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Rip Current Statement 4, NWS Corpus Christi, TX

September 1, 20145 counties in Texas

NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this rip current statement at Sep 1, 2014, 4:58 PM CDT for 5 counties in Texas. It was in force for 3 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Sep 1, 2014, 4:58 PM CDT (21:58 UTC)
Expired
Sep 4, 2014, 7:00 PM CDT
In force
3 days
Issued by
NWS Corpus Christi, TX

Counties Aransas County, TX, Calhoun County, TX, Kleberg County, TX, Nueces County, TX, San Patricio County, TX

The radar

The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 28 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:58 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 12:00Z, 10.0 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Corpus Christi, TX at 12:00Z on 2014-09-01Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 2094 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 2014-09-01The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -49 square meters per square second.1939Sfc1 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
2094 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-9 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
734 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
6 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-49 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
16 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.

851 
WHUS44 KCRP 012158
CFWCRP

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
458 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2014

...HAZARDOUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE MIDDLE TEXAS COAST THROUGH
TOMORROW AFTERNOON...

.A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
THROUGH TOMORROW AFTERNOON...BETWEEN BAFFIN BAY AND THE MATAGORDA
SHIP CHANNEL. SUSTAINED MODERATE EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL
COMBINE WITH LONG PERIOD SWELLS AND INCREASE THE RISK FOR
DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS.

TXZ242>245-247-020600-
/O.NEW.KCRP.RP.S.0004.140901T2158Z-140903T0000Z/
KLEBERG-NUECES-SAN PATRICIO-ARANSAS-CALHOUN-
458 PM CDT MON SEP 1 2014

...RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A RIP
CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. 

* TIMING...THROUGH TOMORROW 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 IS 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.

&&

$$

BLAYLOCK
12 follow-up statements
867 
WHUS44 KCRP 020544
CFWCRP

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
1244 AM CDT TUE SEP 2 2014

...HAZARDOUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE MIDDLE TEXAS COAST THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

.A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR THE GULF FACING BEACHES OF THE
MIDDLE TEXAS COAST. SUSTAINED MODERATE EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS
WILL COMBINE WITH LONG PERIOD SWELLS TO INCREASE THE RISK FOR
DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS.


TXZ242>245-247-021600-
/O.EXT.KCRP.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-140904T0600Z/
KLEBERG-NUECES-SAN PATRICIO-ARANSAS-CALHOUN-
1244 AM CDT TUE SEP 2 2014

...RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT...

* TIMING...THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING

* 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.

&&

$$

TMT
797 
WHUS44 KCRP 021539
CFWCRP

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
1039 AM CDT TUE SEP 2 2014

...HAZARDOUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE MIDDLE TEXAS COAST THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

.A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE
THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR THE GULF FACING BEACHES OF THE
MIDDLE TEXAS COAST. SUSTAINED MODERATE EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS
WILL COMBINE WITH LONG PERIOD SWELLS TO INCREASE THE RISK FOR
DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS.

TXZ242>245-247-030000-
/O.CON.KCRP.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-140904T0600Z/
KLEBERG-NUECES-SAN PATRICIO-ARANSAS-CALHOUN-
1039 AM CDT TUE SEP 2 2014

...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT...

* TIMING...THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING

* 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.

&&

$$
229 
WHUS44 KCRP 021639
CFWCRP

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
1139 AM CDT TUE SEP 2 2014

...MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW POSSIBLE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING...

...HAZARDOUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE MIDDLE TEXAS COAST THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING...

.SUSTAINED MODERATE EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH AN
INCREASE IN LONG PERIOD SWELLS TONIGHT WHICH MAY LEAD TO MINOR
TIDAL OVERFLOW ALONG SELECT COASTAL AREAS. IN ADDITION...A HIGH
RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH
WEDNESDAY EVENING FOR THE GULF FACING BEACHES OF THE MIDDLE TEXAS
COAST.

