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Rip Current Statement 6, NWS Brownsville, TX
NWS Brownsville, TX issued this rip current statement at Sep 8, 2017, 5:13 AM CDT for Kenedy County, Texas. It was in force for 5 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 8, 2017, 5:13 AM CDT (10:13 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 13, 2017, 2:12 AM CDT
- In force
- 5 days
- 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 10:13 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, 10.2 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1517 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 4 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -29 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 0 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
422 WHUS44 KBRO 081013 CFWBRO COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 513 AM CDT FRI SEP 8 2017 ...KATIA WILL PRODUCE HIGH SWELLS TOWARDS THE LOWER TEXAS COAST TODAY... .HURRICANE KATIA OVER THE SOUTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO THIS MORNING WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE LONG PERIOD SWELLS WHICH WILL MOVE TOWARDS THE LOWER TEXAS COAST LATER TODAY INTO TONIGHT. THESE HIGHER SWELLS WILL PROVIDE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AND HIGH SURF AS WELL AS MINOR TIDAL OVERWASH ACROSS THE LOWER TEXAS COAST. TXZ251-256-257-081815- /O.NEW.KBRO.SU.Y.0005.170908T1013Z-170909T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KBRO.CF.S.0009.170908T1013Z-170909T1200Z/ /O.NEW.KBRO.RP.S.0006.170908T1013Z-170909T1200Z/ KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- 513 AM CDT FRI SEP 8 2017 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SATURDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... * COASTAL FLOODING...OBSERVED WATER LEVELS ARE RUNNING ABOUT A HALF FOOT ABOVE PREDICTED TIDES. RUNUP ON THE BEACHES WILL BE POSSIBLE EARLY THIS MORNING AND LATER TODAY NEAR HIGH TIDE AT 5 AM THIS MORNING AND 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON. * WAVES AND SURF...BREAKERS FROM 4 TO 6 FEET TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING WITH HIGHER SURF NEAR THE SOUTH PADRE ISLAND JETTIES. * TIMING...NOW THROUGH 7 AM SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS LIKELY WITH DRIVING CONDITIONS ALONG THE BEACH NOT RECOMMENDED. BEACH UMBRELLAS AND OTHER BEACH GEAR SET UP OR LEFT ON THE BEACH WILL BE SUBJECT TO INUNDATION BY WAVE RUN UP. STRONG AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS AND POUNDING SURF WILL OCCUR ALONG THE LOWER TEXAS COASTAL BEACHES MAKING IT DANGEROUS FOR SWIMMERS AND BEACHGOERS EVEN ALONG THE IMMEDIATE SHORE LINE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ CASTILLO
16 follow-up statements
091 WHUS44 KBRO 081832 CFWBRO COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 132 PM CDT FRI SEP 8 2017 ...HIGH SWELLS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE LOWER TEXAS COAST OVERNIGHT... .HURRICANE KATIA LOCATED OVER THE SOUTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE LONG PERIOD SWELLS WHICH WILL MOVE TOWARDS THE LOWER TEXAS COAST THROUGH AT LEAST TONIGHT. THESE HIGHER SWELLS WILL PROVIDE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AND HIGH SURF AS WELL AS MINOR TIDAL OVERWASH ACROSS THE LOWER TEXAS COAST. TXZ251-256-257-090300- /O.CON.KBRO.SU.