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Rip Current Statement 5, NWS Corpus Christi, TX
NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this rip current statement at Apr 30, 2017, 3:50 AM CDT for 4 counties in Texas. It was in force for 20 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 30, 2017, 3:50 AM CDT (08:50 UTC)
- Expired
- May 1, 2017, 12:00 AM CDT
- In force
- 20 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 08:52 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, 8.8 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 4355 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -249 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1127 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 21 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 76 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 46 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.5
The text
As transmitted.
092 WHUS44 KCRP 300850 CFWCRP COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 350 AM CDT SUN APR 30 2017 ...STRONG EASTERLY SWELLS KEEP WATER LEVELS HIGH ALONG THE COAST... .STRONG LONG PERIOD EASTERLY SWELLS WILL KEEP TOTAL WATER LEVELS HIGH ALONG THE GULF FACING BEACHES. THIS WILL RESULT IN MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW AND THE CONTINUED FORMATION OF LIFT THREATENING RIP CURRENTS. TXZ242-243-245-247-302100- /O.NEW.KCRP.CF.Y.0007.170430T0850Z-170430T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KCRP.RP.S.0005.170430T0850Z-170501T0000Z/ KLEBERG-NUECES-ARANSAS-CALHOUN- 350 AM CDT SUN APR 30 2017 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...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 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON. A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING. * COASTAL FLOODING...PRIMARILY LIMITED TO GULF FACING BEACHES. * TIMING...THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * IMPACTS...WAVE RUN UP INTO THE DUNES MAY OCCUR RESULTING IN LIMITED TO IMPOSSIBLE BEACH DRIVING CONDITIONS. STRONG AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS WILL OCCUR ALONG GULF FACING BEACHES OF THE MIDDLE TEXAS COAST. 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. && $$ HEAVENER
3 follow-up statements
377 WHUS44 KCRP 301935 CFWCRP COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 235 PM CDT SUN APR 30 2017 ...STRONG EASTERLY SWELLS KEEP WATER LEVELS HIGH ALONG THE COAST... .STRONG LONG PERIOD EASTERLY SWELLS WILL KEEP TOTAL WATER LEVELS HIGH ALONG THE GULF FACING BEACHES. THIS WILL RESULT IN MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW AND THE CONTINUED FORMATION OF LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS. TXZ242-243-245-247-010000- /O.EXT.KCRP.CF.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-170501T0000Z/ /O.CON.KCRP.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-170501T0000Z/ KLEBERG-NUECES-ARANSAS-CALHOUN- 235 PM CDT SUN APR 30 2017 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * COASTAL FLOODING...PRIMARILY LIMITED TO GULF FACING BEACHES. * TIMING...THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HOURS. * IMPACTS...WAVE RUN UP INTO THE DUNES MAY OCCUR RESULTING IN LIMITED TO IMPOSSIBLE BEACH DRIVING CONDITIONS. STRONG AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS WILL OCCUR ALONG GULF FACING BEACHES OF THE MIDDLE TEXAS COAST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY INDICATES THAT ONSHORE WINDS AND TIDES WILL COMBINE TO GENERATE FLOODING OF LOW AREAS ALONG THE SHORE. THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. RIP CURRENTS ARE POWERFUL CHANNELS OF WATER FLOWING QUICKLY AWAY FROM SHORE...WHICH OCCUR MOST OFTEN AT LOW SPOTS OR BREAKS IN THE SANDBAR AND IN THE VICINITY OF STRUCTURES SUCH AS GROINS... JETTIES AND PIERS. HEED THE ADVICE OF LIFEGUARDS AND THE BEACH PATROL. PAY ATTENTION TO FLAGS AND POSTED SIGNS. SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT REMAIN CALM. DONT FIGHT THE CURRENT. SWIM IN A DIRECTION FOLLOWING THE SHORELINE. IF UNABLE TO ESCAPE...FACE THE SHORE AND CALL OR WAVE FOR HELP. IF TIRED...FLOAT OR TREAD WATER UNTIL OUT OF THE RIP CURRENT. && $$ PZ
719 WHUS44 KCRP 302330 CFWCRP COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 630 PM CDT SUN APR 30 2017 ...STRONG EASTERLY SWELLS KEEP WATER LEVELS HIGH ALONG THE COAST THIS EVENING... .STRONG LONG PERIOD EASTERLY SWELLS WILL KEEP TOTAL WATER LEVELS HIGH ALONG THE GULF FACING BEACHES. THIS WILL RESULT IN MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW AND THE CONTINUED FORMATION OF LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS. TXZ242-243-245-247-010500- /O.EXT.KCRP.CF.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-170501T0500Z/ /O.EXT.KCRP.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-170501T0500Z/ KLEBERG-NUECES-ARANSAS-CALHOUN- 630 PM CDT SUN APR 30 2017 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT... * COASTAL FLOODING...PRIMARILY LIMITED TO GULF FACING BEACHES. * TIMING...THROUGH AT LEAST MIDNIGHT. * IMPACTS...WAVE RUN UP INTO THE DUNES MAY OCCUR RESULTING IN LIMITED TO IMPOSSIBLE BEACH DRIVING CONDITIONS. STRONG AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS WILL OCCUR ALONG GULF FACING BEACHES OF THE MIDDLE TEXAS COAST. 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. && $$
677 WHUS44 KCRP 010442 CFWCRP COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 1142 PM CDT SUN APR 30 2017 TXZ242-243-245-247-010545- /O.EXP.KCRP.CF.Y.0007.000000T0000Z-170501T0500Z/ /O.EXP.KCRP.RP.S.0005.000000T0000Z-170501T0500Z/ KLEBERG-NUECES-ARANSAS-CALHOUN- 1142 PM CDT SUN APR 30 2017 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL EXPIRE AT MIDNIGHT CDT TONIGHT... TIDE LEVELS WILL CONTINUE TO FALL WITH THE APPROACH OF ASTRONOMICAL LOW TIDE AND WEAK ONSHORE FLOW RETURNS TO THE COASTAL BEND. THE COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY AND HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL BE ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. $$ LB
The office that day
Everything else NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 29, 9:29 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | CRP | Live Oak | 46 min |
| Apr 29, 9:34 PM CDT | Wind Advisory | CRP | Aransas, Bee, Calhoun, Duval, Goliad, Jim Wells and 9 more | 6 hr |
| Apr 29, 9:50 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | Bee, Live Oak | 40 min |
| Apr 29, 10:21 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | Bee, Goliad | 44 min |
| Apr 29, 10:43 PM CDT | Tornado Warning | CRP | Bee, Goliad | 17 min |
| Apr 29, 11:02 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | CRP | Goliad | 28 min |
| Apr 29, 11:25 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | CRP | 2 hr | |
| Apr 29, 11:38 PM CDT | Special Weather Statement | CRP | Refugio | 22 min |
| Apr 29, 11:46 PM CDT | Special Marine Warning | CRP | 119 min | |
| Apr 29, 11:53 PM CDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | CRP | Aransas, Refugio, San Patricio | 35 min |
| Apr 30, 1:26 AM CDT | Special Marine Warning | CRP | 2 hr | |
| Apr 30, 3:50 AM CDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | CRP | Aransas, Calhoun, Kleberg, Nueces | 20 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.