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Rip Current Statement 15, NWS Corpus Christi, TX

November 26, 20154 counties in Texas

NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this rip current statement at Nov 26, 2015, 4:14 AM CST for 4 counties in Texas. It was in force for 53 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 26, 2015, 4:14 AM CST (10:14 UTC)
Expired
Nov 28, 2015, 9:00 AM CST
In force
53 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 10:19 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 00:00Z, 10.2 hours before the alert went out and 23 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Corpus Christi, TX at 00:00Z on 2015-11-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 00:00Z on 2015-11-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -56 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
858 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
14 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-56 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
162 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.

532 
WHUS44 KCRP 261014
CFWCRP

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
414 AM CST THU NOV 26 2015

...MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH TONIGHT... 
...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG GULF FACING BEACHES TODAY AND
TONIGHT...

.TIDAL LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 2 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL
ALONG THE MIDDLE TEXAS COAST THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT HOURS
BETWEEN BOB HALL PIER AND PORT OCONNOR. AS A RESULT...MINOR TIDAL
OVERFLOW CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THE HIGH TIDE CYCLE THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT. IN ADDITION...INCREASING SWELLS AND SWELL
PERIODS WILL LEAD TO A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE GULF
FACING BEACHES OF THE MIDDLE TEXAS COAST.

TXZ242-243-245-247-261815-
/O.NEW.KCRP.CF.Y.0015.151126T2000Z-151127T1000Z/
/O.NEW.KCRP.RP.S.0015.151126T1014Z-151127T1200Z/
KLEBERG-NUECES-ARANSAS-CALHOUN-
414 AM CST THU NOV 26 2015

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
4 AM CST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A
COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 4 AM CST FRIDAY. A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS ALSO
BEEN ISSUED. THIS HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT. 

* COASTAL FLOODING...TIDAL LEVELS AT OR ABOVE 2 FEET ABOVE MEAN
  SEA LEVEL DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HIGH TIDE CYCLES.

* TIMING...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK THROUGH TONIGHT. COASTAL FLOODING
  DURING PERIOD OF HIGH TIDE...HAVING THE GREATEST CONCERN BETWEEN
  2 PM AND 4 AM. HIGH TIDE AT PORT ARANSAS AT 524 PM...AT PORT
  OCONNOR AT 1204 AM FRIDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...VERY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EVEN EXPERIENCED
  SWIMMERS. WATER WILL REACH UP TO THE DUNES ON MUSTANG AND PADRE
  ISLANDS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.

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.

&&

$$

TXZ244-261815-
/O.NEW.KCRP.CF.Y.0015.151126T2000Z-151127T1000Z/
SAN PATRICIO-
414 AM CST THU NOV 26 2015

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
4 AM CST FRIDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A
COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 4 AM CST FRIDAY. 

* COASTAL FLOODING...TIDAL LEVELS SLIGHTLY ABOVE 2 FEET MEAN SEA
  LEVEL DURING HIGH TIDE.

* TIMING...COASTAL FLOODING DURING PERIOD OF HIGH TIDE. HIGH TIDE
  AT PORT ARANSAS IS 524 PM.

* IMPACTS...WATER WILL REACH UP TO THE DUNES ON MUSTANG AND PADRE
  ISLANDS AT THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.

&&

$$

CB
7 follow-up statements
253 
WHUS44 KCRP 261506
CFWCRP

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
906 AM CST THU NOV 26 2015

...MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG GULF FACING
BEACHES TODAY AND TONIGHT...

.TIDAL LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 2 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL
ALONG THE MIDDLE TEXAS COAST THIS AFTERNOON AND OVERNIGHT HOURS
BETWEEN BOB HALL PIER AND PORT OCONNOR. AS A RESULT...MINOR TIDAL
OVERFLOW CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THE HIGH TIDE CYCLE THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT. IN ADDITION...INCREASING SWELLS
AND SWELL PERIODS WILL LEAD TO A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS ALONG
THE GULF FACING BEACHES OF THE MIDDLE TEXAS COAST.

TXZ242-243-245-247-262300-
/O.CON.KCRP.CF.Y.0015.151126T2000Z-151127T1000Z/
/O.CON.KCRP.RP.S.0015.000000T0000Z-151127T1200Z/
KLEBERG-NUECES-ARANSAS-CALHOUN-
906 AM CST THU NOV 26 2015

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 4 AM CST FRIDAY...

* COASTAL FLOODING...TIDAL LEVELS AT OR ABOVE 2 FEET ABOVE MEAN 
  SEA LEVEL DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HIGH TIDE CYCLES. 