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-170909T1200Z/ /O.CON.KBRO.CF.S.0009.000000T0000Z-170909T1200Z/ /O.CON.KBRO.RP.S.0006.000000T0000Z-170909T1200Z/ KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- 132 PM CDT FRI SEP 8 2017 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SATURDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... * COASTAL FLOODING...OBSERVED WATER LEVELS ARE RUNNING ABOUT A HALF FOOT ABOVE PREDICTED TIDES. RUNUP ON THE BEACHES WILL CONTINUE NEAR HIGH TIDE AT 5 PM THIS AFTERNOON. * WAVES AND SURF...BREAKERS FROM 4 TO 6 FEET TONIGHT INTO FRIDAY MORNING WITH HIGHER SURF NEAR THE SOUTH PADRE ISLAND JETTIES. * TIMING...NOW THROUGH 7 AM SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS LIKELY WITH DRIVING CONDITIONS ALONG THE BEACH NOT RECOMMENDED. BEACH UMBRELLAS AND OTHER BEACH GEAR SET UP OR LEFT ON THE BEACH WILL BE SUBJECT TO INUNDATION BY WAVE RUN UP. STRONG AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS AND POUNDING SURF WILL OCCUR ALONG THE LOWER TEXAS COASTAL BEACHES MAKING IT DANGEROUS FOR SWIMMERS AND BEACHGOERS EVEN ALONG THE IMMEDIATE SHORE LINE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. 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. && $$
526 WHUS44 KBRO 090252 CFWBRO COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 952 PM CDT FRI SEP 8 2017 ...HIGH SWELLS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE LOWER TEXAS COAST OVERNIGHT... .HURRICANE KATIA LOCATED OVER THE SOUTHWEST GULF OF MEXICO...NEAR THE MEXICAN COAST...WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE LONG PERIOD SWELLS WHICH WILL MOVE TOWARDS THE LOWER TEXAS COAST THROUGH AT LEAST TONIGHT. THESE HIGHER SWELLS WILL PROVIDE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AND HIGH SURF AS WELL AS MINOR TIDAL OVERWASH ACROSS THE LOWER TEXAS COAST. TXZ251-256-257-091100- /O.CON.KBRO.SU.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-170909T1200Z/ /O.CON.KBRO.CF.S.0009.000000T0000Z-170909T1200Z/ /O.CON.KBRO.RP.S.0006.000000T0000Z-170909T1200Z/ KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- 952 PM CDT FRI SEP 8 2017 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SATURDAY... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SATURDAY... * COASTAL FLOODING...OBSERVED WATER LEVELS ARE RUNNING ABOUT A HALF FOOT ABOVE PREDICTED TIDES. RUNUP ON THE BEACHES WILL CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. * WAVES AND SURF...BREAKERS FROM 4 TO 6 FEET TONIGHT INTO SATURDAY MORNING WITH HIGHER SURF NEAR THE SOUTH PADRE ISLAND JETTIES. * TIMING...NOW THROUGH 7 AM SATURDAY. * IMPACTS...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS LIKELY WITH DRIVING CONDITIONS ALONG THE BEACH NOT RECOMMENDED. BEACH UMBRELLAS AND OTHER BEACH GEAR SET UP OR LEFT ON THE BEACH WILL BE SUBJECT TO INUNDATION BY WAVE RUN UP. STRONG AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS AND POUNDING SURF WILL OCCUR ALONG THE LOWER TEXAS COASTAL BEACHES MAKING IT DANGEROUS FOR SWIMMERS AND BEACHGOERS EVEN ALONG THE IMMEDIATE SHORE LINE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. 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. && $$
333 WHUS44 KBRO 090915 CFWBRO COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 415 AM CDT SAT SEP 9 2017 ...SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE TOWARDS THE LOWER TEXAS COAST TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .PERSISTENT NORTHEAST WINDS ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE LONG PERIOD SWELLS TOWARDS THE LOWER TEXAS COAST TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT. THESE SWELLS WILL PROVIDE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ACROSS THE LOWER TEXAS COAST. TXZ251-256-257-091715- /O.EXT.KBRO.RP.S.0006.000000T0000Z-170910T1200Z/ /O.CON.KBRO.SU.