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Rip Current Statement 4, NWS Corpus Christi, TX

April 28, 20164 counties in Texas

NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this rip current statement at Apr 28, 2016, 4:00 AM CDT for 4 counties in Texas. It was in force for 4 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 28, 2016, 4:00 AM CDT (09:00 UTC)
Expired
May 1, 2016, 7:00 PM CDT
In force
4 days
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 09:04 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

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, 9.0 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 2016-04-28Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 848 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 2016-04-28The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -16 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
848 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-219 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1682 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
41 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-16 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-27 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-1.8

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The text

As transmitted.

472 
WHUS44 KCRP 280900
CFWCRP

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
400 AM CDT THU APR 28 2016

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR MIDDLE TEXAS COAST...
...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG GULF FACING BEACHES...

.A STRENGTHENING EASTERLY FLOW WILL COMBINE WITH ALREADY HIGHER
THAN NORMAL TIDAL LEVELS TO LEAD TO AREAS OF COASTAL FLOODING
TODAY AND TONIGHT. IN ADDITION TO THE HIGHER THAN NORMAL WATER
LEVELS...A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL EXIST ALONG GULF FACING
BEACHES.

TXZ242-243-245-247-282100-
/O.NEW.KCRP.CF.Y.0002.160428T0900Z-160429T0500Z/
/O.NEW.KCRP.RP.S.0004.160428T0900Z-160429T0500Z/
KLEBERG-NUECES-ARANSAS-CALHOUN-
400 AM CDT THU APR 28 2016

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A
COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT
TONIGHT FOR KLEBERG...NUECES...ARANSAS...AND CALHOUN COUNTIES. A
HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HIGH RIP CURRENT
RISK IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT.

* COASTAL FLOODING...WATER LEVELS AROUND 2 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA
  LEVEL AT TIMES THROUGH THIS EVENING.

* TIMING...WATER LEVELS ALONG THE GULF WILL BE THE HIGHEST SEVERAL
  HOURS BEFORE AND AFTER HIGH TIDE. 

* IMPACTS...INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO...WHEN WATER LEVELS
  REACH 1 AND 3/4 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL...TWO THIRDS OF THE
  BEACH ARE UNDER WATER. 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. RIP CURRENTS
  WILL LEAD TO DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR EVEN EXPERIENCED 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. 

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.

&&

$$

TXZ244-246-282100-
/O.NEW.KCRP.CF.Y.0002.160428T0900Z-160429T0500Z/
SAN PATRICIO-REFUGIO-
400 AM CDT THU APR 28 2016

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A
COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY FOR SAN PATRICIO AND REFUGIO COUNTIES...WHICH
IS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT.

* COASTAL FLOODING...HIGHER THAN NORMAL WATER LEVELS ALONG AREA
  BAYS THROUGH AT LEAST THIS EVENING.

* TIMING...WATER LEVELS ALONG AREA BAYS WILL BE THE HIGHEST THIS
  AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

* IMPACTS...LOW AREAS ALONG INGLESIDE ON THE BAY MAY FLOOD.
  INDIAN POINT PIER AND SUNSET LAKE PARK IN PORTLAND MAY FLOOD.
  LOW AREAS ALONG HYNES BAY MAY FLOOD.

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
7 follow-up statements
817 
WHUS44 KCRP 282034
CFWCRP

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
334 PM CDT THU APR 28 2016

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR MIDDLE TEXAS COAST... ...
HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG GULF FACING BEACHES...

.A STRENGTHENING EASTERLY FLOW WILL COMBINE WITH ALREADY HIGHER
THAN NORMAL TIDAL LEVELS TO LEAD TO AREAS OF COASTAL FLOODING
ESPECIALLY AROUND HIGH TIDE FRIDAY MORNING INTO EARLY FRIDAY
AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION TO THE HIGHER THAN NORMAL WATER LEVELS...A
HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL EXIST ALONG GULF FACING BEACHES.

TXZ242-243-245-247-291100-
/O.EXT.KCRP.CF.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160430T0500Z/
/O.EXT.KCRP.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-160430T0500Z/
KLEBERG-NUECES-ARANSAS-CALHOUN-
334 PM CDT THU APR 28 2016

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT FRIDAY
NIGHT...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING...

