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Rip Current Statement 5, NWS Brownsville, TX
NWS Brownsville, TX issued this rip current statement at Oct 28, 2016, 3:53 PM CDT for Kenedy County, Texas. It was in force for 3 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 28, 2016, 3:53 PM CDT (20:53 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 31, 2016, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 3 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 20:51 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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Corpus Christi, TX (KCRP), launched 12:00Z, 8.9 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
- 830 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -15 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 704 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 10 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -43 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -5 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
835 WHUS44 KBRO 282053 CFWBRO COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 353 PM CDT FRI OCT 28 2016 ...MINOR TIDAL RUN UP EXPECTED ALONG THE LOWER TEXAS COAST THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY SATURDAY... ...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THE WEEKEND... .ELEVATED EASTERLY SWELL FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL COMBINE WITH HIGHER THAN USUAL ASTRONOMICAL TIDES AROUND NEW MOON... RESULTING IN HIGHER THAN NORMAL WATER LEVELS ON AREA BEACHES AND A HIGH THREAT FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. TXZ251-256-257-291130- /O.NEW.KBRO.RP.S.0005.161028T2053Z-161031T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBRO.CF.S.0006.000000T0000Z-161029T1500Z/ KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- 353 PM CDT FRI OCT 28 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... ...TIDAL RUN UP TO THE DUNES THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY... * COASTAL FLOODING...WATER LEVEL ALONG THE BEACHES WILL RISE TO BETWEEN 1 AND 1.5 FEET ABOVE THE SHORELINE THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY. THIS WILL CAUSE WATER TO RUN UP TO THE BASE OF THE DUNES DURING HIGH TIDE PERIODS...AND REMAIN AT LEAST HALFWAY TO THE DUNES DURING LOW TIDE PERIODS...THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY SATURDAY. * RIP CURRENTS...SURF WAVES ARE ABOVE HEAD HEIGHT...6 FEET OR HIGHER...NEAR THE ISLA BLANCA JETTIES THIS AFTERNOON. WAVES ARE LIKELY 4 FEET OR HIGHER ELSEWHERE ALONG SOUTH PADRE ISLAND. WAVES MAY CONTINUE TO BUILD TO 5 TO 8 FEET OR HIGHER IN ALL AREAS SATURDAY AND PERHAPS SUNDAY. THE COMBINATION OF THE HIGH WAVES AND LONG PERIOD EASTERLY SWELL WILL MAINTAIN A HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. * TIMING...WATER LEVELS APPROACHED THE DUNE LINE AT TYPICALLY NARROW STRETCHES OF BEACH THIS AFTERNOON. WATER LEVEL IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN NEAR THE BASE OF THE DUNES THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD AS ONLY A MINOR LOW TIDE WILL OCCUR AND SWELLS REMAIN ELEVATED OR BUILD. WATER LEVELS SHOULD REACH THE DUNES AGAIN BY SUNRISE SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...WATER LEVELS WILL REACH THE DUNE LINE OR COVER NARROW BEACHES COMPLETELY...WHICH WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE DRIVING CONDITIONS. WATER WILL ALSO REACH UMBRELLAS AND TRASH CANS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN MOVED BACK TOWARD OR BEHIND THE DUNES. RIP CURRENTS AND HIGH SURF WILL MAKE SWIMMING DIFFICULT FOR ALL BUT THE MOST EXPERIENCED SURFERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH THREAT 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. DRIVING IS NOT RECOMMENDED FROM ANDY BOWIE PARK NORTH THROUGH THE PORT MANSFIELD JETTIES. ELSEWHERE...BEACH WALKERS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO FAST RUN UP WHICH CAN KNOCK SOME PEOPLE OFF THEIR FEET. ITEMS SUCH AS TRASHCANS...UMBRELLAS...AND CHAIRS SHOULD BE MOVED BEHIND THE DUNE LINE. && $$ 52/BSG
9 follow-up statements
