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Rip Current Statement 7, NWS Corpus Christi, TX
NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this rip current statement at Nov 13, 2012, 4:40 AM CST for 4 counties in Texas. It took effect at Nov 13, 2012, 12:00 PM CST. It was in force for 16 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 13, 2012, 4:40 AM CST (10:40 UTC)
- In effect from
- Nov 13, 2012, 12:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Nov 14, 2012, 4:00 AM CST
- In force
- 16 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 10:41 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, 10.7 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 2585 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 27 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -39 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.
277 WHUS44 KCRP 131040 CFWCRP COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 440 AM CST TUE NOV 13 2012 ...MODERATE TO POSSIBLY HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS TODAY... ...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE THROUGH HIGH TIDE ALONG GULF FACING BEACHES... .A STRONG NORTHEAST WIND AND LONG PERIOD SWELLS OF 8 TO 9 SECONDS WILL RESULT IN MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW AND MODERATE TO POSSIBLY HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BARRIER ISLANDS TODAY. DUE TO THE MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING MAY OCCUR IN LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE GULF FACING BARRIER ISLAND BEACHES DURING HIGH TIDE THIS AFTERNOON. TXZ242-243-245-247-131800- /O.NEW.KCRP.CF.Y.0005.121113T1800Z-121114T0600Z/ /O.NEW.KCRP.RP.S.0007.121113T1800Z-121114T0600Z/ KLEBERG-NUECES-ARANSAS-CALHOUN- 440 AM CST TUE NOV 13 2012 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... ...MODERATE TO HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT. A MODERATE TO HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS MODERATE TO HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CST TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING. * COASTAL FLOODING...LONG PERIOD SWELLS AND STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS WILL RESULT IN HIGHER THAN NORMAL TIDES. TIDES ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO AROUND 2 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL BY THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW CAN BE EXPECTED DURING HIGH TIDE. HIGH TIDE AT THE PORT ARANSAS JETTIES WILL PEAK AT 432 PM CST AND AT PORT OCONNOR AT 1104 PM CST. MODERATE TO HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY AND THIS EVENING. * 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 APPROXIMATELY HALF OF A FOOT ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS. TIDE LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO AROUND 2 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL DURING HIGH TIDE THIS AFTERNOON ALONG THE BARRIER ISLANDS. AT 2 FEET...WATER LEVELS MAY REACH THE DUNES LEADING TO MINOR FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. 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. && $$ TE/TB
2 follow-up statements
952 WHUS44 KCRP 131759 CFWCRP COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 1159 AM CST TUE NOV 13 2012 ...MODERATE TO POSSIBLY HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS TODAY... ...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE THROUGH HIGH TIDE ALONG GULF FACING BEACHES... .A STRONG NORTHEAST WIND AND LONG PERIOD SWELLS OF 8 TO 9 SECONDS WILL RESULT IN MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW AND MODERATE TO POSSIBLY HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BARRIER ISLANDS TODAY NEAR AND SOUTH OF PORT ARANSAS. DUE TO THE MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING MAY OCCUR IN LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE GULF FACING BARRIER ISLAND BEACHES DURING HIGH TIDE THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH TIDE AT PORT ARANSAS TODAY IS AT 432 PM. WITH WEAKER WINDS AND DIMINISHING SWELLS ON WEDNESDAY...MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME ALTHOUGH WATERS LEVELS WILL LIKELY REMAIN ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS. TXZ245-247-140300- /O.CAN.KCRP.CF.Y.0005.121113T1800Z-121114T0600Z/ /O.CON.KCRP.RP.S.0007.121113T1800Z-121114T0600Z/ ARANSAS-CALHOUN- 1159 AM CST TUE NOV 13 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...DUE TO HIGH SWELLS AND LONG PERIODS...A MODERATE TO HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. ON THE OTHER HAND...ALTHOUGH WATER LEVELS ARE ABOVE NORMAL...CURRENT DATA INDICATES THAT THEY SHOULD REMAIN BELOW 2 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL. * 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 APPROXIMATELY HALF OF A FOOT ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS. TIDE LEVELS WILL INCREASE TO 1 TO 1 1/2 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL DURING HIGH TIDE THIS AFTERNOON ALONG THE BARRIER ISLANDS. 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. && $$ TXZ242-243-140300- /O.EXT.KCRP.CF.Y.0005.121113T1800Z-121114T0300Z/ /O.CON.KCRP.RP.S.0007.121113T1800Z-121114T0600Z/ KLEBERG-NUECES- 1159 AM CST TUE NOV 13 2012 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...MODERATE TO HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * COASTAL FLOODING AND RIP CURRENTS...LONG PERIOD SWELLS AND STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS WILL RESULT IN HIGHER THAN NORMAL TIDES...AS WELL AS A MODERATE TO HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. TIDES ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO AROUND 2 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL LATER THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW CAN BE EXPECTED DURING HIGH TIDE. HIGH TIDE AT THE PORT ARANSAS JETTIES WILL OCCUR AT 432 PM CST. MODERATE TO HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY AND THIS EVENING. * 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 APPROXIMATELY HALF OF A FOOT ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS. TIDE LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO AROUND 2 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL DURING HIGH TIDE THIS AFTERNOON ALONG THE BARRIER ISLANDS. AT 2 FEET...WATER LEVELS MAY REACH THE DUNES LEADING TO MINOR FLOODING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. 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. && $$ GW/TB
361 WHUS44 KCRP 140259 CFWCRP COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 859 PM CST TUE NOV 13 2012 ...MODERATE TO POSSIBLY HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS TONIGHT... .A MODERATE NORTHEAST WIND AND LONG PERIOD SWELLS OF 9 SECONDS WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE BARRIER ISLANDS TONIGHT...MAINLY NEAR AND SOUTH OF PORT ARANSAS. WATER LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO FALL ALONG THE BEACHES OF MUSTANG ISLAND AND NORTH PADRE ISLAND TONIGHT WITH LOW TIDE EXPECTED AROUND SUNRISE WEDNESDAY. COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. TXZ242-243-141000- /O.CAN.KCRP.CF.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-121114T0300Z/ /O.EXT.KCRP.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-121114T1000Z/ KLEBERG-NUECES- 859 PM CST TUE NOV 13 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW THROUGH TONIGHT... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS CANCELLED THE COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY. * RIP CURRENTS...LONG PERIOD SWELLS AND MODERATE NORTHEAST WINDS WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. * TIMING...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG BARRIER ISLAND BEACHES OF THE MIDDLE 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. && $$ TXZ245-247-141000- /O.EXT.KCRP.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-121114T1000Z/ ARANSAS-CALHOUN- 859 PM CST TUE NOV 13 2012 ...MODERATE TO HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW THROUGH TONIGHT... * TIMING...DUE TO HIGH SWELLS AND LONG PERIODS...A MODERATE TO HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG BARRIER ISLAND BEACHES OF THE MIDDLE 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 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. && $$ TMT
The office that day
Everything else NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 13, 4:40 AM CST | Coastal Flood Advisory | CRP | Aransas, Calhoun, Kleberg, Nueces | 16 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.