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-170909T1200Z/ /O.CON.KBRO.CF.S.0009.000000T0000Z-170909T1200Z/ KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- 415 AM CDT SAT SEP 9 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING... * COASTAL FLOODING...OBSERVED WATER LEVELS ARE RUNNING BETWEEN A HALF FOOT TO ONE FOOT ABOVE PREDICTED TIDES. RUNUP ON THE BEACHES WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING. * WAVES AND SURF...BREAKERS FROM 4 TO 6 FEET THIS MORNING WITH HIGHER SURF NEAR THE SOUTH PADRE ISLAND JETTIES. * TIMING...NOW THROUGH 7 AM SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS LIKELY WITH DRIVING CONDITIONS ALONG THE BEACH NOT RECOMMENDED. BEACH UMBRELLAS AND OTHER BEACH GEAR SET UP OR LEFT ON THE BEACH WILL BE SUBJECT TO INUNDATION BY WAVE RUN UP. STRONG AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS AND POUNDING SURF WILL OCCUR ALONG THE LOWER TEXAS COASTAL BEACHES MAKING IT DANGEROUS FOR SWIMMERS AND BEACHGOERS EVEN ALONG THE IMMEDIATE SHORE LINE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ CASTILLO
458 WHUS44 KBRO 091051 CFWBRO COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 551 AM CDT SAT SEP 9 2017 ...SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE TOWARDS THE LOWER TEXAS COAST TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .PERSISTENT NORTHEAST WINDS ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE LONG PERIOD SWELLS TOWARDS THE LOWER TEXAS COAST TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT. THESE SWELLS WILL PROVIDE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AND MINOR TIDAL OVERWASH ACROSS THE LOWER TEXAS COAST. TXZ251-256-257-091900- /O.EXT.KBRO.CF.S.0009.000000T0000Z-170910T1200Z/ /O.CON.KBRO.SU.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-170909T1200Z/ /O.CON.KBRO.RP.S.0006.000000T0000Z-170910T1200Z/ KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- 551 AM CDT SAT SEP 9 2017 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... * COASTAL FLOODING...OBSERVED WATER LEVELS ARE RUNNING BETWEEN A HALF FOOT TO ONE FOOT ABOVE PREDICTED TIDES. RUNUP ON THE BEACHES WILL CONTINUE THIS MORNING AND DEVELOP THIS EVENING NEAR HIGH TIDE AT 5 AM THIS MORNING AND 7 PM TONIGHT. * WAVES AND SURF...BREAKERS FROM 4 TO 6 FEET THIS MORNING WITH HIGHER SURF NEAR THE SOUTH PADRE ISLAND JETTIES. * TIMING...NOW THROUGH 7 AM SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS LIKELY WITH DRIVING CONDITIONS ALONG THE BEACH NOT RECOMMENDED. BEACH UMBRELLAS AND OTHER BEACH GEAR SET UP OR LEFT ON THE BEACH WILL BE SUBJECT TO INUNDATION BY WAVE RUN UP. STRONG AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS AND POUNDING SURF WILL OCCUR ALONG THE LOWER TEXAS COASTAL BEACHES MAKING IT DANGEROUS FOR SWIMMERS AND BEACHGOERS EVEN ALONG THE IMMEDIATE SHORE LINE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. 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. && $$ CASTILLO
652 WHUS44 KBRO 091835 CFWBRO COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 135 PM CDT SAT SEP 9 2017 ...SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE TOWARDS THE LOWER TEXAS COAST THROUGH TONIGHT... .PERSISTENT NORTHEAST WINDS ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO WILL SUPPORT LONG PERIOD SWELLS THROUGH TONIGHT. THESE SWELLS WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AND MINOR TIDAL OVERWASH ON THE BEACHES. TXZ251-256-257-100500- /O.CON.KBRO.CF.S.0009.000000T0000Z-170910T1200Z/ /O.CON.KBRO.RP.S.0006.000000T0000Z-170910T1200Z/ KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- 135 PM CDT SAT SEP 9 2017 ...MINOR TIDAL OVERWASH AND BEACH RUN UP THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING... * COASTAL FLOODING...OBSERVED WATER LEVELS ARE RUNNING ABOUT A FOOT ABOVE PREDICTED TIDES. RUN UP ON THE BEACHES WILL CONTINUE AND WILL BE MOST PRONOUNCED AT HIGH TIDE AROUND 645 PM THIS EVENING AND 506 AM SUNDAY MORNING. * TIMING...NOW THROUGH 7 AM SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS LIKELY. DRIVING ALONG THE BEACH NOT RECOMMENDED. BEACH UMBRELLAS AND OTHER BEACH GEAR SET UP OR LEFT ON THE BEACH WILL BE SUBJECT TO INUNDATION BY WAVE RUN UP. STRONG AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS AND POUNDING SURF WILL OCCUR ALONG THE LOWER TEXAS COASTAL BEACHES MAKING IT DANGEROUS FOR SWIMMERS AND BEACHGOERS EVEN ALONG THE IMMEDIATE SHORE LINE. 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. && $$