180 WHUS44 KBRO 291021 CFWBRO COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 521 AM CDT SAT OCT 29 2016 ...MINOR TIDAL RUN UP EXPECTED ALONG THE LOWER TEXAS COAST THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING... ...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THE WEEKEND... .ELEVATED EASTERLY SWELL FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL COMBINE WITH HIGHER THAN USUAL ASTRONOMICAL TIDES AROUND NEW THE MOON. THIS WILL RESULT IN HIGHER THAN NORMAL WATER LEVELS ON AREA BEACHES SATURDAY AND A HIGH THREAT FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. TXZ251-256-257-291830- /O.EXT.KBRO.CF.S.0006.000000T0000Z-161030T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBRO.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-161031T0000Z/ KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- 521 AM CDT SAT OCT 29 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... ...TIDAL RUN UP TO THE DUNES THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING ...... * COASTAL FLOODING...WATER LEVEL ALONG THE BEACHES WILL RISE TO BETWEEN 1 AND 1.5 FEET ABOVE THE SHORELINE THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING. THIS WILL CAUSE WATER TO RUN UP TO THE BASE OF THE DUNES DURING HIGH TIDE PERIODS...AND REMAIN AT LEAST HALFWAY TO THE DUNES DURING LOW TIDE PERIODS. * RIP CURRENTS...WAVES MAY CONTINUE TO BUILD TO 5 TO 7 FEET OR HIGHER IN ALL AREAS TODAY AND PERHAPS SUNDAY. THE COMBINATION OF THE HIGH WAVES AND LONG PERIOD EASTERLY SWELL WILL MAINTAIN A HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. * TIMING...WATER LEVELS HAVE BEEN NEAR THE DUNE LINE OVERNIGHT. ALTHOUGH WATER LEVELS WILL FALL SOME LATER THIS MORNING...BUILDING SWELLS AND HIGH TIDE COULD DRIVE WATER LEVELS BACK NEAR THE DUNES AGAIN BY LATE SATURDAY AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...WATER LEVELS WILL REACH THE DUNE LINE OR COVER NARROW BEACHES COMPLETELY...WHICH WILL RESULT IN DIFFICULT OR IMPOSSIBLE DRIVING CONDITIONS. WATER WILL ALSO REACH UMBRELLAS AND TRASH CANS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN MOVED BACK TOWARD OR BEHIND THE DUNES. RIP CURRENTS AND HIGH SURF WILL MAKE SWIMMING DIFFICULT FOR ALL BUT THE MOST EXPERIENCED SURFERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH THREAT 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. DRIVING IS NOT RECOMMENDED FROM ANDY BOWIE PARK NORTH THROUGH THE PORT MANSFIELD JETTIES. ELSEWHERE...BEACH WALKERS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO FAST RUN UP WHICH CAN KNOCK SOME PEOPLE OFF THEIR FEET. ITEMS SUCH AS TRASHCANS...UMBRELLAS...AND CHAIRS SHOULD BE MOVED BEHIND THE DUNE LINE. && $$
278 WHUS44 KBRO 291828 CFWBRO COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 128 PM CDT SAT OCT 29 2016 ...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING EXPECTED ALONG THE LOWER TEXAS COAST THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... ...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THE WEEKEND... .ELEVATED EASTERLY SWELL FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL COMBINE WITH HIGHER THAN USUAL ASTRONOMICAL TIDES AROUND THE NEW MOON. THIS WILL RESULT IN HIGHER THAN NORMAL WATER LEVELS ON AREA BEACHES THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND A HIGH THREAT FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. TXZ251-256-257-300230- /O.CAN.KBRO.CF.S.0006.000000T0000Z-161030T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBRO.CF.Y.0001.161029T1828Z-161030T1500Z/ /O.CON.KBRO.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-161031T0000Z/ KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- 128 PM CDT SAT OCT 29 2016 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT SUNDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * COASTAL FLOODING...WATER LEVEL ALONG THE BEACHES WILL RISE TO BETWEEN 2 AND 2.5 FEET ABOVE THE NORMAL LOW-TIDE LINE THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING. THIS WILL CAUSE WATER TO RUN UP INTO THE DUNES AT TYPICALLY NARROWER BEACH LOCATIONS DURING HIGH TIDE PERIODS...AND REMAIN NEAR THE DUNE LINE DURING LOW TIDE PERIODS. * RIP CURRENTS...WAVES CONTINUE TO RUN TO 5 TO 7 FEET OR HIGHER IN ALL AREAS TODAY AND PERHAPS SUNDAY. THE COMBINATION