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Rip Current Statement 6, NWS Corpus Christi, TX
NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this rip current statement at Aug 27, 2012, 4:20 AM CDT for 4 counties in Texas. It took effect at Aug 27, 2012, 3:00 PM CDT. It was in force for 52 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 27, 2012, 4:20 AM CDT (09:20 UTC)
- In effect from
- Aug 27, 2012, 3:00 PM CDT
- Expired
- Aug 29, 2012, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 52 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Counties Aransas County, TX, Calhoun County, TX, Kleberg County, TX, Nueces County, TX
The radar
The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 09:20 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, 9.3 hours before the alert went out and 23 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
- 1505 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -29 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1094 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 15 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 8 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 41 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
544 WHUS44 KCRP 270920 CFWCRP COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 420 AM CDT MON AUG 27 2012 ...INCREASING RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT ALONG GULF FACING BEACHES... .AN INCREASE IN LONG PERIOD SWELLS AND SWELL HEIGHTS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM ISAAC ARE EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS AND GULF FACING BARRIER ISLAND BEACHES FROM MID AFTERNOON THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY NIGHT. SWELLS PERIODS OF 7 TO 9 SECONDS ARE EXPECTED TODAY WITH AN INCREASE TO 12 TO 14 SECONDS LIKELY ON TUESDAY. THIS SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN SWELL WILL LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS. TXZ242-243-245-247-272100- /O.NEW.KCRP.RP.S.0006.120827T2000Z-120829T1200Z/ KLEBERG-NUECES-ARANSAS-CALHOUN- 420 AM CDT MON AUG 27 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. * TIMING...THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL DEVELOP BY MID AFTERNOON TODAY AND CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY NIGHT. THE RISK IS CURRENTLY EXPECTED TO PEAK DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS ON TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG BARRIER ISLAND BEACHES OF THE MID TEXAS COAST. THE RIP CURRENTS WILL BE MOST FREQUENT AND STRONGEST 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. && $$ HART
6 follow-up statements
300 WHUS44 KCRP 272056 CFWCRP COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 356 PM CDT MON AUG 27 2012 ...INCREASING RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS TODAY THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT ALONG GULF FACING BEACHES... .AN INCREASE IN LONG PERIOD SWELLS AND SWELL HEIGHTS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM ISAAC ARE EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS AND GULF FACING BARRIER ISLAND BEACHES FROM LATE TONIGHT THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY NIGHT. SWELLS PERIODS OF 7 TO 9 SECONDS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH AN INCREASE TO 12 TO 14 SECONDS LIKELY ON TUESDAY. THIS SIGNIFICANT INCREASE IN SWELL WILL LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AND MINOR COASTAL FLOODING DURING THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE ALONG THE GULF FACING BARRIER ISLANDS. TXZ242-243-245-247-281030- /O.NEW.KCRP.CF.Y.0004.120828T0300Z-120829T1200Z/ /O.CON.KCRP.RP.S.0006.000000T0000Z-120829T1200Z/ KLEBERG-NUECES-ARANSAS-CALHOUN- 356 PM CDT MON AUG 27 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY. * COASTAL FLOODING...LONG PERIOD SWELLS WILL RESULT IN HIGHER THAN NORMAL TIDES AND RESULT IN MINOR COASTAL FLOODING DURING THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE ALONG THE GULF FACING BARRIER ISLANDS. * TIMING...THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY NIGHT...POSSIBLY INTO WEDNESDAY. THE RISK IS CURRENTLY EXPECTED TO PEAK DURING THE DAYLIGHT HOURS ON TUESDAY. MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW IS EXPECTED AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. HIGH TIDE AT PORT ARANSAS IS AT 339 AM TUESDAY MORNING AND AT PORT O'CONNOR HIGH TIDE IS AT 955 AM TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG BARRIER ISLAND BEACHES OF THE MID TEXAS COAST. THE RIP CURRENTS WILL BE MOST FREQUENT AND STRONGEST 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. TIDES ARE CURRENTLY RUNNING HALF OF A FOOT ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS. DUE TO INCREASING SWELL FROM TROPICAL STORM ISAAC...TIDE LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 1.5 TO 2 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL DURING HIGH TIDE FOR THE BARRIER ISLANDS. AT 2 FEET...WATER LEVELS MAY REACH THE DUNES DURING HIGH TIDE LEADING TO MINOR FLOODING ALONG THE GULF FACING BARRIER ISLANDS. 