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Rip Current Statement 19, NWS Corpus Christi, TX

December 2, 20164 counties in Texas

NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this rip current statement at Dec 2, 2016, 9:45 PM CST for 4 counties in Texas. It was in force for 14 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 2, 2016, 9:45 PM CST (03:45 UTC)
Expired
Dec 3, 2016, 11:54 AM CST
In force
14 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 03:48 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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, 3.8 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 2016-12-03Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 172 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 2016-12-03The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 205 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
172 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-143 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
492 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
62 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
205 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
346 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
-0.0
Supercell composite
-0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

692 
WHUS44 KCRP 030345
CFWCRP

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
945 PM CST FRI DEC 2 2016

...MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW OCCURRING OVER THE SOUTHERN COASTAL
AREAS...

...HIGH SWELLS AND SWELL PERIODS RESULTING IN A HIGH RIP CURRENT
RISK...

.PERSISTENT MODERATE TO STRONG EAST WINDS ARE PUSHING WATER
FARTHER INLAND...RESULTING IN MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW. THE TIDES
WILL DIMINISH AROUND MIDNIGHT AS TIDE LEVELS DIMINISH FROM HIGH
TIDE LEVELS. ALSO...THE SUSTAINED EAST FLOW IS COMBINING WITH
ELEVATED SWELLS WITH PERIODS OF 8 SECONDS OR MORE. THIS IS
RESULTING IN A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK. THE RIP CURRENT RISK MAY
DIMINISH BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON WHEN WINDS BECOME MORE TO THE SOUTH
ALBEIT MODERATE TO STRONG. 

TXZ242-243-031230-
/O.NEW.KCRP.RP.S.0019.161203T0345Z-161203T1800Z/
/O.EXT.KCRP.CF.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-161203T0600Z/
KLEBERG-NUECES-
945 PM CST FRI DEC 2 2016

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CST
TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A HIGH
RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING.
THIS IS FOR THE COUNTIES OF NUECES AND KLEBERG.

* COASTAL FLOODING...ACTUAL TIDE LEVELS CONTINUE TO RUN 2 FEET
  ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL OR MORE...BUT ARE SLOWLY DECREASING. HIGH
  TIDE AT BOB HALL PIER OCCURRED AROUND 630 PM CST FRIDAY...WHILE
  HIGH TIDE AT PORT ARANSAS WAS AT 708 PM FRIDAY. TIDES SHOULD
  FALL BELOW 2 FEET MSL BY OR SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT.

* TIMING...THROUGH MIDNIGHT CST FOR COASTAL FLOODING AND THROUGH
  NOON FOR THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK.

* COASTAL FLOOD IMPACTS...PERSISTENT WATER LEVELS WILL LIKELY
  REACH THE DUNES OF COASTAL NUECES AND KLEBERG COUNTIES. MINOR
  BEACH FLOODING AND MINOR EROSION WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE.
  THE ABILITY TO DRIVE ALONG THE BEACHES WILL RANGE FROM LIMITED
  TO IMPOSSIBLE. LOWEST AREAS OF NORTH BEACH IN CORPUS CHRISTI AND
  ALONG LAGUNA SHORES DRIVE IN FLOUR BLUFF MAY ALSO BE IMPACTED.

* RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...FREQUENT LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS
  WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. THE SURF IS 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.

&&

$$

TXZ245-247-031230-
/O.NEW.KCRP.RP.S.0019.161203T0345Z-161203T1800Z/
ARANSAS-CALHOUN-
945 PM CST FRI DEC 2 2016

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A HIGH
RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING FOR
ARANSAS AND CALHOUN COUNTIES.

* TIMING...THROUGH NOON ON SATURDAY

* IMPACTS...FREQUENT LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE
  THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. THE SURF IS DANGEROUS FOR ALL LEVELS
  OF 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. 

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.

&&

$$

GW
4 follow-up statements
868 
WHUS44 KCRP 030559
CFWCRP

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
1159 PM CST FRI DEC 2 2016

...MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW OCCURRING OVER THE SOUTHERN COASTAL
AREAS SHOULD END BY 2 AM CDT...

...HIGH SWELLS AND SWELL PERIODS RESULTING IN A HIGH RIP CURRENT
RISK...

.PERSISTENT MODERATE TO STRONG EAST WINDS ARE PUSHING WATER
FARTHER INLAND...RESULTING IN MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW PERSISTING.
THE TIDES WILL DIMINISH BY 2 AM AS TIDE LEVELS DIMINISH FROM
EARLIER HIGH TIDE LEVELS. ALSO...THE SUSTAINED EAST FLOW IS
COMBINING WITH ELEVATED SWELLS WITH PERIODS OF 8 SECONDS OR MORE.
THIS IS RESULTING IN A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK. THE RIP CURRENT RISK
MAY DIMINISH BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON WHEN WINDS BECOME MORE TO THE
SOUTH ALBEIT MODERATE TO STRONG.

