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Rip Current Statement 4, NWS Corpus Christi, TX
NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this rip current statement at Sep 19, 2013, 4:40 AM CDT for 4 counties in Texas. It was in force for 48 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 19, 2013, 4:40 AM CDT (09:40 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 21, 2013, 4:47 AM CDT
- In force
- 48 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 09:40 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, 9.7 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
- 1761 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -5 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 827 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 16 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -15 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -8 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- -0.7
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
213 WHUS44 KCRP 190940 CFWCRP COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 440 AM CDT THU SEP 19 2013 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .A PERSISTENT WEAK TO MODERATE EASTERLY WIND AND INCREASING LONG PERIOD SWELLS WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. TXZ242-243-245-247-192100- /O.NEW.KCRP.RP.S.0004.130919T0940Z-130921T1200Z/ KLEBERG-NUECES-ARANSAS-CALHOUN- 440 AM CDT THU SEP 19 2013 ...RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * TIMING...NOW THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE ANTICIPATED TO OCCUR ALONG THE GULF FACING BEACHES OF THE MIDDLE TEXAS COAST. BOTH THE STRENGTH AND FREQUENCY OF THESE RIP CURRENTS WILL RESULT IN SURF THAT IS DANGEROUS FOR ALL LEVELS OF SWIMMERS. 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
6 follow-up statements
892 WHUS44 KCRP 192026 CFWCRP COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 326 PM CDT THU SEP 19 2013 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... ...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE BEACHES THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .A PERSISTENT WEAK TO MODERATE EASTERLY WIND AND INCREASING LONG PERIOD SWELLS WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION...INCREASING SWELL PERIODS AND SEAS COMBINED WITH ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDES IS EXPECTED TO LEAD TO MINOR COASTAL FLOODING ALONG THE BEACHES OF SOUTH TEXAS. TXZ242-243-245-247-200500- /O.NEW.KCRP.CF.Y.0002.130919T2026Z-130921T1200Z/ /O.CON.KCRP.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-130921T1200Z/ KLEBERG-NUECES-ARANSAS-CALHOUN- 326 PM CDT THU SEP 19 2013 ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SATURDAY. * COASTAL FLOODING...EXPECT WATER LEVELS TO REACH BETWEEN 1.5 TO 2 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL FOR THE GULF FACING SIDE OF THE BARRIER ISLANDS...ESPECIALLY DURING HIGH TIDES THIS EVENING AND FRIDAY. AREAS ALONG THE BAYS...MEAN SEA WATER LEVELS SHOULD PEAK NEAR 1.5 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL. * TIMING...NOW THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE ANTICIPATED TO OCCUR ALONG THE GULF FACING BEACHES OF THE MIDDLE TEXAS COAST. BOTH THE STRENGTH AND FREQUENCY OF THESE RIP CURRENTS WILL RESULT IN SURF THAT IS DANGEROUS FOR ALL LEVELS OF SWIMMERS. VEHICLE TRAFFIC ALONG GULF FACING BEACHES MAY BE HALTED AT TIMES DUE TO RISES IN THE WATER LEVEL. AT 2 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL...MINOR FLOODING OCCURS ALONG BARRIER ISLANDS FACING THE GULF OF MEXICO WITH STEADY PERIODS OF WATER AT THE DUNES. MINOR FLOODING ALONG AREA BAYS MAY ALSO OCCUR... ESPECIALLY ALONG LOW LYING AREAS ON THE WESTERN SIDE OF BAYS. 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. && $$ TXZ244-246-200500- /O.NEW.KCRP.CF.Y.0002.130919T2026Z-130921T1200Z/ SAN PATRICIO-REFUGIO- 326 PM CDT THU SEP 19 2013 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SATURDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SATURDAY. * COASTAL FLOODING...EXPECT WATER LEVELS TO REACH BETWEEN 1.5 TO 2 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL FOR THE GULF FACING SIDE OF THE BARRIER ISLANDS...ESPECIALLY DURING HIGH TIDES THIS EVENING AND FRIDAY. AREAS ALONG THE BAYS...MEAN SEA WATER LEVELS SHOULD PEAK NEAR 1.5 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL. * TIMING...NOW THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...VEHICLE TRAFFIC ALONG GULF FACING BEACHES MAY BE HALTED AT TIMES DUE TO RISES IN THE WATER LEVEL. AT 2 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL...MINOR FLOODING OCCURS ALONG BARRIER ISLANDS FACING THE GULF OF MEXICO WITH STEADY PERIODS OF WATER AT THE DUNES. MINOR FLOODING ALONG AREA BAYS MAY ALSO OCCUR... ESPECIALLY ALONG LOW LYING AREAS ON THE WESTERN SIDE OF BAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. && $$ CB