* COASTAL FLOODING...WATER LEVELS AROUND 2 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA
  LEVEL AT TIMES OF HIGH TIDE.

* TIMING...WATER LEVELS ALONG THE GULF WILL BE THE HIGHEST SEVERAL
  HOURS BEFORE AND AFTER HIGH TIDE...MAINLY FRIDAY MORNING INTO
  EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACTS...INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO...WHEN WATER LEVELS 
  REACH 1 AND 3/4 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL...TWO THIRDS OF THE 
  BEACH ARE UNDER WATER. 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. RIP CURRENTS WILL LEAD TO DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR 
  EVEN EXPERIENCED 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.

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.

&&

$$

TXZ244-246-291100-
/O.EXT.KCRP.CF.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160430T0500Z/
SAN PATRICIO-REFUGIO-
334 PM CDT THU APR 28 2016

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT FRIDAY
NIGHT...

* COASTAL FLOODING...HIGHER THAN NORMAL WATER LEVELS ALONG AREA
  BAYS THROUGH FRIDAY.

* TIMING...WATER LEVELS ALONG AREA BAYS WILL BE THE HIGHEST THIS
  EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY.

* IMPACTS...LOW AREAS ALONG INGLESIDE ON THE BAY MAY FLOOD. 
  INDIAN POINT PIER AND SUNSET LAKE PARK IN PORTLAND MAY FLOOD. 
  LOW AREAS ALONG HYNES BAY MAY FLOOD. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

TE
809 
WHUS44 KCRP 290833
CFWCRP

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
333 AM CDT FRI APR 29 2016

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR MIDDLE TEXAS COAST 
THROUGH SATURDAY...
...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG GULF FACING BEACHES THROUGH
SATURDAY...

.A STRENGTHENING SOUTHEASTERLY FLOW WILL LEAD TO INCREASING
SWELLS WITH LONG PERIODS ACROSS THE NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO
TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY. THESE HIGHER SWELLS WILL COMBINE WITH
ALREADY HIGHER THAN NORMAL TIDAL LEVELS TO PROVIDE AREAS OF
COASTAL FLOODING ESPECIALLY AROUND HIGH TIDE TODAY AND AGAIN
SATURDAY AFTERNOON. IN ADDITION TO THE HIGHER THAN NORMAL WATER
LEVELS...A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL EXIST ALONG GULF FACING
BEACHES.

TXZ242-243-245-247-292100-
/O.EXT.KCRP.CF.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160501T0000Z/
/O.EXT.KCRP.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-160501T0000Z/
KLEBERG-NUECES-ARANSAS-CALHOUN-
333 AM CDT FRI APR 29 2016

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SATURDAY...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY EVENING...

* COASTAL FLOODING...WATER LEVELS AROUND 2 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA 
  LEVEL AT TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. 

* TIMING...WATER LEVELS ALONG THE GULF WILL BE THE HIGHEST SEVERAL
  HOURS BEFORE AND AFTER HIGH TIDE...MAINLY FRIDAY MORNING INTO
  EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND AGAIN SATURDAY AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO...WHEN WATER LEVELS 
  REACH 1 AND 3/4 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL...TWO THIRDS OF THE 
  BEACH ARE UNDER WATER. 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. RIP CURRENTS WILL LEAD TO DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR 
  EVEN EXPERIENCED 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.

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.

&&

$$

TXZ244-246-292100-
/O.EXT.KCRP.CF.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160501T0000Z/
SAN PATRICIO-REFUGIO-
333 AM CDT FRI APR 29 2016

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT SATURDAY...

* COASTAL FLOODING...HIGHER THAN NORMAL WATER LEVELS ALONG AREA 
  BAYS THROUGH FRIDAY. 

* TIMING...WATER LEVELS ALONG AREA BAYS WILL BE THE HIGHEST THIS
  AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY.

* IMPACTS...LOW AREAS ALONG INGLESIDE ON THE BAY MAY FLOOD. 
  INDIAN POINT PIER AND SUNSET LAKE PARK IN PORTLAND MAY FLOOD. 
  LOW AREAS ALONG HYNES BAY MAY FLOOD. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

TMT
593 
WHUS44 KCRP 291951
CFWCRP

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
251 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2016

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR MIDDLE TEXAS COAST
THROUGH SATURDAY... 
...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG GULF FACING BEACHES THROUGH
SATURDAY...

