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Rip Current Statement 8, NWS Brownsville, TX

November 12, 2013Kenedy County, Texas

NWS Brownsville, TX issued this rip current statement at Nov 12, 2013, 9:14 AM CST for Kenedy County, Texas. It took effect at Nov 12, 2013, 3:00 PM CST. It was in force for 37 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 12, 2013, 9:14 AM CST (15:14 UTC)
In effect from
Nov 12, 2013, 3:00 PM CST
Expired
Nov 14, 2013, 4:21 AM CST
In force
37 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 15:16 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, 3.2 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Corpus Christi, TX at 12:00Z on 2013-11-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Corpus Christi, TX at 12:00Z on 2013-11-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -159 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1179 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
13 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-159 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-140 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

886 
WHUS44 KBRO 121514
CFWBRO

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
914 AM CST TUE NOV 12 2013

...A COLD FRONT WILL PRODUCE MULTIPLE BEACH HAZARDS TODAY...

.STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS DEVELOPING IN THE WAKE OF A COLD
FRONT WILL PRODUCE HIGH SEAS AND VERY ROUGH SURF CONDITIONS LATER
TODAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. RIP CURRENT RISK WILL BE HIGH AND
MINOR COASTAL FLOODING WILL OCCUR WITH WATER RUNNING UP THE BEACH
TO THE DUNES. ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDE AT 1026 PM TONIGHT AND AGAIN
AT 108 PM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WILL WORSEN THE WATER RUN UP AT THE
BEACH.

TXZ251-256-257-130300-
/O.NEW.KBRO.SU.Y.0003.131112T2100Z-131114T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KBRO.RP.S.0008.131112T2100Z-131114T0000Z/
/O.EXT.KBRO.CF.Y.0007.131112T2100Z-131114T0000Z/
KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON-
914 AM CST TUE NOV 12 2013

...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 6 PM
CST WEDNESDAY...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO 6 PM CST WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A HIGH
SURF ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
6 PM CST WEDNESDAY. A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED.
THIS HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM CST THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. 

* COASTAL FLOODING...WATER LEVELS...INCLUDING THE EFFECTS OF TIDES
  AND HIGH WAVES...WILL RISE 3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE MEAN LOWER LOW
  WATER ALONG PADRE ISLAND BEACHES...INCLUDING AREAS NORTH ALONG
  BEACH ACCESS 5 AND 6 AS WELL AS ALONG BEACHES IN WILLACY AND
  KENEDY COUNTIES.

* WAVES AND SURF...WAVES OF UP TO 6 FEET WILL MOVE INTO THE SURF
  ZONE AND BREAK ALONG THE BEACHES OF PADRE ISLAND AND BOCA CHICA
  THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

* TIMING...HIGH WAVES WILL DEVELOP ON THE GULF THIS AFTERNOON AS A
  COLD FRONT PUSHES OFFSHORE. AN ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR
  AT 1026 PM TONIGHT...AND AGAIN AT 108 PM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...
  AND WILL WORSEN BEACH CONDITIONS.

* IMPACTS...WATER TO OR SLIGHTLY PAST THE DUNE LINE WILL DAMAGE
  ANY PROPERTY ON THE BEACH...AND POSSIBLY CARRY OFF SMALL OBJECTS
  SUCH AS CHAIRS AND TRASH CANS. DRIVING ON AREA BEACHES WILL BE
  DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE AND THOSE ATTEMPTING TO TRAVEL ON AREA
  BEACHES WILL LIKELY BECOME STUCK. RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO STAY
  WELL OFF THE BEACH AND TO NOT WADE INTO THE SURF.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS ISSUED FOR THE LIKELIHOOD OF MINOR
TIDAL FLOODING OR TIDAL OVERWASH...DEFINED AS TIDES EXPECTED TO
RANGE FROM 3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE MEAN LOWER LOW WATER ALONG THE SOUTH
PADRE ISLAND BEACH FRONT AND 2.5 TO 3.5 FEET ABOVE MEAN LOWER LOW
WATER FOR COMMUNITIES ALONG THE LAGUNA MADRE.

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.

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 SAND BAR 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.

&&

$$
4 follow-up statements
306 
WHUS44 KBRO 130250
CFWBRO

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
850 PM CST TUE NOV 12 2013

...COLD FRONT TO PRODUCE MULTIPLE BEACH HAZARDS NEXT 24 HOURS...

.STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS DEVELOPING IN THE WAKE OF A COLD
FRONT WILL PRODUCE HIGH SEAS AND VERY ROUGH SURF CONDITIONS FROM 
NOW THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. RIP CURRENT RISK WILL BE HIGH AND
MINOR COASTAL FLOODING WILL OCCUR WITH WATER RUNNING UP THE BEACH
TO THE DUNES. ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDE AT 1026 PM TONIGHT AND AGAIN
AT 108 PM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON WILL WORSEN THE WATER RUN UP AT THE
BEACH.