* TIMING...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK THROUGH TONIGHT. COASTAL 
  FLOODING DURING PERIOD OF HIGH TIDE...HAVING THE GREATEST 
  CONCERN BETWEEN 2 PM AND 4 AM. HIGH TIDE AT PORT ARANSAS AT 
  524 PM...AT PORT OCONNOR AT 1204 AM FRIDAY MORNING. 

* IMPACTS...VERY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EVEN EXPERIENCED 
  SWIMMERS. WATER WILL REACH UP TO THE DUNES ON MUSTANG AND 
  PADRE ISLANDS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.

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.

&&

$$

TXZ244-262300-
/O.CON.KCRP.CF.Y.0015.151126T2000Z-151127T1000Z/
SAN PATRICIO-
906 AM CST THU NOV 26 2015

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 4 AM CST FRIDAY...

* COASTAL FLOODING...TIDAL LEVELS SLIGHTLY ABOVE 2 FEET MEAN SEA 
  LEVEL DURING HIGH TIDE. 

* TIMING...COASTAL FLOODING DURING PERIOD OF HIGH TIDE. HIGH 
  TIDE AT PORT ARANSAS IS 524 PM. 

* IMPACTS...WATER WILL REACH UP TO THE DUNES ON MUSTANG AND 
  PADRE ISLANDS AT THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.

&&

$$
349 
WHUS44 KCRP 262117
CFWCRP

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
317 PM CST THU NOV 26 2015

...MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH TONIGHT... ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG GULF FACING
BEACHES TODAY AND TONIGHT...

.TIDAL LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH 2 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL
ALONG THE MIDDLE TEXAS COAST THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT HOURS
BETWEEN BOB HALL PIER AND PORT OCONNOR. AS A RESULT...MINOR TIDAL
OVERFLOW CAN BE EXPECTED DURING THE HIGH TIDE CYCLE THIS EVENING THROUGH
THE OVERNIGHT. IN ADDITION...INCREASING SWELLS AND SWELL PERIODS
WILL LEAD TO A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE GULF FACING
BEACHES OF THE MIDDLE TEXAS COAST.

TXZ242-243-245-247-270530-
/O.CON.KCRP.CF.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-151127T1000Z/
/O.CON.KCRP.RP.S.0015.000000T0000Z-151127T1200Z/
KLEBERG-NUECES-ARANSAS-CALHOUN-
317 PM CST THU NOV 26 2015

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST
FRIDAY...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

* COASTAL FLOODING...TIDAL LEVELS AT OR ABOVE 2 FEET ABOVE MEAN
  SEA LEVEL DURING THE EVENING HIGH TIDE CYCLES.

* TIMING...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK THROUGH TONIGHT. COASTAL FLOODING
  DURING PERIOD OF HIGH TIDE. HIGH TIDE AT PORT ARANSAS AT 524
  PM...AT PORT OCONNOR AT 1204 AM FRIDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...VERY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EVEN EXPERIENCED 
  SWIMMERS. WATER WILL REACH UP TO THE DUNES ON MUSTANG AND 
  PADRE ISLANDS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.

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.

&&

$$

TXZ244-270530-
/O.CON.KCRP.CF.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-151127T1000Z/
SAN PATRICIO-
317 PM CST THU NOV 26 2015

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST
FRIDAY...

* COASTAL FLOODING...TIDAL LEVELS SLIGHTLY ABOVE 2 FEET MEAN SEA 
  LEVEL DURING HIGH TIDE. 

* TIMING...COASTAL FLOODING DURING PERIOD OF HIGH TIDE. HIGH 
  TIDE AT PORT ARANSAS IS 524 PM. 

* IMPACTS...WATER WILL REACH UP TO THE DUNES ON MUSTANG AND 
  PADRE ISLANDS AT THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.

&&

$$

TE
290 
WHUS44 KCRP 270523 AAA
CFWCRP

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
1123 PM CST THU NOV 26 2015

...MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE THROUGH
EARLY FRIDAY MORNING... 
...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG GULF FACING BEACHES...

.TIDAL LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN AROUND 2 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA
LEVEL ALONG THE MIDDLE TEXAS COAST BETWEEN BOB HALL PIER AND PORT
OCONNOR OVERNIGHT. AS A RESULT...MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW CAN BE
EXPECTED DURING THE HIGH TIDE CYCLE. IN ADDITION...INCREASING
SWELLS AND SWELL PERIODS WILL LEAD TO A HIGH RISK FOR RIP CURRENTS
ALONG THE GULF FACING BEACHES OF THE MIDDLE TEXAS COAST. THESE
HIGH RIP CURRENTS AND MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW WILL LIKELY CONTINUE
THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON. 