OF THE HIGH WAVES AND LONG PERIOD EASTERLY SWELL WILL MAINTAIN A HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. * TIMING...WATER LEVELS ARE NEAR THE DUNE LINE EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...WITH HIGH TIDE YET TO OCCUR AROUND 4 30 PM ALTHOUGH WATER LEVELS WILL FALL SOME THIS EVENING...HIGH SWELLS AND HIGH TIDE COULD DRIVE WATER LEVELS BACK INTO THE DUNES LATE TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...WATER LEVELS WILL REACH INTO THE DUNES AROUND HIGH TIDE...COVERING NARROW BEACHES COMPLETELY. WATER WILL ALSO REACH UMBRELLAS AND TRASH CANS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN MOVED BACK BEHIND THE DUNES. RIP CURRENTS AND HIGH SURF WILL MAKE SWIMMING DIFFICULT FOR ALL BUT THE MOST EXPERIENCED SURFERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS. BEACH WALKERS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO FAST RUN UP WHICH CAN KNOCK SOME PEOPLE OFF THEIR FEET. ITEMS SUCH AS TRASHCANS...UMBRELLAS...AND CHAIRS SHOULD BE MOVED BEHIND THE DUNE LINE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. NUISANCE FLOODING IS EXPECTED...WITH WATER REACHING OR PUSHING INTO THE DUNES ON SOUTH PADRE ISLAND. VEHICLES...EXCEPT FOR THOSE WITH FOUR WHEEL DRIVE AND HIGH WHEEL BASES...WILL BE UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN ON THE BEACH. THIS INCLUDES LOCATIONS NORTH OF PUBLIC BEACH ACCESS NUMBER 3. DRIVING ON THE BEACH IS NOT RECOMMENDED. 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...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. && $$ 53
183 WHUS44 KBRO 300224 CFWBRO COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 924 PM CDT SAT OCT 29 2016 ...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING EXPECTED ALONG THE LOWER TEXAS COAST THROUGH AT LEAST SUNDAY MORNING... ...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THE WEEKEND... .ELEVATED EASTERLY SWELL FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL COMBINE WITH HIGHER THAN USUAL ASTRONOMICAL TIDES AROUND THE NEW MOON. THIS WILL RESULT IN HIGHER THAN NORMAL WATER LEVELS ON AREA BEACHES THROUGH AT LEAST SUNDAY MORNING WITH AN INCREASING LIKELIHOOD FOR CONDITIONS TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HIGH TIDE. A HIGH THREAT FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS CONTINUES THROUGH SUNDAY. TXZ251-256-257-301200- /O.CON.KBRO.CF.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-161030T1500Z/ /O.CON.KBRO.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-161031T0000Z/ KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- 924 PM CDT SAT OCT 29 2016 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT SUNDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... * COASTAL FLOODING...WATER LEVEL ALONG THE BEACHES WILL CONTINUE BETWEEN 1 AND 1.5 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND AT THE BEACH AND SURF INTERFACE THROUGH SUNDAY. AT HIGHER LEVELS DURING HIGH TIDE CYCLES...WATER WILL RUN UP A LITTLE BIT INTO THE DUNES AT TYPICALLY NARROWER BEACH LOCATIONS...AND REMAIN NEAR THE DUNE LINE DURING LOW TIDE PERIODS. * RIP CURRENTS...SURF WAVES CONTINUE TO REMAIN AT 4 TO 6 FEET ALONG THE BEACH EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FEET ALONG THE NORTH SIDE OF THE ISLA BLANCA AND PORT MANSFIELD JETTY AND WILL REMAIN THROUGH SUNDAY. THE COMBINATION OF THE HIGH WAVES AND LONG PERIOD EASTERLY SWELL WILL MAINTAIN A HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. * TIMING...WATER LEVELS WILL REMAIN NEAR AT OR JUST INTO THE DUNES BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND 3 AM. CONTINUED LONG PERIOD SWELLS WILL KEEP WATER LEVELS HIGH THOUGH SHY OF THE DUNE LINES AT LOW TIDE BY MID MORNING SUNDAY BUT LEVELS MAY RUN BACK UP TO THE DUNES AGAIN BY LATE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...DURING HIGH TIDE CYCLES...WATER WILL COVER MOST OR ALL OF THE BEACH. UMBRELLAS AND TRASH CANS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN MOVED BACK BEHIND THE DUNES COULD FLOAT AWAY AND DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT TO IMPASSIBLE BETWEEN THE NORTH PUBLIC BEACH ACCESS POINTS TO THE MANSFIELD JETTY. RIP CURRENTS AND HIGH SURF WILL MAKE SWIMMING DIFFICULT FOR ALL BUT THE MOST EXPERIENCED SURFERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS. POOR TO AVERAGE SWIMMERS SHOULD REMAIN IN WATER AT KNEE DEEP OR LESS. BEACH WALKERS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO FAST RUN UP WHICH CAN KNOCK SOME PEOPLE OFF THEIR FEET. 