398 WHUS44 KBRO 100211 AAA CFWBRO COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 911 PM CDT SAT SEP 9 2017 ...SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE TOWARDS THE LOWER TEXAS COAST THROUGH TONIGHT... .PERSISTENT NORTHEAST WINDS ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO WILL SUPPORT LONG PERIOD SWELLS THROUGH TONIGHT. THESE SWELLS WILL RESULT IN A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AND MINOR TIDAL OVERWASH ON THE BEACHES. TXZ251-256-257-101200- /O.CON.KBRO.CF.S.0009.000000T0000Z-170910T1200Z/ /O.CON.KBRO.RP.S.0006.000000T0000Z-170910T1200Z/ KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- 911 PM CDT SAT SEP 9 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SUNDAY... ...MINOR TIDAL OVERWASH AND BEACH RUN UP UNTIL 7 AM CDT SUNDAY... * COASTAL FLOODING...OBSERVED WATER LEVELS ARE RUNNING ABOUT A FOOT ABOVE PREDICTED TIDES. RUN UP ON THE BEACHES WILL CONTINUE AND WILL BE MOST PRONOUNCED AT HIGH TIDE AROUND 506 AM CDT SUNDAY MORNING. * TIMING...NOW THROUGH 7 AM SUNDAY. * IMPACTS...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS LIKELY. DRIVING ALONG THE BEACH NOT RECOMMENDED. BEACH UMBRELLAS AND OTHER BEACH GEAR SET UP OR LEFT ON THE BEACH WILL BE SUBJECT TO INUNDATION BY WAVE RUN UP. STRONG AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS AND POUNDING SURF WILL OCCUR ALONG THE LOWER TEXAS COASTAL BEACHES MAKING IT DANGEROUS FOR SWIMMERS AND BEACHGOERS EVEN ALONG THE IMMEDIATE SHORE LINE. 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. && $$
077 WHUS44 KBRO 100952 CFWBRO COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 452 AM CDT SUN SEP 10 2017 ...SWELLS ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE TOWARDS THE LOWER TEXAS COAST TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT... .LONG PERIOD SWELLS ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE TOWARDS THE LOWER TEXAS COAST TODAY. IN ADDITION...SWELLS ACROSS THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE IRMA WILL MOVE TOWARDS THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT. THESE SWELLS WILL CONTINUE TO PROVIDE A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AND MINOR TIDAL OVERWASH ON AREA BEACHES. TXZ251-256-257-101800- /O.EXT.KBRO.CF.S.0009.000000T0000Z-170911T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KBRO.RP.S.0006.000000T0000Z-170911T1200Z/ KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- 452 AM CDT SUN SEP 10 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... ...MINOR TIDAL OVERWASH AND BEACH RUN UP THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... * COASTAL FLOODING...OBSERVED WATER LEVELS ARE RUNNING ABOUT HALF A FOOT TO A FOOT ABOVE PREDICTED TIDES. RUN UP ON THE BEACHES WILL CONTINUE AND WILL BE MOST PRONOUNCED AT HIGH TIDE AROUND 5 AM TODAY AND 8 PM TONIGHT. * TIMING...NOW THROUGH 7 AM MONDAY. * IMPACTS...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS LIKELY. DRIVING ALONG THE BEACH NOT RECOMMENDED. BEACH UMBRELLAS AND OTHER BEACH GEAR SET UP OR LEFT ON THE BEACH WILL BE SUBJECT TO INUNDATION BY WAVE RUN UP. STRONG AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS AND POUNDING SURF WILL OCCUR ALONG THE LOWER TEXAS COASTAL BEACHES MAKING IT DANGEROUS FOR SWIMMERS AND BEACHGOERS EVEN ALONG THE IMMEDIATE SHORE LINE. 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. && $$ CASTILLO
