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Rip Current Statement 7, NWS Brownsville, TX
NWS Brownsville, TX issued this rip current statement at Oct 17, 2015, 8:47 AM CDT for Kenedy County, Texas. It was in force for 6 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 17, 2015, 8:47 AM CDT (13:47 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 23, 2015, 1:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 6 days
- 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 13:50 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, 1.8 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 19 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -125 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1357 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 20 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -15 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 76 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
784 WHUS44 KBRO 171347 CFWBRO COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 847 AM CDT SAT OCT 17 2015 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THE WEEKEND... .SWELLS WITH VERY LONG PERIODS ALONG WITH A PERSISTENT MODERATE NORTHEAST TO EASTERLY WIND WILL PRODUCE A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEKEND. THIS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE LOWER TEXAS COAST. TXZ251-256-257-172200- /O.NEW.KBRO.RP.S.0007.151017T1347Z-151019T1200Z/ KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- 847 AM CDT SAT OCT 17 2015 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * TIMING...THROUGH 7 AM MONDAY. * IMPACTS...FREQUENT LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS WILL DEVELOP AT AREA BEACHES...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE JETTIES. 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. && $$
12 follow-up statements
259 WHUS44 KBRO 172134 CFWBRO COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 434 PM CDT SAT OCT 17 2015 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEKEND... .SWELLS WITH VERY LONG PERIODS ALONG WITH A PERSISTENT MODERATE NORTHEAST TO EASTERLY WIND WILL PRODUCE A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEKEND. THIS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE LOWER TEXAS COAST. TXZ251-256-257-180930- /O.CON.KBRO.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-151019T1200Z/ KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- 434 PM CDT SAT OCT 17 2015 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... * TIMING...THROUGH 7 AM MONDAY. * IMPACTS...FREQUENT LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS WILL DEVELOP AT AREA BEACHES...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE JETTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT...BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$
158 WHUS44 KBRO 180826 CFWBRO COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 326 AM CDT SUN OCT 18 2015 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK EXPECTED THROUGH THE WEEKEND... .SWELLS WITH VERY LONG PERIODS ALONG WITH A PERSISTENT MODERATE NORTHEAST TO EASTERLY WIND WILL PRODUCE A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK THROUGH THE REST OF THE WEEKEND. THIS WILL RESULT IN DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE LOWER TEXAS COAST. TXZ251-256-257-181630- /O.CON.KBRO.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-151019T1200Z/ KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- 326 AM CDT SUN OCT 18 2015 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... * TIMING...THROUGH 7 AM MONDAY. * IMPACTS...FREQUENT LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS WILL DEVELOP AT AREA BEACHES...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE JETTIES. 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. && $$
810 WHUS44 KBRO 181550 CFWBRO COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 1050 AM CDT SUN OCT 18 2015 ...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING EXPECTED ALONG THE LOWER TEXAS COAST TONIGHT... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK CONTINUES THROUGH MONDAY... .SWELLS WITH VERY LONG PERIODS WILL CONTINUE WITH THE PERSISTENT MODERATE EASTERLY WIND ACROSS THE NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO TODAY THROUGH MONDAY. THE COMBINATION OF SWELLS AND THE ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDE TONIGHT WILL PRODUCE MINOR TIDAL OVERWASH ON AREA BEACHES ALONG THE LOWER TEXAS COAST. IN ADDITION...THE HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS SURF CONDITIONS FOR SWIMMERS. TXZ251-256-257-190000- /O.NEW.KBRO.CF.Y.0003.151019T0000Z-151019T0600Z/ /O.EXT.KBRO.