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Rip Current Statement 5, NWS Brownsville, TX
NWS Brownsville, TX issued this rip current statement at Jun 25, 2012, 4:18 PM CDT for Kenedy County, Texas. It was in force for 26 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 25, 2012, 4:18 PM CDT (21:18 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 26, 2012, 6:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 26 hr
- 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 21:21 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 12:00Z, 9.3 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
- 1032 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -120 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1570 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -14 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 18 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.2
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
351 WHUS44 KBRO 252118 CFWBRO COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 418 PM CDT MON JUN 25 2012 ...HIGH SURF TO DEVELOP TUESDAY WITH HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AND MINOR COASTAL RUN CONTINUING... .A LONG SWELL PERIOD OF 10 TO 11 SECONDS IS BEING OBSERVED MOVING ACROSS THE GULF FROM TROPICAL STORM DEBBY. THIS SWELL CONTINUES TO BE DIRECTED TOWARDS THE LOWER TEXAS COAST. AS THE EAST TO NORTHEAST SWELL APPROACHES THE BEACH MUCH HIGHER SURF WILL RESULT BUILDING BREAKING WAVES TO HEAD HIGH OR LARGER TUESDAY. THE POUNDING SURF COMBINING WITH THE LONG PERIOD WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND A MINOR OVER WASH OF TIDES ALONG THE SOUTH PADRE BEACHES AND BOCA CHICA BEACH ESPECIALLY DURING TUESDAY MORNING HIGH TIDE AROUND 830 AM. TXZ251-256-257-260630- /O.NEW.KBRO.SU.Y.0003.120626T1100Z-120626T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KBRO.RP.S.0005.120625T2118Z-120626T2300Z/ /O.EXT.KBRO.CF.S.0002.000000T0000Z-120626T1700Z/ KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- 418 PM CDT MON JUN 25 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CDT TUESDAY... ...HIGH SURF DEVELOPING EARLY TUESDAY... * WAVES AND SURF...BREAKING WAVES TO RANGE FROM 5 TO 8 FEET TUESDAY ALONG SOUTH PADRE ISLAND AND BOCA CHICA. HIGHER SURF CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR CLOSER TO THE SOUTH PADRE ISLAND JETTIES. * TIMING...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING TO CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY ESPECIALLY AROUND HIGH TIDE TUESDAY MORNING PRIOR TO AND A FEW HOURS AFTER 830 AM. HIGH SURF TO BUILD BY DAY BREAK PEAKING BEFORE NOON THEN SLOWLY SUBSIDING BY LATE AFTERNOON. RIP CURRENT RISK TO REMAIN HIGH TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...SURF MAY PUSH UP TO THE DUNE LINE ON SOUTH PADRE ISLAND...MAKING DRIVING ON THE ISLAND HAZARDOUS. SWIMMING IN THE SURF AT THE BEACHES OF SOUTH PADRE ISLAND AND AT BOCA CHICA BEACH IS DISCOURAGED...AS A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS CONTINUE. POUNDING HIGH SURF NEAR THE SHORE LINE WILL BE PRODUCE DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. SWIMMING IS DISCOURAGED FOR UNTRAINED OR WEAK SWIMMERS. BEACH GOERS ARE URGED TO HEED WARNINGS FROM THE LOCAL OFFICIALS ON SOUTH PADRE ISLAND AND BOCA CHICA BEACH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. 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. && $$ GB
4 follow-up statements