434 WHUS44 KBRO 101756 CFWBRO COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 1256 PM CDT SUN SEP 10 2017 ...ELEVATED SWELLS WILL ENHANCE RIP CURRENT RISK AND WILL PRODUCE WATER RUN UP ON THE BEACHES... .WEST MOVING LONG PERIOD SWELLS GENERATED BY HURRICANE IRMA IN THE EAST GULF WILL WORK THEIR WAY ACROSS THE BASIN AND WILL ENHANCE WAVE HEIGHTS ALONG THE LOWER TEXAS COAST. THE INCREASED WAVE HEIGHTS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO AN ELEVATED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AND TO AN INCREASE IN TIDE LEVELS, CAUSING WATER RUN UP ON THE BEACHES. TXZ251-256-257-110500- /O.CON.KBRO.CF.S.0009.000000T0000Z-170911T1200Z/ /O.CON.KBRO.RP.S.0006.000000T0000Z-170911T1200Z/ KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- 1256 PM CDT SUN SEP 10 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY MORNING... ...WATER RUN UP ON GULF FACING BEACHES WILL CONTINUE... * COASTAL FLOODING...OBSERVED WATER LEVELS ARE RUNNING FROM A HALF TO ONE FOOT ABOVE PREDICTED VALUES. THIS RESIDUAL COULD INCREASE IN VALUE AS SWELLS FROM IRMA BECOME MORE NOTICEABLE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. HAZARD STATEMENTS MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED BEYOND THE CURRENT EXPIRATION TIME MONDAY MORNING. WATER RUN UP WILL BE MOST SIGNIFICANT AT HIGH TIDE AROUND 823 PM THIS EVENING AND AGAIN AT AROUND 446 AM MONDAY MORNING. * TIMING...NOW THROUGH 7 AM MONDAY. * IMPACTS...STRONG AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE GULF FACING BEACHES OF THE LOWER TEXAS COAST, MAKING IT DANGEROUS FOR SWIMMERS AND BEACHGOERS EVEN ALONG THE IMMEDIATE SHORE LINE. MINOR COASTAL FLOODING WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. DRIVING ALONG THE BEACH IS DISCOURAGED. BEACH UMBRELLAS AND OTHER BEACH GEAR SET UP OR LEFT ON THE BEACH WILL BE SUBJECT TO INUNDATION BY WAVE RUN UP. 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. && $$
319 WHUS44 KBRO 110251 AAA CFWBRO COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 951 PM CDT SUN SEP 10 2017 ...ELEVATED SWELLS WILL ENHANCE RIP CURRENT RISK AND WILL PRODUCE WATER RUN UP ON THE BEACHES... .WEST MOVING LONG PERIOD SWELLS GENERATED BY HURRICANE IRMA IN THE EAST GULF WILL WORK THEIR WAY ACROSS THE BASIN AND WILL ENHANCE WAVE HEIGHTS ALONG THE LOWER TEXAS COAST. THE INCREASED WAVE HEIGHTS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO AN ELEVATED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AND TO AN INCREASE IN TIDE LEVELS...CAUSING WATER RUN UP ON THE BEACHES. TXZ251-256-257-111200- /O.CON.KBRO.CF.S.0009.000000T0000Z-170911T1200Z/ /O.CON.KBRO.RP.S.0006.000000T0000Z-170911T1200Z/ KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- 951 PM CDT SUN SEP 10 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT MONDAY... ...WATER RUN UP ON GULF FACING BEACHES WILL CONTINUE... * COASTAL FLOODING...OBSERVED WATER LEVELS ARE RUNNING FROM A HALF TO ONE FOOT ABOVE PREDICTED VALUES. THIS RESIDUAL COULD INCREASE IN VALUE AS SWELLS FROM IRMA BECOME MORE NOTICEABLE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. HAZARD STATEMENTS MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED BEYOND THE CURRENT EXPIRATION TIME MONDAY MORNING. WATER RUN UP WILL BE MOST SIGNIFICANT AT HIGH TIDE AROUND 446 AM MONDAY MORNING. * TIMING...NOW THROUGH 7 AM MONDAY. * IMPACTS...STRONG AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE GULF FACING BEACHES OF THE LOWER TEXAS COAST, MAKING IT DANGEROUS FOR SWIMMERS AND BEACHGOERS EVEN ALONG THE IMMEDIATE SHORE LINE. MINOR COASTAL FLOODING WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. DRIVING ALONG THE BEACH IS DISCOURAGED. BEACH UMBRELLAS AND OTHER BEACH GEAR SET UP OR LEFT ON THE BEACH WILL BE SUBJECT TO INUNDATION BY WAVE RUN UP. 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. && $$