411 WHUS44 KCRP 200324 CFWCRP COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 1024 PM CDT THU SEP 19 2013 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... ...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE BEACHES THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .A PERSISTENT WEAK TO MODERATE EASTERLY WIND AND INCREASING LONG PERIOD SWELLS WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS TONIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. IN ADDITION...INCREASING SWELL PERIODS AND SEAS COMBINED WITH ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDES IS EXPECTED TO LEAD TO MINOR COASTAL FLOODING ALONG THE BEACHES OF SOUTH TEXAS. TXZ242-243-245-247-201130- /O.CON.KCRP.CF.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130921T1200Z/ /O.CON.KCRP.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-130921T1200Z/ KLEBERG-NUECES-ARANSAS-CALHOUN- 1024 PM CDT THU SEP 19 2013 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SATURDAY... ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... * COASTAL FLOODING...EXPECT WATER LEVELS TO REACH BETWEEN 1.5 TO 2 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL FOR THE GULF FACING SIDE OF THE BARRIER ISLANDS...ESPECIALLY DURING HIGH TIDES FRIDAY. FOR AREAS ALONG THE BAYS...MEAN SEA WATER LEVELS SHOULD PEAK NEAR 1.5 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL. * TIMING...NOW THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE ANTICIPATED TO OCCUR ALONG THE GULF FACING BEACHES OF THE MIDDLE TEXAS COAST. BOTH THE STRENGTH AND FREQUENCY OF THESE RIP CURRENTS WILL RESULT IN SURF THAT IS DANGEROUS FOR ALL LEVELS OF SWIMMERS. VEHICLE TRAFFIC ALONG GULF FACING BEACHES MAY BE HALTED AT TIMES DUE TO RISES IN THE WATER LEVEL. AT 2 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL... MINOR FLOODING OCCURS ALONG BARRIER ISLANDS FACING THE GULF OF MEXICO WITH STEADY PERIODS OF WATER AT THE DUNES. MINOR FLOODING ALONG AREA BAYS MAY ALSO OCCUR... ESPECIALLY ALONG LOW LYING AREAS ON THE WESTERN SIDE OF BAYS. 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. && $$ TXZ244-246-201130- /O.CON.KCRP.CF.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130921T1200Z/ SAN PATRICIO-REFUGIO- 1024 PM CDT THU SEP 19 2013 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SATURDAY... * COASTAL FLOODING...EXPECT WATER LEVELS TO REACH BETWEEN 1.5 TO 2 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL FOR THE GULF FACING SIDE OF THE BARRIER ISLANDS...ESPECIALLY DURING HIGH TIDES FRIDAY. FOR AREAS ALONG THE BAYS...MEAN SEA WATER LEVELS SHOULD PEAK NEAR 1.5 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL. * TIMING...NOW THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...VEHICLE TRAFFIC ALONG GULF FACING BEACHES MAY BE HALTED AT TIMES DUE TO RISES IN THE WATER LEVEL. AT 2 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL...MINOR FLOODING OCCURS ALONG BARRIER ISLANDS FACING THE GULF OF MEXICO WITH STEADY PERIODS OF WATER AT THE DUNES. MINOR FLOODING ALONG AREA BAYS MAY ALSO OCCUR... ESPECIALLY ALONG LOW LYING AREAS ON THE WESTERN SIDE OF BAYS. 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