.STRONG SOUTHERLY FLOW WILL LEAD TO INCREASING SWELLS WITH LONG
PERIODS ACROSS THE NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO TONIGHT THROUGH
SATURDAY. THESE HIGHER SWELLS WILL COMBINE WITH ALREADY HIGHER
THAN NORMAL TIDAL LEVELS TO PROVIDE AREAS OF COASTAL FLOODING
ESPECIALLY AROUND HIGH TIDE. IN ADDITION TO THE HIGHER THAN NORMAL
WATER LEVELS...A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL EXIST ALONG GULF
FACING BEACHES.

TXZ242-243-245-247-301300-
/O.CON.KCRP.CF.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160501T0000Z/
/O.CON.KCRP.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-160501T0000Z/
KLEBERG-NUECES-ARANSAS-CALHOUN-
251 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2016

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT
SATURDAY...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY
EVENING...

* COASTAL FLOODING...WATER LEVELS AROUND 2 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA 
  LEVEL AT TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. 

* TIMING...WATER LEVELS ALONG THE GULF WILL BE THE HIGHEST 
  SEVERAL HOURS BEFORE AND AFTER HIGH TIDE...MAINLY FRIDAY 
  MORNING INTO EARLY FRIDAY AFTERNOON AND AGAIN SATURDAY 
  AFTERNOON. 

* IMPACTS...INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO...WHEN WATER LEVELS 
  REACH 1 AND 3/4 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL...TWO THIRDS OF THE 
  BEACH ARE UNDER WATER. 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. RIP CURRENTS WILL LEAD TO DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR 
  EVEN EXPERIENCED 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.

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.

&&

$$

TXZ244-246-301300-
/O.CON.KCRP.CF.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160501T0000Z/
SAN PATRICIO-REFUGIO-
251 PM CDT FRI APR 29 2016

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT
SATURDAY...

* COASTAL FLOODING...HIGHER THAN NORMAL WATER LEVELS ALONG AREA 
  BAYS THROUGH FRIDAY. 

* TIMING...WATER LEVELS ALONG AREA BAYS WILL BE THE HIGHEST THIS 
  AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY. 

* IMPACTS...LOW AREAS ALONG INGLESIDE ON THE BAY MAY FLOOD. 
  INDIAN POINT PIER AND SUNSET LAKE PARK IN PORTLAND MAY FLOOD. 
  LOW AREAS ALONG HYNES BAY MAY FLOOD. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
367 
WHUS44 KCRP 300827
CFWCRP

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
327 AM CDT SAT APR 30 2016

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR MIDDLE TEXAS COAST
THROUGH THIS EVENING... 
...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG GULF FACING BEACHES THROUGH
SUNDAY...

.PERSISTENT ONSHORE FLOW WILL MAINTAIN HIGH SWELLS WITH LONG
PERIODS ACROSS THE NORTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO THROUGH SUNDAY. THESE
HIGHER SWELLS WILL COMBINE WITH ALREADY HIGHER THAN NORMAL TIDAL
LEVELS TO PROVIDE AREAS OF COASTAL FLOODING ESPECIALLY AROUND HIGH
TIDE. IN ADDITION TO THE HIGHER THAN NORMAL WATER LEVELS...A HIGH
RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL EXIST ALONG GULF FACING BEACHES.

TXZ242-243-245-247-302100-
/O.EXT.KCRP.CF.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160501T0600Z/
/O.EXT.KCRP.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-160502T0000Z/
KLEBERG-NUECES-ARANSAS-CALHOUN-
327 AM CDT SAT APR 30 2016

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SUNDAY...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY EVENING...

* COASTAL FLOODING...WATER LEVELS AROUND 2 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA 
  LEVEL OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE AT TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. 

* TIMING...WATER LEVELS ALONG THE GULF WILL BE THE HIGHEST SEVERAL
  HOURS BEFORE AND AFTER HIGH TIDE...MAINLY THIS AFTERNOON INTO
  EARLY THIS EVENING.

