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Rip Current Statement 2, NWS Corpus Christi, TX

March 11, 20214 counties in Texas

NWS Corpus Christi, TX issued this rip current statement at Mar 11, 2021, 2:24 AM CST for 4 counties in Texas. It took effect at Mar 11, 2021, 6:00 AM CST. It was in force for 3 days.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 11, 2021, 2:24 AM CST (08:24 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 11, 2021, 6:00 AM CST
Expired
Mar 14, 2021, 7:00 AM CDT
In force
3 days
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 08:23 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, 8.4 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 2021-03-11Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 23 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 2021-03-11The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 138 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
23 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-529 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
1034 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
48 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
138 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
201 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

495 
WHUS44 KCRP 110824
CFWCRP

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
224 AM CST Thu Mar 11 2021

TXZ345-442-443-447-120000-
/O.NEW.KCRP.RP.S.0002.210311T1200Z-210312T1200Z/
Aransas Islands-Kleberg Islands-Nueces Islands-Calhoun Islands-
224 AM CST Thu Mar 11 2021

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK IN EFFECT FROM 6 AM CST THIS MORNING
THROUGH LATE TONIGHT...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents expected.

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

* WHEN...From 6 AM CST this morning 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.

&&

$$

TC
5 follow-up statements
467 
WHUS44 KCRP 112020
CFWCRP

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
220 PM CST Thu Mar 11 2021

TXZ345-442-443-447-121200-
/O.CON.KCRP.RP.S.0002.000000T0000Z-210312T1200Z/
Aransas Islands-Kleberg Islands-Nueces Islands-Calhoun Islands-
220 PM CST Thu Mar 11 2021

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS 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.

&&

$$
490 
WHUS44 KCRP 120807
CFWCRP

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
207 AM CST Fri Mar 12 2021

TXZ345-442-443-447-130000-
/O.EXT.KCRP.RP.S.0002.000000T0000Z-210313T1200Z/
Aransas Islands-Kleberg Islands-Nueces Islands-Calhoun Islands-
207 AM CST Fri Mar 12 2021

...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.

&&

$$

TC
983 
WHUS44 KCRP 122043
CFWCRP

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
243 PM CST Fri Mar 12 2021

TXZ345-442-443-447-131200-
/O.CON.KCRP.RP.S.0002.000000T0000Z-210313T1200Z/
Aransas Islands-Kleberg Islands-Nueces Islands-Calhoun Islands-
243 PM CST Fri Mar 12 2021

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS 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.

&&

$$
571 
WHUS44 KCRP 130839
CFWCRP

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
239 AM CST Sat Mar 13 2021

TXZ345-442-443-447-132200-
/O.EXT.KCRP.RP.S.0002.000000T0000Z-210314T1200Z/
Aransas Islands-Kleberg Islands-Nueces Islands-Calhoun Islands-
239 AM CST Sat Mar 13 2021

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

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

* WHEN...Today through Sunday morning.

* 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
638 
WHUS44 KCRP 132121 AAA
CFWCRP

Coastal Hazard Message...UPDATED
National Weather Service Corpus Christi TX
321 PM CST Sat Mar 13 2021

TXZ345-442-443-447-141200-
/O.CON.KCRP.RP.S.0002.000000T0000Z-210314T1200Z/
Aransas Islands-Kleberg Islands-Nueces Islands-Calhoun Islands-
321 PM CST Sat Mar 13 2021

...HIGH RIP CURRENT RISK REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY
MORNING...

* WHAT...Dangerous rip currents.

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

* WHEN...Through early Sunday morning.

* 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.

&&

$$

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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.