562 WHUS44 KBRO 252315 CCA CFWBRO COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 614 PM CDT MON JUN 25 2012 ...HIGH SURF TO DEVELOP TUESDAY WITH HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AND MINOR COASTAL RUN UP CONTINUING... .A LONG SWELL PERIOD OF 10 TO 11 SECONDS IS BEING OBSERVED MOVING ACROSS THE GULF FROM TROPICAL STORM DEBBY. THIS SWELL CONTINUES TO BE DIRECTED TOWARDS THE LOWER TEXAS COAST. AS THE EAST TO NORTHEAST SWELL APPROACHES THE BEACH MUCH HIGHER SURF WILL RESULT BUILDING BREAKING WAVES TO HEAD HIGH OR LARGER TUESDAY. THE POUNDING SURF COMBINING WITH THE LONG PERIOD WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND A MINOR OVER WASH OF TIDES ALONG THE SOUTH PADRE BEACHES AND BOCA CHICA BEACH ESPECIALLY DURING TUESDAY MORNING HIGH TIDE AROUND 830 AM. TXZ251-256-257-260830- /O.NEW.KBRO.SU.Y.0003.120626T1100Z-120626T2300Z/ /O.NEW.KBRO.RP.S.0005.120625T2314Z-120626T2300Z/ /O.EXT.KBRO.CF.S.0002.000000T0000Z-120626T1700Z/ KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- 614 PM CDT MON JUN 25 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY AFTERNOON... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM TO 6 PM CDT TUESDAY... ...HIGH SURF DEVELOPING EARLY TUESDAY... * WAVES AND SURF...BREAKING WAVES TO RANGE FROM 5 TO 8 FEET TUESDAY ALONG SOUTH PADRE ISLAND AND BOCA CHICA. HIGHER SURF CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR CLOSER TO THE SOUTH PADRE ISLAND JETTIES. * TIMING...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING TO CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY ESPECIALLY AROUND HIGH TIDE TUESDAY MORNING PRIOR TO AND A FEW HOURS AFTER 830 AM. HIGH SURF TO BUILD BY DAY BREAK PEAKING BEFORE NOON THEN SLOWLY SUBSIDING BY LATE AFTERNOON. RIP CURRENT RISK TO REMAIN HIGH TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...SURF MAY PUSH UP TO THE DUNE LINE ON SOUTH PADRE ISLAND...MAKING DRIVING ON THE ISLAND HAZARDOUS. SWIMMING IN THE SURF AT THE BEACHES OF SOUTH PADRE ISLAND AND AT BOCA CHICA BEACH IS DISCOURAGED...AS A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS CONTINUE. POUNDING HIGH SURF NEAR THE SHORE LINE WILL BE PRODUCE DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. SWIMMING IS DISCOURAGED FOR UNTRAINED OR WEAK SWIMMERS. BEACH GOERS ARE URGED TO HEED WARNINGS FROM THE LOCAL OFFICIALS ON SOUTH PADRE ISLAND AND BOCA CHICA BEACH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. 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. && $$ GB
676 WHUS44 KBRO 260721 CFWBRO COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 221 AM CDT TUE JUN 26 2012 ...HIGH SURF TO DEVELOP TUESDAY WITH HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AND MINOR COASTAL RUN UP CONTINUING... .A LONG SWELL PERIOD OF 10 TO 11 SECONDS IS BEING OBSERVED MOVING ACROSS THE GULF FROM TROPICAL STORM DEBBY. THIS SWELL CONTINUES TO BE DIRECTED TOWARDS THE LOWER TEXAS COAST. AS THE EAST TO NORTHEAST SWELL APPROACHES THE BEACH MUCH HIGHER SURF WILL RESULT BUILDING BREAKING WAVES TO HEAD HIGH OR LARGER TUESDAY. THE POUNDING SURF COMBINING WITH THE LONG PERIOD WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND A MINOR OVER WASH OF TIDES ALONG THE SOUTH PADRE BEACHES AND BOCA CHICA BEACH ESPECIALLY DURING TUESDAY MORNING HIGH TIDE AROUND 830 AM. TXZ251-256-257-262000- /O.CON.KBRO.SU.Y.0003.120626T1100Z-120626T2300Z/ /O.CON.KBRO.CF.S.0002.000000T0000Z-120626T1700Z/ /O.CON.KBRO.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-120626T2300Z/ KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- 221 AM CDT TUE JUN 26 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM THIS MORNING TO 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WAVES AND SURF...BREAKING WAVES TO RANGE FROM 5 TO 8 FEET TUESDAY ALONG SOUTH PADRE ISLAND AND BOCA CHICA. HIGHER SURF CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR CLOSER TO THE SOUTH PADRE ISLAND JETTIES. * TIMING...