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Rip Current Statement 65, NWS Brownsville, TX
NWS Brownsville, TX issued this rip current statement at Dec 18, 2021, 1:31 AM CST for Kenedy County, Texas. It took effect at Dec 18, 2021, 6:00 PM CST. It was in force for 51 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 18, 2021, 1:31 AM CST (07:31 UTC)
- In effect from
- Dec 18, 2021, 6:00 PM CST
- Expired
- Dec 20, 2021, 8:54 PM CST
- In force
- 51 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 07:35 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, 7.5 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
- 1152 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -102 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 848 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 23 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 82 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 121 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.2
- Supercell composite
- 5.0
The text
As transmitted.
496 WHUS44 KBRO 180731 CFWBRO Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Brownsville TX 131 AM CST Sat Dec 18 2021 TXZ256-257-351-190600- /O.NEW.KBRO.RP.S.0065.211219T0000Z-211220T0000Z/ Coastal Willacy-Coastal Cameron-Coastal Kenedy- 131 AM CST Sat Dec 18 2021 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH SUNDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Coastal Willacy, Coastal Cameron and Coastal Kenedy Counties. * WHEN...From this evening through Sunday afternoon. * 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. && $$
6 follow-up statements
003 WHUS44 KBRO 190621 CFWBRO Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Brownsville TX 1221 AM CST Sun Dec 19 2021 TXZ256-257-351-200600- /O.EXT.KBRO.RP.S.0065.000000T0000Z-211221T0000Z/ Coastal Willacy-Coastal Cameron-Coastal Kenedy- 1221 AM CST Sun Dec 19 2021 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected. * WHERE...Coastal Willacy, Coastal Cameron and Coastal Kenedy Counties. * WHEN...Through Monday afternoon. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
264 WHUS44 KBRO 191816 CFWBRO Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Brownsville TX 1216 PM CST Sun Dec 19 2021 TXZ256-257-351-200230- /O.NEW.KBRO.CF.S.0028.211219T2100Z-211220T0500Z/ /O.CON.KBRO.RP.S.0065.000000T0000Z-211221T0000Z/ Coastal Willacy-Coastal Cameron-Coastal Kenedy- 1216 PM CST Sun Dec 19 2021 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... ...COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. For the Coastal Flood Statement, isolated minor coastal flooding expected. * WHERE...Coastal Kenedy, Coastal Cameron and Coastal Willacy Counties. * WHEN...For the High Rip Current Risk, through Monday afternoon. For the Coastal Flood Statement, until 11 PM CST this evening. * 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, and along State Highway 4 west of Boca Chica State Park. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Highest water levels are expected to occur around high tide at 7:22 PM this evening. Observed water levels have been running around one foot above astronomical predictions. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Do not drive through flooded roadways. 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. && $$ 53
453 WHUS44 KBRO 200241 CFWBRO Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Brownsville TX 841 PM CST Sun Dec 19 2021 TXZ256-257-351-201600- /O.CON.KBRO.CF.S.0028.000000T0000Z-211220T0500Z/ /O.CON.KBRO.RP.S.0065.000000T0000Z-211221T0000Z/ Coastal Willacy-Coastal Cameron-Coastal Kenedy- 841 PM CST Sun Dec 19 2021 ...COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM CST THIS EVENING... ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH MONDAY AFTERNOON... * WHAT...For the High Rip Current Risk, dangerous rip currents. For the Coastal Flood Statement, isolated minor coastal flooding. * WHERE...Coastal Kenedy, Coastal Cameron and Coastal Willacy Counties. * WHEN...For the High Rip Current Risk, through Monday afternoon. For the Coastal Flood Statement, until 11 PM CST this evening. * IMPACTS...Wave run-up may approach the dunes along narrow beaches. Beach equipment, such as umbrellas and chairs, could be moved by waves. Vehicles driving along narrow beaches may experience higher water levels. Elevated water levels may also occur across the Laguna Madre and South Bay, and along State Highway 4 west of Boca Chica State Park. Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Water levels from SPI Brazos Santiago continue to run about a foot above astronomical predictions, but levels should be decreasing as high tide occurred at 7:22 PM this evening. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Do not drive through flooded roadways. Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$
871 WHUS44 KBRO 200648 CFWBRO Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Brownsville TX 1248 AM CST Mon Dec 20 2021 TXZ256-257-351-201500- /O.CON.KBRO.RP.S.0065.000000T0000Z-211221T0000Z/ Coastal Willacy-Coastal Cameron-Coastal Kenedy- 1248 AM CST Mon Dec 20 2021 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Kenedy, Coastal Cameron and Coastal Willacy Counties. * WHEN...Through this afternoon. * 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. && $$ Castillo
956 WHUS44 KBRO 201002 CFWBRO Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Brownsville TX 402 AM CST Mon Dec 20 2021 TXZ256-257-351-201815- /O.EXT.KBRO.RP.S.0065.000000T0000Z-211221T1200Z/ Coastal Willacy-Coastal Cameron-Coastal Kenedy- 402 AM CST Mon Dec 20 2021 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH LATE TONIGHT... * WHAT...Dangerous rip currents. * WHERE...Coastal Kenedy, Coastal Cameron and Coastal Willacy Counties. * WHEN...Through late tonight. * IMPACTS...Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Swim near a lifeguard. If caught in a rip current, relax and float. Don't swim against the current. If able, swim in a direction following the shoreline. If unable to escape, face the shore and call or wave for help. && $$ Castillo
377 WHUS44 KBRO 210254 CFWBRO Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Brownsville TX 854 PM CST Mon Dec 20 2021 TXZ256-257-351-210400- /O.CAN.KBRO.RP.S.0065.000000T0000Z-211221T1200Z/ Coastal Willacy-Coastal Cameron-Coastal Kenedy- 854 PM CST Mon Dec 20 2021 ...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IS CANCELLED... Swells have subsided from this morning as conditions over the western Gulf of Mexico continue to steadily improve. Rip current risk remains to be slighlty elevated though, moderate risk, for the remainder of the night. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Brownsville, TX issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 3:40 AM CST | Gale Warning | BRO | 21 hr | |
| Dec 18, 3:40 AM CST | Small Craft Advisory | BRO | 56 hr | |
| Dec 18, 5:00 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | BRO | Brooks | 30 min |
| Dec 18, 5:36 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | BRO | Hidalgo | 39 min |
| Dec 18, 5:52 PM CST | Special Weather Statement | BRO | Cameron | 38 min |
| Dec 18, 5:55 PM CST | Special Marine Warning | BRO | 65 min |
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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.