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. A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. NUISANCE FLOODING IS EXPECTED DURING HIGH TIDE CYCLES...WITH WATER REACHING OR PUSHING INTO THE DUNES ON SOUTH PADRE ISLAND. VEHICLES...EXCEPT FOR THOSE WITH FOUR WHEEL DRIVE AND HIGH WHEEL BASES...WILL BE UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN ON THE BEACH. THIS INCLUDES LOCATIONS NORTH OF PUBLIC BEACH ACCESS NUMBER 3. DRIVING ON THE BEACH IS NOT RECOMMENDED. && $$ 52/BSG
182 WHUS44 KBRO 301000 CFWBRO COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 500 AM CDT SUN OCT 30 2016 ...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING EXPECTED ALONG THE LOWER TEXAS COAST THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... ...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING... .ELEVATED EASTERLY SWELL FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL COMBINE WITH HIGHER THAN USUAL ASTRONOMICAL TIDES AROUND THE NEW MOON. THIS WILL RESULT IN HIGHER THAN NORMAL WATER LEVELS ON AREA BEACHES THROUGH AT LEAST SUNDAY EVENING. A HIGH THREAT FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS CONTINUES THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING AS WELL. TXZ251-256-257-301800- /O.EXT.KBRO.CF.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-161031T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBRO.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-161031T0000Z/ KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- 500 AM CDT SUN OCT 30 2016 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * COASTAL FLOODING...WATER LEVEL ALONG THE BEACHES WILL CONTINUE BETWEEN 1 AND 1.5 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND AT THE BEACH AND SURF INTERFACE THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING. AT HIGHER LEVELS DURING HIGH TIDE CYCLES...WATER WILL RUN UP A LITTLE BIT INTO THE DUNES AT TYPICALLY NARROWER BEACH LOCATIONS...AND REMAIN NEAR THE DUNE OR A LITTLE BELOW THE LINE DURING LOW TIDE PERIODS. * RIP CURRENTS...SURF WAVES CONTINUE TO REMAIN AT 4 TO 6 FEET ALONG THE BEACH EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FEET ALONG THE NORTH SIDE OF THE ISLA BLANCA AND PORT MANSFIELD JETTY AND WILL REMAIN THROUGH SUNDAY. THE COMBINATION OF THE HIGH WAVES AND LONG PERIOD EASTERLY SWELL WILL MAINTAIN A HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THE WEEKEND. * TIMING...WATER LEVELS WILL RETREAT WITH LOW TIDE BY MID MORNING. HOWEVER...CONTINUED LONG PERIOD SWELLS AND HIGH TIDE LATER TODAY WILL ALLOW WATER TO RUN BACK UP TO THE DUNES AGAIN BY LATE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...DURING HIGH TIDE CYCLES...WATER WILL COVER MOST OR ALL OF THE BEACH. UMBRELLAS AND TRASH CANS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN MOVED BACK BEHIND THE DUNES COULD FLOAT AWAY AND DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT TO IMPASSIBLE BETWEEN THE NORTH PUBLIC BEACH ACCESS POINTS TO THE MANSFIELD JETTY. RIP CURRENTS AND HIGH SURF WILL MAKE SWIMMING DIFFICULT FOR ALL BUT THE MOST EXPERIENCED SURFERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS. POOR TO AVERAGE SWIMMERS SHOULD REMAIN IN WATER AT KNEE DEEP OR LESS. BEACH WALKERS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO FAST RUN UP WHICH CAN KNOCK SOME PEOPLE OFF THEIR FEET. 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. A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. NUISANCE FLOODING IS EXPECTED DURING HIGH TIDE CYCLES...WITH WATER REACHING OR PUSHING INTO THE DUNES ON SOUTH PADRE ISLAND. VEHICLES...EXCEPT FOR THOSE WITH FOUR WHEEL DRIVE AND HIGH WHEEL BASES...WILL BE UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN ON THE BEACH. THIS INCLUDES LOCATIONS NORTH OF PUBLIC BEACH ACCESS NUMBER 3. DRIVING ON THE BEACH IS NOT RECOMMENDED. && $$ 69
