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Rip Current Statement 1, NWS Brownsville, TX
NWS Brownsville, TX issued this rip current statement at Mar 12, 2017, 5:15 AM CDT for Kenedy County, Texas. It took effect at Mar 12, 2017, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 52 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Mar 12, 2017, 5:15 AM CDT (10:15 UTC)
- In effect from
- Mar 12, 2017, 7:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Mar 14, 2017, 10:48 AM CDT
- In force
- 52 hr
- 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 10:18 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, 10.3 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
- 430 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -2 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 797 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 38 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 13 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 102 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.2
The text
As transmitted.
707 WHUS44 KBRO 121015 CFWBRO COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 515 AM CDT SUN MAR 12 2017 ...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AT THE BEACHES OF SOUTH PADRE ISLAND AND BOCA CHICA TODAY AND TONIGHT... .THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT THIS MORNING WILL BRING STRONG NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH SEAS IN THE SURF ZONE BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FEET. A FULL MOON TODAY WILL RESULT IN INCREASED ASTRONOMICAL TIDES AS WELL...FURTHER CONTRIBUTING TO THE RIP CURRENT RISK. ALTHOUGH WEATHER CONDITIONS AT THE BEACH TODAY WILL NOT BE PARTICULARLY FAVORABLE...LARGE CROWDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN GATHERING AT THE BEACHES OF SOUTH PADRE ISLAND AS SPRING BREAK IS IN PROGRESS FOR MANY TEXAS STUDENTS. TXZ251-256-257-130000- /O.NEW.KBRO.RP.S.0001.170312T1200Z-170313T1200Z/ KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- 515 AM CDT SUN MAR 12 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS ISSUED A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK, WHICH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING. * TIMING...A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS EXISTS TODAY INTO THIS EVENING. AN ELEVATED RISK CONTINUES FOR MONDAY...THOUGH MORE LIKELY AT MODERATE LEVELS. * IMPACTS...MARINE CONDITIONS SUPPORT STRONGER OR MORE FREQUENT LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS...WHICH WILL CREATE DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS AT BOCA CHICA BEACH AND THE BEACHES OF SOUTH PADRE ISLAND...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE JETTY. SWIMMING IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED...AS IT WILL BE DANGEROUS FOR ALL SWIMMERS...REGARDLESS OF ABILITY. 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...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. && $$ 53
5 follow-up statements
121 WHUS44 KBRO 130130 CFWBRO COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 830 PM CDT SUN MAR 12 2017 ...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AT THE BEACHES OF SOUTH PADRE ISLAND AND BOCA CHICA THROUGH TONIGHT... .THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT...COMBINED WITH HIGHER ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDES...WILL CONTRIBUTE TO A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK...CREATING A DANGER FOR THE LARGE CROWDS GATHERING AT THE BEACHES OF SOUTH PADRE ISLAND FOR SPRING BREAK. TXZ251-256-257-131200- /O.CON.KBRO.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-170313T1200Z/ KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- 830 PM CDT SUN MAR 12 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT MONDAY... * TIMING...A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS EXISTS THROUGH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...MARINE CONDITIONS SUPPORT STRONGER OR MORE FREQUENT LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS...WHICH WILL CREATE DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS AT BOCA CHICA BEACH AND THE BEACHES OF SOUTH PADRE ISLAND...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE JETTY. SWIMMING IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED...AS IT WILL BE DANGEROUS FOR ALL SWIMMERS... REGARDLESS OF ABILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$
