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Rip Current Statement 8, NWS Corpus Christi, TX
NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this rip current statement at Nov 14, 2012, 4:57 AM CST for 4 counties in Texas. It was in force for 16 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Nov 14, 2012, 4:57 AM CST (10:57 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 14, 2012, 9:00 PM 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 10:56 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, 11.0 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
- 1056 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 50 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 116 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
742 WHUS44 KCRP 141057 CFWCRP COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 457 AM CST WED NOV 14 2012 ...MODERATE TO HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS TODAY... ...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE DURING HIGH TIDE ALONG PADRE ISLAND AND SOUTHERN MUSTANG ISLAND... .A PERSISTENT NORTHEAST WIND AND LONG PERIOD SWELLS OF 8 TO 9 SECONDS WILL RESULT IN MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW AND A 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 BEACHES OF PADRE ISLAND AND SOUTHERN MUSTANG ISLAND DURING HIGH TIDE THIS AFTERNOON. TXZ242-243-141900- /O.NEW.KCRP.CF.Y.0006.121114T1800Z-121115T0300Z/ /O.NEW.KCRP.RP.S.0008.121114T1057Z-121115T0300Z/ KLEBERG-NUECES- 457 AM CST WED NOV 14 2012 ...MODERATE TO HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM NOON TODAY TO 9 PM CST THIS EVENING. A MODERATE TO HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS RIP CURRENT RISK IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING. * COASTAL FLOODING...LONG PERIOD SWELLS AND PERSISTENT NORTHEAST WINDS WILL RESULT IN HIGHER THAN NORMAL TIDES. TIDES ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO AROUND 2 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL DURING HIGH TIDE LATE THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW CAN BE EXPECTED DURING HIGH TIDE. HIGH TIDE ALONG PADRE ISLAND WILL OCCUR LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. A MODERATE TO HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY AND THIS EVENING AS WELL. * 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. TIDES ARE CURRENTLY STILL RUNNING ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS. TIDE LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO AROUND 2 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL DURING HIGH TIDE THIS AFTERNOON ALONG PADRE ISLAND AND SOUTHERN MUSTANG ISLAND. 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. && $$ TXZ245-247-141900- /O.NEW.KCRP.RP.S.0008.121114T1057Z-121115T0300Z/ ARANSAS-CALHOUN- 457 AM CST WED NOV 14 2012 ...MODERATE TO HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A MODERATE TO HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING. * TIMING...DUE TO HIGH SWELLS AND LONG PERIOD SWELLS...A MODERATE TO HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG BARRIER ISLAND BEACHES OF THE MIDDLE TEXAS COAST. THE RIP CURRENTS WILL BE MOST FREQUENT AND STRONGEST NEAR THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS JETTIES AND PIERS. BOTH THE STRENGTH AND FREQUENCY OF THESE RIP CURRENTS WILL RESULT IN SURF THAT IS DANGEROUS FOR ALL LEVELS OF SWIMMERS. RIP CURRENTS ARE LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A MODERATE TO HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ TB/RH
1 follow-up statement
833 WHUS44 KCRP 141842 CFWCRP COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 1242 PM CST WED NOV 14 2012 ...MODERATE TO HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS TODAY... ...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE DURING HIGH TIDE ALONG PADRE ISLAND AND SOUTHERN MUSTANG ISLAND... .A PERSISTENT NORTHEAST WIND AND LONG PERIOD SWELLS OF 8 TO 9 SECONDS WILL RESULT IN MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW AND A 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 BEACHES OF PADRE ISLAND AND SOUTHERN MUSTANG ISLAND DURING HIGH TIDE THIS AFTERNOON. TXZ242-243-150300- /O.CON.KCRP.CF.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-121115T0300Z/ /O.CON.KCRP.RP.S.0008.000000T0000Z-121115T0300Z/ KLEBERG-NUECES- 1242 PM CST WED NOV 14 2012 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... * COASTAL FLOODING...LONG PERIOD SWELLS AND PERSISTENT NORTHEAST WINDS WILL RESULT IN HIGHER THAN NORMAL TIDES. TIDES ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO NEAR 2 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL DURING HIGH TIDE LATE THIS AFTERNOON...WHICH IS ABOUT 0.5 FEET ABOVE PREDICTED TIDE LEVELS. HIGH TIDE AT PORT ARANSAS TODAY IS AT 531 PM. * TIMING...MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW CAN BE EXPECTED DURING HIGH TIDE. HIGH TIDE ALONG PADRE ISLAND WILL OCCUR LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. A MODERATE TO HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY AND THIS EVENING AS WELL. * 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. TIDES ARE CURRENTLY STILL RUNNING ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS. TIDE LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO NEAR 2 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL DURING HIGH TIDE THIS AFTERNOON ALONG PADRE ISLAND AND SOUTHERN MUSTANG ISLAND. 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. && $$ TXZ245-247-150300- /O.CON.KCRP.RP.S.0008.000000T0000Z-121115T0300Z/ ARANSAS-CALHOUN- 1242 PM CST WED NOV 14 2012 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...DUE TO HIGH SWELLS AND LONG PERIOD SWELLS...A MODERATE TO HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG BARRIER ISLAND BEACHES OF THE MIDDLE TEXAS COAST. THE RIP CURRENTS WILL BE MOST FREQUENT AND STRONGEST NEAR THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS JETTIES AND PIERS. BOTH THE STRENGTH AND FREQUENCY OF THESE RIP CURRENTS WILL RESULT IN SURF THAT IS DANGEROUS FOR ALL LEVELS OF SWIMMERS. RIP CURRENTS ARE LIFE THREATENING TO ANYONE ENTERING THE SURF. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A MODERATE TO HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ GW/TB
The office that day
Everything else NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 14, 4:57 AM CST | Coastal Flood Advisory | CRP | Kleberg, Nueces | 16 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.