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-151020T1200Z/ KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- 1050 AM CDT SUN OCT 18 2015 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM CDT MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS EVENING TO 1 AM CDT MONDAY. * COASTAL FLOODING...TIDES ARE CURRENTLY RUNNING A HALF FOOT TO A FOOT ABOVE PREDICTED VALUES. WITH TIDE LEVELS EXPECTED TO BE NEAR TWO FEET ABOVE NORMAL TONIGHT DURING HIGH TIDE...THIS WILL RESULT IN RUN-UP TO THE DUNES THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * TIMING...FROM 7 PM TONIGHT THROUGH 1 AM MONDAY. * IMPACTS...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING WILL OCCUR. WATER WILL REACH THE DUNES IN A FEW LOCATIONS...ESPECIALLY AT BEACH ACCESS 5 AND 6. SOME BEACH ACCESS ROADS WILL HAVE WATER ON THEM AND WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS TO DRIVE ON. IN ADDITION...FREQUENT LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AT AREA BEACHES...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE JETTIES. 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 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. && $$ BIRCHFIELD/CASTILLO
264 WHUS44 KBRO 190114 CFWBRO COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 814 PM CDT SUN OCT 18 2015 ...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING EXPECTED ALONG THE LOWER TEXAS COAST TONIGHT... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK CONTINUES THROUGH MONDAY... .ELEVATED SWELLS WITH VERY LONG PERIODS WILL CONTINUE WITH THE PERSISTENT MODERATE EASTERLY WIND ACROSS THE NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY. THE COMBINATION OF SWELLS AND THE ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDE TONIGHT WILL PRODUCE MINOR TIDAL OVERWASH ON AREA BEACHES ALONG THE LOWER TEXAS COAST. IN ADDITION THE HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY. THIS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS SURF CONDITIONS FOR SWIMMERS. TXZ251-256-257-190915- /O.CON.KBRO.CF.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-151019T0600Z/ /O.CON.KBRO.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-151020T1200Z/ KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- 814 PM CDT SUN OCT 18 2015 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT MONDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... * COASTAL FLOODING...TIDES ARE CURRENTLY RUNNING ABOUT THREE QUARTERS OF A FOOT ABOVE PREDICTED VALUES. TIDE LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO BE NEAR TWO FEET ABOVE NORMAL TONIGHT DURING HIGH TIDE. THIS WILL RESULT IN RUN-UP TO THE DUNES THIS EVENING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. * TIMING...FROM 7 PM TONIGHT THROUGH 1 AM MONDAY. * IMPACTS...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING WILL OCCUR. WATER WILL REACH THE DUNES IN A FEW LOCATIONS...ESPECIALLY AT BEACH ACCESS 5 AND 6. SOME BEACH ACCESS ROADS WILL HAVE WATER ON THEM AND WILL BECOME HAZARDOUS TO DRIVE ON. IN ADDITION...FREQUENT LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AT AREA BEACHES...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE JETTIES. 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 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. && $$
326 WHUS44 KBRO 190613 CFWBRO COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 113 AM CDT MON OCT 19 2015 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK CONTINUES TUESDAY MORNING... .ELEVATED SWELLS WITH VERY LONG PERIODS WILL CONTINUE WITH THE PERSISTENT MODERATE EASTERLY WIND ACROSS THE NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO. THE HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. THIS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS SURF CONDITIONS FOR SWIMMERS. TXZ251-256-257-191415- /O.EXP.KBRO.CF.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-151019T0600Z/ /O.CON.KBRO.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-151020T1200Z/ KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- 113 AM CDT MON OCT 19 2015 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... * TIMING...THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...FREQUENT LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AT AREA BEACHES...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE JETTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS...JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT. ..BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$