923 WHUS44 KBRO 131005 CFWBRO COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 505 AM CDT MON MAR 13 2017 ...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AT THE BEACHES OF SOUTH PADRE ISLAND AND BOCA CHICA STATE PARK THROUGH TONIGHT... .NEAR-SHORE SWELL HEIGHTS OF 3 TO 5 FEET ORIENTED PERPENDICULARLY TO THE SHORELINE WILL OCCUR. COMBINED WITH HIGHER THAN NORMAL ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDES...THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL CONTINUE TODAY AND TONIGHT FOR THE LARGE CROWDS GATHERING ON SOUTH PADRE ISLAND FOR SPRING BREAK. TXZ251-256-257-131815- /O.EXT.KBRO.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-170314T1200Z/ KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- 505 AM CDT MON MAR 13 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... * TIMING...A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS EXISTS THROUGH TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...MARINE CONDITIONS SUPPORT STRONGER OR MORE FREQUENT LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS...WHICH WILL CREATE DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS AT BOCA CHICA BEACH AND THE BEACHES OF SOUTH PADRE ISLAND...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE JETTY. SWIMMING IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED...AS IT WILL BE DANGEROUS FOR ALL SWIMMERS...REGARDLESS OF ABILITY. 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...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. && $$ 53
696 WHUS44 KBRO 140241 CFWBRO COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 941 PM CDT MON MAR 13 2017 ...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS AT THE BEACHES OF SOUTH PADRE ISLAND AND BOCA CHICA STATE PARK THROUGH TONIGHT... .GULF SWELL HEIGHTS OF 3 TO 5 FEET COMBINED WITH HIGHER THAN NORMAL ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDES WILL MAINTAIN A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK TONIGHT FOR THE LARGE CROWDS GATHERING ON SOUTH PADRE ISLAND FOR SPRING BREAK. TXZ251-256-257-141200- /O.CON.KBRO.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-170314T1200Z/ KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- 941 PM CDT MON MAR 13 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY... * TIMING...A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS CONTINUES TONIGHT. * IMPACTS...MARINE CONDITIONS SUPPORT STRONGER OR MORE FREQUENT LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS...WHICH WILL CREATE DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS AT BOCA CHICA BEACH AND THE BEACHES OF SOUTH PADRE ISLAND...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE JETTY. SWIMMING IS HIGHLY DISCOURAGED...AS IT WILL BE DANGEROUS FOR ALL SWIMMERS... REGARDLESS OF ABILITY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$
339 WHUS44 KBRO 140955 CFWBRO COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 455 AM CDT TUE MAR 14 2017 ...DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS POSSIBLE AT THE BEACHES OF SOUTH PADRE ISLAND AND BOCA CHICA STATE PARK THROUGH MID-DAY TODAY... .GULF SWELL HEIGHTS OF 2 TO 4 FEET COMBINED WITH HIGHER THAN NORMAL ASTRONOMICAL TIDES WILL PRODUCE A MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK THROUGH AT LEAST THE MORNING HOURS TODAY. LARGER THAN USUAL CROWDS ARE EXPECTED AT THE BEACHES OF SOUTH PADRE ISLAND FOR SPRING BREAK. TXZ251-256-257-141800- /O.EXT.KBRO.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-170314T1800Z/ KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- 455 AM CDT TUE MAR 14 2017 ...MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...A MODERATE RISK OF RIP EXISTS THROUGH MID-DAY TODAY. * IMPACTS...MARINE CONDITIONS SUPPORT THE POSSIBILITY OF STRONGER OR MORE FREQUENT LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS...WHICH WILL CREATE DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS AT BOCA CHICA BEACH AND THE BEACHES OF SOUTH PADRE ISLAND...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE JETTY. SUNNY SKIES TODAY WITH AIR TEMPERATURES IN THE LOWER 70S AND SURF TEMPERATURES AROUND 70 ARE LIKELY TO DRAW MORE PEOPLE INTO THE WATER THAN DURING THE PAST FEW DAYS. SWIMMING IS DISCOURAGED...AS IT WILL BE POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS FOR ALL SWIMMERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A MODERATE 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. && $$ 53
250 WHUS44 KBRO 141548 CFWBRO COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 1048 AM CDT TUE MAR 14 2017 ...SWELL, WAVES AND RIP CURRENT RISK SUBSIDING... .LIGHT NORTHEAST WINDS OVER THE WESTERN GULF AND OFFSHORE NORTHERLY WINDS ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO HAVE ALLOWED FOR HIGHER SWELLS TO SUBSIDE OR BE DIRECTED AWAY FROM THE LOWER TEXAS COAST. WITH SWELL HEIGHTS LOWERING WELL BELOW CRITICAL LEVELS THE RIP CURRENT RISK HAS BEEN LOWERED. TXZ251-256-257-141700- /O.CAN.KBRO.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-170314T1800Z/ KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- 1048 AM CDT TUE MAR 14 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK. RIP CURRENT RISK IS CURRENTLY LOW. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Brownsville, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 12, 4:18 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory for Winds | BRO | 12 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.