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Rip Current Statement 1, NWS Brownsville, TX
NWS Brownsville, TX issued this rip current statement at Mar 11, 2014, 1:40 PM CDT. It took effect at Mar 12, 2014, 8:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 33 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 11, 2014, 1:40 PM CDT (18:40 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 12, 2014, 8:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 13, 2014, 5:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 33 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Brownsville, TX
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
726 WHUS44 KBRO 111840 CFWBRO COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 140 PM CDT TUE MAR 11 2014 ...LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY... .A POWERFUL COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY PRODUCING STRONG NORTH WINDS THAT WILL LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS IN ITS WAKE. COLDER THAN NORMAL WATER TEMPERATURES MAY ADD TO THE THREAT PRESENTED TO THOSE WHO VENTURE INTO THE WATER. TXZ256-257-121100- /O.NEW.KBRO.RP.S.0001.140312T1300Z-140312T2200Z/ COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- 140 PM CDT TUE MAR 11 2014 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...POWERFUL LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT THE BEACHES OF SOUTH PADRE ISLAND AND BOCA CHICA BEACH ON WEDNESDAY. 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. && $$ JGG
4 follow-up statements
295 WHUS44 KBRO 120245 CFWBRO COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 945 PM CDT TUE MAR 11 2014 ...LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED WEDNESDAY... .A POWERFUL COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA WEDNESDAY MORNING PRODUCING STRONG NORTH WINDS THAT WILL LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS IN ITS WAKE. COLDER THAN NORMAL WATER TEMPERATURES MAY ADD TO THE THREAT PRESENTED TO THOSE WHO VENTURE INTO THE WATER. TXZ256-257-121100- /O.CON.KBRO.RP.S.0001.140312T1300Z-140312T2200Z/ COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- 945 PM CDT TUE MAR 11 2014 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM CDT WEDNESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON... * TIMING...WEDNESDAY MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...POWERFUL LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT THE BEACHES OF SOUTH PADRE ISLAND AND BOCA CHICA BEACH ON WEDNESDAY. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT. ..BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$
511 WHUS44 KBRO 120818 CFWBRO COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 318 AM CDT WED MAR 12 2014 ...LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED TODAY... .A POWERFUL COLD FRONT WILL MOVE ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING PRODUCING STRONG NORTH WINDS THAT WILL LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS IN ITS WAKE. COLDER THAN NORMAL WATER TEMPERATURES MAY ADD TO THE THREAT PRESENTED TO THOSE WHO VENTURE INTO THE WATER. TXZ256-257-121800- /O.CON.KBRO.RP.S.0001.140312T1300Z-140312T2200Z/ COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- 318 AM CDT WED MAR 12 2014 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 AM CDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...THIS MORNING THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...POWERFUL LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT THE BEACHES OF SOUTH PADRE ISLAND AND BOCA CHICA BEACH ON WEDNESDAY. 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. && $$
815 WHUS44 KBRO 122041 CFWBRO COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 341 PM CDT WED MAR 12 2014 ...LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED TODAY... .A POWERFUL COLD FRONT MOVED ACROSS THE AREA THIS MORNING RESULTING IN STRONG NORTH WINDS THAT HAS LEAD TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS IN ITS WAKE. COLDER THAN NORMAL WATER TEMPERATURES MAY ADD TO THE THREAT PRESENTED TO THOSE WHO VENTURE INTO THE WATER. THESE LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS WILL LIKELY PERSIST THROUGHOUT TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY. TXZ256-257-130500- /O.EXT.KBRO.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-140313T2200Z/ COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- 341 PM CDT WED MAR 12 2014 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON... * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...POWERFUL LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT THE BEACHES OF SOUTH PADRE ISLAND AND BOCA CHICA BEACH TONIGHT. THIS ELEVATED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT. ..BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$
934 WHUS44 KBRO 130859 CFWBRO COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 359 AM CDT THU MAR 13 2014 ...LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS CONTINUE TODAY... .THE DEVELOPMENT OF LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS CONTINUES TODAY. COLDER THAN NORMAL WATER TEMPERATURES MAY ADD TO THE THREAT PRESENTED TO THOSE WHO VENTURE INTO THE WATER. THESE LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS WILL LIKELY PERSIST INTO THE AFTERNOON. TXZ256-257-131700- /O.CON.KBRO.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-140313T2200Z/ COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- 359 AM CDT THU MAR 13 2014 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...POWERFUL LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT THE BEACHES OF SOUTH PADRE ISLAND AND BOCA CHICA BEACH TONIGHT. THIS ELEVATED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE INTO THURSDAY. 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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Brownsville, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 11, 8:22 AM CDT | Dense Fog Advisory | BRO | 3 hr | |
| Mar 11, 8:24 AM CDT | Marine Dense Fog Advisory | BRO | 3 hr | |
| Mar 11, 1:42 PM CDT | Gale Warning | BRO | 27 hr |
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Sources
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