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Rip Current Statement 4, NWS Corpus Christi, TX
NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this rip current statement at May 2, 2018, 2:36 AM CDT for 4 counties in Texas. It took effect at May 2, 2018, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 44 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 2, 2018, 2:36 AM CDT (07:36 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 2, 2018, 7:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- May 4, 2018, 3:14 AM CDT
- In force
- 44 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 07:39 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, 7.6 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
- 1735 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -122 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 757 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 70 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 90 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 3.7
The text
As transmitted.
706 WHUS44 KCRP 020736 CFWCRP Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX 236 AM CDT Wed May 2 2018 ...OCCASIONAL HIGH PERIOD SWELLS WILL BRING A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TO GULF-FACING BEACHES... .Moderate to strong persistent southeast winds and occasional high period swells will combine with a recent full moon and result in a high risk of rip currents today and this evening over gulf-facing beaches. TXZ345-442-443-447-022100- /O.NEW.KCRP.RP.S.0004.180502T1200Z-180503T0600Z/ Aransas Islands-Kleberg Islands-Nueces Islands-Calhoun Islands- 236 AM CDT Wed May 2 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... The National Weather Service in Corpus Christi has issued a High Rip Current Risk, which is in effect from 7 AM CDT this morning through late tonight. * TIMING...through midnight. * IMPACTS...Strong rip currents are expected along gulf-facing beaches. These rip currents can be life-threatening to anyone entering the surf, especially near piers and jetties. 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. && $$ GW
6 follow-up statements
138 WHUS44 KCRP 022018 CFWCRP Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX 318 PM CDT Wed May 2 2018 ...OCCASIONAL HIGH PERIOD SWELLS WILL MAINTAIN A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TO GULF-FACING BEACHES THROUGH THE NIGHT INTO THURSDAY... .Moderate to strong southeast winds will persist along the coast tonight into Thursday. Occasional high period swells will combine with the winds to provide a high risk of rip currents today and this evening over gulf-facing beaches. TXZ345-442-443-447-030900- /O.EXT.KCRP.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-180504T0000Z/ Aransas Islands-Kleberg Islands-Nueces Islands-Calhoun Islands- 318 PM CDT Wed May 2 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * TIMING...through Thursday evening. * IMPACTS...Strong rip currents are expected along gulf-facing beaches. These rip currents can be life-threatening to anyone entering the surf, especially near piers and jetties. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ TMT
847 WHUS44 KCRP 030348 CFWCRP Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX 1048 PM CDT Wed May 2 2018 ...OCCASIONAL HIGH PERIOD SWELLS WILL MAINTAIN A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TO GULF-FACING BEACHES THROUGH THE NIGHT INTO THURSDAY... .Moderate to strong southeast winds will persist along the coast tonight into Thursday. Occasional high period swells will combine with the winds to provide a high risk of rip currents today and this evening over gulf-facing beaches. TXZ345-442-443-447-031200- /O.CON.KCRP.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-180504T0000Z/ Aransas Islands-Kleberg Islands-Nueces Islands-Calhoun Islands- 1048 PM CDT Wed May 2 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... * TIMING...Through Thursday evening. * IMPACTS...Strong rip currents are expected along gulf-facing beaches. These rip currents can be life-threatening to anyone entering the surf, especially near piers and jetties. 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. && $$
006 WHUS44 KCRP 030832 AAA CFWCRP Coastal Hazard Message...UPDATED National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX 332 AM CDT Thu May 3 2018 ...OCCASIONAL HIGH PERIOD SWELLS WILL MAINTAIN A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS TO GULF-FACING BEACHES THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING... .Moderate to strong southeast winds will persist along the coast today. Occasional high period swells will combine with the winds to provide a high risk of rip currents through this evening over gulf-facing beaches. TXZ345-442-443-447-032100- /O.EXT.KCRP.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-180504T0600Z/ Aransas Islands-Kleberg Islands-Nueces Islands-Calhoun Islands- 332 AM CDT Thu May 3 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * TIMING...Through Thursday evening. * IMPACTS...Strong rip currents are expected along gulf-facing beaches. These rip currents can be life-threatening to anyone entering the surf, especially near piers and jetties. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ GW/TMT
016 WHUS44 KCRP 032017 CFWCRP Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX 317 PM CDT Thu May 3 2018 ...OCCASIONAL HIGH PERIOD SWELLS WILL MAINTAIN A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS FOR GULF-FACING BEACHES THROUGH THIS EVENING... .Moderate southeast winds will persist along the coast through this evening. Occasional high period swells will combine with the winds to provide a high risk of rip currents through this evening over gulf-facing beaches. TXZ345-442-443-447-040600- /O.CON.KCRP.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-180504T0600Z/ Aransas Islands-Kleberg Islands-Nueces Islands-Calhoun Islands- 317 PM CDT Thu May 3 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM CDT FRIDAY... * TIMING...Through Thursday evening. * IMPACTS...Strong rip currents are expected along gulf-facing beaches. These rip currents can be life-threatening to anyone entering the surf, especially near piers and jetties. 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. && $$ TMT
651 WHUS44 KCRP 040401 CFWCRP Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX 1101 PM CDT Thu May 3 2018 ...OCCASIONAL HIGH PERIOD SWELLS WILL MAINTAIN A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS FOR GULF-FACING BEACHES THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... .Moderate southeast winds will persist along the coast through tonight. Occasional high period swells will combine with the winds to provide a high risk of rip currents through Friday morning over gulf-facing beaches. TXZ345-442-443-447-041215- /O.EXT.KCRP.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-180504T1800Z/ Aransas Islands-Kleberg Islands-Nueces Islands-Calhoun Islands- 1101 PM CDT Thu May 3 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING... * TIMING...Through Friday morning. * IMPACTS...Strong rip currents are expected along gulf-facing beaches. These rip currents can be life-threatening to anyone entering the surf, especially near piers and jetties. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
140 WHUS44 KCRP 040814 CFWCRP Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX 314 AM CDT Fri May 4 2018 TXZ345-442-443-447-040915- /O.CAN.KCRP.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-180504T1800Z/ Aransas Islands-Kleberg Islands-Nueces Islands-Calhoun Islands- 314 AM CDT Fri May 4 2018 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Corpus Christi has cancelled the High Rip Current Risk. Winds have weakened and swell heights have decreased. Therefore, the High Rip Current Risk has been cancelled. However a Moderate Rip Current Risk will continue today due to a weak to moderate southeast to east flow. 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
The office that day
Everything else NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2, 3:16 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | CRP | 40 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.