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 COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. && $$ TXZ244-281030- /O.NEW.KCRP.CF.Y.0004.120828T0300Z-120829T1200Z/ SAN PATRICIO- 356 PM CDT MON AUG 27 2012 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY. * COASTAL FLOODING...LONG PERIOD SWELLS WILL RESULT IN HIGHER THAN NORMAL TIDES AND RESULT IN MINOR COASTAL FLOODING DURING THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE ALONG THE GULF FACING BARRIER ISLANDS. * TIMING...MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW IS EXPECTED AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. HIGH TIDE AT PORT ARANSAS IS AT 339 AM TUESDAY MORNING AND AT PORT O'CONNOR HIGH TIDE IS AT 955 AM TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...TIDES ARE CURRENTLY RUNNING HALF OF A FOOT ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS. DUE TO INCREASING SWELL FROM TROPICAL STORM ISAAC...TIDE LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 1.5 TO 2 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL DURING HIGH TIDE FOR THE BARRIER ISLANDS. AT 2 FEET...WATER LEVELS MAY REACH THE DUNES DURING HIGH TIDE LEADING TO MINOR FLOODING ALONG THE GULF FACING BARRIER ISLANDS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. && $$ TE
433 WHUS44 KCRP 281016 CFWCRP COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 516 AM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS CONTINUES THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE TONIGHT ALONG GULF FACING BEACHES... .STRONG LONG PERIOD SWELLS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT GULF FACING BEACHES ALONG THE BARRIER ISLANDS TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SWELLS PERIODS OF 8 TO 11 SECONDS TODAY WILL INCREASE TO 12 TO 14 SECONDS TONIGHT. CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO SLOWLY IMPROVE BY LATE WEDNESDAY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE GULF FACING BARRIER ISLANDS TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. IN ADDITION...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING MAY OCCUR IN LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE GULF FACING BARRIER ISLAND BEACHES DURING HIGH TIDE TUESDAY NIGHT. TXZ242-243-245-247-282100- /O.EXT.KCRP.RP.S.0006.000000T0000Z-120830T0000Z/ /O.CON.KCRP.CF.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120829T1200Z/ KLEBERG-NUECES-ARANSAS-CALHOUN- 516 AM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY... * COASTAL FLOODING...LONG PERIOD SWELLS WILL RESULT IN HIGHER THAN NORMAL TIDES AND RESULT IN MINOR COASTAL FLOODING DURING THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE ALONG THE GULF FACING BARRIER ISLANDS. * TIMING...THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL CONTINUE TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING HIGH TIDE LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG BARRIER ISLAND BEACHES OF THE MID TEXAS COAST. THE RIP CURRENTS WILL BE MOST FREQUENT AND STRONGEST 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. TIDES ARE CURRENTLY RUNNING HALF OF A FOOT ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS. TIDE LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 1.5 TO 2 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL DURING HIGH TIDE TUESDAY NIGHT ALONG THE BARRIER ISLANDS. AT 2 FEET...WATER LEVELS MAY REACH THE DUNES LEADING TO MINOR FLOODING. 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 COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. && $$ TXZ244-282100- /O.CON.KCRP.CF.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120829T1200Z/ SAN PATRICIO- 516 AM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT WEDNESDAY... * COASTAL FLOODING...LONG PERIOD SWELLS WILL RESULT IN HIGHER THAN NORMAL TIDES AND RESULT IN MINOR COASTAL FLOODING DURING THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE ALONG THE GULF FACING BARRIER ISLANDS. * TIMING...MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW MAY OCCUR AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...TIDES ARE CURRENTLY RUNNING HALF OF A FOOT ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS. TIDE LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 1.5 TO 2 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL DURING HIGH TIDE TUESDAY NIGHT ALONG THE SHORE OF REDFISH BAY. THIS MAY RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. && $$ HART