TXZ244-021745-
/O.CAN.KCRP.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-140904T0600Z/
SAN PATRICIO-
1139 AM CDT TUE SEP 2 2014

...RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS CANCELLED THE
RIP CURRENT RISK FOR SAN PATRICIO COUNTY.

THE RIP CURRENT THREAT WILL BE FOCUSED ALONG GULF FACING BEACHES.
THUS THE RIP CURRENT RISK HAS BEEN CANCELED FOR SAN PATRICIO COUNTY.

$$

TXZ242-243-030100-
/O.NEW.KCRP.CF.Y.0001.140903T0300Z-140903T1700Z/
/O.CON.KCRP.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-140904T0600Z/
KLEBERG-NUECES-
1139 AM CDT TUE SEP 2 2014

...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO
NOON CDT WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A
COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY FOR NUECES AND KLEBERG COUNTIES...WHICH IS
IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS EVENING TO NOON CDT WEDNESDAY.

* COASTAL FLOODING...AN INCREASE IN LONG PERIOD SWELL COMBINED
  WITH HIGH TIDE AND EAST TO SOUTHEAST WIND WILL LEAD TO MINOR
  TIDAL OVERFLOW ALONG GULF FACING BEACHES...AND POSSIBLY PORTIONS
  OF NORTH BEACH. WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH AROUND 2.0
  FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL TONIGHT...MAINLY ALONG GULF BEACHES
  FROM PORT ARANSAS AND POINTS SOUTH.

* TIMING...RIP CURRENT THREAT THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING. COASTAL
  FLOODING THREAT FROM 10 PM TONIGHT THROUGH MIDDAY WEDNESDAY.

* 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. MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW MAY RESULT IN WATER REACHING THE
  DUNES IN SOME LOCATIONS...MAKING DRIVING ALONG AREA BEACHES
  HAZARDOUS AT TIMES.

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.

&&

$$

TXZ245-247-030100-
/O.CON.KCRP.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-140904T0600Z/
ARANSAS-CALHOUN-
1139 AM CDT TUE SEP 2 2014

...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE WEDNESDAY
NIGHT...

* TIMING...THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING

* 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.

&&

$$

HART/BARRON
862 
WHUS44 KCRP 022049
CFWCRP

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
349 PM CDT TUE SEP 2 2014

...MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW POSSIBLE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING...

...HAZARDOUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE MIDDLE TEXAS COAST THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

.SUSTAINED MODERATE EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH AN
INCREASE IN LONG PERIOD SWELLS TONIGHT WHICH MAY LEAD TO MINOR
TIDAL OVERFLOW ALONG SELECT COASTAL AREAS. IN ADDITION...A HIGH
RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE GULF FACING BEACHES OF THE MIDDLE
TEXAS COAST.

TXZ242-243-030500-
/O.EXT.KCRP.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-140904T1800Z/
/O.CON.KCRP.CF.Y.0001.140903T0300Z-140903T1700Z/
KLEBERG-NUECES-
349 PM CDT TUE SEP 2 2014

...RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 10 PM THIS
EVENING TO NOON CDT WEDNESDAY...

* COASTAL FLOODING...AN INCREASE IN LONG PERIOD SWELL COMBINED 
  WITH HIGH TIDE AND EAST TO SOUTHEAST WIND WILL LEAD TO MINOR 
  TIDAL OVERFLOW ALONG GULF FACING BEACHES...AND POSSIBLY 
  PORTIONS OF NORTH BEACH. WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 
  AROUND 2.0 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL TONIGHT...MAINLY ALONG 
  GULF BEACHES FROM PORT ARANSAS AND POINTS SOUTH. 

* TIMING...RIP CURRENT THREAT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. COASTAL
  FLOODING THREAT FROM 10 PM TONIGHT THROUGH MIDDAY WEDNESDAY.

* 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. MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW MAY RESULT IN WATER 
  REACHING THE DUNES IN SOME LOCATIONS...MAKING DRIVING ALONG 
  AREA BEACHES HAZARDOUS AT TIMES. 