TXZ242-243-031230-
/O.EXT.KCRP.CF.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-161203T0800Z/
/O.CON.KCRP.RP.S.0019.000000T0000Z-161203T1800Z/
KLEBERG-NUECES-
1159 PM CST FRI DEC 2 2016

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 2 AM CST SATURDAY...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING...

* COASTAL FLOODING...ACTUAL TIDE LEVELS CONTINUE TO RUN 2 FEET
  ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL OR MORE...BUT CONTINUE TO SLOWLY DECREASE.
  HIGH TIDE AT BOB HALL PIER OCCURRED AROUND 630 PM CST FRIDAY...
  WHILE HIGH TIDE AT PORT ARANSAS WAS AT 708 PM FRIDAY. TIDES
  SHOULD FALL BELOW 2 FEET MSL BY OR SHORTLY BY 2 AM.

* TIMING...THROUGH MIDNIGHT CST FOR COASTAL FLOODING AND THROUGH
  NOON FOR THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK.

* COASTAL FLOOD IMPACTS...PERSISTENT WATER LEVELS WILL LIKELY 
  REACH THE DUNES OF COASTAL NUECES AND KLEBERG COUNTIES. MINOR 
  BEACH FLOODING AND MINOR EROSION WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE. 
  THE ABILITY TO DRIVE ALONG THE BEACHES WILL RANGE FROM LIMITED 
  TO IMPOSSIBLE. LOWEST AREAS OF NORTH BEACH IN CORPUS CHRISTI 
  AND ALONG LAGUNA SHORES DRIVE IN FLOUR BLUFF MAY ALSO BE 
  IMPACTED. 

* RIP CURRENT IMPACTS...FREQUENT LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS 
  WILL CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. THE SURF IS 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.

&&

$$

TXZ245-247-031230-
/O.CON.KCRP.RP.S.0019.000000T0000Z-161203T1800Z/
ARANSAS-CALHOUN-
1159 PM CST FRI DEC 2 2016

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING...

* TIMING...THROUGH NOON ON SATURDAY

* IMPACTS...FREQUENT LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE 
  THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. THE SURF IS DANGEROUS FOR ALL LEVELS 
  OF 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.

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.

&&

$$

GW
152 
WHUS44 KCRP 030802 AAC
CFWCRP

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
202 AM CST SAT DEC 3 2016

...HIGH SWELLS AND SWELL PERIODS RESULTING IN A HIGH RIP CURRENT
RISK...

...TIDE LEVELS ARE SLOWLY DECREASING...

.SUSTAINED EASTERLY FLOW IS COMBINING WITH ELEVATED SWELLS WITH
PERIODS OF 8 SECONDS OR MORE. THIS IS RESULTING IN A HIGH RIP
CURRENT RISK. THE RIP CURRENT RISK MAY DIMINISH BY SATURDAY
AFTERNOON WHEN WINDS BECOME MORE TO THE SOUTH ALBEIT MODERATE TO
STRONG. TIDE LEVELS HAVE FALLEN TO JUST BELOW 2 FEET MSL
AND...WITH WINDS BECOME MORE SOUTHEAST...THE CONCERN FOR COASTAL
FLOODING IS ENDING FOR TONIGHT. 

TXZ242-243-031800-
/O.EXP.KCRP.CF.Y.0024.000000T0000Z-161203T0800Z/
/O.CON.KCRP.RP.S.0019.000000T0000Z-161203T1800Z/
KLEBERG-NUECES-
202 AM CST SAT DEC 3 2016

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 2 AM CST EARLY THIS
MORNING...


* TIMING...THROUGH NOON FOR THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK.

* IMPACTS...FREQUENT LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE
  THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. THE SURF IS DANGEROUS FOR ALL LEVELS
  OF 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. 

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.

&&

$$

TXZ245-247-031800-
/O.CON.KCRP.RP.S.0019.000000T0000Z-161203T1800Z/
ARANSAS-CALHOUN-
202 AM CST SAT DEC 3 2016

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

* TIMING...THROUGH NOON ON SATURDAY

* IMPACTS...FREQUENT LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE 
  THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING. THE SURF IS DANGEROUS FOR ALL LEVELS 
  OF 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.

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.

&&

$$

GW
764 
WHUS44 KCRP 030909
CFWCRP

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
309 AM CST SAT DEC 3 2016

...HIGH SWELLS AND SWELL PERIODS RESULTING IN A HIGH RIP CURRENT
RISK THIS MORNING...

.SUSTAINED EAST TO SOUTHEAST FLOW IS COMBINING WITH ELEVATED
SWELLS WITH PERIODS OF 8 SECONDS OR MORE. THIS IS RESULTING IN A
HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK. THE RIP CURRENT RISK IS EXPECTED TO DIMINISH
BY THIS AFTERNOON WHEN WINDS BECOME MORE SOUTHERLY. 

