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Rip Current Statement 7, NWS Brownsville, TX

October 17, 2015Kenedy County, Texas

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 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, 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Corpus Christi, TX at 12:00Z on 2015-10-17Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 19 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 2015-10-17The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -15 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
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

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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.

&&

$$
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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.

&&

$$

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