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Rip Current Statement 5, NWS Corpus Christi, TX
NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this rip current statement at May 2, 2016, 5:08 AM CDT for 4 counties in Texas. It took effect at May 2, 2016, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 2, 2016, 5:08 AM CDT (10:08 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 2, 2016, 7:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- May 2, 2016, 7:00 PM 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 radar
The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 10:10 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, 10.1 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 1865 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -40 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 961 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 41 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -33 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 36 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- -0.4
- Supercell composite
- -2.1
The text
As transmitted.
186 WHUS44 KCRP 021008 CFWCRP COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 508 AM CDT MON MAY 2 2016 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON... .PERSISTENT ONSHORE FLOW...ELEVATED SEAS...AND LONG PERIOD SWELLS WILL LEAD TO A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THIS MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON. STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW IS THEN EXPECTED TO DEVELOP THIS AFTERNOON AS A FRONTAL BOUNDARY MOVES THROUGH THE REGION. THIS WILL RESULT IN A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EVENING HOURS. TXZ242-243-245-247-021800- /O.NEW.KCRP.RP.S.0005.160502T1200Z-160502T1800Z/ KLEBERG-NUECES-ARANSAS-CALHOUN- 508 AM CDT MON MAY 2 2016 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...THROUGH 1 PM. * IMPACTS...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. && $$ CB
3 follow-up statements
466 WHUS44 KCRP 021514 CFWCRP COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 1014 AM CDT MON MAY 2 2016 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COAST THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THIS EVENING... .HIGHER THAN NORMAL WATER LEVELS ACROSS THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTLINE WILL ALLOW FOR MINOR TIDAL WASHOVER ONTO AREA BEACHES AND LOW- LYING ROADWAYS TODAY. THE ELEVATED WATER CONDITIONS AND STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW WILL ALSO MAKE FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENT CONDITIONS TODAY. TXZ242-243-245-247-030000- /O.NEW.KCRP.CF.Y.0003.160502T1514Z-160503T0000Z/ /O.EXT.KCRP.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-160503T0000Z/ KLEBERG-NUECES-ARANSAS-CALHOUN- 1014 AM CDT MON MAY 2 2016 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * COASTAL FLOODING...WATER LEVELS AROUND 2 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE AT TIMES OF HIGH TIDE THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...HIGH TIDE OCCURS BETWEEN 11 AM AND 2 PM ON THE GULF COAST AND A FEW HOURS LATER ON THE BACK BAYS. * 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. 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. A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. && $$ TXZ244-246-030000- /O.NEW.KCRP.CF.Y.0003.160502T1514Z-160503T0000Z/ SAN PATRICIO-REFUGIO- 1014 AM CDT MON MAY 2 2016 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING. * COASTAL FLOODING...WATER LEVELS AROUND 2 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE AT TIMES OF HIGH TIDE THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...HIGH TIDE OCCURS BETWEEN 11 AM AND 2 PM ON THE GULF COAST AND A FEW HOURS LATER ON THE BACK BAYS. * 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. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. && $$ HEAVENER
431 WHUS44 KCRP 021950 CFWCRP COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 250 PM CDT MON MAY 2 2016 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY FOR THE MIDDLE TEXAS COAST THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THIS EVENING... .HIGHER THAN NORMAL WATER LEVELS ACROSS THE MIDDLE TEXAS COASTLINE WILL ALLOW FOR MINOR TIDAL WASHOVER ONTO AREA BEACHES AND LOW-LYING ROADWAYS THIS AFTERNOON. THE ELEVATED WATER CONDITIONS AND STRONG OFFSHORE FLOW WILL ALSO MAKE FOR DANGEROUS RIP CURRENT CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON. TXZ242-243-245-247-030000- /O.CON.KCRP.CF.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160503T0000Z/ /O.CON.KCRP.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-160503T0000Z/ KLEBERG-NUECES-ARANSAS-CALHOUN- 250 PM CDT MON MAY 2 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 LEVELS AROUND 2 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE AT TIMES OF HIGH TIDE THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...HIGH TIDE OCCURS BETWEEN 11 AM AND 2 PM ON THE GULF COAST AND A FEW HOURS LATER ON THE BACK BAYS. * 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. 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. A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. && $$ TXZ244-246-030000- /O.CON.KCRP.CF.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160503T0000Z/ SAN PATRICIO-REFUGIO- 250 PM CDT MON MAY 2 2016 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * COASTAL FLOODING...WATER LEVELS AROUND 2 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL OR SLIGHTLY ABOVE AT TIMES OF HIGH TIDE THIS AFTERNOON. * TIMING...HIGH TIDE OCCURS BETWEEN 11 AM AND 2 PM ON THE GULF COAST AND A FEW HOURS LATER ON THE BACK BAYS. * 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. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. && $$ LK
484 WHUS44 KCRP 030001 CFWCRP COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 701 PM CDT MON MAY 2 2016 TXZ242-243-245-247-030115- /O.EXP.KCRP.CF.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160503T0000Z/ /O.EXP.KCRP.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-160503T0000Z/ KLEBERG-NUECES-ARANSAS-CALHOUN- 701 PM CDT MON MAY 2 2016 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... TIDE LEVELS HAVE FALLEN BELOW THE 2 FOOT MSL MARK AND ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS. IN ADDITION...RIP CURRENT RISK IS ALSO DECREASING TO MODERATE LEVELS. THEREFORE THE COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY AND RIP CURRENT HAZARD WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT. $$ TXZ244-246-030115- /O.EXP.KCRP.CF.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-160503T0000Z/ SAN PATRICIO-REFUGIO- 701 PM CDT MON MAY 2 2016 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... TIDE LEVELS HAVE FALLEN BELOW THE 2 FOOT MSL MARK AND ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS. THEREFORE THE COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT. $$ TE
The office that day
Everything else NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 4:00 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | CRP | 24 hr | |
| May 2, 10:14 AM CDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | CRP | Aransas, Calhoun, Kleberg, Nueces, Refugio, San Patricio | 9 hr |
Nearby
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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.