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Rip Current Statement 1, NWS Corpus Christi, TX

February 9, 20204 counties in Texas

NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this rip current statement at Feb 9, 2020, 3:04 AM CST for 4 counties in Texas. It took effect at Feb 9, 2020, 6:00 AM CST. It was in force for 48 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Feb 9, 2020, 3:04 AM CST (09:04 UTC)
In effect from
Feb 9, 2020, 6:00 AM CST
Expired
Feb 11, 2020, 6:00 AM CST
In force
48 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 09:05 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, 9.1 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.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Corpus Christi, TX at 00:00Z on 2020-02-09Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 12 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Corpus Christi, TX at 00:00Z on 2020-02-09The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 37 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
12 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-55 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
989 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
61 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
37 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
205 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

129 
WHUS44 KCRP 090904
CFWCRP

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
304 AM CST Sun Feb 9 2020

TXZ345-442-443-447-092115-
/O.NEW.KCRP.RP.S.0001.200209T1200Z-200211T0000Z/
Aransas Islands-Kleberg Islands-Nueces Islands-Calhoun Islands-
304 AM CST Sun Feb 9 2020

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST THIS MORNING
THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected.

* WHERE...Aransas Islands, Kleberg Islands, Nueces Islands and 
  Calhoun Islands Counties.

* WHEN...From 6 AM CST this morning through Monday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...These rip currents can become life-threatening to
  anyone entering the surf. Rip currents can sweep even the most
  experienced swimmers away from shore into deeper water. 


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
5 follow-up statements
183 
WHUS44 KCRP 092033
CFWCRP

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
233 PM CST Sun Feb 9 2020

TXZ345-442-443-447-100500-
/O.CON.KCRP.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-200211T0000Z/
Aransas Islands-Kleberg Islands-Nueces Islands-Calhoun Islands-
233 PM CST Sun Feb 9 2020

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected.

* WHERE...Aransas Islands, Kleberg Islands, Nueces Islands and 
  Calhoun Islands Counties.

* WHEN...Through Monday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...These rip currents can become life-threatening to 
  anyone entering the surf. Rip currents can sweep even the most 
  experienced swimmers away from shore into deeper water.

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.

&&

$$

CB
406 
WHUS44 KCRP 100344
CFWCRP

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
944 PM CST Sun Feb 9 2020

TXZ345-442-443-447-101200-
/O.CON.KCRP.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-200211T0000Z/
Aransas Islands-Kleberg Islands-Nueces Islands-Calhoun Islands-
944 PM CST Sun Feb 9 2020

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY
AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...Calhoun Islands, Aransas Islands, Kleberg Islands and 
  Nueces Islands Counties.

* WHEN...Through Monday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the most experienced 
  swimmers away from shore into deeper water. These rip currents 
  can become life-threatening to anyone entering the surf.

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.

&&

$$
804 
WHUS44 KCRP 100933
CFWCRP

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
333 AM CST Mon Feb 10 2020

TXZ345-442-443-447-110000-
/O.CON.KCRP.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-200211T0000Z/
Aransas Islands-Kleberg Islands-Nueces Islands-Calhoun Islands-
333 AM CST Mon Feb 10 2020

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...Calhoun Islands, Aransas Islands, Kleberg Islands and 
  Nueces Islands Counties.

* WHEN...Through Monday afternoon.

* IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the most experienced 
  swimmers away from shore into deeper water. These rip currents 
  can become life-threatening to anyone entering the surf.

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
425 
WHUS44 KCRP 102109
CFWCRP

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
309 PM CST Mon Feb 10 2020

TXZ345-442-443-447-110515-
/O.EXT.KCRP.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-200211T1200Z/
Aransas Islands-Kleberg Islands-Nueces Islands-Calhoun Islands-
309 PM CST Mon Feb 10 2020

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...Calhoun Islands, Aransas Islands, Kleberg Islands and 
  Nueces Islands Counties.

* WHEN...Through late tonight.

* IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the most experienced 
  swimmers away from shore into deeper water. These rip currents 
  can become life-threatening to anyone entering the surf.

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/CB
043 
WHUS44 KCRP 110331
CFWCRP

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
931 PM CST Mon Feb 10 2020

TXZ345-442-443-447-111200-
/O.CON.KCRP.RP.S.0001.000000T0000Z-200211T1200Z/
Aransas Islands-Kleberg Islands-Nueces Islands-Calhoun Islands-
931 PM CST Mon Feb 10 2020

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 AM CST
TUESDAY...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

* WHERE...Calhoun Islands, Aransas Islands, Kleberg Islands and 
  Nueces Islands Counties.

* WHEN...Through late tonight.

* IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the most experienced 
  swimmers away from shore into deeper water. These rip currents 
  can become life-threatening to anyone entering the surf.

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.

&&

$$

The office that day

Everything else NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Feb 9, 5:03 PM CSTMarine Dense Fog AdvisoryCRP67 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.