287 WHUS44 KBRO 190828 CFWBRO COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 328 AM CDT MON OCT 19 2015 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK CONTINUES THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... .ELEVATED SWELLS WITH VERY LONG PERIODS WILL CONTINUE WITH THE PERSISTENT MODERATE EASTERLY WIND ACROSS THE NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO. THE HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. THIS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS SURF CONDITIONS FOR SWIMMERS. TXZ251-256-257-191630- /O.CON.KBRO.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-151020T1200Z/ KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- 328 AM CDT MON OCT 19 2015 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... * TIMING...THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...FREQUENT LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AT AREA BEACHES...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE JETTIES. 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. && $$
661 WHUS44 KBRO 200854 CFWBRO COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 354 AM CDT TUE OCT 20 2015 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK CONTINUES THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... .ELEVATED SWELLS WITH VERY LONG PERIODS WILL CONTINUE WITH THE PERSISTENT MODERATE EASTERLY WIND ACROSS THE NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO. THE HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. THIS WILL RESULT IN HAZARDOUS SURF CONDITIONS FOR SWIMMERS. TXZ251-256-257-201700- /O.EXT.KBRO.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-151021T1200Z/ KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- 354 AM CDT TUE OCT 20 2015 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... * TIMING...THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...FREQUENT LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE TO DEVELOP AT AREA BEACHES...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE JETTIES. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. REMAIN CALM AND BEGIN TO SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE. ONCE YOU ARE AWAY FROM THE FORCE OF THE RIP CURRENT. ..BEGIN TO SWIM BACK TO THE BEACH. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT. EVEN A STRONG SWIMMER CAN BECOME EXHAUSTED QUICKLY. && $$
625 WHUS44 KBRO 201658 CFWBRO COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 1158 AM CDT TUE OCT 20 2015 ...TIDAL RUN UP TO THE DUNES LIKELY AT HIGH TIDE LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY WITH HIGH RIP CURRENT THREAT CONTINUING... .ELEVATED SWELLS WITH VERY LONG PERIODS WILL REDEVELOP LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT WITH PERSISTENT MODERATE EASTERLY WIND ACROSS THE NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO. TIDAL RUN UP WILL RESUME THIS EVENING ALONG SOUTH PADRE ISLAND AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY...AND THE HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. TXZ251-256-257-211015- /O.NEW.KBRO.CF.S.0006.151021T0200Z-151021T1000Z/ /O.CON.KBRO.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-151021T1200Z/ KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- 1158 AM CDT TUE OCT 20 2015 ...TIDAL RUN UP TO THE DUNES EXPECTED LATE TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH PRE-DAWN WEDNESDAY MORNING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT THREAT REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... * COASTAL FLOODING...SEA WATER WILL RUN UP TO THE BASE OF THE DUNES DURING AND FOR SEVERAL HOURS AFTER HIGH TIDE TONIGHT WHICH IS AROUND MIDNIGHT ON SOUTH PADRE ISLAND. * RIP CURRENTS...A HIGH THREAT CONTINUES UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE. * TIMING...TIDES: 9 PM TUESDAY THROUGH 5 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING. RIP CURRENTS: THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TIDES: WILL COVER THE BEACH UP THE DUNE LINE LATE TONIGHT THROUGH PRE-DAWN WEDNESDAY...MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE FROM BEACH ACCESS 4 THROUGH 6 AND ALONG BOCA CHICA BEACH...AND FLOODING OR DAMAGING ANY ITEMS LEFT ON THE BEACH SUCH AS TENTS AND UMBRELLAS. RIP CURRENTS: LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE ESPECIALLY ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE ISLA BLANCA JETTIES AT ISLA BLANCA PARK...BOCA CHICA BEACH...NEAR CLAYTON'S BEACH BAR AND RESORT...AND FROM PUBLIC BEACH ACCESS NUMBER 4 AND POINTS NORTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES SHOULD MOVE ITEMS SUCH AS TRASH CANS BACK INTO THE DUNES AND REMOVE UMBRELLAS...TENTS...AND OTHER ITEMS FROM THE BEACH BEFORE SUNSET TUESDAY EVENING. DRIVERS SHOULD PLAN TO BE OFF THE BEACH BY SUNSET BEFORE THE WATERS RISE. 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. && $$ 52/BSG
