Alert archive / Texas / Rip Current Statements in 2015
Rip Current Statement 1, NWS Corpus Christi, TX
NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this rip current statement at Feb 21, 2015, 2:43 AM CST for 4 counties in Texas. It was in force for 39 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 21, 2015, 2:43 AM CST (08:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Feb 22, 2015, 6:00 PM CST
- In force
- 39 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Counties Aransas County, TX, Calhoun County, TX, Kleberg County, TX, Nueces County, TX
The radar
The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 00:00Z, 8.7 hours before the alert went out and 23 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 3 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -20 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 757 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 56 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 218 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 326 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
269 WHUS44 KCRP 210843 CFWCRP COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 243 AM CST SAT FEB 21 2015 ...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED TODAY OVER GULF FACING TEXAS BEACHES... .STRONG ONSHORE FLOW ON FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT HAS BROUGHT HIGH SWELLS WITH LONG PERIODS OVER THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS. THESE LONG PERIOD SWELLS WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK OVER GULF FACING SOUTH TEXAS BEACHES TODAY AND THIS EVENING. THE RIP CURRENT RISK ON SUNDAY WILL BE SLIGHTLY LOWER DUE TO WEAKENING SWELLS...BUT MAY APPROACH DANGEROUS LEVELS AT TIMES WHICH COULD STILL REMAIN A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK ON SUNDAY. TXZ242-243-245-247-212130- /O.NEW.KCRP.RP.S.0001.150221T0843Z-150222T0400Z/ KLEBERG-NUECES-ARANSAS-CALHOUN- 243 AM CST SAT FEB 21 2015 ...RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING. * TIMING...FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE THIS 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. THESE RIP CURRENTS ARE DANGEROUS TO EVEN EXPERIENCED SWIMMERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT... SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$ GW
4 follow-up statements
787 WHUS44 KCRP 212040 CFWCRP COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 240 PM CST SAT FEB 21 2015 ...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED THROUGH THIS EVENING OVER GULF FACING TEXAS BEACHES... .PERSISTENT STRONG ONSHORE FLOW HAS BROUGHT HIGH SWELLS WITH LONG PERIODS INTO THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS. THESE LONG PERIOD SWELLS WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK OVER GULF FACING SOUTH TEXAS BEACHES THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE RIP CURRENT RISK ON SUNDAY WILL BE SLIGHTLY LOWER DUE TO WEAKENING SWELLS...BUT MAY APPROACH DANGEROUS LEVELS AT TIMES WHICH COULD STILL REMAIN A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK ON SUNDAY. TXZ242-243-245-247-220600- /O.EXT.KCRP.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-150222T0600Z/ KLEBERG-NUECES-ARANSAS-CALHOUN- 240 PM CST SAT FEB 21 2015 ...RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * TIMING...FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE TO OCCUR ALONG THE GULF FACING BEACHES OF THE MIDDLE TEXAS COAST. BOTH THE STRENGTH AND FREQUENCY OF THESE RIP CURRENTS WILL RESULT IN SURF THAT IS DANGEROUS FOR SWIMMERS...ESPECIALLY AROUND JETTIES AND PIERS. THESE RIP CURRENTS ARE DANGEROUS TO EVEN EXPERIENCED SWIMMERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT... SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$ TMT
495 WHUS44 KCRP 220554 AAB CFWCRP COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 1154 PM CST SAT FEB 21 2015 ...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING OVER GULF FACING TEXAS BEACHES SO THE HIGH RISK HAS BEEN EXTENDED... .PERSISTENT STRONG ONSHORE FLOW HAS BROUGHT HIGH SWELLS WITH LONG PERIODS INTO THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS. THESE LONG PERIOD SWELLS WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK OVER GULF FACING SOUTH TEXAS BEACHES THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THE RIP CURRENT RISK ON SUNDAY WILL BE SLIGHTLY LOWER DUE TO WEAKENING SWELLS...BUT MAY APPROACH DANGEROUS LEVELS AT TIMES WHICH COULD STILL REMAIN A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK ON SUNDAY. TXZ242-243-245-247-221200- /O.EXT.KCRP.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-150222T1200Z/ KLEBERG-NUECES-ARANSAS-CALHOUN- 1154 PM CST SAT FEB 21 2015 ...RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SUNDAY... * TIMING...THROUGH 6 AM SUNDAY. * 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. THESE RIP CURRENTS ARE DANGEROUS TO EVEN EXPERIENCED SWIMMERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT... SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$ GW
741 WHUS44 KCRP 220930 CFWCRP COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 330 AM CST SUN FEB 22 2015 ...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS CONTINUE THROUGH THIS EVENING OVER GULF FACING TEXAS BEACHES SO THE HIGH RISK HAS BEEN EXTENDED... .PERSISTENT HIGH SWELLS WITH LONG PERIODS WILL CONTINUE OVER THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTAL WATERS TODAY. ALTHOUGH THESE SWELLS WILL LIKELY DIMINISH SLIGHTLY TODAY...A MORE EAST TO SOUTHEAST FLOW OFF THE GULF WATERS IS EXPECTED TO COMPENSATE FOR THE SLIGHTLY LOWERING SWELL HEIGHTS AND PERIODS THIS AFTERNOON. AS A RESULT...THE HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE TODAY. SWELL HEIGHTS AND PERIODS SHOULD BE SUFFICIENTLY LOW TO REDUCE THE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS BY THIS EVENING. TXZ242-243-245-247-230000- /O.EXT.KCRP.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-150223T0000Z/ KLEBERG-NUECES-ARANSAS-CALHOUN- 330 AM CST SUN FEB 22 2015 ...RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...THROUGH 6 PM SUNDAY. * 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. THESE RIP CURRENTS ARE DANGEROUS TO EVEN EXPERIENCED SWIMMERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT... SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$ GW
885 WHUS44 KCRP 222353 CFWCRP COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 553 PM CST SUN FEB 22 2015 TXZ242-243-245-247-230100- /O.EXP.KCRP.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-150223T0000Z/ KLEBERG-NUECES-ARANSAS-CALHOUN- 553 PM CST SUN FEB 22 2015 ...RIP CURRENT RISK WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... ROUGH SWELL WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY DIMINISH IN INTENSITY THIS EVENING AS A COLD FRONT APPROACHES AREA BEACHES. THUS...THE RIP CURRENT RISK WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ HART
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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.