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Rip Current Statement 5, NWS Corpus Christi, TX
NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this rip current statement at Jun 19, 2012, 2:54 AM CDT for 6 counties in Texas. It took effect at Jun 19, 2012, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 22 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 19, 2012, 2:54 AM CDT (07:54 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jun 19, 2012, 7:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Jun 20, 2012, 5:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 22 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 07:53 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, 7.9 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
- 1365 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -53 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1276 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 9 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 6 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 99 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
460 WHUS44 KCRP 190754 CFWCRP COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 254 AM CDT TUE JUN 19 2012 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY... .MODERATE ONSHORE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH 8 TO 9 SECOND SWELLS TODAY AND A NEW MOOON TO RESULT IN A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. TXZ242>247-192300- /O.NEW.KCRP.RP.S.0005.120619T1200Z-120619T2300Z/ KLEBERG-NUECES-SAN PATRICIO-ARANSAS-REFUGIO-CALHOUN- 254 AM CDT TUE JUN 19 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...THROUGH 6 PM TONIGHT...WITH THE GREATEST CONCERN BETWEEN 9 AM AND 4 PM. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG BARRIER ISLAND BEACHES OF THE MID TEXAS COAST. THE RIP CURRENTS WILL BE MOST FREQUENT AND STRONGER NEAR THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS JETTIES AND PIERS. BOTH THE STRENGTH AND FREQUENCY OF THESE RIP CURRENTS WILL RESULT IN SURF THAT IS DANGEROUS FOR ALL LEVELS OF SWIMMERS. RIP CURRENTS ARE LIFE- THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF. 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. && $$ GW
2 follow-up statements
215 WHUS44 KCRP 192002 CFWCRP COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 302 PM CDT TUE JUN 19 2012 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TONIGHT... .MODERATE TO STRONG ONSHORE WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH 7 TO 9 SECOND SWELLS TONIGHT AND A NEW MOON TO RESULT IN A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. TXZ242>247-201000- /O.EXT.KCRP.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-120620T1000Z/ KLEBERG-NUECES-SAN PATRICIO-ARANSAS-REFUGIO-CALHOUN- 302 PM CDT TUE JUN 19 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * TIMING...THROUGH 5 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG BARRIER ISLAND BEACHES OF THE MID TEXAS COAST. THE RIP CURRENTS WILL BE MOST FREQUENT AND STRONGER NEAR THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS JETTIES AND PIERS. BOTH THE STRENGTH AND FREQUENCY OF THESE RIP CURRENTS WILL RESULT IN SURF THAT IS DANGEROUS FOR ALL LEVELS OF SWIMMERS. RIP CURRENTS ARE LIFE- THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ TE
000 WHUS44 KCRP 200848 AAA CFWCRP COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 348 AM CDT WED JUN 20 2012 ...MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY... .SWELL PERIODS WILL BE BELOW 8 SECONDS TODAY AND...WITH THE COMBINATION OF MODERATE SOUTHEAST FLOW AND PROXIMITY TO A NEW MOON...THE RIP CURRENT RISK HAS FALLEN FROM HIGH TO MODERATE. TXZ242>247-201000- /O.CAN.KCRP.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-120620T1000Z/ KLEBERG-NUECES-SAN PATRICIO-ARANSAS-REFUGIO-CALHOUN- 348 AM CDT WED JUN 20 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK. THE RIP CURRENT RISK TODAY IS MODERATE. ALTHOUGH THE RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS HAVE DIMINISHED...THAT DOES NOT MEAN THAT RIP CURRENTS CANNOT OCCUR...ESPECIALLY NEAR PIERS AND JETTIES. A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS MEANS WIND AND/OR WAVE CONDITIONS SUPPORT STRONGER AND/OR MORE FREQUENT RIP CURRENTS. ONLY EXPERIENCED SURF SWIMMERS SHOULD ENTER THE WATER. RESEARCH HAS SHOWN RIP CURRENTS ARE TYPICALLY MORE FREQUENT AND STRONGER IN THE VICINITY OF JETTIES...INLETS...AND PIERS. 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. && $$ GW
The office that day
Everything else NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 19, 3:00 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | CRP | 13 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.