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Rip Current Statement 6, NWS Corpus Christi, TX
NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this rip current statement at May 1, 2017, 3:46 AM CDT for 4 counties in Texas. It was in force for 15 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 1, 2017, 3:46 AM CDT (08:46 UTC)
- Expired
- May 1, 2017, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 15 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 08:44 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
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 3301 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 58 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -2 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -2 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
886 WHUS44 KCRP 010846 CFWCRP COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 346 AM CDT MON MAY 1 2017 ...MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW AND HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE COAST... .ANTICIPATED HIGH TIDE LEVELS NEAR A FOOT ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL LEVELS ALONG WITH STRONG LONG PERIOD EASTERLY SWELLS WILL RESULT IN MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW ALONG THE GULF FACING BEACHES TODAY AND THE RISK OF FREQUENT AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS. TXZ242-243-245-247-011700- /O.NEW.KCRP.CF.Y.0008.170501T0846Z-170501T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KCRP.RP.S.0006.170501T0846Z-170502T0000Z/ KLEBERG-NUECES-ARANSAS-CALHOUN- 346 AM CDT MON MAY 1 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...RIP CURRENT THREAT THROUGH THIS EVENING. COASTAL FLOODING THREAT DEVELOPING DURING THE HIGH TIDE CYCLES AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * 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. && $$ LB
3 follow-up statements
915 WHUS44 KCRP 011659 CFWCRP COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 1159 AM CDT MON MAY 1 2017 ...MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW AND HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE COAST... .ANTICIPATED HIGH TIDE LEVELS NEAR A FOOT ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL LEVELS ALONG WITH STRONG LONG PERIOD EASTERLY SWELLS WILL RESULT IN MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW ALONG THE GULF FACING BEACHES TODAY AND THE RISK OF FREQUENT AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS. TXZ242-243-245-247-020000- /O.CON.KCRP.CF.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-170501T2100Z/ /O.CON.KCRP.RP.S.0006.000000T0000Z-170502T0000Z/ KLEBERG-NUECES-ARANSAS-CALHOUN- 1159 AM CDT MON MAY 1 2017 ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * COASTAL FLOODING...PRIMARILY LIMITED TO GULF FACING BEACHES. * TIMING...RIP CURRENT THREAT THROUGH THIS EVENING. COASTAL FLOODING THREAT DEVELOPING DURING THE HIGH TIDE CYCLES AND CONTINUING THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. * 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. && $$
977 WHUS44 KCRP 012055 CFWCRP COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 355 PM CDT MON MAY 1 2017 ...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS INTO THIS EVENING... .CONTINUED LONG PERIOD EASTERLY SWELLS WILL KEEP A HIGH RISK OF POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENT ALONG GULF FACING BEACHES THIS AFTERNOON INTO THE EVENING. DECREASING SWELL PERIODS ARE EXPECTED LATER THIS EVENING AND SHOULD DECREASE THE RIP CURRENT RISK. TXZ242-243-245-247-020000- /O.EXP.KCRP.CF.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-170501T2100Z/ /O.CON.KCRP.RP.S.0006.000000T0000Z-170502T0000Z/ KLEBERG-NUECES-ARANSAS-CALHOUN- 355 PM CDT MON MAY 1 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY WILL EXPIRE AT 4 PM CDT THIS AFTERNOON... * TIMING...RIP CURRENT THREAT THROUGH THIS EVENING. * IMPACTS... STRONG AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS WILL OCCUR ALONG GULF FACING BEACHES OF THE MIDDLE TEXAS COAST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS. SWIM NEAR A LIFEGUARD. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT, RELAX AND FLOAT. DON'T SWIM AGAINST THE CURRENT. IF ABLE, SWIM IN A DIRECTION FOLLOWING THE SHORELINE. IF UNABLE TO ESCAPE, FACE THE SHORE AND CALL OR WAVE FOR HELP. && $$ PZ
125 WHUS44 KCRP 012354 CFWCRP COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX 654 PM CDT MON MAY 1 2017 TXZ242-243-245-247-020100- /O.EXP.KCRP.RP.S.0006.000000T0000Z-170502T0000Z/ KLEBERG-NUECES-ARANSAS-CALHOUN- 654 PM CDT MON MAY 1 2017 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL EXPIRE AT 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... STRONG SWELLS CONTINUE TO SLOWLY SUBSIDE ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF OF MEXICO...THUS LESSENING THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK. HOWEVER...OCCASIONAL RIP CURRENTS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE ALONG AREA BEACHES TONIGHT. IF CAUGHT IN A RIP CURRENT...RELAX AND FLOAT. DON'T SWIM AGAINST THE CURRENT. IF ABLE...SWIM IN A DIRECTION FOLLOWING THE SHORELINE. IF UNABLE TO ESCAPE...FACE THE SHORE AND CALL OR WAVE FOR HELP. $$ HART
The office that day
Everything else NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1, 3:46 AM CDT | Coastal Flood Advisory | CRP | Aransas, Calhoun, Kleberg, Nueces | 12 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.