132 WHUS44 KBRO 110913 CFWBRO COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 413 AM CDT MON SEP 11 2017 ...ELEVATED SWELLS WILL ENHANCE RIP CURRENT RISK AND WILL PRODUCE WATER RUN UP ON THE BEACHES... .WEST MOVING LONG PERIOD SWELLS GENERATED BY HURRICANE IRMA IN THE EAST GULF WILL WORK THEIR WAY ACROSS THE BASIN AND WILL CONTINUE TO ENHANCE WAVE HEIGHTS ALONG THE LOWER TEXAS COAST. THE INCREASED WAVE HEIGHTS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO AN ELEVATED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AND TO AN INCREASE IN TIDE LEVELS...CAUSING WATER RUN UP ON THE BEACHES. TXZ251-256-257-111715- /O.EXT.KBRO.CF.S.0009.000000T0000Z-170912T1200Z/ /O.EXT.KBRO.RP.S.0006.000000T0000Z-170912T1200Z/ KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- 413 AM CDT MON SEP 11 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... * COASTAL FLOODING...OBSERVED WATER LEVELS ARE RUNNING FROM A HALF TO ONE FOOT ABOVE PREDICTED VALUES. THIS RESIDUAL COULD INCREASE IN VALUE AS SWELLS FROM IRMA BECOME MORE NOTICEABLE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. HAZARD STATEMENTS MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED BEYOND THE CURRENT EXPIRATION TIME MONDAY MORNING. WATER RUN UP WILL BE MOST SIGNIFICANT AT HIGH TIDE AROUND 446 AM MONDAY MORNING. * TIMING...NOW THROUGH 7 AM MONDAY. * IMPACTS...STRONG AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE GULF FACING BEACHES OF THE LOWER TEXAS COAST, MAKING IT DANGEROUS FOR SWIMMERS AND BEACHGOERS EVEN ALONG THE IMMEDIATE SHORE LINE. MINOR COASTAL FLOODING WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. DRIVING ALONG THE BEACH IS DISCOURAGED. BEACH UMBRELLAS AND OTHER BEACH GEAR SET UP OR LEFT ON THE BEACH WILL BE SUBJECT TO INUNDATION BY WAVE RUN UP. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$
700 WHUS44 KBRO 111642 CFWBRO COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 1142 AM CDT MON SEP 11 2017 ...ELEVATED SWELLS WILL ENHANCE RIP CURRENT RISK AND WILL PRODUCE WATER RUN UP ON THE BEACHES... .WEST MOVING LONG PERIOD SWELLS GENERATED BY HURRICANE IRMA IN THE EAST GULF WILL WORK THEIR WAY ACROSS THE BASIN AND WILL CONTINUE TO ENHANCE WAVE HEIGHTS ALONG THE LOWER TEXAS COAST. THE INCREASED WAVE HEIGHTS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO AN ELEVATED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AND TO AN INCREASE IN TIDE LEVELS...CAUSING WATER RUN UP ON THE BEACHES. TXZ251-256-257-121200- /O.CON.KBRO.CF.S.0009.000000T0000Z-170912T1200Z/ /O.CON.KBRO.RP.S.0006.000000T0000Z-170912T1200Z/ KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- 1142 AM CDT MON SEP 11 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... * COASTAL FLOODING...OBSERVED WATER LEVELS ARE RUNNING FROM A HALF TO ONE FOOT ABOVE PREDICTED VALUES. WATER RUN UP WILL BE MOST SIGNIFICANT AT HIGH TIDE AROUND 1015 PM LATE MONDAY EVENING. * TIMING...NOW THROUGH 7 AM TUESDAY. * IMPACTS...STRONG AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE GULF FACING BEACHES OF THE LOWER TEXAS COAST, MAKING IT DANGEROUS FOR SWIMMERS AND BEACHGOERS EVEN ALONG THE IMMEDIATE SHORE LINE. MINOR COASTAL FLOODING WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. DRIVING ALONG THE BEACH IS DISCOURAGED. BEACH UMBRELLAS AND OTHER BEACH GEAR SET UP OR LEFT ON THE BEACH WILL BE SUBJECT TO INUNDATION BY WAVE RUN UP. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$