TXZ242-243-245-247-271200-
/O.CON.KCRP.CF.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-151127T1000Z/
/O.CON.KCRP.RP.S.0015.000000T0000Z-151127T1200Z/
KLEBERG-NUECES-ARANSAS-CALHOUN-
1123 PM CST THU NOV 26 2015

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST
FRIDAY...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
FRIDAY...

* COASTAL FLOODING...TIDAL LEVELS AT OR ABOVE 2 FEET ABOVE MEAN
  SEA LEVEL DURING HIGH TIDE CYCLES.

* TIMING...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.
  COASTAL FLOODING DURING PERIOD OF HIGH TIDE. HIGH TIDE AT PORT
  ARANSAS AT 524 PM...AT PORT OCONNOR AT 1204 AM FRIDAY MORNING. A
  HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST
  EARLY SATURDAY AFTERNOON...WITH COASTAL FLOODING LIKELY AT LEAST
  THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. 

* IMPACTS...VERY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EVEN EXPERIENCED 
  SWIMMERS. WATER WILL REACH UP TO THE DUNES ON MUSTANG AND 
  PADRE ISLANDS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.

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.

&&

$$

TXZ244-271000-
/O.CON.KCRP.CF.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-151127T1000Z/
SAN PATRICIO-
1123 PM CST THU NOV 26 2015

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST
FRIDAY...

* COASTAL FLOODING...TIDAL LEVELS SLIGHTLY ABOVE 2 FEET MEAN SEA 
  LEVEL DURING HIGH TIDE. 

* TIMING...COASTAL FLOODING DURING PERIOD OF HIGH TIDE. HIGH TIDE
  AT PORT ARANSAS IS 524 PM. COASTAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ONCE
  AGAIN FRIDAY AS SUSTAINED ONSHORE FLOW AND HIGH SWELLS OVER THE
  GULF OF MEXICO CONTINUE. 

* IMPACTS...WATER WILL REACH UP TO THE DUNES ON MUSTANG AND 
  PADRE ISLANDS AT THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.

&&

$$

GW
538 
WHUS44 KCRP 270914
CFWCRP

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
314 AM CST FRI NOV 27 2015

...MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE THROUGH EARLY
SATURDAY MORNING... 
...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG GULF FACING BEACHES THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.TIDAL LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO APPROACH OR EXCEED 2 FEET ABOVE
MEAN SEA LEVEL ALONG THE MIDDLE TEXAS COAST BETWEEN BOB HALL PIER
AND PORT O'CONNOR TODAY AND TONIGHT...AS CONTINUED MODERATE
ONSHORE FLOW AND HIGH SWELLS OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL PUSH
WATER FARTHER INLAND. AS A RESULT...MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW CAN BE
EXPECTED DURING THE HIGH TIDE CYCLE. IN ADDITION...THE HIGH SWELLS
AND SWELL PERIODS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE A HIGH RISK OF RIP
CURRENTS TODAY AND SATURDAY ALONG THE GULF FACING BEACHES OF THE
MIDDLE TEXAS COAST. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE TOWARD THE GULF OF
MEXICO ON SATURDAY...RESULTING IN A DECREASE OF ONSHORE FLOW AND
HIGH SWELLS.

TXZ242-243-245-247-272200-
/O.EXT.KCRP.CF.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-151128T1000Z/
/O.EXT.KCRP.RP.S.0015.000000T0000Z-151129T0000Z/
KLEBERG-NUECES-ARANSAS-CALHOUN-
314 AM CST FRI NOV 27 2015

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST SATURDAY...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...

* COASTAL FLOODING...TIDAL LEVELS AT OR ABOVE 2 FEET ABOVE MEAN 
  SEA LEVEL DURING HIGH TIDE CYCLES. 

* TIMING...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
  COASTAL FLOODING DURING PERIOD OF HIGH TIDE. HIGH TIDE AT PORT
  ARANSAS ON FRIDAY IS AT 615 PM...AT PORT O'CONNOR AT 1250 AM
  EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL LIKELY
  CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE CONCERN FOR COASTAL
  FLOODING WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...VERY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EVEN EXPERIENCED 
  SWIMMERS. WATER WILL REACH UP TO THE DUNES ON MUSTANG AND 
  PADRE ISLANDS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.

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.

&&

$$

TXZ244-272200-
/O.EXT.KCRP.CF.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-151128T1000Z/
SAN PATRICIO-
314 AM CST FRI NOV 27 2015

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST SATURDAY...

