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Rip Current Statement 4, NWS Brownsville, TX
NWS Brownsville, TX issued this rip current statement at May 24, 2019, 4:22 AM CDT for Kenedy County, Texas. It was in force for 39 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 24, 2019, 4:22 AM CDT (09:22 UTC)
- Expired
- May 25, 2019, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 39 hr
- 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 09:21 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, 9.4 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
- 3361 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -21 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 598 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 9 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 54 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 4 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
802 WHUS44 KBRO 240922 CFWBRO Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Brownsville TX 422 AM CDT Fri May 24 2019 ...Enhanced Threat of Rip Currents at Beaches... .Large and persistent swells from the east-southeast will approach the beaches of South Padre Island and Boca Chica Beach today and tonight. These swells will produce a High Risk of rip currents at the local beaches, creating dangerous swimming conditions for the public visiting for the Memorial Day holiday weekend. TXZ256-257-351-241800- /O.NEW.KBRO.RP.S.0004.190524T0922Z-190525T1200Z/ Coastal Willacy-Coastal Cameron-Coastal Kenedy- 422 AM CDT Fri May 24 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... The National Weather Service in Brownsville has issued a High Rip Current Risk, which is in effect through Saturday morning. * TIMING...Now through at least sunrise Saturday. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming conditions at local beaches due to increased strength and higher frequency of rip currents. Swimmers may have difficulty returning to shore. 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. && $$
4 follow-up statements
131 WHUS44 KBRO 241759 CFWBRO Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Brownsville TX 1259 PM CDT Fri May 24 2019 ...Enhanced Threat of Rip Currents along the Lower Texas Coast... .Large and persistent swells from the east-southeast will approach the beaches of South Padre Island and Boca Chica Beach today and tonight. These swells will produce a High Risk of rip currents at the local beaches, creating dangerous swimming conditions for the public visiting for the Memorial Day holiday weekend. TXZ256-257-351-250200- /O.CON.KBRO.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-190525T1200Z/ Coastal Willacy-Coastal Cameron-Coastal Kenedy- 1259 PM CDT Fri May 24 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING... * TIMING...Now through at least sunrise Saturday. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming conditions at local beaches due to increased strength and higher frequency of rip currents. Swimmers may have difficulty returning to shore. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... There is a high risk of rip currents. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore...which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as groins... jetties and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards...beach patrol flags and signs. If you become caught in a strong current...yell for help. Remain calm...do not exhaust yourself and stay afloat while waiting for help. If you have to swim out of a strong current...swim parallel to shore and gradually back toward the beach when possible. Do not attempt to swim directly against a strong current as you will tire quickly. && $$ CB
741 WHUS44 KBRO 250306 CFWBRO Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Brownsville TX 1006 PM CDT Fri May 24 2019 ...Enhanced Threat of Rip Currents along the Lower Texas Coast... .Large and persistent swells from the east and southeast will approach the beaches of South Padre Island and Boca Chica Beach tonight. These swells will produce a High Risk of rip currents at the local beaches, creating dangerous swimming conditions for the public visiting for the Memorial Day holiday weekend. TXZ256-257-351-251115- /O.CON.KBRO.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-190525T1200Z/ Coastal Willacy-Coastal Cameron-Coastal Kenedy- 1006 PM CDT Fri May 24 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM CDT SATURDAY... * TIMING...Now through sunrise Saturday. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming conditions at local beaches due to increased strength and higher frequency of rip currents. Swimmers may have difficulty returning to shore. 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 strong 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 strong current...swim parallel to shore and gradually back toward the beach when possible. Do not attempt to swim directly against a strong current as you will tire quickly. && $$
060 WHUS44 KBRO 250938 AAA CFWBRO Coastal Hazard Message...UPDATED National Weather Service Brownsville TX 438 AM CDT Sat May 25 2019 ...Continued High Risk of Rip Currents... .Persistent rough swells from the southeast will approach the beaches of South Padre Island and Boca Chica Beach today. These swells will produce a High Risk of rip currents at the local beaches, creating dangerous swimming conditions for the public visiting for the Memorial Day holiday weekend. TXZ256-257-351-251800- /O.EXT.KBRO.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-190526T0000Z/ Coastal Willacy-Coastal Cameron-Coastal Kenedy- 438 AM CDT Sat May 25 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS EVENING... * TIMING...Now through sunset Saturday. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming conditions at local beaches due to increased strength and higher frequency of rip currents. Swimmers may have difficulty returning to shore. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... There is a high risk of rip currents. Rip currents are powerful channels of water flowing quickly away from shore...which occur most often at low spots or breaks in the sandbar and in the vicinity of structures such as groins... jetties and piers. Heed the advice of lifeguards...beach patrol flags and signs. If you become caught in a strong current...yell for help. Remain calm...do not exhaust yourself and stay afloat while waiting for help. If you have to swim out of a strong current...swim parallel to shore and gradually back toward the beach when possible. Do not attempt to swim directly against a strong current as you will tire quickly. && $$
892 WHUS44 KBRO 251749 CFWBRO Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Brownsville TX 1249 PM CDT Sat May 25 2019 ...Continued High Risk of Rip Currents... .Persistent rough swells from the southeast continue to approach the beaches of South Padre Island and Boca Chica Beach today. These swells will produce a High Risk of rip currents at the local beaches, creating dangerous swimming conditions for the public visiting for the Memorial Day holiday weekend. TXZ256-257-351-260000- /O.CON.KBRO.RP.S.0004.000000T0000Z-190526T0000Z/ Coastal Willacy-Coastal Cameron-Coastal Kenedy- 1249 PM CDT Sat May 25 2019 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * TIMING...Now through sunset. * IMPACTS...Dangerous swimming conditions at local beaches due to increased strength and higher frequency of rip currents. Swimmers may have difficulty returning to shore. 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 strong current...yell for help. Remain calm...do not exhaust yourself and stay afloat while waiting for help. Try to swim gradually out of a strong current...and back toward the beach when possible. Do not attempt to swim directly against a strong current as you will tire quickly. && $$ 53
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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.