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Rip Current Statement 22, NWS Brownsville, TX
NWS Brownsville, TX issued this rip current statement at Apr 28, 2021, 3:03 AM CDT for Kenedy County, Texas. It took effect at Apr 28, 2021, 7:00 AM CDT. It was in force for 12 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 28, 2021, 3:03 AM CDT (08:03 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 28, 2021, 7:00 AM CDT
- Expired
- Apr 28, 2021, 7:00 PM CDT
- In force
- 12 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 08:08 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, 8.1 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
- 1372 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -294 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 713 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 45 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 110 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 255 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 1.0
The text
As transmitted.
602 WHUS44 KBRO 280803 CFWBRO Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Brownsville TX 303 AM CDT Wed Apr 28 2021 TXZ256-257-351-281815- /O.NEW.KBRO.RP.S.0022.210428T1200Z-210429T0000Z/ /O.CON.KBRO.CF.S.0004.000000T0000Z-210428T1400Z/ Coastal Willacy-Coastal Cameron-Coastal Kenedy- 303 AM CDT Wed Apr 28 2021 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM CDT THIS MORNING THROUGH THIS EVENING... ...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING POSSIBLE ALONG THE LOWER TEXAS COAST UNTIL 9 AM CDT THIS MORNING... * WHAT...For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents expected. For the Coastal Flood Statement, isolated minor coastal flooding expected. * WHERE...Coastal Willacy, Coastal Cameron and Coastal Kenedy Counties. * WHEN...For the High Rip Current Risk, from 7 AM CDT this morning through this evening. For the Coastal Flood Statement until 9 AM CDT this morning. * IMPACTS...Wave run-up may approach the dunes along narrow beaches. Beach equipment, such as umbrellas and chairs, could be moved by waves. Vehicles driving along narrow beaches may experience higher water levels. Elevated water levels may also occur across the Laguna Madre and South Bay. Rip currents can sweep even the best 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. && $$ 56
2 follow-up statements
170 WHUS44 KBRO 281404 CFWBRO Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Brownsville TX 904 AM CDT Wed Apr 28 2021 TXZ256-257-351-290000- /O.EXP.KBRO.CF.S.0004.000000T0000Z-210428T1400Z/ /O.CON.KBRO.RP.S.0022.000000T0000Z-210429T0000Z/ Coastal Willacy-Coastal Cameron-Coastal Kenedy- 904 AM CDT Wed Apr 28 2021 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Willacy, Coastal Cameron and Coastal Kenedy Counties. * WHEN...For the High Rip Current Risk, from 7 AM CDT this morning through this evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
631 WHUS44 KBRO 282123 CFWBRO Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Brownsville TX 423 PM CDT Wed Apr 28 2021 TXZ256-257-351-290000- /O.CON.KBRO.RP.S.0022.000000T0000Z-210429T0000Z/ Coastal Willacy-Coastal Cameron-Coastal Kenedy- 423 PM CDT Wed Apr 28 2021 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM CDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Kenedy, Coastal Cameron and Coastal Willacy Counties. * WHEN...Until 7 PM CDT this evening. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best 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. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Brownsville, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 27, 8:36 PM CDT | Coastal Flood Statement | BRO | Kenedy | 12 hr |
| Apr 28, 3:04 AM CDT | Wind Advisory | BRO | Cameron, Hidalgo, Kenedy, Willacy | 16 hr |
| Apr 28, 3:06 AM CDT | Small Craft Advisory | BRO | 39 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.