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Rip Current Statement 3, NWS Corpus Christi, TX
NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this rip current statement at Aug 27, 2014, 4:09 PM CDT for 4 counties in Texas. It was in force for 50 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 27, 2014, 4:09 PM CDT (21:09 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 29, 2014, 6:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 50 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 21:11 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, 9.2 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
- 1085 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -17 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 784 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 3 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 13 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -16 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
753 WHUS44 KCRP 272109 CFWCRP COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 409 PM CDT WED AUG 27 2014 ...HAZARDOUS RIP CURRENTS OCCURRING ALONG THE MIDDLE TEXAS COAST... .HIGH RIP CURRENT ACTIVITY HAS BEEN REPORTED ALONG PORTIONS OF THE MIDDLE TEXAS COAST ON GULF FACING BEACHES THIS AFTERNOON. HIGH RIP CURRENT ACTIVITY CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING AND INTO THURSDAY...BETWEEN BAFFIN BAY AND THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL. TXZ242-243-245-247-280515- /O.NEW.KCRP.RP.S.0003.140827T2109Z-140829T0000Z/ KLEBERG-NUECES-ARANSAS-CALHOUN- 409 PM CDT WED AUG 27 2014 ...RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING. * TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE 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 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. && $$ TE
5 follow-up statements
140 WHUS44 KCRP 280159 CFWCRP COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 859 PM CDT WED AUG 27 2014 ...HAZARDOUS RIP CURRENTS OCCURRING ALONG THE MIDDLE TEXAS COAST... .HIGH RIP CURRENT ACTIVITY WAS REPORTED ALONG PORTIONS OF THE MIDDLE TEXAS COAST ON GULF FACING BEACHES EARLIER TODAY. A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY...BETWEEN BAFFIN BAY AND THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL. TXZ242-243-245-247-281100- /O.CON.KCRP.RP.S.0003.000000T0000Z-140829T0000Z/ KLEBERG-NUECES-ARANSAS-CALHOUN- 859 PM CDT WED AUG 27 2014 ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * TIMING...TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE TO OCCUR ALONG THE GULF FACING BEACHES OF THE MIDDLE TEXAS COAST. BOTH THE STRENGTH AND FREQUENCY OF THESE RIP CURRENTS WILL RESULT IN SURF THAT IS DANGEROUS FOR SWIMMERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ TE
406 WHUS44 KCRP 281053 CFWCRP COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 553 AM CDT THU AUG 28 2014 ...HAZARDOUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE MIDDLE TEXAS COAST TODAY... .A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY...BETWEEN BAFFIN BAY AND THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL. TXZ242-243-245-247-282300- /O.CON.KCRP.RP.S.0003.000000T0000Z-140829T0000Z/ KLEBERG-NUECES-ARANSAS-CALHOUN- 553 AM CDT THU AUG 28 2014 ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE TO OCCUR ALONG THE GULF FACING BEACHES OF THE MIDDLE TEXAS COAST TODAY. BOTH THE STRENGTH AND FREQUENCY OF THESE RIP CURRENTS WILL RESULT IN SURF THAT IS DANGEROUS FOR 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. && $$
133 WHUS44 KCRP 281938 CFWCRP COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 238 PM CDT THU AUG 28 2014 ...HAZARDOUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE MIDDLE TEXAS COAST THROUGH FRIDAY... .A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON...BETWEEN BAFFIN BAY AND THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL. SUSTAINED MODERATE EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH LONG PERIOD SWELLS THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... INCREASING THE RISK FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS. TXZ242-243-245-247-291100- /O.EXT.KCRP.RP.S.0003.000000T0000Z-140829T2300Z/ KLEBERG-NUECES-ARANSAS-CALHOUN- 238 PM CDT THU AUG 28 2014 ...RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON... * TIMING...THROUGH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE TO OCCUR ALONG THE GULF FACING BEACHES OF THE MIDDLE TEXAS COAST. BOTH THE STRENGTH AND FREQUENCY OF THESE RIP CURRENTS WILL RESULT IN SURF THAT IS DANGEROUS FOR SWIMMERS...ESPECIALLY AROUND JETTIES AND PIERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$ GW
199 WHUS44 KCRP 291052 CFWCRP COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 552 AM CDT FRI AUG 29 2014 ...HAZARDOUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE MIDDLE TEXAS COAST THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... .A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...BETWEEN BAFFIN BAY AND THE MATAGORDA SHIP CHANNEL. SUSTAINED MODERATE EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH LONG PERIOD SWELLS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... INCREASING THE RISK FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS. TXZ242-243-245-247-292300- /O.CON.KCRP.RP.S.0003.000000T0000Z-140829T2300Z/ KLEBERG-NUECES-ARANSAS-CALHOUN- 552 AM CDT FRI AUG 29 2014 ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE 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 SWIMMERS...ESPECIALLY AROUND JETTIES AND PIERS. 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. && $$ PZ
704 WHUS44 KCRP 292308 CFWCRP COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 608 PM CDT FRI AUG 29 2014 TXZ242-243-245-247-300015- /O.EXP.KCRP.RP.S.0003.000000T0000Z-140829T2300Z/ KLEBERG-NUECES-ARANSAS-CALHOUN- 608 PM CDT FRI AUG 29 2014 ...RIP CURRENT RISK HAS EXPIRED... CONDITIONS HAVE IMPROVED AS WINDS HAVE BECOME LIGHTER AND WILL SHIFT MORE TO THE SOUTHEAST TONIGHT. THEREFORE THE RIP CURRENT RISK STATEMENT FOR THE HIGH RISK HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. HOWEVER...THE RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS AT MODERATE LEVELS THIS EVENING. $$ TE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 27, 3:13 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory for Winds | CRP | 107 min | |
| Aug 27, 5:00 PM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | CRP | 10 hr |
Nearby
Rip Current Statements in Texas, 2014Every rip current statement in 2014
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.