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Rip Current Statement 2, NWS Corpus Christi, TX
NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this rip current statement at Feb 27, 2015, 8:27 AM CST for Aransas County, Kleberg County, Nueces County, Texas. It took effect at Feb 27, 2015, 2:00 PM CST. It was in force for 34 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 27, 2015, 8:27 AM CST (14:27 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 27, 2015, 2:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Mar 1, 2015, 12:00 AM CST
- In force
- 34 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Corpus Christi, TX
Counties Aransas County, TX, Kleberg County, TX, Nueces County, TX
The radar
The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 11 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:33 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, 2.5 hours before the alert went out and 8 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 522 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 64 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 363 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 455 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
283 WHUS44 KCRP 271427 CFWCRP COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 827 AM CST FRI FEB 27 2015 ...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT... .STRONG NORTHERLY FLOW THIS MORNING WILL GRADUALLY BECOME MORE EASTERLY THIS AFTERNOON AND ESPECIALLY TONIGHT. THE STRONG EASTERLY WINDS...COMBINED WITH AN INCREASE IN SWELLS...WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG GULF FACING BEACHES. THE GREATEST THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS WILL BE FROM SAINT JOSEPHS ISLAND SOUTHWARD TO THE PADRE ISLAND NATIONAL SEASHORE. TXZ242-243-245-272200- /O.NEW.KCRP.RP.S.0002.150227T2000Z-150228T1200Z/ KLEBERG-NUECES-ARANSAS- 827 AM CST FRI FEB 27 2015 ...RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM CST THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH LATE TONIGHT. * TIMING...FROM EARLY THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE FORECAST 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. THESE RIP CURRENTS WILL BE 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. && $$ HART
5 follow-up statements
220 WHUS44 KCRP 272150 CFWCRP COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 350 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2015 ...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT... .STRONG NORTHEAST FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO BECOME MORE EASTERLY THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. THE STRONG EASTERLY WINDS...COMBINED WITH AN INCREASE IN SWELLS...WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG GULF FACING BEACHES. THE GREATEST THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS WILL BE FROM SAINT JOSEPH ISLAND SOUTHWARD TO THE PADRE ISLAND NATIONAL SEASHORE. TXZ242-243-245-280600- /O.CON.KCRP.RP.S.0002.000000T0000Z-150228T1200Z/ KLEBERG-NUECES-ARANSAS- 350 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2015 ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * TIMING...THROUGH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR ALONG THE GULF FACING BEACHES OF THE MIDDLE TEXAS COAST. BOTH THE STRENGTH AND FREQUENCY OF THESE RIP CURRENTS WILL RESULT IN SURF THAT IS DANGEROUS FOR SWIMMERS. THESE RIP CURRENTS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO EVEN EXPERIENCED SWIMMERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT... SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$ HART
681 WHUS44 KCRP 280320 CFWCRP COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 920 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2015 ...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT... .STRONG NORTHEAST FLOW WILL CONTINUE TO BECOME MORE EASTERLY THIS OVERNIGHT. THE STRONG NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS...COMBINED WITH AN INCREASE IN SWELLS...WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG GULF FACING BEACHES. THE GREATEST THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS WILL BE FROM SAINT JOSEPH ISLAND SOUTHWARD TO THE PADRE ISLAND NATIONAL SEASHORE. TXZ242-243-245-281200- /O.CON.KCRP.RP.S.0002.000000T0000Z-150228T1200Z/ KLEBERG-NUECES-ARANSAS- 920 PM CST FRI FEB 27 2015 ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST SATURDAY... * TIMING...THROUGH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE FORECAST 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. THESE RIP CURRENTS WILL BE 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. && $$ TE
858 WHUS44 KCRP 280929 CFWCRP COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 329 AM CST SAT FEB 28 2015 ...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS POSSIBLE THROUGH TODAY... .MODERATE TO STRONG EASTERLY FLOW CONTINUING TODAY COMBINED WITH A VERY LONG PERIOD SWELL WILL KEEP THE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG GULF FACING BEACHES HIGH TODAY. THE GREATEST THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS WILL BE FROM SAINT JOSEPH ISLAND SOUTHWARD TO THE PADRE ISLAND NATIONAL SEASHORE. TXZ242-243-245-281800- /O.EXT.KCRP.RP.S.0002.000000T0000Z-150301T0000Z/ KLEBERG-NUECES-ARANSAS- 329 AM CST SAT FEB 28 2015 ...RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR ALONG THE GULF FACING BEACHES OF THE MIDDLE TEXAS COAST. BOTH THE STRENGTH AND FREQUENCY OF THESE RIP CURRENTS WILL RESULT IN SURF THAT IS DANGEROUS FOR SWIMMERS. THESE RIP CURRENTS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO EVEN EXPERIENCED SWIMMERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT... SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$ PZ
823 WHUS44 KCRP 281757 CFWCRP COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 1157 AM CST SAT FEB 28 2015 ...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON... .EASTERLY FLOW AT TIMES THIS AFTERNOON COMBINED WITH LONG PERIOD SWELL WILL MAINTAIN A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. THE GREATEST THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS WILL BE FROM SAINT JOSEPH ISLAND SOUTHWARD TO THE PADRE ISLAND NATIONAL SEASHORE. TXZ242-243-245-010000- /O.CON.KCRP.RP.S.0002.000000T0000Z-150301T0000Z/ KLEBERG-NUECES-ARANSAS- 1157 AM CST SAT FEB 28 2015 ...RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CST THIS EVENING... * TIMING...THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE FORECAST 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. THESE RIP CURRENTS WILL BE 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. && $$ HART
148 WHUS44 KCRP 282141 AAA CFWCRP COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 341 PM CST SAT FEB 28 2015 ...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS POSSIBLE THROUGH LATE THIS EVENING... .EASTERLY LONG PERIOD SWELL WILL MAINTAIN A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE GREATEST THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE TO BE FROM SAINT JOSEPH ISLAND SOUTHWARD TO THE PADRE ISLAND NATIONAL SEASHORE. TXZ242-243-245-010600- /O.EXT.KCRP.RP.S.0002.000000T0000Z-150301T0600Z/ KLEBERG-NUECES-ARANSAS- 341 PM CST SAT FEB 28 2015 ...RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST TONIGHT... * TIMING...THROUGH THIS LATE THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE FORECAST TO OCCUR ALONG THE GULF FACING BEACHES OF THE MIDDLE TEXAS COAST. BOTH THE STRENGTH AND FREQUENCY OF THESE RIP CURRENTS WILL RESULT IN SURF THAT IS DANGEROUS FOR SWIMMERS. THESE RIP CURRENTS WILL BE DANGEROUS TO EVEN EXPERIENCED SWIMMERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...DO NOT PANIC. YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT... SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$ HART
Nearby
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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.