TXZ251-256-257-131100-
/O.CON.KBRO.CF.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-131114T0000Z/
/O.CON.KBRO.SU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-131114T0000Z/
/O.CON.KBRO.RP.S.0008.000000T0000Z-131114T0000Z/
KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON-
850 PM CST TUE NOV 12 2013

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
WEDNESDAY...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST
WEDNESDAY...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON...

* COASTAL FLOODING...WATER LEVELS...INCLUDING THE EFFECTS OF 
  TIDES AND HIGH WAVES...WILL RISE 3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE MEAN LOWER 
  LOW WATER ALONG PADRE ISLAND BEACHES...INCLUDING AREAS NORTH 
  ALONG BEACH ACCESS 5 AND 6 AS WELL AS ALONG BEACHES IN WILLACY 
  AND KENEDY COUNTIES. 

* WAVES AND SURF...WAVES OF UP TO 6 FEET WILL MOVE INTO THE SURF 
  ZONE AND BREAK ALONG THE BEACHES OF PADRE ISLAND AND BOCA 
  CHICA THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

* TIMING...AN ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR AT 1026 PM
  TONIGHT...AND AGAIN AT 108 PM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...AND WILL
  WORSEN BEACH CONDITIONS.

* IMPACTS...WATER TO OR SLIGHTLY PAST THE DUNE LINE WILL DAMAGE 
  ANY PROPERTY ON THE BEACH...AND POSSIBLY CARRY OFF SMALL 
  OBJECTS SUCH AS CHAIRS AND TRASH CANS. DRIVING ON AREA BEACHES 
  WILL BE DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE AND THOSE ATTEMPTING TO TRAVEL 
  ON AREA BEACHES WILL LIKELY BECOME STUCK. RESIDENTS ARE URGED 
  TO STAY WELL OFF THE BEACH AND TO NOT WADE INTO THE SURF. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS ISSUED FOR THE LIKELIHOOD OF MINOR
TIDAL FLOODING OR TIDAL OVERWASH...DEFINED AS TIDES EXPECTED TO
RANGE FROM 3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE MEAN LOWER LOW WATER ALONG THE SOUTH
PADRE ISLAND BEACH FRONT AND 2.5 TO 3.5 FEET ABOVE MEAN LOWER LOW
WATER FOR COMMUNITIES ALONG THE LAGUNA MADRE.

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.

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 SAND BAR 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.

&&

$$
816 
WHUS44 KBRO 131019
CFWBRO

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
419 AM CST WED NOV 13 2013

...BEACH CONDITIONS REMAIN HAZARDOUS TODAY...

.STRONG NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS CONTINUES THIS MORNING AND SLOWLY 
LOWER THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH SEAS AND ROUGH SURF CONDITIONS TO
PERSIST MUCH OF THE DAY. BREAKERS AROUND 6 FEET TO POUND THE
SHORELINE PRODUCING MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AS THEY RUN UP THE BEACH
TO THE DUNES. ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDE AT 108 PM WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON
WILL WORSEN THE WATER OVER WASH ALONG LOCAL BEACHES.

TXZ251-256-257-131900-
/O.CON.KBRO.CF.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-131114T0000Z/
/O.CON.KBRO.SU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-131114T0000Z/
/O.CON.KBRO.RP.S.0008.000000T0000Z-131114T0000Z/
KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON-
419 AM CST WED NOV 13 2013

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS
EVENING...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON...

* COASTAL FLOODING...WATER LEVELS...INCLUDING THE EFFECTS OF TIDES
  AND HIGH WAVES...WILL RISE AROUND 3 FEET ABOVE MEAN LOWER LOW
  WATER ALONG PADRE ISLAND BEACHES...INCLUDING AREAS NORTH ALONG
  BEACH ACCESS 5 AND 6 AS WELL AS ALONG BEACHES IN WILLACY AND
  KENEDY COUNTIES.

* WAVES AND SURF...WAVES OF UP TO 6 FEET WILL MOVE INTO THE SURF 
  ZONE AND BREAK ALONG THE BEACHES OF PADRE ISLAND AND BOCA 
  CHICA THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 

* TIMING...ALL DAY WITH AN ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDE OCCURRING AT 108
  PM THIS AFTERNOON PRODUCING THE HIGHEST OVER WASH.

* IMPACTS...WATER TO OR SLIGHTLY PAST THE DUNE LINE WILL DAMAGE 
  ANY PROPERTY ON THE BEACH...AND POSSIBLY CARRY OFF SMALL 
  OBJECTS SUCH AS CHAIRS AND TRASH CANS. DRIVING ON AREA BEACHES 
  WILL BE DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE AND THOSE ATTEMPTING TO TRAVEL 
  ON AREA BEACHES WILL LIKELY BECOME STUCK. RESIDENTS ARE URGED 
  TO STAY WELL OFF THE BEACH AND TO NOT WADE INTO THE SURF. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS ISSUED FOR THE LIKELIHOOD OF MINOR
TIDAL FLOODING OR TIDAL OVER WASH...DEFINED AS TIDES EXPECTED TO
RANGE FROM 3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE MEAN LOWER LOW WATER ALONG THE SOUTH
PADRE ISLAND BEACH FRONT AND 2.5 TO 3.5 FEET ABOVE MEAN LOWER LOW
WATER FOR COMMUNITIES ALONG THE LAGUNA MADRE.