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING TO CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY ESPECIALLY AROUND HIGH TIDE TUESDAY MORNING PRIOR TO AND A FEW HOURS AFTER 830 AM. HIGH SURF TO BUILD BY DAY BREAK PEAKING BEFORE NOON THEN SLOWLY SUBSIDING BY LATE AFTERNOON. RIP CURRENT RISK TO REMAIN HIGH TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...SURF MAY PUSH UP TO THE DUNE LINE ON SOUTH PADRE ISLAND...MAKING DRIVING ON THE ISLAND HAZARDOUS. SWIMMING IN THE SURF AT THE BEACHES OF SOUTH PADRE ISLAND AND AT BOCA CHICA BEACH IS DISCOURAGED...AS A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS CONTINUE. POUNDING HIGH SURF NEAR THE SHORE LINE WILL BE PRODUCE DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. SWIMMING IS DISCOURAGED FOR UNTRAINED OR WEAK SWIMMERS. BEACH GOERS ARE URGED TO HEED WARNINGS FROM THE LOCAL OFFICIALS ON SOUTH PADRE ISLAND AND BOCA CHICA BEACH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. 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. && $$ JGG
703 WHUS44 KBRO 261531 AAA CFWBRO COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 1031 AM CDT TUE JUN 26 2012 ...HIGHER SURF IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY...ALONG WITH A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS... .A LONG SWELL PERIOD OF APPROXIMATELY 10 SECONDS CONTINUES TO BE SEEN MOVING ACROSS THE GULF FROM TROPICAL STORM DEBBY. AS THE EAST TO NORTHEAST SWELL APPROACHES BEACHES ALONG THE LOWER TEXAS COAST...BREAKING WAVES AROUND 6 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE DUE TO THE LONGER SWELL PERIOD. IN ADDITION...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE ALONG WITH SLIGHTLY HIGHER THAN NORMAL TIDE LEVELS. TXZ251-256-257-262300- /O.CON.KBRO.SU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120626T2300Z/ /O.CON.KBRO.CF.S.0002.000000T0000Z-120626T1700Z/ /O.CON.KBRO.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-120626T2300Z/ KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- 1031 AM CDT TUE JUN 26 2012 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WAVES AND SURF...BREAKING WAVES AROUND 6 FEET WILL BE POSSIBLE TODAY ALONG THE BEACHES OF SOUTH PADRE ISLAND AND BOCA CHICA. HIGHER SURF CONDITIONS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR CLOSER TO THE SOUTH PADRE ISLAND JETTIES. * TIMING...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON. THE HIGH SURF WILL BEGIN TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE LATE THIS AFTERNOON...WITH THE RIP CURRENT RISK FORECAST TO REMAIN HIGH THROUGH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...SWIMMING IN THE SURF AT THE BEACHES OF SOUTH PADRE ISLAND AND AT BOCA CHICA BEACH IS DISCOURAGED...AS A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS CONTINUE. POUNDING HIGH SURF NEAR THE SHORE LINE WILL BE PRODUCE DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. BEACH GOERS ARE URGED TO HEED WARNINGS FROM THE LOCAL OFFICIALS ON SOUTH PADRE ISLAND AND BOCA CHICA BEACH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. 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. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE. && $$ BUTTS
714 WHUS44 KBRO 262255 CFWBRO COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 555 PM CDT TUE JUN 26 2012 ...SWELLS CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE... .LONG PERIOD SWELLS PRODUCED BY TROPICAL STORM DEBBY CONTINUE TO LOWER WITH ANY RESIDUAL CHANCE OF HIGH SURF WANING ALONG THE BEACHES OF SOUTH PADRE ISLAND AND BOCA CHICA. TXZ251-256-257-270000- /O.CAN.KBRO.SU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120626T2300Z/ /O.EXP.KBRO.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-120626T2300Z/ KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- 555 PM CDT TUE JUN 26 2012 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY. RIP CURRENT RISK TO REMAIN MODERATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Brownsville, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 25, 3:58 AM CDT | Coastal Flood Statement | BRO | Kenedy | 32 hr |
| Jun 25, 4:18 PM CDT | High Surf Advisory | BRO | Kenedy | 26 hr |
Nearby
Rip Current Statements in Texas, 2012Every rip current statement in 2012
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.