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.

&&

$$

TXZ245-247-030500-
/O.EXT.KCRP.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-140904T1800Z/
ARANSAS-CALHOUN-
349 PM CDT TUE SEP 2 2014

...RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

* TIMING...THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING

* 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.

&&

$$

RH/CB
579 
WHUS44 KCRP 030434
CFWCRP

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
1134 PM CDT TUE SEP 2 2014

...MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW POSSIBLE TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY
MORNING...

...HAZARDOUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE MIDDLE TEXAS COAST THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

.SUSTAINED MODERATE EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL COMBINE WITH AN
INCREASE IN LONG PERIOD SWELLS TONIGHT WHICH MAY LEAD TO MINOR
TIDAL OVERFLOW ALONG SELECT COASTAL AREAS. IN ADDITION...A HIGH
RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE GULF FACING BEACHES OF THE MIDDLE
TEXAS COAST.

TXZ242-243-031300-
/O.CON.KCRP.CF.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140903T1700Z/
/O.CON.KCRP.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-140904T1800Z/
KLEBERG-NUECES-
1134 PM CDT TUE SEP 2 2014

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CDT
WEDNESDAY...
...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON...

* COASTAL FLOODING...AN INCREASE IN LONG PERIOD SWELL COMBINED 
  WITH HIGH TIDE AND EAST TO SOUTHEAST WIND WILL LEAD TO MINOR 
  TIDAL OVERFLOW ALONG GULF FACING BEACHES...AND POSSIBLY 
  PORTIONS OF NORTH BEACH. WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 
  AROUND 2.0 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL TONIGHT...MAINLY ALONG 
  GULF BEACHES FROM PORT ARANSAS AND POINTS SOUTH. 

* TIMING...RIP CURRENT THREAT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. 
  COASTAL FLOODING THREAT FROM 10 PM TONIGHT THROUGH MIDDAY 
  WEDNESDAY. 

* 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. MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW MAY RESULT IN WATER 
  REACHING THE DUNES IN SOME LOCATIONS...MAKING DRIVING ALONG 
  AREA BEACHES HAZARDOUS AT TIMES. 

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.

&&

$$

TXZ245-247-031300-
/O.CON.KCRP.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-140904T1800Z/
ARANSAS-CALHOUN-
1134 PM CDT TUE SEP 2 2014

...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON...

* TIMING...THROUGH WEDNESDAY EVENING

* 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.

&&

$$

TE
202 
WHUS44 KCRP 030921
CFWCRP

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
421 AM CDT WED SEP 3 2014

...HAZARDOUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE MIDDLE TEXAS COAST THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

.SUSTAINED MODERATE SOUTHEAST WINDS AND LONG PERIOD SWELLS WILL
CONTINUE TO RESULT IN A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS TODAY THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE GULF FACING BEACHES OF THE MIDDLE TEXAS
COAST. THE THREAT FOR MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW HAS DIMINISHED AS TIDES
HEAD TOWARD LOW TIDE. 

TXZ242-243-031800-
/O.CAN.KCRP.CF.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-140903T1700Z/
/O.CON.KCRP.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-140904T1800Z/
KLEBERG-NUECES-
421 AM CDT WED SEP 3 2014

...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS CANCELLED THE
COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY. 

* TIMING...RIP CURRENT THREAT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. THE
  MINOR COASTAL FLOODING THREAT HAS DIMINISHED.

* 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.

&&

$$

TXZ245-247-031800-
/O.CON.KCRP.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-140904T1800Z/
ARANSAS-CALHOUN-
421 AM CDT WED SEP 3 2014

...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON...

* TIMING...THROUGH THURSDAY 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.

&&

$$

TE
636 
WHUS44 KCRP 031749
CFWCRP

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
1249 PM CDT WED SEP 3 2014

...HAZARDOUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE MIDDLE TEXAS COAST THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

.SUSTAINED MODERATE SOUTHEAST WINDS AND LONG PERIOD SWELLS WILL
CONTINUE TO RESULT IN A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS TODAY
THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE GULF FACING BEACHES OF THE
MIDDLE TEXAS COAST. 