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.

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 SAND BAR 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.

&&

$$
974 
WHUS44 KBRO 132141
CFWBRO

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
341 PM CST WED NOV 13 2013

...BEACH CONDITIONS REMAIN HAZARDOUS THROUGH THE NIGHT...

.HIGH SEAS AND ROUGH SURF CONDITION WILL PERSIST TONIGHT.
BREAKERS AROUND 6 FEET TO POUND THE SHORELINE PRODUCING 
MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AS THEY RUN UP THE BEACH TO THE 
DUNES. ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDE AT 1058 PM TONIGHT WILL 
WORSEN THE WATER OVER WASH ALONG THE LOCAL BEACHES.

TXZ251-256-257-141000-
/O.EXT.KBRO.CF.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-131114T1200Z/
/O.EXT.KBRO.SU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-131114T1200Z/
/O.EXT.KBRO.RP.S.0008.000000T0000Z-131114T1200Z/
KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON-
341 PM CST WED NOV 13 2013

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST THURSDAY...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

* COASTAL FLOODING...WATER LEVELS...INCLUDING THE EFFECTS OF TIDES
  AND HIGH WAVES...WILL RISE AROUND 2 FEET ABOVE MEAN LOWER LOW
  WATER ALONG PADRE ISLAND BEACHES...INCLUDING AREAS NORTH ALONG
  BEACH ACCESS 5 AND 6 AS WELL AS ALONG BEACHES IN WILLACY AND
  KENEDY COUNTIES.

* WAVES AND SURF...WAVES OF UP TO 6 FEET WILL MOVE INTO THE SURF
  ZONE AND BREAK ALONG THE BEACHES OF PADRE ISLAND AND BOCA CHICA
  THROUGH THE NIGHT.

* TIMING...CONTINUING TONIGHT WITH NEXT ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDE
  OCCURRING AT 1058 PM PRODUCING THE HIGHEST OVER WASH.

* IMPACTS...WATER TO OR SLIGHTLY PAST THE DUNE LINE WILL DAMAGE 
  ANY PROPERTY ON THE BEACH...AND POSSIBLY CARRY OFF SMALL 
  OBJECTS SUCH AS CHAIRS AND TRASH CANS. DRIVING ON AREA BEACHES 
  WILL BE DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE AND THOSE ATTEMPTING TO TRAVEL 
  ON AREA BEACHES WILL LIKELY BECOME STUCK. RESIDENTS ARE URGED 
  TO STAY WELL OFF THE BEACH AND TO NOT WADE INTO THE SURF. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS ISSUED FOR THE LIKELIHOOD OF MINOR
TIDAL FLOODING OR TIDAL OVER WASH...DEFINED AS TIDES EXPECTED TO
RANGE FROM 3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE MEAN LOWER LOW WATER ALONG THE SOUTH
PADRE ISLAND BEACH FRONT AND 2.5 TO 3.5 FEET ABOVE MEAN LOWER LOW
WATER FOR COMMUNITIES ALONG THE LAGUNA MADRE.

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.

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 SAND BAR 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.

&&

$$
062 
WHUS44 KBRO 141021
CFWBRO

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX
421 AM CST THU NOV 14 2013

...MARINE CONDITIONS CONTINUE TO IMPROVE...

.WINDS AND SEAS CONTINUE TO LOWER AS STRONG HIGH PRESSURE HAS
MOVED WELL EAST OF THE WESTERN GULF. SURF TO REMAIN ROUGH EARLY
THIS MORNING WITH SOME RESIDUAL HIGHER SWELL WORKING ITS WAY
TOWARDS THE TEXAS COAST. CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPROVE AS
THIS HIGHER SWELL SUBSIDES. 

TXZ251-256-257-141130-
/O.CAN.KBRO.CF.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-131114T1200Z/
/O.CAN.KBRO.SU.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-131114T1200Z/
/O.CAN.KBRO.RP.S.0008.000000T0000Z-131114T1200Z/
KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON-
421 AM CST THU NOV 14 2013

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...
...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS CANCELLED THE
COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY. THE HIGH SURF ADVISORY HAS BEEN
CANCELLED. THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS HIGH WITH A PERSISTENT HIGHER EASTERLY
SWELLS . HOWEVER WINDS WAVES LOWER AS WINDS DIMINISH LESSENING THE
RUN UP OF SURF ALONG AREA BEACHES. 


$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Brownsville, TX issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 12, 3:55 AM CSTGale WarningBRO25 hr
Nov 12, 3:55 AM CSTSmall Craft AdvisoryBRO54 hr
Nov 12, 4:24 AM CSTCoastal Flood AdvisoryBROKenedy48 hr
Nov 12, 9:14 AM CSTHigh Surf AdvisoryBROKenedy43 hr

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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.