Rip Current Statement 13, NWS Corpus Christi, TX

Issued

Aug 31, 2016, 9:50 PM CDT (02:50 UTC)

Expired

Sep 1, 2016, 10:10 AM CDT

In force

12 hr

Issued by

NWS Corpus Christi, TX

Counties Aransas County, TX, Calhoun County, TX, Kleberg County, TX, Nueces County, TX

The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:53 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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638 
WHUS44 KCRP 010250
CFWCRP

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
950 PM CDT WED AUG 31 2016

...MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY
MORNING...

.PERSISTENT EASTERLY LONG PERIOD SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO IMPACT
THE MIDDLE TEXAS COAST TONIGHT AND INTO THURSDAY MORNING. THIS
ADDED WAVE ENERGY WILL HELP DRIVE WATER TO THE DUNES AROUND
PERIODS OF HIGH TIDE...WHICH WILL GENERALLY OCCUR LATE TONIGHT
THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING ALONG THE GULF FACING BEACHES. ACROSS
AREA BAYS...WATER LEVELS WILL GRADUALLY RISE BEGINNING LATE
TONIGHT WITH MINOR FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS POSSIBLE THURSDAY
MORNING. THE ENERGY OF THE LONG PERIOD SWELLS WILL ALSO RESULT IN
A HIGH THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY.

TXZ242-243-245-247-011000-
/O.NEW.KCRP.RP.S.0013.160901T0250Z-160901T2300Z/
/O.CON.KCRP.CF.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-160901T1500Z/
KLEBERG-NUECES-ARANSAS-CALHOUN-
950 PM CDT WED AUG 31 2016

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT
THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A HIGH
RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY AFTERNOON.

* COASTAL FLOODING...MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW MAY OCCUR LATE TONIGHT
  THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING ALONG GULF FACING BEACHES.

* TIMING...THE GREATEST RISK OF FLOODING IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR LATE
  TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING. THE RIP CURRENT THREAT WILL
  PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT AND THURSDAY ALONG GULF FACING BEACHES.

* IMPACTS...AT 2 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL...SEVERAL BEACH ACCESS
  ROADS BECOME FLOODED. MINOR FLOODING ALONG AREA BEACHES MAY
  OCCUR. STEADY PERIODS OF WATER AT THE DUNES MAY OCCUR. WATER MAY
  FLOOD PORTIONS OF LAGUNA SHORES DRIVE IN FLOUR BLUFF. LOW LYING
  AREAS ALONG THE BAYS MAY EXPERIENCE MINOR FLOODING...INCLUDING
  NORTH BEACH. IN ADDITION...FREQUENT LIFE THREATENING RIP
  CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED. THE SURF IS EXPECTED TO BECOME DANGEROUS
  FOR ALL LEVELS OF SWIMMERS.

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. 

SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT REMAIN CALM.
DONT FIGHT THE CURRENT. SWIM IN A DIRECTION FOLLOWING THE
SHORELINE. IF UNABLE TO ESCAPE...FACE THE SHORE AND CALL OR WAVE
FOR HELP. IF TIRED...FLOAT OR TREAD WATER UNTIL OUT OF THE RIP
CURRENT.

&&

$$

TXZ244-246-011000-
/O.CON.KCRP.CF.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-160901T1500Z/
SAN PATRICIO-REFUGIO-
950 PM CDT WED AUG 31 2016

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT
THURSDAY...

* TIMING...A GRADUAL RISE IN WATER LEVELS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG
  AREA BAYS TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...LOW LYING AREAS ALONG THE BAYS MAY EXPERIENCE MINOR
  FLOODING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

HART

476 
WHUS44 KCRP 011510
CFWCRP

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
ISSUED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HOUSTON/GALVESTON TX
1010 AM CDT THU SEP 1 2016

...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE TODAY...

.LONG PERIOD SWELLS CONTINUING TO PUSH INTO THE REGION WILL LEAD
TO MINOR COASTAL FLOODING THROUGH THE MIDDLE TEXAS COAST.
TROPICAL STORM HERMINE WILL ALSO BRING THE POTENTIAL FOR
ADDITIONAL LONG PERIOD SWELLS AND COASTAL FLOODING THROUGH THE
NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

TXZ242-243-245-247-012300-
/O.CAN.KCRP.RP.S.0014.000000T0000Z-160901T2300Z/
/O.CAN.KCRP.RP.S.0013.000000T0000Z-160901T2300Z/
/O.CAN.KCRP.RP.S.0012.000000T0000Z-160901T2300Z/
/O.CON.KCRP.CF.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-160901T2100Z/
/O.CON.KCRP.RP.S.0015.000000T0000Z-160901T2300Z/
KLEBERG-NUECES-ARANSAS-CALHOUN-
1010 AM CDT THU SEP 1 2016

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...

* COASTAL FLOODING...LONG PERIOD SWELLS WILL REACH THE DUNES 
  ALONG THE OPEN BEACHES AND TIDES MAY REACH SOME ROADWAYS ALONG 
  THE BAYS. 

* TIMING...EXPECT MINOR COASTAL FLOODING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...AT 2 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL...SEVERAL BEACH 
  ACCESS ROADS BECOME FLOODED. MINOR FLOODING ALONG AREA BEACHES 
  MAY OCCUR. STEADY PERIODS OF WATER AT THE DUNES MAY OCCUR. 
  WATER MAY FLOOD PORTIONS OF LAGUNA SHORES DRIVE IN FLOUR 
  BLUFF. NORTH BEACH MAY EXPERIENCE MINOR FLOODING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT REMAIN CALM.
DONT FIGHT THE CURRENT. SWIM IN A DIRECTION FOLLOWING THE
SHORELINE. IF UNABLE TO ESCAPE...FACE THE SHORE AND CALL OR WAVE
FOR HELP. IF TIRED...FLOAT OR TREAD WATER UNTIL OUT OF THE RIP
CURRENT.

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.

&&

$$

TXZ244-246-012100-
/O.CON.KCRP.CF.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-160901T2100Z/
SAN PATRICIO-REFUGIO-
1010 AM CDT THU SEP 1 2016

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS
AFTERNOON...

* COASTAL FLOODING...LONG PERIOD SWELLS WILL REACH THE DUNES 
  ALONG THE OPEN BEACHES AND TIDES MAY REACH SOME ROADWAYS ALONG 
  THE BAYS. 

* TIMING...EXPECT MINOR COASTAL FLOODING THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...AT 2 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL...SEVERAL BEACH 
  ACCESS ROADS BECOME FLOODED. MINOR FLOODING ALONG AREA BEACHES 
  MAY OCCUR. STEADY PERIODS OF WATER AT THE DUNES MAY OCCUR. 
  WATER MAY FLOOD PORTIONS OF LAGUNA SHORES DRIVE IN FLOUR 
  BLUFF. NORTH BEACH MAY EXPERIENCE MINOR FLOODING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

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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.