TXZ242-243-245-247-040200-
/O.CON.KCRP.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-140904T1800Z/
KLEBERG-NUECES-ARANSAS-CALHOUN-
1249 PM CDT WED SEP 3 2014

...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON...

* TIMING...RIP CURRENT THREAT THROUGH THURSDAY 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.

&&

$$
649 
WHUS44 KCRP 032006
CFWCRP

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
306 PM CDT WED SEP 3 2014

...MINOR TIDAL FLOODING POSSIBLE THIS EVENING...

...HAZARDOUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE MIDDLE TEXAS COAST THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

.SUSTAINED MODERATE SOUTHEAST WINDS AND LONG PERIOD SWELLS WILL
CAUSE MINOR TIDAL FLOODING TONIGHT AND CONTINUE TO RESULT IN A
HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON FOR THE GULF FACING BEACHES OF THE MIDDLE TEXAS COAST.

TXZ242-243-040415-
/O.NEW.KCRP.CF.Y.0002.140904T0000Z-140904T0500Z/
/O.CON.KCRP.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-140904T1800Z/
KLEBERG-NUECES-
306 PM CDT WED SEP 3 2014

...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO
MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A
COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS
EVENING TO MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT. 

* COASTAL FLOODING...AN INCREASE IN LONG PERIOD SWELL COMBINED
  WITH HIGH TIDE AND ONSHORE FLOW WILL LEAD TO MINOR TIDAL
  OVERFLOW ALONG GULF FACING BEACHES. WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO
  REACH 2 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL AT HIGH TIDE TONIGHT ALONG
  GULF BEACHES FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS.

* TIMING...RIP CURRENT THREAT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. COASTAL
  FLOODING THREAT FROM 7 PM THROUGH MIDNIGHT TONIGHT.

* 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. MINOR COASTAL FLOODING MAY RESULT IN WATER REACHING THE
  DUNES IN SOME LOCATIONS...MAKING DRIVING ALONG AREA BEACHES
  DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE.

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.

&&

$$

TXZ245-247-040415-
/O.CON.KCRP.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-140904T1800Z/
ARANSAS-CALHOUN-
306 PM CDT WED SEP 3 2014

...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY
AFTERNOON...

* TIMING...RIP CURRENT THREAT THROUGH THURSDAY 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.

&&

$$
064 
WHUS44 KCRP 040129 AAA
CFWCRP

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
829 PM CDT WED SEP 3 2014

...MINOR TIDAL FLOODING POSSIBLE THIS EVENING...

...HAZARDOUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE MIDDLE TEXAS COAST THROUGH
THURSDAY AFTERNOON...

.SUSTAINED MODERATE SOUTHEAST WINDS AND LONG PERIOD SWELLS WILL
CAUSE MINOR TIDAL FLOODING THROUGH 4 AM. THE WINDS AND HIGH SWELLS
WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO BRING A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS
THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE GULF FACING BEACHES OF
THE MIDDLE TEXAS COAST.

TXZ242-243-040900-
/O.EXT.KCRP.CF.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140904T0900Z/
/O.CON.KCRP.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-140904T1800Z/
KLEBERG-NUECES-
829 PM CDT WED SEP 3 2014

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CDT THURSDAY...
...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY
AFTERNOON...

* COASTAL FLOODING...AN INCREASE IN LONG PERIOD SWELL COMBINED 
  WITH HIGH TIDE AND ONSHORE FLOW WILL LEAD TO MINOR TIDAL 
  OVERFLOW ALONG GULF FACING BEACHES. WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED 
  TO REACH NEAR 2 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL AT HIGH TIDE TONIGHT 
  ALONG GULF BEACHES FROM BAFFIN BAY TO PORT ARANSAS. 

