Rip Current Statement 9, NWS Corpus Christi, TX

Issued

May 29, 2017, 9:02 AM CDT (14:02 UTC)

Expired

May 29, 2017, 6:00 PM CDT

In force

9 hr

Issued by

NWS Corpus Christi, TX

Counties Aransas County, TX, Calhoun County, TX, Kleberg County, TX, Nueces County, TX

The Corpus Christi radar (KCRP), 32 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 14:05 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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531 
WHUS44 KCRP 291402
CFWCRP

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
902 AM CDT MON MAY 29 2017

...COASTAL FLOODING AND HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TODAY...

.STRONG ONSHORE WINDS HAVE DEVELOPED IN THE WAKE OF A STORM 
SYSTEM THAT MOVED THROUGH EARLIER THIS MORNING. THIS IS RESULTING
IN TIDES RAPIDLY RISING TO NEAR 3 FEET ABOVE MSL AND A HIGH RISK 
OF RIP CURRENTS.

TXZ242-243-245-247-292300-
/O.NEW.KCRP.CF.W.0001.170529T1402Z-170529T2300Z/
/O.NEW.KCRP.RP.S.0009.170529T1402Z-170529T2300Z/
KLEBERG-NUECES-ARANSAS-CALHOUN-
902 AM CDT MON MAY 29 2017

...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING...
...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS ISSUED A
COASTAL FLOOD WARNING, WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS
EVENING. A HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS HIGH
RIP CURRENT RISK IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING. 

* COASTAL FLOODING...2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE MSL FOR GULF FACING
  BEACHES.

* TIMING... THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...WAVE RUN UP INTO THE DUNES 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 WARNING MEANS THAT FLOODING IS OCCURRING OR
IMMINENT. COASTAL RESIDENTS IN THE WARNED AREA SHOULD BE ALERT
FOR RISING WATER...AND TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION TO PROTECT LIFE
AND PROPERTY.

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. 

&&

$$

826 
WHUS44 KCRP 291803
CFWCRP

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
103 PM CDT MON MAY 29 2017

...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...

.TIDE LEVELS HAVE LOWERED TO BELOW 2 FEET MSL, THEREFORE HAVE 
CANCELLED THE COASTAL FLOOD WARNING. HOWEVER, DUE TO HIGH SEAS AND
LONG PERIOD SWELLS, THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK CONTINUES.

TXZ242-243-245-247-292300-
/O.CAN.KCRP.CF.W.0001.000000T0000Z-170529T2300Z/
/O.CON.KCRP.RP.S.0009.000000T0000Z-170529T2300Z/
KLEBERG-NUECES-ARANSAS-CALHOUN-
103 PM CDT MON MAY 29 2017

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM CDT THIS
EVENING...
...COASTAL FLOOD WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CORPUS CHRISTI HAS CANCELLED THE
COASTAL FLOOD WARNING. 

* TIMING... THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

* IMPACTS...STRONG AND POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS 
  WILL OCCUR ALONG GULF FACING BEACHES OF THE MIDDLE TEXAS COAST. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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. 

&&

$$

TE

314 
WHUS44 KCRP 292257
CFWCRP

COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CORPUS CHRISTI TX
557 PM CDT MON MAY 29 2017



TXZ242-243-245-247-300000-
/O.EXP.KCRP.RP.S.0009.000000T0000Z-170529T2300Z/
KLEBERG-NUECES-ARANSAS-CALHOUN-
557 PM CDT MON MAY 29 2017

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL EXPIRE AT 6 PM CDT THIS EVENING...

WINDS ARE RETURNING MORE OUT OF THE NORTHEAST AND SWELLS ARE 
DECREASING...THEREFORE THE HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK WILL BE ALLOWED 
TO EXPIRE AT 6 AM CDT. HOWEVER, A MODERATE RIP CURRENT RISK WILL 
CONTINUE THROUGH TUESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

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.

&&


$$

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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.