472 WHUS44 KBRO 111843 CFWBRO COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 143 PM CDT MON SEP 11 2017 ...SWELLS WILL INCREASE SURF WILL PRODUCE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK AND WILL PRODUCE WATER RUN UP ON THE BEACHES... .WEST MOVING LONG PERIOD SWELLS GENERATED BY HURRICANE IRMA IN THE EAST GULF WILL WORK THEIR WAY ACROSS THE BASIN AND WILL CONTINUE TO ENHANCE WAVE HEIGHTS ALONG THE LOWER TEXAS COAST. THE INCREASED WAVE HEIGHTS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO HIGH, VERY CHOPPY SURF, A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS, AND TO AN INCREASE IN TIDES, CAUSING WATER RUN UP ON THE BEACHES. TXZ251-256-257-120300- /O.NEW.KBRO.SU.Y.0006.170911T1843Z-170912T0300Z/ /O.CON.KBRO.CF.S.0009.000000T0000Z-170912T1200Z/ /O.CON.KBRO.RP.S.0006.000000T0000Z-170912T1200Z/ KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- 143 PM CDT MON SEP 11 2017 ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING... * COASTAL FLOODING...OBSERVED WATER LEVELS ARE RUNNING FROM A HALF TO ONE FOOT ABOVE PREDICTED VALUES. WATER RUN UP WILL BE MOST SIGNIFICANT AT HIGH TIDE AROUND 1015 PM LATE THIS EVENING. * WAVES AND SURF...WAVES 5 TO 7 FEET, POSSIBLY TO 8 FEET IN AND AROUND THE SOUTH PADRE ISLAND JETTIES. SURF VERY CHOPPY. * TIMING...NOW THROUGH 10 PM FOR HIGH SURF AND NOW THROUGH 7 AM TUESDAY FOR HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK. * IMPACTS...STRONG AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE GULF FACING BEACHES OF THE LOWER TEXAS COAST, MAKING IT DANGEROUS FOR SWIMMERS AND BEACHGOERS EVEN ALONG THE IMMEDIATE SHORE LINE. MINOR COASTAL FLOODING WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. DRIVING ALONG THE BEACH IS DISCOURAGED. BEACH UMBRELLAS AND OTHER BEACH GEAR SET UP OR LEFT ON THE BEACH WILL BE SUBJECT TO INUNDATION BY WAVE RUN UP. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY MEANS THAT HIGH SURF WILL AFFECT BEACHES IN THE ADVISORY AREA...PRODUCING LOCALIZED BEACH EROSION AND DANGEROUS SWIMMING CONDITIONS. && $$
741 WHUS44 KBRO 120306 AAA CFWBRO COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 1006 PM CDT MON SEP 11 2017 ...SWELLS WILL PRODUCE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK AND WATER RUN UP ON THE BEACHES... .WEST MOVING LONG PERIOD SWELLS GENERATED BY HURRICANE IRMA IN THE EAST GULF WILL WORK THEIR WAY ACROSS THE BASIN AND WILL CONTINUE TO ENHANCE WAVE HEIGHTS ALONG THE LOWER TEXAS COAST. THE INCREASED WAVE HEIGHTS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AND WATER RUN UP ON THE BEACHES. TXZ251-256-257-121200- /O.EXP.KBRO.SU.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-170912T0300Z/ /O.CON.KBRO.CF.S.0009.000000T0000Z-170912T1200Z/ /O.CON.KBRO.RP.S.0006.000000T0000Z-170912T1200Z/ KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- 1006 PM CDT MON SEP 11 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT TUESDAY... ...HIGH SURF ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... * COASTAL FLOODING...OBSERVED WATER LEVELS ARE RUNNING FROM A HALF TO ONE FOOT ABOVE PREDICTED VALUES. WATER RUN UP WILL BE MOST SIGNIFICANT AT HIGH TIDE AROUND 1015 PM LATE THIS EVENING. * TIMING...NOW THROUGH 7 AM TUESDAY FOR HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK. * IMPACTS...STRONG AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE GULF FACING BEACHES OF THE LOWER TEXAS COAST...MAKING IT DANGEROUS FOR SWIMMERS AND BEACHGOERS EVEN ALONG THE IMMEDIATE SHORE LINE. MINOR COASTAL FLOODING WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. DRIVING ALONG THE BEACH IS DISCOURAGED. BEACH UMBRELLAS AND OTHER BEACH GEAR SET UP OR LEFT ON THE BEACH WILL BE SUBJECT TO INUNDATION BY WAVE RUN UP. 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. && $$