* TIMING...RIP CURRENT THREAT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON. COASTAL
  FLOODING THREAT FROM 7 PM THROUGH 4 AM. HIGH TIDE AT PORT
  ARANSAS IS AT 208 AM.

* 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. MINOR COASTAL FLOODING MAY RESULT IN WATER 
  REACHING THE DUNES IN SOME LOCATIONS...MAKING DRIVING ALONG 
  AREA BEACHES DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE. 

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.

&&

$$

TXZ245-247-040900-
/O.CON.KCRP.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-140904T1800Z/
ARANSAS-CALHOUN-
829 PM CDT WED SEP 3 2014

...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY
AFTERNOON...

* TIMING...RIP CURRENT THREAT THROUGH EARLY THURSDAY 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/CB
469 
WHUS44 KCRP 040836
CFWCRP

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
336 AM CDT THU SEP 4 2014

...HAZARDOUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE MIDDLE TEXAS COAST THROUGH
THIS MORNING...

.A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING
HOWEVER CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. MINOR
TIDAL OVERFLOW WILL ALSO BE IMPROVING AS TIDES HEAD TOWARD LOW
TIDE.

TXZ242-243-041800-
/O.EXP.KCRP.CF.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-140904T0900Z/
/O.CON.KCRP.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-140904T1800Z/
KLEBERG-NUECES-
336 AM CDT THU SEP 4 2014

...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 AM CDT EARLY THIS
MORNING...

* TIMING...RIP CURRENT THREAT THROUGH THIS MORNING THEN IMPROVING
  THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. COASTAL FLOODING THREAT HAS DIMINISHED AND THE
  COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 4 AM CDT.

* 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.

&&

$$

TXZ245-247-041800-
/O.CON.KCRP.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-140904T1800Z/
ARANSAS-CALHOUN-
336 AM CDT THU SEP 4 2014

...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

* TIMING...RIP CURRENT THREAT THROUGH THIS MORNING.

* 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.

&&

$$

TE
770 
WHUS44 KCRP 041732
CFWCRP

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
1232 PM CDT THU SEP 4 2014

...HAZARDOUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE MIDDLE TEXAS COAST THROUGH
THIS EARLY EVENING...

.A HIGH RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
EARLY EVENING AS LONG PERIOD SWELLS ARE SLOW DIMINISH. A MODERATE
RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS WILL THEN BE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVERNIGHT.

TXZ242-243-245-247-050000-
/O.EXT.KCRP.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-140905T0000Z/
KLEBERG-NUECES-ARANSAS-CALHOUN-
1232 PM CDT THU SEP 4 2014

...RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

* TIMING...RIP CURRENT THREAT THROUGH THIS EARLY EVENING
  GRADUALLY IMPROVING IN THE LATE EVENING.

* 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.

&&

$$

CB
210 
WHUS44 KCRP 042339 AAA
CFWCRP

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
639 PM CDT THU SEP 4 2014

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL END AT 7 PM...
...A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL EXIST TONIGHT AFTER 7 PM...


TXZ242-243-245-247-050045-
/O.EXP.KCRP.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-140905T0000Z/
KLEBERG-NUECES-ARANSAS-CALHOUN-
639 PM CDT THU SEP 4 2014

...RIP CURRENT RISK WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

SWELLS HAVE DIMINISHED TO 7 SECONDS OR LESS WITH 3 FOOT HEIGHTS.
ALONG WITH THE FORECAST ONSHORE WINDS...THIS RESULTS IN A
MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. 

ALTHOUGH THE HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL BE ALLOWED TO
EXPIRE...IT DOES NOT MEAN THAT IT IS NOW SAFE TO SWIM ALONE OR
THAT THERE IS NO CONCERN FOR RIP CURRENTS. THE RIP CURRENT RISK
WILL REMAIN MODERATE TONIGHT...UNTIL SWELL HEIGHTS AND PERIODS
DIMINISH EVEN MORE.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AFTER 7 PM...THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TONIGHT. 

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

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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.