* COASTAL FLOODING...TIDAL LEVELS SLIGHTLY ABOVE 2 FEET MEAN SEA 
  LEVEL DURING HIGH TIDE. 

* TIMING...COASTAL FLOODING DURING PERIOD OF HIGH TIDE. HIGH TIDE
  AT PORT ARANSAS ON FRIDAY IS AT 615 PM. THE CONCERN FOR COASTAL
  FLOODING WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...WATER WILL REACH UP TO THE DUNES ON MUSTANG AND 
  PADRE ISLANDS AT THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.

&&

$$

GW
931 
WHUS44 KCRP 272204
CFWCRP

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
404 PM CST FRI NOV 27 2015

...MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE THROUGH EARLY
SATURDAY MORNING... 

...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG GULF FACING BEACHES THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.TIDAL LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO APPROACH OR EXCEED 2.5 FEET ABOVE
MEAN SEA LEVEL ALONG THE MIDDLE TEXAS COAST BETWEEN BOB HALL PIER
AND PORT O'CONNOR TODAY AND TONIGHT...AS CONTINUED MODERATE
ONSHORE FLOW AND HIGH SWELLS OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL PUSH
WATER FARTHER INLAND. AS A RESULT...MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW CAN BE
EXPECTED DURING THE HIGH TIDE CYCLE. IN ADDITION...THE HIGH
SWELLS AND SWELL PERIODS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE A HIGH RISK OF
RIP CURRENTS TONIGHT AND SATURDAY ALONG THE GULF FACING BEACHES
OF THE MIDDLE TEXAS COAST. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE TOWARD THE GULF
OF MEXICO ON SATURDAY...RESULTING IN A DECREASE OF ONSHORE FLOW
AND HIGH SWELLS.


TXZ242-243-245-247-280615-
/O.CON.KCRP.CF.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-151128T1000Z/
/O.CON.KCRP.RP.S.0015.000000T0000Z-151129T0000Z/
KLEBERG-NUECES-ARANSAS-CALHOUN-
404 PM CST FRI NOV 27 2015

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST
SATURDAY...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...

* COASTAL FLOODING...TIDAL LEVELS AT OR ABOVE 2.5 FEET ABOVE MEAN
  SEA LEVEL DURING HIGH TIDE CYCLES.

* TIMING...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
  COASTAL FLOODING DURING PERIOD OF HIGH TIDE. HIGH TIDE AT PORT
  ARANSAS ON TODAY IS AT 615 PM...AT PORT O'CONNOR AT 1250 AM
  EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL LIKELY
  CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON. THE CONCERN FOR COASTAL
  FLOODING WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...VERY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EVEN EXPERIENCED 
  SWIMMERS. WATER WILL REACH UP TO THE DUNES ON MUSTANG AND 
  PADRE ISLANDS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.

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.

&&

$$

TXZ244-280615-
/O.CON.KCRP.CF.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-151128T1000Z/
SAN PATRICIO-
404 PM CST FRI NOV 27 2015

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST
SATURDAY...

* COASTAL FLOODING...TIDAL LEVELS SLIGHTLY ABOVE 2 FEET MEAN SEA 
  LEVEL DURING HIGH TIDE. 

* TIMING...COASTAL FLOODING DURING PERIOD OF HIGH TIDE. HIGH TIDE
  AT PORT ARANSAS ON TODAY IS AT 615 PM. THE CONCERN FOR COASTAL
  FLOODING WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...WATER WILL REACH UP TO THE DUNES ON MUSTANG AND 
  PADRE ISLANDS AT THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.

&&

$$

TMT
802 
WHUS44 KCRP 280320
CFWCRP

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
920 PM CST FRI NOV 27 2015

...MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW DURING TIMES OF HIGH TIDE THROUGH EARLY
SATURDAY MORNING...

...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG GULF FACING BEACHES THROUGH
SATURDAY AFTERNOON...

.CONTINUED COASTAL FLOODING EXPECTED THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS
WITH MODERATE ONSHORE FLOW AND HIGHER SWELLS. THE HIGH SWELLS AND
SWELL PERIODS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS
TONIGHT AND SATURDAY ALONG THE GULF FACING BEACHES OF THE MIDDLE
TEXAS COAST. A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE TOWARD THE GULF OF MEXICO ON
SATURDAY...RESULTING IN A DECREASE OF ONSHORE FLOW AND HIGH
SWELLS.

TXZ242-243-245-247-281000-
/O.CON.KCRP.CF.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-151128T1000Z/
/O.CON.KCRP.RP.S.0015.000000T0000Z-151129T0000Z/
KLEBERG-NUECES-ARANSAS-CALHOUN-
920 PM CST FRI NOV 27 2015

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST
SATURDAY...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...