095 WHUS44 KCRP 282102 CFWCRP COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 402 PM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS CONTINUES THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE TONIGHT ALONG GULF FACING BEACHES... .STRONG LONG PERIOD SWELLS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT GULF FACING BEACHES ALONG THE BARRIER ISLANDS TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SWELLS PERIODS OF 8 TO 11 SECONDS TODAY WILL INCREASE TO 12 TO 14 SECONDS TONIGHT. CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO SLOWLY IMPROVE BY LATE WEDNESDAY. THESE CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE GULF FACING BARRIER ISLANDS THROUGH WEDNESDAY. IN ADDITION...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING MAY OCCUR IN LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE GULF FACING BARRIER ISLAND BEACHES DURING HIGH TIDE TUESDAY NIGHT. TXZ242-243-245-247-290430- /O.EXT.KCRP.CF.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120830T0000Z/ /O.CON.KCRP.RP.S.0006.000000T0000Z-120830T0000Z/ KLEBERG-NUECES-ARANSAS-CALHOUN- 402 PM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... * COASTAL FLOODING...LONG PERIOD SWELLS WILL RESULT IN HIGHER THAN NORMAL TIDES AND RESULT IN MINOR COASTAL FLOODING DURING THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE ALONG THE GULF FACING BARRIER ISLANDS. * TIMING...THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING HIGH TIDE LATE THIS EVENING THROUGH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG BARRIER ISLAND BEACHES OF THE MID TEXAS COAST. THE RIP CURRENTS WILL BE MOST FREQUENT AND STRONGEST 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. TIDES ARE CURRENTLY RUNNING HALF OF A FOOT ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS. TIDE LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 1.5 TO 2 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL DURING HIGH TIDE TUESDAY NIGHT ALONG THE BARRIER ISLANDS. AT 2 FEET...WATER LEVELS MAY REACH THE DUNES LEADING TO MINOR FLOODING. 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 COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. && $$ TXZ244-290430- /O.EXT.KCRP.CF.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120830T0000Z/ SAN PATRICIO- 402 PM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... * COASTAL FLOODING...LONG PERIOD SWELLS WILL RESULT IN HIGHER THAN NORMAL TIDES AND RESULT IN MINOR COASTAL FLOODING DURING THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE ALONG THE GULF FACING BARRIER ISLANDS. * TIMING...MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW MAY OCCUR AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE TUESDAY NIGHT. * IMPACTS...TIDES ARE CURRENTLY RUNNING HALF OF A FOOT ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS. TIDE LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 1.5 TO 2 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL DURING HIGH TIDE TUESDAY NIGHT ALONG THE SHORE OF REDFISH BAY. THIS MAY RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. && $$
841 WHUS44 KCRP 290345 CFWCRP COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 1045 PM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS CONTINUES THROUGH WEDNESDAY... ...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE TONIGHT ALONG GULF FACING BEACHES... .STRONG LONG PERIOD SWELLS ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE ISAAC WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT GULF FACING BEACHES ALONG THE BARRIER ISLANDS TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SWELL PERIODS OF 12 TO 14 SECONDS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT. THESE CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE GULF FACING BARRIER ISLANDS THROUGH WEDNESDAY. IN ADDITION...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING MAY OCCUR IN LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE GULF FACING BARRIER ISLAND BEACHES DURING HIGH TIDE. CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO SLOWLY IMPROVE BY LATE WEDNESDAY. TXZ242-243-245-247-291145- /O.CON.KCRP.CF.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120830T0000Z/ /O.CON.KCRP.RP.S.0006.000000T0000Z-120830T0000Z/ KLEBERG-NUECES-ARANSAS-CALHOUN- 1045 PM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING... * COASTAL FLOODING...LONG PERIOD SWELLS WILL RESULT IN HIGHER THAN NORMAL TIDES AND RESULT IN MINOR COASTAL FLOODING DURING THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE ALONG THE GULF FACING BARRIER ISLANDS. * TIMING...THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW WILL BE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY DURING HIGH TIDE 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 STRONGEST 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. TIDES ARE CURRENTLY RUNNING HALF OF A FOOT ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS. TIDE LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 1.5 TO 2 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL DURING HIGH TIDE TONIGHT ALONG THE BARRIER ISLANDS. AT 2 FEET...WATER LEVELS MAY REACH THE DUNES LEADING TO MINOR FLOODING. 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 COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. && $$ TXZ244-291145- /O.CON.KCRP.CF.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120830T0000Z/ SAN PATRICIO- 1045 PM CDT TUE AUG 28 2012 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT WEDNESDAY... * COASTAL FLOODING...LONG PERIOD SWELLS WILL RESULT IN HIGHER THAN NORMAL TIDES AND RESULT IN MINOR COASTAL FLOODING DURING THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE ALONG THE GULF FACING BARRIER ISLANDS. * TIMING...MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW MAY OCCUR AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TIDES ARE CURRENTLY RUNNING HALF OF A FOOT ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS. TIDE LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 1.5 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL AT SEVERAL LOCATIONS DURING HIGH TIDE TONIGHT ALONG THE SHORE OF REDFISH BAY. THIS MAY RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. && $$ LK