959 WHUS44 KBRO 120853 CFWBRO COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 353 AM CDT TUE SEP 12 2017 ...SWELLS WILL PRODUCE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK AND WATER RUN UP ON THE BEACHES... .WEST MOVING LONG PERIOD SWELLS GENERATED BY HURRICANE IRMA IN THE EAST GULF CONTINUE TO WORK THEIR WAY ACROSS THE BASIN AND WILL CONTINUE TO ENHANCE WAVE HEIGHTS ALONG THE LOWER TEXAS COAST. THE INCREASED WAVE HEIGHTS WILL CONTRIBUTE TO A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT AREA THE BEACHES. TXZ251-256-257-121700- /O.EXT.KBRO.RP.S.0006.000000T0000Z-170913T1200Z/ /O.CON.KBRO.CF.S.0009.000000T0000Z-170912T1200Z/ KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- 353 AM CDT TUE SEP 12 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... * COASTAL FLOODING...OBSERVED WATER LEVELS ARE RUNNING FROM A HALF TO ONE FOOT ABOVE PREDICTED VALUES. WATER RUN UP WILL BE MOST SIGNIFICANT AT HIGH TIDE AROUND 1015 PM LATE THIS EVENING. * TIMING...NOW THROUGH 7 AM TUESDAY FOR HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK. * IMPACTS...STRONG AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE GULF FACING BEACHES OF THE LOWER TEXAS COAST...MAKING IT DANGEROUS FOR SWIMMERS AND BEACHGOERS EVEN ALONG THE IMMEDIATE SHORE LINE. MINOR COASTAL FLOODING WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE. DRIVING ALONG THE BEACH IS DISCOURAGED. BEACH UMBRELLAS AND OTHER BEACH GEAR SET UP OR LEFT ON THE BEACH WILL BE SUBJECT TO INUNDATION BY WAVE RUN UP. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. && $$
881 WHUS44 KBRO 121713 CFWBRO COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 1213 PM CDT TUE SEP 12 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... .WEST MOVING LONG PERIOD SWELLS GENERATED BY HURRICANE IRMA WILL ENHANCE WAVE HEIGHTS ALONG THE LOWER TEXAS COAST, CONTRIBUTING TO A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT AREA THE BEACHES. TXZ251-256-257-131200- /O.CON.KBRO.RP.S.0006.000000T0000Z-170913T1200Z/ KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- 1213 PM CDT TUE SEP 12 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING... * TIMING...THROUGH 7 AM WEDNESDAY. * IMPACTS...STRONG AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS WILL BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE GULF FACING BEACHES OF THE LOWER TEXAS COAST...MAKING IT DANGEROUS FOR SWIMMERS AND BEACHGOERS EVEN ALONG THE IMMEDIATE SHORE LINE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS...BEACH PATROL FLAGS AND SIGNS. IF YOU BECOME CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...YELL FOR HELP. REMAIN CALM...DO NOT EXHAUST YOURSELF AND STAY AFLOAT WHILE WAITING FOR HELP. IF YOU HAVE TO SWIM OUT OF A RIP CURRENT...SWIM PARALLEL TO SHORE AND BACK TOWARD THE BEACH WHEN POSSIBLE. DO NOT ATTEMPT TO SWIM DIRECTLY AGAINST A RIP CURRENT AS YOU WILL TIRE QUICKLY. && $$
938 WHUS44 KBRO 130712 CFWBRO COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BROWNSVILLE TX 212 AM CDT WED SEP 13 2017 ...SWELL HAS SUBSIDED OVER THE WESTERN GULF... .LATEST BUOY REPORTS ACROSS THE NORTHWEST AND WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO REPORT SWELLS BELOW 3 FEET WITH LIGHT AND VARIABLE WINDS. THE SWELL FROM FORMER HURRICANE IRMA HAS DISSIPATED AND IS NO LONGER IMPACTING THE LOWER TEXAS COAST. TXZ251-256-257-130815- /O.CAN.KBRO.RP.S.0006.000000T0000Z-170913T1200Z/ KENEDY-COASTAL WILLACY-COASTAL CAMERON- 212 AM CDT WED SEP 13 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BROWNSVILLE HAS CANCELLED THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Brownsville, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 8, 5:13 AM CDT | Coastal Flood Statement | BRO | Kenedy | 4 days |
| Sep 8, 5:13 AM CDT | High Surf Advisory | BRO | Kenedy | 26 hr |
| Sep 8, 9:13 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | BRO | 32 min | |
| Sep 8, 9:17 AM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | Cameron | 28 min |
| Sep 8, 12:45 PM CDT | Areal Flood Advisory | BRO | Cameron | 90 min |
| Sep 8, 5:23 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | BRO | 37 min | |
| Sep 8, 5:47 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | BRO | Willacy | 43 min |
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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.