* IMPACTS...INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO...WHEN WATER LEVELS 
  REACH 1 AND 3/4 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL...TWO THIRDS OF THE 
  BEACH ARE UNDER WATER. 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. RIP CURRENTS WILL LEAD TO DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR 
  EVEN EXPERIENCED 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.

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.

&&

$$

TXZ244-246-302100-
/O.EXT.KCRP.CF.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160501T0600Z/
SAN PATRICIO-REFUGIO-
327 AM CDT SAT APR 30 2016

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT SUNDAY...

* COASTAL FLOODING...HIGHER THAN NORMAL WATER LEVELS ALONG AREA 
  BAYS THROUGH FRIDAY. 

* TIMING...WATER LEVELS ALONG AREA BAYS WILL BE THE HIGHEST THIS 
  AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY. 

* IMPACTS...LOW AREAS ALONG INGLESIDE ON THE BAY MAY FLOOD. 
  INDIAN POINT PIER AND SUNSET LAKE PARK IN PORTLAND MAY FLOOD. 
  LOW AREAS ALONG HYNES BAY MAY FLOOD. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

TMT
093 
WHUS44 KCRP 301959
CFWCRP

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
259 PM CDT SAT APR 30 2016

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR MIDDLE TEXAS COAST
THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING
...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG GULF FACING BEACHES THROUGH
SUNDAY...

.PERSISTENT ONSHORE FLOW WILL MAINTAIN HIGHER THAN NORMAL TIDE
LEVELS THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING ESPECIALLY OVER THE INLAND BAYS. THESE
HIGHER THAN NORMAL TIDAL LEVELS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF COASTAL
FLOODING ESPECIALLY AROUND HIGH TIDE. IN ADDITION TO THE HIGHER
THAN NORMAL WATER LEVELS...A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL EXIST
ALONG GULF FACING BEACHES.

TXZ242-243-245-247-010400-
/O.EXT.KCRP.CF.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160501T1200Z/
/O.CON.KCRP.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-160502T0000Z/
KLEBERG-NUECES-ARANSAS-CALHOUN-
259 PM CDT SAT APR 30 2016

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SUNDAY...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...

* COASTAL FLOODING...WATER LEVELS AROUND 2 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA 
  LEVEL OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE AT TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. 

* TIMING...WATER LEVELS ALONG THE GULF WILL BE THE HIGHEST SEVERAL
  HOURS BEFORE AND AFTER HIGH TIDE.

* IMPACTS...INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO...WHEN WATER LEVELS 
  REACH 1 AND 3/4 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL...TWO THIRDS OF THE 
  BEACH ARE UNDER WATER. 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. RIP CURRENTS WILL LEAD TO DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR 
  EVEN EXPERIENCED 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.

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.

&&

$$

TXZ244-246-010400-
/O.EXT.KCRP.CF.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160501T1200Z/
SAN PATRICIO-REFUGIO-
259 PM CDT SAT APR 30 2016

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SUNDAY...

* COASTAL FLOODING...HIGHER THAN NORMAL WATER LEVELS ALONG AREA 
  BAYS THROUGH FRIDAY. 

* TIMING...WATER LEVELS ALONG AREA BAYS WILL BE THE HIGHEST THIS
  AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY.

* IMPACTS...LOW AREAS ALONG INGLESIDE ON THE BAY MAY FLOOD. 
  INDIAN POINT PIER AND SUNSET LAKE PARK IN PORTLAND MAY FLOOD. 
  LOW AREAS ALONG HYNES BAY MAY FLOOD. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$
340 
WHUS44 KCRP 010359
CFWCRP

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
1059 PM CDT SAT APR 30 2016

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR MIDDLE TEXAS COAST
THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...

...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG GULF FACING BEACHES THROUGH
SUNDAY...

.PERSISTENT ONSHORE FLOW WILL MAINTAIN HIGHER THAN NORMAL TIDE
LEVELS THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING ESPECIALLY OVER THE INLAND BAYS.
THESE HIGHER THAN NORMAL TIDAL LEVELS WILL RESULT IN AREAS OF
COASTAL FLOODING ESPECIALLY AROUND HIGH TIDE. IN ADDITION TO THE
HIGHER THAN NORMAL WATER LEVELS...A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS
WILL EXIST ALONG GULF FACING BEACHES.