960 WHUS44 KCRP 201117 CFWCRP COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 617 AM CDT FRI SEP 20 2013 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... ...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE BEACHES TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .A PERSISTENT GENERALLY MODERATE EAST WIND AND INCREASING LONG PERIOD SWELLS WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RISK FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. FURTHER...INCREASING SWELL PERIODS AND SEAS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO MINOR COASTAL FLOODING ALONG THE GULF-FACING BEACHES OF SOUTH TEXAS...ESPECIALLY DURING THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. TXZ242-243-245-247-201930- /O.CON.KCRP.CF.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130921T1200Z/ /O.CON.KCRP.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-130921T1200Z/ KLEBERG-NUECES-ARANSAS-CALHOUN- 617 AM CDT FRI SEP 20 2013 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SATURDAY... ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... * COASTAL FLOODING...EXPECT WATER LEVELS TO REACH BETWEEN 1.5 TO 2 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL FOR THE GULF FACING SIDE OF THE BARRIER ISLANDS...ESPECIALLY DURING THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE TODAY. FOR AREAS ALONG THE BAYS...MEAN SEA WATER LEVELS SHOULD PEAK NEAR 1.5 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL. * TIMING...NOW THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE ANTICIPATED TO OCCUR ALONG THE GULF FACING BEACHES OF THE MIDDLE TEXAS COAST. BOTH THE STRENGTH AND FREQUENCY OF THESE RIP CURRENTS WILL RESULT IN SURF THAT IS DANGEROUS FOR ALL LEVELS OF SWIMMERS. VEHICLE TRAFFIC ALONG GULF FACING BEACHES MAY BE HALTED AT TIMES DUE TO RISES IN THE WATER LEVEL. AT 2 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL... MINOR FLOODING OCCURS ALONG BARRIER ISLANDS FACING THE GULF OF MEXICO WITH STEADY PERIODS OF WATER AT THE DUNES. MINOR FLOODING ALONG AREA BAYS MAY ALSO OCCUR... ESPECIALLY ALONG LOW LYING AREAS ON THE WESTERN SIDE OF BAYS. 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. && $$ TXZ244-246-201930- /O.CON.KCRP.CF.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130921T1200Z/ SAN PATRICIO-REFUGIO- 617 AM CDT FRI SEP 20 2013 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SATURDAY... * COASTAL FLOODING...EXPECT WATER LEVELS TO REACH BETWEEN 1.5 TO 2 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL FOR THE GULF FACING SIDE OF THE BARRIER ISLANDS...ESPECIALLY DURING HIGH TIDES FRIDAY. FOR AREAS ALONG THE BAYS...MEAN SEA WATER LEVELS SHOULD PEAK NEAR 1.5 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL. * TIMING...NOW THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...VEHICLE TRAFFIC ALONG GULF FACING BEACHES MAY BE HALTED AT TIMES DUE TO RISES IN THE WATER LEVEL. AT 2 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL...MINOR FLOODING OCCURS ALONG BARRIER ISLANDS FACING THE GULF OF MEXICO WITH STEADY PERIODS OF WATER AT THE DUNES. MINOR FLOODING ALONG AREA BAYS MAY ALSO OCCUR... ESPECIALLY ALONG LOW LYING AREAS ON THE WESTERN SIDE OF BAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. && $$ 87
426 WHUS44 KCRP 201927 CFWCRP COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 227 PM CDT FRI SEP 20 2013 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... ...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ALONG THE BEACHES THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .A PERSISTENT GENERALLY MODERATE EAST WIND AND INCREASING LONG PERIOD SWELLS WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RISK FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. FURTHER...INCREASING SWELL PERIODS AND SEAS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO MINOR COASTAL FLOODING ALONG THE GULF FACING BEACHES OF SOUTH TEXAS...ESPECIALLY DURING THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. TXZ242-243-245-247-210400- /O.CON.KCRP.CF.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130921T1200Z/ /O.CON.KCRP.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-130921T1200Z/ KLEBERG-NUECES-ARANSAS-CALHOUN- 227 PM CDT FRI SEP 20 2013 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SATURDAY... ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... * COASTAL FLOODING...EXPECT WATER LEVELS TO REACH BETWEEN 1.5 TO 2 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL FOR THE GULF FACING SIDE OF THE BARRIER ISLANDS...ESPECIALLY DURING THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. FOR AREAS ALONG THE BAYS...MEAN SEA WATER LEVELS SHOULD PEAK NEAR 1.5 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL. * TIMING...NOW THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE ANTICIPATED TO OCCUR ALONG THE GULF FACING BEACHES OF THE MIDDLE TEXAS COAST. BOTH THE STRENGTH AND FREQUENCY OF THESE RIP CURRENTS WILL RESULT IN SURF THAT IS DANGEROUS FOR ALL LEVELS OF SWIMMERS. VEHICLE TRAFFIC ALONG GULF FACING BEACHES MAY BE HALTED AT TIMES DUE TO RISES IN THE WATER LEVEL. AT 2 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL... MINOR FLOODING OCCURS ALONG BARRIER ISLANDS FACING THE GULF OF MEXICO WITH STEADY PERIODS OF WATER AT THE DUNES. MINOR FLOODING ALONG AREA BAYS MAY ALSO OCCUR... ESPECIALLY ALONG LOW LYING AREAS ON THE WESTERN SIDE OF BAYS. 