217 WHUS44 KBRO 301759 CFWBRO COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 1259 PM CDT SUN OCT 30 2016 ...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING EXPECTED ALONG THE LOWER TEXAS COAST THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... ...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... .CONTINUING ELEVATED EASTERLY SWELL FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL COMBINE WITH HIGHER THAN USUAL ASTRONOMICAL TIDES AROUND THE NEW MOON. THIS WILL RESULT IN HIGHER THAN NORMAL WATER LEVELS ON AREA BEACHES THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. A HIGH THREAT FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS CONTINUES THROUGH MONDAY EVENING AS WELL. TXZ251-256-257-310200- /O.EXT.KBRO.CF.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-161101T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KBRO.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-161101T0000Z/ KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- 1259 PM CDT SUN OCT 30 2016 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT MONDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * COASTAL FLOODING...WATER LEVEL ALONG THE BEACHES IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE RUNNING BETWEEN 1 AND 1.5 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND AT THE BEACH AND SURF INTERFACE. AT HIGHER LEVELS DURING HIGH TIDE CYCLES...WATER WILL RUN UP A LITTLE BIT INTO THE DUNES AT TYPICALLY NARROWER BEACH LOCATIONS...AND REMAIN NEAR THE DUNES OR A LITTLE BELOW THE LINE DURING LOW TIDE PERIODS. * RIP CURRENTS...SURF WAVES CONTINUE TO REMAIN AT 4 TO 6 FEET ALONG THE BEACH EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FEET ALONG THE NORTH SIDE OF THE ISLA BLANCA AND PORT MANSFIELD JETTY AND WILL REMAIN THROUGH SUNDAY. THE COMBINATION OF THE HIGH WAVES AND LONG PERIOD EASTERLY SWELL WILL MAINTAIN A HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THE DAY ON MONDAY. * TIMING...WATER LEVELS WILL BE HIGHEST AROUND HIGH TIDE LATE THIS AFTERNOON. CONTINUED LONG PERIOD SWELLS AND ONLY A MINOR LOW TIDE OVERNIGHT WILL ALLOW WATER TO REMAIN NEAR OR AT THE DUNES THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT. WATER WILL RETREAT SOMEWHAT WITH LOW TIDE MONDAY MORNING BEFORE RISING AGAIN TOWARD AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...DURING HIGH TIDE CYCLES...WATER WILL COVER MOST OR ALL OF THE BEACH. UMBRELLAS AND TRASH CANS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN MOVED BACK BEHIND THE DUNES COULD FLOAT AWAY AND DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT TO IMPASSIBLE BETWEEN THE NORTH PUBLIC BEACH ACCESS POINTS TO THE MANSFIELD JETTY. RIP CURRENTS AND HIGH SURF WILL MAKE SWIMMING DIFFICULT FOR ALL BUT THE MOST EXPERIENCED SURFERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS. POOR TO AVERAGE SWIMMERS SHOULD REMAIN IN WATER AT KNEE DEEP OR LESS. BEACH WALKERS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO FAST RUN UP WHICH CAN KNOCK SOME PEOPLE OFF THEIR FEET. 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. A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. NUISANCE FLOODING IS EXPECTED DURING HIGH TIDE CYCLES...WITH WATER REACHING OR PUSHING INTO THE DUNES ON SOUTH PADRE ISLAND. VEHICLES...EXCEPT FOR THOSE WITH FOUR WHEEL DRIVE AND HIGH WHEEL BASES...WILL BE UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN ON THE BEACH. THIS INCLUDES LOCATIONS NORTH OF PUBLIC BEACH ACCESS NUMBER 3. DRIVING ON THE BEACH IS NOT RECOMMENDED. && $$ 53
744 WHUS44 KBRO 310204 CFWBRO COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 904 PM CDT SUN OCT 30 2016 ...TIDAL RUN UP TO OR JUST INTO THE DUNES EXPECTED ALONG THE LOWER TEXAS COAST BEACHES THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... ...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... .CONTINUING ELEVATED EASTERLY SWELL FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL COMBINE WITH HIGHER THAN USUAL ASTRONOMICAL TIDES AROUND THE NEW MOON. THIS WILL RESULT IN HIGHER THAN NORMAL WATER LEVELS ON AREA BEACHES THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. A HIGH THREAT FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS CONTINUES THROUGH MONDAY EVENING AS WELL. TXZ251-256-257-311200- /O.CON.KBRO.CF.