216 WHUS44 KBRO 210742 CFWBRO COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 242 AM CDT WED OCT 21 2015 ...TIDAL RUN UP AND A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL CONTINUE... .LONG PERIOD SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD WITH A PERSISTENT MODERATE EAST WIND ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO. AS A RESULT...TIDAL RUN UP WILL CONTINUE...THROUGH IT WILL NOT BE QUITE AS SIGNIFICANT NEAR LOW TIDE AROUND MID DAY TO EARLY AFTERNOON. EXPECT A REPEAT TONIGHT AROUND MIDNIGHT WITH THE HIGH TIDE. A HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE WEEKEND. TXZ251-256-257-212300- /O.EXT.KBRO.CF.S.0006.000000T0000Z-151021T2300Z/ /O.EXT.KBRO.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-151022T1100Z/ KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- 242 AM CDT WED OCT 21 2015 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...TIDAL RUN UP WILL EASE THROUGH LOW TIDE THIS AFTERNOON... * COASTAL FLOODING...SEA WATER WILL RUN UP TO THE BASE OF THE DUNES. * RIP CURRENTS...A HIGH THREAT WILL CONTINUE FOR AREA BEACHES. * TIMING...TIDES: THIS MORNING. RIP CURRENTS: THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...TIDES: WILL RUN UP THE BEACH UP TO THE DUNE LINE... MAKING DRIVING DIFFICULT TO IMPOSSIBLE FROM BEACH ACCESS 4 THROUGH 6 AND ALONG BOCA CHICA BEACH...AND FLOODING OR DAMAGING ANY ITEMS LEFT ON THE BEACH SUCH AS TENTS AND UMBRELLAS. RIP CURRENTS: LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE.. ESPECIALLY ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE ISLA BLANCA JETTIES AT ISLA BLANCA PARK...BOCA CHICA BEACH...NEAR CLAYTON'S BEACH BAR AND RESORT...AND FROM PUBLIC BEACH ACCESS NUMBER 4 AND POINTS NORTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES SHOULD MOVE ITEMS SUCH AS TRASH CANS BACK INTO THE DUNES AND REMOVE UMBRELLAS...TENTS...AND OTHER ITEMS FROM THE BEACH BEFORE SUNSET TUESDAY EVENING. DRIVERS SHOULD PLAN TO BE OFF THE BEACH BY SUNSET BEFORE THE WATERS RISE. 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. && $$
597 WHUS44 KBRO 211849 CFWBRO COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 149 PM CDT WED OCT 21 2015 ...TIDAL RUN UP INTO THE DUNES AT HIGH TIDE LATE TONIGHT... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT THREAT CONTINUES... .LONG PERIOD SWELL CONTINUES ABOVE 10 SECONDS AND SEAS HAVE BUILT ABOVE 10 FEET ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE WESTERN GULF WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON...AND PERSISTENT EASTERLY FLOW WILL PUSH THEM ONSHORE ALONG SOUTH PADRE ISLAND AND INTO THE DUNES AT HIGH TIDE OVERNIGHT INTO EARLY THURSDAY MORNING. THE HAZARDOUS SEAS AND SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THURSDAY AND BEYOND. TXZ251-256-257-221030- /O.NEW.KBRO.CF.Y.0004.151022T0200Z-151022T1200Z/ /O.CON.KBRO.CF.S.0006.000000T0000Z-151021T2300Z/ /O.CON.KBRO.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-151022T1100Z/ KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- 149 PM CDT WED OCT 21 2015 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 9 PM THIS EVENING TO 7 AM CDT THURSDAY... * COASTAL FLOODING...SEA WATER WILL RUN UP TO THE DUNES ALONG SOUTH PADRE ISLAND LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING AND INTO THE DUNES OVERNIGHT. * RIP CURRENTS...A HIGH THREAT WILL CONTINUE FOR AREA BEACHES. * TIMING...TIDES: HIGHEST LEVELS BETWEEN 9 PM TUESDAY AND 5 AM THURSDAY. RIP CURRENTS: THROUGH THURSDAY. * IMPACTS...TIDES: WILL BE AT THE DUNE LINE BY SUNSET WEDNESDAY AND REACH INTO THE DUNES OVERNIGHT AND PERHAPS THROUGH DAYBREAK THURSDAY MORNING. BEACH DRIVING WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE AND LIFE THREATENING FROM BEACH ACCESS 4 THROUGH 6 AND ALONG BOCA CHICA BEACH...AND THE SURF WILL DAMAGE OR WASH AWAY ANY ITEMS LEFT ON THE BEACH SUCH AS CHAIRS...UMBRELLAS...TENTS...AND TRASH CONTAINERS. SOME SEA WATER WILL SPILL THROUGH GAPS IN THE DUNES AT BEACH ACCESS 4 THROUGH 6...WITH UP TO SIX INCHES ONTO HIGHWAY 100. RIP CURRENTS: LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE.. ESPECIALLY ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE ISLA BLANCA JETTIES AT ISLA BLANCA PARK...BOCA CHICA BEACH...NEAR CLAYTON'S BEACH BAR AND RESORT...AND FROM PUBLIC BEACH ACCESS NUMBER 4 AND POINTS NORTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES SHOULD MOVE ITEMS SUCH AS TRASH CANS BACK INTO THE DUNES AND REMOVE UMBRELLAS...TENTS...AND OTHER ITEMS FROM THE BEACH BEFORE SUNSET TUESDAY EVENING. DRIVERS SHOULD PLAN TO BE OFF THE BEACH BY SUNSET BEFORE THE WATERS RISE. 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 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. && $$ 52/BSG