470 WHUS44 KCRP 291151 CFWCRP COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 651 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS CONTINUES THROUGH TODAY... ...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE THROUGH HIGH TIDE ALONG GULF FACING BEACHES... .STRONG LONG PERIOD SWELLS ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE ISAAC WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT GULF FACING BEACHES ALONG THE BARRIER ISLANDS TODAY. SWELL PERIODS AVERAGING AROUND 10 TO 12 SECONDS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE MORNING BEFORE GRADUALLY IMPROVING THIS AFTERNOON. THESE CONDITIONS WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE GULF FACING BARRIER ISLANDS THROUGH WEDNESDAY. IN ADDITION...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING MAY OCCUR IN LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE GULF FACING BARRIER ISLAND BEACHES DURING HIGH TIDE. CONDITIONS ARE FORECAST TO SLOWLY IMPROVE BY LATE TODAY. TXZ245-247-300000- /O.CAN.KCRP.CF.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120830T0000Z/ /O.CON.KCRP.RP.S.0006.000000T0000Z-120830T0000Z/ ARANSAS-CALHOUN- 651 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS CANCELLED THE COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY FOR ARANSAS AND CALHOUN COUNTIES. * TIMING...THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY.. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG BARRIER ISLAND BEACHES OF THE MID TEXAS COAST. THE RIP CURRENTS WILL BE MOST FREQUENT AND STRONGEST 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. && $$ TXZ244-291300- /O.CAN.KCRP.CF.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120830T0000Z/ SAN PATRICIO- 651 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS CANCELLED THE COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY. MINOR FLOODING IS NO LONGER EXPECTED ALONG SAN PATRICIO COUNTY. $$ TXZ242-243-300000- /O.CON.KCRP.CF.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120830T0000Z/ /O.CON.KCRP.RP.S.0006.000000T0000Z-120830T0000Z/ KLEBERG-NUECES- 651 AM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * COASTAL FLOODING...LONG PERIOD SWELLS WILL RESULT IN HIGHER THAN NORMAL TIDES AND MAY RESULT IN MINOR COASTAL FLOODING DURING THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE ALONG THE GULF FACING BARRIER ISLANDS. * TIMING...THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW WILL BE POSSIBLE ESPECIALLY DURING HIGH TIDE 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 STRONGEST 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. TIDES ARE CURRENTLY RUNNING HALF OF A FOOT ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS. TIDE LEVELS MAY INCREASE TO 1.5 TO 2 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL DURING HIGH TIDE THIS MORNING ALONG THE BARRIER ISLANDS. AT 2 FEET... WATER LEVELS MAY REACH THE DUNES LEADING TO MINOR FLOODING. 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 COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT TIDES AND SWELL MAY GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. && $$ HART
853 WHUS44 KCRP 300000 CFWCRP COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 700 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT AND COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY EXPIRES AT 7 PM... .SWELLS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM ISAAC HAVE DECREASED MARKEDLY SINCE THE SYSTEM HAS MOVED INLAND INTO LOUISIANA. SWELLS HAVE DECREASED TO AROUND 6 SECONDS. IN ADDITION...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING HAS ABATED IN LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE GULF FACING BARRIER ISLAND BEACHES. TXZ242-243-300100- /O.EXP.KCRP.CF.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-120830T0000Z/ /O.EXP.KCRP.RP.S.0006.000000T0000Z-120830T0000Z/ KLEBERG-NUECES- 700 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... $$ TXZ245-247-300100- /O.EXP.KCRP.RP.S.0006.000000T0000Z-120830T0000Z/ ARANSAS-CALHOUN- 700 PM CDT WED AUG 29 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 3:56 PM CDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | CRP | Aransas, Calhoun, Kleberg, Nueces, San Patricio | 51 hr |
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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.