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-161101T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBRO.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-161101T0000Z/ KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- 904 PM CDT SUN OCT 30 2016 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT MONDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... * COASTAL FLOODING...WATER LEVEL ALONG THE BEACHES IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE RUNNING BETWEEN 1 AND 1.5 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND AT THE BEACH AND SURF INTERFACE. AT HIGHER LEVELS DURING HIGH TIDE CYCLES...WATER WILL RUN UP A LITTLE BIT INTO THE DUNES AT TYPICALLY NARROWER BEACH LOCATIONS...AND REMAIN NEAR THE DUNES OR A LITTLE BELOW THE LINE DURING LOW TIDE PERIODS. * RIP CURRENTS...SURF WAVES CONTINUE TO REMAIN AT 4 TO 6 FEET ALONG THE BEACH EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FEET ALONG THE NORTH SIDE OF THE ISLA BLANCA AND PORT MANSFIELD JETTY AND WILL REMAIN THROUGH MONDAY. THE COMBINATION OF THE HIGH WAVES AND LONG PERIOD EASTERLY SWELL WILL MAINTAIN A HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THE DAY ON MONDAY. HALLOWEEN VISITORS AND ACTIVITIES MAY BE MORE THAN THE TYPICAL QUIET MONDAY MID AUTUMN. * TIMING...WATER LEVELS WILL BE HIGHEST AROUND HIGH TIDE OVERNIGHT ALLOWING WATER TO REMAIN NEAR OR AT THE DUNES THROUGH MUCH OF THE NIGHT. WATER WILL RETREAT SOMEWHAT WITH LOW TIDE MONDAY MORNING BEFORE RISING AGAIN DURING THE AFTERNOON. * IMPACTS...DURING HIGH TIDE CYCLES...WATER WILL COVER MOST OR ALL OF THE BEACH. UMBRELLAS AND TRASH CANS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN MOVED BACK BEHIND THE DUNES COULD FLOAT AWAY AND DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT TO IMPASSIBLE BETWEEN THE NORTH PUBLIC BEACH ACCESS POINTS TO THE MANSFIELD JETTY. RIP CURRENTS AND HIGH SURF WILL MAKE SWIMMING DIFFICULT FOR ALL BUT THE MOST EXPERIENCED SURFERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS. POOR TO AVERAGE SWIMMERS SHOULD REMAIN IN WATER AT KNEE DEEP OR LESS. BEACH WALKERS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO FAST RUN UP WHICH CAN KNOCK SOME PEOPLE OFF THEIR FEET. 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. A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. NUISANCE FLOODING IS EXPECTED DURING HIGH TIDE CYCLES...WITH WATER REACHING OR PUSHING INTO THE DUNES ON SOUTH PADRE ISLAND. VEHICLES...EXCEPT FOR THOSE WITH FOUR WHEEL DRIVE AND HIGH WHEEL BASES...WILL BE UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN ON THE BEACH. THIS INCLUDES LOCATIONS NORTH OF PUBLIC BEACH ACCESS NUMBER 3. DRIVING ON THE BEACH IS NOT RECOMMENDED. && $$ 52/BSG
591 WHUS44 KBRO 311004 CFWBRO COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 504 AM CDT MON OCT 31 2016 ...TIDAL RUN UP TO OR JUST INTO THE DUNES EXPECTED ALONG THE LOWER TEXAS COAST BEACHES THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... ...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... .CONTINUING ELEVATED EASTERLY SWELL FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL COMBINE WITH HIGHER THAN USUAL ASTRONOMICAL TIDES AROUND THE NEW MOON. THIS WILL RESULT IN HIGHER THAN NORMAL WATER LEVELS ON AREA BEACHES THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. A HIGH THREAT FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS CONTINUES THROUGH MONDAY EVENING AS WELL. TXZ251-256-257-311815- /O.CON.KBRO.CF.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-161101T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBRO.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-161101T0000Z/ KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- 504 AM CDT MON OCT 31 2016 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * COASTAL FLOODING...WATER LEVEL ALONG THE BEACHES IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE RUNNING BETWEEN 1 AND 1.5 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND AT THE BEACH AND SURF INTERFACE. AT HIGHER LEVELS DURING HIGH TIDE CYCLES...WATER WILL RUN UP A LITTLE BIT INTO THE DUNES AT TYPICALLY NARROWER BEACH LOCATIONS...AND REMAIN NEAR OR A LITTLE BELOW THE DUNE LINE DURING LOW TIDE PERIODS. * RIP CURRENTS...SURF WAVES CONTINUE TO REMAIN AT 3 TO 5 FEET ALONG THE BEACH EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FEET ALONG THE NORTH SIDE OF THE ISLA BLANCA AND PORT MANSFIELD JETTY THROUGH MONDAY. THE COMBINATION OF THE HIGH WAVES AND LONG PERIOD EASTERLY SWELL WILL MAINTAIN A HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THE DAY ON MONDAY. * TIMING...WATER LEVELS WILL RETREAT SOMEWHAT WITH LOW TIDE MONDAY MORNING BEFORE RISING AGAIN WITH HIGH TIDE EARLY MONDAY EVENING. * IMPACTS...DURING HIGH TIDE CYCLES...WATER WILL COVER MOST OR ALL OF THE BEACH. UMBRELLAS AND TRASH CANS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN MOVED BACK BEHIND THE DUNES COULD FLOAT AWAY AND DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT TO IMPASSIBLE BETWEEN THE NORTH PUBLIC BEACH ACCESS POINTS TO THE MANSFIELD JETTY. RIP CURRENTS AND HIGH SURF WILL MAKE SWIMMING DIFFICULT FOR ALL BUT THE MOST EXPERIENCED SURFERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS. POOR TO AVERAGE SWIMMERS SHOULD REMAIN IN WATER AT KNEE DEEP OR LESS. BEACH WALKERS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO FAST RUN UP WHICH CAN KNOCK SOME PEOPLE OFF THEIR FEET. 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. A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. NUISANCE FLOODING IS EXPECTED DURING HIGH TIDE CYCLES...WITH WATER REACHING OR PUSHING INTO THE DUNES ON SOUTH PADRE ISLAND. VEHICLES...EXCEPT FOR THOSE WITH FOUR WHEEL DRIVE AND HIGH WHEEL BASES...WILL BE UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN ON THE BEACH. THIS INCLUDES LOCATIONS NORTH OF PUBLIC BEACH ACCESS NUMBER 3. DRIVING ON THE BEACH IS NOT RECOMMENDED. && $$ 69
535 WHUS44 KBRO 311809 CFWBRO COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE AUSTIN/SAN ANTONIO TX 109 PM CDT MON OCT 31 2016 ...TIDAL RUN UP TO OR JUST INTO THE DUNES EXPECTED ALONG THE LOWER TEXAS COAST BEACHES THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... ...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS THROUGH MONDAY EVENING... .CONTINUING ELEVATED EASTERLY SWELL FROM THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL COMBINE WITH HIGHER THAN USUAL ASTRONOMICAL TIDES AROUND THE NEW MOON. THIS WILL RESULT IN HIGHER THAN NORMAL WATER LEVELS ON AREA BEACHES THROUGH MONDAY EVENING. A HIGH THREAT FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS CONTINUES THROUGH MONDAY EVENING AS WELL. TXZ251-256-257-010000- /O.CON.KBRO.CF.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-161101T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBRO.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-161101T0000Z/ KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- 109 PM CDT MON OCT 31 2016 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * COASTAL FLOODING...WATER LEVEL ALONG THE BEACHES IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE RUNNING BETWEEN 1 AND 1.5 FEET ABOVE THE GROUND AT THE BEACH AND SURF INTERFACE. AT HIGHER LEVELS DURING HIGH TIDE CYCLES...WATER WILL RUN UP A LITTLE BIT INTO THE DUNES AT TYPICALLY NARROWER BEACH LOCATIONS...AND REMAIN NEAR OR A LITTLE BELOW THE DUNE LINE DURING LOW TIDE PERIODS. * RIP CURRENTS...SURF WAVES CONTINUE TO REMAIN AT 3 TO 5 FEET ALONG THE BEACH EXCEPT 6 TO 8 FEET ALONG THE NORTH SIDE OF THE ISLA BLANCA AND PORT MANSFIELD JETTY THROUGH MONDAY. THE COMBINATION OF THE HIGH WAVES AND LONG PERIOD EASTERLY SWELL WILL MAINTAIN A HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THE DAY ON MONDAY. * TIMING...WATER LEVELS WILL RISE AGAIN THIS AFTERNOON WITH HIGH TIDE EARLY THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS...DURING HIGH TIDE CYCLES...WATER WILL COVER MOST OR ALL OF THE BEACH. UMBRELLAS AND TRASH CANS THAT HAVE NOT BEEN MOVED BACK BEHIND THE DUNES COULD FLOAT AWAY AND DRIVING WILL BE DIFFICULT TO IMPASSIBLE BETWEEN THE NORTH PUBLIC BEACH ACCESS POINTS TO THE MANSFIELD JETTY. RIP CURRENTS AND HIGH SURF WILL MAKE SWIMMING DIFFICULT FOR ALL BUT THE MOST EXPERIENCED SURFERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS. POOR TO AVERAGE SWIMMERS SHOULD REMAIN IN WATER AT KNEE DEEP OR LESS. BEACH WALKERS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO FAST RUN UP WHICH CAN KNOCK SOME PEOPLE OFF THEIR FEET. 