TXZ242-243-245-247-011200-
/O.CON.KCRP.CF.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160501T1200Z/
/O.CON.KCRP.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-160502T0000Z/
KLEBERG-NUECES-ARANSAS-CALHOUN-
1059 PM CDT SAT APR 30 2016

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT
SUNDAY...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY
EVENING...

* COASTAL FLOODING...WATER LEVELS AROUND 2 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA 
  LEVEL OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE AT TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. 

* TIMING...WATER LEVELS ALONG THE GULF WILL BE THE HIGHEST 
  SEVERAL HOURS BEFORE AND AFTER HIGH TIDE. 

* IMPACTS...INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO...WHEN WATER LEVELS 
  REACH 1 AND 3/4 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL...TWO THIRDS OF THE 
  BEACH ARE UNDER WATER. 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. RIP CURRENTS WILL LEAD TO DANGEROUS CONDITIONS FOR 
  EVEN EXPERIENCED 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.

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.

&&

$$

TXZ244-246-011200-
/O.CON.KCRP.CF.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160501T1200Z/
SAN PATRICIO-REFUGIO-
1059 PM CDT SAT APR 30 2016

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT
SUNDAY...

* COASTAL FLOODING...HIGHER THAN NORMAL WATER LEVELS ALONG AREA 
  BAYS THROUGH FRIDAY. 

* TIMING...WATER LEVELS ALONG AREA BAYS WILL BE THE HIGHEST THIS 
  AFTERNOON THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY. 

* IMPACTS...LOW AREAS ALONG INGLESIDE ON THE BAY MAY FLOOD. 
  INDIAN POINT PIER AND SUNSET LAKE PARK IN PORTLAND MAY FLOOD. 
  LOW AREAS ALONG HYNES BAY MAY FLOOD. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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

&&

$$

87
246 
WHUS44 KCRP 010815
CFWCRP

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
315 AM CDT SUN MAY 1 2016

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED...

...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG GULF FACING BEACHES TODAY...

.PERSISTENT ONSHORE FLOW WILL MAINTAIN LARGE SWELLS WITH LONG
PERIODS THAT WILL IMPACT THE MIDDLE TEXAS COAST. A HIGH RISK OF
RIP CURRENTS WILL EXIST ALONG GULF FACING BEACHES TODAY. TIDE
LEVELS CONTINUE TO RUN AROUND A FOOT ABOVE EXPECTED. TIDE LEVELS
ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW 2 FEET MEAN SEA LEVEL AROUND THE TIME
OF HIGH TIDE THIS AFTERNOON. THE COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.

TXZ242-243-245-247-011800-
/O.CAN.KCRP.CF.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160501T1200Z/
/O.CON.KCRP.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-160502T0000Z/
KLEBERG-NUECES-ARANSAS-CALHOUN-
315 AM CDT SUN MAY 1 2016

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING...
...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS CANCELLED THE
COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY. 

* TIMING...WATER LEVELS ALONG THE GULF WILL BE THE HIGHEST SEVERAL
  HOURS BEFORE AND AFTER HIGH TIDE.

* IMPACTS...INCLUDE BUT ARE NOT LIMITED TO...WHEN WATER LEVELS
  REACH 1 AND 3/4 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL...TWO THIRDS OF THE
  BEACH ARE UNDER WATER. RIP CURRENTS WILL LEAD TO DANGEROUS
  CONDITIONS FOR 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. 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.

&&

$$

TXZ244-246-010915-
/O.CAN.KCRP.CF.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-160501T1200Z/
SAN PATRICIO-REFUGIO-
315 AM CDT SUN MAY 1 2016

...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS CANCELLED THE
COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY. 

BAY LEVELS CONTINUE TO BE AROUND A FOOT TO A FOOT AND A QUARTER
ABOVE NORMAL. BAY LEVELS WILL REMAIN BELOW THE 2 FEET MEAN SEA
LEVEL CRITERIA FOR COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY.

$$

TMT

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 28, 4:00 AM CDTCoastal Flood AdvisoryCRPAransas, Calhoun, Kleberg, Nueces, Refugio, San Patricio71 hr
Apr 28, 3:29 PM CDTSmall Craft AdvisoryCRP43 hr

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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.