TE
892 WHUS44 KCRP 301157 CFWCRP COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 657 AM CDT SAT JUL 30 2011 ...TROPICAL DEPRESSION DON MOVING INLAND AND WEAKENING... .THE COMBINATION OF THE LONG PERIOD SWELLS AND LONG FETCH OF SOUTHEAST WINDS IN THE WAKE OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION DON WILL MAINTAIN THE STRONG RIP CURRENTS AND MINOR COASTAL FLOODING THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. TXZ242>247-302000- /O.CON.KCRP.CF.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110730T2000Z/ /O.CON.KCRP.RP.S.0009.000000T0000Z-110730T2300Z/ KLEBERG-NUECES-SAN PATRICIO-ARANSAS-REFUGIO-CALHOUN- 657 AM CDT SAT JUL 30 2011 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... * COASTAL FLOODING...MODERATE SWELLS AND MODERATE ONSHORE FLOW IN THE WAKE OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION DON WILL MAINTAIN ABOVE NORMAL PREDICTED TIDE LEVELS. TIDE LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE BETWEEN 1 AND 1.5 FEET ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS. * TIMING...THE HIGHEST TIDES WILL OCCUR SATURDAY AFTERNOON AT 148 PM CDT. * IMPACTS...TIDES ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO INUNDATE AREA BEACHES WITH WATER REACHING THE DUNES IN SOME LOCATIONS. SOME OF THE LOWEST BEACH ACCESS ROADS WILL BE FLOODED AS A RESULT. THE SWELLS AND MODERATE ONSHORE FLOW WILL ALSO MAINTAIN A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AND DANGEROUS SURF TODAY ALONG SOUTH TEXAS BEACHES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. DRIVING AND CAMPING ON AREA BEACHES IS NOT ADVISED DUE TO HIGH WATERLINES DURING HIGH TIDES. IF YOU BECOME STRANDED...LEAVE YOUR VEHICLE AND SEEK SAFETY ON HIGHER GROUND. RIP CURRENTS POSE A DANGER TO ANYONE IN THE WATER. MARINE-RELATED ACTIVITIES...INCLUDING SWIMMING...ARE HIGHLY DISCOURAGED DUE TO THE RIP CURRENT THREAT. A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK MEANS THE SURF IS DANGEROUS FOR ALL LEVELS OF SWIMMERS. RIP CURRENTS ARE LIFE- THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF. IF YOU ARE CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. SWIM PARALLEL TO THE BEACH IN ORDER TO SWIM OUT OF THE RIP CURRENT WHICH IS TYPICALLY A NARROW STREAM OF WATER. ONCE OUT OF THE CURRENT SWIM BACK TO SHORE. && $$ PLEASE VISIT THE FOLLOWING WEBSITE TO SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON THE NEW RIP CURRENT HAZARD... HTTP://WWW.WEATHER.GOV/SURVEY/NWS-SURVEY.PHP?CODE=RCVTECCHM
959 WHUS44 KCRP 301446 CFWCRP COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 946 AM CDT SAT JUL 30 2011 TXZ242>247-301600- /O.CAN.KCRP.CF.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-110730T2000Z/ /O.CAN.KCRP.RP.S.0009.000000T0000Z-110730T2300Z/ KLEBERG-NUECES-SAN PATRICIO-ARANSAS-REFUGIO-CALHOUN- 946 AM CDT SAT JUL 30 2011 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... ...MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK CONTINUES TODAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS CANCELLED THE COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY AND THE RIP CURRENT RISK HAS FALLEN FROM HIGH TO MODERATE. DON HAS MOVED WELL INLAND AND WEAKENED INTO A REMNANT LOW PRESSURE AREA IN NORTHEAST MEXICO THIS MORNING. WATER LEVELS HAVE DECREASED AND ARE ONLY SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL VALUES. IN ADDITION...SWELLS ASSOCIATED FROM DON CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE AND SEAS ARE ONLY 4 FEET ACROSS THE OFFSHORE WATERS. THIS MEANS THE RIP CURRENT RISK IS NO LONGER HIGH...HOWEVER A MODERATE RISK WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY. $$ 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 MJG
The office that day
Everything else NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 29, 10:30 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | CRP | 6 hr | |
| Jul 29, 10:53 PM CDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | CRP | Aransas, Calhoun, Kleberg, Nueces, Refugio, San Patricio | 11 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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.