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. && $$ TXZ244-246-210400- /O.CON.KCRP.CF.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130921T1200Z/ SAN PATRICIO-REFUGIO- 227 PM CDT FRI SEP 20 2013 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SATURDAY... * COASTAL FLOODING...EXPECT WATER LEVELS TO REACH BETWEEN 1.5 TO 2 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL FOR THE GULF FACING SIDE OF THE BARRIER ISLANDS...ESPECIALLY DURING HIGH TIDES. FOR AREAS ALONG THE BAYS...MEAN SEA WATER LEVELS SHOULD PEAK NEAR 1.5 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL. * TIMING...NOW THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...VEHICLE TRAFFIC ALONG GULF FACING BEACHES MAY BE HALTED AT TIMES DUE TO RISES IN THE WATER LEVEL. AT 2 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL...MINOR FLOODING OCCURS ALONG BARRIER ISLANDS FACING THE GULF OF MEXICO WITH STEADY PERIODS OF WATER AT THE DUNES. MINOR FLOODING ALONG AREA BAYS MAY ALSO OCCUR... ESPECIALLY ALONG LOW LYING AREAS ON THE WESTERN SIDE OF BAYS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. && $$
303 WHUS44 KCRP 210009 CFWCRP COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 709 PM CDT FRI SEP 20 2013 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED... ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... .A PERSISTENT MODERATE SOUTHEAST WIND AND LONG PERIOD SWELLS WILL DIMINISH TONIGHT AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES THE WATERS. THE FRONT WILL MOVE OFFSHORE BY SUNRISE SATURDAY MORNING. UNTIL THEN...THERE IS A HIGH RISK FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. HOWEVER...WITH HIGH TIDE ALREADY REACHED AND THE FRONT TO BRING OFFSHORE WINDS BY THE NEXT HIGH TIDE...THE COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. TXZ242-243-245-247-210900- /O.CAN.KCRP.CF.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130921T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KCRP.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-130922T1200Z/ KLEBERG-NUECES-ARANSAS-CALHOUN- 709 PM CDT FRI SEP 20 2013 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... ...RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS CANCELLED THE COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY. * TIMING...NOW THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE ANTICIPATED TO OCCUR ALONG THE GULF FACING BEACHES OF THE MIDDLE TEXAS COAST. BOTH THE STRENGTH AND FREQUENCY OF THESE RIP CURRENTS WILL RESULT IN SURF THAT IS DANGEROUS FOR ALL LEVELS OF SWIMMERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && && $$ TXZ244-246-210115- /O.CAN.KCRP.CF.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-130921T1200Z/ SAN PATRICIO-REFUGIO- 709 PM CDT FRI SEP 20 2013 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS CANCELLED THE COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY. $$ GW
411 WHUS44 KCRP 210947 CFWCRP COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 447 AM CDT SAT SEP 21 2013 ...THE RIP CURRENT RISK WILL DIMINISH... .A FRONTAL BOUNDARY WILL MOVE ACROSS THE NEARSHORE COASTAL WATERS THIS MORNING. AS A RESULT...THE THREAT FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL DIMINISH. THE RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS WILL BE MODERATE TODAY. TXZ242-243-245-247-211100- /O.CAN.KCRP.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-130922T1200Z/ KLEBERG-NUECES-ARANSAS-CALHOUN- 447 AM CDT SAT SEP 21 2013 ...RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS CANCELLED THE RIP CURRENT RISK. $$ 87
The office that day
Everything else NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 19, 3:11 PM CDT | Flash Flood Watch | CRP | Aransas, Bee, Calhoun, Duval, Goliad, Jim Wells and 9 more | 37 hr |
| Sep 19, 3:26 PM CDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | CRP | Aransas, Calhoun, Kleberg, Nueces, Refugio, San Patricio | 28 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.