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Rip Current Statement 4, NWS Brownsville, TX
NWS Brownsville, TX issued this rip current statement at Jul 3, 2016, 4:08 AM CDT for Kenedy County, Texas. It took effect at Jul 3, 2016, 6:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 49 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jul 3, 2016, 4:08 AM CDT (09:08 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jul 3, 2016, 6:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Jul 5, 2016, 7:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 49 hr
- 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 09:05 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, 9.1 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
- 2285 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -44 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1080 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 24 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 56 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
163 WHUS44 KBRO 030908 CFWBRO COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 408 AM CDT SUN JUL 3 2016 ...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS THROUGH INDEPENDENCE DAY... .STRONGER WINDS WILL BUILD WAVE HEIGHTS ALONG THE LOCAL BEACHES...RESULTING IN AN ELEVATED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. TXZ251-256-257-040000- /O.NEW.KBRO.RP.S.0004.160703T1100Z-160704T2300Z/ KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- 408 AM CDT SUN JUL 3 2016 ...MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON. * TIMING...A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IS EXPECTED TODAY THROUGH MONDAY...INDEPENDENCE DAY. * IMPACTS...MARINE CONDITIONS WILL SUPPORT STRONGER OR MORE FREQUENT LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS...WHICH WILL CREATE DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS AT BOCA CHICA BEACH AND THE BEACHES OF SOUTH PADRE ISLAND...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE JETTY. SWIMMING IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A MODERATE 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...BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...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 THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$
5 follow-up statements
266 WHUS44 KBRO 032106 AAA CFWBRO COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 406 PM CDT SUN JUL 3 2016 ...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS THROUGH INDEPENDENCE DAY... .STRONGER WINDS WILL BUILD WAVE HEIGHTS AT THE LOCAL BEACHES... RESULTING IN AN ELEVATED RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS. TXZ251-256-257-041000- /O.CON.KBRO.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-160704T2300Z/ KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- 406 PM CDT SUN JUL 3 2016 ...MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... * TIMING...A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IS EXPECTED TODAY THROUGH MONDAY...INDEPENDENCE DAY. * IMPACTS...MARINE CONDITIONS WILL SUPPORT STRONGER OR MORE FREQUENT LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS...WHICH WILL CREATE DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS AT BOCA CHICA BEACH AND THE BEACHES OF SOUTH PADRE ISLAND...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE JETTY. SWIMMING IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$
422 WHUS44 KBRO 040957 CFWBRO COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 457 AM CDT MON JUL 4 2016 ...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED TODAY... .STRONGER SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL BUILD WAVE HEIGHTS AT THE LOCAL BEACHES...RESULTING IN AN ELEVATED RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS FOR THE FOURTH OF JULY. TXZ251-256-257-041800- /O.EXT.KBRO.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-160705T0000Z/ KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- 457 AM CDT MON JUL 4 2016 ...MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK EXPECTED THROUGH EARLY THIS EVENING... * TIMING...A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS IS EXPECTED TODAY. * IMPACTS...MARINE CONDITIONS WILL SUPPORT STRONGER OR MORE FREQUENT LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS...WHICH WILL CREATE DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS AT BOCA CHICA BEACH AND THE BEACHES OF SOUTH PADRE ISLAND...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE JETTY. SWIMMING IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED. 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...BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...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 THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$
444 WHUS44 KBRO 041740 CFWBRO COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 1240 PM CDT MON JUL 4 2016 ...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT... .STRONGER SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD WAVE HEIGHTS AT THE LOCAL BEACHES...RESULTING IN AN ELEVATED RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS FOR TODAY...INDEPENDENCE DAY...THROUGH TONIGHT. TXZ251-256-257-050145- /O.EXT.KBRO.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-160705T1200Z/ KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- 1240 PM CDT MON JUL 4 2016 ...MODERATE CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... * TIMING...NOW THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...MARINE CONDITIONS WILL SUPPORT STRONGER OR MORE FREQUENT LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS AND/OR LONGSHORE CURRENTS...WHICH WILL CREATE DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS AT BOCA CHICA BEACH AND THE BEACHES OF SOUTH PADRE ISLAND...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE JETTY. SWIMMING IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$
744 WHUS44 KBRO 041747 CCA CFWBRO COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 1247 PM CDT MON JUL 4 2016 CORRECTION TO ADD RIP CURRENT WORDING TO HAZARD BELOW. ...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT... .STRONGER SOUTH TO SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD WAVE HEIGHTS AT THE LOCAL BEACHES...RESULTING IN AN ELEVATED RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS FOR TODAY...INDEPENDENCE DAY...THROUGH TONIGHT. TXZ251-256-257-050600- /O.COR.KBRO.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-160705T1200Z/ KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- 1247 PM CDT MON JUL 4 2016 ...MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... * TIMING...NOW THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...MARINE CONDITIONS WILL SUPPORT STRONGER OR MORE FREQUENT LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS AND/OR LONGSHORE CURRENTS...WHICH WILL CREATE DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS AT BOCA CHICA BEACH AND THE BEACHES OF SOUTH PADRE ISLAND...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE JETTY. SWIMMING IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED. 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...BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...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 THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$
888 WHUS44 KBRO 042100 AAA CFWBRO COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 400 PM CDT MON JUL 4 2016 ...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS TO CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT... .STRONG SOUTH AND SOUTHEAST WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD WAVE HEIGHTS AT THE LOCAL BEACHES...RESULTING IN AN ELEVATED RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS THROUGH TONIGHT. TXZ251-256-257-051200- /O.CON.KBRO.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-160705T1200Z/ KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- 400 PM CDT MON JUL 4 2016 ...MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... * TIMING...NOW THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. * IMPACTS...MARINE CONDITIONS WILL SUPPORT STRONGER OR MORE FREQUENT LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS AND/OR LONGSHORE CURRENTS...WHICH WILL CREATE DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS AT BOCA CHICA BEACH AND THE BEACHES OF SOUTH PADRE ISLAND... ESPECIALLY NEAR THE JETTY. SWIMMING IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Brownsville, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 3, 3:24 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | BRO | 67 hr | |
| Jul 3, 3:24 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory for Winds | BRO | 19 hr |
Nearby
Rip Current Statements in Texas, 2016Every rip current statement in 2016
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.