* COASTAL FLOODING...TIDAL LEVELS AT OR ABOVE 2.5 FEET ABOVE 
  MEAN SEA LEVEL DURING HIGH TIDE CYCLES. 

* TIMING...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
  COASTAL FLOODING DURING PERIOD OF HIGH TIDE. HIGH TIDE AT PORT AT
  PORT O'CONNOR AT 1250 AM EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. A HIGH RIP
  CURRENT RISK WILL LIKELY CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
  THE CONCERN FOR COASTAL FLOODING WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY
  SATURDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...VERY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EVEN EXPERIENCED 
  SWIMMERS. WATER WILL REACH UP TO THE DUNES ON MUSTANG AND 
  PADRE ISLANDS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.

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.

&&

$$

TXZ244-281000-
/O.CON.KCRP.CF.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-151128T1000Z/
SAN PATRICIO-
920 PM CST FRI NOV 27 2015

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 AM CST
SATURDAY...

* COASTAL FLOODING...TIDAL LEVELS SLIGHTLY ABOVE 2 FEET MEAN SEA 
  LEVEL DURING HIGH TIDE. 

* TIMING...COASTAL FLOODING DURING PERIOD OF HIGH TIDE WILL
  CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...WATER WILL REACH UP TO THE DUNES ON MUSTANG AND 
  PADRE ISLANDS AT THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES
WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE.

&&

$$
487 
WHUS44 KCRP 280857 AAA
CFWCRP

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
257 AM CST SAT NOV 28 2015

...APPROACHING STRONG COLD FRONT WILL END CONCERNS FOR COASTAL
FLOODING...

...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG GULF FACING BEACHES THROUGH
9 AM SATURDAY...

.A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL APPROACH THE COAST EARLY THIS
MORNING...AND MOVE OFFSHORE BEFORE SUNRISE. MODERATE NORTH TO
NORTHWEST WINDS WILL BEGIN TO PUSH THE WATERS FARTHER
OFFSHORE...AND GRADUALLY END THE CONCERN FOR DANGEROUS RIP
CURRENTS BY MID MORNING. WITH HIGH TIDES NOT EXPECTED OVER SOUTH
TEXAS UNTIL LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR TONIGHT...THE CONCERN FOR
COASTAL FLOODING HAS ENDED...SO THE COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY HAS
BEEN CANCELLED. ALSO...THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK SHOULD END BY MID
MORNING AS THE FRONT MOVES FARTHER OFFSHORE. 

TXZ242-243-245-247-281500-
/O.CAN.KCRP.CF.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-151128T1000Z/
/O.EXT.KCRP.RP.S.0015.000000T0000Z-151128T1500Z/
KLEBERG-NUECES-ARANSAS-CALHOUN-
257 AM CST SAT NOV 28 2015

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 AM CST THIS
MORNING...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS CANCELLED THE
COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY FOR THE COUNTIES OF KLEBERG...NUECES...
ARANSAS AND CALHOUN COUNTIES...WITH THE CONCERN FOR HIGH RIP
CURRENTS ENDING BY MID MORNING.


* TIMING...THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL END BY MID MORNING
  SATURDAY AS A COLD FRONT CONTINUES TO MOVE FARTHER OFFSHORE. THE
  CONCERN FOR COASTAL FLOODING HAS ENDED...AS THE NORTH WINDS WILL
  BE WELL ESTABLISHED BY THE TIME THE NEXT HIGH TIDE COMES LATE
  THIS AFTERNOON OR TONIGHT.

* IMPACTS...VERY DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EVEN EXPERIENCED 
  SWIMMERS. WATER WILL REACH UP TO THE DUNES ON MUSTANG AND 
  PADRE ISLANDS. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&

$$

TXZ244-281000-
/O.CAN.KCRP.CF.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-151128T1000Z/
SAN PATRICIO-
257 AM CST SAT NOV 28 2015

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS CANCELLED THE
COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY FOR SAN PATRICIO COUNTY.

THE CONCERN FOR COASTAL FLOODING HAS ENDED...AS THE NORTH WINDS
WILL BE WELL ESTABLISHED BY THE TIME THE NEXT HIGH TIDE COMES THIS
EVENING.

$$

GW

The office that day

Everything else NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 26, 3:50 AM CSTSmall Craft AdvisoryCRP53 hr
Nov 26, 4:14 AM CSTCoastal Flood AdvisoryCRPAransas, Calhoun, Kleberg, Nueces, San Patricio47 hr

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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.