171 WHUS44 KBRO 220819 CFWBRO COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 319 AM CDT THU OCT 22 2015 ...TIDAL RUN UP INTO THE DUNES PLUS A HIGH RIP CURRENT THREAT CONTINUE... .LARGE...LONG PERIOD SWELLS ARE MOVING ACROSS THE WEST GULF... RESULTING IN TIDAL RUN UP TO THE DUNES AND A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST TONIGHT. TXZ251-256-257-231100- /O.EXT.KBRO.CF.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-151023T1100Z/ /O.EXT.KBRO.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-151023T1100Z/ KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- 319 AM CDT THU OCT 22 2015 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CDT FRIDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * COASTAL FLOODING...SEA WATER WILL RUN UP TO AND INTO THE DUNES ALONG SOUTH PADRE ISLAND TODAY AND TONIGHT. * RIP CURRENTS...A HIGH THREAT WILL CONTINUE FOR AREA BEACHES. * TIMING...TIDES: THE HIGHEST LEVELS WILL BE BETWEEN 9 PM THURSDAY AND NOON FRIDAY...AND THEN AGAIN FROM 9 PM FRIDAY TO NOON SATURDAY RIP CURRENTS: THROUGH SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...WITH SEA WATER CREEPING UP TO AND INTO THE DUNES... BEACH DRIVING WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE AND LIFE THREATENING FROM BEACH ACCESS 4 THROUGH 6 AND ALONG BOCA CHICA BEACH. THE SURF WILL DAMAGE OR WASH AWAY ANY ITEMS LEFT ON THE BEACH SUCH AS CHAIRS...UMBRELLAS...TENTS...AND TRASH CONTAINERS. SOME SEA WATER WILL SPILL THROUGH GAPS IN THE DUNES AT BEACH ACCESS 4 THROUGH 6...WITH UP TO SIX INCHES ONTO HIGHWAY 100. RIP CURRENTS: LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE.. ESPECIALLY ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE ISLA BLANCA JETTIES AT ISLA BLANCA PARK...BOCA CHICA BEACH...NEAR CLAYTON'S BEACH BAR AND RESORT...AND FROM PUBLIC BEACH ACCESS NUMBER 4 AND POINTS NORTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES SHOULD MOVE ITEMS SUCH AS TRASH CANS BACK INTO THE DUNES AND REMOVE UMBRELLAS...TENTS...AND OTHER ITEMS FROM THE BEACH BEFORE SUNSET TUESDAY EVENING. DRIVERS SHOULD PLAN TO BE OFF THE BEACH BY SUNSET BEFORE THE WATERS RISE. 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 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. && $$ 54
421 WHUS44 KBRO 231006 CFWBRO COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 506 AM CDT FRI OCT 23 2015 ...HAZARDOUS BEACH CONDITIONS CONTINUE... .LARGE LONG PERIOD SWELLS ARE MOVING ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF... RESULTING IN TIDAL RUN UP TO THE DUNES AND A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. THE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. TXZ251-256-257-231800- /O.EXT.KBRO.CF.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-151023T1800Z/ /O.EXT.KBRO.RP.S.0007.000000T0000Z-151023T1800Z/ KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- 506 AM CDT FRI OCT 23 2015 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... * COASTAL FLOODING...SEA WATER WILL RUN UP TO AND INTO THE DUNES ALONG SOUTH PADRE ISLAND THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * RIP CURRENTS...A HIGH THREAT WILL CONTINUE FOR AREA BEACHES. * TIMING...TIDES: THE HIGHEST LEVELS WILL BE BETWEEN 9 PM THURSDAY NIGHT AND NOON TODAY...AND THEN AGAIN FROM 9 PM FRIDAY TO NOON SATURDAY. HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL CONTINUE THROUGH TODAY AND SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...WITH SEA WATER CREEPING UP TO AND INTO THE DUNES... BEACH DRIVING WILL BE IMPOSSIBLE AND LIFE THREATENING FROM BEACH ACCESS 4 THROUGH 6 AND ALONG BOCA CHICA BEACH. THE SURF WILL DAMAGE OR WASH AWAY ANY ITEMS LEFT ON THE BEACH SUCH AS CHAIRS...UMBRELLAS...TENTS...AND TRASH CONTAINERS. SOME SEA WATER WILL SPILL THROUGH GAPS IN THE DUNES AT BEACH ACCESS 4 THROUGH 6...WITH UP TO SIX INCHES ONTO HIGHWAY 100. RIP CURRENTS: LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE.. ESPECIALLY ON THE NORTH SIDE OF THE ISLA BLANCA JETTIES AT ISLA BLANCA PARK...BOCA CHICA BEACH...NEAR CLAYTON'S BEACH BAR AND RESORT...AND FROM PUBLIC BEACH ACCESS NUMBER 4 AND POINTS NORTH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RESIDENTS AND BUSINESSES SHOULD MOVE ITEMS SUCH AS TRASH CANS BACK INTO THE DUNES AND REMOVE UMBRELLAS...TENTS...AND OTHER ITEMS FROM THE BEACH BEFORE SUNSET TUESDAY EVENING. DRIVERS SHOULD PLAN TO BE OFF THE BEACH BY SUNSET BEFORE THE WATERS RISE. 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 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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Brownsville, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 17, 3:39 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | BRO | 39 hr |
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Rip Current Statements in Texas, 2015Every rip current statement in 2015
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.