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. A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. NUISANCE FLOODING IS EXPECTED DURING HIGH TIDE CYCLES...WITH WATER REACHING OR PUSHING INTO THE DUNES ON SOUTH PADRE ISLAND. VEHICLES...EXCEPT FOR THOSE WITH FOUR WHEEL DRIVE AND HIGH WHEEL BASES...WILL BE UNABLE TO BE DRIVEN ON THE BEACH. THIS INCLUDES LOCATIONS NORTH OF PUBLIC BEACH ACCESS NUMBER 3. DRIVING ON THE BEACH IS NOT RECOMMENDED. && $$
037 WHUS44 KBRO 010014 CFWBRO COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 714 PM CDT MON OCT 31 2016 ...SEA WATER RUN UP TO NEAR THE DUNES EXPECTED OVERNIGHT... .CONTINUED EASTERLY FLOW SOUTH OF A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF COAST WILL MAINTAIN PERSISTENT LONG PERIOD EASTERLY SWELLS...WHICH WILL CONTINUE TO BRING WATER TOWARD THE DUNE LINE AT NARROW BEACHES ALONG SOUTH PADRE ISLAND THROUGH THE HIGH TIDE CYCLE OVERNIGHT. TIDE LEVELS WILL REMAIN ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS THROUGH THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. TXZ251-256-257-011200- /O.EXP.KBRO.CF.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-161101T0000Z/ /O.EXP.KBRO.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-161101T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KBRO.CF.S.0007.161101T0014Z-161101T1200Z/ KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- 714 PM CDT MON OCT 31 2016 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS EXPIRED... ...SEA WATER WILL CONTINUE TO REACH TOWARD THE DUNES AT HIGH TIDE EVEN AS THREAT OF MORE SIGNIFICANT COASTAL FLOODING RECEDES... ...RIP CURRENT THREAT WILL REMAIN MODERATE TO HIGH THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEK... * TIDAL RUN UP...WATER LEVEL ALONG THE BEACHES IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE RUNNING NEAR 1 FOOT ABOVE THE GROUND AT THE BEACH AND SURF INTERFACE. DURING THE OVERNIGHT HIGH TIDE CYCLE...WATER WILL RUN UP TOWARD BUT JUST SHY OF THE DUNES AT TYPICALLY NARROWER BEACH LOCATIONS. WATER SHOULD RECEDE HALFWAY TO THE NORMAL SURF AND BEACH INTERFACE DURING LOW TIDE TUESDAY MORNING. * RIP CURRENTS...SURF WAVES CONTINUE TO REMAIN AT 3 TO 5 FEET ALONG THE BEACH EXCEPT 4 TO 6 FEET ALONG THE NORTH SIDE OF THE ISLA BLANCA AND PORT MANSFIELD JETTY THROUGH TUESDAY AND PERHAPS BEYOND. THE COMBINATION OF THE HIGH WAVES AND LONG PERIOD EASTERLY SWELL WILL MAINTAIN A MODERATE TO HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH MUCH OF THE WEEK. * TIMING...THE HIGH TIDE CYCLE WITH RUNUP WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT UNTIL AROUND 3 AM BEFORE TIDES RECEDE TOWARD LOWER VALUES TOWARD SUNRISE. * IMPACTS...DURING THE OVERNIGHT HIGH TIDE CYCLE...WATER WILL COVER MOST OF THE BEACH. UMBRELLAS AND TRASH CANS NOT STOWED BEHIND THE DUNES COULD FLOAT AWAY AND DRIVING WILL REMAIN DIFFICULT BETWEEN THE NORTH PUBLIC BEACH ACCESS POINTS TO THE MANSFIELD JETTY. RIP CURRENTS AND HIGH SURF WILL MAKE SWIMMING DIFFICULT FOR ALL BUT THE MOST EXPERIENCED SURFERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS. POOR TO AVERAGE SWIMMERS SHOULD REMAIN IN WATER AT KNEE DEEP OR LESS. BEACH WALKERS SHOULD REMAIN ALERT TO FAST RUN UP WHICH CAN KNOCK SOME PEOPLE OFF THEIR FEET. VEHICLES...EXCEPT FOR THOSE WITH FOUR WHEEL DRIVE AND HIGH WHEEL BASES...WILL BE DIFFICULT TO DRIVE ON THE BEACH OVERNIGHT. THIS INCLUDES LOCATIONS NORTH OF PUBLIC BEACH ACCESS NUMBER 3. UMBRELLAS...BEACH CHAIRS...TRASH CANS...AND OTHER ITEMS SHOULD REMAIN STOWED BEHIND THE DUNES. $$ 52/BSG
The office that day
Everything else NWS Brownsville, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
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| Oct 28, 11:53 AM CDT | Coastal Flood Statement | BRO | Kenedy | 26 hr |
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Rip Current Statements in Texas, 2016Every rip current statement in 2016
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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.