TXZ242-243-245-247-031800-
/O.CON.KCRP.RP.S.0019.000000T0000Z-161203T1800Z/
KLEBERG-NUECES-ARANSAS-CALHOUN-
309 AM CST SAT DEC 3 2016

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON CST TODAY...

* TIMING...THROUGH NOON FOR THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK.

* IMPACTS...FREQUENT LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE
  THROUGH THIS MORNING. THE SURF IS DANGEROUS FOR ALL LEVELS OF
  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.

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.

&&

$$

TE
834 
WHUS44 KCRP 031754
CFWCRP

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
1154 AM CST SAT DEC 3 2016

...ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS WILL LEAD TO MINOR COASTAL FLOODING
ALONG THE SOUTHERN COASTAL BEND...

.WITH PERSISTENT ONSHORE FLOW...TIDE LEVELS WILL LEAD TO MINOR
COASTAL FLOODING ALONG AREA BEACHES DURING PERIOD OF HIGH TIDE
THIS EVENING...WITH SLOWER RISES INTO THE BAYS.

TXZ242-243-040200-
/O.CAN.KCRP.RP.S.0019.000000T0000Z-161203T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KCRP.CF.Y.0025.161203T2100Z-161204T1000Z/
KLEBERG-NUECES-
1154 AM CST SAT DEC 3 2016

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
4 AM CST SUNDAY...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A
COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 4 AM CST SUNDAY. THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS BEEN
CANCELLED. 

* COASTAL FLOODING...ACTUAL TIDE LEVELS WILL RUN 2 FEET ABOVE MEAN
  SEA LEVEL OR MORE DURING HIGH TIDE. HIGH TIDE AT BOB HALL PIER
  IS AROUND 736 PM CST TONIGHT... WHILE HIGH TIDE AT PORT ARANSAS
  IS AT 745 PM TONIGHT.

* TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...PERSISTENT WATER LEVELS WILL LIKELY REACH THE DUNES
  OF COASTAL NUECES AND KLEBERG COUNTIES. MINOR BEACH FLOODING AND
  MINOR EROSION WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE. THE ABILITY TO DRIVE
  ALONG THE BEACHES WILL RANGE FROM LIMITED TO IMPOSSIBLE. LOWEST
  AREAS OF NORTH BEACH IN CORPUS CHRISTI AND ALONG LAGUNA SHORES
  DRIVE IN FLOUR BLUFF MAY ALSO BE IMPACTED.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

TXZ245-247-031900-
/O.CAN.KCRP.RP.S.0019.000000T0000Z-161203T1800Z/
ARANSAS-CALHOUN-
1154 AM CST SAT DEC 3 2016

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS CANCELLED THE
HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK. 

THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS BEEN CANCELLED. HOWEVER ELEVATED
SWELL PERIODS AND SWELL HEIGHTS WILL CONTINUE TO LEAD TO MODERATE
RIP CURRENT RISKS ALONG AREA BEACHES OF SOUTH TEXAS.

$$

TXZ244-040200-
/O.NEW.KCRP.CF.Y.0025.161203T2100Z-161204T1000Z/
SAN PATRICIO-
1154 AM CST SAT DEC 3 2016

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO
4 AM CST SUNDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A
COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 3 PM THIS
AFTERNOON TO 4 AM CST SUNDAY. 

* COASTAL FLOODING...ACTUAL TIDE LEVELS WILL RUN 2 FEET ABOVE MEAN
  SEA LEVEL OR MORE DURING HIGH TIDE. HIGH TIDE AT BOB HALL PIER
  IS AROUND 736 PM CST TONIGHT... WHILE HIGH TIDE AT PORT ARANSAS
  IS AT 745 PM TONIGHT.

* TIMING...THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

* IMPACTS...PERSISTENT WATER LEVELS WILL LIKELY REACH THE DUNES
  OF COASTAL NUECES AND KLEBERG COUNTIES. MINOR BEACH FLOODING AND
  MINOR EROSION WILL CONTINUE TO BE POSSIBLE. THE ABILITY TO DRIVE
  ALONG THE BEACHES WILL RANGE FROM LIMITED TO IMPOSSIBLE. LOWEST
  AREAS OF NORTH BEACH IN CORPUS CHRISTI AND ALONG LAGUNA SHORES
  DRIVE IN FLOUR BLUFF MAY ALSO BE IMPACTED.

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

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 2, 11:03 PM CSTSpecial Weather StatementCRPWebb42 min
Dec 3, 12:46 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementCRPLa Salle44 min
Dec 3, 1:18 AM CSTSpecial Weather StatementCRPLa Salle27 min
Dec 3, 9:18 AM CSTRiver Flood WarningCRPCalhoun, Refugio, Victoria8 days
Dec 3, 11:54 AM CSTCoastal Flood AdvisoryCRPKleberg, Nueces, San Patricio16 hr

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Sources

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